This one is very meta (complimentary): Fated Mates (the duo) explains Fated Mates (the trope) on Fated Mates (the podcast). We can’t believe all these years in, we’ve never talked fated mates! We’re rectifying that right now with a collection of paranormal romances (and a few that aren’t) that are going to give you a lot of joy. We talk about demons and vampires and alpha’s and ice planet barbarians, star-crossed lovers and soulmates and what it really takes to convince a reader you’re fated.

Fated States, our democratic phonebanking initiative continues this week—we’ll be calling Texas to get out the vote for James Talarico and democrats up and down the ticket! There will be games, prizes and special guests! Learn more and register to phone bank with us at fatedmates.net/fatedstates.

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Books

• Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
• Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole
• Rejected by Jaymin Eve
• The Tyrant Alpha’s Rejected Mate by Cate Wells
• Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon
• Claimed by The Orc King by Roxy Taylor
• The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole
• MacRieve by Kresley Cole
• Hot Blooded by Heather Guerre
• Pack Darling by Lola Darling
• Feral Warriors series by Pamela Palmer
• The Mane Event by Shelley Laurenston
• Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
• The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
• Whiteout by Adriana Anders
• Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Notes

• Check out our website, especially the list of DRM audiobooks.
• Our first road trip romance interstitial was one that was really important to our evolutions (before we figured out the season numbering protocol!)
• This list of fated mates book on goodreads has nearly THIRTY THOUSAND TITLES, so good luck to you and I don’t actually know how that’s possible.
• It’s a portal fantasy!
• The way you know that Jen doesn’t read Omegaverse is the way she OVER AND OVER AGAIN say that Lilah in Pack Darling was a beta, but I think she was an omega. Sorry! What we do know is that no one in the book was a wolf, and honestly, that’s kind of a win for us?
• What is The Cut (or Vulture, or NYMag) going to say about romance this week?
• Of all the gin joints in all the world…
• Will Liz Lemon end up with Wesley Snipes, her future husband?

Sponsors

• Avon Books, publishers of Joanna Shupe’s The Gilded Rose, available in print, ebook and audiobook, at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, or wherever you get your books.
• Elle Kennedy, author of Bad Idea, preorder now in print, ebook or audiobook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo or wherever you get your books.
• Attic Wall Books, publishers of Isobel Lynn’s Godhunter, available now in print, ebook or audiobook at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books or wherever you get your books.

The Rest

• For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episdoes/2026/10/12/0906-fated-mates
• If you wish you had six more days in a week of people talking about romance, may we suggest joining our Patreon? Aside from an additional episode every month you get access to our Discord, where other romance readers are talking about books they love (and many other things!) all the time. It’s so fun! Learn more about the Patreon and go join those cool people who love romance as much as you do at patreon.com/fatedmates.
• Beyond your favorite podcast app, you can find us on Instagram, Threads, Blue Sky, Tumblr, and probably some other places, too, if you look hard enough.
• If you've never listened to our Stop Book Banning episode, there's no better time than now.