You know, this is a trope I never thought I could really get into. WELL, these books I’m about to mention definitely changed my mind. I’ve really grown as a reader, and really I’m open to anything and I’ll try pretty much any genre. My favorite obviously being romance, and one of my favorite tropes is *drum roll*.......age gaps! So I broke it down and selected five amazing favorites of mine to share with you guys! I hope you enjoy them as much as I did and find a new favorite for yourself! xo
1. Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
Penelope Douglas is one of my favorite authors. I can count on her to give me something with amazing writing that’s also a little different ! Birthday Girl though is on a whole other page then her other books. It’s like a five star restaurant and her other books are four star dining, like really enjoyable, but you still notice you’re a star away from luxury. I was literally BLOWN out of the water with this book. This wasn’t my first age gap romance, but it was my first age gap romance outside of Mariana Zapata’s work, and I fell in l-o-v-e. Like I said, I was very iffy going into this and skeptical about how a girl could fall in love with her boyfriends dad, but dang if I wasn’t shipping it SO bad not even like five chapters in!! The author makes it work, almost to the point where you forget about the age gap, but not completely because if I’m being honest the age gap just adds all the steam and tension to this book, like dang.
This book is definitely the one with the largest age gap I’ve read so far (honestly can’t imagine going any further then this) and yet I still loved it. Jordan and Pike are really just written so well that from the moment they meet each other you want them to be together.
Now Penelope Douglas is the Queen when it comes to writing tension filled and forbidden romances. Our main characters get put in a situation that really amps up the heat!!! They end up living together, because surprise he’s her boyfriends father and he takes them in. (it’s not a spoiler, it’s in the summary of the book) I’m gonna let you guys know right now that you won’t be able to put this book down. It’s an addicting automatic five star read that will have you up until 3am. It’s steamy, it’s forbidden, it’s emotional, and it’s everything you want in an age gap romance. Definitely check this one out guys, you won’t be disappointed !
JORDAN
He took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe.
He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.
I have to stop this. It can’t happen.
My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable.
Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one.
I am.
PIKE
I took her in, because I thought I was helping.
She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement.
As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to.
The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me.
But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight.
And her boyfriend’s father.
Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.
No surprise that MZ ended up on this list, the surprise though is that she wasn’t number one! I mean this list is a close tie and all of them are amazing so.... Mariana Zapata has a few books with age gaps, but Kulti is my favorite. (also it’s my favorite of hers all together.) This was the first age gap romance I had ever read and I was SO hesitant. It was so out of my comfort zone and I was terrified I would hate it. I had just finished Wall of Winnipeg and wanted more MZ and I had heard nothing but amazing things about Kulti. It lived up to the hype, SO SO SO good. Yes this is an age gap, actually a pretty big one (13 years maybe?), but as soon as the characters begin to interact it feels so natural! I’ve talked about this book before on my blog so I’m not going to go into super detail, but not only is this book filled with a perfect romance but it’s a slow burn, laugh out loud funny, and pretty emotional. I've read this book like three times already (and listened to the audiobook) so it's safe to say I will go to my grave recommending this book to anyone and everyone. This is more on the lighthearted side compared to Birthday Girl and overall it’s such a wonderful book that you won’t regret picking it up !!
JORDAN
He took me in when I had nowhere else to go.
He doesn’t use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn’t treat me like I’m nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe.
He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work.
I have to stop this. It can’t happen.
My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he’s probably unavailable.
Only Pike Lawson isn’t the unavailable one.
I am.
PIKE
I took her in, because I thought I was helping.
She’d cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement.
As the days go by, though, it’s becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can’t touch her, and I shouldn’t want to.
The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she’s becoming a part of me.
But we’re not free to give into this. She’s nineteen, and I’m thirty-eight.
And her boyfriend’s father.
Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house.
2. Kulti by Mariana Zapata
No surprise that MZ ended up on this list, the surprise though is that she wasn’t number one! I mean this list is a close tie and all of them are amazing so.... Mariana Zapata has a few books with age gaps, but Kulti is my favorite. (also it’s my favorite of hers all together.) This was the first age gap romance I had ever read and I was SO hesitant. It was so out of my comfort zone and I was terrified I would hate it. I had just finished Wall of Winnipeg and wanted more MZ and I had heard nothing but amazing things about Kulti. It lived up to the hype, SO SO SO good. Yes this is an age gap, actually a pretty big one (13 years maybe?), but as soon as the characters begin to interact it feels so natural! I’ve talked about this book before on my blog so I’m not going to go into super detail, but not only is this book filled with a perfect romance but it’s a slow burn, laugh out loud funny, and pretty emotional. I've read this book like three times already (and listened to the audiobook) so it's safe to say I will go to my grave recommending this book to anyone and everyone. This is more on the lighthearted side compared to Birthday Girl and overall it’s such a wonderful book that you won’t regret picking it up !! 
