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Etienne Argeneau's three hundred years of bachelorhood are at an end. He can only "turn" one human in his lifetime, and most of his kind reserved that power for creating a life mate. He has to save Rachel Garrett. He doesn't know her very well, but the beautiful coroner had saved his life. To... read more

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  • Rachel Garrett: A redhead who works night shift at the hospital morgue and secretly plays vampire killing videogames in her spare time.
  • Etienne Argeneau: A sexy vampire who is part of a very close knit family who has a mad man trying to kill him and happens to be a computer genius writing and creating videogames. 300+ years old
  • Marguerite Argeneau: Etienne's nosey mother. Has 4 children
  • Bastien Argeneau: Etienne's elder brother. 400+ years old and head of the family
  • Thomas Argeneau: Etienne's cousin. 200+ years old
  • Pudge: The villain of this book. Pudge tries to kill Etienne on several occasions. His real name is Norman Renberger.
  • Lucern Argeneau: Etienne's eldest brother
  • Mrs. Craveshaw: Pudge's neighbor.
  • Gregory Hewitt: "Greg" - Lissiana's fiance; a psychiatrist
  • Jeanne Louise Argeneau: Etienne's cousin. Thomas' half sister.
  • Lissianna Argeneau: Etienne's younger sister. Greg's fiancee
  • Lucian Argeneau: Etienne's rude, sadistic paternal uncle.
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  • “"Why are you in my wet dream?"”
    Rachel
  • Popular Highlights from Kindle Customers
  • “Time is not the great teacher. Experience is. A man may live a whole life, but if he never leaves his home to experience that life, he dies knowing nothing. A mere child who has suffered and lived can be the wiser of the two.”
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  • Everything’s all fun and games until someone gets an ax in the chest.”
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  • You can thank me later, dudette—I’ll be your knight in shiny leather any day.”
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  • “Are you even thinking about what you’re suggesting? You’re asking me to give you an eternal life…and in exchange you’ll end mine? Hellooooo. You want eternal life. What makes you think I don’t?”
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  • “Come on, I’ll be your knight in leather pants and take you to the dance floor.”
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  • “Rachel, honey, I’m a guy. A three-hundred-year-old guy but still just a guy. This is fondue to me.”
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  • Rachel incredulous. Had she wondered if he was interested in her? The jealousy and anger on his face seemed to suggest that he was. Yet he hadn’t acted anything but friendly when they were alone.
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  • I miss you. I ache for you. Something is missing from life when you aren’t there. I want you back in my life, my home, and my bed. I want to wake up each evening beside you. I love you, Rachel.
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  • “Everyone’s a child to you, Lucern,” Lissianna joked. “Not everyone. Just everyone under four hundred.”
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  • too. Catching her while
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First Sentence edit see section history

Rachel Garrett straightened and wiped the back of her gloved hand across her forehead.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapters 1 - 18
Epilogue

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 2 of 21 in Argeneau and Rogue Hunter. (standard series)

Preceded by A Quick Bite, and followed by Single White Vampire.

This is book 2 of 21 in Argeneau and Rogue Hunter: Reading Order. (community list)
This is book 56 of 65 in Pink Pockets. (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Lynsay Sands (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Leisure Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0505525534
Page Count: 373

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 2162 vol. 1
  • Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexually explicit material

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  • A Quick Bite

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