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Fated Mates or Soul Mates
The fated mates trope is where two soulmates (one usually a shifter) find each other and things soon get steamy.

The soulmate romance trope plays hard on the inevitability and eventuality of the couple falling in love. This could be because of external or supernatural forces, because they can’t seem to stay apart and keep coincidentally running into each other, or simply because one or both of the characters believe it to be.


Two (or more) of the characters discover that they are destined to be together.
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Not So Kind Regards by Clio Evans

Not So Kind Regards

Warts & Claws Inc. #1

Clio Evans

180 pages • digital • 2022

fiction erotica fantasy lgbtqia+ romance dark lighthearted fast-paced
A Lair So Sinful by Zoey Ellis

A Lair So Sinful

The Last Dragorai #1

Zoey Ellis

289 pages • digital • 2021

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison

Dragon Bound

Elder Races #1

Thea Harrison

328 pages • paperback • 2011

fiction romance adventurous medium-paced
Lover Mine by J.R. Ward

Lover Mine

Black Dagger Brotherhood #8

J.R. Ward

528 pages • hardcover • 2010

fiction fantasy romance adventurous medium-paced
Rhapsodic by Laura Thalassa

Rhapsodic

The Bargainer #1

Laura Thalassa

11 hours, 39 minutes • audio • 2016

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Broken Bonds by J. Bree

Broken Bonds

The Bonds That Tie #1

J. Bree

8 hours, 51 minutes • audio • 2021

fiction fantasy romance dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

The Soulmate Equation

Christina Lauren

360 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

Love and Other Words

Christina Lauren

420 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction contemporary romance emotional hopeful medium-paced
King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair

King of Battle and Blood

Adrian X Isolde #1

Scarlett St. Clair

391 pages • paperback • 2021

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Between Sun & Moon by Jaclyn Kot

Between Sun & Moon

Between Life & Death #2

Jaclyn Kot

573 pages • digital • 2024

fiction fantasy romance adventurous dark emotional medium-paced