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Dark & forbidden romance romance books

Here are 16 romance books which feature the themes/tropes of dark and forbidden romance. 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
Burning Daylight Emily McIntire
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Dark Retellings
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2
By Sin I Rise: Part Two Cora Reilly
420 pages Book 2 of Mafia Chronicles Spin-off Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Mafia Dark
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3
Chasing the Wild Elliott Rose
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Forbidden romance Cowboy Small town
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4
Empire of Desire Rina Kent
420 pages Book 1 of The Empire Series Published by Blackthorn Books
Forbidden romance Marriage of convenience Dark
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5
June First Jennifer Hartmann
432 pages Standalone Self-published
Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Slow burn Emotional
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6
King of Pride Ana Huang
400 pages Book 2 of the Kings of Sin Series Self-published
Forbidden romance Billionaire Dark
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7
Love Unexpected Q.B. Tyler
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Age gap Dark
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8
Masked Sins Amanda Richardson
300 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance BDSM Dark
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9
Mercy Sara Cate
400 pages Book 3 of Salacious Players Club Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Forbidden romance BDSM Dark
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10
Older Jennifer Hartmann
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Slow burn Abuse Found family
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Praise Sara Cate
384 pages Book 1 of the Salacious Players' Club Series Self-published
Forbidden romance BDSM Workplace Dark
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12
The Emperor RuNyx
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Mafia
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13
The Good Girl Effect Sara Cate
400 pages Book 2 of Salacious Players Club Universe Self-published
Forced proximity Forbidden romance BDSM Dark
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14
The Trouble With Love Kat T. Masen
340 pages Standalone Self-published
Friends to lovers Forbidden romance College Dark
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15
Thorne Princess L.J. Shen
400 pages Book 1 of The Princes Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forced proximity Forbidden romance Slow burn
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Venomous Kiss T.L. Smith
350 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Dark
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