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Love Bites (Argeneau Vampires, Book 2)
written by Lynsay Sands
Studio : Love Spell
by Love Spell
Publisher : Love Spell
Released : 2004-01
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780505525536
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 39 reviews)
List Price : $7.99
Our Price : $3.96
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Book Description |
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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 save hers he would make her immortal. Rachel Garrett awakes surprised. All she'd wanted was to get off the night shift at the morgue; now here she is staggering to her feet naked and in a strange place. Then she sees the man of her dreams emerging from his...coffin? She just hopes he tastes as good as he looks. |
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Love Lindsay Sands Books! |
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I actually started out in the middle of the series and then back tracked to start at the beginning. I have loved every book and this one was terrific. I enjoy the dark vampire books, but I also enjoy the light ones like this is. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters in this book and it actually made me laugh out loud and grin a lot. A vampire story doesn't have to be dark and full of angst for me to enjoy or love it. I'm just disappointed that Sands is discontinuing the series for awhile. |
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I loved it!! |
I don't know why some people would not like it. In my opinion, this is one of the best Argeneau stories. The plot was light and funny. Well, if you are looking for something serious and heavy, don't read romance novels.
Like Sands' other works, you find yourself laughing every other page. I can't wait for Argeneau books 10 and 11!!!! |
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It was impossible to like this book because of too many stupid actions. |
Aside from the stupidity, I was not delighted or entertained by anything else. Story brief: Etienne is a 312 year old vampire. His mother, siblings and other vampire relatives live near him in Toronto, Canada. Pudge is a human who knows Etienne is a vampire. Pudge tries to kill Etienne three times and almost succeeds. On one occasion, Pudge is aiming an axe at Etienne, but Rachel gets in the way trying to stop Pudge. Her neck gets cut as a result. The only way to save her life is for Etienne to turn her into a vampire. Much of the following story is about her learning about and adjusting to life as a vampire. Some of my problems with the book follow.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
Etienne was unhappy that his sleep was getting interrupted every night due to a crank caller. He said he didn't want to unplug his phone in case his family had an emergency. This is stupid. He can change his phone number. He can get a cell phone.
Etienne's family told him he must convince Rachel to lie to the police about the kidnapper. Etienne knew she would be reluctant, so he waited awhile before telling her. At a relative's wedding, Uncle Lucian, read Rachel's mind and saw that Etienne hadn't told her yet. Instead of discussing this privately with Etienne, Uncle Lucian says to Etienne in front of Rachel "You've been trying to woo her to your side in the hope that she would concede to your wishes." Well, of course, this is going to make Rachel mad. It was the worst thing to say. This causes a fight, with Rachel mad at Etienne and not trusting him. Since Lucien was a mind reader he should have known this would be hurtful to the cause rather than helpful.
A kidnapper has Rachel and Mrs. Craveshaw tied up in his basement. The kidnapper is lounging around in an adjacent basement room. Etienne sneaks into the basement. Instead of first going to the kidnapper and immobilizing him, tying him up or knocking him unconscious, Etienne goes to the women. He talks to them, unties them, and gives Rachel something to drink. As he is doing this, the kidnapper comes into the room with a weapon pointed at Etienne's chest. Not only was this stupid, but Etienne's two brothers were outside waiting in a car instead of helping Etienne. They claimed that Etienne wanted to be the one to rescue Rachel. As a result, Etienne almost got killed. Again, stupid. I was mad and insulted.
At the police station, Etienne and Rachel were taken into separate rooms to give statements and sign documents. Rachel came out first. When she came out, a friend of the family told her that vampires were only allowed to turn one person which they reserved for their life mate. Since Etienne had turned Rachel, he would never be able to turn someone else to be his life mate. Rachel assumed that she was not loved by Etienne and that he hated her because he turned her. Because she didn't see him in the hall waiting for her, she assumed he left without her. So, she leaves, goes home with her parents and doesn't see Etienne for a few weeks. Meanwhile, Etienne thinks she doesn't love him because she left without saying goodbye to him. Neither one contacts the other. This is one of my pet peeves, separation due to inaccurate assumptions about each other, when a brief conversation would have solved the problem.
Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: six. Setting: present day Toronto, Canada. Copyright: 2004. Genre: contemporary paranormal romance.
For a list of my reviews of other Lynsay Sands books, see my 5 star review of "Love is Blind" posted 1/22/07. |
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Uneven... |
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The is the second Argeneau Vampires tale by Lyndsay Sands, if read in the author's intended reading order. This is the story of Rachel, a morgue attendant who is working her usual night shift when a dead man is brought in twice. Yes, it the same dead man. Etienne has been killed twice, once by a bullet through the heart and then again burnt to crisp. Rachel finds herself sickeningly attracted to what she assumes is a corpse. Things aren't as they appear of course and Etienne is a vampire. Rachel saves Etienne's life and then he repays the favor. The only way he can save her life though is to 'turn' her into a vampire. Etienne must than house her and teach her all the ways of the vampire. The portion of the book dealing with Etienne showing up in the morgue, revealing himself to her, and then saving and turning her is top-notch storytelling. I was enraptured by the book at this point and convinced I had found a winner. After Rachel is turned the book begins a downward spiral from which it never quite recovers. The tale becomes just plain silly when the focus turns to romance between the two vamps. This includes some of the cheesiest and just plain odd dialouge I have ever come across in my years of romance and/or paranormal reading. Even the sex scenes are yawn and cringe worthy. The end tries to recapture some of the book's earlier enjoyment with the showdown against Etienne's rival/stalker. But by this point, the book stumbles into another downfall. The ending delves straight into the old tried and true formula romance. There is a misunderstanding between the couple and one of the couple runs away. They spend some time apart, and finally come back together again, after both admit how miserable they were apart. Ok, I think we've all read that plotline a few too many times. Except for the beginning of the story, this book shows none of the comical fun and romance of "A Quick Bite". I must say, I am a little disappointed. |
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LOVE THIS BOOK |
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i loved this book, of course i wasn't able to read it in order which i will go back and do soon, but great book from the author. Nice story line. fun book, fast paced, light hearted, great romance. |
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