Bloodlines · 2025
The Serpent's BrideSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 4/5 (Explicit) · Darkness 4/5 (Pitch) · 7 trigger warnings flagged
Kathryn Ann Kingsley published The Serpent's Bride in 2025. It is book 1 of Bloodlines. The pull here is mafia, enemies to lovers, revenge, vampire, morally grey and romantasy. We score it spice 4 (explicit) and darkness 4 (very dark). The heaviest flags readers report are murder, violence, blood. 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: 2025. Book 1 of Bloodlines.
The Serpent's Bride tropes
On this shelf, The Serpent's Bride is filed under Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance, Vampire romance, Morally grey heroes and Dark romantasy. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
The Serpent's Bride spice level
Is The Serpent's Bride dark romance?
Yes, firmly. The Serpent's Bride scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More pitch books. How we rate.
The Serpent's Bride trigger warnings
Book-specific flags taken from reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 10 readers), grouped by us. Also on that list: sexual content, death of parent, child death, alcohol, injury/injury detail, gun violence, toxic relationship. See the reader-submitted list.
Graphic (6) — open before you read
Open this before you read. These are the flags most likely to be a hard stop.
Minor (0)
Present, and usually not the reason someone puts the book down.
None flagged in this band.
Full The Serpent's Bride trigger warnings
Bloodlines reading order
The Serpent's Bride is book 1 of 1 in Kathryn Ann Kingsley's Bloodlines series. Start here.
- Book 1 The Serpent's Bride (this book) · 2025
Order checked against the StoryGraph Bloodlines series page on 13 October 2026.
Who it's for
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Books like The Serpent's Bride
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
- The Throne of Broken Gods
The Throne of Broken Gods
Amber V. Nicole
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- Barbi and the Villain
Barbi and the Villain
Veronica Lancet
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Morally grey heroes
- Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance
Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance
Melissa K. Roehrich
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- Blood of My Monster
Blood of My Monster
Rina Kent
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- Dawn of Chaos and Fury
Dawn of Chaos and Fury
Melissa K. Roehrich
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Revenge romance, Morally grey heroes
- Possessive Enemy
Possessive Enemy
Michelle Heard
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers
- The Ever King
The Ever King
LJ Andrews
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance
- The Truths We Burn
The Truths We Burn
Monty Jay
Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●●
Shared: Mafia dark romance, Revenge romance
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of The Serpent's Bride?
The Serpent's Bride spice level is 4 of 5 (Explicit). On-page sex, clearly written. Darkness is a separate score: 4 of 5 (Pitch).
What are the The Serpent's Bride trigger warnings?
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Gore. Moderate: Torture. Minor: none flagged. These are book-specific flags reported by readers on reader-submitted content warnings on The StoryGraph (top flag reported by 10 readers), grouped by us. The author's own note may list more. Read it before you start.
Is The Serpent's Bride dark romance?
Yes, firmly. The Serpent's Bride scores 4 of 5 on our darkness scale (Pitch). Bleak on purpose. Comfort is not the job.
What tropes are in The Serpent's Bride?
On this shelf The Serpent's Bride is filed under Mafia dark romance, Enemies to lovers, Revenge romance, Vampire romance, Morally grey heroes and Dark romantasy.
Who is The Serpent's Bride for?
For readers hunting mafia and enemies to lovers with explicit spice. Look at the warnings before you commit.
What are some books like The Serpent's Bride?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: The Throne of Broken Gods by Amber V. Nicole; Barbi and the Villain by Veronica Lancet; Tempest of Wrath and Vengeance by Melissa K. Roehrich; Blood of My Monster by Rina Kent; Dawn of Chaos and Fury by Melissa K. Roehrich; Possessive Enemy by Michelle Heard. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/the-serpent-s-bride.
Is The Serpent's Bride a standalone?
No. The Serpent's Bride is book 1 of 1 in the Bloodlines series by Kathryn Ann Kingsley.
What order should I read the Bloodlines series in?
1. The Serpent's Bride.
How many books are in the Bloodlines series?
The Bloodlines series by Kathryn Ann Kingsley has 1 main book.
What is the The Serpent's Bride age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 4/5 (explicit) 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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