Susan Kay
4.29 · 65 ratings
mystery · historical · abuse · animal-abuse · angst · open-door · abuse-non-mc · victorian · fantasy · first-person-pov · new adult · dark · past-abuse · horror · death · slut-shaming · terminal-illness · ableism · christian · dual-pov
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S.T. Abby
4.44 · 1932 ratings
vengeance · strong heroine · rape · outlaw-heroine · small town · men in uniform · alpha male · lgbtqia hate · abuse · suspense · childfree-couple · contemporary · dangerous heroine · forbidden love · working class hero · past-sexual-abuse · dual-pov · dark · m-f · tortured heroine
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Jasmine Mas
4.07 · 1124 ratings
tortured heroine · possessive hero · paranormal · sassy heroine · humor · bisexual · fantasy · alpha male · forced proximity · strong heroine · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · poly · dual-pov · dangerous heroine · warrior-heroine · from hate to love · gifted heroine · reverse harem · shapeshifters
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 753 ratings
magic · from hate to love · spanking · sweet heroine · rape-mc · tortured hero · praise-kink · hurt-comfort · abduction · dual-pov · anal sex · miscarriage · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-mc · first-person-pov · cruel hero · abuse-non-mc · angst · non-human-hero
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Morgan B. Lee
4.34 · 334 ratings
college · dangerous heroine · fae · paranormal · sassy heroine · warrior-heroine · mental illness · dragon shifter · competent heroine · height-difference · shapeshifters · tortured heroine · teacher-hero · cold hero · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · possessive hero · mental-trauma · poly · sunny hero
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Peter V. Brett
4.18 · 294 ratings
high fantasy · dystopian · horror · demons · magic · fantasy · paranormal · dark · war · open-door · monsters · historical · mystery · young adult · length-epic · medieval · graphic-violence · racism · rape · third-person-pov
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William Goldman
4.32 · 267 ratings
secret-relationship · third-person-pov · paranormal · forbidden love · abduction · friends to lovers · monsters · male-pov · class difference · pirates · witches · small town · tortured hero · other-man-woman · aristocratic heroine · royalty · sassy heroine · young adult · vengeance · high fantasy
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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
angst · england · rich heroine · religious-trauma · caretaking · cold hero · victorian · cruel hero · grovel · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · m-f · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-mc · survival · possessive hero · torture-mcs · terminal-illness · cold heroine
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Mary Shelley
3.92 · 137 ratings
horror · fantasy · monsters · regency · stepsibling · victorian · male-pov · nerdy-hero · mystery · tortured hero · glimpses-kisses · science fiction · length-medium · paranormal · dystopian · angst · historical · suspense · vengeance · suicide
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Sylvia Plath
4.09 · 118 ratings
historical · abuse · mental illness · angst · mystery · length-short · queer · 20th century · self harm · christmas · new adult · dark · horror · death · suspense · suicide · high-school
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Katja Millay
4.28 · 107 ratings
contemporary · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · cold hero · cruel hero · florida · tearjerkers · mystery · bad boys · shy-hero · angst · open-door · abuse · dual-pov · high-school · usa · slut-shaming · death · m-f · virgin heroine
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Gaston Leroux
3.96 · 107 ratings
mature couple · childfree-couple · suspense · sweet heroine · working class heroine · virgin hero · actors · suicide · other-man-woman · tortured hero · abuse · non-hea · 20th century · abduction · hurt-comfort · monsters · paranormal · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · mental illness
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Julie Belfield
4.16 · 93 ratings
past-sexual-abuse · dual-pov · political-intrigue · pregnancy · possessive hero · survival · dark · virgin heroine · mental-trauma · m-f · torture-mcs · past-abuse · first-person-pov · medieval · cold hero · religious-trauma · abuse-non-mc · fighters · explicit-open-door · disabilities and marks
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Nina Pennacchi
3.88 · 85 ratings
rape-mc · suspense · vengeance · competent heroine · suicide · dub-con · british-isles · length-long · graphic-violence · child-sexual-abuse · curvy heroine · tortured hero · united-kingdom · strong heroine · rape · height-difference · historical · dual-pov · virgin heroine · dark
