Lucien

Vampire's Mate, Book 3

By: Grae Bryan

Narrated by: Michael Ferraiuolo

Jamie Hernandez loves his life. He has his family, his friends, and a successful freelance career at just 23. The only thing missing? His monster. The one Jamie has seen in his dreams for the past five years. Jamie doesn’t know much about the enigmatic man from his visions, but he doesn’t need to. He knows enough. He knows they belong together.

Lucien Volaire has been losing his mind for almost half a century, the monster within him steadily taking greater control over his thoughts and actions. He’s destroyed everything he’s touched, including the people he’s cared for. The one thing that could stop his final descent into madness? A mate. So when Luc meets a young man in the desert, one who smells like heaven and doesn’t run in fear, Luc knows he’s met his last chance at redemption.

But the more Lucien is enchanted by Jamie, the more reluctant he is to taint him with his own vampire curse. Can Lucien find a balance between love and obsession? Or will those that want Luc out of their territory step in before he has a chance?

Lucien is a heated, fated-mates MM paranormal romance with an HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a morally grey, obsessive vampire with anger management issues and the bright, playful human who might just match him in possessive romantic tendencies. 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 (it is especially recommended to listen to Book One first).

©2022 Grae Bryan (P)2023 Grae Bryan

The Redemption of Lucien

"What was the point of being the villain if he didn’t get what he wanted in the end?"

Michael Ferraiuolo gave us an amazing performance for the redemption arc of Lucien. As the villain in previous books we have only seen one side of him - his monster side. But in Lucien we get to see so much more. We get to see he how much he secretly cares. How much he worries. And we get to see him fall in love with the wonderful Jamie. Speaking of Jamie he was such a fun character. His wild personality is exactly what Luc needed in his life. I just adored him.

It was also great to see some old friends from previous books. Danny, Roman, and sweet Jay are always a welcome sight. It was fun seeing Jamie give Roman crap about his attitude. He may only be a human, but he isn't afraid to protect his vampire. I am glad I know at this point that the twins will be getting their own book. I'm excited to see what kind of dynamic their mating will end up!

The antihero gets his HEA!

Lucien is the epitome of the antihero and who better to pair him with than a strong human with the gift of sight.  I loved that Jamie had seen Luc coming and Luc didn’t quite know how to handle that.  It created levity which was a great foil to Luc’s intensity.  The chemistry between the two (especially with Michael Ferraiuolo as narrator) was also off the charts making for some great spice!  It was so nice getting a look into Luc’s backstory which really sheds light on him and why he is the way he is. Overall, I loved this book and Grae Bryan continues to impress with the “Vampire’s Mate” series!

Lucien and Jamie

I absolutely loved Michael Ferraiuolo’s portrayal of Jamie, but I especially loved his portrayal of Lucien. He did an amazing job with Lucien’s French accent and his monster’s voice. I don’t usually listen to audiobooks but I enjoyed this one so much. It was a great way for me to revisit one of my favorite couples from the series!

Do good

Each book gets better. I think this was my favorite!!! 2nd was sooooo dang good too and I still love the 1st one. I need them others to come out ❤️

Jaime and Lucien are superior

book 3 has always been my favorite... but this narrator was perfection for Jaime's Sass and Lucien's bratty monster. ugh. so beautiful.