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19 books found
Clockwork Princess (The Infernal Devices, #3)
Cassandra Clare
young adult romanceThe Infernal Devices #3
(480k)
Two boys love the same girl — and one of them is dying — in this devastating Victorian Shadowhunter finale.
forbidden romanceslow burn
In Memoriam
Alice Winn
historical romance
(79k)
Two boys fall silently in love at boarding school — then WWI pulls them to the front together.
forbidden romanceslow burn
Lady Midnight
Cassandra Clare
young adult romanceThe Dark Artifices #1
(246k)
A Shadowhunter and her parabatai hunt a killer across LA — but loving each other is the one thing forbidden.
forbidden romanceslow burn
You Should Be So Lucky
Cat Sebastian
historical romanceMidcentury NYC #2
(17k)
A slumping baseball star and a grieving arts reporter circle each other in 1960 NYC — but one can't afford to be out.
sports settingworkplace romancestrangers to lovers
The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
historical romance
(366k)
A woman loves a priest across a lifetime — a bond as beautiful and doomed as a thorn bird's song.
forbidden romanceslow burn
Finding Delaware (State of Us #1)
Bree Wiley
new adult romanceState of Us #1
(10k)
His bully has wielded his secret for years — now that bully is moving in as his stepbrother.
forbidden romance
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6 Times We Almost Kissed [And One Time We Did]
Tess Sharpe
young adult romance
(13k)
Two girls who've almost kissed for years finally live across the hall — and almost doesn't cut it anymore.
enemies to loversforced proximityroommates
Afterglow: A Spicy Sapphic Monster Romance
Emily Antoinette
paranormal romanceMonsters of Moonvale #2
(1k)
A bubbly divorcée asks her cold vampire friend to teach her submission — and falls for her instead.
slow burn
The No Kiss Contract
Nan Campbell
contemporary romance
(680)
A driven attorney convinces her rival half-sister to be her fake fiancée to land a promotion — and keeps falling for her
forbidden romanceslow burn
One Glimpse
Lydia Gastrell
historical romanceIndulgence #2
(610)
Two Regency gentlemen dare to want what society says they cannot have — each other.
forbidden romanceslow burn
Heart of Stone
Johannes T. Evans
historical romance
(2k)
1764: a charming vampire and his quietly devoted secretary fall into a slow, tender entanglement.
slow burn
Meeting Mrs. Garret
Raquel De Leon
contemporary romance
(586)
A college student and a lonely married woman become friends — until something undeniable changes between them.
forbidden romanceslow burn
Forbidden
Tabitha Suzuma
young adult romance
(76k)
Two teenagers fall desperately in love — but they are brother and sister.
forbidden romanceslow burn
As Many Souls as Stars
Natasha Siegel
gothic romance
(3k)
A demon hunts a witch across centuries to claim her soul — but desire may undo them both.
forbidden romance
A Gentleman's Gentleman
T.J. Alexander
historical romance
(4k)
A trans lord must marry a woman by Season's end — unless his devastatingly handsome new valet changes everything.
forbidden romanceslow burn
Protecting You
Claire Kingsley
contemporary romanceBailey Brothers #1
(32k)
Best friends since childhood, Grace and Asher finally risk everything for love — only to have it torn apart.
slow burn
Forbidden Puckboy (Puckboys #7)
Eden Finley
sports romancePuckboys #7
(11k)
He's been in love with his brother's best friend since age twelve — and Knox has been hiding the same secret for ten yea
forbidden romance
Never the Roses
Jennifer K. Lambert
romantasy
(3k)
A retired sorceress steals a book from her greatest rival — and accidentally starts a forbidden love affair.
forbidden romance
Violet Made of Thorns
Gina Chen
young adult romance
(23k)
A lying witch and a cursed prince must choose between hatred and love before their kingdom falls.
forbidden romance