Anne Brontë
3.89 · 152 ratings
historical · death · christian · independent heroine · m-f · audiobook · competent heroine · england · first-person-pov · victorian · united-kingdom · british-isles · poor heroine · sweet-hero · slow burn · friends to lovers · angst · class difference · love triangle · length-long
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Jasmine Mas
3.97 · 1455 ratings
strong heroine · dual-pov · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · paranormal · poly · m-m · from hate to love · sassy heroine · m-m-f · bad boys · dangerous heroine · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · possessive hero · alpha male · gifted heroine · bisexual · queer
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Liv Zander
3.93 · 1015 ratings
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S.E. Hinton
4.03 · 292 ratings
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Delia Owens
4.05 · 288 ratings
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 260 ratings
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 235 ratings
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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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Julie Belfield
4.21 · 131 ratings
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Gaston Leroux
3.95 · 118 ratings
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Katja Millay
4.26 · 112 ratings
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Kate Chopin
3.67 · 110 ratings
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.34 · 107 ratings
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Nina Pennacchi
3.86 · 93 ratings
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Jaysea Lynn
4.41 · 88 ratings
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Jessamine Rue
4.00 · 85 ratings
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Richard Roper
3.76 · 80 ratings
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Kylie Lee Baker
3.89 · 73 ratings
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Penny Jessup
3.50 · 71 ratings
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Kelly Cove
4.07 · 69 ratings
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Zara Bell
4.16 · 66 ratings
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Sierra Greer
3.95 · 52 ratings
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.45 · 41 ratings
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Kerri Andrews
3.79 · 38 ratings
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Laura Jordan
4.03 · 36 ratings
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Harper Hawthorne
4.12 · 32 ratings
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Fallon English
3.79 · 27 ratings
sweet-hero · reverse harem · grovel · dual-pov · found-family · contemporary · poly · m-f · hurt-comfort · grumpy sunshine · europe · somnophilia · alpha male · sunny hero · super rich hero · boss & employee · royalty · secret-relationship · creative-anatomy · sassy heroine
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Joey Parker
3.78 · 25 ratings
sweet-hero · alcoholism · sunny hero · male-pov · body-betrayal · anal sex · cold hero · drug-abuse · hockey · past-child-neglect · past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · child-sexual-abuse · shy-hero · dark · mental-trauma · first-person-pov · usa · length-long · caretaking
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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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