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Vampire, Interrupted (Argeneau #9)

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IT WAS A CASE SHE COULD SINK HER TEETH INTO...

After seven hundred years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally has a career. Well, the start of one, anyway. She's training to be a private investigator, and her first assignment is to find an immortal's mother. It seemed simple enough, until Marguerite wakes up one evening to find herself at the wrong end of a sword. Now she r...more

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Published February 26th 2008 by Avon

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Mar 05, 2008 Megan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampire-romance

Book 9 in Ms. Sands Argeneau Vampire series.

This is one of Lynsay Sands best books in the Argeneau series. We finally get to read Marguerite’s story…her whole story that is. On her new career, training to be a PI with Tiny (contracted by Christian Notte to find his long-lost mother), she meets her lifemate Julius Notte (Christian’s father). Someone is trying to kill Marguerite, someone doesn’t want Marguerite and Tiny to succeed, and Julius won’t leave her side to be butchered, literally, by so...more

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Jul 19, 2011 Patricia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Am I the only one who felt uncomfortable about Marguerites book? I mean, she's like.. the mother. Also, this book was rather dissappointing. I didn't understand why Marguerite and Julius were.. Well, whatever. What I really, really didn't like was the family part.

You'd think Marguerite would behave differently, but she doesn't. The end of the book seems too convinient for my tastes, but they always do. 'They' meaning the Argeneau novels.

Whatever, Tiny was there and I like Tiny. *dances the Tiny...more

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Sep 07, 2008 Shannon (Giraffe Days) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, vampires, 2008, romance

The most heavily plotted and mysterious of all the Argeneau books, Vampire, Interrupted (a very apt title) reveals what happened to Margeurite when Thomas and Inez were trying to find her in Vampires Are Forever, and many skeletons come out of the closet in the process. I don't want to give anything away, but sadly the family tree that the books include at the beginning does. You might want to avoid looking at it until, say, halfway through, or the surprise is ruined (though you can probably fig...more

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Apr 02, 2013 Gina rated it 2 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. *Spoiler alert and minor book rant*

If you read any kind of romance for any length of time you will eventually run up against the secret baby plot line. But Sands has taken it to the next level by having the woman who gave birth not even know about the secret baby. It may be hard to believe, but with the world building in all previous books leading up to this one, this part concerning the manipulation of memories and other assorted immortal hijinks was the most believable. And here's the rant......more

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Mar 09, 2013 Dawn rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2013-books, pnr, vampires

Marguerite Argeneau is now trying to find her own life after a dismal 500 year long marriage. She has raised her four children and helped them find lifemate and now she wants her own adventure. At Christian Notte’s request she decides to try her hand at becoming a private investigator. Christian is on a mission to uncover what has happened to his mother. He has tried asking his father Julius but all he will say is she is dead. What Christian does not know is that his father keeps secrets because...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Liz rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have to hand it to Lynsay Sands; she has stuck with this world for a really, really long time. Her vampires are descendants of Atlantis, who invented nanobots to help heals those who are hurt. However, the nanobots didn’t just fix the injury, since the human body is constantly decaying, once introduced, the nanos keep working, using blood to keep going. However, they don’t produce enough blood to keep the nanos working, so they have to drink blood from other sources. They have fangs, the abili...more I have to hand it to Lynsay Sands; she has stuck with this world for a really, really long time. Her vampires are descendants of Atlantis, who invented nanobots to help heals those who are hurt. However, the nanobots didn’t just fix the injury, since the human body is constantly decaying, once introduced, the nanos keep working, using blood to keep going. However, they don’t produce enough blood to keep the nanos working, so they have to drink blood from other sources. They have fangs, the ability to memorize normal humans, and can read most people’s thoughts. They call themselves Immortals, but their presence in history has given rise to the term ‘vampire.’

When you’re immortal, you have one lifemate who you can’t read the thoughts of which give you a hint that they’re the one. You have to wait for the one because Immortals are only allowed to turn one human immortal, ever. They can also only have one baby every hundred years.

