<p>After seven hundred years of life, Marguerite Argeneau finally has a career. Well, the start of one, anyway. She&apos;s training to be a private investigator, and her first assignment is to find an immortal&apos;s mother. It seemed simple enough, until Marguerite wakes up one evening to find herself at the wrong end of a sword. Now she realizes she&apos;s in way over her head.</p><p>Julius Notte wants to protect Marguerite, and not because someone just tried to take her head off. She doesn&apos;t know it yet, but she&apos;s his lifemate and he&apos;s determined to woo her. It&apos;s been over five hundred years since he last courted a woman, but surely the techniques haven&apos;t changed. Now if only he can keep her alive—so to speak—so they can have that happily-ever-after.</p>