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The Immortal Series #1
Immortal of My Dreams
A woman who doesn't want to fall in love. An Immortal centuries away who needs his soul mate to survive. A passion stronger than time.
Attractive down-to-earth Jillian Murray travels to Scotland after her Gram, the last of her bloodline, passes away. Locking up her emotions from her troubled childhood, Jillian takes a leap of faith and plunges into 15th century Scotland. When she lays eyes on the dark, handsome, and completely frustrating Immortal, Merrick Ambrose, she can't help but to notice the charged atmosphere between them and a growing attraction.
Jillian delves deeper into the dangerous times finding murder, betrayal, and the all powerful Guardians, Merrick's creators, who will do anything to keep him from finding his soul mate. As Jillian crosses Merrick's path more and more, she begins to accept the fact she might not return home, she also realizes her heart might not want to.
Can Jillian open her heart up to love, or will she leave Merrick and all they have between them in the past...
Attractive down-to-earth Jillian Murray travels to Scotland after her Gram, the last of her bloodline, passes away. Locking up her emotions from her troubled childhood, Jillian takes a leap of faith and plunges into 15th century Scotland. When she lays eyes on the dark, handsome, and completely frustrating Immortal, Merrick Ambrose, she can't help but to notice the charged atmosphere between them and a growing attraction.
Jillian delves deeper into the dangerous times finding murder, betrayal, and the all powerful Guardians, Merrick's creators, who will do anything to keep him from finding his soul mate. As Jillian crosses Merrick's path more and more, she begins to accept the fact she might not return home, she also realizes her heart might not want to.
Can Jillian open her heart up to love, or will she leave Merrick and all they have between them in the past...
194 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2010
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About the author
Alexis McNeil
6 books29 followersAlexis McNeil is an American author with four novels under her belt, all part of the Immortal Series. She has a passion for writing and transforming her dreams into stories!
She resides in Pennsylvania with her husband and two teen daughters where she splits her time between being a kitchen designer, a busy mother, a loving wife, and a romance writer!
Alexis McNeil was born in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1978. When she was two years old, the family moved to Littleton, Colorado where they enjoyed the sunshine, snow, and mountains. She spent the next seven years riding bikes, camping in the mountains, playing with friends, and dreaming of bigger things with her sister and brothers. Eventually, the family moved a final time out east to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she now resides.
An alum of BPHS, at twenty she attended Pittsburgh Technical Institute where she completed an Associate’s degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, while working full time as a hostess and server. After graduating, she worked at an architect firm, the kitchen department in a lumber yard, and finally as a Kitchen Designer. In her early 30’s she realized that writing was not something she wanted only as a hobby, that she worked on here and there, but a passion that she wanted to incorporate into her daily life. Simply put, writing lets her soul speak.
Currently, she’s hard at work on her next novel, a paranormal romance featuring two alpha males, one with a penchant for danger and the other, a zealous man who goes after what he wants. Both are intrigued by Scottie Jane, a complex gal who has a habit of finding trouble.
She resides in Pennsylvania with her husband and two teen daughters where she splits her time between being a kitchen designer, a busy mother, a loving wife, and a romance writer!
Alexis McNeil was born in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1978. When she was two years old, the family moved to Littleton, Colorado where they enjoyed the sunshine, snow, and mountains. She spent the next seven years riding bikes, camping in the mountains, playing with friends, and dreaming of bigger things with her sister and brothers. Eventually, the family moved a final time out east to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she now resides.
An alum of BPHS, at twenty she attended Pittsburgh Technical Institute where she completed an Associate’s degree in Computer-Aided Drafting, while working full time as a hostess and server. After graduating, she worked at an architect firm, the kitchen department in a lumber yard, and finally as a Kitchen Designer. In her early 30’s she realized that writing was not something she wanted only as a hobby, that she worked on here and there, but a passion that she wanted to incorporate into her daily life. Simply put, writing lets her soul speak.
Currently, she’s hard at work on her next novel, a paranormal romance featuring two alpha males, one with a penchant for danger and the other, a zealous man who goes after what he wants. Both are intrigued by Scottie Jane, a complex gal who has a habit of finding trouble.
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March 16, 2016
This story was pretty decent! Short and in parts it felt rushed, like there wasn't any rhyme or reason to the romance, it just was... But not in anyway that made sense... Does that even make sense? What I mean is, the romance just felt rushed!
Never the less, I really did enjoy this book and will probably be reading the next book in the series!
Enjoy!
