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Ruthless Mate (The Marked Dragon Prince Trilogy Book 1)
by Jen L. Grey
About this book
Two dragon princes. Arranged to marry one. Kidnapped by the other.
I’d always hoped to marry for love.
Fate had other plans.
My mundane life gets spun off its axis when my family is threatened.
The price of protection for the people I love?
A forced marriage to a handsome, enigmatic man who holds… dark secrets.
He’s fighting a war I didn’t even know existed.
Thrust into the world of the supernatural, I’m kidnapped by his brother.
And now, I’ve become a pawn in their sinister game.
I shouldn’t be attracted to my captor.
But something about Thorn overpowers my soul and makes me want to forget all the unforgivable things he’s done.
Yet, none of it matters in the end.
I won’t let my family suffer, which means going back to the man I must marry to save them.
Even if it destroys me.
One-click this steamy and suspenseful arranged marriage, love triangle, fated mates, royal dragon shifter romance today! Author's note - This story has been previously published on Kindle Vella, but the story has been updated and edited.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B0BL95BPTW
Reader Reviews
July 6, 2025
Great book. I started it yesterday, read til 4 am, got up and finished reading!! The writing was phenomenal, I loved the characters except the villain! Author did a great job with multiple plots going on. Read it, you won’t regret it! ) One person found this helpful
June 9, 2023
I hadn't read any of Jen L. Greys books in a while and I forgot how good the stories suck you in. Great start, good characters, rough villains, solid 4* read. Looking forward to reading the next one. ) 4 people found this helpful
May 4, 2023
Gotta love an enemies to lovers that will keep you entranced from beginning to end and that is just what Jen L Grey did with Ruthless Mate. I am ashamed to say this is my first dragon shifter book I have read, but it definitely won't be the last. I loved every minute of Ruthless Mate and can't wait to read the next book in the series. Straight from the start there was drama and it continued on through out the book, it kept you on the edge of your seat, waiting to see what was to come at each...
September 9, 2025
I might not be the best to go off because I'm neuro divergent, but I'm struggling with the way this is written. I find myself confused in some conversations, not understanding why a character says something that my mind can't connect to the current events, and then I go back a bit to try and make sense of it but never seem to be able to. I also have a hard time with some of the chosen emotions or responses by the characters. SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER For example, one character doesn't want to be...
December 4, 2025
It was so good that I didn't want to put it down. )
