Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claimed in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 2 | Fated in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 3 | Bound to Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 4 | Caught in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 5 | Mated in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 6 | Forever in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
| 7 | Destined in Forbidden | 2020 | Keira Blackwood | Buy |
Alphas and Alchemy: Fierce Mates drops seven couples into a paranormal community called Forbidden, where the rules about who can be with whom are complicated, deeply felt, and constantly being tested by fate. The series ran through 2020 with remarkable speed, delivering a full seven-book arc in a single year. The pace within each book matches that output, keeping things moving from first meeting to fated bond with Blackwood’s signature mix of tension and humor.
The Forbidden setting gives the series a distinct atmosphere. This is a place with history and hierarchy, where shifter politics matter and outsiders are viewed with suspicion, but where the pull between mates tends to overwhelm all of that eventually. Each book spotlights a different couple while the community itself evolves in the background, making the world feel populated and alive.
Starting with Claimed in Forbidden and reading straight through to Destined in Forbidden gives the most satisfying experience, as characters from earlier books appear in later ones and the resolution of each couple’s story adds weight to the ones that follow. For readers who like to binge a full series in one go, the fact that all seven books were published in the same year means there is no waiting involved.