Gillian Flynn
4.00 · 588 ratings
suspense · audiobook · contemporary · abuse · dark · usa · first-person-pov · death · mystery · competent heroine · heroine sleuth · cheating · cold heroine · misogyny · m-f · suicide · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · self harm · tortured hero
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S.T. Abby
4.45 · 2387 ratings
suspense · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · lgbtqia hate · abuse · forbidden love · childfree-couple · dangerous heroine · strong heroine · men in uniform · dual-pov · rape · small town · disabilities and marks · outlaw-heroine · vengeance · past-sexual-abuse · dark
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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
fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death · death · royalty · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · breeding · possessive hero · praise-kink · rape-mc · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · angst · sweet heroine · abduction · tortured hero · hurt-comfort
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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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Alina May
4.12 · 265 ratings
rape-mc · dark · possessive hero · dub-con · past-child-abuse · rape · abduction · spanking · forced proximity · suspense · contemporary · from hate to love · mental-trauma · primal-play · past-sexual-abuse · abuse · past-abuse · cruel hero · bondage · bdsm
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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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Melissa Blair
4.03 · 175 ratings
magic · death · fantasy · paranormal · non-human-heroine · m-f · audiobook · fae · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · open-door · past-abuse · war · strong heroine · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · high fantasy
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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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Yulin Kuang
3.87 · 154 ratings
victim-blaming · north-america · tortured hero · secret-relationship · from hate to love · forbidden love · angst · mental illness · substance abuse · grumpy sunshine · competent heroine · third-person-pov · office · child-death · dual-pov · friends-benefits · hurt-comfort · california · found-family · m-f
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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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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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Katja Millay
4.26 · 112 ratings
mystery · slow burn · suspense · strong heroine · young adult · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · dual-pov · slut-shaming · miscarriage · tortured hero · florida · north-america · angst · abuse · friends to lovers · sassy heroine · second chances · shy-hero
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Kate Chopin
3.67 · 110 ratings
rich heroine · victorian · past-abuse · christian · louisiana · historical · tortured heroine · non-hea · mental-trauma · usa · himbo · non-trad-hea · misogyny · super rich hero · sunny hero · bad boys · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · suicide
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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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Alexis Grace
4.14 · 97 ratings
possessive hero · praise-kink · anal sex · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · dark · bondage · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · bdsm · past-child-abuse · abduction · strong heroine · dual-pov · men in uniform · sweet-hero · reverse harem · independent heroine · spanking · forced proximity
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Jaysea Lynn
4.41 · 88 ratings
nerdy-hero · demons · friends to lovers · creative-anatomy · sweet heroine · curvy heroine · angst · double-penetration · victim-blaming · tortured hero · self harm · past-child-abuse · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · fatphobia · suicide · angels · strong heroine
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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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Erin Doom
3.66 · 63 ratings
alpha male · m-f · contemporary · possessive hero · dual-pov · college · audiobook · slow burn · young adult · grumpy sunshine · angst · forbidden love · sweet heroine · mental illness · abuse · from hate to love · secret-relationship · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · victim-blaming
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
suicide · animal-death · male-pov · 20th century · cold hero · jewish · past-sexual-abuse · behind-doors · abuse-non-mc · abuse-mc · dark · nerdy-hero · mental-trauma · death · length-long · non-hea · cruel hero · m-m · new adult · class difference
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Kerri Andrews
3.79 · 38 ratings
witches · virgin heroine · body-betrayal · monsters · possessive hero · bad boys · misogyny · fantasy · forced proximity · mental-trauma · dark · arranged marriage · shy heroine · graphic-violence · torture-mcs · abuse-mc · horror · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · magic
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Laura Jordan
4.03 · 36 ratings
marriage of convenience · historical · tortured heroine · death · caretaking · military · cruel hero · texas · arranged marriage · shy heroine · incest · usa · graphic-violence · pregnancy · bodyguard-hero · forced proximity · mystery · rape-mc · cold hero · open-door
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Thea Verdone
4.21 · 28 ratings
cheating · anal sex · forced proximity · mystery · male-pov · super rich hero · death · caretaking · past-child-neglect · second chances · dark · mental-trauma · length-medium · explicit-open-door · angst · bisexual · mental illness · queer · substance abuse · bulgaria
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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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