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The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8

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Do You Even Curse, Bro?

River Ramsey

Do You Even Curse, Bro? is the third book in the Bros and the Witch series featuring a smart scarred heroine and her pack of himbo shifters. The fourth and final installment in this series will be released at the end of June 2026.

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Buckeye

Patrick Ryan

“Wise and heartbreaking” (Ann Napolitano), this captivating epic weaves the intimate lives of two Midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.In the small Ohio town of Bonhomie, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal’s wife, Becky, has a spiritual she is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those whom they’ve lost. Margaret’s husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship; she will soon learn that he may have perished in a predawn attack in the Philippine Sea. As the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie, but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Twenty-five years later, as another war convulses America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter set in motion a series of events that will upend the next generation of both families as they head toward a new century.Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love, and for goodness.

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Fever Dream (Emerald Lake)

Elsie Silver

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Elsie Silver comes a small-town, forbidden, rivals-to-lovers romance, the first book in the brand-new Western romance series Emerald Lake. Professional bull rider Emmett Bush is not looking for love. He’s looking for a paycheck to save his family’s farm from bankruptcy. So, when he agrees to be the leading man on a hot new reality dating show, Romance Ranch, he’s already decided it’s all one big performance. Until Julia Silva walks onto his property. Smart, snarky, beautiful, and off-limits in more ways than one. As the location consultant on set and the little sister of his most bitter professional rival, she’s the last woman who should pique his interest. Julia has been warned about Emmett. She knows better than to fall for his cocky swagger, broad shoulders, and smoldering good looks. Plus, she’s sworn off relationships. But as Julia and Emmett work together, mutual distaste grows into an unexpected connection and then… something more. Soon, they find themselves searching for excuses to spend time together and out of reach of the cameras. Knowing glances. Stolen kisses. Secret rendezvous. Still, Emmett signed up to play the role of an eligible bachelor searching for the one. His family’s land and legacy depend on him completing the show. The problem is, he’s already fallen in love. Just not with a contestant.

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Double Play (Daytona Fury #3)

C.L. Rose

Hawk Since I was a teenager, I’ve used baseball as a way to distract myself from everything my life was missing. I grew up too fast, taking care of my two younger brothers. They were all I had, until one day, they were taken away and I was alone. Being drafted by the Daytona Fury brought with it a gift I wasn’t expecting—my best friend, Jackson Blake. I’ve opened up to him about my past and he’s accepted me for who I am, but I’ve never felt fully understood…at least not until I met his stepsister. Arden makes me feel seen, and she’s secretly owned a piece of me for years. The problem? He’s in love with her too. Jackson I’ve known Arden Levine since we were kids, but by the time I was ready to shoot my shot with her, it was too late. Our parents’ whirlwind engagement and wedding turned us from friends to step siblings, and any chance at a future with her flew right out the window. I thought I was okay with knowing we could never be, but now that I’m forced to sit back and watch my best friend have everything I’ve always wanted but gave up on long ago, I’m not so sure. Arden As a member of Florida’s first professional volleyball team, the pressure to be perfect is constantly there. Some days, it’s great. Others, the darkness finds me and pulls me under. Jackson has always been a source of comfort, but now that I’m living with him and his best friend, Hawk Mason, I find myself seeking solace in both of them—each in very different ways. As confusing as my feelings for these two have been for a long time, I’m starting to wonder what it would be like to really have it all.

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Double Play (Daytona Fury #3)

C.L. Rose

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The Kaleidoscope of Time: A Time Travel Quest ⏳🕰️🚪

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From stolen centuries to days that echo themselves, these books breathe time travel into the weave, unraveling the seams of time and lingering in the threads that slip free.

