Gaston Leroux
3.99 · 129 ratings
age difference · mystery · 20th century · poor heroine · virgin heroine · europe · glimpses-kisses · monsters · other-man-woman · horror · possessive hero · victorian · historical · cruel hero · teacher-hero · love triangle · first-person-pov · childfree-couple · shy-hero · dark
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 1850 ratings
forced proximity · fantasy · humor · queer · bisexual · gifted heroine · alpha male · possessive hero · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · fighters · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · dangerous heroine · misogyny · bad boys · magic · from hate to love · sassy heroine
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Liv Zander
3.93 · 1269 ratings
audiobook · consensual-non-con · body-betrayal · anal sex · cold hero · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · bdsm · graphic-violence · caretaking · abuse-mc · cruel hero · past-abuse · disabilities and marks · vengeance · high fantasy · strong heroine
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 921 ratings
dragon shifter · competent heroine · paranormal · college · poly · m-f · shapeshifters · new adult · height-difference · sassy heroine · fae · mental illness · abuse · usa · demons · death · magic · monsters · super rich hero · witches
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Delia Owens
4.06 · 320 ratings
betrayal · 20th century · independent heroine · mystery · poor heroine · age difference · non-trad-hea · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · usa · north-carolina · second chances · death · love triangle · historical · length-long · open-door · other-man-woman · north-america
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S.E. Hinton
4.02 · 314 ratings
found-family · male-pov · 20th century · oklahoma · sunny hero · bad boys · glimpses-kisses · mystery · tearjerkers · mental-trauma · usa · nerdy-hero · shy-hero · high-school · working class hero · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · graphic-violence · death · non-hea
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 293 ratings
historical · slavery · class difference · small town · tortured hero · self harm · rich heroine · victim-blaming · substance abuse · angst · vengeance · friends to lovers · slow burn · gambling · dub-con · birth-control-non-con · strong heroine · multicultural · ableism · racism
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 254 ratings
first-person-pov · tortured heroine · non-hea · death · caretaking · other-man-woman · asexual-heroine · past-abuse · past-child-neglect · working class hero · past-sexual-abuse · nerdy-hero · mental-trauma · humor · non-trad-hea · mystery · plain heroine · alcoholism · independent heroine · poor heroine
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Julie Belfield
4.16 · 228 ratings
torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · non-human-hero · past-sexual-abuse · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · fighters · first-person-pov · mental illness · abuse · tortured heroine · past-abuse · past-child-neglect · victorian · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · poor heroine
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Xiran Jay Zhao
4.11 · 182 ratings
political-intrigue · young adult · competent heroine · fake relationship · cold heroine · slut-shaming · m-f · audiobook · new adult · gifted heroine · marriage of convenience · lgbtqia hate · from hate to love · bisexual · torture-scs · science fiction · arranged marriage · queer · childfree-couple · asia
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Mary Shelley
3.92 · 174 ratings
young adult · third-person-pov · paranormal · suspense · urban fantasy · suicide · m-f · contemporary · betrayal · regency · audiobook · tortured hero · friends to lovers · dystopian · vengeance · angst · science fiction · dark · germany · mental-trauma
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Jaysea Lynn
4.29 · 134 ratings
slow burn · misogyny · third-person-pov · child-death · angels · strong heroine · suicide · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · fetish · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · self harm · disabilities and marks · double-penetration · victim-blaming · sweet heroine · friends to lovers · creative-anatomy
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Geneva Lee Albin
3.74 · 121 ratings
virgin heroine · contemporary · alpha male · m-f · monsters · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · urban fantasy · fake relationship · suspense · california · paranormal · competent heroine · spanking · slow burn · political-intrigue · sweet heroine · working class heroine · vampires · forbidden love
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.30 · 116 ratings
abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · science fiction · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · strong heroine · survival · north-america · past-child-abuse · dystopian · angst · usa · death · reverse harem · independent heroine · forced proximity · competent heroine · found-family
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Kelly Andrew
3.82 · 78 ratings
dark · disabilities and marks · north-america · dual-pov · urban fantasy · fantasy · mystery · length-medium · horror · death · new adult · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · audiobook · possessive hero · non-human-hero · behind-doors · tortured heroine · tortured hero