All right, got it? The main family in the series is the Argeneaus of which Marguerite Argeneau is the matriarch. She’s known for her ability to hook up lifemates in her family. Vampire, Interrupted is her love story. Marguerite was in a horrible marriage for over 700 years with Jean Claude who was not her lifemate, but she looked so much like the woman he’d loved in Atlantis that he turned her anyway and was an abusive arse until a few years ago when he burned to death.

Since then, Marguerite’s been coming out of her shell and learning to love life. She’s seen all of her children matched up and a few nephews & nieces. Now she’s studying to be a private investigator. Her first case takes her to England with Tiny, who is training her. Her first morning there sees a sword-wielding man trying to behead her.

Enter Julius Notte, the father of her first client, Christian Notte. Christian is looking for his birth mother (he’s 500 years old so an Immortal PI’s what he needs) and Julius won’t give him any clues on the subject.

Telling anymore will result in spoilers, though truthfully, there weren’t a lot of surprises. Sands’ series has started running into the problem of too many characters being involved in an increasingly convoluted back-story. Sands’ novels are humorous and kudos to her for coming up with new-ish stories, but it’s about time to put this series to bed, no matter how much she loves it. Either that or publish a guidebook with a synopsis of each book and character summaries. A family tree wouldn’t be amiss either.

Bottom-line: If you like this series and have been keeping up with it, you may still enjoy this, but newcomers to the series would be lost.
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Nov 29, 2011 Katie Cody rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, vampire

We have all enjoyed seeing Marguerite's matchmaking abilities being used on her children, but the tables have turned. It is now Marguerite's turn to finally find her one true love.

This installment in the argeneau series is one of the best yet. Marguerite's story is even more complicated and full of twists and turns that will keep readers on their toes. I really liked getting to know more about Marguerite's history and herself in general in this book. She really is a great mom and wonderful woman...more

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May 09, 2011 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-for-night-owl-romance

Review: ‘Vampire, Interrupted’ is a dazzling novel that will provide hours of entertainment with the anxiously awaited story of Marguerite Argeneau. Learning to be a private investigator, Marguerite is excited when her first case brings her to England with the task of finding an immortals mother. After someone attempts to behead her while sleeping, she realizes there is more to this case than just finding a missing immortal. Julius Notte wants to protect Marguerite and keep the secrets that he’s...more

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Mar 20, 2010 Aimee mcmillan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-favorites, mystery, romance, paranormal, series

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Apr 27, 2012 Blodeuedd Finland rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I wanted to read Marguerite's book ever since I met her. After 700 years of misery she deserved to find her life-mate and have her HEA. And now I finally got to see her find it and it was fun.

What Sands does best is making the books light, all while making them exciting and passionate. In this one Marguerite is trying to find a woman and someone does not want that do happen. Even as someone is trying to kill her there is still that lightness over the book and I like that. I also like that the bo...more

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Nov 21, 2008 Liv rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Fantasy, romance, and mystery lovers

Recommended to Liv by: My friend Patty.

Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands is a fantasy book about a few vampires, secrets, and action. She wrote this book to say don’t judge and persecute someone without all the facts. Just go with your heart and mind, don’t go on rumors and hatred. GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT FIRST. That is what I think Lynsay’s goal in trying to teach from the book. If Julius just trusted Marguerite’s dictions they would not be in most of the messes they were in. If Marguerite trusted Julius’s judgment or reasons so m...more Vampire, Interrupted by Lynsay Sands is a fantasy book about a few vampires, secrets, and action. She wrote this book to say don’t judge and persecute someone without all the facts. Just go with your heart and mind, don’t go on rumors and hatred. GET THE FACTS STRAIGHT FIRST. That is what I think Lynsay’s goal in trying to teach from the book. If Julius just trusted Marguerite’s dictions they would not be in most of the messes they were in. If Marguerite trusted Julius’s judgment or reasons so many things could have been prevented. Yes, the lesson was learned after reading the book, the reader just has to find the lesson first.
Throughout the book, Marguerite’s case is interrupted, and there is another detail in the book that shows a person’s life is forcedly interrupted. The immortals in the book are people who can not stay out into the sun for long periods of time, and has to drink blood to regain blood fluently in their bodies. The mortals call them vampires in disrespect.
In this book it is not in only one person’s point of view, but of many. This book goes through all the minds, so that it characters but still in same timeline and scene. It is in mostly Marguerite’s and Julius’s point of view. This makes sense for they are pretty much the focus of the book. In the epilogue it nicely sums up what happens after a certain event, and shows more about Marguerite’s family and Julius’ family. With what has happened in the book the epilogue is a slightly humorous way of ending it. In the book they get lifemates, they don’t choose who they get chosen out of the blue, but it is like true love. “Was Christian’s mom your lifemate? ... Yes she was” (67). Marguerite and Julius were talking about their marriages and those statements came up. There were trying to get to know one another for Julius did something really unforgettable for her to not like him at the time.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is ok with action, romance, fantasy, and mystery stirring in one book. Also to people who are at a higher level of thinking that wont take a simple comment and turn it into something inappropriate. Maybe twilight would work to compare this to. There is action, mystery, vampires, and romance in both. What more could you ask for?
I think that I connect to Marguerite in some ways. She would never harm a child, hers or not, on purpose. She is open to many things, and she wants to make sure the ones she loves are happy. If they are not happy she will try and find something to make them so. She has an antiquely large family. She loves her family and would protect them with what she can. I have all those feelings and actions as well.
I found that this book is quite enjoyable you never really know who the attacker is and they keep having you think or guess and most of the time it is wrong. Throughout the book it makes you want to believe it is this person, but it is completely not. The message is very well played out throughout the book.
When Lynsay wrote this book she probably intended it for college readers who are into fantasy, vampires, romance, action, and mystery. She probably chose this group for is easier to relate to them. Also, there are a few things in the book that is not for younger readers to read. Some may also be hard for younger readers to where they can not comprehend it all.
The author created a sense of modern day England. She got it pretty well drawn out with her use of words. There are not many things that I don’t believe is possible. I believe this for Lynsay is also a historical novelist. Most of what she wrote is probably true through research.(less)

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May 01, 2010 Lady Allison rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vamps, argeneau, epub

First warning to those who intend on reading the book: I know it helps keep all the Argeneaus straight, but for the sake of mystery, skip the family tree in the front of the book this time around! Just trust me.

In Vampire, Interrupted Lynsay Sands changes her normal scheme up a bit & comes up with what I think is by far the best book in the Argeneau series so far. Normally her books involve one Argeneau or another finding their lifemate in some way or another, getting to know & falling i...more

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Sep 04, 2012 Georgelys Guerra rated it 5 of 5 stars

A la Mierdaaaaa Literalmente, La trama de este libro me dejo totalmente sorprendida jamas me espere esto, al principio cuando termine de leer el Libro de Thomas pensé que tal ves debería saltarme este libro e ir directamente al otro! Gracias a dios no lo hice Lynsay Sands se supero con este, También llore un poco...Julius es espectacular (Estúpidos y Sensuales Vampiros Italianos) Cuando estuvieron Juntos Juntitos en casa de El ufff fue espectacular, era tan hermoso todos los miles de años que el...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Gemma rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult, paranormal-vampires

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Title: Vampire, Interrupted
Series: Argeneau #9
Author: Lynsay Sands
Rate: 4/5

Some people didn't like reading this book as it is about the mother of the vampires in the previous books but I was looking foreward to reading her story and hopefully understanding her and her past a bit more and this book didn't disappoint.

Marguerite is on her first case as a private detective and has been asked by Christian Notte if she could track down his mother. Someone is out to get her right...more

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Jan 17, 2009 Diana rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: supernatural, romance, vampires

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Feb 04, 2013 Grace rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed the story. I couldn't predict the villains. I was following it the same way the characters were in the book, yet you could tell the plot wasn't wrapped up just to do it. I appreciated the work the author put into weaving the story over the last few books and wrapping it up in this novel.

