Single White Incubus

Supernatural Selection, Book 1

De: E. J. Russell

Narrado por: Greg Boudreaux

Does a bear shift in the woods?

Well, partially. That was what got grizzly-shifter Ted Farnsworth into trouble. He wasn’t trying to break the Secrecy Pact. He just wants people to see the real him. So he signs up with the mate-matching service Supernatural Selection - which guarantees marriage to a perfect partner. Not only will Ted never be lonely again, but once his new beaver-shifter husband arrives, they’ll build Ted’s dream wilderness retreat together. Win-win.

Quentin Bertrand-Harrington, scion of an incubus dynasty, has abstained from sex since nearly killing his last lover. When his family declares it’s time for him to marry, Quentin decides the only way not to murder his partner is to pick someone who’s already dead. Supernatural Selection finds him the ideal vampire, and Quentin signs the marriage agreement sight unseen.

But a mix-up at Supernatural Selection contracts Quentin with Ted. What’s Ted supposed to do with an art historian who knows more about salad forks than screwdrivers? And how can Quentin resist Ted’s mouthwatering life force? Yet as they work together to untangle their inconvenient union, they begin to wonder if their unexpected match might be perfect after all.

©2018 Ellen J. Russell (P)2024 Ellen J. Russell

Hilarious!

Hilarious and heartfelt, Single White Incubus followed Ted and Quentin who were never supposed to meet except for a slight error on their signed-in-blood marriage certificates. A love story with cute moments and hilarious hijinks, I’d highly recommend it.

Good listen

it was really intriguing and I loved Ted but Quentin was annoying a lot of the time and very dramatic but overall good listen. Narration was good

Fantastical mixed up tale of the perfect match!

Supernatural Selections. Guaranteed to give you the perfect match. This story begins a series of fun fantastical tales. The story is fun, intriguing, full of unusual and quite entertaining circumstances. Two quite opposite characters who don’t exactly fit the mold of “typical” for their species have been contracted (and signed in blood!)as ‘the perfect match’ for each other. Their Supernatural Selections contract ends in a magically induced divorce. However, even though there is an arrest and court case, love shines a light for the two who have, through trial and time, come to love each other. A solidly written, supernaturally fun tale narrated with perfection by Greg Boudreaux!

I'm dying - send an ambulance

I've been cackling for days listening to this. It's super refreshing and simply fun. There's tension but you're not pulling your hair out. If you're on the fence definitely pick it up!

Perfection - Favorite author and favorite narrator!

E. J. Russell writes some of my all time favorite characters, and makes them so real I expect to turn around and find them living in my neighborhood. This book has everything, from humor to suspense, to those incredible moments that make me hold my breath as I flip pages late into the night.
Greg Boudreaux gives voice to these amazing characters as if they were written just for him. I wish I didn’t have to wait for the next audiobook installment in this series, Vampire With Benefits.

Very cute - and less superficial than expected.

This is a very interesting “meet cute” setup when an incubus who is supposed to be marrying a vampire accidentally gets dropped off to a bear shifter’s secluded cabin. Apparently some clerical error at the supernatural matchmaking agency has resulted in the two of them being married to each other instead of to their intended matches. The incubus is worried about potentially draining the life force from his partner, and is therefore looking for someone who is not “technically“ alive. The bear shifter needs a partner to take care of, share his life with, keep him on task, and help him build his retreat center in the mountains.
Now they need to use the magically binding contract’s escape clause in order to be able to marry their “perfect matches”. Unfortunately, it means they need to spend several weeks together before their marriage contract can be terminated. They have to gather all the items for the termination ritual together.
During that time they find that they have more in common than they thought, and they start to help/rely on one another.
Unfortunately, now that they have initiated the termination clause of their contract, they will never be able to see each other again once the ritual is complete.

Enjoy a fun ride through the challenges of a new and unexpected relationship, and see how the pair manage to resolve their own personal challenges, as well as their unintended union.

*Also, I really enjoy the narrator. I have listened to several books he has read, and he always does a good job.

- Minor annoyances - TBH this is super nitpicky, but there is some redundancy in terms of Quentin (incubus) freaking out constantly about potentially hurting a living partner… it’s understandable, but I think maybe a touch on the overkill side narrative wise.
Also, they refer to supernaturals/beings in the supernatural community as “Sups” (like soups), it’s cute, but in formal settings like a wedding or court case the casual abbreviation sounds a bit incongruous.

loves it

this book is great and I love that it's from the same world as cutie and the beast. enjoyed it alot

Wonderful delivery unique story

I loved this story and concept. Two main characters of Ted a bear shifter and Quentin an incubus are paired and matched with their perfect match. Neither was supposed to be with each other however somehow the final contracts signed in blood matched them to each other. This book had so many mishaps and crazy moments as they fought to dissolve this marriage. However despite crazy concerns and things seeming like they'll never work they find happiness in each other along the way. This book came with so much humor and plenty of suspense. However I loved how things worked out. The narration was perfect and really added to the story. Definitely worth going for the audio version and checking this out.

best romance book of the year

This book took me by complete surprise. Not only was it a great read and very well written, but even the side characters felt real and thought out. definitely reading it again and getting the other books in the series!

What a cute, mildly addictive story!

This is only my second EJ Russell book and I loved this one so much more than the other one I read! While it wasn’t laugh-out-loud funny, some of the situations were humorous (poor Zeke, I mean really…) and I ended up listening to the whole thing in less than two days. Ted and Q-bert really were an odd couple but they seemed to work. There were a lot of supernaturals talked about that I have no clue what they are, but I’m somewhat used to that after Russell’s Enchanted Occasions book. The only thing I could have done without was all the drama at the end. It created a lot of what I thought was unnecessary angst and could have been completely cut out of the story without the story losing any oomph. Ted and Q-Burt’s relationship woes were strong enough on their own. But, that’s just me. I’m anti-angst. I also usually don’t like coming into a series that’s an offshoot of another series that I haven’t read, but this one had the opposite effect! Hearing about some of the other characters has made me dig up Russell’s Fae Out Of Water series to binge on after I read the rest of Supernatural Selection ones. I must know more of Alun and David! And Casamir and Rusty! Major kudos to Greg Boudreaux for another outstanding performance. He handled all the different voices extremely well (like usual) and was the perfect fit. If you like paranormal reads, do NOT pass this one by!