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Books like Royal Mates: 9 series to read next

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

Royal Mates is 3 books, from 2021.

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Dark-Hunter
Dirk & Steele
Black Dagger
Carpathian
Psy-Changelings
Leopard
Primal Instinct
Shadow (Christine Feehan)
Breeds

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
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Start with Fantasy Lover →

Dirk & SteeleSeries

seriesMarjorie M. Liu12 books2005

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

“Liu continues the series across many further novels and novellas, including The Red Heart of Jade, Shadow Touch, Soul Song and The Wild Road, each following different agents connected to the same world of hidden paranormal gifts.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Where the Heart Lives →

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

Reading order →

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 →

Psy-ChangelingsSeries

seriesNalini Singh38 books2006

Paranormal romance, set in our world.

“Nalini Singh's long-running paranormal romance series imagines a future where the emotion-suppressing Psy, animal-shifting Changelings, and ordinary humans share an uneasy world.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Beat of Temptation →

LeopardSeries

seriesChristine Feehan15 books2002

Paranormal romance, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary.

Start with The Awakening →

Primal InstinctSeries

seriesRhyannon Byrd9 books2009

Paranormal romance, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

“Ian Buchanan has always felt the unknownthe deep, impenetrable darkness that lives within him.”
from the catalogue description of Edge of Hunger

Start with Edge of Hunger →

Shadow (Christine Feehan)Series

seriesChristine Feehan8 books2016

Paranormal romance, set in contemporary.

“When he's not fodder for the paparazzi, he commands Ferraro family businesses -- both legitimate and illegitimate.”
from the catalogue description of Shadow Rider

Start with Shadow Rider →

BreedsSeries

seriesLora Leigh35 books2003

Paranormal romance, emotional in tone, about shapeshifters, set in contemporary and our world.

Start with Tempting the Beast →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

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.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Royal Mates?: Dark-Hunter — the closest match to Royal Mates on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Royal Mates?: Shifter Claimed. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Royal Mates.
How big is Royal Mates?: Royal Mates is 3 books, from 2021.

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