MEANT TO BE IMMORTAL by Lynsay Sands

Title:  MEANT TO BE IMMORTAL
Series:  Argeneau #32
Author:  Lynsay Sands
Publisher:  Avon & Harper Publishing
Publish Date:   04.27.2021
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect
Received from:  Avon Publishing (as an ARC gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Meant to Be Immortal
Date completed: 11.13.2020
 
Description from the publisher:
Mac Argeneau knows all too well: immortals can be killed. Not with holy water or silver crosses, but by decapitation or being set on fire. So when Mac’s house bursts into flames—with him inside—he’s sure it was no accident. But who would want to kill a scientist specializing in hematology? There is a silver lining: a blonde investigator appears on the scene and sparks feelings in him that have been dormant for centuries. 
 
CJ Cummings is in town on a special investigation, but she’s been waylaid by the local police to deal with this arson case. The biggest mystery is how this sexy scientist with silvery blue eyes has emerged from a blazing inferno without a burn mark on him. He’s clearly hiding something. Sure, she’d love to see him without his lab coat, but she’s got a job to do—despite his insistence that he needs a bodyguard and...he wants her. 
 
But when a second attempt on their lives puts CJ in harm’s way, it’s Mac who will do anything to safeguard the woman who’s destined to be his life mate.
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MEANT TO BE IMMORTAL is the thirty-second book in the Argeneau series.  Each story does stand on its own, but there is heavy involvement from cross-over characters.
 
Starting with flames, it only gets hotter.  Hot doesn’t begin to describe the swoon-worthy dedication of Mac when it comes to protecting CJ.
 
Many old friends are included and Bricker explaining Immortals as Casper the Friendly Vampires was TOOOOOO funny.  In fact, the whole story was charming and endearing. 
 
If you only read one book from this series, choose this one.  Me, personally, I started reading the series before I had a blog and before I started writing reviews.  I read them because I love these stories.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via NetGalley, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
The Argeneau series:
1.      A Quick Bite
2.      Love Bites
3.      Single White Vampire
4.      Tall, Dark, & Hungry
5.      A Bite to Remember
6.      Bite Me If You Can
7.      The Accidental Vampire
8.      Vampires Are Forever
9.      Vampire, Interrupted
10.  The Rogue Hunter
11.  The Immortal Hunter
12.  The Renegade Hunter
13.  Born to Bite
14.  Hungry for You
15.  The Reluctant Vampire
16.  Under a Vampire Moon
17.  The Lady Is a Vamp
18.  Immortal Ever After
19.  One Lucky Vampire
20.  Vampire Most Wanted
21.  The Immortal Who Loved Me
22.  About a Vampire 
23.  Runaway Vampire
24.  Immortal Nights
25.  Immortal Unchained
26.  Immortally Yours
27.  Twice Bitten
28.  Vampires Like It Hot
29.  The Trouble with Vampires
30.  Immortal Born
31.  Immortal Angel
32.  Meant to Be Immortal
Also from Lynsay Sands:
·         All I Want
·         Always
·         The Bite Before Christmas
·         Bitten by Cupid
·         Bliss
·         The Brat
·         Eternal Lover
·         The Fairy Godmother
·         Holidays Are Hell
·         Knight of My Dreams
·         The Lady in Disguise
·         Lady Pirate
·         Love Is Blind
·         The Loving Daylights
·         My Favorite Things
·         The Perfect Wife
·         The Reluctant Reformer
·         Sweet Revenge
·         The Switch
·         Three French Hens
·         What She Wants
The Deed Series:
1.      The Deed
2.      The Key
3.      The Chase
Highland Brides Series:
1.      An English Bride in Scotland
2.      To Marry a Scottish Laird
3.      The Highlander Takes a Bride
4.      Falling for the Highlander
5.      Surrender to the Highlander
6.      The Highlander’s Promise
7.      The Wrong Highlander
8.      Hunting for the Highlander
9.      Highland Treasure  
Historical Highlands Series:
1.      Devil of the Highlands
2.      Taming the Highland Bride
3.      The Hellion and the Highlander
The Madison Sisters Series:
1.      The Countess
2.      The Heiress
3.      The Husband Hunt
The McNachton Vampires Series:
1.      The Eternal Highlander
2.      Highland Vampire
3.      My Immortal Highlander
4.      Highland Thirst
6.      Highland Beast
8.      Highland Hunger
 

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EMBER by Chelle Bliss

Title:  EMBER
Series:  Men of Inked, Heatwave #7
Author:  Chelle Bliss
Publisher:  Bliss Ink LLC
Publish Date:   04.20.2021
Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Chelle Bliss
Tour by:  Bare Naked Words
Goodreads link: Ember
Date completed: 04.12.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
Rocco Caldo is tall, dark, and handsome, but not interested in love. Loyal to a fault, he can’t turn away an old friend in need or a beautiful woman on the run…especially when they have unfinished business.
 
Rebel Bishop is a single mom, looking for shelter, not a handout. But when her path crosses with an old flame, they uncover an ember of passion that’s been smoldering inside them both for over a decade.
 
Can they move beyond their tragic pasts, allowing the flame to burn bright into their future?
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EMBER is the seventh book in the Men of Inked, Heatwave series.  Each book in the series will stand alone, but for maximum enjoyment (and for the love of the family) read all of the Men of  Ink stories in the order of release.
 
