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A kiss doesn’t mean eternity . . .
Valerie Moyer doesn’t believe in vampires—until she is kidnapped by a fanged psychopath! After escaping her bloodthirsty captor, she’s through with creatures of the night. Until she finds herself under the protection of the darkly handsome Anders. Not... read more

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  • Anders: "S*men Andronnikov" - "Semmy" - Immortal; Enforcer for the Council; Has mocha skin, closely cropped dark hair and black eyes with gold flecks; Is tall and trim with wide shoulders and nicely sculpted muscles; Was born in 1357
  • Valerie Moyer: Human woman who escaped from rogue captivity; A veterinarian with a clinic in Winnipeg but is living in Cambridge while taking courses at the University of Guelph; Has long blonde hair and green eyes; 30 years old; Has taken martial arts for years
  • Leta: Anders' mother; Was originally from Atlantis but lived in the Basque country for centuries; Was killed when Anders was 12
  • Ilom: Anders' father; A Zanj slave; His father was an Arab and his mother was a local Bantu woman; Was killed before Anders' birth
  • Lucian Argeneau: "Luc" - Immortal; Leigh's life mate & husband; Jeanne Louise's uncle; Jean Claude's identical twin; Stefano, Martine, Armand & Victor's brother; Head of the vampire council; Head of the Argeneau family; Often seen as rude, sadistic; Is tall and fair-haired with silver-blue eyes
  • Leigh Argeneau: "Leigh Argeneau" - Immortal; Lucian's life mate & wife; Is very pregnant with their first child (Her second pregancy since she lost her first); Jeanne Louise's aunt; A petite brunette
  • Justin Bricker: Immortal; Enforcer for the Council; Anders' friend; Mortimer's ex-partner; Runs the enforcer house with Mortimer
  • Decker Argeneau: "Decker Pimms" - Immortal; Dani's life mate; Enforcer; Cale's half brother
  • Danielle McGill: "Dani" - "Danielle Pimms" - Immortal; Decker's life mate; Stephanie's older sister; A doctor
  • Garrett Mortimer: Immortal; Sam's life mate; Head of the North American Enforcers under Lucian; Bricker's ex-partner
  • Samantha Willan: "Sam" - Immortal; Mortimer's life mate; Alex & Jo's middle sister; A workaholic lawyer
  • Rachel Garrett: "Rachel Argeneau" - Immortal; Etienne's life mate & wife; A doctor who works in the morgue; Loves playing video games; Has red hair
  • Etienne Argeneau: Immortal; Rachel's husband & life mate; Lucern, Christian, Bastien & Lissianna's brother; Marguerite & Jean Claude's son; Creator of the "Blood Lust" video games
  • Marguerite Argeneau: "Marguerite Argeneau-Notte" - Immortal; Julius' wife and life mate; Lucern, Christian, Bastien, Etienne & Lissianna's mother; Matchmaker of the Argeneau family; A curvaceous, auburn-haired beauty; Born a mortal in 1265 A.D.; Over 700 years old
  • Julius Notte: Immortal; Marguerite's husband & life mate; Christian's father; Is darkhaired and dark-eyed with the swarthy good looks of an Italian; Was born in 534 BC
  • Lissianna Argeneau: Immortal; Greg's life mate; Lucern, Christian, Bastien & Etienne's younger sister; Marguerite's only daughter; Is over 200 years old
  • Gregory Hewitt: "Greg" - Immortal; Lissianna's husband; Luciana's father; A psychologist
  • Luciana Hewitt: "Lucy" - Immortal; Lissianna & Gregory's daughter; 5 years old; Has golden curls and big, silver-blue eyes
  • Bastien Argeneau: Immortal; Terri's life mate; Marguerite & Jean Claude's son; Lucern, Christian, Etienne & Lissianna's brother; President of Argeneau Enterprises
  • Nicholas Argeneau: Immortal; Jo's life mate; Thomas & Jean Louise's brother; Armand & Susanna's son; Rogue hunter; Has longish fair hair and silver-blue eyes
  • Josephine Willan: "Jo" - Immortal; Nicholas' life mate; Alex & Sam's younger sister; Jeanne Louise's sister-in-law
  • Beth Argenis: Immortal; An Enforcer from Europe; Drina's former partner; A redhead
  • Alexandrina Argenis: "Alexandrina Argeneau" - "Drina" - "Alex" - "Dree" - Harper's life mate; Rogue hunter from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family; The daughter of Lucian and Victor's brother; Was born in ancient Egypt before the Romans invaded; A petite, curvy woman with dark hair; Has olive skin, deep-set eyes, a large brow bone and a straight, almost prominent nose making an attractive face; Has been a perfume maker, Amazone, concubine, a duchess, a pirate, a madam and then a hunter.
  • Harpernus Stoyan: "Harper" - Drina's life mate; Immortal business man; Has been a cook, mercenary, pub owner, restaurant owner, hotelier and now owns a frozen food company; A tall, fair-haired man with green eyes
