Book 95, 2020

Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands

My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Yesterday, at lunch, I finished the book I'd taken to work. It was Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands, and it's the 8th part of her "Argeneau Vampires" series of paranormal romances. Main characters in this one were vampire Thomas Argeneau and mortal woman Inez Urso.

When Thomas' Aunt Marguerite goes missing, his cousin Bastien sends him to London--Marguerite's last known location. There, Thomas is to meet up with Inez, one of Bastien's employees. Once Thomas discovers he can neither read Inez's thoughts nor control her, he realizes she is his destined lifemate. The only problem now is to convince her that vampires are real and that they are meant to be together.

Inez never believed in vampires, but she is soon forced to admit that Thomas is one. She's not as turned off by the idea of having a lifemate as she thinks she probably should be. It helps that Thomas is handsome and attentive to her. However, they still need to track down Marguerite--a task made more difficult when another, unknown vampire begins wiping Inez's mind and taking control of her. Now Thomas must not only rescue his aunt, but also the love of his life.

There was a lot going on in this story. Not only is it a romance, but there was also the mystery and excitement surrounding Marguerite's disappearance. Many characters from other books in the series put in an appearance. I would have enjoyed that more if it weren't for the fact that I seem to be reading these out of order. My bad. I was a bit put off by Inez's easy acceptance of a lifemate and somewhat creeped out by how blasé the vampires all are about blithely using mind control on mortals. Of course, it wasn't quite so nifty when someone used it on Inez. I also missed the author's trademark humor. That's sort of the reason I used to snap up Sands' books and why I've kept so many to read, even though I don't typically go for paranormal romance any longer.

Favorite line: "Get your soulless butt back on the other side of the seat."

I wasn't enthralled with the story, but it was well-written. Giving it a four.