Forbidden Lovers books in order

The complete reading order for Shelly Bell's Forbidden Lovers series, a romantic suspense trilogy with forbidden-relationship themes.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 At His Mercy 2017 Shelly Bell Buy
2 His to Claim 2018 Shelly Bell Buy
3 For His Pleasure 2019 Shelly Bell Buy

The Forbidden Lovers series by Shelly Bell is a romantic suspense trilogy published between 2017 and 2019 by Forever/Hachette. Each book pairs a couple in a forbidden-relationship scenario with suspense and danger.

At His Mercy opens the series with a professor-student romance, followed by His to Claim with its enemies-to-lovers plot set against corporate corruption. For His Pleasure, the final book, follows a parole officer and a wrongfully convicted man and received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. While each novel features a different central couple, the books share a connected world with recurring characters. A novella, One Naughty Night (2018), is also set in the Forbidden Lovers world.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Forbidden Lovers series about?

The Forbidden Lovers series is a romantic suspense trilogy by Shelly Bell. Each book features a couple in a forbidden-relationship situation: At His Mercy involves a professor-student romance, His to Claim is an enemies-to-lovers story with corporate corruption, and For His Pleasure follows a parole officer and a wrongfully convicted man.

How many books are in the Forbidden Lovers series?

There are 3 books in the Forbidden Lovers series, published between 2017 and 2019.

Can the Forbidden Lovers books be read as standalones?

Each Forbidden Lovers book features a different couple and a self-contained romance, so they work as standalones. However, characters recur across the series, and reading in publication order gives the fullest picture of the shared world.

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