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Donna Tartt

3.92 · 309 ratings
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Jasmine Mas

3.98 · 2111 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · audiobook · dark · paranormal · from hate to love · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · fighters · abuse · possessive hero · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · humor · menage · competent heroine · alpha male · gifted heroine · bisexual
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Ames Mills

4.18 · 1338 ratings
dark · menage · contemporary · poly · queer · male-pov · m-m-f · explicit-plentiful · found-family · anal sex · bodyguard-hero · first-person-pov · bisexual · m-m-m · praise-kink · m-m · mafia · mental-trauma · dual-pov · alpha male
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Morgan B. Lee

4.36 · 1235 ratings
death · m-f-m · usa · fantasy · early-20s-fmc · monsters · m-f · menage · fae · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · non-human-hero · late-20s-mmc · praise-kink · possessive hero · sweet-hero · past-child-abuse · north-america · magic · demons
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Emily Brontë

3.67 · 336 ratings
england · torture-mcs · united-kingdom · insta-love · british-isles · torture-scs · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-mc · tortured heroine · non-hea · first-person-pov · caretaking · standalone · victorian · cruel hero · terminal-illness · possessive hero · glimpses-kisses · grovel
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S.E. Hinton

4.01 · 336 ratings
death · first-person-pov · historical · non-hea · usa · mental-trauma · nerdy-hero · shy-hero · high-school · working class hero · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · graphic-violence · mystery · tearjerkers · male-pov · sunny hero · 20th century · bad boys · glimpses-kisses
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Julie Belfield

4.14 · 279 ratings
alcoholism · ableism · suicide · dual-pov · survival · slow burn · third-person-pov · child-death · racism · substance abuse · sweet heroine · high fantasy · angst · abduction · class difference · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · self harm · rape
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Gail Honeyman

4.12 · 269 ratings
office · slow burn · cold heroine · humor · mystery · non-trad-hea · plain heroine · alcoholism · glimpses-kisses · independent heroine · poor heroine · animal-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · death · europe · other-man-woman · caretaking · past-abuse · asexual-heroine
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Erin Russell

4.07 · 234 ratings
contemporary · m-m · queer · mental illness · usa · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · north-america · caretaking · missouri · first-person-pov · anal sex · audiobook · found-family · male-pov · grumpy sunshine · small town · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · mental-trauma
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Jaysea Lynn

4.17 · 165 ratings
past-abuse · terminal-illness · military · caretaking · tortured heroine · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · in-her-30s · explicit-open-door · standalone · past-sexual-abuse · past-child-neglect · non-human-hero · length-epic · anal sex · poor heroine · praise-kink · war · suicide · sweet-hero
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Katja Millay

4.29 · 131 ratings
first-person-pov · tortured heroine · death · length-long · standalone-first · past-abuse · high-school · second chances · shy-hero · usa · mental-trauma · tearjerkers · open-door · standalone · mystery · cold hero · bad boys · male-pov · virgin heroine · dual-pov
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Richard Roper

3.77 · 81 ratings
contemporary · audiobook · non-trad-hea · humor · mystery · male-pov · europe · standalone-first · death · length-medium · mental-trauma · british-isles · nerdy-hero · united-kingdom · working class hero · shy-hero · behind-doors · england · angst · mental illness
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Alice Winn

4.65 · 77 ratings
belgium · non-trad-hea · western-central-europe · grumpy sunshine · racism · slow burn · child-death · third-person-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · survival · dual-pov · audiobook · suicide · m-m · new adult · queer-awakening · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · secret-relationship
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Penny Jessup

3.54 · 74 ratings
non-hea · first-person-pov · new-york-state · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · non-human-hero · insta-love · cold hero · past-child-neglect · behind-doors · sunny hero · possessive hero · urban fantasy · sweet-hero · grumpy sunshine · virgin hero · angst · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · class difference
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Emma Törzs

