Sometimes you want what you can’t have… The bodyguard who isn’t supposed to get emotionally involved. Your team captain’s younger sister. A prince from the most well-known royal family. The forbidden romance trope is probably one of the oldest and most widely known romance tropes. Romeo and Juliet, anyone? It’s easy to see why! These books are absolutely unputdownable thanks to the forbidden tension.

Each of these couples have their reasons to stay apart, but will they find their happily ever after? Sneak around with our top forbidden romance books and find out!

Forbidden Romance Books - Twisted Games by Ana Huang

1. Twisted Games

by Ana Huang

She can never be his…but he’s taking her anyway. Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever. He has never once been tempted to break those rules…until her. Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She’s nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.

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Forbidden Romance Books - A Favor for a Favor by Helena Hunting

2. A Favor for a Favor

by Helena Hunting

When I joined Seattle’s NHL expansion team, I thought it was the start of something great. But nothing ever goes the way you expect. Take my introduction to my new neighbor. She came rolling in on the hot mess express at midnight, making a racket while she tried to get into my team captain’s apartment. Imagine my surprise when I end up with an injury that has me out of the game for weeks, and she’s the one to offer to help me. I should probably add that she’s not the captain’s mistress. She’s his sexy, pastel-haired younger sister…

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Forbidden Romance Books - Priest by Sierra Simone

3. Priest

by Sierra Simone

There are many rules a priest can’t break. I’ve always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I learned new rules. My name is Tyler Anselm Bell. I’m twenty-nine years old. Six months ago, I broke my vow of celibacy on the altar of my own church, and God help me, I would do it again. I am a priest and this is my confession.

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Forbidden Romance Books - Red, White & Royal Blue

4. Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

When his mother became president, Alex was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. There’s only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince, Henry. Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could upend two nations, and begs the question: can love save the world after all?

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Forbidden Romance Books - DECKER: Changing the Play by Kayley Loring and Connor Crais

5. DECKER: Changing the Play

by Kayley Loring & Connor Crais

As a quarterback, it’s my job to anticipate what’s going to happen next. But I never saw that finance nerd coming. She knows nothing about football and she’s inherited the Boston Tomcats. She’s stubborn, infuriating, wrong about absolutely everything, and I can’t stop thinking about her. I thought I had a winning play. But she changed everything.

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Forbidden Romance Books - Part of Your World by Abby Jimenez

6. Part of Your World

by Abby Jimenez

After a wild bet, gourmet grilled-cheese sandwich, and cuddle with a baby goat, Alexis Montgomery has had her world turned upside down. The cause: Daniel Grant, a ridiculously hot carpenter who’s ten years younger than her and as casual as they come—the complete opposite of sophisticated city-girl Alexis. Bringing Daniel into her world is impossible, and yet she can’t just give up the joy she’s found with him either. With so many differences between them, how can Alexis possibly choose between her world and his?

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