💔 Forbidden Romance

Love that crosses lines — taboo, illicit, and irresistible. These stories derive their heat from transgression, daring readers to root for relationships the world says shouldn't exist.

Memento

by Amie Kaufman • 2020

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

4.29

8k+

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 🔖 Memory Rituals 📝 Epistolary Format

Memento

A grieving neurogrammer teaches a warship's AI about morality; it learns the trolley problem.

by Amie Kaufman 2020

4.29

8k+ ratings

🚀 Space Opera 🧠 AI Consciousness 🚋 Trolley Problem 🔖 Memory Rituals 📝 Epistolary Format

Plus Size Player

by Danielle Allen • 2025

A plus-size influencer dates four men casually, until she discovers one is her new CEO.

4.34

13k+

📱 Plus Size Heroine 💼 Workplace Romance 👗 Fashion Industry 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Black Love

Plus Size Player

A plus-size influencer dates four men casually, until she discovers one is her new CEO.

by Danielle Allen 2025

4.34

13k+ ratings

📱 Plus Size Heroine 💼 Workplace Romance 👗 Fashion Industry 🎭 Secret Identity 🖤 Black Love

The Key

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2013

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

3.90

7k+

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement ⛰️ Cliffhanger Ending

The Key

A commoner forced to wed a cruel prince wears a key that could destroy his throne.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2013

3.90

7k+ ratings

👑 Lost Princess 🏰 Court Intrigue 👿 Cruel Prince 💍 Forced Engagement ⛰️ Cliffhanger Ending

Mafia Lust

by L. Steele • 2022

Dating the son, working for the father: a forbidden attraction that could destroy them all.

3.89

3k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee ⚡ Power Dynamics 💎 Billionaire Romance

Mafia Lust

Dating the son, working for the father: a forbidden attraction that could destroy them all.

by L. Steele 2022

3.89

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💼 Boss Employee ⚡ Power Dynamics 💎 Billionaire Romance

The Verity

by M.J. Lawrie • 2023

She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.

4.35

971

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👥 Found Family ⚔️❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🖤 Toxic Obsession 🎖️ Military Academy

The Verity

She refuses the Lord's demand and is exiled to a suicide squad in the undead wastes.

by M.J. Lawrie 2023

4.35

971 ratings

🧟 Zombie Apocalypse 👥 Found Family ⚔️❤️ Rivals To Lovers 🖤 Toxic Obsession 🎖️ Military Academy

Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer

by Morgan Rice • 2017

A rebel leader rescues her prince from the gallows as a sorceress schemes to destroy them.

3.92

982

👑 Reluctant Leader 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🔮 Dark Magic Bargain 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⛵ Seafaring Adventure

Soldier, Brother, Sorcerer

A rebel leader rescues her prince from the gallows as a sorceress schemes to destroy them.

by Morgan Rice 2017

3.92

982 ratings

👑 Reluctant Leader 👥 Sibling Rivalry 🔮 Dark Magic Bargain 🏛️ Political Intrigue ⛵ Seafaring Adventure

You Beautiful Thing, You

by Saffron A. Kent • 2023

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

3.45

6k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🌪️ Angsty Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

You Beautiful Thing, You

She's loved her brother's rival forever. Now she's pregnant with his baby on purpose.

by Saffron A. Kent 2023

3.45

6k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers ⚽ Brother's Rival 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🌪️ Angsty Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Cage of Deceit

by Jennifer Anne Davis • 2015

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

4.12

3k+

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue 🤫 Hidden Royalty

Cage of Deceit

A vigilante princess forced into a political marriage falls for her betrothed's enigmatic squire.

by Jennifer Anne Davis 2015

4.12

3k+ ratings

🔍 Secret Identity 👑 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Political Intrigue 🤫 Hidden Royalty

The Muse

by L.M. Halloran • 2017

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

4.00

2k+

🎓 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

4.00

2k+ ratings

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

Melt into You

by Roni Loren • 2012

Reunited with Jace, Evan explores passion and limits at a BDSM ranch with his friend Andre.

