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One Lucky Vampire
(Argeneau #19)
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Luck be a vampire tonight . . .
When Nicole Phillips agreed to hire a housekeeper, she pictured someone a little frumpy and almost certainly female. Instead, she gets gorgeous, unmistakably male Jake Colson. The man is proving indispensable in the kitchen—and everywhere else. Except Jake might not be a mortal man at all.
. . . and every night
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When Nicole Phillips agreed to hire a housekeeper, she pictured someone a little frumpy and almost certainly female. Instead, she gets gorgeous, unmistakably male Jake Colson. The man is proving indispensable in the kitchen—and everywhere else. Except Jake might not be a mortal man at all.
. . . and every night
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I will be finishing this series because of stubbornness, and the fact that I am waiting for one character-in-particular's story. But, damnnnn.... clean it up a bit, will ya?
There are several times when the person who is talking has the wrong name written for who they really are. There are also many inconsistencies that show up through the books. For instance, in the end of this book, the bad-guy kept describing Marguerite as "the brunette". Um, really? A brunette has brown hair, right? Well, what color ...more
There are several times when the person who is talking has the wrong name written for who they really are. There are also many inconsistencies that show up through the books. For instance, in the end of this book, the bad-guy kept describing Marguerite as "the brunette". Um, really? A brunette has brown hair, right? Well, what color ...more
This is Jake's and Nicole's story.
First off, Jake's full name is Stephano Jacob Colson Notte. We've already met him in Vincent's book A Bite to Remember, where he was almost ḱilled and had to be turned by Vincent to be saved.
Nicole is the niece of Marguerite's housekeeper, though she hasn't shown up in any book before.
After being changed into a vampire 7 years ago, Jake ran away from his family, changed his name and now works as a bodyguard.
Marguerite finds him and con ...more
First off, Jake's full name is Stephano Jacob Colson Notte. We've already met him in Vincent's book A Bite to Remember, where he was almost ḱilled and had to be turned by Vincent to be saved.
Nicole is the niece of Marguerite's housekeeper, though she hasn't shown up in any book before.
After being changed into a vampire 7 years ago, Jake ran away from his family, changed his name and now works as a bodyguard.
Marguerite finds him and con ...more
Keepin' it short and sweet: Loads of fun and plenty of passion! Lynsay Sands ROCKS the Vampire genre!
Lynsay Sands has always been one of my favorite authors to read from when it comes to vampire romances. She was one of the first paranormal authors that made me fall in love with the genre. I was given a copy of One Lucky Vampire in return for a honest review through Edelweiss. I was really excited to be able to read Jake's story. After reading this one though, it made me want to re read the whole series. Even though it's not my favorite one in the series, it was still just as fun and unique.
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Snore...snore...snore...what? Was I reading? Oh yes, I was reading the most boring book ever that was not a law school text book! Well maybe not that bad.
But this book WAS boring. Not much happened until the end. There was ZERO chemistry between H/h. It woke up a tiny bit at the end.
Similar to the last book, countless pages were given to food, cooking food, shopping for food and thinking about food.
The heroine was TSTL. She bugged the crap out of me. The Hero was such a bore. Plus he was the ...more
But this book WAS boring. Not much happened until the end. There was ZERO chemistry between H/h. It woke up a tiny bit at the end.
Similar to the last book, countless pages were given to food, cooking food, shopping for food and thinking about food.
The heroine was TSTL. She bugged the crap out of me. The Hero was such a bore. Plus he was the ...more
I was so disappointed mainly because I read this book already, it was a called A Quick Bite. If Lynsay wanted to revisit the carefree bumbling vampire mystery style that started it all I don’t get why she did it for this book, it would have made more sense to do it for the 20th book. So much of this book was silly and made no sense starting with Jake’s name. We were already introduced to this character as Stephano Notte in A Bite to Remember, so now having him go by Jake Colson made no sense. I
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I almost DNFed this one. Thank to my principle in reading, I finished it.
Enough said. :(
Enough said. :(
(3 stars - I liked it) Book 19 wow! The Argeneaus have been sort of a mixed bag lately with some good and some so so. This one starts off well though, enough to snag me into reading to the finish when I only meant to take a peek.
I enjoyed One Lucky Vampire and I really liked Jake (aka Stephano Notte) and I also liked the heroine Nicole who is an artist - and I thought the fact that she worked multiple canvases at a time was pretty fun - but I actually liked the story a lot more before the big r ...more
I enjoyed One Lucky Vampire and I really liked Jake (aka Stephano Notte) and I also liked the heroine Nicole who is an artist - and I thought the fact that she worked multiple canvases at a time was pretty fun - but I actually liked the story a lot more before the big r ...more
Sep 24, 2013
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4.5 Stars!!
Not my favorite in the series, but I still loved it!!!
