Until Forever Comes

Mates Collection

By: Cardeno C.

Narrated by: Charlie David

A sensitive wolf shifter and a vicious vampire challenge history, greed, and the very fabric of their beings in order to stay together until forever comes.

Plagued by pain and weakness all his life, Ethan Abbatt is a wolf shifter who can't shift. Hoping to find an honorable death by joining his packmates in a vampire attack, Ethan instead learns two things: Draining his blood releases his pain and his wolf, and he has a true mate: a vampire named Miguel.

More than four centuries old, strong, powerful, and vicious, Miguel Rodriguez walks through life as a shadow, without happiness or affection. When a young shifter tells Miguel they're true mates, destined to be together, Miguel sends him away. But Ethan is persistent, and being together comes so naturally that Miguel can't resist for long. The challenge is keeping themselves alive so they can stay by each other's side until forever comes.

©2013 Cardeno C. (P)2015 Cardeno C.

Can't beat fate...

An interesting premise and such a sweet story. Loved Ethan and his resolute and differing perspective...it is what it is! Miguel falls for the undeniable logic. Thoroughly enjoyed the journey and I would be curious to see what the future holds for some of the cast...a good read!

Opposite Does Attract.

Ethan and Miguel story was absolutely wonderful. It just goes to show you even in the paranormal/shifter world opposite does attract also. When you come to realize, there's No telling who your mates can be. Miguel & Ethan proved that. Cardeno C. did an wonderful job writing and telling their story. Charlie David is one of the best narrator out here today. He always brings characters to life.👍I've been waiting patiently for new books from C.C. to become available on adubile.🙂

One of my favorite audiobooks

This is one of those books where I can listen to it over and over again. It’s a great story and despite being the second book in the Mates series, it was the first book I had read. After reading the others, this remains a clear favorite. It’s super low angst (unlike the rest) and the repertoire between Miguel and Ethan was lovely. The premise of how Miguel and Ethan are true mates was extremely inventive and like nothing else you’d find in any other shifter novel. This, combined with Cardeno’s Siphon book, just proves how truly gifted the author is. The narrator did well overall. There were a few spots where you could hear background noise or him taking big breaths. The accents were spot on, though!

A shifter and a vampire mated for life.

I loved this second book in the series. I love both shifters and vampire stories and having them mated was great!

Loved this M/M paranormal romance!

In this second book in the Mates series, we get to revisit two characters that showed up briefly toward the end of the first book, Ethan and Miguel. When I read about their characters in that book, I found them intriguing and was hoping that I'd get to find out more about them. So, I was very happy to see that Until Forever Comes was their story.

This story deviates a bit from the standard shifter mates type formula since while Ethan is a shifter, Miguel is a vampire. But while some things in the shifter world may usually play out along a certain set of rules, not everything will always follow those rules, and this is one of those times--giving us the unique deviation that forms their relationship.

I found the explanations behind Ethan and Miguel's unusual pairing quite interesting and it made for an intriguing read. The chemistry between the two in terms of anything not sexual though didn't quite feel as authentic. Their sexual chemistry though? Super hot and it made for some holy-wow-I-need-a-cold-shower scenes.

There's plenty of drama and suspense, and even though the emotional parts of Ethan and Miguel's relationship didn't quite ring as true for me as their sexual chemistry, I was still quite invested in their story.

Until Forever Comes was originally a solid 4-star read for me, but after listening to the audiobook, I've bumped that up to a 4.5. I'd recommend this book to readers who enjoy M/M paranormal romance, and this story is meant for those who are 18+ due to adult language and intense adult M/M sexual scenes.

Update-The narration: Do you know what narration can do for a story? It can change what I have rated a book previously. Charlie David's narration of Until Forever Comes? Beside the fact that he really brought the story alive and gave Ethan and Miguel distinct voices that suited each of them perfectly, he actually made me enjoy the story more than when I just read it myself...enough for me to throw another half star onto my rating. Even pacing, clear diction and the right balance of emotion made for a truly enjoyable listening experience! 5 stars for Mr. David's narration!

Really enjoyed this

I had read this series on my kindle and when I saw they were on audible, I had to pick this one up. A very young shifter who has never fit in his own skin meets a 400 year old vamp who he recognizes as his true mate. A lot of loving and sex and a good story, plus a great narration by Charlie David. Well worth a credit.

So fluffy

I loved this book.
HEA
Steamy 🌶🌶🌶 🌶 4/5 heat. Virgin wolf and ancient vampire.
No cheating
True Mates.
Ethan is a sickly shifter that can't shift until he meets his true mate, Miguel. And once they meet, bam!!! Hot, steamy, and surprisingly sweet, these two are great togther. Ethan is so sweet, but he isterritoriall where his mate, Miguel is concerned.
Charlie David, the man who narrated this was wonderful, his voice was so soothing.... And hot when he changed his accent to Miguel.

Another Mates book to enjoy

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, very well done, and thought out.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Until Forever Comes?

The fight scenes with the vampires. So well done.

What about Charlie David’s performance did you like?

Such great modulation and really shows appreciation for the characters.

Very enjoyable!!!

Any additional comments?

*** Audiobook provided to Bayou Book Junkie in exchange for a fair and honest review. ***

Ethan is the runt of the pack. Weak, unable to shift and sick, he is intent on dying a somewhat honorable death, which makes him join other young members of his pack and fight against some vampires that have settled in the town near their pack lands. What he didn't count on was that one of those vampires would be his true mate.

Miguel is a 400-year old vampire, very powerful and not all too happy about the little wolf that keeps following him, but unable to turn him away as the attraction between the two burns bright.

I adored Ethan, he has the kind of voice that is a mix between sarcastic, self-deprecating and fun that I love and it was entertaining as all to see all that was happening through his eyes and that came across even more in the narration.

Miguel was a bit prickly at first, but once he gave into Ethan, he was so sweet and protective.

Miguel and Ethan together were just perfect for each other, even when they didn't agree on vampire and shifter issues. And I also adored Chrissy and seeing how this book tied up with book one in the series. That was a lovely touch.

Charlie David did a fantastic job with this narration! His capacity to do all the different voices, to show so many emotions through his voice made him one of my favorite narrators for sure. He made a story that I already loved to bits even better for me and that's quite a feat!

Rating: 5 Stars!!!

Didn't see this 'cumin'

What a wonderful love story! And the sex scenes? Volcanic!!! I so hope Cardeno C. plans to continue this series. It is the absolute best I've ever read. It was obvious that the narrator enjoyed reading it.