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Penny Jessup
3.52 · 72 ratings
angst · werewolves · length-medium · shy-hero · childfree-couple · usa · nerdy-hero · death · magic · fated-mates · male-pov · fantasy · forced proximity · mystery · super rich hero · non-trad-hea · young adult · suspense · paranormal · found-family
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Zara Bell
4.20 · 70 ratings
rape-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · mental illness · shy heroine · substance abuse · mental-trauma · curvy heroine · england · united-kingdom · death · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · open-door · south asian · cheerful heroine · possessive hero · super rich hero · poor heroine · grovel · forced proximity
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Erin Doom
3.64 · 66 ratings
forbidden love · high-school · mental illness · torture-mcs · dark · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · open-door · death · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · stepsibling · past-abuse · cruel hero · length-long · bad boys · possessive hero · virgin heroine · body-betrayal · grovel
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Alice Winn
4.62 · 64 ratings
m-m · new adult · queer-awakening · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · england · queer · mental illness · forbidden love · grumpy sunshine · western-central-europe · slow burn · racism · third-person-pov · child-death · hurt-comfort
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Kathryn Colvin
3.97 · 63 ratings
gifted heroine · teacher-hero · disabilities and marks · height-difference · forbidden love · vengeance · fae · angst · england · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · slow burn · strong heroine · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · urban fantasy · pagan · poor heroine
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Kerri Andrews
3.68 · 48 ratings
magic · tortured heroine · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · self harm · past-child-abuse · height-difference · substance abuse · abuse · high fantasy · forbidden love · from hate to love · royalty · religious-trauma · secret-relationship · slow burn · cheating · suspense · paranormal · young adult
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.36 · 47 ratings
cold hero · human-trafficking · strong heroine · slow burn · commander · third-person-pov · paranormal · competent heroine · found-family · survival · dual-pov · suicide · m-f · new adult · disabilities and marks · from hate to love · gifted heroine · abduction · england · torture-scs
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Wallis Kinney
3.84 · 45 ratings
angst · usa · demons · second chances · length-medium · death · magic · monsters · witches · independent heroine · humor · fantasy · mystery · forced proximity · suspense · competent heroine · paranormal · found-family · audiobook · contemporary
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Kate Avelynn
3.51 · 42 ratings
mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · incest · high-school · torture-mcs · shy heroine · behind-doors · love triangle · non-hea · first-person-pov · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · possessive hero · bad boys · non-trad-hea · siblings-bff · young adult · dub-con · audiobook
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
3.96 · 39 ratings
length-novella · audiobook · monsters · glimpses-kisses · independent heroine · poor heroine · virgin heroine · super rich hero · fantasy · forced proximity · georgian · cold hero · non-human-hero · abuse-non-mc · childfree-couple · shy-hero · magic · love triangle · historical · tortured heroine
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Laura Jordan
3.93 · 38 ratings
cold hero · mystery · forced proximity · bodyguard-hero · pregnancy · virgin heroine · super rich hero · grovel · poor heroine · animal-death · cheerful heroine · bad boys · possessive hero · male-pov · military · cruel hero · caretaking · death · historical · tortured heroine
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Reese Dante
3.40 · 26 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · strong heroine · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · grumpy sunshine · suicide · multicultural · urban fantasy · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · tortured hero · class difference · fetish · victim-blaming · rich heroine · north-america · angst · sweet heroine · abduction
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Hwang DoTol
4.11 · 25 ratings
competent heroine · commander · humor · fantasy · forced proximity · cold hero · war · cheerful heroine · possessive hero · witches · virgin heroine · historical · magic · super rich hero · death · other-man-woman · caretaking · aristocratic heroine · career professional · arranged marriage
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Hazel McBride
3.74 · 25 ratings
suspense · competent heroine · forced proximity · fantasy · cold hero · war · possessive hero · independent heroine · magic · length-long · death · cruel hero · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · arranged marriage · warrior-heroine · explicit-open-door · abduction · from hate to love · sassy heroine
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