All the books in this series are humorous, suspenseful, and erotic. These vampires are just plain fun. I have been reading this series for years and love everyone of the Argeneau family members.
The vampires aren't really traditional vampires. They are the survivors of Atlantis who were medically treated with nanos to keep them healthy. The nanos require more blood than their bodies make, so the Atlanean's e ...more
Not my favorite in the series, but I still loved it!!!
All the books in this series are humorous, suspenseful, and erotic. These vampires are just plain fun. I have been reading this series for years and love everyone of the Argeneau family members.
The vampires aren't really traditional vampires. They are the survivors of Atlantis who were medically treated with nanos to keep them healthy. The nanos require more blood than their bodies make, so the Atlanean's e ...more
There are very few M/F authors I will read. Lynsay Sands is one of them. I enjoyed the hell out of this book! Let me tell you why...
*She ate sorbet - TWICE!
*He read some recipes, although it may have been in a different language
*He employed a slightly altered version of the secret handshake
*They brushed their teeth!
*They painted an ass-load of fences
And the best part of this whole thing?
Only 12 other people in the whole world will under ...more
*She ate sorbet - TWICE!
*He read some recipes, although it may have been in a different language
*He employed a slightly altered version of the secret handshake
*They brushed their teeth!
*They painted an ass-load of fences
And the best part of this whole thing?
Only 12 other people in the whole world will under ...more
I have been a big fan of the Argeneau books for a long time. This one was extremely disappointing though! Most of the story was spent with her explaining what immortals were or what happened in the past. Yes, there is a need to explain a little so that people new to her books can understand. But this seemed like most of the book was explanations. And there was nothing unpredictable to the book. Yes, the bad guy was left to the end, but it didn't work. She wrote the entire book as if the culprit
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I love the Argeneau books. I always get a good chuckle and enjoy them for what they are: light, fun reads. You can't take them too seriously, and if you're looking for something emotionally angsty, you won't find them here. However, if you want a book that's easy to zip through and entertains at the same time, these books are perfect.
Mini-Review:
Normally, I try to go from the start of a series but I figured it doesn't matter too much with this one. A cute, preternatural romance where I zoned out on the explanations about nanites and ignored the frail attempts at suspense/mystery. I think if I tried to read this book, I wouldn't have gotten that far. As an audiobook, it was ok. Basically an easy to follow story that made me laugh a few times as I did other things.
Normally, I try to go from the start of a series but I figured it doesn't matter too much with this one. A cute, preternatural romance where I zoned out on the explanations about nanites and ignored the frail attempts at suspense/mystery. I think if I tried to read this book, I wouldn't have gotten that far. As an audiobook, it was ok. Basically an easy to follow story that made me laugh a few times as I did other things.
Sep 25, 2013
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5 STARS
A twist on Beauty and the Beast that only Lynsay Sands could bring to life! Fun, fast-paced, and totally hot.
Stephano Jacob Colson Notte never, ever wanted to be a Vampire. He felt betrayed by his family when he turned 18 and they felt that he was old enough to know the truth and give him the option of becoming a Vampire. No possible way was he becoming an e ...more
Review copy provided for an honest review
5 STARS
A twist on Beauty and the Beast that only Lynsay Sands could bring to life! Fun, fast-paced, and totally hot.
Stephano Jacob Colson Notte never, ever wanted to be a Vampire. He felt betrayed by his family when he turned 18 and they felt that he was old enough to know the truth and give him the option of becoming a Vampire. No possible way was he becoming an e ...more
Setting: Ontario, Canada contemporary
Genre: Paranormal romance
When Stefano Jacob Colson Notte turned 18, his mother and step-father told him they and his younger half-brother were Immortals, and offered to turn him. After growing up on horror movies, he equated vampires (the common name for Immortals) with evil monsters and he declined. He became emotionally distant from his family, but he worked for Vincent Argeneau. In A Bite to Remember (Argeneau #5), Vincent turned Stefano without permissi ...more
Genre: Paranormal romance
When Stefano Jacob Colson Notte turned 18, his mother and step-father told him they and his younger half-brother were Immortals, and offered to turn him. After growing up on horror movies, he equated vampires (the common name for Immortals) with evil monsters and he declined. He became emotionally distant from his family, but he worked for Vincent Argeneau. In A Bite to Remember (Argeneau #5), Vincent turned Stefano without permissi ...more
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I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this series. Love because I really enjoy some of the light humor that this series usually offers. Hate because now that we are at book 19, sometimes I feel like I’ve read that before.
I had high hopes for ONE LUCKY VAMPIRE, mainly because I have enjoyed the past few books in this series. But while reading this I couldn’t help but feel that although it’s a completely different couple, with their own issues and set of problems and chemistry… I just felt that ...more
I love the the Argeneau vampires.. cuz me.. immortals. Being Atlantians with Nanos is oringinal.
