Bold & Beautiful’s Untold Stories… Exposed: Scandalous Pairings’ Dirty Laundry Is Hung Out for All the World to See (2024)

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Fans will always have their favorite couples… sometimes they stay together, but more often than not, they fall apart and move on to other partners — especially on The Bold and the Beautiful. Years ago, authors Amy Andrews, Ros Baxter, Hilary Rose and Shannon Curtis published fan fiction books featuring some characters who have been couples, as well as others who some may have wanted to see more of on daytime television.

Forbidden Affair

For example, in the first book, Forbidden Affair, the author took a page out of Steffy’s CBS storyline, if you will, and wrote a story where she ends up falling for the one man she shouldn’t — Liam’s father, Bill. However, it isn’t in the Forrester guesthouse where their passion ignites, but rather at Dayzee’s — remember, the local coffee shop owned by Marcus’ wife Dayzee? Steffy, who returns to Los Angeles after a year in Paris where she worked to get over Liam and heal from a miscarriage, is volunteering at the café when an earthquake strikes. And in true soap fashion, while trapped in the rubble with Dollar Bill, well, you know what happens next… or do you?

Heart’s Desire

And in Heart’s Desire, another couple we’re familiar with takes center stage when Rick rushes to the rescue after Taylor is threatened by a stalker in New York City. As the days are spent together, they grow closer and a kiss in Central Park makes its way to the front page of every gossip magazine in the country. And just like that, with romance, comes the fallout…

Sunset Love

Another couple daytime fans are familiar with is Brooke and Thorne and in Sunset Love, she gets one heck of a surprise after traveling to a ranch where he now resides. However, upon her arrival, Brooke finds an “unfamiliar” Thorne and everything she thought she knew couldn’t be more different — and the pieces of her life — and love — may not be easily put back together after it’s all turned upside down.

Dangerous Love

Though Donna and Ridge shared a flirtation or two back in the day, they never made it passed that but in Dangerous Love, readers are about to get an eyeful, in their mind’s eye anyway. While on a trip with Eric and Ridge to the South of France, Donna anticipates Eric’s profession of love but a yachting accident changes everything.

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Collision Course

Back in 2023, when Bill tricked Sheila into believing he loved her, all in the name of putting her away for her crimes (so much for that, right?!), some fans had hoped to see a spark fly between him and Taylor. Though viewers didn’t get to watch that play out on screen, in Collision Course, when nightmares from a plane crash terrorize Bill in his sleep, Taylor tricks him into accompanying her to a PTSD clinic. Though Brooke is furious that they are spending so much time together, Bill begins to fall for her nemesis but can Taylor let her walls down enough to trust Bill with her heart?

Stormswept

Then there’s Hope and Oliver… In Stormswept, whether or not she’s gotten over the “masked sex” between her ex and her mother because when Hope runs into Oliver in Australia, he wants nothing more than a second chance. Add a boat ride, mixed with a tropical storm, and the next thing they know, they’re trapped on a deserted island where the feelings they had for each other are their only source of comfort.

Blindsided by Love

Fans of Caroline and Ridge will get a second chance as well in Blindsided by Love. Recently divorced from Rick, and no longer working at Forrester, Caroline strives to put her life back together. Ridge, reeling from heartache as well, is drawn to her and after he’s injured in a wildfire in Malibu Canyon, she returns to the company to help him with a fashion fundraiser — and so the real battle begins between Ridge and Rick for Caroline’s heart.

Second Chances

And last but not least, if you were hoping that Steffy and Rick’s 2008 kiss would’ve led to something more, Second Chances may be the book for you. On the anniversary of Phoebe’s death, Steffy and Rick are overwhelmed with memories of the past. And after Liam catches them comforting each other, he forces her to choose between him and Rick. Will a ride on her motorcycle clear Steffy’s head and help her decide which man she wants or is she a danger to anyone who gets close to her?

And if you know anyone close to you who would enjoy reading these outside-of-the-daytime-box storylines, then be sure to check out these fun spins on some of your Bold & Beautiful faves.

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