The Fake Mate

De: Lana Ferguson

Narrado por: Samantha Summers, Joe Arden

Duración: 11 h

Resumen del Editor

Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson.

Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother’s obsession with Mackenzie finding the perfect mate to settle down with threatens to drive Mackenzie barking mad. Out of options, it feels like a small thing to tell her grandmother that she’s met someone. That is, until she blurts out the name of the first man she sees and the last man she would ever date: Noah Taylor, the big bad wolf of Denver General.

Noah Taylor, interventional cardiologist and all around grump, has spent his entire life hiding what he is. With outdated stigmas surrounding unmated alphas that have people wondering if they still howl at the moon, Noah has been careful to keep his designation under wraps. It’s worked for years, until an anonymous tip has everything coming to light. Noah is left with two options: come clean to the board and risk his career—or find himself a mate. The chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asking him to be her fake boyfriend on the same day he’s called to meet the board has to be kismet, right?

Mackenzie will keep her grandmother off her back, and Noah will get a chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate—a mutually beneficial business transaction, they both rationalize. But when the fake-mate act turns into a very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realize love is a whole different kind of animal.

©2023 Lana Ferguson (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“The Fake Mate delivers the best of my two favourite worlds: a grumpy dark-haired doctor who–literally–howls to the moon, and the high stakes fake dating conundrum he’s thrusted into. Make no mistake, Lana weaves fantastically the elements we love from a paranormal romance (namely, attractive shifters with extremely interesting drives), with the humour characteristic from the best contemporary rom-com you can get your hands on. This book is addictive, epically smutty and the breath of fresh air the romance genre didn’t know it needed.”—Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author

"This fun, steamy romance has interesting, well-drawn characters who happen to be shifters...Fans of fake relationships will appreciate Ferguson’s paranormal twist on the trope."—Library Journal

“What begins as a typical fake relationship story quickly slides into a delightfully endearing study of two people overcoming expectations.”—Publishers Weekly

Such a great listen!

This book does a great job in introducing you into Omega verse while remaining mostly a romcom. The prevalent tropes are grumpy X sunshine, fake mates, a bit of miscommunication trope and slowish burn.
Noah and Mac were definitely great characters with amazing chemistry and good banter, they were genuinely two really good people who were meant to be together and once they understand that, especially after her heat, yhe story just gets better and better. I truly loved their inside jokes, their vulnerability and the constant tension of "will they, won't they?"
the only reason why I'm not giving it 5 stars is that the rest of the characters were very two dimensional, superficial and only served as means to an end. I like finding more than just the main couple interesting.
plot ⭐⭐⭐/5
romance 💕💕💕💕/5
spice 🌶️🌶️, 5/5
MMC ✨✨✨✨/5 (I wish we could've known s bit more about him)
FMC ✨✨✨✨✨/5
OC ✨/5
narration 🎶🎶🎶, 5/5 (I didn't particularly like the female voice read by the male narrator, as well as some parts with the female narrator)
recommend? 7.8/10

Love it!

It’s was cute, sexy, and funny. This is a nice airplane read if you have a trip with a long layover. Give you the good feels you need while traveling.

MY AO3 ERA PREPARED ME FOR THIS

read this after Bride because I was feeeeening for more omega verse !! I LOVED THIS!! DEVOURED. ATE IT ALL UP. I just love a werewolf story in a normal modern setting. i also always love a serious broody man 🐺 and a girl who yaps 🗣️

A wolfie rom com?? YES PLEASE!!!! Loved this so much

I haven’t had a crush on a wolf since Twilight lol, move over Jacob Black there is a new Alpha in my heart: Dr Noah Taylor
Boy oh boy! This was sexy, spicy, steamy! I made the mistake of listening to this audiobook at work and it was so hard to keep a straight face, I was so giddy and kept fanning my face lol

Noah and Mackenzie make such a great couple, he is grumpy, she’s sunshine, they bring out the best of each other, loved them from the beginning. Loved all the secondary characters; little cute grandma, the gay friend, freaking Jessica!!!!!!

I really enjoyed this, it was romantic, cute, it was different, fun and funny! I learned new things, I may or may not had Googled things about wolves lol

Joe Arden narrating is chefs kiss as always. The spicy scenes, his deep voice…oh lord help me!

Please please read or listen to this wolfie rom com

YES!

Not only did a laugh so much when listening to this book, but there were multiple times where I caught myself just standing in the middle of the room with my hands on my face just completely caught up in the story. This was such a unique take on mates and alphas/omegas and I REALLY enjoyed it!

Deym hawt!!

This book will cause you to palpitate. Never short on spice. Paging Dr. Noah Taylor!

Cute Shifter romance!!

Loved everything about this, the performance (even tho I’m not a huge fan of when the male narrator does the female parts and vice versa) but It was so entertaining and cute, loved the spicy scenes!! Would listen to again!

Fun story

I really enjoyed this listen. The narrators made it easy to connect to the characters and it was well tied in the end with f%$king Jessica :)

Unexpected and steamy

Very funny and engaging story with plenty of steam but also a different story with the shifter side.

fantastic voice actors, and a story that feels real enough with all the fiction

Honestly this is the first story in a while I thoroughly enjoyed. The characters came to life and the story had me hooked. I don't think it's part of a series so kinda sad on that front but definitely an enjoyable listen.