10 Best Forbidden Romance Books and Novels to Read

The story of love that cannot be attained that is, the love that is surrounded by the walls of the forbidden, is what makes the heart flutter. These are the stories that push us to the precipice, that encourage us to examine the world and its rules and to consider how far desire can take us. As we have seen, people who are willing to take risks cannot help but be tempted by the forbidden fruit – it is like a fire that attracts you even though you know it can burn you.

A Journey Through the Most Captivating Forbidden Romances

It is a genre that stirs up passion like nothing else; the idea of forbidden love is something that intrigues everyone. It is the game of the knife’s edge, where love is a rebellion, and each look, each touch, and each breath on the lover’s skin is charged with a barely audible tension. Whether it is the love of the working class for the aristocrat, love between humans and ghosts or a love that cannot be realized due to society’s standards, these tales speak to the audience’s innermost fantasies. They are subversive; they break the rules and, in the process, force us to think about love, honor and how we live our lives. 

 Below, we will list the top 10 forbidden romance books that you should give a try and read. Here is a collection of some timeless stories as well as new-age adaptations that take the reader into the world of the forbidden, where love is as poetic as it is lethal. For the newcomer or the connoisseur, this is a much-needed list to navigate through the best of the best when it comes to the most provocative tales of love. Get ready to be taken away by the stories that portray love that conquers all and that will stay with you even after you finish the book.

Awakening Series by L.T. Marshall

Teen werewolf Alora Dennison lives in a world where love is outlawed and fate is decided under the light of the full moon but fate has thrown her something unimaginable. Having grown up with a terrible history and the enmity between her pack and the Santo pack, she never thought that during her Awakening Ceremony, she would be paired with Colton Santo, the son of her pack’s foes. They both find themselves in a dangerous and passionate love affair, however Alora discovers the secrets of her origin and the fact that she is the key to the defeat of vampires. As the fate of the werewolf packs rest in her hands, Alora has to find her inner strength as she is forced into the world of politics where love, betrayal, and fate are the main players in this action-packed novel.

Scent of Alpha by Taylor Brooks

Gilbert is a young man starting off in the middle of London with no one to turn to and help him with the struggles of the new life that he is leading, and his only companion being his co-workers. When he finds himself in his first heat while working late at night and nude with his incredibly hot boss, Nelson, it gets difficult to differentiate work from play. As the stakes grow higher, the passion between the two protagonists also grows and they are unable to resist their feelings, which results in a love affair that is forbidden. The Alphas, the Omegas, and the Betas live in a world where they must hide who they truly are and ‘The Scent of an Alpha’ is a story of passion and danger where love knows no bounds. This is how a series that is sure to hook you and have you turning the pages to seeing what happens next starts.

Dirty Little Secret by AC Gray

In this sumptuous and rather gothic story of love that cannot be, Ace Shelton is a man who is overwhelmed by the memory of his parents’ violent death and who has been brought up in the grand Shelton family home. When Unice Venixe, a simple cafe cashier, enters into his life, she can have no inkling that she is about to become involved in a lethal adventure. At first, the protagonist has a very sinister meeting with the woman who turns out to be his love interest. As Ace becomes increasingly obsessed with Unice, he offers her a chilling proposition: a month with him, obeying the rules that he has set, and try to make her fall in love with a man who is full of vengeance and is willing to kill. Unice is slowly developing feelings for Ace but at the same time she is aware of Ace’s nefarious intentions and she becomes involved in a passionate relationship where love and danger cannot be easily distinguished.

Love Slave to the Mafia Boss's Passion by Realfantasies

In this passionate story of a forbidden romance, Malissa is left with no choice but to become the wife of the mafia’s kingpin’s son to pay the debt her family has to the mob. When she gets only 30 days to be with the charming, and overbearing Hayden she has to deal with strict rules she never knew existed. With every rule she defies, she gets more and more entangled in Hayden’s world of darkness and desire that he becomes the only one who can satisfy her. Malissa is a woman falling in love with a man who is in love with another woman and this is how it un folds. he’s haunted by the demons of her past and Hayden’s heart is seemingly unattainable; will their passion be enough to overcome the lies that seem to drive them apart? This is a story that will provoke you, make you fall in love and make you afraid at the same time.

Shattered Moonlight Dreams by Anointing K. Josiah

This is a collection of the best forbidden romance novels that will have you panting in anticipation. In the beginning of the novel especially in book 1, Clary is eager to attend the Moon Festival, a night of love and romance in which she hopes to meet her one true love; however it turns out to be the night of love but not the kind that she had hoped for. Book 2 is about Lucia Hill, the Alpha’s weak but determined daughter, who goes against all expectations and fights for her life, and for the right to be strong and have her place in the pack. However, the forbidden love is the main theme in Book 3 – Lara Zane, an omega and an outsider, has a chance to have a happy ending when Alpha Ashton Martins takes her as his mate; however, they face publicly rejection and loss. Yet, solace comes from an unexpected source: Zayn Meyer the enigmatic demon king. This love affair is forbidden, and becomes the exciting battle with fate and traditions, forcing Lara to make a decision whether to follow the path that has been set for her or to give in to the temptation of a forbidden desire. This is a compilation of werewolf stories that will take the readers on a ride and show them that love has no bounds while rules are made to be broken.