4.09 · 65 ratings
past-abuse · length-long · death · magic · mental-trauma · usa · graphic-violence · antarctica · united-kingdom · past-child-neglect · abuse-non-mc · non-trad-hea · mystery · fantasy · vermont · f-f · virgin heroine · bodyguard-hero · independent heroine · europe
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Katie Moore

3.76 · 57 ratings
past-child-abuse · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · short-king · height-difference · new adult · m-m · queer-awakening · virgin hero · angst · queer · abuse · mental illness · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · friends to lovers · child-death · slow burn · early-20s-mmc · young adult
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Chelley St Clair

4.06 · 52 ratings
human-trafficking · cold hero · forced proximity · mystery · famous heroine · male-pov · spanking · praise-kink · possessive hero · bondage · alcoholism · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · bdsm · death · dark · usa · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect
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Frances White

3.98 · 51 ratings
magic · length-long · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · m-m · shapeshifters · torture-scs · queer · angst · high fantasy · royalty · new adult · friends to lovers · suspense · paranormal · young adult · political-intrigue · audiobook · suicide · betrayal
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Wallis Kinney

3.90 · 49 ratings
usa · length-medium · second chances · demons · death · magic · witches · independent heroine · monsters · fantasy · forced proximity · humor · mystery · suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · betrayal
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Micah Nemerever

3.93 · 47 ratings
dark · lgbtqia hate · secret-relationship · mental-trauma · virgin hero · angst · mental illness · queer · new adult · standalone · m-m · self harm · tortured hero · class difference · disabilities and marks · college · neurodivergent · small town · suicide · audiobook
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Joey Parker

3.66 · 38 ratings
athletes · illinois · hurt-comfort · found-family · dual-pov · contemporary · college · suicide · sweet-hero · audiobook · m-m · north-america · sports · rape · new adult · height-difference · past-child-abuse · friends to lovers · self harm · lgbtqia hate
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Monica Wood

4.32 · 35 ratings
contemporary · terminal-illness · mature couple · alcoholism · dual-pov · tortured hero · small town · male-pov · mystery · christmas · angst · sweet heroine · behind-doors · substance abuse · working class hero · competent heroine · teacher-heroine · third-person-pov · length-medium · found-family
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Summer O'Toole

4.09 · 32 ratings
mystery · forced proximity · misogyny · heroine sleuth · male-pov · independent heroine · spanking · bad boys · standalone-first · death · switch · explicit-plentiful · torture-scs · mma-boxing · sassy heroine · from hate to love · mafia · masc-dom · height-difference · audiobook
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A. Rae Dunlap

3.97 · 31 ratings
slow burn · suspense · early-20s-mmc · college · sweet-hero · audiobook · regency · queer-awakening · new adult · m-m · tortured hero · class difference · lgbtqia hate · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · forbidden love · england · queer · behind-doors · united-kingdom
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Reese Dante

3.36 · 30 ratings
breeding · poor heroine · slut-shaming · non-human-heroine · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · betrayal · suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · sassy heroine · royalty · religious-trauma · abuse · forbidden love · explicit-plentiful · shapeshifters · new adult
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Mia Darling

3.67 · 26 ratings
open-door · friends to lovers · from hate to love · queer · torture-scs · bisexual · angst · forbidden love · virgin hero · queer-awakening · m-m · new adult · mental illness · mafia · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · found-family · dual-pov
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Hwang DoTol

4.11 · 26 ratings
war · contemporary · alpha male · betrayal · m-f · found-family · commander · suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · young adult · political-intrigue · mental illness · royalty · sassy heroine · new adult · height-difference · other-man-woman · standalone-first · death
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Callie Hart

3.95 · 21 ratings
found-family · college · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f · miscarriage · suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · sassy heroine · abuse · height-difference · new adult · masc-dom · length-long · death · standalone-first · usa · second chances
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Daria Lavelle

4.04 · 20 ratings
angst · friends to lovers · self harm · tortured hero · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · suicide · urban fantasy · found-family · paranormal · competent heroine · third-person-pov · strong heroine · non-trad-hea · mystery · fantasy · humor · male-pov · independent heroine
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