Fated Mates Enter the TropeTrove™

Just Dropped! TropeTote™ #5 by Kathryn Wyckoff of Blissfully Bookish

Whether written in the stars or connected by the red string of fate, readers of Fated Mates romance books know that some people truly belong together, like you and our latest TropeTote!

TropeTote™ #5 Just Dropped!

Our exclusive TropeTote collection welcomes its latest limited-edition illustration done by Kathryn Wyckoff, founder and owner of Blissfully Bookish. Crafting merchandise that brings joy to book fans and fosters meaningful connections is the mission of Blissfully Bookish. ThriftBooks is excited and proud to be one of their partners in bringing connection to a community of readers. Check out more from the artist at blissfullybookish.com!

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What is the Fated Mates Trope?

Fated Mates can best be described as soulmates on steroids. It’s essential that the partners be predestined to be together, whether that be through magical, biological, or spiritual means. Often, it is accompanied by an actual metaphysical pull the characters feel when near each other, likened to chemistry, a spark, just something within them that screams ‘Who is that?’ when they meet the one.

The Fated Mates trope is at its best in romance novels when the characters fight their feelings. Masterful Fated Mates writers use the trope to create sexual tension. Characters often do not recognize the push toward each other as love or attraction at first, which is what makes the trope distinct from Insta-Love or Love at First Sight. There are forces beyond their control that make each other the perfect match.

Every Fated Mates Book Added to the TropeTrove So Far

The A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) Series by Sarah J. Maas

A BookTok favorite series, this features fairies, fae, and other magical humanoids who experience what it calls the Mating Bond. This series also includes the concept of rejected mates, creating a fascinating world for lovers of the trope.

The Ice Planet Barbarians Series by Ruby Dixon

A spicy sci-fi romance series about human women stranded on an ice planet where they are biologically matched to alien warriors through a symbiotic parasite called the “khui.”

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Book #1 in the Psy-Changeling Series)

In the Psy-Changeling world, changelings of all sorts experience deep emotional and psychic bonds with their mates. This first installment features a jaguar shifter hero and a psychic heroine.

The Tairen Soul Series by C.L. Wilson

A sweeping, epic fantasy romance about prophecy and destiny centered around the soul-deep connection of Rain, a powerful Fey king, and Ellysetta, a young woman with hidden powers. Their love story drives the narrative.

Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole (Book #15 in the Immortals After Dark Series)

A powerful but scarred valkyrie and a battle-hardened immortal assassin face off in a battle of wills that pits ultimate loyalty against unbridled lust in this sizzling installment of the bestselling series which can be read as a standalone.

Mercury’s War by Lora Leigh (#12 in The Breeds Series)

Meet Ria Rodriguez, a woman uncovering the secrets of a pharmaceutical company, and Mercury, a genetically engineered lion-human hybrid Breed who is about to meet his mate.

Wolfsong by T.J. Klune (Book #1 in the Green Creek Series)

In this coming-of-age werewolf romance from the bestselling author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, fated mates are a key part of the pack dynamics of this group of wolf shifters.

The Significance Series by Shelly Crane

This YA paranormal romance follows a couple as they discover the powers and challenges that come with their predestined and psychic fated mates connection.

Feral Sins by Suzanne Wright (Book #1 in The Phoenix Pack Series)

When a dominant alpha male and a reluctant female werewolf join in a fake dating mating bond to appease their packs, they ignite unexpected, buried passions in this shifter romance with spice.

Dragon Bound by Thea Harrison (Book #1 in the Elder Races Series)

In a world where dragon shifters are the most fearsome and respected of the elder races, Pia, a meek half-human half-wyr, steals from them and ends up finding a bond so strong it defies their species.

Fated Blades by Ilona Andrews (Book #3 in the Kinsmen Series)

A sci-fi romance centered around two elite warriors from rival houses that discover a strong, unavoidable connection as they are forced to collaborate.

Vampire Charming by Cassandra Gannon (Book #2 in the Not Another Vampire Series)

This fairy tale-inspired fantasy includes a magical pairing between a reluctant vampire prince and a spirited heroine that emphasizes the emotional connection.

Looking for More Tropes?

Explore our TropeTrove to discover the special something that keeps you turning the pages. Here are all of the tropes with a collection of books in the TropeTrove so far:

• Forbidden Romance
• Slow Burn Romance
• Grumpy x Sunshine
• Morally Grey
• Friends to Lovers
• Cinderella Story
• Second Chance
• Fake Dating
• Love Triangle

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