Forbidden romance & magic romance books

Here are 14 romance books which feature the themes/tropes of forbidden romance and magic. If there’s too many (or too few!) books for your taste here, take a look at my romance book database where you can search by your dream trope combinations.

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1
Anastasia Sophie Lark
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Retellings Magic
2
Forging Silver into Stars Brigid Kemmerer
480 pages Book 1 of Defy the Night Universe Spin-off Published by Bloomsbury YA
Forbidden romance Magic LGBT
3
House of Marionne J. Elle
416 pages Book 1 of House of Marionne Series Published by Bloomsbury YA
Forbidden romance Dark academia Magic
4
Kingdom of the Wicked Kerri Maniscalco
400 pages Book 1 of the Kingdom of the Wicked Series Published by Jimmy Patterson
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Magic Witches
5
Obsidian K.F. Breene
420 pages Book 1 of Demigods Universe Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Dark Fae
6
The Ascended Bree Grenwich
430 pages Book 1 of The Ascended Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Dark Gods
7
The Dagger and the Flame Catherine Doyle
416 pages Book 1 of Blood & Roses Series Published by HarperTeen
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Magic
8
The Jasad Crown Sara Hashem
480 pages Book 2 of The Jasad Heir Series Published by HarperTeen
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Magic
9
The Jasmine Throne Tasha Suri
544 pages Book 1 of The Burning Kingdoms Series Published by Orbit
Forbidden romance Magic Lesbian LGBT
10
The Lies of Lena Kylie Snow
380 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Forbidden romance Dark Magic
11
The Midnight Lie Marie Rutkoski
400 pages Book 1 of The Midnight Lie Series Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Forbidden romance Magic Lesbian LGBT
12
The Other Side of the Sky Amie Kaufman
416 pages Book 1 of The Other Side of the Sky Series Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Forbidden romance Magic LGBT
13
The Veiled Kingdom Holly Renee
420 pages Book 1 of Veiled Kingdom Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Forbidden romance Fae
14
This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi
416 pages Book 1 of This Woven Kingdom Published by HarperCollins
Forbidden romance Magic Mythology