Best Forbidden Love Books

Gabriel's Rapture

Sylvain Reynard

age gap · forbidden love

Ménage

Various

forbidden love

Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery]

Cognosticon

magic academy · forbidden love

Magical Girl Mechanical Heart

Thundamoo

secret identity · chosen one

A Journey of Black and Red

Mecanimus

forced proximity · enemies to lovers

Lament of the Fallen

Vihyungrang

redemption arc · anti-hero

Heated Rivalry

Rachel Reid

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The First and Last Demon: A Sapphic Fantasy Romance

Hiyodori

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Clockwork Princess

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

God of Fury

Rina Kent

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover

forbidden love · forced proximity

Magnolia Parks: Into the Dark

Jessa Hastings

forbidden love

The Bronze Horseman

Paullina Simons

forbidden love · forced proximity

Steadfast

Sarina Bowen

second chances · forbidden love

Eyes of Silver, Eyes of Gold

Ellen O Connell

marriage of convenience · friends to lovers

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Part of Your World

Abby Jimenez

age gap · class difference

Hothouse Flower

Krista & Becca Ritchie

friends to lovers · forbidden love

The Girl in the Tower

Katherine Arden

chosen one · forbidden love

Hopeless

Colleen Hoover

bad boy · forbidden love

The Road Of Bones

Demi Winters

enemies to lovers · slow burn

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

City of Bones

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

City of Glass

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

The Devil Is a Marquess

Elisa Braden

class difference · enemies to lovers

Trick

Natalia Jaster

forbidden love · enemies to lovers

House of Sky and Breath

Sarah J. Maas

forbidden love · slow burn

The Queen of Nothing

Holly Black

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Shadow Kiss

Richelle Mead

forbidden love · Sacrifice

Empress of Fae

Briar Boleyn

forbidden love · royals/nobility

The Wicked King

Holly Black

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Vampire Academy

Richelle Mead

bodyguard · forbidden love

One Dark Window

Rachel Gillig

forbidden love · Magic With A Price

City of Heavenly Fire

Cassandra Clare

chosen one · forbidden love

Hurts to Love You

Alisha Rai

bad boy · billionaire

A Reaper at the Gates

Sabaa Tahir

chosen one · forbidden love

Priory of the Orange Tree

Samantha Shannon

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Homebound

Lydia Hope

forbidden love · slow burn

Blood Mercy

Vela Roth

fated mates · forbidden love

Stolen Moments

Catharina Maura

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Red White & Royal Blue

Casey Mcquiston

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Heartless Hunter

Margaret Owen

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Clockwork Angel

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

Every Last Breath

Jennifer L. Armentrout

forbidden love · love triangle

Sorcery of Thorns

Margaret Rogerson

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Mine for a Moment

Catharina Maura

billionaire · forbidden love

Dreams of Gods & Monsters

Laini Taylor

forbidden love

Daughter of Smoke & Bone

Laini Taylor

forbidden love · enemies to lovers

Give Me More

Sara Cate

bad boy · forbidden love

Cinder

Marissa Meyer

Cinderella Retelling · Cyborgs

Professor Astor

Catharina Maura

billionaire · forbidden love

Dragonfly in Amber

Diana Gabaldon

forbidden love · second chances

Indecent Exposure

Tessa Bailey

Firefighter/First Responder · forbidden love

Kissed by a Demon: A Dark Fantasy Romance

Rosalyn Stirling

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Once Upon a Curfew

Srishti Chaudhary

forbidden love · forced proximity

Court of Claws

Briar Boleyn

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Secret of Candlelight Inn

Julie Klassen

forbidden love · slow burn

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

forbidden love · slow burn

Wrong to Need You

Alisha Rai

forbidden love · forced proximity

Iron Widow

Xiran Jay Zhao

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

It Was Not Meant to Be

Sudeep Nagarkar

forbidden love · love triangle

The Bear and the Nightingale

Katherine Arden

chosen one · forbidden love

An Extraordinary Union

Alyssa Cole