Even though you have a bunch of Argeneau family members finding their HEA, it was sad to see how much the patriarch/matriarch suffered in the early days. Jean-Claude was painted as such an ass, h...more

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Nov 09, 2009 Danielle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy-fiction

I was happily surprised by this book, especially since it involved the romance between a much older couple (Hello!!! Marguerite had 4 kids before this story began). However, of all the Argeneau stories, I really liked this story the most. Not simply because just it was a supernatural romance but because of the mystery involved in this story. Lynsay Sands' Argeneau series usually included stories involving one vampire who finds his or her lifemate in a human, they fall in love and the lifemate is...more

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Dec 28, 2008 Jess rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: lynsay-sands

Fantastic! This might be my favorite book in the Argenau novel's!

This book centers around family matriarch Marguerite Argeneau. She is currently working as a P.I trying to help Christian Notte discover his long lost mother. His father, Julius, refuses to tell him his mother's name and every P.I he has ever hired, is scared off by Julius.

Marguerite is determined to help Christian, and then she is attacked in her hotel room and almost beheaded. Christian's father shows up and ends up revealing tha...more

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Aug 12, 2011 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars

I have enjoyed all of the Lynsay's Sands books they are fast paced, humorous, enjoyable,and a fun read. If you are looking for vampiric angst, dark fantasy or shocking horror you won’t find it here but this light-hearted romance. The Argeneau vampires are not traditional vampires, they call themselves Immortals and the only traits that they share with vampires are longevity, strength, mind control abilities and a hunger for blood. They are not undead, they can go out in the day, eat garlic, have...more

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Dec 16, 2011 Bissfan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Marguerite Argeneau, die Matriarchin, das Familienoberhaupt, welches in den Vorgängerbänden stets als die gute Frau am Rande beschrieben wurde. Eine Frau, deren Kinder die oberste Priorität in ihrem mehr als siebenhundertjährigen Leben sind. Nun jedoch wird in “Vampire sind die beste Medizin” ihre Geschichte erzählt und der Weg zu dem Glück, das ihr bisher verweigert worden war.
Nachdem all ihre Kinder unter der Haube sind, so wie viele ihrer Verwandten, entschließt sie sich, ihr Leben in neue B...more Marguerite Argeneau, die Matriarchin, das Familienoberhaupt, welches in den Vorgängerbänden stets als die gute Frau am Rande beschrieben wurde. Eine Frau, deren Kinder die oberste Priorität in ihrem mehr als siebenhundertjährigen Leben sind. Nun jedoch wird in “Vampire sind die beste Medizin” ihre Geschichte erzählt und der Weg zu dem Glück, das ihr bisher verweigert worden war.
Nachdem all ihre Kinder unter der Haube sind, so wie viele ihrer Verwandten, entschließt sie sich, ihr Leben in neue Bahnen zu lenken und engagiert sich als Detektivin in der Kanzlei einer ihrer Schwiegertöchter. Zusammen mit ihrem Kollegen Tiny, der jedoch kein Unsterblicher ist, bekommt sie ihren ersten Fall.
Christian Notte sucht seine leibliche Mutter, die er nie gesehen hat und von der er nur weiß, dass sie irgendwo in England lebt. Sein Vater Julius Notte weigert sich, auch nur die kleinste Information preiszugeben und so sind Tiny und Marguerite einzig und allein auf diesen Hinweis angewiesen … bis Marguerite eines Nachts überfallen und fast enthauptet wird. Zu sehr, als dass es bloß einer Freundin gelten könnte, regt sich Julius darüber auf und kann auch später seine Eifersucht darüber, dass sich Marguerite in Tinys Bett geflüchtet hat, kaum im Zaum halten. Schnell ist klar: Er ist Marguerites Lebensgefährte.
Das Problem besteht nur darin, dass er nicht mehr weiß, wie man eine Frau umgarnt und Marguerite überhaupt nicht der Sinn danach steht, eine neue Beziehung einzugehen, sich irgendjemand anderem unterzuordnen.
So nimmt die Geschichte ihren Lauf und während die Gruppe weiterhin versucht, mehr Informationen über Christians Mutter zu sammeln, begeben sie sich in immer größere Gefahr, denn irgendwer versucht mit allen Mitteln, sie von einem Erfolg abzuhalten …

