Gaston Leroux
3.95 · 118 ratings
childfree-couple · shy-hero · dark · abuse · mental-trauma · arranged marriage · shy heroine · horror · other-man-woman · victorian · cruel hero · first-person-pov · teacher-hero · historical · love triangle · poor heroine · 20th century · death · virgin heroine · past-abuse
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Jasmine Mas
3.97 · 1451 ratings
paranormal · possessive hero · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · fantasy · forced proximity · humor · queer · bisexual · m-m-m · gifted heroine · alpha male · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · graphic-violence · dual-pov · strong heroine · dangerous heroine · bad boys · m-m-f
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Liv Zander
3.93 · 1012 ratings
dual-pov · dub-con · child-death · vengeance · high fantasy · disabilities and marks · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · past-abuse · cruel hero · caretaking · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · anal sex · cold hero · consensual-non-con
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Morgan B. Lee
4.41 · 636 ratings
past-abuse · shapeshifters · new adult · height-difference · sassy heroine · mental illness · fae · abuse · competent heroine · paranormal · dragon shifter · college · poly · m-f · monsters · reverse harem · fated-mates · independent heroine · super rich hero · witches
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S.E. Hinton
4.03 · 292 ratings
nerdy-hero · shy-hero · abuse · substance abuse · angst · vengeance · bisexual · north-america · small town · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · sweet-hero · found-family · survival · oklahoma · length-novella · audiobook · m-f · young adult · slow burn
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Delia Owens
4.05 · 288 ratings
survival · independent heroine · poor heroine · 20th century · age difference · non-trad-hea · mystery · usa · mental-trauma · second chances · north-carolina · open-door · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · other-man-woman · love triangle · death · length-long · historical · small town
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 260 ratings
betrayal · possessive hero · alpha male · glimpses-kisses · grovel · pregnancy · cold hero · georgian · insta-love · united-kingdom · torture-mcs · mental-trauma · dark · abuse-mc · british-isles · tortured heroine · non-hea · first-person-pov · victorian · cruel hero
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 235 ratings
suicide · alcoholism · contemporary · glimpses-kisses · neurodivergent · found-family · survival · sweet-hero · fatphobia · competent heroine · slow burn · cold heroine · office · suspense · grumpy sunshine · child-death · angst · mental illness · abuse · working class heroine
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Gigi Styx
4.03 · 211 ratings
dual-pov · dark · bondage · bdsm · suspense · contemporary · torture-scs · past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · m-f · betrayal · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · cruel hero · past-abuse · tortured heroine · spanking · hurt-comfort · past-child-abuse · abduction
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Xiran Jay Zhao
4.09 · 171 ratings
non-trad-hea · misogyny · aliens · dangerous heroine · futuristic · independent heroine · death · love triangle · east-asian-mc · childfree-couple · arranged marriage · asia · bisexual · science fiction · torture-scs · lgbtqia hate · queer · from hate to love · gifted heroine · east-asia
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Mary Shelley
3.89 · 163 ratings
historical · non-hea · tortured hero · magic · regency · science fiction · angst · vengeance · dystopian · friends to lovers · suspense · third-person-pov · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · suicide · m-f · betrayal · urban fantasy · male-pov
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Julie Belfield
4.21 · 131 ratings
torture-mcs · non-human-hero · abuse-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · fighters · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · past-abuse · possessive hero · virgin heroine · bodyguard-hero · cold hero · medieval · racism · strong heroine
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.34 · 107 ratings
north-america · past-child-abuse · dystopian · angst · strong heroine · survival · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · sassy heroine · science fiction · abuse · competent heroine · found-family · contemporary · poly · reverse harem
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Geneva Lee Albin
3.74 · 99 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · competent heroine · humor · age difference · cold hero · cheerful heroine · possessive hero · monsters · spanking · male-pov · witches · poor heroine · fated-mates · super rich hero · virgin heroine · first-person-pov · magic · length-long · europe
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Nina Pennacchi
3.86 · 93 ratings
suspense · competent heroine · dub-con · western-central-europe · strong heroine · m-f · alpha male · suicide · dual-pov · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · rape · regency · height-difference · abuse · vengeance · angst · england · from hate to love · abuse-mc