At the end of SPARK we knew Carmello and Rocco had been in a car accident and it was bad.  There were also two girls in the car with them.  Rebel Bishop was one of those girls.  After one night with her, Rocco knew that she was his “the one.”
 
A second chance, ten years after that fateful night is a fast-paced, swoony, passionate, and suspenseful story that I could not put down.  I love Rocco’s unending protectiveness. 
 
Bliss writes the perfect blend of hope and fear that Rocco and Rebel hold in their hearts after the traumas of her past and their shared accident. 
 
This story was flawlessly presented, and I cannot wait to return to the Gallo family to find out who will be paired with Carmello.  He deserves his happily ever after, too.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Men of Inked: Heatwave Series:
1.      Flame
2.      Burn
3.      Wildfire
4.      Blaze
5.      Ignite
6.      Spark 
7.      Ember
8.      Singe (releases 08.03.2021)
Also from Chelle Bliss:
·         Enshrine
·         Mend
·         Misadventures of a City Girl
·         Misadventures with a Speed Demon
·         Owned
·         Top, Bottom, Switch
ALFA Private Investigations Series:
1.      Sinful Intent
2.      Unlawful Desire
3.      Wicked Impulse
4.      Guilty Sin
Filthy Politics Series:
1.      Dirty Work
2.      Dirty Secret
3.      Dirty Defiance  
Love at Last Series:
1.      Untangle Me
2.      Kayden: The Past
Men of Inked Series:
0.5 The Gallos: The Beginning
1.   Throttle Me
1.5 Throttled
2.   Hook Me  
2.2 Resisting
2.3 Rebound (Night Shift Anthology)
3.   Resist Me
4.   Uncover Me
5.   Without Me
6.   Honor Me
7.   Worship Me
8.      Men of Inked Christmas
9.      Inked Fantasy  
Men of Inked:  Southside Series:
1.      Maneuver  
2.      Flow
3.      Hook
4.      Hustle
5.      Love
Nailed Down Series (with Eden Butler):
1.      Nailed Down
2.      Tied Down
3.      Kneel Down
4.      Stripped Down
Takeover Duet:
1.      Acquisition
2.      Merger
 

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BLOOD KILLS by Nanci Rathbun

Title:  BLOOD KILLS
Series:  Angelina Bonaparte #4
Author:  Nanci Rathbun
Publisher:  Dark Chocolate Press, LLC
Publish Date:   04.20.2021
Category /Genre:  Modern Detective; Mystery
Recommended for:  16+ due to adult situations
Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect
Received from:  Nanci Rathbun (as an ARC gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Blood Kills
Date completed: 02.05.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
A murdered metal sculptor. A Russian mobster on the hunt. Can a talented PI outsmart a vindictive killer who has her in his crosshairs?

Private investigator Angelina Bonaparte can barely contain her excitement. Thrilled to reunite with her detective boyfriend after an obligatory embargo of several years, she’s preparing every detail for his return. But she’s forced to put passion on the backburner when she discovers a local artist brutally slain.

When the dead man’s own last will and testament shockingly predicts his death, the seasoned sleuth ignores her lover’s warnings and digs into the victim’s treacherous links with the Russian mob. But with the culprit still on the loose and the evidence not matching up, Angelina’s life could be snuffed out the ultimate criminal mastermind.

Is Angelina’s romantic reunion in danger of being fatally cut short?

Blood Kills is the spine-tingling fourth tale in the Angelina Bonaparte Mysteries thriller series. If you like riveting twists, blossoming love affairs, and pulse-pounding close calls, then you’ll adore Nanci Rathbun’s high-octane story.
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BLOOD KILLS is the fourth book in the Angelina Bonaparte series.  They should be read in the order of release.
 
Retrouvaille (n.), the joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation.
Merriam-Webster(.com) Dictionary
 
I have waited three years for this release.  Angie and Wukowski have also been waiting three years (948 days) for their reunion. Just sixteen days before his retirement and their reunion, fate in the form of a murder scene, brings them together sooner than planned. 
 
I listened to the first three books in the series on Audible, and grabbed the kindle edition of this as quickly as I could because of how much I had loved Angelina Bonaparte before.  Though I was reading this time, in my head I was still hearing the voice of Kieren Callan Metts (the narrator).
 
I love the quotes at the beginnings of the chapters and in the voices of the characters.  It amazes me the amount of research that must go into finding an appropriate quote and the sources vary from Confucius and famous poets to memes, A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh), and advertising slogans.
 
Between the suspense story and my happiness at having Angie and Ted back together kept me glued to my kindle. 
 
I love how Wukowski (Ted) tries so hard to balance his natural protectiveness with a need to respect Angie’s independence.  Angie is independent, but also respects Ted’s need to protect.  It makes them a perfect couple.
 
The investigation into death of Mick Swanson could be ripped from headlines – in fact, that’s what started Ms. Rathbun started on this story.  Actually a footnote from a headline story, and the thought of, “what if it was a killer who …”
 
I’m looking forward to what the next story may be as we look back into Angie’s past.  I only hope we don’t have to wait another three years!
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Angelina Bonaparte Mystery series:
1.      Truth Kills
2.      Cash Kills
3.      Honor Kills
4.      Blood Kills
Also from Nanci Rathbun:
·         Mommie Diarist (not released)
 

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