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Sands's delightful sixth visit with the Argeneaus (following A Bite to Remember), a clan of vampires living across present-day North America, features bitter, world-weary Lucian, a bloodsucker preoccupied with hunting down rogue vamps to protect the family—and to hide centuries-old grief for his dead wife and children. The depressed vampire finds a new lease on immortality when he becomes involved with Leigh Gerard, an independent woman fleeing an abusive relationship and looking to make a fresh start in Kansas City. After Leigh is attacked and turned by a wayward vampire named Morgan, Lucian becomes her unwilling tutor in the vampiric lifestyle. When he realizes he's falling in love with her, he has to figure out how to become the kind of man she could fall in love with as well—the kind of man he used to be. Though Sands doesn't have much of an antagonist in Morgan, her trademark humor and genuine characters easily carry the romance, and she's able to work in some creative twists on the standard vampire legend, keeping her series fresh and her readers hooked. (Feb.)
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"All in all we have an interesting, lively, funny read with echoes to previous books in the series" British Fantasy Society
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So Good to be Back on This Series!,
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This review is from: Bite Me If You Can (Mass Market Paperback)
It's been a while since I picked up one of Sand's Argeneau family books. Once I opened the pages and devoured the first chapter I realized what a mistake I made by letting them go so long. With all the heavy hitting, punch-in-the-gut vamp romances available, this series is a blessed refuge when I need a little pick-me-up and a good dose of laughter. Much as I love the harder, more eerie vamp romances, I know I'll always come back to this series because of its humor and great characters.Leigh has finally built a decent life for herself. She's a businesswoman, independent and she's finally starting to feel a bit safe. After getting over a recent bad marriage, a girl's got a right to such things, so when a vampire comes along and turns her pleasant world inside out--again--she's not going down without a fight. Too bad the wrong place at the wrong time ends her up in the sights of Lucian Argeneau. Notorious hunter of evil vampires, he's not inclined to give Leigh the benefit of the doubt. He's lived for two thousand years and seen and done too much to have any sympathy. Much as he wants to wash his hands of the troublesome woman though, he's hard pressed to see her dead. A mutual enemy still wants her though and suddenly Lucian becomes the protector when all he's known is killing. Can he remain aloof enough to finish what he started, the killing of a devious master vampire, or will their emerging relationship impede his quest? For the first time, Lucian's got a tad more on his hands then he knows what to do with and it's all woman! What a great installment to reintroduce myself to the series with! I'll be up front and say that I did not like Lucian one bit for the first few chapters. He's so hardened after thousands of years of killing and I was amazed that this was to be the hero of the book, a comedy at that. But Leigh now, neither he nor I really saw her coming. What an effect she had on him! It's not an easy transition from centuries old killer to vamp-in-love, but to watch Lucian take that journey was very exciting. Everything from their desperate attempts to foil Morgan, to Lucian's small team of vamp exterminators ties so well together. Here's seriously hoping that his two cohorts, Mortimer and Bricker get their own stories one day or at least more cameos--they're very interesting! As usual, Sand's splices up the story with plenty of wit and laughter, but reserves plenty of sweet, suspenseful and doubtful moments for us to keep turning the pages. Sands writes yet another vamp comedy with enormous style that can only be admired and envied. Five very big stars and more!
