Bride

Name: Bride
Author: Ali Hazelwood

By:Ali Hazelwood

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Bride and Mate by Ali Hazelwood forms a connected paranormal romance duology set in a modern world of tense alliances between Vampyres, Weres, and humans, beginning with Bride where Misery "Misery" Lark, daughter of a powerful Vampyre councilor, enters a politically arranged marriage to werewolf alpha Lowe Morelli to broker peace between their warring factions after centuries of conflict. Living as collateral in Lowe's pack, Misery—haunted by her best friend Serena's disappearance—uncovers hybrid secrets, Loyalist plots, and forbidden chemistry with her stoic groom, blending slow-burn tension, political intrigue, and spicy encounters amid threats to his young sister Ana. Mate shifts to Serena Paris, the rare human-were hybrid struggling with her identity and inability to shift, who becomes entangled with celibate alpha Koen as bait against vampiric experiments, navigating heats, pack politics, mating bonds, and rebellion in a tale of primal desire, found family, and interspecies unity.

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Books In This Series

Book 1 of 2Order 1

Bride

417 pages

Published Feb 6, 2024

Book 2 of 2Order 2

Mate

464 pages

Published Oct 7, 2025

Jamie’s review

Spoiler-Free Review

BRIDE—————————————-

Wow wow wow. I was KNOT prepared. I had heard you either love or hate this book so I was skeptical. When I tell you I could not focus on anything else… I wish it was longer, I wish there was 15 books. The writing is SO good and SO funny. I just loved Misery, Ana, and Lowe. ❤️

Werewolves ✔️ Vampires ✔️ Forced proximity ✔️ Enemies to lovers ✔️ Solved mystery ✔️ Found family ✔️ SPICE ✔️

Erica’s review

Spoiler-Free Review

BRIDE—————————————-

Jamie read this right before me and made me nervous about the smut portion, but I could care less about the semi strange, (and KNOT necessary – yes, pun intended), werewolf sex details because I absolutely loved everything else. I was originally excited that it was a stand alone but then was so so sad that it was a stand alone. This book will have you truly laughing out loud with the witty banter and hilarious FMC Misery, obsessed with the broody hotness of Lowe and rooting for it all to work out for them.

I will say, I wish it wasn’t asssss slow of a burn but that’s just me. I know it can be a hard balance with a stand alone…(Mate is the 2nd book but will follow different characters). And, I was slightly annoyed with the 1st steamy scene. Like, if I’m waiting until 70% of the book being over – can we not be rushed? IYKYK…trying to not spoil it. But honestly – we LOVE Ali over at BasicBookish and Bride is always one of our top recs from the both of us. It’s delish.