The Alpha's Little Moon by Heaven

This is the story of the dangerous alpha male, Adam, who has spent years trying to find his perfect match, and when he does she is forbidden to him. Megan the woman he has been desiring comes to him, but there is a complication: Megan is a woman who is about twelve years old by the standards of her race. Yet for the two of them – the human and the wolf, she is all that they have been dreaming of. In their journey of the stormy sea of their unique friendship, they are led by their mistakes and ego to the edge of the breakdown. Will love prevail and help them overcome all the obstacles that are standing between them or will hate and fear bring their happiness to an end? It is a world where running is impossible and thus, Adam and Megan can only confront the issues arising from their forbidden relation using all the strength they have. This is a special kind of story in which one is never quite certain what side of the law is right or wrong and in which love is tried in the most severe manner.

Forbidden to Love by Rituparna Darolia

Behind the mask of love and passion people risk everything for the sake of desire that is forbidden. This collection of seven steamy stories will pull you right into the heart of the action and the passions that build where they should not. In the story “Forbidden to Love”, Serenity Parker meets her older brother best friend again, Alexander Dawson and falls in love with him again, which she has been in love for years now. In “Let Me Love You” a wealthy playboy, Lucas Parker falls in love with a young housekeeper Violet Nelson who captures his heart without his knowledge. The heat goes up in “Lost You” where the young billionaire Laurence Lennard finds himself falling in love with Arianna Willis, a bar girl who changes his world. ”Forever Mine” is a powerful story of Liam Parker, the young man who during years long suffering watches for the broken Elizabeth Lennard to mature in order to be able to love him in return. WESTON GRAY is forbidden as a lover because he is her foster brother, and in “Love Clash,” Isabella Harrington will do anything to avoid falling into his arms. With the “Game of Love”, the reader is taken through the typical drama as Sofia Blakesley is forced to marry the womanizing Davion Torres. Last but not least, in “Dream of Love” Victoria Blakesley tries to get over her dream boy, Colton Glenn. Every story is a passionate tale of love that is forbidden, and every character is a victim of passion that is impossible to control; the passions meet the society’s conventions and the reader never knows what will happen next.

The Temptation Series by Rituparna Darolia

This series of taboo romance focuses on the sensual relationships of the three Donnelly brothers Lucas, Marcus, and Nicholas and the women they meet, Sienna, Alyssa, Eva, Hayley, and Skylar. Mia Cara is a sequel to the story of Cara Rose Sullivan, a girl who tries to escape the love of Marcus Donnelly and winds up in the dangerous and glamorous world of fame, drugs, and power. In Tempted by the Enemy, the enemies-to-lovers subplot is/frontend and more in the form of flirtation hiding passion. Taming the Hot Billionaire is the debut novel of Lila Monroe and it features Eva Ann Rayner, a young woman who is attracted to Alexander Van Every- her best friend’s brother – a possessive and hot billionaire who is quite simply out of bounds. In Resist Me If You Can the reader is taken through the stormy affair of the orphan Ashton Pierce, a man with a troubled past and the billionaire Hayley Barclay who fights against the attraction she has for him. Last, in Tempting the Spitfire Skylar Carnell, is only twenty-two years old and she has to marry the annoying Christian St. James, a man her parents wanted her to marry before they died. Every story is a thrilling exploration of the realm of euthanasia, of exploring the forbidden, crossing lines and releasing passion – you won’t be able to put the book down once you start reading it.

Black Tie Billionaire by Whendhie

In this passionate story of forbidden love, Vivian becomes involved in a passionate power struggle with a man she knows she should stay away from but can’t. From a confrontation that has the making of a quarrel the situation turns into a blazing scene where the line between pleasure and pain becomes compromised. He has the ability to make her feel things that she cannot control and as he embraces her the fire that burns between them is real. Each kiss, each touch is a fight between submission and desire and morality goes out the window when you are caught up in the passion. But when it comes to forbidden love, surrendering to one’s desires has consequences of its own. Will she give in to the wild passion that is forbidden or will she be able to fight for what she knows is wrong? This is a story where there is a lot at risk, where the characters are demonstrative and where the love is intense.

Mated to the Lycan by LustreOkengwu

In this passionate story of the forbidden love, Lucien – a fierce, dominant Lycan, feels an uncontrollable attraction towards his forbidden mate, Daciana. This story that begins with a possessively marked character delves into the world of passion and fatal risk as Lucien finds himself in the middle of pack struggle where everything is a battle for existence. After growling and increasing the tension, Lucien has to keep his mate safe from the dangers that are inside and outside the pack. But in a world where teeth and violence rule, can the feelings of the two characters survive the storm or will they be destroyed by the enemies who will do everything to separate them? This is a story of the desire that goes beyond the norms, and the love that is as passionate as it is forbidden. 

Thus, the concept of forbidden love stories makes us engrossed with the passionate feelings, the risk involved, and the fascination for the unattainable. These stories test the limits of love, and leave us picking up the pieces, panting and wanting more. Whether it is love that transcends the conventions of society or a love that fights against the forces of the otherworld, the idea of the taboo is timeless. If these stories have whet your appetite, then there is so much more of forbidden love out there for the reading. Discover thousands of novellas on FictionMe and find your next steamy romance in a click of a button.