forbidden love · forced proximity

Children of Blood and Bone

Tomi Adeyemi

chosen one · enemies to lovers

The Weaver and the Witch Queen

Genevieve Gornichec

forbidden love · slow burn

Pucking Around

Emily Rath

forbidden love · forced proximity

The Thorn Birds

Colleen Mccullough

forbidden love · slow burn

Heart of the Wolf Queen

Sarah Gallego

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Praise

Sara Cate

age gap · forbidden love

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

Sue Lynn Tan

forbidden love · love triangle

Ruin in Royals

Siddhi Kadam

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

A Touch of Malice

Scarlett St. Clair

forbidden love · royals/nobility

Gennekt

Amanda Milo

forbidden love · forced proximity

Eleanor & Park

Rainbow Rowell

forbidden love · forced proximity

The Friendship Study

Ruby Barrett

forbidden love · friends to lovers

The Beauty of Darkness

Mary E. Pearson

forbidden love · love triangle

This Summer Will Be Different

Carley Fortune

forbidden love · slow burn

Bride

Ali Hazelwood

bad boy · enemies to lovers

Death

Laura Thalassa

age gap · enemies to lovers

City of Lost Souls

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

The Last Letter from Your Lover

Jojo Moyes

forbidden love · love triangle

Wild Love

Elsie Silver

billionaire · forbidden love

Lover Revealed

J.r. Ward

forbidden love

Stone Cold Touch

Jennifer L. Armentrout

forbidden love · love triangle

Gods and Monsters

Shelby Mahurin

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Angelfall

Susan Ee

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

One Summer

Karen Robards

forbidden love · friends to lovers

A Pound of Flesh

Sophie Jackson

forbidden love

Officer Off Limits

Tessa Bailey

forbidden love · High Tension

Savage Lover

Sophie Lark

bad boy · enemies to lovers

The Distance Between Us

Kasie West

billionaire · forbidden love

Again the Magic

Lisa Kleypas

bad boy · enemies to lovers

Pandemonium

Lauren Oliver

forbidden love · slow burn

Onyx

Jennifer L. Armentrout

bad boy · enemies to lovers

Anna and the French Kiss

Stephanie Perkins

forbidden love · forced proximity

To Love a Dark Lord

Anne Stuart

forbidden love · class difference

Powerless

Devney Perry

Class Divide · Deadly Trials

When the Moon Hatched

Sarah A. Parker

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Intimacy Experiment

Rosie Danan

forbidden love · forced proximity

Queen of Roses

Briar Boleyn

forbidden love · royals/nobility

The Winner's Curse

Marie Rutkoski

forbidden love · Slavery/Rebellion

Torn

Jennifer L. Armentrout

forbidden love

House of the Beating Heart

Lucy Clare

forbidden love

Serpent & Dove

Shelby Mahurin

arranged marriage · enemies to lovers

Dr. Grant

Catharina Maura

Doctors · forbidden love

Twisted Games

Ana Huang

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

My Lord and Spymaster

Joanna Bourne

class difference · forbidden love

A Discovery of Witches

Deborah Harkness

age gap · forbidden love

Fallen

Lauren Kate

forbidden love

Sweet Reckoning

Wendy Higgins

forbidden love

City of Fallen Angels

Cassandra Clare

forbidden love · love triangle

Prince Charming

Rachel Hawkins

forbidden love · forced proximity

A Fate Incarcerated

K.a. Tucker

Captivity · Dark

Perfect Chemistry

Simone Elkeles

bad boy · forbidden love

Dark Lover

J.r. Ward

forbidden love

A Heart So Fierce and Broken

Brigid Kemmerer

forbidden love · royals/nobility

White Hot Kiss

Jennifer L. Armentrout

forbidden love · Gargoyles & Demons

Battle For Bittora

Anuja Chauhan

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Iron Daughter

Julie Kagawa

forbidden love · slow burn

Kingdom of the Feared

Kerri Maniscalco

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

forbidden love · Historical Fantasy

On Wings of Blood

Briar Boleyn

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Vincent Boys

Abbi Glines

bad boy · forbidden love

Sweet Peril

Wendy Higgins

forbidden love

Delirium

Lauren Oliver

forbidden love · slow burn

Gabriel's Inferno

Sylvain Reynard

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

Hate to Want You

Alisha Rai

billionaire · enemies to lovers

Cruel Beauty

Rosamund Hodge

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Finale

Becca Fitzpatrick

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Foreign Fruit (also as Windfallen)

