🏷️ Forbidden Love
52 entries tagged with this trope
Twisted Love
Ana Huang · 2021
Alex Volkov feels nothing. No emotions, no warmth, no empathy — until Ava Chen crashes into his life. He's her brother's best friend. He's supposed to protect her. He's definitely not supposed to want her.
It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · 2016
Lily thought she'd never end up like her mother. Then she meets Ryle — and Atlas comes back. This book will make you angry, sad, and hopeful all at once.
Verity
Colleen Hoover · 2018
Lowen finds a manuscript in Verity's office. It's horrifying. It's also impossible to stop reading. The ending will make you scream. This is CoHo at her darkest.
Mine
Emily McIntire · 2022
He's her therapist. She's his patient. Everything about this is wrong and they both know it. Dark, obsessive, and absolutely unhinged.
Credence
Penelope Douglas · 2020
Tiernan moves to a remote cabin in Colorado with her stepfather and his two sons. Snowed in. No rules. No civilization. Just tension and bad decisions. This is the book people whisper about.
Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas · 2018
Jordan moves in with her boyfriend's dad after getting kicked out. He's older, off-limits, and they both know the line they shouldn't cross. The tension in this house could power a city.
Kingdom of the Wicked
Kerri Maniscalco · 2020
Emilia's twin is murdered. She summons a Prince of Hell to help her find the killer. Wrath is terrifying, magnetic, and hiding everything. Italian-inspired dark fantasy with enemies-to-lovers that BURNS.
Kingdom of the Cursed
Kerri Maniscalco · 2021
Emilia descends into Hell itself. Wrath is on his own turf now and the political games are deadly. Every demon prince wants something from her. The spice level goes UP.
From Blood and Ash
Jennifer L. Armentrout · 2020
Poppy is the Maiden — sheltered, guarded, untouchable. Hawke is her new guard. He's too bold, too close, and everything she's not supposed to want. Then you find out who he really is and NOTHING is the same.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess
Sue Lynn Tan · 2022
Xingyin is the daughter of Chang'e, the moon goddess. She's hidden her whole life. When her secret is discovered, she must fight for everything. Chinese mythology meets lush romantasy.
A Touch of Darkness
Scarlett St. Clair · 2019
Persephone meets Hades in a nightclub. She hates him. He's obsessed. A modern Hades and Persephone retelling where he's the god of the dead and she's a journalism student. The mythology nerd's dream romance.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V.E. Schwab · 2020
Addie makes a deal to live forever. The price: no one will remember her. For 300 years, every person she meets forgets her. Then one day, a boy in a bookshop says 'I remember you.' DEVASTATION.
The Night Circus
Erin Morgenstern · 2011
A magical circus that appears without warning. Two young magicians are bound in a competition they didn't choose. They're supposed to be rivals. They fall in love through the wonders they create for each other.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2017
Aging Hollywood icon Evelyn Hugo finally tells the truth about her seven marriages. But the real story is the woman she loved through all of them. Glamorous, tragic, and one of the best love stories ever written.
Daisy Jones & The Six
Taylor Jenkins Reid · 2019
An oral history of a fictional 70s rock band. Daisy and Billy have insane chemistry and can't be together. Written as interviews — you'll forget it's fiction. The Amazon show is incredible too.
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald · 1925
Gatsby throws parties hoping one woman will walk through the door. The American Dream, obsessive love, and the emptiness of wealth — in 180 perfect pages. You read it in school but you understand it in your 20s.
Crown of Midnight
Sarah J. Maas · 2013
Now the King's Champion, Celaena must carry out his orders — hunting down rebels who threaten the throne. But her loyalty is tested when she uncovers a conspiracy that changes everything she thought she knew about herself.
Corrupt
Penelope Douglas · 2015
Michael Crist and Erika Fane. He terrorized her as a teenager. Now he's out of prison, and he wants what's his. The first Devil's Night book sets the tone — dark, obsessive, and impossible to put down.
Hideaway
Penelope Douglas · 2017
Banks is a ghost. Damon is a monster. Together they're gasoline and a match. The most emotionally complex Devil's Night book — Banks' story hits different.
Twisted Pride
Cora Reilly · 2019
Remo is the Capo dei Capi and he takes what he wants — including Serafina, daughter of his enemy. A captive romance that walks the line between dark and tender.
Bound by Honor
Cora Reilly · 2014
Aria is promised to Luca Vitiello, the heir of the New York Famiglia. She's never met him. He's known for his cruelty. The book that started one of the biggest mafia romance series.
Fear Me
B.B. Reid · 2014
Keiran Masters made Lake Monroe's life hell. Then he went to juvie. Now he's back, and he's not done with her. Bully romance at its darkest.
Comfort Food
Kitty Thomas · 2010
Emily is kidnapped and kept in a cell. No names. No conversation. Just control. This book is not for everyone and it doesn't pretend to be. Kitty Thomas at her most unflinching.
Outlander
Diana Gabaldon · 1991
Claire touches a stone in Scotland and wakes up in 1743. She meets Jamie Fraser. The rest is 850 pages of history, war, medicine, and one of the greatest love stories ever written. An absolute unit of a book.
Clean
olivieblake · 2016
War era. Draco and Hermione's affair while everything burns. Olivieblake (yes, the Atlas Six author) wrote this before getting published and it shows — the prose quality is publishable. Raw, messy, devastating.
Bully
Penelope Douglas · 2014
Tate was bullied by her neighbor Jared for years. Now she's back from a year abroad and done being his victim. The book that made Penelope Douglas a household name in dark romance.
Captive in the Dark
CJ Roberts · 2011
Caleb is a man raised to be a weapon. Livvie is the girl he takes. This is DARK dark. If you thought Haunting Adeline was intense, this goes further. Not for the faint of heart.