Never the less, I really did enjoy this book and will probably be reading the next book in the series!
Enjoy!
June 18, 2020
I read the first 3 books in this series back in 2013! Book 4, the final book in the series, wasn’t out until 2016! That’s a long time between books 3 and 4. I couldn’t remember much except it was immortals, time travel with some romance thrown in...that’s not much. So I’m rereading this series.
I really don’t know what to think about this book. Merrick doesn’t meet Jilly until chapter 8 or about 35% into the book. Jilly acts stupid. She’s a New Yorker yet seems to have zero sense when it comes to personal safety. That’s just hard to believe.
Plus, the main characters rarely interact. She spends all her time with Grant and the 2 main characters are Grant and Cameron. Readers never really can connect with Merrick who spends much of the story chasing, feeling up and having sex with servant girls. And that’s when he shows in the book.
Finally, importantly, there Is an abundance of irrelevant backstory. I actually skimmed long passages of Jilly reminiscing about her grandparents and parents...at least it was in italics and I could skip portions. And this happened throughout the book.
I kept waiting to find out why she jumped on Cameron to follow him to the 1500s. She doesn’t seem concerned that she’s trapped 400 years before her time. She seems to easily step into life of the period...
There is one interesting note. She is given a choice by the guardians. And she must think on it and make a decision that will affect the rest of her life.
Otherwise, it’s just an odd book and not one that would cause me to continue the series. I will because I own the four books now but if I’d picked it up today I probably wouldn’t finish much less read the series. Not this girls cup o tea.
I really don’t know what to think about this book. Merrick doesn’t meet Jilly until chapter 8 or about 35% into the book. Jilly acts stupid. She’s a New Yorker yet seems to have zero sense when it comes to personal safety. That’s just hard to believe.
Plus, the main characters rarely interact. She spends all her time with Grant and the 2 main characters are Grant and Cameron. Readers never really can connect with Merrick who spends much of the story chasing, feeling up and having sex with servant girls. And that’s when he shows in the book.
Finally, importantly, there Is an abundance of irrelevant backstory. I actually skimmed long passages of Jilly reminiscing about her grandparents and parents...at least it was in italics and I could skip portions. And this happened throughout the book.
I kept waiting to find out why she jumped on Cameron to follow him to the 1500s. She doesn’t seem concerned that she’s trapped 400 years before her time. She seems to easily step into life of the period...
There is one interesting note. She is given a choice by the guardians. And she must think on it and make a decision that will affect the rest of her life.
Otherwise, it’s just an odd book and not one that would cause me to continue the series. I will because I own the four books now but if I’d picked it up today I probably wouldn’t finish much less read the series. Not this girls cup o tea.
June 18, 2020
I read the first 3 books in this series back in 2013! Book 4, the final book in the series, wasn’t out until 2016! That’s a long time between book 3 and 4. I couldn’t remember much except it was immortals, time travel with some romance thrown in...that’s not much. So I’m rereading this series.
I really don’t know what to think about this book. Merrick doesn’t meet Jilly until chapter 8 or about 35% into the book. Jilly acts stupid. She’s a NewYorker yet seems to have zero sense when it comes to personal safety. That’s just hard to believe.
Plus the main characters rarely interact. She spends all her time with Grant and the 2 main characters are Grant and Cameron. Readers never really can connect with Merrick who spends much of the story chasing, feeling up and having sex with servant girls.
Finally, importantly, there Is an abundance of irrelevant backstory. Chapters of backstory. I actually skimmed long passages of Jilly reminiscing about her grandparents and parents...at least it was italics and I could skip portions. And this happened throughout the book. This book never explained why she jumped on Cameron to follow him to the 1500s. She seems to miss nothing and seems perfectly at place four hundred years in the past.
It’s jut an odd book and not on that would cause me to continue the series. I will because I own the four books now but not romance, not adventurous...not sure what to call it.
I really don’t know what to think about this book. Merrick doesn’t meet Jilly until chapter 8 or about 35% into the book. Jilly acts stupid. She’s a NewYorker yet seems to have zero sense when it comes to personal safety. That’s just hard to believe.
Plus the main characters rarely interact. She spends all her time with Grant and the 2 main characters are Grant and Cameron. Readers never really can connect with Merrick who spends much of the story chasing, feeling up and having sex with servant girls.
