S. Walden
3.87 · 185 ratings
contemporary · length-medium · standalone-first · angst · standalone · college · forbidden love · abuse · m-f · suspense · young adult · vengeance · cliffhanger · age difference · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · first-in-series · dark · explicit-open-door · mental illness
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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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Bryn Greenwood
4.03 · 139 ratings
audiobook · contemporary · friends to lovers · length-medium · usa · standalone-first · death · independent heroine · mystery · competent heroine · suspense · m-f · new adult · height-difference · abuse · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · standalone · tortured heroine · poor heroine
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Katja Millay
4.29 · 131 ratings
mystery · tearjerkers · cold hero · bad boys · virgin heroine · male-pov · death · length-long · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · past-abuse · standalone-first · high-school · mental-trauma · usa · shy-hero · second chances · sassy heroine · friends to lovers · open-door
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S.J. Watson
3.75 · 115 ratings
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April Lindner
3.53 · 88 ratings
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Genna Rulon
4.13 · 81 ratings
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Richard Roper
3.77 · 81 ratings
audiobook · contemporary · death · standalone-first · behind-doors · united-kingdom · nerdy-hero · british-isles · shy-hero · length-medium · working class hero · mental-trauma · mystery · humor · standalone · non-trad-hea · europe · male-pov · neurodivergent · m-f
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Martha Brockenbrough
3.68 · 77 ratings
length-medium · fantasy · magic · contemporary · young adult · paranormal · suspense · mystery · forbidden love · war · 20th century · historical · death · african-american · standalone-first · urban fantasy · black-mc · multicultural · audiobook · high-school
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Poppy St. John
3.77 · 76 ratings
dual-pov · contemporary · alpha male · length-medium · tycoon · angst · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · cold hero · possessive hero · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · standalone · dark · explicit-plentiful · abuse · mafia · audiobook · m-f · suspense
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Erin Doom
3.62 · 67 ratings
forbidden love · angst · mental illness · sweet heroine · abuse · open-door · secret-relationship · from hate to love · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · virgin hero · standalone · victim-blaming · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · college · dual-pov · slow burn
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Steven Levenson
3.85 · 60 ratings
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Justin Paul
3.85 · 60 ratings
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Skyla Arndt
3.80 · 51 ratings
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A. Jade
4.27 · 50 ratings
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Kate Avelynn
3.54 · 43 ratings
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Lauren Baker
3.94 · 39 ratings
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Elizabeth Aton
4.15 · 33 ratings
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Pauline Vidal
4.09 · 32 ratings
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Dylan Scott
3.82 · 30 ratings
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Damien Angelica Walters
3.30 · 30 ratings
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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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Martina M. Oepping
3.65 · 30 ratings
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Hwang DoTol
4.11 · 26 ratings
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Kelly Hartigan (Xterra Web)
4.36 · 25 ratings
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Gillian French
3.58 · 23 ratings
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Anna Collomore
3.48 · 21 ratings
suspense · length-medium · standalone · young adult · standalone-first · horror · contemporary · college · mystery
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Callie Hart
3.95 · 21 ratings
non-trad-hea · fantasy · exhibitionism · super rich hero · bad boys · standalone-first · length-long · death · usa · second chances · child-sexual-abuse · incest · abuse · sassy heroine · masc-dom · new adult · height-difference · contemporary · alpha male · m-f
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