THE TROUBLE WITH
VAMPIRES
Argeneau Series, Book 29
Argeneau Series, Book 29
Lynsay Sands
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Irresistible desire and
thrilling suspense combine in this electrifying new Argeneau novel from New York Times bestselling author
Lynsay Sands.
For close to three
thousand years the imposing, impossibly handsome Santo Notte has fought in
armies across the world and battled his own, more personal enemies. Of all the
places he might expect to encounter his life mate, a quiet corner of upstate
New York doesn’t seem likely. But as soon as he makes contact with history
professor Petronella Stone, while hunting down a suspected rogue immortal, he
knows that she will be the greatest adventure of his eternal life.
He expects her to be
surprised, confused, even overwhelmed. What he doesn’t expect is that Pet has a
secret history of her own. There’s no mistaking the mind-blowing, mutual
pleasure they share. But as Pet struggles to protect her nephew from a danger
lurking too close to home, Santo realizes there’s another threat to her
safety—him. And claiming their passionate future will be impossible until he
leaves his past behind, forever…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Excerpt:
Prologue
“911. What’s your emergency?”
“Hi . . . um . . . I’m not sure if I should be
calling you or the police.”
“Is this an emergency?”
“It might be. I’m not sure . . .”
“Just tell me what’s happening, son. Is someone
there sick or injured?” When the boy didn’t respond at once, the operator
asked, “Are your parents arguing and it’s scaring you? Are they getting
violent?”
“No! No. It’s our neighbor. Well, not really our
neighbor, but his cousin who’s visiting. He . . . er . . . he’s sick . . . I
think.”
“You think?”
“No. He is. He’s sick. And I think he may be
dangerous. I’m afraid he’ll hurt Mr. Purdy.”
“Mr. Purdy?”
“My neighbor.”
“Right. And you think this cousin who is
visiting him is sick and dangerous?” the operator asked, doubt obvious in her
voice. “If so, why hasn’t this Mr. Purdy called instead of you?”
“I’m worried maybe his cousin won’t let him.”
There was a long pause, and then the operator
sighed and asked, “What kind of sick is dangerous, son?”
“He . . . er . . . I think he might be suffering
from Renfield syndrome.”
“From what?”
“Renfield syndrome,” the young voice repeated
reluctantly.
“What’s that?”
“It’s . . . er . . .” The boy paused, and when
he continued, there was a grimace in his voice. “It’s a sort of vampire
personality disorder. The—”
“Vampire!” the 911 operator squawked. “You think
your neighbor’s a vampire?”
“No! No, I think his visiting cousin thinks he’s
a vampire. That’s what Renfield syndrome is and—”
“Honey, there is no such thing as vampires,” the
911 operator said over the boy’s explanation.
“But he—”
“There’re no buts here, kiddo. You need to cut
the nonsense and get off the phone. You can get in a lot of trouble for crank
calling 911. There are real people out there who need help and calls like this
might prevent them getting through. Someone could be dying while you’re wasting
our time with this prank.”
“This isn’t a prank,” the boy said earnestly. “I
really think he thinks he’s a vampire. He has fangs and—”
“And I really think you need to stop watching
horror movies and take yourself to bed. I’m writing down your number, boy, and
if you call again, the police will be dispatched to your house and they could arrest
you for this. Don’t call again.”
A sharp click sounded. It was followed by a dial
tone.
About the Author:
LYNSAY SANDS is
the nationally bestselling author of the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter vampire series,
as well as numerous historicals and anthologies. She’s been writing stories
since grade school and considers herself incredibly lucky to be able to make a
career out of it. Her hope is that readers can get away from their everyday
stress through her stories, and if there’s occasional uncontrollable fits of
laughter, that’s just a big bonus.
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