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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
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2
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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3
June First Jennifer Hartmann
432 pages Standalone Self-published
Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Slow burn Emotional
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4
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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5
Kiss Now, Lie Later C.W. Farnsworth
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance High school Football
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6
Love Unexpected Q.B. Tyler
360 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Forbidden romance Age gap Dark
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7
Mercy Sara Cate
400 pages Book 3 of Salacious Players Club Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca
Forbidden romance BDSM Dark
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8
Older Jennifer Hartmann
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Slow burn Abuse Found family
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9
Praise Sara Cate
384 pages Book 1 of the Salacious Players' Club Series Self-published
Forbidden romance BDSM Workplace Dark
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10
Quarterback Sneak Kandi Steiner
380 pages Standalone Self-published
Forced proximity Forbidden romance College Football
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Revenge Era Brittanee Nicole
400 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Celebrity Workplace
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12
Rewriting the Stars Claire Kingsley
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Small town
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13
Sin Bin Chelsea Curto
320 pages Book 1 of Sin Bin Series Self-published
Forced proximity Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Hockey
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14
Tempt Melanie Harlow
300 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Age gap Military Small town
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15
The Emperor RuNyx
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Mafia
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16
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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17
The Pool Boy Nikki Sloane
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Forbidden romance Age gap
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18
The Summer We Fell Elizabeth O'Roark
370 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Second chance Forced proximity Forbidden romance
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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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20
Wild Card Elsie Silver
464 pages Book 4 of the Rose Hill Series Self-published
Second chance Forced proximity Forbidden romance Slow burn
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