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Welcome!! + Where to Start

Hi all! Welcome to Forbidden Fruit! I’m so happy you joined 💛

This quest is all about romances that are off-limits, messy, emotionally complicated, and bound to cause problems. Think:

age gaps
step-siblings
ex’s family members
teacher/student
and other relationships that could completely blow up a family, friend group, or social circle

I’ve always loved forbidden romances because everything just feels more intense. The pining, the secrecy, the angst, the stolen moments… even a simple glance or a hand on someone’s shoulder suddenly carries so much weight. I also love how these stories make us question morality and social norms: why is something considered forbidden, should it be, and when does a taboo stop feeling wrong and start feeling understandable?

This quest focuses on contemporary romances with interpersonal and societal taboo dynamics. I tried to include a good mix of books and tones. Some are lighter, fun, and great if this is your first forbidden romance, while others are darker, heavier, or push the taboo a little further.

If you’re new to forbidden romances, these are probably good places to start:

The Perfect Find by Tia Williams
Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop
Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward
Off the Hook by Julie Olivia
If You Want Me by Helena Hunting
A Major Puckup by Brittanee Nicole
Wild Card by Elsie Silver

I’ll also be putting together another post with recommendations for specific forbidden romance tropes if you’re looking for something in particular.

A quick note: many of the books in this quest contain explicit spice and taboo topics, so they won’t be for everyone and that’s completely okay. 💛 Please check the content warnings where needed. If you’re curious about the spice level of a book, I recommend checking 🔗romance.io.

I hope you find a few new favorites, and that you end up loving forbidden romances as much as I do.

Happy reading!

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They’re off-limits and guaranteed to cause problems, but somehow still feel oh so right. These romances are full of secrecy, longing, and love that was never supposed to happen.

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Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke

A traditional American woman, a “tradwife” influencer, suddenly awakens in the brutal reality of 1855—where she must unravel whether this living nightmare is an elaborate hoax, a twisted reality show, or something far more sinister in this sensational debut novel. My name was Natalie Heller Mills, and I was perfect at being alive. Natalie lives a traditional lifestyle. Her charming farmhouse is rustic, her husband a handsome cowboy, her six children each more delightful than the last. So what if there are nannies and producers behind the scenes, her kitchen hiding industrial-grade fridges and ovens, her husband the heir to a political dynasty? What Natalie’s followers—all 8 million of them—don’t know won’t hurt them. And The Angry Women? The privileged, Ivy League, coastal elite haters who call her an antifeminist iconoclast? They’re sick with jealousy. Because Natalie isn’t simply living the good life, she’s living the ideal—and just so happens to be building an empire from it. Until one morning she wakes up in a life that isn’t hers. Her home, her husband, her children—they’re all familiar, but something’s off. Her kitchen is warmed by a sputtering fire rather than electricity, her children are dirty and strange, and her soft-handed husband is suddenly a competent farmer. Just yesterday Natalie was curating photos of homemade jam for her Instagram, and now she’s expected to haul firewood and handwash clothes until her fingers bleed. Has she become the unwitting star of a ruthless reality show? Could it really be time travel? Is she being tested by God? By Satan? When Natalie suffers a brutal injury in the woods, she realizes two things: This is not her beautiful life, and she must escape by any means possible. A gripping, electrifying novel that is as darkly funny as it is frightening, Yesteryear is a gimlet-eyed look at tradition, fame, faith, and the grand performance of womanhood.

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Dracula

Bram Stoker

Fledgling English lawyer Jonathan Harker treks into the Carpathian Mountains to complete a real estate transaction—despite the frightening warnings of the horrible dangers that await him. Harker’s client is the ancient Count Dracula, who lives in a sumptuously furnished castle—one strangely devoid of mirrors. Harker soon realizes that the Count’s interest in London is more than idle curiosity, and is woefully unprepared for the Count’s obsession with Harker’s fiancée, Mina . . .

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Dracula

Bram Stoker

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ReadZeppelin

Thoughts from 1% - Audiobook Ensemble Cast

I’m so looking forward to listening to the ensemble cast version of this novel. Tim Curry is one of my favorite actors so getting him with voice narration is such a treat! 🥰

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