The best 'Forbidden Love' romance books. Who said it would be easy?

Written by Silke, updated 20 Jan 2023

Deadly enemies, bosses and their employees, wards and their guardians. Step-siblings, friends of the parents and cheating spouses? It's forbidden love, for sure, but that only makes it so much more exciting.

  • #41 Fallen Too Far (Rosemary Beach #1) - Abbi Glines

    Fallen Too Far (Rosemary Beach #1) - Abbi Glines

    young adult contemporary billionaire pregnancy friends to lovers

    To want what you’re not supposed to have…

    She is only nineteen.

    She is his new stepfather’s daughter.

    She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother.

    But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no.

    Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. more

  • #42 Own the Wind (Chaos #1) - Kristen Ashley

    Own the Wind (Chaos #1) - Kristen Ashley

    contemporary suspense erotic romance take-charge heroine mystery

    Too hot to handle...

    Tabitha Allen grew up in the thick of Chaos—the Chaos Motorcycle Club, that is. Her father is Chaos' leader, and the club has always had her back. But one rider was different from the start. When Tabby was running wild, Shy Cage was there. When tragedy tore her life apart, he helped her piece it back together. And now, Tabby's thinking about much more than friendship...

    Tabby is everything Shy's ever wanted, but everything he thinks he can't have. She's beautiful, smart, and as his friend's daughter, untouchable. more

  • #43 Unattainable (Undeniable #3) - Madeline Sheehan

    Unattainable (Undeniable  #3) - Madeline Sheehan

    contemporary dark romance forbidden love alpha male suspense

    Tegen Matthews is the daughter of Dorothy Kelley, a club whore in the Hell’s Horsemen. A plain little girl, Tegen falls into the gritty world of the motorcycle club. When she meets a sweet, caring boy, she embraces the warmth and affection he shows her. Cage West is the son of the president of the Hell’s Horsemen. Tall and blond with deep brown eyes, as he grows up Cage realizes the power of his dimpled smile and smooth drawl. With one chance encounter, Tegen becomes forever tied to Cage. Following is a wayward journey that is filled with regrets, mistakes, and heartache, pulling at the threads that hold them together. more

  • #44 Simple Perfection (Perfection #2) - Abbi Glines

    Simple Perfection (Perfection #2) - Abbi Glines

    contemporary bad boys alpha male abuse tortured heroine

    Woods had his perfect life mapped out for him. Rise up the ranks of the family business. Marry the rich girl of his parents’ dreams. Pretend that wealth and privilege was all he’d ever wanted. Then a girl named Della breezed into town, a beautifully imperfect stranger who captured his heart and opened his eyes to a new kind of future. Woods is ready and willing to sacrifice everything for her when the sudden death of his father leaves him with his mother to care for and a business to manage.

    Della is determined to be strong for Woods, even as she’s quietly falling to pieces. No matter how far from home she’s run, the ghosts of her past have never stopped haunting her. more

  • #45 Becoming Calder - Mia Sheridan

    Becoming Calder - Mia Sheridan

    contemporary dark romance virgin hero suspense virgin heroine

    There is a place in modern day America with no electricity, no plumbing, and no modern conveniences. In this place, there is no room for dreams, no space for self-expression, and no tolerance for ambition.

    In this place, there is a boy with the body of a god and the heart of a warrior. He is strong and faithful and serves his family honorably. But he dares to dream of more.

    In this place, there is a girl with the face of an angel and a heart full of courage. To her family, she is the vision of obedient perfection. But she dares to want that which she has been told can never be hers. more

  • #46 Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet #1) - C.J. Roberts

    Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet #1) - C.J. Roberts

    tortured heroine enemies to lovers virgin heroine vengeance forbidden love

    Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.

    Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. more