The Thorn Birds
Colleen McCullough
1977
Books with the “Age Gap Romance” trope
A romance where the two leads are far apart in age, and the gap itself creates tension or taboo.
Romance and dynamics · Age Gap Romance
Books with this trope
Vampire Academy
Richelle Mead
2007
Funny Feelings
Tarah DeWitt
2022
Rhapsodic
Laura Thalassa
2016
The Sweetest Oblivion
Danielle Lori
2018
Part of Your World
Abby Jimenez
2022
The Idea of You
Robinne Lee
2017
Birthday Girl
Penelope Douglas
2018
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Slow Burn
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Enemies to Lovers
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Only One Bed
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Slow Burn
The romance develops very slowly, with pages of tension and yearning before the characters finally get together.
Star-Crossed Lovers
Two people love each other, but fate, family, or society stands in the way of their union.