“Trust me, I’ve wanted to punch you in the face a time or five.”
When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.
It didn't take a week for 27-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she'd seen in the international soccer icon - why she'd ever had his posters on her wall or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.
Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man who hadn't known she'd existed. So she isn't prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team's season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he'd once been.
When the man you worshipped as a kid becomes your coach, it’s supposed to be the greatest thing in the world. Keywords: supposed to.
It didn't take a week for 27-year-old Sal Casillas to wonder what she'd seen in the international soccer icon - why she'd ever had his posters on her wall or ever envisioned marrying him and having super-playing soccer babies.
Sal had long ago gotten over the worst non-break-up in the history of imaginary relationships with a man who hadn't known she'd existed. So she isn't prepared for this version of Reiner Kulti who shows up to her team's season: a quiet, reclusive shadow of the explosive, passionate man he'd once been.
3. Welcome To The Dark Side by Giana Darling
Taking another drastic turn from the one previously mentioned on this list, we enter the realm of a dark motorcycle romance with a pretty big age gap. Welcome to the dark side is like nothing I’ve read before. We get so many different tropes in this book, and like I said it’s definitely dark. The age gap is also a little different because unlike most characters in this trope Zeus and Lou meet when Lou is a little girl, and not later on in life. Sounds creepy right? I thought so too at first, and I’m like how is the author going to pull this off. Plot twist she does! I don’t want to spoil it but the author does have a reason for them meeting when Lou is so young, and don’t worry because Zeus doesn’t look at Lou like that for a long time. Even when she gets older he has his reservations, but eventually Lou breaks him down. The romance between our two characters is nothing short of epic, almost like they belonged together and some cosmic force already had their fates aligned. Giana Darling did a wonderful job with this book, and if you love age gaps then you’ll love this book. It’s full of emotions, twists and turns, and definitely some steamy moments. If you want something with a little more grit and depth then definitely check this one out, you’ll love it! Also this is available on KU, with the rest of Giana Darling’s books! 
I was a good girl.
I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism centre and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday.
I ate my vegetables, volunteered at the local autism centre and sat in the front pew of church every Sunday.
Then, I got cancer.
What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived?
I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it.
So, when I finally ran into the man I'd been writing to since he saved my life as a little girl and he offered to show me the dark side of life before I left it for good, I said yes.
Only, I didn't know that Zeus Garro was the President of The Fallen MC and when you made a deal with a man who is worse than the devil, there was no going back...
This book though!! This was my first book by this author and I fell in love! This is the perfect age gap romance! I loved it from page one. It’s just one of those books you know you’re going to love before you even begin reading it. I loved the Royal/Employee dynamic between our characters, and the fact that our male character is a single dad just adds to the swoon levels! Not only is this an age gap but we get a little bit of enemies to lovers as well! I loved seeing the relationship grow between our two main characters and also the relationship between Aurora and the kids. Aurora is their nanny and we get to see her build a slow relationship with them that builds up to so much more, and honestly this book just needs to be a movie! Maybe Hallmark will pick this up? I mean I feel like there is a 95% chance that there already is something like this on Hallmark, but oh well. This book just really has it all; angst, temptation, royalty, and so many emotions! Really overall it’s justs such a sweet and heartwarming read. This is a book I feel like a lot of readers will like, it’s almost universal. Nothing to crazy and out there, just a good ol’ age gap romance between a nanny and the King of Denmark.. Also, this is on Kindle Unlimited, so run to amazon and one click this!
What the hell kind of reward was that for a boring life well lived?
I was a seventeen-year-old paradigm of virtue and I was tired of it.
So, when I finally ran into the man I'd been writing to since he saved my life as a little girl and he offered to show me the dark side of life before I left it for good, I said yes.
Only, I didn't know that Zeus Garro was the President of The Fallen MC and when you made a deal with a man who is worse than the devil, there was no going back...
4. A Nordic King by Karina Halle
This book though!! This was my first book by this author and I fell in love! This is the perfect age gap romance! I loved it from page one. It’s just one of those books you know you’re going to love before you even begin reading it. I loved the Royal/Employee dynamic between our characters, and the fact that our male character is a single dad just adds to the swoon levels! Not only is this an age gap but we get a little bit of enemies to lovers as well! I loved seeing the relationship grow between our two main characters and also the relationship between Aurora and the kids. Aurora is their nanny and we get to see her build a slow relationship with them that builds up to so much more, and honestly this book just needs to be a movie! Maybe Hallmark will pick this up? I mean I feel like there is a 95% chance that there already is something like this on Hallmark, but oh well. This book just really has it all; angst, temptation, royalty, and so many emotions! Really overall it’s justs such a sweet and heartwarming read. This is a book I feel like a lot of readers will like, it’s almost universal. Nothing to crazy and out there, just a good ol’ age gap romance between a nanny and the King of Denmark.. Also, this is on Kindle Unlimited, so run to amazon and one click this! 
