Book 5, 2019

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Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I had one chapter left in my book at work, so I brought it home and finished it this evening. The book was Tall, Dark & Hungry by Lynsay Sands, and it's part of her "Argeneau Vampires" series of paranormal romances. This one featured young widow Terri Simpson and vampire Bastien Argeneau.

Terri has flown to NYC from England to help her cousin Kate with last-minute wedding arrangements. Kate is marrying Lucern Argeneau. Terri is invited to stay at the Argeneau family penthouse, where she meets Luc's brother Bastien, and their cousin Vincent.

Bastien has always been a bit stodgy and a stickler for routine and details, so having a lovely mortal woman under his roof leaves him out of his comfort zone. However, he finds himself attracted to Terri and drawn to her vivacious nature. Bastien soon finds himself dividing his time between trying to show Terri a good time in NY and working with her to solve the series of crises that seem to be thwarting the wedding planning.

For her part, Terri finds Bastien attractive, and she enjoys his company. She can't understand why everyone else thinks he's so taciturn. She appreciates his assistance as she's left to put out one fire after another when Kate and Lucern are called away to California on an emergency basis. Despite only knowing one another for a week or so, Terri can feel herself falling for Bastien.

Bastien thinks he may have found his soulmate. He's come to care deeply for Terri, but he's left wondering how he'll tell her about his...medical condition. He doesn't want her to think him crazy, or worse, scare her away with his admission.

A fun, lite read for the most part. Not a big fan of the twu wuv happening in less than two weeks, and I could have done without the needless drama at the end. Sex scenes were hot, and there was humor in the story, but not the LOL humor I expect from this author.

Favorite line: Her wonderful, sweet, perfect, fairy-tale romance had turned out to have a twist. Prince Charming was a bloodsucker.

Meh, average read, average score.