Finally, importantly, there Is an abundance of irrelevant backstory. Chapters of backstory. I actually skimmed long passages of Jilly reminiscing about her grandparents and parents...at least it was italics and I could skip portions. And this happened throughout the book. This book never explained why she jumped on Cameron to follow him to the 1500s. She seems to miss nothing and seems perfectly at place four hundred years in the past.
It’s jut an odd book and not on that would cause me to continue the series. I will because I own the four books now but not romance, not adventurous...not sure what to call it.
December 5, 2011
Rated 3.5/5
Summary: Jillian Murry is devastated after the death of her Gram, her last living relative. She travels from New York to Scotland to make arrangements for the funeral and take care of her Gram’s estate. She soon discovers that Gram owed back taxes and was about to lose her home. Jillian refuses to accept the loss of her family’s home, so she decides to sell some of her Grandfather’s antique collection instead. While sorting through the attic, she finds an unusual gold belt with sheaths for 13 daggers.
shortly after showing the belt to an antiques dealer, Jillian is contacted buy a perspective buyer. The buyer, Cameron Lachlan, is an immortal warrior. He needs the belt to be able to travel back in time to save the life of his soulmate. Because Jillian has no family left in the modern world, she makes an impulse decision to travel back in time to AD 1495 Scotland with Cameron. To Cameron’s horror, Jillian doesn’t ask permission first. Instead, she travels with him as a stowaway of sorts.
None of the warriors are happy to see Jillian arrive in their time, because by doing so, she has broken a sacred rule of the belt. The makers of the belt, the Guardians, are sure to punish everyone involved for breaking the rule.
In spite of the hostility she receives after first arriving in Cameron’s keep, she eventually catches the eye of the gorgeous Merrick. The inexplicable attraction between Merrick and Jillian creates a variety of interesting situations for both the Warriors and the mortals in this story. The only way they can really be together is if they are soulmates, and one Guardian, Rowena, will do anything to prevent that from happening.
Review: This is a pretty good Highlander romance, although perhaps not especially memorable. Jillian is considered a bonnie lass in the fifteenth century, but her personality is nothing special. Merrick becomes more likeable toward the end of this book, but for most of it he is a total jerk. I wanted their relationship to work out, but it was more because of the storyline than the characters. I like the story itself, it definitely held my interest.
This book is written in first person POV. While that can work perfectly fine in many books, I don’t think it translated as well in this particular book. If a story is going to be filtered through one character’s POV, then I want that perspective to be really interesting, cerebral, or emotional. In other words, I want to see the story unfold from the POV of a person who is interesting. I don’t think it works as well when the primary character is just average. Only an opinion. I bring it up because I think I would have liked this book a lot more if I knew what was going on in Merrick’s head also. We only get to see his actions, not what he was really thinking or feeling. I think this was why it took so long to like him.
As an overall rating, I’m going to stick with “pretty good.” It’s worth a read, but it wouldn’t be at the top of my TBR pile.
Summary: Jillian Murry is devastated after the death of her Gram, her last living relative. She travels from New York to Scotland to make arrangements for the funeral and take care of her Gram’s estate. She soon discovers that Gram owed back taxes and was about to lose her home. Jillian refuses to accept the loss of her family’s home, so she decides to sell some of her Grandfather’s antique collection instead. While sorting through the attic, she finds an unusual gold belt with sheaths for 13 daggers.
shortly after showing the belt to an antiques dealer, Jillian is contacted buy a perspective buyer. The buyer, Cameron Lachlan, is an immortal warrior. He needs the belt to be able to travel back in time to save the life of his soulmate. Because Jillian has no family left in the modern world, she makes an impulse decision to travel back in time to AD 1495 Scotland with Cameron. To Cameron’s horror, Jillian doesn’t ask permission first. Instead, she travels with him as a stowaway of sorts.
None of the warriors are happy to see Jillian arrive in their time, because by doing so, she has broken a sacred rule of the belt. The makers of the belt, the Guardians, are sure to punish everyone involved for breaking the rule.
In spite of the hostility she receives after first arriving in Cameron’s keep, she eventually catches the eye of the gorgeous Merrick. The inexplicable attraction between Merrick and Jillian creates a variety of interesting situations for both the Warriors and the mortals in this story. The only way they can really be together is if they are soulmates, and one Guardian, Rowena, will do anything to prevent that from happening.
Review: This is a pretty good Highlander romance, although perhaps not especially memorable. Jillian is considered a bonnie lass in the fifteenth century, but her personality is nothing special. Merrick becomes more likeable toward the end of this book, but for most of it he is a total jerk. I wanted their relationship to work out, but it was more because of the storyline than the characters. I like the story itself, it definitely held my interest.