4.17

4k+

💞 Second Chance 🔺 Polyamorous Triad ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 💖 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

Melt into You

Reunited with Jace, Evan explores passion and limits at a BDSM ranch with his friend Andre.

by Roni Loren 2012

4.17

4k+ ratings

💞 Second Chance 🔺 Polyamorous Triad ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 💖 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

To Cage a Wild Bird

by Brooke Fast • 2025

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

3.96

33k+

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

To Cage a Wild Bird

She once fed this prison. Now her brother is inside, and the wealthy hunt the inmates.

by Brooke Fast 2025

3.96

33k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Prison Break 🖤 Dark Romantasy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 👥 Found Family ⚔️ Morally Gray Heroine

Beverly

by Laura J. Robert • 2025

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

3.49

2k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters 🩹 Overcoming Trauma

Beverly

A broken foster boy, the cop's daughter who saves him, and a love that undoes them.

by Laura J. Robert 2025

3.49

2k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🔄 Second Chance Love 🔥 Slow Burn 💌 Unsent Love Letters 🩹 Overcoming Trauma

An Emotion of Great Delight

by Tahereh Mafi • 2021

Numb from grief and America's scrutiny, a Muslim teen rediscovers feeling through a forbidden love.

3.66

12k+

🕌 Muslim American Life 🏙️ Post-9/11 America 😢 Sibling Grief 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🔗 Family Estrangement

An Emotion of Great Delight

Numb from grief and America's scrutiny, a Muslim teen rediscovers feeling through a forbidden love.

by Tahereh Mafi 2021

3.66

12k+ ratings

🕌 Muslim American Life 🏙️ Post-9/11 America 😢 Sibling Grief 😔 Survivor's Guilt 🔗 Family Estrangement

Morrighan

by Mary E. Pearson • 2016

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

3.92

13k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏡 Quest For Home

Morrighan

Two children of warring tribes meet in secret, trading stories while their families trade blood.

by Mary E. Pearson 2016

3.92

13k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏚️ Post-Apocalyptic World 🏕️ Tribal Survival 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🏡 Quest For Home

Nights with Him

by Lauren Blakely • 2014

After one scorching night with a stranger, a CEO finds her holding his therapy file.

4.14

7k+

🌙 One Night Stand 💘 No Strings To Lovers 🔥 Sex Positive 🖤 Damaged Hero 💼 CEO Romance

Nights with Him

After one scorching night with a stranger, a CEO finds her holding his therapy file.

by Lauren Blakely 2014

4.14

7k+ ratings

🌙 One Night Stand 💘 No Strings To Lovers 🔥 Sex Positive 🖤 Damaged Hero 💼 CEO Romance

Fighting to Be Free

by Kirsty Moseley • 2016

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

4.04

3k+

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty 🥀 Bittersweet

Fighting to Be Free

An ex-con and a woman fleeing control share one night. His gang demands a final job.

by Kirsty Moseley 2016

4.04

3k+ ratings

🖤 Bad Boy Redemption 💔 Wounded Hero 📖 Dual Pov 😩 Angsty 🥀 Bittersweet

Becoming Mine

by Roxanne Tully • 2025

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

3.74

2k+

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 🎓 College Romance

Becoming Mine

Her brother's hockey captain swore to protect her. Falling for her was never part of the deal.

by Roxanne Tully 2025

3.74

2k+ ratings

💕 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Slow Burn 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Protective Hero 🎓 College Romance

Solstice of the Drowned Empire

by Frankie Diane Mallis • 2022

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

4.24

2k+

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 🖤 Angsty Romance

Solstice of the Drowned Empire

An abused heir hides deadly magic. At court, the woman he loves becomes his father's political pawn.

by Frankie Diane Mallis 2022

4.24

2k+ ratings

🔮 Forbidden Magic 👑 Court Intrigue 💔 Traumatized Hero 🍰 Childhood Friends 🖤 Angsty Romance

Sad Girls

by Lang Leav • 2017

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

3.33

12k+

🖤 Grief And Guilt 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love

Sad Girls

Audrey told a lie. A girl died. Now she's falling for the boy who lost everything.

by Lang Leav 2017

3.33

12k+ ratings

🖤 Grief And Guilt 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🧠 Anxiety Rep 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 💕 Second Chance Love

Hello Single Dad

by Kelsie Hoss • 2021

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

3.95

15k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💪 Body Positivity

Hello Single Dad

A guidance counselor falls for a single dad, only to find he is her student's father.

by Kelsie Hoss 2021

3.95

15k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 👗 Plus Size Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family 💪 Body Positivity

JFK and Mary Meyer

by Jesse Kornbluth • 2020

A divorced artist's affair with the president fills her diary with passion and political crisis.

