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Books like Forbidden Mates: 9 series to read next

Forbidden Mates is paranormal romance. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Forbidden Mates is 3 books, from 2023.

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Immortals After Dark Universe
Lords of the Underworld Universe
Black Dagger
Demonica / Lords of Deliverance
Carpathian
The Nightwalkers Universe
Meredith Gentry
Dark-Hunter
Dark Magick

Immortals After Dark UniverseSeries

seriesKresley Cole21 books2006

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about enemies to lovers, set in contemporary.

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Lords of the Underworld UniverseSeries

seriesGena Showalter28 books2008

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary.

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Black DaggerUniverse

universe52 books2005

About vampires.

“Come to Caldwell, New York, after dark, where the war has been running longer than the city has had a name.”
from the catalogue description

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Demonica / Lords of DeliveranceSeries

seriesLarissa Ione28 books2008

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary.

“In a place where ecstasy can cost you your life . . .”
from the catalogue description of Pleasure Unbound

Start with Pleasure Unbound →

CarpathianSeries

seriesChristine Feehan48 books1999

About vampires.

“Carpathian is Christine Feehan's long-running paranormal romance series about an ancient, near-immortal species who slowly lose color and feeling until they find a lifemate who restores both.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Dark Prince →

The Nightwalkers UniverseSeries

seriesJacquelyn Frank16 books2006

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

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Meredith GentrySeries

seriesLaurell K. Hamilton10 books2000

Urban fantasy, about political intrigue and court intrigue.

“The first book in the series, A Kiss of Shadows, was released by Del Rey on October 3, 2000.”
from the catalogue description
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Start with A Kiss of Shadows →

Dark-HunterSeries

seriesSherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, Carol Shaughnessy & Madaug Kenyon65 books2000

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary and our world.

“Kenyon began writing the series in 1986 in horror, fantasy and science fiction magazines.”
from the catalogue description
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Fantasy Lover →

Dark MagickSeries

seriesAnya Bast5 books2009

Paranormal romance and fantasy, emotional in tone, set in contemporary.

“First in a new series from the national bestselling author of Witch Fury.”
from the catalogue description of Wicked Enchantment

Start with Wicked Enchantment →

Why these

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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Forbidden Mates?: Immortals After Dark Universe — the closest match to Forbidden Mates on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Forbidden Mates?: Dark & Beastly Fae. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Forbidden Mates.
How big is Forbidden Mates?: Forbidden Mates is 3 books, from 2023.

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