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Geneva Lee Albin
3.72 · 77 ratings
slow burn · dub-con · graphic-violence · europe · humor · cheerful heroine · spanking · open-door · super rich hero · fated-mates · caretaking · cold hero · fantasy · new adult · first-person-pov · virgin heroine · dark · poor heroine · alpha male · m-f
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Nicola Tyche
4.11 · 69 ratings
historical · alpha male · magic · love triangle · death · new adult · fantasy · from hate to love · abuse · mystery · high fantasy · aristocratic heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · political-intrigue · m-f · cruel hero · war · angst · open-door
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Julia Armfield
3.85 · 66 ratings
contemporary · mental-trauma · horror · death · non-hea · terminal-illness · suspense · dual-pov · behind-doors · science fiction · mental illness · paranormal · mystery · f-f · grumpy sunshine · length-short · queer · caretaking · fantasy · first-person-pov
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Zara Bell
4.23 · 55 ratings
class difference · slut-shaming · possessive hero · death · alcoholism · m-f · poor heroine · betrayal · mental-trauma · himbo · past-sexual-abuse · terminal-illness · shy heroine · cheerful heroine · humor · angst · victim-blaming · drug-abuse · england · first-person-pov
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Paisley Hope
4.05 · 54 ratings
dark · past-abuse · consensual-non-con · praise-kink · small town · male-pov · class difference · bikers · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine · bodyguard-hero · masc-dom · explicit-plentiful · exhibitionism · dub-con · sassy heroine · child-sexual-abuse · competent heroine · torture-scs · suspense
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I.V. Ophelia
3.81 · 49 ratings
horror · m-f · dark · abuse-mc · magic · love triangle · death · torture-mcs · cold heroine · dual-pov · historical · primal-play · past-sexual-abuse · abuse · animal-abuse · abuse-non-mc · england · explicit-open-door · independent heroine · victorian
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Sierra Greer
3.92 · 49 ratings
independent heroine · futuristic · length-short · body-betrayal · non-trad-hea · new adult · lgbtqia hate · cruel hero · angst · cold hero · abuse · eating disorder · science fiction · open-door · victim-blaming · abuse-non-mc · super rich hero · shy heroine · usa · cheating
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Emma Törzs
4.03 · 48 ratings
magic · death · m-f · mental-trauma · past-abuse · western-central-europe · found-family · past-child-neglect · f-f · latinx-mc · mystery · abuse-non-mc · europe · abuse · new adult · england · fantasy · past-child-abuse · independent heroine · queer
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
behind-doors · length-long · virgin hero · suicide · suspense · non-hea · tortured hero · contemporary · college · m-m · self harm · 20th century · class difference · male-pov · small town · secret-relationship · mental illness · animal-death · neurodivergent · past-sexual-abuse
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Frances White
4.07 · 39 ratings
terminal-illness · paranormal · m-m · hurt-comfort · male-pov · pirates · second chances · behind-doors · length-long · young adult · royalty · suicide · suspense · torture-scs · high fantasy · graphic-violence · humor · mystery · disabilities and marks · angst
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Ken Wakui
4.38 · 37 ratings
abuse · behind-doors · angst · paranormal · cheerful heroine · mystery · bad boys · bikers · male-pov · time travel · mental illness · length-short · fantasy · first-person-pov · contemporary · past-abuse · second chances · tortured hero · death · east-asian-mc
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Sky Blu
3.87 · 26 ratings
suspense · working class heroine · spanking · shy heroine · victim-blaming · abuse · new adult · past-child-abuse · super rich hero · slut-shaming · death · alpha male · horror · usa · age difference · cheating · forced proximity · birth-control-non-con · fetish · double-penetration
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Mia Darling
3.69 · 21 ratings
queer · cold hero · from hate to love · past-child-abuse · first-person-pov · new adult · abuse · angst · bisexual · disabilities and marks · bad boys · abuse-non-mc · found-family · dual-pov · dark · russia · mental-trauma · betrayal · death · torture-mcs
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Dani Francis
3.73 · 20 ratings
first-person-pov · fantasy · from hate to love · futuristic · military · cruel hero · abuse-non-mc · victim-blaming · angst · drug-abuse · science fiction · abuse · explicit-open-door · slut-shaming · possessive hero · death · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · dark
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