3.69

144

🏛️ Political Intrigue 📖 Diary Narrative 🕵️ JFK Assassination 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🔍 Conspiracy Theories

JFK and Mary Meyer

A divorced artist's affair with the president fills her diary with passion and political crisis.

by Jesse Kornbluth 2020

3.69

144 ratings

🏛️ Political Intrigue 📖 Diary Narrative 🕵️ JFK Assassination 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🔍 Conspiracy Theories

Enzo

by K. Webster • 2019

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

3.79

3k+

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero

Enzo

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

by K. Webster 2019

3.79

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🕰️ Age Gap 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Emotional Healing 🛡️ Protective Hero

Storm Breaker

by Nisha J. Tuli • 2026

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

4.00

5k+

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Storm Breaker

In storm-battered Manhattan, an heiress hides a death-sentence secret: she can survive the storms.

by Nisha J. Tuli 2026

4.00

5k+ ratings

🏫 Magical Academy 🫥 Hidden Powers 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 💕 Dystopian Romance

Silk & Iron

by Alexis Calder • 2026

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

4.26

990

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 😢 Angsty Romance

Silk & Iron

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

by Alexis Calder 2026

4.26

990 ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 👑 Court Intrigue 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero 😢 Angsty Romance

The Smoke Thieves

by Sally Green • 2018

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

3.79

10k+

🔮 Hidden Identity 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Romance

The Smoke Thieves

Demon smoke turns children into soldiers. A tyrant builds an army. Five fugitives stand against him.

by Sally Green 2018

3.79

10k+ ratings

🔮 Hidden Identity 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Political Intrigue 👑 Arranged Marriage 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Romance

Witches

by Tiffany Calligaris • 2015

Falling for a Salem witch awakens her dormant power and puts a target on her back.

3.64

1k+

🎓 Witch College 🧙‍♀️ Salem Witches 💔 Love Triangle 🌙 Hidden Magical Heritage 🐈‍⬛ Witch Familiar

Witches

Falling for a Salem witch awakens her dormant power and puts a target on her back.

by Tiffany Calligaris 2015

3.64

1k+ ratings

🎓 Witch College 🧙‍♀️ Salem Witches 💔 Love Triangle 🌙 Hidden Magical Heritage 🐈‍⬛ Witch Familiar

A Voice in the Wind

by Francine Rivers • 1993

A Christian slave hides her faith in a decadent Roman house, where loving her master courts ruin.

4.57

110k+

🕊️ Early Church Fiction 🏛️ Ancient Rome ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist ✝️ Martyrdom Sacrifice 😢 Tragic Romance

A Voice in the Wind

A Christian slave hides her faith in a decadent Roman house, where loving her master courts ruin.

by Francine Rivers 1993

4.57

110k+ ratings

🕊️ Early Church Fiction 🏛️ Ancient Rome ⛓️ Enslaved Protagonist ✝️ Martyrdom Sacrifice 😢 Tragic Romance

Embroiled

by Bridget E. Baker • 2024

A dragon prince forgets the woman he loved. Without their bond, his entire species will starve.

4.32

210

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Memory Loss 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ⚡ Norse Mythology

Embroiled

A dragon prince forgets the woman he loved. Without their bond, his entire species will starve.

by Bridget E. Baker 2024

4.32

210 ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance 💫 Fated Mates 💔 Memory Loss 🔄 Reincarnation Romance ⚡ Norse Mythology

The History Between Us

by Ashley James • 2024

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

4.03

2k+

🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

The History Between Us

A bull rider's one-night secret follows him home when his father's best friend becomes his doctor.

by Ashley James 2024

4.03

2k+ ratings

🏜️ Small-Town Western ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Braving the Storm

by Elliott Rose • 2024

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

3.93

36k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap ⛓️ Power Exchange

Braving the Storm

Snowed into a mountain cabin with her adoptive uncle, she cannot resist the cowboy's forbidden pull.

by Elliott Rose 2024

3.93

36k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine ⏳ Age Gap ⛓️ Power Exchange

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