A Taste for a Mate

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Narrated by: Gregory Salinas

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's Summary

A Taste for a Mate - Book 2 in the Redwood Pack Series

Jasper Jamenson's only responsibility to being the Beta of the Redwood Pack, second son of the Alpha, is to protect the Pack from themselves and the human world. After a century of selfless service, his brother's new-found mating forced him into taking a good look into his life. He isn't sure he wants a mate, but fate may have other ideas.

Willow Delton is a skinny bakery owner - the type most woman love to hate. Being without family, she finds herself alone to the Greek god with green eyes who saunters into her bakery every morning. Her desire to follow him, to be with him, overrides every rational sense she possessed.

Jasper and Willow are drawn together, despite every nuisance that works against them. But evil beyond even Jasper's supernatural compensation will make war against him, by going after the only thing in his eternal life he desires - Willow. Is Willow's heart enough to overcome Jasper's soul to save her life? A fight he cannot win, but to save her life - he must.

A full length novel.

You can find the print version of this novel in Redwood Pack Vol. 1.

©2012 Carrie Ann Ryan (P)2014 Carrie Ann Ryan

Not quite there

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

It was time well-spent. The time went by fast and I looked forward to listening to this book.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

This one didn't quite come together as well as I wanted it to. Although I enjoyed it more than book 1, I still felt that Willow believed all the werewolf stuff a little too easily, and neither she nor Jasper became someone I could connect fully with as characters.

What about Gregory Salinas’s performance did you like?

Gregory Salinas is a great narrator. Even with a deep voice, he manages the female POVs well. I enjoy listening to him.

Do you think A Taste for a Mate needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

I am intrigued with the direction this series is going. The impending war and the danger it has obviously brought to this pack's doorstep is interesting, and I want to know what happens.

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loved it!

Loved this story! I cant wait to read the next one. I have to know the rest of the story.. Carrie Ann Ryan is a amazing author I love her books!

Slow start= great story

I am a huge fan of paranormal stories, and have loved most of Carrie Ann Ryan’s books. This book however, almost lost me as a reader (just for this book). It started off slow, and an the prologue created some confusion. Once you get oriented with where the story begins and see how the prologue fits into the rest of the story it draws you in. I became so involved in the story that I finished the last 22 chapters in one day. Overall good story and very interesting characters.

Loved

What a great read, & listen. This is book 1 of a great series. Jasper and Willow are meant to be. Narration was wonderful .

Book 2 of the Redwood Pack will keep you on your toes.

Jasper and Willow's story is intense and makes you a fan of the Redwood Pack. You have to wonder if Jasper will ever really learn not to speak his mind out loud when he is thinking. The Central Pack is causing major trouble for the Redwood Pack. The narration was excellent I enjoyed this book and highly recommend.

Narrator makes or breaks an audio

Interesting story but can't deal with the narrator. The story line is strong enough that I tried the second book in the series after barely making it thru the first. But unfortunately I won't continue the series. The female voices are so bad it turns the humor between the mates into a parody.

I'm addicted

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am now addicted and will have to listen to them all. I have listened to dual narration and I like it but Gregory Salinas does a great job and I don't even think about it when he is reading me the story. I am loving the Redwood pack and all the different things that each member brings to the stories. Can't wait to hear all the family get their turn.

So good!

I really love Carrie's writing. I've read the entire Dante Circle and Montgomery Ink series, and I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into another series of hers. Well, this book did not disappoint! It was really everything that I hoped it would be, I can't wait to see where she takes the Redwood packs story!

Sweet and heartbreaking at the same time

What made the experience of listening to A Taste for a Mate the most enjoyable?

I am a huge Carrie Ann Ryan fan, so I would enjoy all of her books regardless. However, the combination of Carrie Ann Ryan's vivid imagination and Gregory Salinas voice is genius. Salinas manages to put different intonation and inflection when reading different characters which goes in line with what most readers do when reading a book themselves. It keeps the story fresh and the listener engaged throughout the entire book.

Which scene was your favorite?

“The Jamenson brothers stood in front of her and Willow didn't know what alter his parents had prayed to but they'd all been blessed in good looks and build.”
I don't have a specific favorite scene, but I did have several chuckle out loud moments. This particular lines is one of my favorite in the book. It shows just the tip of the sense of humor that I've vome to expect in all of Ryan's books.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

WARNING SPOILER AHEAD

As a very avid reader, at times I feel that I may have become jaded in the romance department. However, Willow finding out she was pregnant and Jasper's reaction to the news made even my sometimes jaded heart melt. It's the kind of moment all women want to have when telling the father of their child that they are expecting and Carrie Ann Ryan captured it perfectly.

Love this Series

What did you love best about A Taste for a Mate?

The story line

What other book might you compare A Taste for a Mate to and why?

An Alpha's Path. Two men having to fight for the mates they want and two women with issues of mating and turning.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Jasper Jamenson has to rescue Willow.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. Took my 1 1/2 days.