The Konungr Takes a Mate by Cooper McKenzie

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Monsters of New York

Summer Donovan is a 24-year-old bartender at The Gin Room, struggling to live in The Big Apple. When she leaves work one night, she finds herself running from what she thinks are big dogs in the shadows. As she escapes them, she finds herself entering a world that she could never conceive of in the city. Including a man who claims that he is a vamwolf, and she is his mate.

Fenrir North, a 1044-year-old wolf shifter/vampire hybrid has formed a tribe of vampires and shifters in the city. He is their Konungr (king). Just before they go into a two-week summer hibernation, he finds the mate he’s been searching for over the past 1000 years. But someone else is watching and tracking her. Before Fenrir can fully claim her, Summer disappears from his building. He must find her and finish the claiming before he goes into a blood rage, or worse.


MONSTERS OF NEW YORK: SHARED WORLD


Monsters of New York is a sizzling paranormal romance series where passion collides with danger in the heart of the city that never sleeps. Each book introduces a new, irresistible shifter—each with its own dark secrets and primal desires. From wolves and bears to elusive creatures lurking in the shadows, these powerful beings navigate love, loyalty, and mystery in a world filled with human and supernatural monsters.

Set against the backdrop of New York's vibrant streets and hidden corners, every romance is an unforgettable journey where forbidden love and heated encounters could be the death of them—or the one thing that saves them. With danger always just around the corner, the shifters must face not only the threats of their own kind but the intense pull of a love that could change everything.

Uncover the secrets, feel the heat, and discover if love can tame the wildest beasts in Monsters of New York.

 

Excerpt:

After Liam gave him a nod, Fenrir took three steps further into the room before he froze and sniffed the air. His entire body lit up as his body recognized the sweet scent filling the room. Taking another, deeper breath, he released it on a deep sigh as a fire burst into being deep in his soul.

His wolf jumped to its feet and howled “Mine” at the same moment that his fangs dropped into place. A second and a half later, his cock filled so painfully fast he grew lightheaded. Their mate was somewhere in the building.

But which female was it?

There were a half dozen women having some kind of loud, giggle-filled party at the table in the back corner to the right of the bar while a single woman worked behind the long bar. She tossed the bottles, mixed the drinks, and filled glasses as fast as she could to keep up with the women placing orders for increasingly complicated drinks between pouring whiskey and beer for the handful of other customers.

He ignored the men who were sitting at the bar and scattered at tables around the room. The gods would not be so cruel as to mate him with a man. He’d been heterosexual for his entire 1044 years and while he had tested the bisexual waters, he’d always known his mate would be a female.

Konungr? Are you all right?” Liam Hansen, his chief of security and best friend for over twenty years, asked.

Fenrir blinked and looked at the man who’d stopped beside him. “I found her. After a thousand years of looking, I’ve finally found my mate.”

Liam scanned the room before looking back at him. “Which one is she? Do you want us to grab her and take her home now, or wait for a better time?”

“For now, we’ll wait. I’m not sure which woman it is. Yet. We also don’t want to scare her. Let me figure out which one she is first and then we can figure out how to make her agreeable to becoming my mate.”

“With the hibernation only a week away, you won’t have much time to woo her if you want to claim her at the solstice,” Liam reminded him. “Better to sweep her up and carry her off like the Viking you are.”

Fenrir chuckled as he led the way to the table in the front left corner that was more shadowed than the rest of the bar. “Despite Hollywood’s portrayal, I haven’t practiced the Viking ways in nearly ten centuries.”

Once they were seated, Liam pulled the menu in the middle of the table to him and scanned the drink options. “They have mead here. Wonder how good it is?”

“How good does it have to be?” Beck Gunderson, the one who rarely spoke but was a good, strong back and deadly shot when needed, broke his silence.

Konungr?” Liam asked when Fenrir pushed to his feet.

“I’ll get the drinks.”

The sweet, enticing scent of his mate grew stronger as he approached the bar. When the small, blonde bartender stepped in front of him, his mate’s scent grew strong enough that his wolf and vampire sides agreed that she was indeed their mate.

Now all he had to do was figure out how to claim her without scaring her to death.

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5/5
She's the light to his darkness
Written by Luv2Read17 on 23rd Jun 2026

Summer, a human bartender at The Gin Room, loves her job, and has a great roommate/ landlord/ BFF, but the romantic side of her wants to find her person. Fenrir North has lived 1,044 years and never found a mate to share his life with... Until one night after a city council meeting full of tension and high tempers ran late. Needing to unwind, Fenrir and his security team decide to enter The Gin Room and once he sniffed the air, his wolf howled "mine" and he knew. But will everyone be happy that the vampire-wolf shifter hybrid and King of vampires and werewolves has met his mate? How will Summer react? Expect action, romance, a little mystery, and hot scenes. I'd love to read more about the goings on inside Dante's Warehouse (and especially Vincent)...

5/5
The Konungr Takes a Mate
Written by Karen99 on 23rd Jun 2026

Wonderful Entertaining Read A spicy fun read with lots of chemistry and sizzle with some drama, danger, a possessive shifter as he finally finds his fated mate. Love this series, all filled with romance, love and wonderful HEA.

4/5
Entertaining
Written by Kris08 on 23rd Jun 2026

Monsters of New York: Fenrir and Summer I quick, slightly dark paranormal read. I liked Fenrir - he finds his mate and falls hard. But I did find Summer a little hard… I mean, she just took to eveyrthing straight away, and didn’t exactly seem overly street smart. It wasn’t fully open door spice. There are mentions, but nothing overtly sexual , or if there is, it’s basically a single paragraph, so pretty safe to read anywhere. I enjoyed it, and found it quite entertaining.

5/5
The Konungr Takes a Mate
Written by Chris S on 23rd Jun 2026

I love this series and this book is a great addition. I really enjoyed it. Summer is a bartender at The Gin Room, trying to survive in the city. On her way home from work, she gets almost "herded" away from her apartment and ends up running towards a neon light. She finds herself at Dante's Warehouse and tries to get in to get away from what was following her. While being "carded" a deep voice behind her vouches for her. She recognizes the voice as a man she saw at The Gin Room. Fenrir is a 1,044 year old wolf shifter/vampire hybrid and King of his tribe. He's been searching for his mate for over 1,000 years and guess who it is, yep, Summer. Now, as he and his tribe get ready for the Summer hibernation, he also tries to get to know his mate. This is a short story with great characters and plenty of twists.

4/5
Finding his mate
Written by Bookbunny on 23rd Jun 2026

Summer Donovan was just heading home from her job. She felt someone behind her and she took shelter. But she ended up in a whole new world. Fenrir North is a rare hybrid, half vamp/half wolf shifter. He has been searching for his mate for a long time. He isn’t able to let her go. But someone else is after her too. I had a feeling it would turn that way. Little weasel. Summer was really easy going and wasn’t really shocked by anything. Fenrir was kind hearted and honestly would do anything for her. I am glad the her friend Vincent was with her. They even found a place within the tribe. A good deal of passion and a slight turn of foolish intent. The hibernation was complete. On to the next.

5/5
Konungr
Written by Michele77 on 23rd Jun 2026

A vampire shifter finds his mate but she’s human and he’s the king. Lots of things come into play as they build their relationship but will they have their happily ever after?