Gillian Flynn
4.01 · 641 ratings
contemporary · audiobook · suspense · abuse · death · dark · usa · first-person-pov · mystery · suicide · m-f · dual-pov · cheating · competent heroine · cold heroine · substance abuse · angst · working class heroine · vengeance · mental illness
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S.T. Abby
4.43 · 2750 ratings
suspense · alpha male · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · lgbtqia hate · forbidden love · abuse · childfree-couple · dangerous heroine · strong heroine · dual-pov · men in uniform · rape · disabilities and marks · outlaw-heroine · small town · vengeance · past-sexual-abuse · 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 · 1267 ratings
hurt-comfort · sweet heroine · angst · abduction · tortured hero · rape-mc · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · praise-kink · possessive hero · breeding · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · betrayal · royalty · death · fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death
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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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Gigi Styx
4.04 · 252 ratings
audiobook · m-f · betrayal · past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · suspense · contemporary · torture-scs · dark · graphic-violence · bdsm · bondage · dual-pov · forced proximity · alpha male · possessive hero · length-epic · hurt-comfort · past-child-abuse · abduction
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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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Yulin Kuang
3.89 · 174 ratings
substance abuse · shy heroine · working class hero · high-school · usa · mental-trauma · length-medium · east-asian-mc · tortured heroine · death · caretaking · explicit-open-door · new-jersey · possessive hero · praise-kink · independent heroine · sunny hero · forced proximity · drug-abuse · strong heroine
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Jaysea Lynn
4.29 · 134 ratings
fantasy · third-person-pov · child-death · slow burn · strong heroine · angels · suicide · dual-pov · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · self harm · disabilities and marks · victim-blaming · double-penetration · fetish · sweet heroine · creative-anatomy · friends to lovers
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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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Katja Millay
4.29 · 124 ratings
virgin heroine · male-pov · dual-pov · miscarriage · bad boys · cold hero · mystery · tearjerkers · mental-trauma · usa · shy-hero · second chances · high-school · open-door · past-abuse · death · length-long · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · florida
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Alexis Grace
4.12 · 120 ratings
dual-pov · sweet-hero · strong heroine · abduction · past-child-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · bdsm · bondage · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · dark · anal sex · possessive hero · praise-kink · found-family · alpha male · m-f · poly · audiobook
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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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Kate Chopin
3.71 · 114 ratings
mature couple · christian · victorian · past-abuse · louisiana · tortured heroine · non-hea · historical · usa · mental-trauma · behind-doors · himbo · non-trad-hea · misogyny · sunny hero · super rich hero · bad boys · suicide · m-f · contemporary
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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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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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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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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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Micah Nemerever
3.97 · 41 ratings
nerdy-hero · abuse-mc · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · jewish · past-sexual-abuse · behind-doors · cruel hero · non-hea · death · length-long · 20th century · animal-death · male-pov · cold hero · suspense · suicide · audiobook · contemporary
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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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Lexi LaFleur Brown
3.51 · 30 ratings
bisexual · mental illness · queer · angst · working class heroine · lgbtqia hate · sassy heroine · friends to lovers · past-child-neglect · tortured hero · class difference · explicit-open-door · sports · height-difference · north-america · m-f · washington · audiobook · contemporary · slut-shaming
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Joey Parker
3.67 · 29 ratings
past-child-neglect · substance abuse · queer · mental illness · bisexual · friends to lovers · lgbtqia hate · angst · virgin hero · short-king · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · self harm · m-m · disabilities and marks · sports · contemporary · rape · suicide · new adult
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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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L. K. Steven
3.98 · 22 ratings
cold hero · forced proximity · fantasy · f-f · dangerous heroine · fated-mates · independent heroine · bad boys · cruel hero · bondage · caretaking · length-long · death · magic · tortured heroine · non-hea · dark · nerdy-hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma
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