Tears of Tess
Pepper Winters · 2013
Tess is kidnapped on vacation and sold to Q, a man with very specific desires. What unfolds is a twisted love story that makes you question everything. Pepper Winters walks the line between dark and tender.
Red, White & Royal Blue
Casey McQuiston · 2019
The First Son of the US falls for the Prince of England. Political tension, secret emails, and a love story that feels like a warm hug. The comfort read to end all comfort reads.
Serpent & Dove
Shelby Mahurin · 2019
A witch and a witch hunter are forced into marriage. She's hiding what she is. He thinks all witches should burn. The tension writes itself. French-inspired setting with great banter.
These Hollow Vows
Lexi Ryan · 2021
Brie makes a deal with a faerie prince to save her sister. Then she meets another prince. Both want something from her. The fae politics are sharp and both love interests are genuinely compelling.
Zodiac Academy: Ruthless Fae
Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti · 2019
The Vega twins are back at Zodiac Academy and the Celestial Heirs aren't done with them. The bully romance heats up, the magic deepens, and the plot twists start hitting. This series is addictive.
Reminders of Him
Colleen Hoover · 2022
Kenna just got out of prison. She wants to see her daughter. The whole town hates her for what she did. Ledger is the only one willing to see past it. The most emotionally devastating CoHo — and that's saying something.
Confess
Colleen Hoover · 2015
Auburn walks into Owen's art studio and their connection is instant. But they're both hiding things. The anonymous confessions Owen paints drive the mystery. Art + secrets + romance.
An Offer from a Gentleman
Julia Quinn · 2001
Benedict Bridgerton meets a mystery woman at a masquerade ball. She vanishes. A Cinderella retelling with class dynamics that feel real and a love interest who earns his happy ending.
Twisted Hate
Ana Huang · 2022
Josh and Jules literally cannot stand each other. The hate is real, the chemistry is hotter. When they give in, it's explosive. The enemies-to-lovers arc where both sides have genuine reasons for the hatred.
Twisted Games
Ana Huang · 2022
Rhys is a bodyguard. Bridget is a princess. It's forbidden. It's inevitable. The most romantic Twisted book — Rhys would burn the world for her and that's not an exaggeration.
King of Pride
Ana Huang · 2023
Kai Young is the heir to a media empire with a perfect reputation. Isabella is a bartender and aspiring writer. Their worlds shouldn't mix. Kai's slow fall is everything.
The Fine Print
Lauren Asher · 2021
Rowan inherits a theme park and has to work with Zahra, a creative director who hates everything he stands for. Disney-adjacent romance with a billionaire who slowly becomes human. The first Dreamland Billionaires book.
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez · 2022
An ER doctor from a wealthy family falls for a small-town carpenter 10 years younger. The class and age gap tensions feel real. Daniel is the softest hero — he builds her a coffee table. Reader, she melted.
Kingdom of the Cursed
Kerri Maniscalco · 2021
Emilia descends into Hell to find her sister's killer. Wrath is hiding more than ever. The demon courts are treacherous and nothing is as it seems. The slow burn FINALLY starts paying off.
King of Battle and Blood
Scarlett St. Clair · 2021
Isolde is forced to marry the vampire king Adrian to end a war. She plans to kill him. He plans to keep her. Dark, possessive vampire romance with political intrigue. Scarlett St. Clair's bloodiest world.
A Power Unbound
Freya Marske · 2023
Edwardian England with magic. Jack is a journalist exposing magical society. Alan is a lord with secrets. Their enemies-to-lovers tension crackles with political intrigue and suppressed desire. Queer historical fantasy at its best.
House of Marionne
J. Elle · 2023
Quell hides a dark magic that could kill her. She enrolls in a secret society of debutantes who wield bone magic. Think Bridgerton meets The Secret History with a Black girl lead. The aesthetic alone is worth it.
Again the Magic
Lisa Kleypas · 2004
Aline and McKenna fell in love as teenagers. Her family tore them apart. Twelve years later, he's back — wealthy, powerful, and furious. Second chance romance with class conflict and genuine heartbreak.
Seduce Me at Sunrise
Lisa Kleypas · 2008
Win Hathaway has been ill for years. Kev Merripen has loved her silently the entire time. Now she's recovered and he's still holding back. The yearning in this book could power a city.
A Touch of Ruin
Scarlett St. Clair · 2020
Persephone and Hades' relationship is tested by the other Olympians, mortal interference, and Persephone's growing powers. The spice escalates. The angst escalates more.
Neon Gods
Katee Robert · 2021
Olympus is a modern city ruled by the Thirteen — figures who take on the names of Greek gods. Persephone flees an arranged marriage to Zeus and crosses the River Styx to Hades. Dark, sexy, political.
These Violent Delights
Chloe Gong · 2020
Romeo and Juliet retold in 1920s Shanghai with rival gangs and a monster in the river. Juliette and Roma once loved each other. Now their gangs are at war. Lush, violent, tragic.
When He Was Wicked
Julia Quinn · 2004
Michael has been in love with Francesca for years — while she was married to his cousin. After tragedy strikes, guilt and desire collide. The most emotionally complex Bridgerton. Real grief, real love.
City of Bones
Cassandra Clare · 2007
Clary discovers she's a Shadowhunter — a warrior who fights demons. Jace is the golden boy warrior who's annoyingly perfect. The Mortal Instruments series launched a massive franchise and a generation of urban fantasy readers.
Meet Me In Dreamland
sinflower81 · 2023
A Dramione dreamsharing fic — Draco and Hermione are connected through shared dreams they can't control. What starts as hostile encounters in a surreal dreamscape becomes something neither of them expected. Sinflower81 at their best with gorgeous prose and achingly slow burn.