Petronella "Pet" Stone was taking care of her eight-year-old
nephew Parker while his parents were away, but Pet and
Parker had noticed some unusual goings-on at their
neighbor's, Mr. Purdy. Parker had even taken Mr. Purdy's cat
because Mr. Purdy's cousin, who is staying with the old man,
scares Parker. It's not unjustified since Marguerite, and
Julius Notte are now "house-sitting" close by; they are
watching to see if the elusive cousin is the dangerous rogue
immortal the Enforcers are looking for. Marguerite and
Julius are accompanied by a friend and a couple of nephews,
amongst them Santo Notte. After waiting for his life mate
for millennia, Santo realizes that Pet is the one, and this
is so not a good time!
THE TROUBLE WITH VAMPIRES starts out so very smoothly; I was
swept away in Pet's seemingly ordinary world, that is until
the danger next door becomes a reality. Very early on,
Lynsay Sands throws in some delicious little twists as she
introduces a previously unknown factor, which gives a fresh
new spin on the immortals' mythology. Big, brawny Santo has
resolved his anger issues but his PTSD is not entirely under
control, and in spite of the attraction that simmers between
him and Pet, he has his work cut out for him in order to woo
his lady, because he's sort of rusty, let's say.
I have always loved the international flavor of The
Argeneau series; here we have Santo, who is Italian
- and more, as we learn along the way. Pet is Chinese, and
her and Santo's backstories constitute most definitely some
of the highlights of this book. The dialogues are
particularly brilliant, and the story progresses at a nice,
steady pace until all hell breaks loose. After all the years
and so many books, we still never know what Ms. Sands will
think of next, but with some of the new elements introduced
in THE TROUBLE WITH VAMPIRES, it makes my head spin when I
think of the endless possibilities for the future of this
series.
Irresistible desire and thrilling suspense combine in this
electrifying new Argeneau novel from New York Times
bestselling author Lynsay Sands.
For close to three thousand years the imposing, impossibly
handsome Santo Notte has fought in armies across the world
and battled his own, more personal enemies. Of all the
places he might expect to encounter his life mate, a quiet
corner of upstate New York doesn’t seem likely. But as soon
as he makes contact with history professor Petronella Stone,
while hunting down a suspected rogue immortal, he knows that
she will be the greatest adventure of his eternal life.
He expects her to be surprised, confused, even overwhelmed.
What he doesn’t expect is that Pet has a secret history of
her own. There’s no mistaking the mind-blowing, mutual
pleasure they share. But as Pet struggles to protect her
nephew from a danger lurking too close to home, Santo
realizes there’s another threat to her safety—him. And
claiming their passionate future will be impossible until he
leaves his past behind, forever…
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