Susan Kay
4.35 · 76 ratings
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S.T. Abby
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2102 ratings
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 1490 ratings
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 1224 ratings
non-human-hero · abuse · possessive hero · praise-kink · late-20s-mmc · sweet-hero · north-america · past-child-abuse · usa · m-f-m · death · monsters · early-20s-fmc · fantasy · menage · m-f · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · fae · past-child-neglect
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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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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 335 ratings
independent heroine · super rich hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · male-pov · suicide · ableism · multicultural · strong heroine · racism · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · gambling · slow burn · friends to lovers · vengeance · angst · substance abuse · victim-blaming · rich heroine
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Julie Belfield
4.14 · 279 ratings
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
survival · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · found-family · fatphobia · suicide · animal-abuse · contemporary · europe · audiobook · grumpy sunshine · competent heroine · child-death · suspense · slow burn · curvy-hero · office · cold heroine · friends to lovers · angst
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Mary Shelley
3.93 · 188 ratings
historical · non-hea · death · horror · magic · victorian · scotland · dark · germany · mental-trauma · fantasy · mystery · monsters · glimpses-kisses · europe · switzerland · male-pov · length-short · urban fantasy · suicide
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Jaysea Lynn
4.17 · 164 ratings
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Kelly Cove
4.15 · 150 ratings
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Gaston Leroux
4.00 · 137 ratings
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Geneva Lee Albin
3.75 · 137 ratings
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Katja Millay
4.29 · 131 ratings
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Elizabeth Stephens
3.83 · 95 ratings
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Julia Armfield
3.82 · 80 ratings
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Penny Jessup
3.54 · 74 ratings
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Kerri Andrews
3.61 · 53 ratings
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Frances White
3.98 · 51 ratings
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Wallis Kinney
3.90 · 49 ratings
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Ariana Rivers
4.06 · 40 ratings
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Ken Wakui
4.38 · 39 ratings
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Joey Parker
3.66 · 38 ratings
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Reese Dante
3.36 · 30 ratings
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Mia Darling
3.67 · 26 ratings
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Hwang DoTol
4.11 · 26 ratings
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Callie Hart
3.95 · 21 ratings
survival · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · super rich hero · grumpy sunshine · vengeance · angst · sweet heroine · rape · double-penetration · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · class difference · fetish · tortured heroine · actors · bdsm · past-abuse · military
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T.C. Anderson
4.65 · 21 ratings
cheerful heroine · suicide · poor heroine · f-f · human-trafficking · past-sexual-abuse · high-school · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · length-medium · usa · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · child-sexual-abuse · dark · shy heroine · tortured heroine · tall-heroine · past-abuse · caretaking
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