Madeline Miller
4.28 · 946 ratings
fantasy · historical · audiobook · non-trad-hea · europe · greece · misogyny · ancient times · death · magic · abuse · secret child · betrayal · war · first-person-pov · angst · rape · sweet-hero · strong heroine · south-east-europe
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2102 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · paranormal · audiobook · dark · from hate to love · possessive hero · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · fighters · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · humor · queer · bisexual · gifted heroine · alpha male · menage · competent heroine
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 1490 ratings
death · fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · betrayal · royalty · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · rape-mc · praise-kink · possessive hero · hurt-comfort · breeding · abduction · sweet heroine · angst · tortured hero
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 1224 ratings
non-human-hero · abuse · possessive hero · praise-kink · late-20s-mmc · sweet-hero · north-america · past-child-abuse · usa · m-f-m · death · monsters · early-20s-fmc · fantasy · menage · m-f · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · fae · past-child-neglect
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Penn Cole
4.14 · 797 ratings
new adult · magic · fantasy · forced proximity · slow burn · child-death · strong heroine · disabilities and marks · high fantasy · angst · first-person-pov · war · cold hero · paranormal · competent heroine · political-intrigue · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · found-family
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Robin LaFevers
4.03 · 377 ratings
paranormal · young adult · audiobook · royalty · historical · magic · fantasy · medieval · dangerous heroine · strong heroine · urban fantasy · dark · france · war · suspense · western-central-europe · m-f · gifted heroine · abuse · death
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Tracy Deonn
4.37 · 358 ratings
paranormal · young adult · contemporary · fantasy · magic · teenage-fmc · m-f · audiobook · found-family · alpha male · bad boys · misogyny · demons · childfree-couple · black-mc · standalone-first · death · love triangle · tortured hero · angst
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Delia Owens
4.07 · 354 ratings
young adult · non-trad-hea · age difference · mystery · 20th century · independent heroine · poor heroine · other-man-woman · standalone-first · historical · death · love triangle · north-carolina · second chances · mental-trauma · usa · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · length-long · open-door
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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 335 ratings
independent heroine · super rich hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · male-pov · suicide · ableism · multicultural · strong heroine · racism · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · gambling · slow burn · friends to lovers · vengeance · angst · substance abuse · victim-blaming · rich heroine
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Julie Belfield
4.14 · 279 ratings
first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · past-sexual-abuse · past-child-neglect · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · bodyguard-hero · fighters · explicit-open-door · length-epic · cold hero · human-trafficking · medieval · possessive hero · poor heroine
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
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Leo Tolstoy
3.85 · 160 ratings
non-hea · suicide · audiobook · europe · m-f · standalone-first · war · east-europe · forbidden love · non-trad-hea · fantasy · cheating · dark · standalone · russia · victorian · other-man-woman · betrayal · death · love triangle
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Kelly Cove
4.15 · 150 ratings
paranormal · magic · dark · fantasy · commander · from hate to love · abuse · height-difference · dual-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · cold hero · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · tortured hero · explicit-open-door · possessive hero
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Gaston Leroux
4.00 · 137 ratings
age difference · western-central-europe · racism · mystery · virgin heroine · poor heroine · 20th century · monsters · possessive hero · europe · glimpses-kisses · victorian · cruel hero · horror · other-man-woman · teacher-hero · love triangle · first-person-pov · historical · dark
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Elizabeth Stephens
3.83 · 95 ratings
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James Islington
4.56 · 94 ratings
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Faelicy
4.28 · 75 ratings
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Lily
4.28 · 75 ratings
grumpy sunshine · young adult · commander · third-person-pov · paranormal · sweet-hero · betrayal · m-m · queer-awakening · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · boss & employee · abuse · queer · angst · high fantasy · virgin hero · asia · fighters
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Penny Jessup
3.54 · 74 ratings
grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · urban fantasy · north-america · small town · class difference · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · angst · virgin hero · insta-love · non-human-hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · new-york-state · first-person-pov · non-hea · behind-doors · possessive hero
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Douglas Stuart
4.36 · 68 ratings
rape · scotland · historical · death · child-sexual-abuse · mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · graphic-violence · past-child-neglect · working class hero · open-door · non-trad-hea · alcoholism · betrayal · audiobook · sweet-hero · child-death · forbidden love · mental illness
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Jacqueline White
4.11 · 66 ratings
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Emma Törzs
4.09 · 65 ratings
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Wallis Kinney
3.90 · 49 ratings
north-america · small town · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · sweet heroine · angst · vengeance · strong heroine · slow burn · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · urban fantasy · suicide · massachusetts · sunny hero · 20th century · grovel · bodyguard-hero
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Fallon English
3.80 · 39 ratings
fated-mates · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · europe · grumpy sunshine · somnophilia · secret-relationship · creative-anatomy · sweet heroine · angst · virgin hero · double-penetration · rich heroine · class difference · tortured hero · first-person-pov · aristocratic heroine · caretaking · working class hero
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Sarah Lee Wohn
4.37 · 31 ratings
length-epic · strong heroine · cold heroine · slow burn · paranormal · competent heroine · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · audiobook · betrayal · m-f · mature couple · height-difference · tortured hero · secret-relationship · from hate to love · vikings · torture-scs · forbidden love · angst
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Reese Dante
3.36 · 30 ratings
north-america · standalone-first · stepsibling · magic · first-in-series · death · incest · usa · shy heroine · werewolves · age difference · misogyny · fantasy · fated-mates · forced proximity · exhibitionism · super rich hero · monsters · m-f · alpha male
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Hwang DoTol
4.11 · 26 ratings
mental-trauma · royalty · sassy heroine · mental illness · height-difference · new adult · found-family · alpha male · m-f · contemporary · betrayal · political-intrigue · young adult · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · commander · fantasy · humor · forced proximity
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José Ferrer
4.01 · 23 ratings
open-door · mental-trauma · arranged marriage · pirates · other-man-woman · cruel hero · historical · non-hea · length-long · love triangle · death · military · slavery · europe · war · harems · human-trafficking · medieval · child-death · cheating
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Michelle Wong
3.91 · 22 ratings
audiobook · child-death · monsters · possessive hero · independent heroine · sunny hero · glimpses-kisses · animal-abuse · animal-death · dangerous heroine · fantasy · mystery · forced proximity · bodyguard-hero · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · dark · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · magic
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