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Elements of Retrofit by N.R. WalkerNowhere Ranch by Heidi CullinanFor Real by Alexis HallAcrobat by Mary CalmesThe Rebuilding Year by Kaje Harper
M/M Books With A Big Age Difference Between Partners
242 books — 207 voters
On the Island by Tracey Garvis GravesOutlander by Diana GabaldonTwelfth Sun by Mae ClairThe Education of Sebastian by Jane Harvey-BerrickThe Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie by Jennifer Ashley
Older Woman/Younger Man
335 books — 153 voters

On the Island by Tracey Garvis GravesJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWhat I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne LongEmma by Jane AustenLady Sophia's Lover by Lisa Kleypas
May-December Romances
169 books — 135 voters
The Brutal Truth by Lee WinterWho'd Have Thought by G. BensonBreaking Character by Lee WinterThe Music and the Mirror by Lola KeeleyThe Red Files by Lee Winter
Best Lesbian Age Difference Books
52 books — 82 voters

The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle LoriBirthday Girl by Penelope DouglasSweet Temptation by Cora ReillyHighest Bidder by Sara CateTorn by Carian Cole
Older Grown-up Guys Are Hot (Age Gap)
186 books — 52 voters
The Book Thief by Markus ZusakMemoirs of a Geisha by Arthur GoldenThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. TolkienThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainHeidi by Johanna Spyri
Intergenerational Friendships
267 books — 45 voters

Arrows Through Archer by Nash SummersPoint of Contact by Melanie HansenFather of the Groom by Silvia VioletFirm Hand by Nora PhoenixElements of Retrofit by N.R. Walker
Gay m/m romance: Best friend's father/Father's friend
57 books — 41 voters
Dom of Ages by K.C. WellsFor Real by Alexis HallOn His Knees by Adira AugustSlow Heat by Leta BlakeAccept My Surrender by Jane Davitt
M/M BDSM Older Sub and Bottom
59 books — 34 voters

Wrong by Jana AstonHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickTwilight by Stephenie MeyerMr. Masters by T.L. SwanRight by Jana Aston
He's WAY Older Than You
59 books — 31 voters
Jane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWhat I Did for a Duke by Julie Anne LongCharming the Prince by Teresa MedeirosDo You Want to Start a Scandal by Tessa DarePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Older Man/Younger Woman Historical Romance
71 books — 28 voters

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn GreenwoodBalance by Lucia FrancoNine Minutes by Beth FlynnLolita by Vladimir NabokovThe Lover by Marguerite Duras
Taboo: Young Girls (underage) With Mature Men
29 books — 26 voters
Outlander by Diana GabaldonLover Revealed by J.R. WardLover Mine by J.R. WardVampire Most Wanted by Lynsay SandsStyxx by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Older Heroine/Younger Hero in Paranormal Romance
25 books — 22 voters

Kulti by Mariana ZapataThe Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataComplicated Moonlight by Lynessa LayneDon't Close Your Eyes by Lynessa JamesMad Love by Lynessa Layne
best, most well-written, romantic smutty books
28 books — 21 voters
On the Island by Tracey Garvis GravesWild Oats by Pamela MorsiAcrobat by Mary CalmesOutlander by Diana GabaldonI Adore You by J.M. Buckley
Age Difference in Romance (and it matters)
75 books — 19 voters

Welcome to the Dark Side by Giana DarlingKulti by Mariana ZapataLittle Dove by Layla FrostCoach by Alexa RileyDark Notes by Pam Godwin
Age-Gap with Older Man/Younger Woman
21 books — 17 voters
We Got Zombies on the Lawn Again, Ma by Donnie SmithThe Secret of Excalibur by Sahara FoleySuicide Watch by Kelley YorkIsland Roulette by Emily SmithMermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
5 stars list, read in 2014
148 books — 15 voters

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