I am a longstanding fan of this series. I love how she always explain the process of being an immortal so you can read any book in the series without too much confusion. The rouge in this book was not who I expected and the mystery was concluded fairly quickly at the end of the book. While the pacing seemed a little off this will not deter me from continuing the series.

Abril Newman, a personal assistant, is house sitting and dog sitting for her boss. While renovations are being done, bones are found. Abril calls the police and they send out detectives. Crispin Delacort is a detective and a immortal rogue enforcer sent out to investigate the bones. Crispin is over three millennia years old and as soon as he meets Abril, he knows she’s his life mate. Can he solve the case, catch the rogue and get his life mate to fall for him?
I really didn’t understand this story until the very end. For some reason it didn’t make sense to me. Immortal. Frisky dog. A grouchy uncle. Steamy. So much passion, they pass out.

* VOLUNTARILY READ AND REVIEWED FOR NETGALLEY *

It seems surreal to be thirty-seven books deep into a series and still finding new things to love, but Lynsay Sands does just that with the latest Argeneau vampire romance, Immortal by Morning.

We’ve seen Crispin in previous books in this series, and I was glad to see him finally take center stage with his own romance. Like many of the older immortals, Crispin is growing bored with his everyday routine; it doesn’t help that there’s little to no real detective work for this detective to do. But all that changes when Crispin gets a call about skeletons in a yard, and meets his life mate on the scene.

I actually really loved that so much of the conflict in Abril and Crispin’s courtship comes from outside their romance. There’s no real denial of their feelings for each other, like we’ve seen from many previous mortal life mates, and it was nice to see them both acknowledge and explore the possibility of love outside of the conflict happening around them. Abril also took all the new information about immortals really well, and after being this far into the series, it was great to sort of cut out all the unnecessary and drawn-out disbelief and just let the mortal character accept the new normal.

Given that Crispen has been alive for millennia, he of course knows all our favorite immortals from previous books. I loved getting to see Lucian out doing field work again, rather than in his home environment, and Bricker always brings some fun with him. I also loved getting that throwback mention of Basil and his many children, which we learned all about back in The Immortal Who Loved Me. For a while, the Argeneau books all seemed very self-contained within their own plots, but having all these tie-ins to previous books - events, relationships, locations - only adds to the series as a whole.

Immortal by Morning was another solid addition to the Argeneau lore. Readers get yet another unique introduction to a new life mate without over-explaining the immortal backstory that is present throughout the thirty-six previous books. I loved watching Crispin finally find love after millennia, and Abril had a well-developed story arc that was perfect for this story.

I recently dove into the latest installment of my favorite series, and wow, what a ride it has been! Abril, our plucky personal assistant, has her hands full while her boss Gina is off gallivanting on vacation. Between dog sitting, juggling company affairs, and overseeing renovations (what could possibly go wrong?), things quickly take a turn for the bizarre when bodies start making their unceremonious appearances in the backyard after a huge hole is dug in the yard.

Now, imagine my surprise when two immortal enforcers—yes, you read that right—start sniffing around the scene! Crispin and his partner are not your average detectives; they are immortal enforcers. And just when I thought the plot couldn't thicken any further, Crispin discovers that Abril is his true mate. Talk about adding a sprinkle of romance to this already chaotic mystery!

However, I have to admit, this time around, the pacing felt a tad slower than usual. It took me a bit longer to really get drawn into the story compared to previous books in the series. But once I got hooked, I was all in—especially with the unexpected twists and turns that had Abril facing threats from an unknown source. Just when you think you know how a story will unfold, it surprises you!

I have long been an Sands and Argeneau fan, and I absolutely adored this one. My only problem with it was I did not want it to end. I wanted more. I will probably reread a few of the 36 earlier books before moving on to something else.
Thank you.