Anthony Doerr
4.12 · 127 ratings
contemporary · mystery · angst · anthologies · disabilities and marks · rape · audiobook · men in uniform · dual-pov · third-person-pov · child-death · western-central-europe · male-pov · europe · 20th century · glimpses-kisses · war · military · france · length-long
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Suzanne Collins
4.23 · 4283 ratings
glimpses-kisses · survival · dystopian · futuristic · young adult · science fiction · abuse · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · torture-mcs · vengeance · death · teenage-mmc · usa · audiobook · suspense · torture-scs · teenage-fmc · military · tortured heroine
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S.T. Abby
4.43 · 3101 ratings
dangerous heroine · strong heroine · men in uniform · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · north-america · outlaw-heroine · rape · vengeance · west-virginia · dark · past-sexual-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · possessive hero · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2099 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · from hate to love · paranormal · dark · tortured heroine · gifted heroine · queer · bisexual · menage · competent heroine · audiobook · alpha male · humor · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · possessive hero · fighters · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 1486 ratings
body-betrayal · consensual-non-con · cold hero · anal sex · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · abuse-non-mc · past-abuse · cruel hero · caretaking · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · disabilities and marks · vengeance · high fantasy · child-death · dub-con
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 1223 ratings
non-human-heroine · contemporary · poly · dragon shifter · paranormal · abuse · new adult · height-difference · magic · demons · male-pov · witches · fated-mates · reverse harem · dual-pov · vampires · virgin hero · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse
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Rebecca Quinn
4.10 · 752 ratings
sweet heroine · dystopian · angst · north-america · fetish · military · primal-play · queer · audiobook · alpha male · competent heroine · age difference · death · usa · men in uniform · survival · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · cold hero
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Delia Owens
4.07 · 354 ratings
standalone-first · new adult · north-america · rape · past-child-abuse · small town · class difference · friends to lovers · angst · abuse · sweet heroine · rape-non-mc · racism · young adult · strong heroine · third-person-pov · competent heroine · slow burn · suspense · dual-pov
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S.E. Hinton
4.01 · 336 ratings
m-f · bad boys · glimpses-kisses · male-pov · sunny hero · 20th century · mystery · tearjerkers · working class hero · high-school · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · usa · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · nerdy-hero · shy-hero · death · first-person-pov · historical
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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 · 278 ratings
past-abuse · height-difference · new adult · gifted heroine · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · from hate to love · sassy heroine · royalty · fae · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental illness · political-intrigue · abuse · paranormal · suspense · found-family · slut-shaming · miscarriage
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
curvy-hero · standalone · friends to lovers · angst · working class heroine · abuse · mental illness · victim-blaming · rape · substance abuse · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · england · self harm · survival · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · found-family · fatphobia · suicide
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Mary Shelley
3.93 · 188 ratings
male-pov · length-short · urban fantasy · m-f · suicide · audiobook · contemporary · paranormal · third-person-pov · suspense · vengeance · dystopian · science fiction · angst · regency · tortured hero · historical · non-hea · death · magic
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Jaysea Lynn
4.17 · 164 ratings
poor heroine · miscarriage · found-family · slut-shaming · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · office · commander · competent heroine · paranormal · sassy heroine · royalty · religious-trauma · working class heroine · abuse · bisexual · rape-non-mc · height-difference · death
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Rosaria Munda
4.18 · 139 ratings
death · length-long · fantasy · competent heroine · young adult · audiobook · m-f · royalty · graphic-violence · warrior-heroine · war · dual-pov · class difference · tortured hero · high fantasy · angst · friends to lovers · male-pov · animal-abuse · animal-death
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Gaston Leroux
4.00 · 137 ratings
dark · abduction · france · from hate to love · virgin hero · angst · working class heroine · sweet heroine · new adult · mental illness · mature couple · abuse · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · gifted heroine · mental-trauma · standalone · standalone-first · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero
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Nina Pennacchi
3.82 · 122 ratings
possessive hero · poor heroine · virgin heroine · super rich hero · arranged marriage · united-kingdom · curvy heroine · rape-mc · dark · abuse-mc · historical · tortured heroine · british-isles · length-long · graphic-violence · child-sexual-abuse · cruel hero · rape · regency · height-difference
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Elizabeth Stephens
3.83 · 95 ratings
insta-love · abuse-non-mc · torture-scs · working class heroine · abuse · explicit-open-door · royalty · masc-dom · height-difference · scandinavia · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · slut-shaming · competent heroine · commander · political-intrigue · captive · age difference · misogyny
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James Islington
4.56 · 94 ratings
science fiction · angst · working class hero · torture-scs · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · fighters · mental-trauma · first-person-pov · magic · ancient times · death · historical · slavery · military · aristocratic heroine · non-hea · war · cheerful heroine · first-in-series
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Alice Winn
4.66 · 76 ratings
slow burn · anal sex · third-person-pov · child-death · grumpy sunshine · western-central-europe · racism · audiobook · suicide · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · survival · sweet-hero · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · m-m · new adult · england · queer · mental illness
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Stephanie Fisher
4.16 · 75 ratings
political-intrigue · paranormal · found-family · m-f · audiobook · new adult · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · sassy heroine · royalty · fae · time travel · magic · steampunk · independent heroine · witches · fantasy · humor · strong heroine · third-person-pov
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Emma Törzs
4.09 · 65 ratings
m-f · betrayal · audiobook · contemporary · urban fantasy · found-family · mexico · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · third-person-pov · western-central-europe · strong heroine · vengeance · queer · england · sweet heroine · abuse · past-child-abuse · tortured hero
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.32 · 50 ratings
strong heroine · non-hea · human-trafficking · explicit-open-door · paranormal · competent heroine · third-person-pov · slow burn · survival · found-family · commander · dual-pov · m-f · suicide · new adult · disabilities and marks · gifted heroine · standalone · abduction · from hate to love
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Summer O'Toole
4.09 · 32 ratings
hurt-comfort · dual-pov · sweet-hero · multicultural · ic-standalone · strong heroine · friends to lovers · abduction · angst · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · bdsm · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · career professional · caretaking · fem-dom · insta-love · working class hero
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Erin Dunn
4.00 · 31 ratings
western-central-europe · mystery · anal sex · male-pov · super rich hero · europe · france · rockstars · new-york-state · death · standalone-first · usa · length-medium · standalone · open-door · queer · lgbtqia hate · tortured hero · north-america · m-m
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Joe Arden
4.35 · 26 ratings
louisiana · height-difference · france · explicit-open-door · tortured hero · masc-dom · disabilities and marks · gifted heroine · from hate to love · sassy heroine · angst · forbidden love · sweet heroine · secret-relationship · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · paranormal · slow burn · suspense · dual-pov
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Natasha Wild
3.85 · 25 ratings
historical · length-long · christian · other-man-woman · wales · aristocratic heroine · death · arranged marriage · united-kingdom · past-child-neglect · british-isles · standalone-first · explicit-open-door · standalone · pregnancy · misogyny · cold hero · age difference · medieval · war
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Michelle Wong
3.91 · 22 ratings
horror · caretaking · new adult · gifted heroine · tortured hero · friends to lovers · abuse · vengeance · high fantasy · angst · grumpy sunshine · forbidden love · political-intrigue · suspense · slow burn · paranormal · competent heroine · cold heroine · sweet-hero · urban fantasy
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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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