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Forbidden

by Tabitha Suzuma

Lochan and Maya raised their siblings. They're in love, and their secret could destroy them.

3.95

76k+

🚫 Taboo Romance 🏠 Parentified Children 💔 Tragic First Love 🏚️ Parental Neglect 🌧️ Bleak Contemporary

Immersive

Forbidden

Lochan and Maya raised their siblings. They're in love, and their secret could destroy them.

by Tabitha Suzuma 2010 418 pages

3.95

76k+ ratings

🚫 Taboo Romance 🏠 Parentified Children 💔 Tragic First Love 🏚️ Parental Neglect 🌧️ Bleak Contemporary

Scandalous

by L.J. Shen • 2017

Blackmailed to spy on her father's partner, a teenage thief discovers the real crime: loving him.

4.09

68k+

🥀 Dark Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Father 💀 Blackmail

Scandalous

Blackmailed to spy on her father's partner, a teenage thief discovers the real crime: loving him.

by L.J. Shen 2017 315 pages

4.09

68k+ ratings

🥀 Dark Romance 🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 👧 Single Father 💀 Blackmail

Torn

by Carian Cole • 2016

He's been her godfather since birth, but at eighteen, she wants a different kind of forever.

4.00

43k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Mutual Pining

Torn

He's been her godfather since birth, but at eighteen, she wants a different kind of forever.

by Carian Cole 2016 480 pages

4.00

43k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 👨 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Mutual Pining

Loving Mr. Daniels

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2014

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

4.17

39k+

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

Loving Mr. Daniels

Grieving her twin, Ashlyn falls for a stranger on the train. He's her new English teacher.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2014 310 pages

4.17

39k+ ratings

🍎 Teacher Student Romance 🖤 Grief And Healing 💛 Found Family 🤫 Secret Relationship 📜 Bucket List Journey

The Summer I First Saw You

by Elizabeth O'Roark • 2024

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

4.06

9k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 😠☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

The Summer I First Saw You

When her uncle's best friend becomes a broken recluse, she blackmails him into a summer together.

by Elizabeth O'Roark 2024 312 pages

4.06

9k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 🏖️ Beach Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 😠☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Eighteen

by J.A. Huss • 2015

To graduate, she needs her math teacher: a tattooed, off-limits man who sees past her defenses.

3.88

11k+

🎓 Teacher Student 🌑 Dark New Adult ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Wounded Heroine 🫂 Chosen Family

Eighteen

To graduate, she needs her math teacher: a tattooed, off-limits man who sees past her defenses.

by J.A. Huss 2015 314 pages

3.88

11k+ ratings

🎓 Teacher Student 🌑 Dark New Adult ⏳ Age Gap 💔 Wounded Heroine 🫂 Chosen Family

The Muse

by L.M. Halloran • 2017

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

4.00

1k+

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

The Muse

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

by L.M. Halloran 2017 360 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

Hothouse Flower

by Krista Ritchie • 2014

She's a model who can't sleep. He's the off-limits older brother who becomes her only refuge.

4.24

77k+

⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Wounded Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family

Hothouse Flower

She's a model who can't sleep. He's the off-limits older brother who becomes her only refuge.

by Krista Ritchie 2014 479 pages

4.24

77k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Wounded Hero 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family

Wanting Mr. Cane

by Shanora Williams • 2018

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

3.81

12k+

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

Wanting Mr. Cane

She's always wanted her father's best friend. One forbidden night gives her everything to lose.

by Shanora Williams 2018 314 pages

3.81

12k+ ratings

🔥 Father's Best Friend 🤫 Secret Affair 💔 Angsty Romance 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🐍 Other Woman Drama

Reverse

by Kate Stewart

A journalist fakes an interview with her father's ex-fiancée's son, and the chemistry is undeniable.

4.63

29k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💍 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

Immersive

Reverse

A journalist fakes an interview with her father's ex-fiancée's son, and the chemistry is undeniable.

by Kate Stewart 2022 622 pages

4.63

29k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💍 Second Chance Romance ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🤫 Secret Relationship

All of Me

by A.L. Jackson • 2018

A single mother's dangerous attraction to a scarred attorney puts her custody battle at risk.

