REVIEW: His Forgotten Love by Colette Rivera (Bound in Blood #2)

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HIS FORGOTTEN LOVE

Bound in Blood - Book Two

by Colette Rivera

Release Date: November 2, 2026

Review

A riveting storyline with an epic love story, an evil vampire and a found family.


There were moments that felt long or perhaps slow, but then things would pick up, and that was forgotten. Ultimately, the story itself was too good to dwell on that part.


My favourite storyline is best friends to lovers spanning years with some heartbreak, but in the end, perfect love, and His Forgotten Love gave us just that. Hunter and Mateo are delightful best friends, joined at the hip and meant to be together. But Hunters life is flipped and it complicates the years following.


When they come back to one another, it’s proof they are better together.


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Synopsis

A swoon-worthy vampire/human romance. Twenty years of pining and devotion leads to bitter heartache. Can a tender friendship turn into eternal love?


Anything for friendship. Everything for love.

The biggest mistake of Mateo Rojas’s life is twenty years in the making.


It starts when Mateo meets his roommate freshman year of college. Hunter is the best friend he thought he’d never have, and when their medical careers align, Mateo decides to never leave Hunter’s side.


Hunter Beaumont has a crush on his straight roommate, but he’s handling it. He’d never sacrifice his friendship with Mateo. Even when Hunter is turned into a vampire, a monster that isn’t supposed to be real, and he stands to lose everything, Mateo is all that matters.


But Hunter’s life has a new dark side, and keeping Mateo safe comes at a price.


As the years go by, their friendship shifts. Straight no longer fits Mateo, and Hunter reveals his vampire nature. Magic is destroying Hunter’s life, but perhaps Mateo can fix it. No one has ever scientifically defined vampire powers. What if understanding is the key to breaking Hunter free of his bonds?


It’s a brilliant idea. If only it didn’t lead Mateo to ruin. If only working so hard to preserve their friendship didn’t break Hunter’s heart.


Mateo did it all for love. For Hunter. The mess he made might be impossible to untangle, but he has to try.



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Set in the Shearwater Landing magic world, His Forgotten Love is perfect for new and familiar readers alike. It's an epic friends-to-lovers, slow-burn MM vampire romance spanning a twenty-year timeline. You’ll get a demisexual main character, a pansexual awakening, evil vampires, and dubious science. HEA guaranteed! This is book two in a series of interconnected stand-alone novels and can be read on its own. Content warnings can be found using the look inside feature and on the author’s website. 

About Colette Rivera

Colette (she/they) is an author of queer paranormal romance novels living in New Zealand. Colette loves to write couples who take care of each other and show their soft sides in love, even when they’re prickly in other facets of their lives. Sugar, spice, and magic are key ingredients in all of Colette’s books.


Colette can be found on Instagram @colette_rivera and Facebook under Colette Rivera Author or in their reader group Colette Rivera's Coven.


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