  • Paolo: Immortal; An Enforcer
  • Christian Notte: Immortal; Caro's life mate; Marguerite & Julius' son; Lucern, Bastien, Etienne & Lissianna's half brother; A rock violinist; Has long, deep auburn hair, chiseled features and wide, almond shaped, deep-black eyes with flecks of silver; Was born in 1491; Works for the family construction business; Occasionally works for the council as an enforcer
  • Carolyn Connor: "Caro" - "Christiana Carolyn Carver" - "Carolyn Johnson" - Christian's life mate; Has shoulder-length blonde hair; 42 years old; Former business lawyer; Owns of an advertising agency
  • Zanipolo Notte: "Zani" - Christian's cousin and bandmate; Has long black hair tied back in a ponytail and black eyes with flecks of silver; Plays the guitar
  • Giacinta Notte: "Gia" - Christian's cousin and bandmate; Rogue Hunter; Is pretty and petite with long blonde hair and black eyes with flecks of silver; Plays the guitar and sings
  • Santo Notte: Christian's cousin and bandmate; Has a shaved head, black eyebrows and black eyes with flecks of silver; Plays the drums
  • Raffaele Notte: Christian's cousin and bandmate; Has short black hair and black eyes with flecks of silver; Plays the keyboard
  • Ellen Black: "Elvi" - "Ellen Argeneau" - Immortal; Victor's life mate; A curvy redhead
  • Victor Argeneau: Immortal; Elvi's life mate; Lucian's brother; Vincent's father; Suffers from a genetic anomaly that makes drinking bagged blood as useful as drinking water
  • Janey: One of the six women held captive with Valerie
  • Bethany: "Beth" - One of the six women held captive with Valerie
  • Cindy MacVicar: One of the six women held captive with Valerie; A petite, short-haired blonde with a scar by her mouth; A teacher
  • Kathy: One of the six women held captive with Valerie; Is unemployed
  • Billie: One of the six women held captive with Valerie; Works at the coffee shop in the Pages bookstore at the university; 22 years old; Has the voice of a little girl; A tall, slender brunette
  • Laura Kennedy: One of the six women held captive with Valerie; Works in a realtor's office
  • Bryan: A sketch artist
  • Andronik: "Saint Andronik" - A Russian monk; Gave Leta shelter until Anders was born
  • Pedro Alvarez: Anders' only childhood friend
  • Larry: Valerie's ex-boyfriend of ten years and business partner; Susie's new husband; A veterinarian
  • Susie: Larry's new wife
  • Mrs. Ribble: Valerie's elderly neighbor
  • Mickey Green: "Igor" Rogue whose master held Valerie and 6 other women captive as blood slaves; Has short, dark brown hair
  • Ambrose: "Count Rip-Your-Throat-Out" - Rogue who captures women to keep and use as blood slaves; A tall, platinum blond; Was accidentally turned on a WWI battlefield
  • Alecto: Leta's friend; Daughter of the man who owned Ilom, Anders' father
  • Morgan: Rogue immortal; Turned Leigh against her will
  • Roxy: "Rox" - Valerie's German shepherd; Is about 3 years old
  • Mittens: Cindy's cat
  • Sam: Add a description of this character.
  • Igor
  • Dr. Dani Pimms
  • Jo
  • Drina
  • Greg Hewitt
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “Yeah, well, I need an UZI and silver bullets, but I guess we're both out of luck.”
    Valerie Moyer

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First Sentence edit see section history

Valerie's eyes blinked open to darkness.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Chapters 1 - 19
A Peek into the Argeneau World

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 18 of 21 in Argeneau and Rogue Hunter. (standard series)

Preceded by The Lady Is a Vamp, and followed by One Lucky Vampire.

This is book 20 of 21 in Argeneau and Rogue Hunter: Reading Order. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lynsay Sands (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Avon
Country: USA
Publication Date: February 26, 2013
ISBN: 978-0062078117
Page Count: 320

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

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Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • A Quick Bite
  • Love Bites
  • Single White Vampire
  • Tall, Dark & Hungry
  • A Bite to Remember
  • Bite Me If You Can
  • The Accidental Vampire
  • Vampires Are Forever
  • Vampire, Interrupted
  • The Rogue Hunter
  • The Immortal Hunter
  • The Renegade Hunter
  • Bitten By Cupid
  • Born to Bite
  • Hungry for You
  • The Reluctant Vampire
  • The Bite Before Christmas
  • Under a Vampire Moon
  • The Lady Is a Vamp

Books Cited by This Book edit see section history

   
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