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My Lord Immortality (Zebra Regency Romance)

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Because of her brother's (William) mental condition (he's a strapping young man with the mind of a child), Miss Amelia Hadwell has turned her back on Society and is currently living quietly in a poorer neighbourhood on a meager allowance from her parents, with William, and their devoted servant, Mrs. Benson. Amelia had quite resigned herself to a lifetime of loneliness and isolation when a series of horrific murders begins to plague the neighbourhood. Because of William's condition, Amelia lives in daily fear that someone will try to pin the murders on William. And her fears are confirmed when an anonymous tip links a young man fitting William's description to the latest murder. Fortunately for Amelia, her neighbour, the mysterious and enigmatic Sebastian St. Ives, is at hand willing to offer assistance and comfort. But Sebastian also awakens in Amelia heady feelings that she had thought she had buried. Will her feelings for Sebastian get in the way of her resolve to protect her brother?

Chosen by the Great Counsel of Vampires to protect Amelia (one of the maidens whom Nefri had given part of the Medallion to), Sebastian St.Ives had thought that his task would be rather simple: keep an eye on Amelia, and to make sure that she came to no harm. What the scholarly Sebastian had not counted on was Amelia's valour, her determination to protect her brother at all cost, and the strong attraction he would feel for her. Now, faced with a cunning foe who has figured out exactly how to bring Amelia down, Sebastian will have to be twice and clever and twice as ruthless. But can he do this feeling as he does for Amelia?

"My Lord Immortality" finishes the vampire trilogy that revolves around the three vampires who had been ordered by the Great Counsel to protect the three maidens who each possessed one-third of a powerful medallion. The Medallion had been used by the powerful and wise vampire Nefri to create a reality -- called the Veil -- where all the vampires had retired to in order to spend their time in study and at peace. Now, however, a few renegade vampires have left the Veil, hell-bent on retrieving the Medallion thirds in order to destroy the Veil and to make themselves all powerful. On the whole, the trilogy ended on a good and satisfying note. The authour does a rather good job of depicting the attraction that simmers between Sebastian and Amelia, as well as of the frustration that the scholarly Sebastian feels over the unexpected twists that his mission has taken thanks to his feelings for Amelia. I especially enjoyed Debbie Raleigh's strong character portrayal of Amelia's courage and loyalty, and that she made Amelia intelligent as well -- a feisty heroine with more hair than wit would have been too much to bear! And if I didn't exactly have much patience for Sebastian's lack of subtlety and patience, the swift pace of the novel made this cross easy to bear. Rather nicely done though was the unexpected plot twist (even if it didn't actually amount to very much) that the authour provided us with so the "My Lord Immortality" didn't become the totally expected and unsurprising read it might otherwise have been. So that all in all, I'd rate "My Lord Immortality" as an enjoyable 3 star read.

Despite the fact that I think I'll scream if I have to read the word "maiden" again anytime soon, "My Lord Immortality" had a lot of good things going for it. Amelia is an excellent heroine--intelligent, perceptive, loyal, and brave. Sebastian is interesting as a true scholar with fewer social skills, especially with the ladies, than either Lucien or Gideon. His awkwardness and hesitancy are keys to the romantic tension in the novel. Nevertheless, the attraction sizzles between these two, perhaps more than with the couples in the two previous installments. Indeed, this book is slightly more sensual (though still pretty innocent) than the others. Moreover, Sebastian is that elusive male all women want: one who knows what they want deep down without having to be told.

Sebastian, while he's willing to risk his life to protect Amelia, doesn't actually do that much to stop the villains -- who are perhaps the most villainous of the set -- so that somehow seems something of a letdown. Moreover, the surprise twist is not given enough attention and background; I think it directly related to Lucien's book in particular, but nothing was mentioned about that. One thing: so, um, what happens to the Medallion now? The fate of the Medallion and the Veil is not dealt with.

A generally pleasant ending for the trilogy.

received item in excellent condition and in very good mailing time. Very good story - part of a trilogy.

As the 3rd and final book of her series it was great that she had new things and was able to keep the old correct! Which is often not true. I like her style.