4.31

5k+

👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 😭 Angsty Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

All of Me

A single mother's dangerous attraction to a scarred attorney puts her custody battle at risk.

by A.L. Jackson 2018 442 pages

4.31

5k+ ratings

👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing 😭 Angsty Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Enzo

by K. Webster • 2019

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

3.79

2k+

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Enzo

A foster teen's forbidden love for her caseworker jeopardizes her adoption of the baby she raised.

by K. Webster 2019 249 pages

3.79

2k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 🚫💘 Forbidden Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing

Silk & Iron

by Alexis Calder • 2026

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

4.26

500+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Silk & Iron

Impersonating a dead princess, a rebel enters a gothic court where her jailer becomes her undoing.

by Alexis Calder 2026 385 pages

4.26

500+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

If This Is Love

by Jewel E. Ann • 2023

A purchased daughter and the ranch hand bound to her tyrant father cannot afford to fall.

4.02

7k+

⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔒 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🤠 Texas Ranch 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

If This Is Love

A purchased daughter and the ranch hand bound to her tyrant father cannot afford to fall.

by Jewel E. Ann 2023 446 pages

4.02

7k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔒 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🤠 Texas Ranch 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

The Crown of a Fallen Queen

by Anya J. Cosgrove

To reclaim her crown, an exiled Fae queen fakes an engagement with her usurper's son.

4.36

418

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fallen Royalty

Immersive

The Crown of a Fallen Queen

To reclaim her crown, an exiled Fae queen fakes an engagement with her usurper's son.

by Anya J. Cosgrove 2025 412 pages

4.36

418 ratings

🏛️ Fae Court Politics 🌑 Dark Romantasy 💍 Fake Engagement ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Fallen Royalty

Lust

by Skyler Mason • 2023

A pastor promised to court the older sister burns for the younger one: an outspoken atheist.

3.65

2k+

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 😳 Father's Best Friend 💔 Forbidden Love ⛪ Pastor Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Tension

Lust

A pastor promised to court the older sister burns for the younger one: an outspoken atheist.

by Skyler Mason 2023 264 pages

3.65

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Age Gap Romance 😳 Father's Best Friend 💔 Forbidden Love ⛪ Pastor Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Tension

Intoxication

by Charlene Namdhari • 2020

She spent one passionate night with a stranger. Now she is falling for his son.

4.21

3k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🌙 One Night Stand 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 High Angst

Intoxication

She spent one passionate night with a stranger. Now she is falling for his son.

by Charlene Namdhari 2020 354 pages

4.21

3k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🌙 One Night Stand 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 High Angst

Climax

by Lauren Smith • 2016

An American student and a future earl share a forbidden kiss. Their parents are marrying each other.

4.04

496

🚫 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💎 Class Difference 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 High Angst

Climax

An American student and a future earl share a forbidden kiss. Their parents are marrying each other.

by Lauren Smith 2016 150 pages

4.04

496 ratings

🚫 Step-Sibling Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 💎 Class Difference 🤫 Secret Relationship 😢 High Angst

Dear Heart, You Screwed Me

by Ashlee Rose • 2022

She buried her fiancé, fled to New York, and accidentally married her best friend's father.

3.55

5k+

🖤 Grief Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Dear Heart, You Screwed Me

She buried her fiancé, fled to New York, and accidentally married her best friend's father.

by Ashlee Rose 2022 440 pages

3.55

5k+ ratings

🖤 Grief Romance 💍 Accidental Marriage ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

The Trouble With Love

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

4.31

6k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

The Trouble With Love

A college freshman and her father's protégé begin a secret affair that could destroy a family.

by Kat T. Masen 2021 312 pages

4.31

6k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🔥 Slow Burn 😢 Emotional Angst

Hale

by K. Webster • 2018

After tragedy strikes, a college athlete falls for the one woman he shouldn't: his own sister.

3.77

8k+

💔 Taboo Sibling Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕯️ Shared Grief

Hale

After tragedy strikes, a college athlete falls for the one woman he shouldn't: his own sister.

by K. Webster 2018 305 pages

3.77

8k+ ratings

💔 Taboo Sibling Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero 🕯️ Shared Grief

The Trouble With Her

by Kat T. Masen • 2021

To escape her best friend, she married a stranger. He never stopped loving her.

4.32

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn ⚠️ Toxic Marriage 💭 Pining Hero

The Trouble With Her

To escape her best friend, she married a stranger. He never stopped loving her.

by Kat T. Masen 2021 304 pages

4.32

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn ⚠️ Toxic Marriage 💭 Pining Hero

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