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Jaysea Lynn
4.41 · 88 ratings
demons · nerdy-hero · friends to lovers · creative-anatomy · sweet heroine · curvy heroine · angst · double-penetration · victim-blaming · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · self harm · sweet-hero · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · disabilities and marks · fatphobia · suicide · angels · strong heroine
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Jessamine Rue
4.00 · 85 ratings
m-f · betrayal · menage · queer · bisexual · m-m-m · boss & employee · m-f-m · fantasy · forced proximity · friends-benefits · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · fetish · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · torture-mcs · praise-kink · possessive hero · poly
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Penny Jessup
3.50 · 71 ratings
queer · bisexual · forbidden love · lgbtqia hate · royalty · past-child-neglect · m-m · queer-awakening · shapeshifters · contemporary · alpha male · audiobook · found-family · suspense · paranormal · young adult · non-trad-hea · fantasy · forced proximity · mystery
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Kelly Cove
4.07 · 69 ratings
possessive hero · war · past-sexual-abuse · non-human-hero · abuse-non-mc · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · rape · tortured hero · vengeance · strong heroine · dual-pov · witches · independent heroine · fated-mates · fantasy
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Zara Bell
4.16 · 66 ratings
from hate to love · boss & employee · friends to lovers · open-door · sweet heroine · working class heroine · angst · rape-non-mc · mental illness · substance abuse · england · height-difference · actors · class difference · tortured hero · new adult · self harm · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · slut-shaming
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Kara Reynolds
4.35 · 61 ratings
sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · independent heroine · war · possessive hero · non-trad-hea · cold hero · medieval · misogyny · forced proximity · fantasy · childfree-couple · shy-hero · curvy heroine · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · arranged marriage · past-sexual-abuse · open-door · past-abuse
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Kathryn Colvin
3.91 · 54 ratings
england · forbidden love · vengeance · fae · angst · gifted heroine · disabilities and marks · height-difference · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · urban fantasy · pagan · suspense · slow burn · competent heroine · paranormal · strong heroine · age difference · cold hero
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Alice Winn
4.64 · 53 ratings
historical · death · france · military · torture-mcs · cruel hero · jewish · high-school · mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · graphic-violence · anal sex · open-door · forced proximity · belgium · non-trad-hea · cold hero · war · alcoholism
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Kate Avelynn
3.49 · 40 ratings
dark · length-medium · secret-relationship · forbidden love · angst · abuse · sweet heroine · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · m-f · audiobook · contemporary · young adult · dub-con · siblings-bff · non-trad-hea · possessive hero
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
3.96 · 39 ratings
glimpses-kisses · length-novella · audiobook · urban fantasy · hurt-comfort · third-person-pov · paranormal · suspense · young adult · grumpy sunshine · angst · virgin hero · sweet heroine · working class heroine · abduction · from hate to love · royalty · tortured hero · class difference · new adult
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Kerri Andrews
3.79 · 38 ratings
cheating · slow burn · paranormal · misogyny · suspense · young adult · cold heroine · competent heroine · m-f · suicide · hurt-comfort · betrayal · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · self harm · past-child-abuse · height-difference · substance abuse · forbidden love
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Laura Jordan
4.03 · 36 ratings
forced proximity · third-person-pov · suspense · fake relationship · slow burn · dub-con · m-f · betrayal · historical western · multicultural · cowboys · found-family · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · suicide · tortured hero · marriage of convenience · small town · dual-pov · height-difference
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Hwang DoTol
4.16 · 24 ratings
behind-doors · arranged marriage · insta-love · sweet heroine · mental illness · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · length-medium · magic · historical · graphic-violence · death · other-man-woman · caretaking · aristocratic heroine · career professional · war · past-abuse · first-person-pov · cheerful heroine
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Mia Darling
3.75 · 22 ratings
queer-awakening · first-person-pov · mental illness · self harm · torture-scs · abuse · russia · past-child-abuse · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · death · united-kingdom · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · forced proximity · cold hero · bad boys · male-pov · found-family
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