Newly moved from New York to be closer to his family, Macon ‘Mac’ Argeneau spent the first night in his new home setting up his hematology lab in the basement when a fire broke out. Knowing that there are only a very few ways to kill an immortal, Mac suspects that someone is out to get rid of him but he can’t figure out who would want to kill a geeky scientist. Things start looking up when the person who is temporarily assigned to protect him turns out to be his life mate. Now if only he could break through her hard shell and convince her to take a chance on him.

CJ Cummings is in town on a special investigation since she’s been getting the run around over the phone. When she arrives in town to interview a police officer, the police chief not only ropes her into investigating the arson at Mac’s house but also gets her to protect him from any more attempts on his life. CJ has no room in her life for a man, not even one as tempting as Mac. When a second attempt puts CJ’s life in the crosshairs though, Mac isn’t content to let his life mate do all the guarding. He’s going to protect her at all cost.

Another Argeneau has found his life mate but Mac’s going to need some help from the family if he has a chance at keeping her. MEANT TO BE IMMORTAL is a wonderful mix of light and dark in a series that keeps revitalising itself. While you get the delightfully light and funny writing long-time readers have come to expect from Lynsay Sands, there’s also some darker elements throughout the story; police brutality, abuse of authority, a potentially fatal illness are all peppered through and add depth to the story. The slow burn romance between Mac and CJ will keep readers glued to the pages as they try to figure out why someone tried to kill Mac. With the addition of some much loved characters from previous books and the hilarity they bring with them, MEANT TO BE IMMORTAL is the kind of book that’ll keep you reading until three in the morning on a work night.