Under a Vampire Moon audiobook

I thought it was fun. It's a perfect vacation read while you are laying on the beach because they are laying on the beach a lot. And what can be better than reading about someone doing the exact same thing as you, but doing it while richer, prettier, and more exciting than you? It's kind of like this:Your plans of being a great cake artist? Let it go, dude. Just let it go.In this book we have Christian, a vampire that we met in Marguerite's book and who is awesome. He finds his life-mate, Carolyn, while he and his family are at a resort in Saint Lucia. Carolyn is in her 40's, so she feels like a perv for lusting after the guy who looks in his 20's and is slightly reluctant to be around him. I get that, Carolyn. This is why I read vampire and other PNR's - so I can have book boyfriends who are centuries old. You know, almost my age. It makes me feel less cougary. This was posted at my last birthday party location. Very funny, jerks!Lucky for Christian, his family is willing to "help" him win her. By telling her that he is gay. Yep, that helps. Nothing like having the woman you are lusting after thinking that you are competing with her over guys. Carolyn is happy to be Christian's beard, and so begins the zaniness. Because, if television and movies have taught us anything, pretending to be gay is hilarious. Okay, maybe not so hilarious.Luckily, the gay thing wasn't OTT because Christian wasn't happy to be lying to her. He never does anything that would be offensive to gay people or "play it up"-type of stuff. But, it does carry on a little longer than I would wish for. By the time he finally tells her, I was ready to scream. Not really, but you know - maybe mutter or something. And then, the ending is left very very unresolved. I mean, they are together, but there are a lot of other things that are up in the air. There was a serious case of missing-epilogue going on. Maybe where a certain ex-husband gets killed by vampires....

Lynsay Sands - Argeneau 16 - Under a Vampire Moon What kind of mother invites her son along on her honeymoon? One who has discovered the perfect lifemate for him. Marguerite Argeneau is the bride honeymooning in the Caribbean with her new (or new again) husband, Julius Notte. Famous among her extended family as a matchmaker extraordinaire, she casually meets Carolyn. After a quick stroll through her head Marguerite feels she will be perfect for Christian, her and Julius' 500 year old son. (The whys and wherefores for that are covered in another book: Vampire, Interrupted. No, you don't have to have read it before this one, but you will probably want to after this one.) So she arranges for Christian and his cousins to bring their band to the island to perform - and not so incidentally meet the lovely Carolyn.Christian is thrilled with Carolyn but Carolyn? not so much. She has issues, BIG issues, especially with a 42 year old almost-divorced woman getting obsessed with a hot stud boy toy in his 20s. So cousin Gia has the brilliant idea to tell Carolyn that Christian is gay - but in the closet - and would really appreciate her being his 'pretend' girlfriend while they are on the island. Much merriment and frustration ensue...It's a great book in the style of the earliest ones of this series. It's light and funny and we feel for poor Christian whose love life is being interfered with by both his parents and his cousins. His attempts - and failures - to keep his desire in check definitely raise the sexual temperature! Carolyn's behavior seems to be a little odd - until the end of the book when the machinations of her soon-to-be-ex are revealed.So, witty dialog, nefarious (and not so nefarious) plots, lovely setting and hot romance - what's not to love? I'll be buying the ebook when it's out for my Kindle...Argeneau Vampires by Lynsay Sands#1 A Quick Bite#2 Love Bites#3 Single White Vampire#4 Tall, Dark & Hungry#5 A Bite to Remember#6 Bite Me If You Can#7 The Accidental Vampire#8 Vampires Are Forever#9 Vampire, Interrupted#10 The Rogue Hunter#11 The Immortal Hunter#12 The Renegade Hunter#12.5 Bitten By Cupid#13 Born To Bite#14 Hungry For You#15 The Reluctant Vampire#15.5 "The Gift" in The Bite Before Christmas#16 Under a Vampire Moon#17 The Lady Is a Vamp

