You want an open door romance with one or more explicit scenes (FaeShelf spice 3/5, from Ali Hazelwood's note).
You want vampires, werewolves and arranged marriage or marriage of convenience, as the publisher's description puts it.
You want to start a series: this is book 1 of Bride.
Skip it if
You want romance without explicit sex (FaeShelf spice 3/5, from Ali Hazelwood's note).
You want to avoid violence on the page (listed by Ali Hazelwood's site).
Content notes
Violence: Mild violence, kidnapping, poisoning and attempted murder. “Kidnapping Mild violence Poisoning and attempted murder” (Ali Hazelwood's site)
Death: Death of several people in a war between species, and of a parent off the page. “Death of several people within the context of a war between different species (vampires, werewolves, and humans) is mentioned” (Ali Hazelwood's site)
Sexual content: Explicit and graphic sexual content. “Explicit and graphic sexual content” (Ali Hazelwood's site)
Strong language: Cursing and vulgar language. “Cursing and vulgar language” (Ali Hazelwood's site)
A book missing from this list is not guaranteed to be free of that content.
Tropes and creatures
Only tags the publisher’s own description names, with its wording.
Vampires“A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the” (source)
Werewolves“A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the” (source)
Arranged marriage or marriage of convenience“Because Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage of convenience, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances, and everything to do with” (source)
How we checked this
This page draws on 3 source pages, each linked next to the fact it supports, last checked on Oct 14, 2026. Spice comes only from a named review or the author’s or publisher’s own content notes, quoted as published and placed on our 0 to 5 scale; reader shelves and fan sites are not used. Ratings change daily, so the Goodreads figure is a dated snapshot. Read more about our sources, or browse all books.