Ronan

Mate's Mark, Book 1

By: G. Eilsel

Narrated by: Zachary Zaba, Declan Winters

It's been almost a century since the veil fell and monsters invaded the world.

We didn't give the humans an opportunity to retaliate as we charged in and took over, and I was at the head of the front lines with my sword in hand. A perfect soldier, fighting the battles that ultimately put my people in charge of this planet. Half of humanity was slaughtered, and in the decades since the invasion, things have only gotten worse. Tensions between the rebel humans and monsters grew as the climate changed, and temperatures rose as resources dwindled. The sun scorched away plants and trees, leaving behind a husk of a planet where everyone fights for survival.

The Fates were furious at our violence, and now we're trapped inside the hell we created.

We've all heard the tale of the Mate's Mark, and how we're destined to find our fated mate. One human, one monster foretold to be the cure to this cursed world, and to repair the damage that has been done. What was once the cause of curiosity and intrigue has turned into nothing more than a mockery. Decades have passed, and not a single pair of fated mates has been found.

Until now.

Until me.

Until the night I pull off my armor and find the mark staring back.

Ronan is a first-person dual POV MM monster romance series. It is the first in a series that will have an overarching storyline carried over between books. While this series ends with a guaranteed HEA, individual books end on more of an HFN basis. The featured couple's story will be resolved, though there will be some unanswered questions and mild cliffhangers that lead into the next in the series.

Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2025 G. Eilsel (P)2025 Podium Audio

Good Narrators

This was the first book I have listened to by this author. The narrators made it easy to identify the speakers and added to the enjoyment of the book. The author did a great job of world building using the narrative of the story. The mates took a little time to get to know each other, so the reader got acquainted with them before they were together. I listened to this over 3 days and have already bought the next book. Worth a credit, but if you have KU, they are whispersynced.

Awesome Sci Fi alien/dystopian series.

This was such a great book so far and heat is insane when it's gets going. It will have you on the edge of your seat bitting your nail and hoping love wins out.

One of the best!

I loved this book when I read the ebook for the first time and I absolutely love the audiobook version. Zachary Zaba and Declan Winters perform the heck out of this book and somehow added more personality and life to the characters and world that were already fantastic. One of the best audiobooks of the year and I can't wait for more!.

Different take on fated mates

I enjoyed the different take of fated mates in this book. I enjoyed how these two met and all they had to go through to get where the book ended. It was a little slow to start but picked up after the first few chapters.

Already ready for book 2 to come to audio

This book was soooo good!!! The characters and all their snark was so funny. The fated mates was fantastic! I might not even be able to wait on the next audio and just dive into the next book with my eyeballs. If you like monsters, dystopian, sassy MCs, and the touch him and die type of books- listen to this one!!