Dieser Band ist mit Abstand das ernsteste und gefühlvollste Buch der Argeneau-Reihe. Bisher war Marguerite stets im Hintergrund und hat sich nur hier und da in die Leben ihrer Verwandten eingemischt, um ihnen zu ihrem Glück zu verhelfen, doch nun geht Lynsay Sands in die Tiefe. Sie beschreibt Marguerite als eine freiheitsliebende und selbstständige Frau, die durch ihre Horrorehe mit Jean Claude an Stärke gewonnen hat. Die Unabhängigkeit ist das, was ihr am wertvollsten geworden ist - neben ihren Kindern natürlich. Deshalb fällt es ihr schwer zu erkennen, was Julius Notte tatsächlich für sie bedeutet. Dieses Hin und Her erschwert es dem Leser manchmal, ganz zu verstehen, warum sie denn jetzt nicht zusammen sein können, aber je gewohnter die Gedanken der Charaktere werden, desto klarer wird es.
Julius hingegen scheint genau zu wissen, was er will, nur eben nicht, wie er es sich holen soll. Nach und nach erfährt der Leser mehr von dem scheinbar liebevollen Vater, der jedoch nicht durchblicken lässt, wer denn jetzt wirklich die Mutter seines Sohnes ist.
Außerdem wirft Sands einzelne Brocken ein, die den Leser dazu verleiten, haarsträubende Theorien aufzustellen, von denen man selbst nicht ganz überzeugt ist - die sich später jedoch teilweise als wahr herausstellen. Denn wie unmöglich ist der Gedanke, dass Jean Claude vielleicht doch nicht bei dem Feuer ums Leben gekommen ist? Oder wie tief können die Gefühle, die man für jemand anderes empfindet, sein, wenn man sich doch offensichtlich erst seit zwei Tagen kennt? Diese und viele andere abstruse Fragen wird man sich beim Lesen stellen und ganz bestimmt nicht sofort eine Antwort darauf erfahren. Zunächst ist es ärgerlich, dass man anstatt Antworten immer mehr Fragen bekommt, aber nach einer gewissen Zeit und einer bestimmten Anzahl von Seiten, lässt sich allmählich die Struktur erkennen, die sich durch sämtliche Fragen zieht und die Spannung weiter erhöht. Es hat mir sehr gefallen, dass der Leser noch bis zur allerletzten Sekunde hingehalten wird und zwar schon Vermutungen angestellt hat, sich aber noch lange nicht sicher sein kann.
Der Schreibstil ist wie immer sehr beschreibend, aber auch durchgängig und ohne lange Durststrecken. Wenn es keine spannungsgeladenen Überfälle gibt, wird man in die chaotische Gefühlswelt der beiden Protagonisten - Marguerite und Julius - befördert. Das Durcheinander wird aus ihren Perspektiven empfunden und man vermag sich kaum davon zu lösen. Beides harmoniert in einem ruhigen und manchmal auch hektischen Gefüge und verhindert, dass das Buch auch nur für Minuten aus der Hand gelegt werden kann, wenn es denn nicht unbedingt nötig ist.
Dieses Mal baut Sands wieder auf eine Basis, die verbunden mit Krimi, Liebe und einer deutlichen Spur Ernsthaftigkeit eine ganz hervorragende Mischung abgibt und wohl zurecht in eines jeden Regals stehen darf, der von Vampiren noch immer nicht genug hat.

Ein Buch, das man als Fan des Argeneau-Clan auf jeden Fall gelesen haben muss und das sich vielleicht sogar mehr als alle anderen lohnt zu kaufen.
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Nov 05, 2011 1000 + rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Such a tragic love story! Marguerite's story is one with many twists and turns.

Marguerite is investigating the birth of Christopher Notte and trying to find his mother for him. She meets Julius Notte and is instantly attracted. They are lifemates. Lifemates that were separated many years ago by a jealous evil person who pretended to be a loving member of their family.

Marguerite's memory of Julius and their life together is completely wiped. Julius joins his son Christopher and Marguerite on the...more

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May 22, 2011 Rachel Searcey rated it 3 of 5 stars

First: Skip the family tree at the beginning! It contains a spoiler!!!!

