Young Adult & New Adult

Teenage Rebellion / Bad Boy

A classic, angsty trope where the rule-following heroine is drawn to the dangerous, emotionally unavailable bad boy with a troubled home life. She thinks she can fix him, and the intense, forbidden nature of their romance, combined with his fierce, hidden protectiveness, makes for a deeply satisfying love story.

Books with this trope

49 books
Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 3)

Crash Into You (Pushing the Limits Series, Book 3)

Katie McGarry

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Secrets and lies

Secrets and lies

Lisa Jackson

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All that glows

All that glows

Ryan Graudin

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Passion ignites

Passion ignites

Donna Grant

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Exposed

Exposed

Brighton Walsh

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All or nothing

All or nothing

Kendall Ryan

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Coming in from the Cold / Maid to Fit / Calling His Bluff / Baker's Law

Coming in from the Cold / Maid to Fit / Calling His Bluff / Baker's Law

Sarina Bowen, Rebecca M. Avery, Amy Jo Cousins

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Listen to me

Listen to me

Kristen Proby

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Untamed

Untamed

S. C. Stephens

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The Downfall of a Good Girl

The Downfall of a Good Girl

Kimberly Lang

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Sweet Ache

Sweet Ache

K. Bromberg

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His to claim

His to claim

Opal Carew

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Taking the Lead

Taking the Lead

Cecilia M. Tan

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Misadventures on the night shift

Misadventures on the night shift

Lauren Rowe

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Bringing Home the Bad Boy

Bringing Home the Bad Boy

Jessica Lemmon

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Tempted again

Tempted again

Cathie Linz

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An Invitation to Sin

An Invitation to Sin

Sarah Morgan

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The Keenseston Roses

The Keenseston Roses

Brooks, Kathleen (Writer of romance and suspense fiction)

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It had to be you

It had to be you

Susan May Warren

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Deep

Deep

Kylie Scott

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Bad Romeo

Bad Romeo

Leisa Rayven

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Secrets of the Tulip Sisters

Secrets of the Tulip Sisters

Susan Mallery

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Searching for beautiful

Searching for beautiful

Jennifer Probst

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Torn

Torn

K. A. Robinson

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Horribly Harry

Horribly Harry

Sarah Honey, Lisa Henry

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Scarred

Scarred

Willow Winters

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One Night of Scandal

One Night of Scandal

Elle Kennedy

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Sniper

Sniper

Hope Ford

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Good Girl Complex

Good Girl Complex

Elle Kennedy

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The real deal

The real deal

Lauren Blakely

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You Know I Love You Duet

You Know I Love You Duet

Willow Winters

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You Know I Love You

You Know I Love You

Willow Winters

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Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

Willow Winters

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You Know I Need You

You Know I Need You

Willow Winters

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Burned Promises

Burned Promises

Willow Winters

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Fallen Jester

Fallen Jester

Devney Perry

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Saved by a SEAL

Saved by a SEAL

Cat Johnson

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Can't Hardly Breathe

Can't Hardly Breathe

Gena Showalter,

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Pulled under

Pulled under

Lisa Renee Jones

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Playing dirty

Playing dirty

Tiffany Snow

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Power Play

Power Play

Tiffany Snow

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Searching for always

Searching for always

Jennifer Probst

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Inked

Inked

Lauren Landish, Willow Winters

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Shared

Shared

Laure Landish, Bella Love-Wins, Willow Winters

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Trans Wizard Harriet Porber And The Theater Of Love

Trans Wizard Harriet Porber And The Theater Of Love

Chuck Tingle

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All in Fear

All in Fear

J.A. Rock, Steve Berman, K.J. Charles

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Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus

Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus

Chuck Tingle

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Because of Ben

Because of Ben

Lisa Henry

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One Last Stop

One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston

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