Fated Mates Books

Magic, biology or the gods decided these two belong together. Whether they like it is another matter.

Spiciest here: Bride. Darkest: When the Moon Hatched.

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The books

  1. An Heir Comes to Rise

    Chloe C. Peñaranda · An Heir Comes to Rise #1 · complete series

    Spice 1/5 Darkness 2/5

    Faythe is a human in a fae-ruled kingdom hiding the fact that she can slip inside other people's minds. Once the wrong king finds out, she's a weapon whether she likes it or not. It starts YA-ish and slow, and fans swear the series improves a lot from book two.

    • Fae
    • Slow Burn
    • Fated Mates
    • Court Intrigue
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Murder, Death of a loved one

  2. Bride

    Ali Hazelwood · standalone

    Spice 4/5 Darkness 2/5

    A vampire is married off to the Alpha of the werewolves as a peace treaty. Hazelwood's banter in a monster romance. Lighter on the dark, heavy on the yearning.

    • Arranged Marriage
    • Vampires
    • Fated Mates
    • Forced Proximity
    Content warnings

    Physical or emotional abuse, Graphic violence

  3. Crave

    Tracy Wolff · Crave #1 · complete series

    Spice 1/5 Darkness 2/5

    After her parents die, Grace moves to her uncle's boarding school in Alaska, which is full of vampires, witches and dragons. Jaxon is the brooding one. Long and very Twilight, and the guy most fans actually ship doesn't show up properly until book two.

    • Vampires
    • Academies and War Colleges
    • Forbidden Love
    • Possessive Hero
    Content warnings

    Death of a loved one, Murder, Kidnapping

  4. Dark Lover

    J.R. Ward · Black Dagger Brotherhood #1

    Spice 4/5 Darkness 3/5

    Leather-clad vampire warriors in Caldwell, NY, and the human-ish reporter one of them claims. Pure 2005, slang and all, and still addictive.

    • Vampires
    • Fated Mates
    • Possessive Hero
    • Found Family
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Murder

  5. Losing Wendy

    T.A. Lawrence · The Lost Girl Series #1 · complete series

    Spice 2/5 Darkness 3/5

    Peter Pan retold as a mystery, with Wendy Darling, winged fae, mating marks and something killing in Neverland. Enemies to lovers on a very slow fuse. Darker than the premise sounds, and not everyone liked where it takes Wendy.

    • Fairy Tale Retellings
    • Fae
    • Fated Mates
    • Enemies to Lovers
    Content warnings

    Murder, Graphic violence

  6. When the Moon Hatched

    Sarah A. Parker · Moonfall #1

    Spice 4/5 Darkness 4/5

    An assassin with a huge chip on her shoulder, a sky-king with a dragon and a lot of history between them. Huge, purple-prosed and divisive. People either love it or bounce off hard.

    • Dragons
    • Fated Mates
    • Possessive Hero
    • Morally Gray
    Content warnings

    Graphic violence, Torture, Physical or emotional abuse, Kidnapping