Although a fun read, with a lot more mystery and not so much romance, this one is my least favorite so far. It was slow in places, and the lead characters were frustratingly immature at times, despite having several lifetimes of experience. The mystery was kind of compacted into the last 50 pages, complete with a bad guy speech about the hows and whys of the evil plan.

Lynsay Sands isn't a bad writer (A+ for the sexy parts!) b...more

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Oct 04, 2012 Marguerite rated it 3 of 5 stars

I'm continuing to read this series helter skelter, based on book availability at the library. As a result, I'm always a little off in my ability to keep track of who's on first! This book is about Marguerite Argeneau finding her true lifemate, Julius Notte. The Argeneau's and Notte's end up joining forces to rescue Marguerite. They also discover a new family connection in Christian. Actually, it's all starting to make more sense to me now. I plan to read the entire series because now that I'm ge...more

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May 22, 2012 QiJia 치쟈 rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, owned, lynsay-sands

Marguerite is absolutely one of my favorite in the series!
I feel so torn up to learn about her history .... her tragic marriage with Jean Claude( who turned out to be isn't a mean bad evil person after all, and I feel bad for his misfortune as well )
however had Marguerite hadn't lost her memory and went back with Jean Claude we wouldn't have met the others Ageneau at all!
don't get me wrong I feel sad for Marguerite and Julius and poor Christian but I wouldn't want the series to be Notte, it doe...more

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Aug 10, 2012 Erin rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: digital, urban-fantasy

So this was really the first one that was part of a larger interconnecting story arc. Actually, it was the end of the arc.

I liked that about it.

I didn't like the characters at all for the first part of the book. Julius just kind of bugged me, and so did Marguerite. Which is funny since she's been around since the very beginning. I guess it was just weird because she is the matriarch of the family so thinking of her in sexual encounters just kind of made me wiggy. Which is absolutely hilarious co...more

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Aug 14, 2010 Ronnie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book. I am a total vampire fan. It only took one book for me to get hooked on this excellent series. Anyone that is a fan of the Argeneau vampires wont be disappointed with this book. As a matter of fact, I think everyone will be thrilled with Marguerite finally finding love after playing matchmaker to her kids and numerous nieces and nephews.

There was alot of background in this story and I loved that. I'm not going to go any farther, so I wont give away any of the story.

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Mar 03, 2009 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

First things first...DO NOT READ THE FAMILY TREE IN THE BEGINNING. DON'T DO IT.

I wish I would have read the reviews here before diving in. Of course, I studied the family tree and spoiled the whole mystery of the book, spending the first half of the book distracted wondering...why and how?

This is the crown jewel folks and is the BEST out of all 9 books (so far...). I admit I was a little iffy on a book about Marguerite. This is the matriarch of the family and she's going to fall lifemate to some...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Lover of Romance rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, avon, paranormal, vampire

Marguerite has come to help uncover a mystery, and learning to be a detective as Tiny's partner (Tiny in previous book:A Bite To Remember). This mystery is to uncover the truth about Nicholas Nottes mother and why she left him as a infant. But as her first assignment goes under way, she is attacked by a man in black with a sword, who attempts in trying to behead her. But then her attacker disappears and Nicholas and his father Julias go out to protect her. Julias Notte has kept the truth about h...more

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Mar 01, 2012 Amy rated it 5 of 5 stars

I'll admit that I was pretty apprehensive about starting this book. It just seemed kind of icky to be reading about a romance between grandparents. I have to admit, though, it was very tastefully done. When Marguerite and Julius are alone, you forget that they're supposed to be so old. I alos loved the many twists in this one. I figured everything out pretty early on, but even though I was fairly certain what the end result would be, I had to keep reading, to see how how they would get to that p...more

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Jul 24, 2011 Drucilla rated it 4 of 5 stars

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In my opinion, this is one of the best in the Argeneau series. In the others, it felt like the danger element was just inserted to bring the two character together but in this entry it's always present. The mystery plot is excellent and brings in background on the family itself which the reader should appreciate if they have followed the series. If you haven't and this is the fist entry you've read, don't fret as it's perfectly accessible. It will be more rewarding if you've read at least a few...more

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Lynsay Sands is the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She's been writing stories since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fit...more Lynsay Sands is the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series, as well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She's been writing stories since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday stress through her stories, and if there are occasional uncontrollable fits of laughter, that's just a big bonus.

