Soren

Vampire's Mate, Book 2

By: Grae Bryan

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Gabe Kingman has never been great with his emotions. His disastrous personal life is evidence enough of that. Returning to be a doctor in his small Colorado hometown was supposed to bring him closer to his family, not push them even further away. He’s been slowly working to repair the mistakes he’s made, but his efforts aren’t made any easier by the new existence of vampires in his world. Especially one pesky, annoyingly beautiful vampire in particular.

Soren Iversen never meant to stay in Hyde Park this long. He hasn’t kept himself alive for centuries by letting himself be a sitting duck. But instead of moving on months ago, he’s been kicking his heels in the most boring town in the world, hoping for one stubborn, annoyingly compelling human to pay him even a bit of attention.

When circumstances force the two of them together, Soren’s obsession and Gabe’s unwilling attraction are brought to a head. But Soren has been running for a reason, and the skeletons in his closet threaten to tear the couple apart before they can even begin.

Soren is a heated fated-mates MM paranormal romance with an HEA and no cliff-hanger. It contains a stubborn, emotionally repressed ICU doctor and a bratty, slightly unhinged vampire not afraid to stalk a man to get what he wants. It also contains steamy scenes between two men and the moderate violence (and mentions of blood) that one might expect from a vampire romance. This book can be listened to as a stand-alone, but the series is best enjoyed in order.

©2022 Grae Bryan (P)2023 Grae Bryan

Gabe and Soren

After reading Roman and discovering that Danny's brother was going to turn out to be Soren's fated mate, I knew I had to read it, or rather listen to it. Michael Ferraiuolo did a bang up job of bringing these two to life. I loved his voice for a haughty Soren and his voice for Gabe was great too.

I loved how vulnerable Gabe could be with Soren. Soren gave him a safe place to voice his fears and just be himself. It was lovely seeing Gabe eventually return the favor when Soren needed him too. Soren was very patient with Gabe. He knew Gabe struggled with the whole supernatural reveal and even though at first he knew Gabe didn't want him around, Soren was still watching from the shadows to make sure his mate was protected. It was sweet in a vampire way I think.

The steam was great and I enjoyed the plotline. I don't think Soren would have ever been truly settled and happy with Gabe knowing there was a possible threat out there to their happiness and safety. The arrival of Jay was wonderful too. That little sweetie deserves the best mate ever and thankfully he gets him in book 4.

In love with it

Can’t wait for the next book can’t wait to see what you do with that one

Wonderful

This was a great second entry in this series. The narration was fantastic. I can’t wait for the next one.

Very good

Does everything better than the first book. The pet names are more realistic/less cringe. The characters aren't saying "my mate" every other sentence. The pacing and characters felt more engaging, too. Really well done, fun read.

Loved Soren

I typically am not the biggest fan of Audiobooks, just a personal preference, but this one was great.

I loved the book itself, I read the physical copy, but the narrator for this and the story kept me enthralled.

Snarky Fun Vampire and his Reluctant Human!

I am obsessed with this series! I was so happy Soren got his story right away! The gorgeous, snarky vampire who has a vulnerability of his own. We get our Grumpy vibes from Gabe as he tries to deny his feelings for Soren as he so not into the vampire thing! But fate brings them together via a puppy and I got all the feels when Soren would "reluctantly" let Gabe cuddle his vampire! I loved the banter with the vampires who pretend to annoy each other but are so loyal to one another. Sweet, Steamy read with fantastic character chemistry all around in this world! Michael Ferraiuolo's narration just makes all the characters quirks and special personalities jump out even more! He is a fantastic Gabe and a perfect Soren.

Loved it!!

I loved Soren and Gabe! They are so cute together once Gabe gives Soren a chance. I felt so bad for Soren and all he went through. I was happy that he and Gabe won’t have to worry about Hendrick again. The narration was okay. I’m not sure exactly what it was, but I wasn’t a big fan of Soren’s voice.

Love This Series!

Love this entire series and ready for more! Likable characters with excellent relationship development. Flawless narration. Highly recommend!

WOW!!!

After listening to this beautiful Vampire Romance I need a Soren for myself 🤭. anyways this book is my favourite from the series I've read it multiple times now that I've listened to it I'll not Stop 😂. I Love the feel of Soren and Gabe's growing Love.
Narrator did an amazing job with giving these two amazing characters.

Lovely

So, I’m listening totally out of order but oh my gosh I love Michael Ferraiuolo’s voice. He is one of the most soothing narrators I’ve heard so far. I love listening to the audio when it’s available as it just provides that extra oomph to show you what they would sound like, and it brings the story to life even more.

I CANNOT wait for Lucien as it’s my absolute favorite by far, and I’m so excited to see what Michael does for Jaime 🥰