Meant to Be Immortal (Argeneau #32)
by Lynsay Sands
Blurb:
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.
Themes: Contemporary, Vampires
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
I can honestly say that I have never laughed
so much reading one of Sands’ novels but, Meant to Be Immortal was
beyond hilarious. I have been a huge fan
of this series for almost a decade since reading my first story, which actually
happened to be the 4th or 5th, but I quickly went back
and caught up on the greatness and I haven’t looked back since. While these stories always carry a sense of
gravity and importance as there is danger, traumas, and life-altering love,
there are many simple moments of laughter and little jokes that make the story
even more beautiful. This newest
installment kicks off with a blaze (sorry couldn’t resist the pun) when Mac Argeneau
finds himself trapped in his brand new basement with the house above him in a
full blaze and he knows there is very little chance he will survive. When by
some miracle he makes it out, he has some serious work to do to get himself
healing, but he never imagined getting out of the fire would only be the
beginning of his troubles. CJ Cummings
is in the small town on an investigation of the local cops, but when she is
asked to assist with the investigation she gives in graceful when she learns
someone perished in the fire. Arriving
on scene, she soon finds herself wrapped in a strange investigation and
guarding the sexy body of Mac who in fact did not perish and was barely injured
in the fire. As they spend time
together, avoiding attempts on his life and her again and again, Mac and CJ find
it harder and harder to resist the attraction between them. And when some friends join the party life
only gets more and more complicated. Can
CJ accept this sexy and intriguing immortal as her lifemate and become his
everything or will she walk away and leave him with a broken heart? Mac was the kind of character that I would
classify as the absent minded professor, a little bit socially inept, but
brilliant in all other ways. When faced
with his lifemate, it becomes obvious that he needs some help in convincing her
that he is the man for her, but the help comes in way too many unwanted and
unlikely ways. HE is sweet, sexy, and loving
to be sure, but I imagine had he just been himself from the beginning CJ would
have fallen much sooner. CJ was very
determined to keep her heart guarded from Mac and to just get her job done and
get home, but the more she was around the nutty professor and his friends the
more she came to like and want him. She
was strong, sassy, street smart, and witty in the perfect complement to
Mac. Together their passion was
explosive to be sure, but the laughter they shared and the silly moments made
it their love story all the more interesting to me. I am dying
to find out who finds love next in this group of immortals and get to know
their lifemate. Sands magick never fails
to succeed.
*ebook provided by publisher (via
NetGalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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