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Trope · Relationship

Age Gap (older hero)

Meaningful age difference where the male love interest is significantly older. Power dynamics often layered in.

48 books on the shelf

Rush
Rush
Maya Banks, BookSource Staff
The Blade and the Bath Miss
The Blade and the Bath Miss
Gail Whitiker
The Wolf and the Dove
The Wolf and the Dove
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Temptation
Temptation
Charlotte Lamb
All I want for Christmas is a vampire
All I want for Christmas is a vampire
Kerrelyn Sparks
Forbidden Wine
Forbidden Wine
Lynsey Stevens
The Rebel Bride
The Rebel Bride
Catherine Coulter
Bite me if you can
Bite me if you can
Lynsay Sands
Taggart's Woman
Taggart's Woman
Carole Mortimer
Moon Witch
Moon Witch
Anne Mather
Hungry for You
Hungry for You
Lynsay Sands
The Greek's Bought Wife
The Greek's Bought Wife
Helen Bianchin
Captive Bride
Captive Bride
Johanna Lindsey
Box Hill
Box Hill
Adam Mars-Jones
Love Bites
Love Bites
Lynsay Sands
Dark Magic
Dark Magic
Christine Feehan
Daphne
Daphne
Sarah Carlisle
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman
Witchstone
Witchstone
Anne Mather
Prisoner of my desire
Prisoner of my desire
Johanna Lindsey
When darkness comes
When darkness comes
Alexandra Ivy
This Man
This Man
Jodi Ellen Malpas
Dark Secret
Dark Secret
Christine Feehan
My Only Love
My Only Love
Katherine Sutcliffe
Dark Gold
Dark Gold
Christine Feehan
The Carradine Brand
The Carradine Brand
Margaret Way
Rendezvous in Venice
Rendezvous in Venice
Elizabeth Ashton
Mountain Rose
Mountain Rose
Norah Hess
Black Ties and White Lies
Black Ties and White Lies
Kat Singleton
Against The Rules
Against The Rules
Linda Howard
A Reason for Being
A Reason for Being
Penny Jordan
Fifty Shades of Grey
Fifty Shades of Grey
E. L. James
Sins and Secrets
Sins and Secrets
P.F. Kozak
My Dark Desire
My Dark Desire
Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen
The Sweetest Oblivion
The Sweetest Oblivion
Danielle Lori
Comparative Strangers
Comparative Strangers
Sara Craven
Guardian of the Heart
Guardian of the Heart
Caroline Courtney
The Fine Print
The Fine Print
Lauren Asher
A Practical Mistress
A Practical Mistress
Mary Brendan
How to marry a millionaire vampire
How to marry a millionaire vampire
Kerrelyn Sparks
Moon over Eden
Moon over Eden
Barbara Cartland
The innocent's dark seduction
The innocent's dark seduction
Jennie Lucas
The Vampire Viscount
The Vampire Viscount
Karen Harbaugh
Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Family #2)
Hearts Aflame (Haardrad Family #2)
Johanna Lindsey
Love at forty
Love at forty
Barbara Cartland
Glorious Angel
Glorious Angel
Johanna Lindsey
Minx
Minx
Julia Quinn
Memoirs of Fanny Hill
Memoirs of Fanny Hill
John Cleland
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Age Gap (older heroine)Arranged MarriageBest Friend's SiblingBickeringBrother's Best FriendChildhood Friends to LoversCoworkers to LoversEnemies to Friends to LoversEnemies to LoversFake DatingFake EngagementFake Marriage