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4.2 out of 5 stars (53 customer reviews) 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bite Me If You Can,
By M. Nix - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bite Me If You Can (Mass Market Paperback)
Walking home from work in the wee hours of the morning, Leigh is attacked and kidnapped by a rogue vampire. Luckily, hunters targeting the rogue arrive to free Leigh but not before the rogue turns her into a vampire.Going through the turn isn't easy and someone needs to care for Leigh during this painful time. Lucian Argeneau doesn't exactly want the job but fate seems have other ideas. A hunter that's been around for over two thousand years, Lucian has found little to excite him. Until Leigh. Now Lucian is eating food, drinking coffee and dreaming about sex with Leigh. Unfortunately the rogue that attacked Leigh is still at large and coming for her! This is my first experience with the Argeneau family. I am now tracking down the other five books in this series. I gobbled up Bite Me If You Can in one afternoon and immediately began my quest for more of Lynsay Sand's writing. Let me tell you why I am now an official Lynsay Sands fan, Bite Me If You Can is full of hot and steamy romance peppered with enough humor to make me laugh out loud. I loved every morsel! My only excuse for missing this series until now is my prejudice against cartoon covers and some of the Argeneau books have cartoon covers. Shame on me! And if you've missed this yummy paranormal romance series for the same reason, shame on you too! Lecture me about judging a book by it's cover later, for now, get your own copy of Bite Me If You Can. You'll gobble it up too! Annmarie Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really Enjoyable!,
By Anna Hope - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Bite Me If You Can (Mass Market Paperback)
For those of you who have read other books in the Argeneau family series you'll love this one! After several millenia of grieving for his lost wife and daughters the aloof boogie man of the immortal world is about to find a new love. He's still arrogant but the sudden emotion has turned him just a hair bumbly. You see, Lucian hasn't kissed a woman since the Romans left Britain(that's nearly 1700 years!). He hasn't tried to make someone like him in far longer than that. He's a little out of his element (see hostile threats and terminating people) and those pesky neices and nephews whom he's tormented are loving it.For those of you who are interested in this book but have not read anything else in the rest of the series, I suggest you go pick up atleast one other of these stories first. Not only will you be a little lost if you don't but these have been fantastic books you won't want to miss. Etainne & Lillianna's stories are where Lucian has popped in previousely. Plot wise: Leigh's walking home one night minding her own business when bam, a slightly out of it employee who disapeered a few days ago has his new freind bite her of all things. They turn her, kidnapp her, and she's just escaping when this gorgeous blonde man and and his freinds burst in. That's all Leigh remembers. But when she comes to, she finds she's not in Kansas anymore! Instead she's in a swanky Toronto home being cared for by the same said blonde man, Lucian Argeneau, and being informed that she's been turned into the equivalant of a vampire. And her new tutor in all things vamp is the sulky but sexy 3,500 year old Atlantean who rescued her. It may be a little much for a girl to handle. Other very good books in this series, in order: A Quick Bite- Lissianna & Greg Love Bites - Eteinne & Rachel Single White Vampire - Lucerne & Kate Tall, Dark & Hungry- Bastien & Terri A Bite to Remember- Vincent & Jackie 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
brilliance in comedy and romance!,
By Deborah MacGillivray "Author," - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bite Me If You Can (Mass Market Paperback)
I think this is my favourite Argeneau since Single White Vampire. I read this some time back, and I thought it really was one of Lynsay Sand's strongest efforts to date.Leigh Gerard is going home from work late one night, when she is approached by a co-worker Danny. He is acting rather weird, but before she can decide to get far away, she ends up at a house with a rogue Vampire named Morgan. Morgan has started the process to turn Leigh. He has been turning people left and right to create his own vampire clan. Only the enforcer of the Argeneaus, Lucian, is on Morgan's trail and determined to put a stop to his nonsense. He comes in with his crew to wipe out the vampire nest, but discovers Leigh is not really a vampire...quiet yet. Instead of destroying her with the others, he takes her home and protects her. Neither Leigh nor Lucian (even more grumpy than Lucern is!!) are happy with the romance, especially since Leigh is learning she is a vampire in the makings, too. A little darker than most of Lynsay's books, but I like that she steps outside of the box and delivers a book that is special unto itself. It's charming, witty, and an utter delight. Many series start to lag after the first three, then you see the writer struggling to keep making the series fresh. It's not an easy chore, because you have to remember that a reader new to the series will need explanations, while those already hooked don't want to hear a lot of repetition. It's walking a tight rope between the two that can kill a series. Sands proves she is a master and does each one in STYLE that promises to keep this series going and going....sure makes me happy! |
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