Elizabeth Haynes
3.80 · 132 ratings
contemporary · suspense · length-long · mystery · dark · abuse · heroine sleuth · cruel hero · m-f · slow burn · forced proximity · length-medium · explicit-open-door · tortured heroine · new adult · friends to lovers
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H.D. Carlton
3.83 · 1656 ratings
dark · contemporary · suspense · first-person-pov · alpha male · possessive hero · m-f · rape · explicit-plentiful · dual-pov · strong heroine · new adult · abduction · mystery · competent heroine · male-pov · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · angst · vengeance
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Elizabeth Peters
3.94 · 1314 ratings
mystery · suspense · heroine sleuth · historical · length-medium · victorian · contemporary · length-long · first-person-pov · strong heroine · independent heroine · mature couple · africa · egypt · northern-africa · competent heroine · height-difference · behind-doors · rich heroine · m-f
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Karen Rose
4.16 · 1075 ratings
suspense · contemporary · mystery · open-door · length-long · length-epic · dark · abuse · usa · m-f · competent heroine · men in uniform · third-person-pov · independent heroine · north-america · tortured heroine · past-child-abuse · death · career professional · dual-pov
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Mary Kay Andrews
3.87 · 887 ratings
contemporary · mystery · length-long · humor · suspense · christmas · usa · north-america · length-short · dual-pov · small town · third-person-pov · behind-doors · new adult · georgia · florida · length-medium · christian · m-f · glimpses-kisses
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The Real Virginia Andrews
3.78 · 470 ratings
mystery · horror · suspense · contemporary · dark · length-long · abuse · m-f · incest · open-door · young adult · new adult · fantasy · length-medium · historical · high-school · 20th century · forbidden love · slow burn · angst
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Alafair Burke
3.88 · 294 ratings
suspense · mystery · length-long · length-medium · heroine sleuth · fantasy · contemporary · paranormal
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Agatha Frost
4.28 · 268 ratings
mystery · contemporary · suspense · length-medium · length-short · heroine sleuth · young adult · christian · m-f · length-novella · christmas · fantasy · queer · humor · paranormal
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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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Anthony Doerr
4.18 · 159 ratings
mystery · contemporary · dark · war · glimpses-kisses · 20th century · military · male-pov · europe · third-person-pov · length-medium · anthologies · dual-pov · historical · western-central-europe · length-long · germany · men in uniform · france
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Alex Michaelides
3.45 · 111 ratings
mystery · legends & fairy tales · death · animal-death · contemporary · dark · mental illness · length-long · england · behind-doors · third-person-pov · suspense · graphic-violence
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Chris Whitaker
4.33 · 75 ratings
historical · abuse · dark · abduction · fantasy · length-long · suspense · behind-doors · survival · mystery · death
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Andrew Davidson
3.84 · 54 ratings
dark · tortured heroine · fantasy · non-trad-hea · medieval · mystery · mental illness · paranormal · neurodivergent · historical · length-long · suicide · suspense · magic · urban fantasy · death · second chances · tortured hero · contemporary
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Elizabeth Wetmore
3.72 · 45 ratings
dark · anthologies · length-long · historical · suspense · western · mystery · rape · contemporary · racism · abuse
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Tara Langella
4.20 · 35 ratings
dark · contemporary · alpha male · paranormal · angst · mystery · new adult · abuse · suspense · fantasy · bdsm · primal-play
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Wen Ross
4.02 · 34 ratings
misogyny · grumpy sunshine · forbidden love · abduction · class difference · mafia · contemporary · marriage of convenience · other-man-woman · bondage · dub-con · suspense · arranged marriage · spanking · mystery · angst · victim-blaming · length-medium · abuse · explicit-open-door
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Margot Douaihy
3.32 · 29 ratings
queer · f-f · mystery · death · contemporary · dark · length-medium · heroine sleuth · christian · suspense
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Caroline Frost
3.82 · 29 ratings
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