When I first applied for the job I thought it would be like all the others: working as a nanny for an aristocratic family.
Then I got the job and found out how wrong I was.
Now I’m the new nanny for two adorable little girls who happen to be princesses.
Their father is the widowed King of Denmark.
And my new home? The royal palace in Copenhagen.
Adjusting to my new life isn't easy but the hardest part hasn’t been the girls who still grieve over the loss of their mother.
It’s their father.
Cold, mysterious and moody, with an icy stare that seems to penetrate your soul, King Aksel may have hired me to take care of his daughters but he wants as little to do with me as possible.
Yet the longer I share these palace walls with this man, the more that I’m drawn to him. His chiseled face and sexual swagger are only part of the package. It’s in the long, intense glances at the dinner table, the way we’ll brush up against each other in the halls, the rare glimpses of the man deep inside, like the sun passing through clouds.
But no matter how I feel about him, we can never be together.
You think it's bad enough being in love with your boss?
Try falling in love with a king.
Teacher/student romance? Deserted on an Island for years? Forbidden romance? Sign. Me. Up. You guys, this book is so good. Remember like two years ago when this book had it’s fifteen minutes of fame!!? The age gap in this book is pretty big, our main female character is thirty and I think the male character is 16-17? The steam literally rises out of this book when you open it. My favorite part of this book you ask? Definitely them being stranded on an island. Like how many romance books have you read with that in it? I can count on one hand the amount I’ve read...one. It’s a shame too because it’s so freaking interesting, and lets face it, if you were on an Island for years and your only company was a teenage boy who you see become a man... you do the math. Even so though our main character is put off by his age for a long time and doesn’t give in to him. It’s a very slow build and the relationship feels as natural was one in this situation can feel. The relationship however is one built on trust and loneliness so I feel like yeah in the real world they NEVER would have been together but the author does such a wonderful job with the way she writes and conveys the relationship that you can understand why they end up together, and really it’s emotional and beautiful. I don’t think there’s even a chance you could walk away from something like that and not have that person you were stranded with in your life forever. Read this book and you’ll understand, it’s so different from the other books mentioned on this list and it’s definitely worth the read. Side not it’s not very long so it’s perfect for people who like to read every now and then!
Then I got the job and found out how wrong I was.
Now I’m the new nanny for two adorable little girls who happen to be princesses.
Their father is the widowed King of Denmark.
And my new home? The royal palace in Copenhagen.
Adjusting to my new life isn't easy but the hardest part hasn’t been the girls who still grieve over the loss of their mother.
It’s their father.
Cold, mysterious and moody, with an icy stare that seems to penetrate your soul, King Aksel may have hired me to take care of his daughters but he wants as little to do with me as possible.
Yet the longer I share these palace walls with this man, the more that I’m drawn to him. His chiseled face and sexual swagger are only part of the package. It’s in the long, intense glances at the dinner table, the way we’ll brush up against each other in the halls, the rare glimpses of the man deep inside, like the sun passing through clouds.
But no matter how I feel about him, we can never be together.
You think it's bad enough being in love with your boss?
Try falling in love with a king.
5. On The Island by Tracey Garvis Graves
Teacher/student romance? Deserted on an Island for years? Forbidden romance? Sign. Me. Up. You guys, this book is so good. Remember like two years ago when this book had it’s fifteen minutes of fame!!? The age gap in this book is pretty big, our main female character is thirty and I think the male character is 16-17? The steam literally rises out of this book when you open it. My favorite part of this book you ask? Definitely them being stranded on an island. Like how many romance books have you read with that in it? I can count on one hand the amount I’ve read...one. It’s a shame too because it’s so freaking interesting, and lets face it, if you were on an Island for years and your only company was a teenage boy who you see become a man... you do the math. Even so though our main character is put off by his age for a long time and doesn’t give in to him. It’s a very slow build and the relationship feels as natural was one in this situation can feel. The relationship however is one built on trust and loneliness so I feel like yeah in the real world they NEVER would have been together but the author does such a wonderful job with the way she writes and conveys the relationship that you can understand why they end up together, and really it’s emotional and beautiful. I don’t think there’s even a chance you could walk away from something like that and not have that person you were stranded with in your life forever. Read this book and you’ll understand, it’s so different from the other books mentioned on this list and it’s definitely worth the read. Side not it’s not very long so it’s perfect for people who like to read every now and then! 
When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day.
T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a stack of overdue assignments -- instead of his friends.
Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Adrift in shark-infested waters, their life jackets keep them afloat until they make it to the shore of an uninhabited island. Now Anna and T.J. just want to survive and they must work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter.
Their basic needs might be met but as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.'s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.
T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a stack of overdue assignments -- instead of his friends.
Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Adrift in shark-infested waters, their life jackets keep them afloat until they make it to the shore of an uninhabited island. Now Anna and T.J. just want to survive and they must work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter.
Their basic needs might be met but as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.'s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.
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