Under a Vampire Moon is the 16th book in the Argeneau series. Christian Notte’s mother, Marguerite, is definately up to something. While Christians mother is on her honeymoon, he receives a call that his band is needed to play at the resort. Marguerite is known for her abilities to sense life mates. Could Marguerite have found his?At the age of 42 Carolyn Connor is at the end of a very long and very ugly divorce. To cheer her up her best friend, Beth, decides to take her on a vacation to St. Lucia. St. Lucia, unbeknownst to her, is a honeymoon hot spot with candlelit dinners and Caribbean music. Watching all of the young and happy couples is enough to make any divorced single women depressed. The only single guys on the whole island are half of her age and that just makes her feel even older. To her Christian Notte is just another young man who is too young for her comfort level. Christian is a member of the band playing at St. Lucia and when his cousin tells her he is gay and is in need of a beard she decides to go along. When Carolyn begins to have “dreams” about Christian (in a very naughty way) she wonders if it is time to start searching for someone to fulfill her needs.Christian has found his life mate. She is skittish and uncomfortable with, what she believes, is an age difference. Of course, at 500 years old it is definitely NOT in the way she things. You would think being a 500 year old Immortal patience would be in abundance, but being forced to pretend he is gay is just plain torture. All he can think about is having his way with her. Can Christian keep it together and earn her trust enough to tell her the truth?Under a Vampire Moon was another win by Lynsay Sands. In Lynsay Sands world vampires are not some creature of the night, they are the Immortal. They are scientifically altered humans from Atlantis. The Atlaniteans created nano’s to fight off disease and it worked much better than imagined. The nano’s keep their bodies at peak form and health. Forever. The downside is that they must drink blood to keep the nano’s active as they use more blood than they can make. I love her original take on vampirism. This is one of my favorite series and Under a Vampire Moon did not disappoint. The characters are well formed and unique. I love the way the flow of the story pulls me in and keeps a smile on my face. I would suggest reading this whole series, but I do think this book could stand alone. However, I think reading this book alone might cause some loss of depth in the story. I loved the twist at the end and cannot wait for the next Argeneau story!!

Another good addition to the Argeneau vampire series full of humor as always and the vacation setting was fun. I do enjoy when the male pursues the female and it's especially nice when she's older. Prompted by his mother, Christian's band replaces a cancellation and he meets Carolyn who is vacationing after her divorce.

I really enjoyed this book, Christian Notte's book, it was funny. I mean his life mate is reluctant to be with younger men. So his cousin Gia tells Carolyn that Christian is gay, and in order for his family not to find out , asks Carolyn to be his companion while in the island. Gia does this in order for Carolyn to get to know him and give him a chance.Christian comes to Saint Lucia where his parents are honeymooning at his mother's request, she has apparently recognized his life mate in a guest at the resort they're staying at and wants them to meet.Carolyn has just divorced an abusive man who was after her money, and has come to Saint Lucia with her friend Beth to unwind and forget. Beth apparently became ill and does not accompany Carolyn on their vacation. This leaves Christian and her to spend a lot of time together. But he's gay! so she thinks, and she's extremely attracted to him, has steamy dreams of him and struggles to keep her distance while trying to be his beard. This was a fun easy read, the only thing that upset me was the number of times the word gay came up. I mean really, how many times can you tell a guy, but you're gay! cause he didn't want to purchase shorts, or cause he wears black, or cause he didn't dance etc. I know I wouldn't be telling someone "but your gay!"... every time he didn't do something a gay person would supposedly do 🤦🏻‍♀️ that's a bit narrow-minded. Other than that, it is was fun."You told her I was gay.""Yes, but see--""And she BELIEVED you!" he asked with horror."Yes, of course. Why would she think I'd lie about something like that?" she asked with exasperation. Gia and Christian

Carolyn is getting over the separation and finalizing her divorce in St. Lucia when she meets Julius and Marguerite at the resort. She meets Christian and falls for him and worries he is too young. Little does she know though. Then she finds out what her friend Beth is really doing!!

