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Lauren Palphreyman

Lauren Palphreyman is a London-based writer and bestselling author of the romantasy novel The Wolf King. She is also known for Cupid's Match, a supernatural teen romance that began on Wattpad, drew tens of millions of online reads, and was developed into a pilot for CW Seed.
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On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed The Wolf King.
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Lauren Palphreyman is a London-based romantasy author who broke out on Wattpad with Cupid's Match before landing a bestseller with The Wolf King, the one book we've reviewed on LuvemBooks. That novel pairs Princess Aurora with the werewolf alpha who kidnaps her, and readers have rewarded its pace and central chemistry with a 4.4/5 reader rating from over 83,000 Amazon ratings — though reviewers note the world-building runs thin and the setup sits close to A Court of Thorns and Roses. If you like enemies-to-lovers dynamics that prioritize momentum and romantic tension over dense lore, her work is built for you.
Where should I start?
Start with The Wolf King — it's her bestselling novel and the only one we've reviewed. It follows Princess Aurora, kidnapped by a Highlands werewolf alpha, in an enemies-to-lovers romantasy that readers praise for its pace and chemistry, reflected in a 4.4/5 reader rating from over 83,000 Amazon ratings. It's a natural entry point if you enjoy fated-mate and captor-to-lover tropes.
What's their writing style?
Based on our review of The Wolf King, Palphreyman writes plot-forward romantasy that leads with momentum and romantic chemistry. Reviewers consistently praise the pacing and the spark between the leads, while the trade-off is thinner world-building — the setting and lore take a back seat to the central relationship. Her style also leans on familiar genre scaffolding, with a setup reviewers found close to A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Books we've reviewed
We've reviewed 1 Lauren Palphreyman book on LuvemBooks. The Wolf King is an enemies-to-lovers werewolf romantasy in which Princess Aurora is kidnapped by a Highlands alpha — reviewers praise its pace and chemistry but find the world thin and derivative of A Court of Thorns and Roses. It holds a 4.4/5 reader rating from over 83,000 Amazon ratings.
What genre do they write?
Palphreyman writes romance, specifically romantasy — romantic fantasy. The Wolf King blends werewolf fantasy with an enemies-to-lovers plot, while her earlier Cupid's Match is a supernatural teen romance. Across both, the common thread is romance wrapped in paranormal or fantasy elements.
Are any books being adapted?
Cupid's Match, her Wattpad-born supernatural teen romance, was developed into a pilot for CW Seed after drawing tens of millions of online reads. There's no adaptation news tied to The Wolf King in the information we have, though its bestseller status makes it the kind of title that often attracts screen interest.
What should I read after The Wolf King?
If you want more from Palphreyman herself, Cupid's Match is her other best-known work — a supernatural teen romance that began on Wattpad and reached a CW Seed pilot, though note it skews younger than The Wolf King. If you want more in the same romantasy vein, reviewers' comparison to A Court of Thorns and Roses points you toward Sarah J. Maas's world as a natural next step, keeping in mind Palphreyman's is the leaner, faster read.
Who is Lauren Palphreyman?

Who is Lauren Palphreyman?

Lauren Palphreyman is a London-based writer and bestselling author of the romantasy novel The Wolf King. She first found an audience with Cupid's Match, a supernatural teen romance that began on Wattpad, drew tens of millions of online reads, and was developed into a pilot for CW Seed. On LuvemBooks, we've reviewed 1 of her books so far.

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