This book is written in first person POV. While that can work perfectly fine in many books, I don’t think it translated as well in this particular book. If a story is going to be filtered through one character’s POV, then I want that perspective to be really interesting, cerebral, or emotional. In other words, I want to see the story unfold from the POV of a person who is interesting. I don’t think it works as well when the primary character is just average. Only an opinion. I bring it up because I think I would have liked this book a lot more if I knew what was going on in Merrick’s head also. We only get to see his actions, not what he was really thinking or feeling. I think this was why it took so long to like him.
As an overall rating, I’m going to stick with “pretty good.” It’s worth a read, but it wouldn’t be at the top of my TBR pile.
October 11, 2012
Decent start to a series.
Jillian, a single lady living in New York, travels to Scotland after receiving news that her grandmother has passed away. Awash in misery, she makes it to her grandmother's cottage only to find out that she owes 40,000 pounds in back-taxes or the house will be repossessed.
Unwilling to part with the last of her family's things, she begins to search the attic for something to sell (who has 40,000 pounds worth of stuff in their attic?). Jillian's grandfather was a collector of Scottish artifacts though and in a box they find a beautiful old bejeweled belt with dagger sheaths encircling it. Taking it to the local pawn shop she is told there is a collector who would be very interested.
The collector suddenly shows up at the house demanding to see it. This belt just happens to be what he has looked for for centuries. He's an Immortal (created by the Guardians, although you never really find out what either of their purposes are, besides the Guardians send the Immortals out on missions) and can use the belt to time travel. Him and his "brothers" are all bound in service to the Guardians and are not allowed release until they find their soul-mate and then become mortal. Obviously the Guardians do NOT want them to find their soul-mates.
The collector (also Jillian's ancestor) explains who he is to her, and that he must return to his soul-mate, she believes him (trusting of her) and as he is leaving the current time in a swirl of dust, she jumps in after him. Needless to say, people aren't pleased.
Once back in time (I think it's the 1500s?) she meets one of the other Immortals, Merrick, and is instantly drawn to him. Hello soul-mate. He's a cranky bastard though and a total man-whore (dislike). Misunderstandings, battles, a mean Guardian, more revelations about her family, and an unexpected development ensue. Eventual happy ending.
Jillian, a single lady living in New York, travels to Scotland after receiving news that her grandmother has passed away. Awash in misery, she makes it to her grandmother's cottage only to find out that she owes 40,000 pounds in back-taxes or the house will be repossessed.
Unwilling to part with the last of her family's things, she begins to search the attic for something to sell (who has 40,000 pounds worth of stuff in their attic?). Jillian's grandfather was a collector of Scottish artifacts though and in a box they find a beautiful old bejeweled belt with dagger sheaths encircling it. Taking it to the local pawn shop she is told there is a collector who would be very interested.
The collector suddenly shows up at the house demanding to see it. This belt just happens to be what he has looked for for centuries. He's an Immortal (created by the Guardians, although you never really find out what either of their purposes are, besides the Guardians send the Immortals out on missions) and can use the belt to time travel. Him and his "brothers" are all bound in service to the Guardians and are not allowed release until they find their soul-mate and then become mortal. Obviously the Guardians do NOT want them to find their soul-mates.
The collector (also Jillian's ancestor) explains who he is to her, and that he must return to his soul-mate, she believes him (trusting of her) and as he is leaving the current time in a swirl of dust, she jumps in after him. Needless to say, people aren't pleased.
Once back in time (I think it's the 1500s?) she meets one of the other Immortals, Merrick, and is instantly drawn to him. Hello soul-mate. He's a cranky bastard though and a total man-whore (dislike). Misunderstandings, battles, a mean Guardian, more revelations about her family, and an unexpected development ensue. Eventual happy ending.
June 6, 2016
The nicest thing I have to say is this.
SOoo much wasted potential.
Going any further than that will turn this into a really mean and nasty review.
So suffice it to say, It could have been better.
March 21, 2011
Really good. Looking forward to the sequel.
March 27, 2011
i must say this is a can not put down book.
July 7, 2012
This was an interesting concept of immortals and humans. The story was done well and I enjoyed it.
May 21, 2013
1.5 stars
December 30, 2015
This was ok the premise of the story was good but i felt something was missing with the characters,and i guessed the twist from the beginning of the book it was a bit predictable.
June 15, 2012
Love this book
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