Jojo Moyes

forbidden love · Secrets

Shiver

Maggie Stiefvater

forbidden love · slow burn

Beautiful Chaos

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

forbidden love

Her Private Avenger

Elle Kennedy

second chances · forbidden love

Forbidden

Tabitha Suzuma

forbidden love · slow burn

Silence

Becca Fitzpatrick

forbidden love

Crimson Bound

Rosamund Hodge

forbidden love · Retelling

Requiem

Lauren Oliver

forbidden love · Revolution

The Color of Love

Radclyffe

age gap · forbidden love

Love's Masquerade

Radclyffe

forbidden love · forced proximity

Crescendo

Becca Fitzpatrick

forbidden love · love triangle

Sweet Evil

Wendy Higgins

bad boy · forbidden love

Getaway Girl

Tessa Bailey

forbidden love · friends to lovers

The Veiled Kingdom

Holly Renee

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

2 States

Chetan Bhagat

forbidden love

The Idea of You

Robinne Lee

age gap · forbidden love

Beautiful Creatures

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

forbidden love

The Siren

Kiera Cass

forbidden love · Mythology

Zodiac Academy

Caroline Peckham

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Blood and Honey

Shelby Mahurin

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

This Time Tomorrow

Tessa Bailey

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

Empire of Sin

Rina Kent

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Hush, Hush

Becca Fitzpatrick

forbidden love

The Hanging City

Charlie N. Holmberg

forbidden love · Trolls

Breathe

Abbi Glines

bad boy · forbidden love

Beautiful Darkness

Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl

forbidden love · slow burn

To Cage a God

Elizabeth May

forbidden love

Sanctuary of the Shadow

Aurora Reed

Circus/Carnival Setting · forbidden love

Significance

Shelly Crane

forbidden love · slow burn

His Risk to Take

Tessa Bailey

forbidden love · High Stakes

The Wedding Photographer

Sakshama Puri Dhariwal

forbidden love · forced proximity

That's the Way We Met

Sudeep Nagarkar

forbidden love · friends to lovers

The Boy Who Loved

Durjoy Datta

forbidden love · friends to lovers

Whims of the Wicked: A Fantasy Romance Reading Advent Calendar

Rebecca Grey

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Rebel Princess: A Historical Romance

Sundari Venkatraman

forbidden love · royals/nobility

The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Chetan Bhagat

forbidden love

Half Girlfriend

Chetan Bhagat

forbidden love · friends to lovers

Will You Still Love Me

Ravinder Singh

forbidden love · slow burn

Illicit: A Contemporary Romance Collection

Calinda B.

bad boy · forbidden love

Mistlehoe: A Christmas And Holiday Ex-Boyfriend’s Father Contemporary Romance Novella

Savannah Blaze

age gap · forbidden love

Mortal Follies: A Devilishly Funny Regency Romantasy from the Bestselling Author of Boyfriend Material

Alexis Hall

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

Bollywood Confidential

Sonia Singh

billionaire · enemies to lovers

Sacrilege: A Forbidden Dark Romance Anthology

Beck Knight

bad boy · forbidden love

The Night Circus

Erin Morgenstern

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Bane

L.j. Shen

bad boy · forbidden love

The Romantasy Collection: Four Romantic Fantasy Novels

Lindsay Buroker

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

A Liar and a Thief: A Contemporary Romance

Dee Rollings

bad boy · enemies to lovers

Misconduct

Penelope Douglas

age gap · bad boy

Origin

Jennifer L. Armentrout

bad boy · enemies to lovers

Daring & Defiant: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance Anthology

Kaitlyn Davis

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Last First Kiss: A Best Friend's Brother Contemporary Romance

