Rating: 4.5 Stars
Book blurb:
Being an immortal rogue enforcer is never easy. But when human bones are found buried in a residential garden—and they happen to be discovered by your life mate—things get even more complicated in this latest installment of the Argeneau vampire series.
Crispinus Delacort is an immortal rogue enforcer and a homicide detective. But in his quiet city, he’s more likely to be rounding up truant teens than investigating murders. So, when he learns that human bones have been found in the garden of a sprawling rural home, it’s unexpected to say the least.
Abril Newman can’t believe her bad luck when she discovers a body buried on the grounds of her boss’s home, while chasing after Gina’s mischievous lab Lilith. She was just supposed to be house-sitting for a few days! And then Detective Delacort arrives. She knows she shouldn’t be thinking about love when there’s a crime scene outside the door. But ignoring her attraction to gorgeous Crispin is easier said than done.
When Crispin realizes that a rogue is involved, he knows this won’t be a simple investigation. Especially because he’s so distracted by Abril’s presence that all he wants is to kiss her senseless in every room of the manor. But he can woo her, solve the case, and stop a dangerous rogue by morning… right? All in a day’s work.
My thoughts:
Immortal by Morning is book #37 in the Argeneau series by Lynsay Sands. Even though I have read over ninety percent of the books in the series, I am still loving the world and characters. This is one of my favorite paranormal series, if not number one, it is in the top five for sure. The proof is that I am still reading and enjoying after thirty-seven books. Most series this size I do good to make it to book seven or eight. A true testament to the writing skills of Sands.
Not only did I like the characters and felt they were the right fit for each other, I also liked that there was believable drama (well as much as you can believe in vampires, aka immortals because we all know how they hate the term vampires). The sexual tension and the tension from the mystery the immortals were trying to solve held the story together and added a significant amount of depth to the plot.
I enjoyed the humor and felt it lightened various situations. For example, I can only imagine the thoughts the enforcers were able to read from Crispin when he was thinking about Abril, his life mate. And don’t get me started on Lucian, he is so impatient, among other things. I wanted to tell him to give Crispin a break it was his life mate, let him explain things to her in his own way.
If you have not read this series, and you like paranormal books, you need to check this series out. You don’t have to start with book one; however, if you read the first few books before you tackle others in the series you will get more out of each story. If you have already enjoyed books in this series, this book is a solid addition to the series.