Forbidden Romance

Forbidden romance is a popular trope featuring couples fighting societal norms, familial duties, or personal taboos to be together, creating high-stakes drama and intense emotional angst. Common themes include forbidden love in fantasy settings, age gaps, and brother's best friend scenarios. ...more

Grim Tidings (Ghosted, #2)
The Wretched Divine (The Wretched Divine, #1)
Fallen Rook (Society of Villains, #3)
Midnight Curfew
Harbinger
The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates #1)
The Daddy's Girl (Salacious Legacy, #3)
The Ice Beyond (The Empress of Thorns, #1)
Deviant Need (Empire of Sins, #2)
Tracking Wolfe (Made Marian Legacy #4)
Pink Ink
Immortal Rose
Embrace (Off the Ice, #4)
Let's Kiss and Tell
The Iron Hex (Iron Hex Trilogy, #1)
Fever Dream (Emerald Lake, #1)
In Her Own League
Love Song (Campus Diaries, #4)
Cross Check (D.C. Stars, #6)
The Silversmith (The Selvaren, #1)
The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed, #2)
Harbinger
Into the Fading Twilight (Starlight Grove, #2)
Sin Bin (D.C. Stars, #5)
The Wild Card (Vancouver Storm, #5)
The Washwoman at the River's End (The Curse of the Fates #1)
West of Forever (Heartstone Ranch #1)
Embrace (Off the Ice, #4)
Power (Sinners and Saints #2)
Extracurricular
Birthday Girl by Penelope DouglasStill Beating by Jennifer HartmannHeated Rivalry by Rachel  ReidOlder by Jennifer HartmannWhat Was Meant to Be by Q.B. Tyler
Forbidden love romances
285 books — 15 voters
Forbidden Hearts by Corinne MichaelsRunaway Love by Melanie HarlowOff to the Races by Elsie SilverThe Proposal by Adriana LockeClose Quarters by Kandi Steiner
Contemporary Romance for Summer 2023
92 books — 102 voters

These Violent Delights by Chloe GongBloodlines by Richelle MeadTo Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra ChristoWritten in the Stars by Aisha SaeedHeart's Gambit by J.D. Myall
But Daddy I Love Him
13 books — 7 voters
Guidance to Death by Daniel V. Meier Jr.Nightshade by Lynessa LayneShadow & Sin by Lynessa LayneThe Write Before Christmas by Lynessa LayneThe Getaway by Lynessa Layne
Lynessa Layne books
20 books — 2 voters

I Ran Away to Evil by Mystic NeptuneLoving a Vampire Is Total Chaos by Aura HayesThe Lies of Vampires and Slayers by K.M. SheaWooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie BurgisThe ShadowHunter by Opal Reyne
Supernatural hunter x hunted
10 books — 2 voters
Haunted Love by Sheridan AnneProblematic Summer Romance by Ali HazelwoodMaking Room for Love by Krista RowanTwisted Love by Ana Huang
Brother's Best Friend Romance
4 books — 3 voters

Twisted Games (Twisted, #2)
Birthday Girl
Priest (Priest, #1)
Credence
Praise (Salacious Players Club, #1)
King of Pride (Kings of Sin, #2)
Mile High (Windy City, #1)
Still Beating
Eyes on Me (Salacious Players Club, #2)
The Sweetest Oblivion (Made, #1)
Nocticadia (Nocticadia, #1)
Sinners Anonymous (Sinners Anonymous, #1)
Older
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean, #1)
Little Stranger (The Web of Silence Duet, #1)

Blessing Okosi
“ He gave no room for pains even though I was struggling. Why won’t I love him? He’s my Alpha Lord. Mine alone. ”
― Blessing Okosi, Take Me, Alpha Lord (Part 1)

Noyar Cecil
“ He rubs my cheek with his knuckles, his eyes following the movement like a man possessed. “Unreal. Maddening.” His darkened amber eyes lift to mine. “Muse. ”
― Noyar Cecil, Obsession He Craves: A Dark Contract Marriage Enemies-to-Lovers Romance

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