José Ferrer
3.94 · 21 ratings
historical · open-door · human-trafficking · harems · cruel hero · medieval · multicultural · mental-trauma · m-f · death · pirates · non-hea · slut-shaming · rape · torture-scs · child-death · length-long
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S.T. Abby
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Liv Zander
3.91 · 759 ratings
miscarriage · dark · mental-trauma · dual-pov · anal sex · abuse-mc · abuse-non-mc · angst · first-person-pov · cruel hero · non-human-hero · magic · spanking · from hate to love · tortured hero · sweet heroine · rape-mc · abduction · praise-kink · hurt-comfort
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William Goldman
4.32 · 267 ratings
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Delia Owens
4.04 · 248 ratings
sweet heroine · suspense · shy heroine · north-carolina · young adult · competent heroine · slow burn · past-child-neglect · contemporary · length-long · second chances · other-man-woman · north-america · racism · small town · class difference · 20th century · strong heroine · friends to lovers · sweet-hero
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Emily Brontë
3.61 · 222 ratings
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Melissa Blair
4.06 · 162 ratings
magic · death · fantasy · tortured hero · strong heroine · high fantasy · graphic-violence · m-f · past-abuse · disabilities and marks · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · war · non-human-heroine · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · paranormal · fae · independent heroine · gifted heroine
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Katja Millay
4.28 · 107 ratings
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John Lee
4.02 · 99 ratings
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Julie Belfield
4.17 · 94 ratings
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Nina Pennacchi
3.88 · 85 ratings
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Kylie Lee Baker
3.87 · 70 ratings
magic · horror · historical · fantasy · urban fantasy · dark · young adult · paranormal · death · slavery · child-death · mystery · victim-blaming · length-medium · china · independent heroine · non-trad-hea · asia · strong heroine · graphic-violence
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Nicola Tyche
4.11 · 69 ratings
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Jessamine Rue
4.09 · 65 ratings
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Shannon Chakraborty
4.26 · 63 ratings
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Douglas Stuart
4.42 · 61 ratings
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Zara Bell
4.23 · 55 ratings
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I.V. Ophelia
3.81 · 49 ratings
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Kara Reynolds
4.54 · 41 ratings
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.46 · 38 ratings
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Laura Jordan
4.03 · 36 ratings
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4.07 · 33 ratings
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Maria McCann
3.92 · 29 ratings
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O.O. Sangoyomi
3.98 · 24 ratings
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Dani Francis
3.67 · 22 ratings
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Lucy Smoke
3.77 · 21 ratings
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