Plot: 3.5/5Characterisation: 4/5Prose: 4/5How much I enjoyed it: 4/5

Under a Vampire Moon is Lynsay Sands' 16th Argeneau vampire book! I remember back in 2005 when I first picked up A Quick Bite (book one) and was instantly hooked by her humor, wit and swoon-worthy heroes. Under a Vampire Moon combines Sands' hilarious writing style with reluctant hero Christian Notte. Christian's family is bound and determined to help him win his life mate, Carolyn. Unfortunately, their help seems to be doing … well, something, because it included telling Carolyn that Christian isn't into women to get her to relax around him and get to know him. Add to that the fact that Carolyn is divorced and is about 20 years older than Christian looks (vampire genes!) and they all have their work cut out for them.The first of many lies (Christian being gay, of course) lands Christian and his family in a series of humorous misunderstandings and situations. Carolyn's reaction to finding out the lies is a bit far-fetched. She had just come out of a drawn-out divorce with her cheating, lying ex, after all. But, then again, being an immortal who looks 25 is a bit different than someone marrying you for your money.What I love about this book is that it's based on humor, which is what I feel the Argeneau books are based on. Sands' Rouge Hunter novels (also Argeneau books) aren't as funny and have a bit more severity to them. Under a Vampire Moon definitely swung to the amusing side, and I was glad I picked it up.A lot of contemporary romance authors write heroines who have flaws (though I am not saying age is a flaw!), and I love the way Sands worked with Carolyn and Christian's perceived age difference. It wasn't overly mentioned or pushed past too quickly. I felt comfortable with it, while not being constantly knocked on the head about it.Now on to what everyone really wants to know: the steam! Vampires are, of course, sexy as sin. Then you have a 500+-year-old vampire in a 25-year-old body? You know where this is going. Carolyn herself is more worldly than a young heroine, and the two have enough attraction to cause a small earthquake. The bedroom scenes are well-done once Carolyn fully lets go, and they only serve to enhance, not take over, the plot.If you love vampires, misunderstandings, true love and great secondary characters, I highly recommend starting the Argeneau series. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but you will enjoy it so much more if you start from the beginning.http://books.usatoday.com/happyeveraf...

Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands*A review copy of this book was received from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review*Carolyn is on a much needed vacation with her friend Bethany at the resort their friend Genie works at. She is going through a bad divorce that has left her lacking self-esteem. The only problem, the resort is full of honeymooning couples, including Marguerite and Julius Notte and Bethany has been sick so Carolyn is left on her own. She never dreamed her world would change when she accepted the offer to dine with Marguerite and Julius on her first night there.Christian and his band were called in to help Genie out at the resort. His mother realized that his life mate was on the island and it was the perfect excuse to get him there. With the help of his cousin Gia and his family he sets out to gain the trust of his life mate. The only catch, she thinks she is acting as his “beard” around his family. It gets harder and harder to keep up the charade the more time he spends with Carolyn because she makes him laugh and he enjoys her company.I loved Carolyn. She’s an older woman that has real life experience, even if it wasn’t the best. She has had to overcome so much to get to where she is now and with Christian’s help, she will have finally have the life she deserves. It was nice to see her grow and become comfortable in her own skin. I do think she accepted Christian’s explanation a little too easy; he should’ve had to work at it a little more. Christian is one of my favorite of Marguerite’s sons. He is super sexy, yet he has to play a gay guy in order to get his life mate to trust him. She has a serious issue with the age difference but doesn’t realize how much older he really is. These two had some great moments that had me laughing out loud, they are super-hot together too.One of my favorite things about this book was that a lot of my favorite characters made an appearance without getting in the way of the main story with Christian and Carolyn. The secondary characters just enhanced their story. The setting was beautiful and Captain Jack was hilarious. The story may have been full of humor but it also had plenty of steam to satisfy everyone.Overall I really enjoyed this installment and can’t wait to read the next one. I give Under a Vampire Moon 4 Flaming Hearts.