Age of Vampires · 2019
Eternal ReignSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham
Spice 2/5 (Warm) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 9 trigger warnings flagged
Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham published Eternal Reign in 2019. It is book 1 of Age of Vampires. Readers shelve it for mafia, stalker, captive, academy, enemies to lovers and revenge. We score it spice 2 (mild) and darkness 4 (very dark). The heaviest flags readers report are blood, kidnapping, violence. Our scores lean on what readers report, not on a full reread, so treat them as a guide. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: 2019. Book 1 of Age of Vampires.
Eternal Reign tropes
On this shelf, Eternal Reign is filed under Mafia dark romance, Stalker romance, Captive romance, Dark academy romance, Enemies to lovers and Revenge romance. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
Eternal Reign spice level
Is Eternal Reign dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Eternal Reign scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
Eternal Reign trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 11 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: death of parent, classism, injury/injury detail, slavery, sexual content. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (6) — open before you read
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Moderate (0)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
None flagged in this band.
Full Eternal Reign trigger warnings
Age of Vampires reading order
Eternal Reign is book 1 of 1 in Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham's Age of Vampires series. Start here.
- Book 1 Eternal Reign (this book) · 2019
Order checked against the StoryGraph Age of Vampires series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
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- The Wallflower
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- Karma
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Shared: Mafia dark romance, Captive romance
- The Truths We Burn
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Revenge romance
- Children of Vice
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Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- Cruel Intentions
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- El Diablo II
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of Eternal Reign?
Eternal Reign spice level is 2 of 5 (Warm). Heat you can feel. Little detail. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the Eternal Reign trigger warnings?
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Abuse, Grief. Moderate: none flagged. Minor: War, Torture, Captivity. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 11 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is Eternal Reign dark romance?
Yes, firmly. Eternal Reign scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in Eternal Reign?
On this shelf Eternal Reign is filed under Mafia dark romance, Stalker romance, Captive romance, Dark academy romance, Enemies to lovers and Revenge romance.
Who is Eternal Reign for?
For readers hunting mafia and stalker with mild spice. Check the trigger warnings before you start.
What are some books like Eternal Reign?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: Liar by Tate James; Now You're Mine by Morgan Bridges; The Wallflower by J.L. Beck; Karma by Lauren Biel; The Truths We Burn by Monty Jay; Children of Vice by J.J. McAvoy. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/eternal-reign.
Is Eternal Reign a standalone?
No. Eternal Reign is book 1 of 1 in the Age of Vampires series by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham.
What order should I read the Age of Vampires series in?
1. Eternal Reign.
How many books are in the Age of Vampires series?
The Age of Vampires series by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham has 1 main book.
What is the Eternal Reign age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 2/5 (warm) and darkness at 4/5 (pitch). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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