Nevermore by Maureen Child

Back cover: Name: Ricardo Esteban Amadeo Santos

                    Date of Birth: 1459

                    Date of Death: 1492

                     Date of Rebirth: 1492

                    Occupation: Immortal Guardian

Reborn moments after Queen Isabella of Spain ordered her lover's death, Santos accepted eternal life in exchange for protecting humanity.  For centuries, he's kept himself secluded in a hillside mansion.  But all that changes one night when he takes in a woman who claims to have seen him in a vision.

A dire prediction has convinced Erin Brady she will be murdered on her thirtieth birthday - and that Santos is the only man who can help her.  Unwittingly drawn to the beauty who can read his thoughts and heart like no one ever has, Santos realizes she is his Destined Mate.  And with the threat of her imminent extinction ticking like a time bomb, Santos suddenly has something worth dying...and worth living for.

 I read Maureen's first Guardian book, Eternally, and really enjoyed it.  It was also the first Nocturne series book I had read.  This would be the second, and I hope she'll keep writing about the Guardians because I want to hear more of their interesting stories, and the strong women who are their Destined Mates.  It took me a year to find this book, but it was certainly worth it!

Excellence rating: **** - Very Good

Steaminess:  Yummy

Lynn