One Lucky Vampire (Argeneau #19)  by Lynsay Sands-a review

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About the book: Release Date September 24, 2013

Luck be a vampire tonight . . .

When Nicole Phillips agreed to hire a housekeeper, she pictured someone a little frumpy and almost certainly female. Instead, she gets gorgeous, unmistakably male Jake Colson. The man is proving indispensable in the kitchen—and everywhere else. Except Jake might not be a mortal man at all.

. . . and every night

Who wouldn’t want to be a tall, dark, powerful vampire? Jake, for one. He’s barely had time to adjust to his new state before he’s roped into a family favor. Still, secretly playing bodyguard to sweet, sexy Nicole is turning out to be the wildest ride of his life. First he’ll put a stop to whoever’s targeting her. Then he’ll prove that this kind of love, and luck, happens only once in an eternity.

Review:

Nicole is going through an ugly divorce. She is a very in demand artist, and it seems that her soon to be ex-husband likes living off of his soon to be ex-wife. Enter Marguerite Argeneau Notte. Nicole is the niece of Marguerite’s long time housekeeper and she doesn’t like the “accidents” that keep happening in Nicole’s home, and she knows just what to do to protect her. Fans of this series know what happens when Marguerite gets involved……………Lifemates abound!

Jake Colson was turned in an earlier book in the series, and he didn’t take well to becoming an immortal. Even though Vincent did it to save his life, and he knew of the immortals, he left his family to pursue his own life and became a body guard. When Marguerite approaches him to guard Nicole, she explains the things that have been happening and that she suspects the soon to be ex-husband, Jake reluctantly accepts the job. To top it all off? He has to go in as her housekeeper, because Nicole doesn’t believe that she’s in danger.

Once he arrives at Nicole’s home, he knows that things are not as they should be. Of course, when Marguerite told Nicole that she found her a housekeeper, Nicole thought it would be an older woman, NOT the hunk of hotness that showed up. Things were about to get interesting for them both. Jake realizes that he can’t read or control her and knows that she is his lifemate. How will Nicole take the news that immortals exist? Even more important, how will she react to the news that she’s his lifemate? And, are the accidents the result of the mooching ex-husband? Well, you’ll have to read to find out!

Once again, Sands has written a wonderfully witty romance with a few twists and turns. We get to see some of our old friends, and Marguerite plays a big part in how this story plays out. Jake is almost killed by one of the traps set for Nicole and once some of the enforcers show up to help things along, things really start jumping. The Argeneau series is one of my favorites. It is written with humor, a little action, a little suspense and a whole lot of love. Every installment in this series only reaffirms to me why I love this series so much. If you are looking for a light and fast read with hot men, great heroines and a lot of romance, this is a series for you. I can’t wait for the next one!!

Reviewed by Vickie M.