Taste Me

Immortal Vices and Virtues: Her Monstrous Mates, Book 5

By: J.R. Thorn

Narrated by: Troy Duran, Jeffrey Holz, Gregory Salinas, Maeve York, Lisa Zimmerman

One word could kill them all.
That's what I was warned about after the first accident when I killed my family's allies. My powers manifested too young.

Powers I never asked for.

I can connect with the realm of the dead. My medium?

My voice.

And so I don't talk. Ever. Not to anyone—except my sister, of course. She's the only reason I'm not utterly insane after a lifetime spent hiding.

In the darkness.

In silence.

Under a shroud of loneliness with only the dead for company.

Until I meet them.

Jasper.

Kornelius.

Zyran.

Three sinfully gorgeous vampires without a House who I don't trust.

Because my words didn't kill them when they came for me.

My time spent hiding is over, because now all of the Houses know about me.

And I can choose to run or I can scream.

Taste Me is a spicy standalone romance with obsessively protective mates. These psychotic vampires will guide Ishara on a road of self-acceptance and forgiveness, but not before breaking down her emotional walls. There will be biting. There will be darkness. And there will be blood. Listener discretion is advised.

©2023 J.R. Thorn (P)2024 Pink Flamingo Productions

narration is 5 stars!!

🅰🆄🅳🅸🅾🅱🅾🅾🅺 🆁🅴🆅🅸🅴🆆

This is Issy's story (twin to Fallon from Claim Me). She's Fallon's twin and she too has lucked into 3 fated mates, specifically triplets!

I'm a sucker for RH and darker themes don't scare me off. Theres also a lot more background to the Patriarch and the witches as a whole.

Narration by Greg Salinas, Troy Duran, Jeffrey Holz, Lisa Zimmerman and Maeve York.
Hats off to both female narrators ago stayed true to their characters in Claim Me! Greg and Troy are 2 of my favorite growly voices, which were perfect for their roles and Jeffrey is fairly new to me and was fabulous as well!

I've been devouring this series on audio!

Darker tones in this awesome RH!!

J.R. Thorn is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint with her contribution to the Immortal Vices & Virtues collab series. It's Izzie's turn to find her mates. 3 vampire brothers, triplets.. originally under the thumb of Dahee (sp?). Thorn masterfully builds the history and seamlessly threads it into the present. Izzy,Jaz, Kor and Zy all find completion with the mate circle, strengthening each of their magic.
The spice in this... 🔥 hot!! Being an audiobook girlie, I looove the narration. Jen always picks amazing narrators; this cast is not different with Troy Duran and Gregory Salinas being in my top 5 faves. ❤️ Run to get this one!!

Immortal Vices and Virtues: Her Monstrous Mates

A great addition to the multi author series the Immortal Vices and Virtues: Her Monstrous Mates. This book follows the story of main character Issy, sister of Fallon whose story is in Claim Me by Lexi Floss and finding her fated mates and freedom as well as vengeance. A paranormal world full of dark and pain but also hope and love. I so enjoyed the fantastic talents of our multi narrators who brought our characters to life. Swoon worthy vocals and a smooth flowing and exciting storyline that is sure to captivate and leave you pleased. I think the title should have been Hear Me - based on the talents, or curse as it may come across of main character Issy but regardless - a great read/listen. I also appreciate while triplets are her mates that they each have their own personalities and styles which I think the narration made all the more defined. Great job with the balance of dark despair and light hope as well as the sweet and heat. Can't wait to listen to more!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

Soooo good!

But I am not spending another 25 for 10 hours. Sadly. Narration was the best (out of my library of 900 audio titles)! Get it if you can afford it

Great book for this series

I love JR Thorn and I love the narrators. Interesting storyline. Not sure I’m into the twin thing but to each their own. I still loved it though!

Why Choose Vampire Romance

I’m just going to keep it really this is a high spice taboo romance with Vampire romance with Triplets and that’s exactly why I wanted to read it.

This is one of the best why choose multicasts too.

Will be re-reading this frequently.

🥀 “Nature and flowers are the essence of life, untouched by lost souls.”
—Issy 🥀

While I love lots of Thorn’s strong, powerful, sassy female leads, Issy may be a fave—her attitude, her plight, and so much more about her felt so relatable, which definitely made for a more personal reading experience. Perfect when getting lost into a dark read, IMO. Oh and she’s described as ‘curvy’.

The crossover with Claim Me was beyond fun—as an obsessed fan of all things Foss, getting a bit more of Fallon and Ayla only added to the fun and the continuity seemed on-point.


🖤 Written in first-person POV, with alternative perspectives.
🖤 This is a standalone read that fits nicely into its shared world and features:

🩸 D3@th magic, d3@th witch.
🪦 Fated m@tes.
🩸 Rejected m@tes.
🪦 Mysteries—in magic / supernatural nature.
​​🩸 Epic world-building and collaborating (with other authors/books in this world).
🪦 Vampires (actually “necromancy/vampire hybrids”).
🩸 Bl00d play, ců11ing.
🪦 Ch0king. B0ndage. Saf3 w0rd.
🩸 Betrayal, massive conflicts, politics.
🪦 RH … with brothers.
🩸 Protective måt3s.
🪦 Spells.
🩸 Vi0lence, gore (sooo well-described).
🪦 Vengeance...

… and so much more!


🥀 “Never again will I be so suppressed and hidden.” 🥀

‘Taste Me’ and ‘Claim Me’ sort-of work together to depict generations-long trauma cycles, the power a strong support system can instill, and strong female leads claiming back their power and breaking harmful cycles, leaving the world better than they found it. Absolutely brilliant—I could never properly express their greatness. So well done.



*I read from both the eBook and the paperback, both versions are absolutely stunning. Pure eye-candy if you like your books pretty like I do.

*🎧 Audio:
A flawless production with an all-star cast and beautiful narration. Excellent continuity too as if my memory is correct Fallon’s voice matched her own book (Claim Me by Lexi C. Foss). I cannot recommend this edition or its cast enough. 🦩
5 stars.

interesting

This was an interesting witchy read. Issy being a death witch that could end people with her voice was an interesting twist to her powers. Her vampire/hybrid mates were a great match for her.
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I enjoyed the pacing of the story and the different narrators giving each character a unique voice.

Vamps and witches and necromancers, oh my!

4/5⭐️ 3/5🌶️ 4.5/5🎧
Taste Me was really good. It had a very unique and fast paced storyline. The magic in this book mixed with a why choose fated mates trope was fun and super sexy. It had witches, necromancers, vampires, spirits, and more. Issy was previously abducted and forced into an unnatural mate bond where they kept her unconscious to use and take advantage of her powers. Jasper is sent to assassinate her, but with one look, they both knew they were fated. Then comes two of the long lost vamp triplets who also end up fated to Issy. Can the three together protect their mate against the being targeting her?

Gripping and Darkly Seductive

This audiobook is narrated by a talented cast, is a gripping standalone in the Immortal Vices and Virtues series. The story centers on Ishara, a woman with deadly powers who’s forced into silence until she meets three vampires immune to her voice. Jasper, Kornelius, and Zyran help her face her traumatic past and embrace her abilities. The book's dark themes, engaging writing, and strong character development kept me hooked, though the intense sexual content and pacing issues were a bit off-putting. Overall, it’s a compelling tale of self-acceptance and healing, set in a post-apocalyptic world of supernatural beings. Perfect for those who enjoy spicy, emotionally charged romances.