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Briar Boleyn
Forsaken Mate (Shifted Fates Book 1)
by Vasilisa Drake
About this book
I thought my fated mate would cherish me. Instead, he kills me in cold blood.
After a decade of bullying me, the Alpha Heir discovers I’m his predestined mate. But just because he rejects me in front of the whole pack doesn’t mean he’s going to let me go.
When I flee my fated mate, he gives chase. The Alpha Heir would sooner murder me than let me live out of his reach.
Only death isn’t the end for me. The afterlife is a bit more fiery than I pictured, but that’s fine. I’m used to fighting to survive, and literal Hell just might be a step up from what I’ve been dealing with.
Even if that means facing off against minotaurs and murderous mermaids.
Even if, when I find refuge in a seemingly abandoned castle, I find the most dangerous creature in the underworld.
The good news: He agrees to train me, so I’ll never be left weak and at the mercy of another.
The bad news: His training methods involve a variety of unconventional methods, such as infiltrating my dreams and pinning me beneath him when we spar.
The worst news: He’s never going to let me leave his castle.
Forsaken Mate is a fresh retelli ng of Hades and Persephone with shifters, betrayal, and spice.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
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Reader Reviews
January 31, 2025
This is the best book I’ve read in a year. Great character and story building and, while somewhat predictable, also surprising at times. Adding one or two more characters in the early middle stages would’ve opened it up more instead of just the FMC and MMC for a large portion, but not a big deal imo. The new take on mythology and shifting world was perfectly webbed together. Also, for once, a book wasn’t solely focused on spice - while it does have some, it wasn’t overboard. Fully recommend for...
August 21, 2025
This was an excellent book one of The Shifted Fates Book series. This is the second wolf shifter series I’ve read and I really enjoyed it! The plot line was unique and engaging and I really appreciated how any backstory or world building was developed. It was very straight forward and easy to integrate into the story. I definitely appreciated the dynamics between Cole and Avery throughout despite how frustrated I was for both of them lol…. These two characters are probably two of the most...
August 18, 2025
⭐ Rating: 3/5 ⭐ I love mythology, especially Hades and Persephone, so when I saw Forsaken Mate had that twist mixed with a werewolf romance, I knew I had to read it. The blend of shifters and the Underworld was unique and pulled me in right away. Avery is easy to root for. She has always been treated as the weakest wolf in her pack, and all she wanted was to finally belong. On the night of the mate ceremony, she learns of her fated-mate. Instead of finding her place, she is hunted and killed,...
January 12, 2025
I always love a good gods mythology retelling and I am drawn to the Hades/Persephone retellings and this definitely did not disappoint. The author made this flow really well and I love the cliffhanger. I love the whole FMC starting meek and not confident in herself due to years of abuse from her pack mates and coming into her own. With the cliffhanger at the end it allows for so many possibilities. I throughly enjoy the banter between Avery and Cole and the story line for them. It was just a...
January 5, 2026
I really liked this book - it starts out as a rejected mate plot but turns into a Hades and Persephone retelling - I can’t wait to read the next book ❤️ It had the rejected mate - weak omega who wants nothing more than to be included in the pack and be stronger✨ and who better to teach her than Hades himself 😉 It’s kind of cliche but a reaaaallly good book ❤️ would definitely recommend If you want a “who did this to you” - “there you are, I’m coming for you” this is DEFINITELY for you 😘 And a...
