Mile High with a Vampire (Argeneau #33)

by Lynsay Sands

Blurb:

Jet Lassiter likes being a pilot for Argeneau Inc. Perks included travelling to exotic locations and meeting interesting people, even if they are the blood-sucking kind. He’s living the good life, until his plane goes down in the mountains and four of his passengers are gravely injured. They need blood to heal... and Jet is the only source.

Quinn Peters never wanted to be immortal. Once a renowned heart surgeon, she was turned against her will and now she has to drink blood to survive. Before she can ask how her “life” can get any worse, she’s in a plane crash. One of the few survivors, Quinn is desperate to get the mortal pilot to safety before her fellow immortals succumb to their blood lust and drain Jet dry.

But hungry vampires are the least of their worries—the crash wasn’t an accident, and someone is trying to kill Quinn. Will she and Jet find their happily ever after as life mates, or will her assassin find her first?

Themes: Paranormal, Vampires

Rating: 4.25 stars

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Review:

The series that I love to laugh and cry with continues with its newest installment as one of our favorite human side-kicks finds himself in a truly untenable situation. The Argeneau series is one of my favorite vampire romances because not only is it filled with laughs, tears, and love, but you can bet there will be plenty of drama and lots of fun too. Sands has a way of putting her characters into the most ridiculous of situations and forcing them to dig themselves out of the trouble and in doing so building their relationships strong enough to last millennia. Jet Lassiter has been flying the Argeneau jet around the world, hauling immortals and their supplies around, for a long time now, but he has never forgotten the first glimpse he had of Quinn Peters when she climbed into his plane, shell-shocked and terrified of her new path in life as an immortal. Quinn was turned against her will by her husband during a psychotic break and she has never quite come to terms with her new circumstances. Flying home with a few other immortals, Quinn and Jet find themselves survivors of a terrible plane crash, but the others on the flight are still alive too—and hungry for Jet’s blood. On the run through the wilderness Jet and Quinn begin to develop a strange and intense friendship and when Quinn realizes that Jet might just be her lifemate everything becomes even more complicated. Can an immortal that hates her new nature accept the man that has always been fascinated with her or will she run from him too? OMG Quinn and Jet were so cute and hilarious as they fell in love. There were of course the requisite life-mate sex moments where they woke up in odd and embarrassing places/times but even better were the moments they began to help one another heal from their pasts. Jet was such an easy going and loving guy that his “obsession” with Quinn just went to show how dedicated he was even before he realized their lifemate connection. His strength, determination to protect those that are innocent, and compassion toward Quinn’s issues with her nature made him such a sweet match for her. I loved seeing him bantering with her while at the same time standing side by side with her as they found a way to just survive. Quinn has a lot to learn about her new nature and hasn’t really dedicated herself to accepting because of her preconceived beliefs, but seeing the way Jet trusts and feels about her slowly allows her to open her mind and heart to the good things about her new life. She is a good mom, sister and friend, but has neglected her own needs for far to long and truly just needed a partner to teach her that sometimes everything isn’t as black and white as we think originally. I loved the passion these two shared once they were safe to indulge and the sweet way that Jet allowed Quinn to find her own desires again. I am really looking forward to whatever comes next in this series and truly hope that it might be the long awaited story of Ms. Stephanie, but if not, I know whatever it is will be wonderful. Another stunning success from the Queen of Paranormal Romance.