Best forbidden romance romance books

If you love a good forbidden romance romance, this is the list for you! Here are the best forbidden romance romance books listed in alphabetical order. If you reckon there’s too many (or too few) books here for your liking, head over to my romance book database instead so you can search for your next book using your ideal trope combinations.

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1
Chasing the Wild Elliott Rose
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Forbidden romance Cowboy Small town
2
Darling Venom Parker S. Huntington
520 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Slow burn Dark
3
Empire of Desire Rina Kent
420 pages Book 1 of The Empire Series Published by Blackthorn Books
Forbidden romance Marriage of convenience Dark
4
Hot for Slayer Ali Hazelwood
176 pages Novella (Bride Universe) Published by Berkley
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Vampires
5
June First Jennifer Hartmann
432 pages Standalone Self-published
Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Slow burn Emotional
6
King of Pride Ana Huang
400 pages Book 2 of the Kings of Sin Series Self-published
Forbidden romance Billionaire Dark
7
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
8
Lies and Weddings Kevin Kwan
400 pages Standalone Published by Doubleday
Forbidden romance Humor
9
Mercy Sara Cate
400 pages Book 3 of Salacious Players Club Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Forbidden romance BDSM Dark
10
Neon Gods Katee Robert
384 pages Book 1 of the Dark Olympus Series Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Forbidden romance Dark Retellings Greek mythology
11
Not in Love Ali Hazelwood
400 pages Book 1 of the Not in Love Series Published by Berkley
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Workplace
12
Older Jennifer Hartmann
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Slow burn Abuse Found family
13
Praise Sara Cate
384 pages Book 1 of the Salacious Players' Club Series Self-published
Forbidden romance BDSM Workplace Dark
14
The Emperor RuNyx
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Mafia
15
The Invisible Hour Alice Hoffman
352 pages Standalone Published by Atria Books
Forbidden romance Books about books Time travel
16
The Summer We Fell Elizabeth O'Roark
370 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Second chance Forced proximity Forbidden romance
17
The Veiled Kingdom Holly Renee
420 pages Book 1 of Veiled Kingdom Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Forbidden romance Fae
18
The Wolf King Lauren Palphreyman
500 pages Book 1 of The Wolf King Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Shapeshifters Werewolves
19
This Woven Kingdom Tahereh Mafi
416 pages Book 1 of This Woven Kingdom Published by HarperCollins
Forbidden romance Magic Mythology
20
Wild Card Elsie Silver
464 pages Book 4 of the Rose Hill Series Self-published
Second chance Forced proximity Forbidden romance Slow burn