--- description: Find out why 'A Hunger Like No Other' made the list. title: 'A Hunger Like No Other' Is on TIME’s List of the 50 Best Romance Novels image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c827a4682c4a58/698a593c929fad6b2ebfccaa/A-Hunger-Like-No-Other-Kresley-Cole.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Aug 01, 2024 # A Hunger Like No Other by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/) ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer  Touted by fellow romance author [Ali Hazelwood](https://time.com/6996633/love-theoretically/ "undefined") as “the OG Alpha Werewolf + Vampire = Fated Mates romance,” the seductive 2006 debut novel of Kresley Cole’s best-selling _Immortals After Dark_ series kickstarted one of the most beloved tropes in the paranormal romance subgenre. It also inspired what has become the most listened to romance-novel podcast, author Sarah MacLean and critic Jen Prokop’s aptly named [_Fated Mates_](https://fatedmates.net "undefined"). Centering on the unlikely soul bond between Emmaline Troy, a sheltered half-vampire hybrid, and Lachlain MacRieve, the ancient and fierce king of a Scottish werewolf clan, _A Hunger Like No Other_ revolves around the torrid push and pull between the two immortal lovers. Emmaline and Lachlain’s story invited readersinto the mesmerizing fantasy world in which Cole has set more than 20 books and earned her a Romance Writers of America RITA Award. After winning her third RITA, for the first book in the _Immortals After Dark_ spin-off series _The Dacians: Realm of Blood and Mist_, Cole was inducted into [RWA’s Hall of Fame](https://www.rwa.org/hall-of-fame "undefined") in 2013. **Buy Now:** _A Hunger Like No Other_ on [Bookshop](https://bookshop.org/a/4973/9781416509875 "undefined") | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/4605Vvq "undefined") These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. A Hunger Like No Other: Best Romance Books ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/"},"headline":"A Hunger Like No Other","datePublished":"2024-08-01T12:18:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:34:20.179Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/","keywords":["Books","E-Commerce","list","Special Project"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c827a4682c4a58/698a593c929fad6b2ebfccaa/A-Hunger-Like-No-Other-Kresley-Cole.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"creator":"Megan McCluskey","articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt38c827a4682c4a58/698a593c929fad6b2ebfccaa/A-Hunger-Like-No-Other-Kresley-Cole.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/","name":"A Hunger Like No Other"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Romance Authors Share the Book That They Keep Returning To","description":"Romance authors share the book that they keep returning to","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/biTPcLi3/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2024-07-30T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/biTPcLi3.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/","duration":"PT47S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/best-romance-books/6996670/a-hunger-like-no-other/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```