Born in Southern Ontario, Lynsay Sands is the New York Times bestselling author of the Argeneau Vampire series. She has written more than 34 books and anthologies since her first novel was published in 1997. Her romantic comedies span three genres—historical, contemporary, and paranormal—and have made the Waldenbooks, Barnes & Noble, USA Today, and New York Times bestseller lists. Lynsay's books are read in more than twelve countries and have been translated into at least six languages. She's been a nominee for both the Romantic Times Best Historical Romance Award and the Romantic Times Best Paranormal Romance Award, was nominated and placed three times in the RIO (Reviewers International Organization) Awards of Excellence, and has several books on All About Romance's Favorite Funnies list.

1.) I started The Deed (my first romantic comedy and the first book to be published) a year after my mother's death. I was very close to my mother and the year following her death was about the most miserable time imaginable. But then I decided I was tired of being down and unhappy, and looked around for something to lift my spirits and make me laugh. When I couldn't find anything, I decided to sit down and write my own. It worked! Emmalene and Amaury's antics in The The Deed had me chuckling as I wrote.
2.) I met my husband in New York in July 2003. I was there because of the RWA conference and he was there on vacation. The first day there we kept running into each other and chatting in front of the hotel, and then he asked to join our group (it was very brave of him. He was the lone male amongst six or seven women, lol). He's a Brit and I'm Canadian and the first two months of our relationship were conducted by phone as well as over the internet. Our first date was a week in New York in September, followed by three weeks in England. He then came to Canada in both November and December, the first time to propose and the second time for Christmas with my family and then to take me back to England with him for New Years. I lived in Northern England for two years. We married in New York and now live in Canada.
3.) I was writing about my husband before I met him. Single White Vampire came out in September 2003 and I took a copy with me to England when I went for the three weeks. I walked into my now-hubby's house to find at least six months worth of mail unopened and stacked up on a shelf inside the front door. When I stopped dead, eyes going wide with shock and asked "My God. That's mail. You don't open your mail?" He looked embarrassed and muttered some explanation about bills automatically being paid by the bank so no need to open those and everything else was unsolicited and he couldn't be bothered. When I burst out laughing, he started to frown and said "What?" My response was to dig out the copy of Single White Vampire and hand it over with the suggestion he read it. The mail thing wasn't the only similarity he had to Lucern Argeneau. There are many more and when he sat down to read the book, he kept stopping and turning a rather startled and even suspicious gaze my way and muttering that this sounded familiar" or that did. I had to point out that it really was coincidence, that I had written that story at least nine months before meeting him. LOL.(less)

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“Okay," Christian said with a great show at maintaining his patience. "So you can't dance. But you could at least talk to the woman."
Julius frowned and avoided his gaze. "I am talking."
"You aren't," Christian insisted. "You haven't said more than a handful of words."
Scowling, he admitted, "I'm practicing in my head."
Christian blinked at this. "Practicing?"
"Well, you don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind," Julius said with exasperation. "I have to approach this carefully, so I'm practicing."
"In your head?" Christian clarified.
"Yes." Julius nodded. "In my head."
"Right....Good, good," he nodded, and then said "but you know what would be even better?"
Julius raised his eyebrows with interest. "What?"
"Talking to her OUT LOUD!" Christian snapped. "Jesus Christ, Father, you're as old as the earth. You run a huge corporation, dealing with people-even women-day in day out. Surely you can string a couple of words together and manage a little conversation with the woman?” — 40 people liked it

“Okay, why don't we practice your talking with Marguerite? OUT LOUD. I'll be her."

Julius stared at him blankly. "Now?"

"No, I was thinking maybe next April. Then you could maybe give her a call, arrange a date..."
He arched his eyebrow in question, and snapped, "Yes, NOW.” — 30 people liked it

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