Immortal Vices and Virtues: Shadow Shifter Bonds Books in Order

Shadow Shifter Bonds is an Immortal Vices and Virtues spin off that pairs shifter heroines with beings far more terrifying than the usual alpha wolf. Kel Carpenter and Aurelia Jane's entry, Mate Me, blends Beauty and the Beast, Hades and Persephone and the series' trademark high-heat romantasy.

The heroine comes from a long line of guardians tasked with holding half of a god's soul. Generations ago her ancestors stole that fragment and locked the rest of him away in Tartarus, assuming he would be forgotten. They were wrong. When he tears open a portal between realms, he arrives in her world furious, vengeful and very hard to kill.

As the current bearer of his soul shard, she should be first on his hit list. Instead, the dark god claims they are fated mates. He is convinced the bond tying them together is more than the curse forged by her family. She is equally determined to survive him, protect her remaining family and prove that fate is not the only force that matters.

When he kidnaps her cousin, she strikes a desperate bargain, six months in Tartarus, pretending to be his mate and queen, in exchange for the girl's safety. Life in his underworld court is a maze of power games, enemies who would love to see her fail and a dangerously persuasive would be husband who keeps blurring the line between fake and real.

Mate Me can be read on its own, but like other Shadow Shifter Bonds books it shares a universe with other standalones that explore different shifter myths and cursed gods. The common threads are complex worldbuilding, intense fated-mate dynamics and heroines who do not back down even when their hearts are on the chopping block.

If you are looking for an Immortal Vices and Virtues story that leans into god level stakes, underworld ambiance and a romance built on enemies to lovers tension, this subseries is a natural next step.