But this latest book was not as good as the others. It's still interesting. Though Margarite needs to step away. Having her be the matchmaker in all the books is getting old. I'd like more of the history, problems and inner workings of being a Atlantis immortal, than just lets see who I can match together this time.
Having Jake be fake being Nicole's housekeeper to be her bodyguard was off ...more
But this latest book was not as good as the others. It's still interesting. Though Margarite needs to step away. Having her be the matchmaker in all the books is getting old. I'd like more of the history, problems and inner workings of being a Atlantis immortal, than just lets see who I can match together this time.
Having Jake be fake being Nicole's housekeeper to be her bodyguard was off ...more
The Argeneau novels are my absolutely comfort-reads! Yeah, some are better than the others but they always deliver some funny fluffy romance with a HEA.
It might feel like the same-ole-same-ole and that is kind of true. But for me this is something that belongs to the charm of them. It's like visiting your favorite restaurant and ordering the same dish you always order just because you like it so much.
The MCs were likeable, the Notte family was hilarious at times and I got ...more
Loved every minute! These books keep getting better. I always adored Stephano and the rest of the Notte family - those crazy Italian vampires!
liked the book very much .....had fun with the italian twins .....
Jake the Vampire er rather... Immortal and Nicole.
Jake is a Vampire, when he never wished to be. He's got a chip on his shoulder about it. For 7 years he's struggled to come to terms with it. At loose ends, he is ripe for match making machinations. Marguerite (a family friend) sets him up to work as a bodyguard disguised as a housekeeper for her human friend, Nicole. Nicole keeps almost getting killed by strange accidents as she goes through an contentious divorce.
I haven't read anything ...more
Jake is a Vampire, when he never wished to be. He's got a chip on his shoulder about it. For 7 years he's struggled to come to terms with it. At loose ends, he is ripe for match making machinations. Marguerite (a family friend) sets him up to work as a bodyguard disguised as a housekeeper for her human friend, Nicole. Nicole keeps almost getting killed by strange accidents as she goes through an contentious divorce.
I haven't read anything ...more
Apr 28, 2018
Katy
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it was ok
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meh
I don't read as many vampire romances as I used to, but every once in a while, I like to dip my toe back in. When I do, I usually stick to authors I know and like. Lynsay Sands happens to be one of them. This was just not her best. It was a resounding MEH. I knew going in that it was going to be pretty formulaic, honestly, that's part of this series' charm. Unfortunately, it was just so mediocre in every way.
It should have been something like this:
One grumpy vampire + mortal in need of protecting/saving + hol ...more
It should have been something like this:
One grumpy vampire + mortal in need of protecting/saving + hol ...more
Nicole Phillips, the daughter of Margarette's maid is getting a long overdue divorce and putting her life back on track. The problem is that someone doesn't seem to be pleased with the changes Nicole is making. After several attempts on her life, Margarette is convinced that the naive Nicole needs to hire a body guard but Nicole doesn't agree. Margarette finally convinces Nicole to hire a housekeeper/cook to help her with her busy schedule. Margarette contacts Jake, who has been estranged from h
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Background characters were more entertaining than the main couple. The climax came out of literally nowhere with a single, throw away line of possible foreshadowing, and I may have just dislocated something reaching for that.
Love Sands' hot vampires. Great read that I'll tuck on my Keeper Shelf for another read someday soon.
It had some humor in it and I liked how Lynsay described Jake's life mate but this one didn't grab my attention like the others.
Plenty of action, romance, and humor. If I wasn't laughing at the situations, I was holding my breath as the characters tried to survive. I already have the next book in the series at my bedside.
Cute story and a great addition to the Argeneau series. I was so excited to finally read the story of the unfortunate mortal Vincent changed all those years ago and it was lovely. This book had the sweet romance I've come to expect from Sands but there's enough new elements to keep things interesting. I think the author is exceptional at essentially telling the same story in each book but to do it in new ways with different reactions.
4-4.5 stars
This was a very good story. I've read the rest of the series and this was a great addition. Jake is actually Stephano Jacob Colson Notte (but goes by name Jake Colson) who was changed by Vincent Argeneau to save his life in A Bite to Remember. He didn't take his change in circumstances well and I was happy to see his story and him coming to terms with everything.
Nicole is a portraitist and a good woman. She's just getting out of a bad marriage to a man who was just tryi ...more
This was a very good story. I've read the rest of the series and this was a great addition. Jake is actually Stephano Jacob Colson Notte (but goes by name Jake Colson) who was changed by Vincent Argeneau to save his life in A Bite to Remember. He didn't take his change in circumstances well and I was happy to see his story and him coming to terms with everything.
Nicole is a portraitist and a good woman. She's just getting out of a bad marriage to a man who was just tryi ...more
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