Anne-Marie Meyer

forbidden love · friends to lovers

The Favorites

Layne Fargo

forbidden love · forced proximity

The Song of Salt and Shadow: A Dark Siren-Pirate Romantasy

Seren Rose

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Curse of the Cailleach

Navessa Allen

forbidden love · slow burn

The Jester's Gift

Raven Kennedy

Court Jester · forbidden love

Taboo: A Dark Romance Collection

Stasia Black

age gap · forbidden love

A Shimla Affair

Srishti Chaudhary

bad boy · forbidden love

Love @ Facebook

Nikita Singh

forbidden love · slow burn

Dating You Hating You

Christina Lauren

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

A Long Time Coming

Meghan Quinn

forbidden love · forced proximity

Dark Romance

Penelope Douglas

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Prison Healer

Lynette Noni

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Assassin's Apprentice

Robin Hobb

chosen one · forbidden love

Deviant King

Rina Kent

bad boy · enemies to lovers

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty

Akwaeke Emezi

slow burn · forbidden love

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

age gap · forbidden love

A Torch Against the Night

Sabaa Tahir

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Forever

Maggie Stiefvater

forbidden love

Reign of a King

Rina Kent

age gap · enemies to lovers

Problematic Summer Romance

Ali Hazelwood

forbidden love · Opposites Attract

Romance 2: Gefährliche Geheimnisse

Moka Azumi

forbidden love · slow burn

Lies and Weddings

Kevin Kwan

billionaire · forbidden love

Opal

Jennifer L. Armentrout

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Windsong: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance Retelling

Stephanie E. Donohue

chosen one · enemies to lovers

A Shadow in the Ember

Jennifer L. Armentrout

chosen one · enemies to lovers

Good Omens

Terry Pratchett

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Storm and Fury

Jennifer L. Armentrout

chosen one · forbidden love

Us Dark Few

Alexis Patton

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

forbidden love · slow burn

Belladonna

Adalyn Grace

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Love Arranged

Lauren Asher

fake relationship · forbidden love

Stories We Never Tell

Savi Sharma

slow burn · forbidden love

Birthday Girl

Penelope Douglas

age gap · forbidden love

Bisclavret

Navessa Allen

forbidden love · fated mates

Daisy Haites

Jessa Hastings

bad boy · forbidden love

Credence

Penelope Douglas

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Dirty Headlines

L.j. Shen

billionaire · enemies to lovers

Scandalous

L.j. Shen

age gap · forbidden love

The Teacher

Freida Mcfadden

forbidden love · slow burn

Nightshade

Autumn Woods

billionaire · enemies to lovers

Kingdom of the Wicked

Kerri Maniscalco

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Serpent and Dove

Shelby Mahurin

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Girl You Left Behind

Jojo Moyes

forbidden love

Days of Blood & Starlight

Laini Taylor

forbidden love

My Fault

Mercedes Ron

age gap · bad boy

From Blood and Ash

Jennifer L. Armentrout

chosen one · enemies to lovers

The Love of My Afterlife

Kirsty Greenwood

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

Maybe Someday

Colleen Hoover

forbidden love · forced proximity

Loyal Lies

Siddhi Kadam

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

An Offer from a Gentleman

Julia Quinn

forbidden love · forced proximity

An Ember in the Ashes

Sabaa Tahir

chosen one · enemies to lovers

A Light in the Flame

Jennifer L. Armentrout

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

Confess

Colleen Hoover

forbidden love

The Benefactor

Nana Malone

billionaire · forbidden love

Point of Retreat

Colleen Hoover

forbidden love · friends to lovers

Midsummer Nights: A Limited Edition Romantasy Anthology

{"A.j. Lancaster","Melissa Roehrich","Lisette Marshall"}

enemies to lovers · forbidden love

The Forest at the Heart of Her Mage: A Sapphic Fantasy Romance

Hiyodori

forbidden love · grumpy & sunshine

The Iron King

Julie Kagawa

chosen one · forbidden love

The Hopeless Romantic's Guide to Enchantment: Twelve Magical Romantasy Tales

Marie O'regan

forbidden love · friends to lovers

Linger

Maggie Stiefvater

forbidden love · slow burn

One Day in December

Josie Silver

Closed Door Romance · forbidden love

Dark is the Wood: A Young Adult Fantasy Romance

Kristin Ward

chosen one · forbidden love