Donna Tartt
3.92 · 309 ratings
first-person-pov · behind-doors · mystery · male-pov · contemporary · audiobook · suspense · substance abuse · bisexual · length-long · death · dark · graphic-violence · incest · shy-hero · working class hero · nerdy-hero · mental-trauma · drug-abuse · past-child-neglect
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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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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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Delia Owens
4.07 · 354 ratings
new adult · rape · other-man-woman · love triangle · death · length-long · historical · usa · mental-trauma · second chances · north-carolina · open-door · standalone · standalone-first · shy heroine · age difference · past-child-neglect · non-trad-hea · mystery · independent heroine
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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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Jaysea Lynn
4.17 · 165 ratings
height-difference · terminal-illness · caretaking · past-abuse · military · tortured heroine · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · explicit-open-door · in-her-30s · past-sexual-abuse · non-human-hero · past-child-neglect · length-epic · anal sex · poor heroine · praise-kink · war · suicide · sweet-hero
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Rosaria Munda
4.18 · 139 ratings
dual-pov · friends to lovers · angst · high fantasy · tortured hero · class difference · warrior-heroine · graphic-violence · war · m-f · audiobook · young adult · competent heroine · royalty · death · length-long · fantasy · animal-abuse · animal-death · strong heroine
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.25 · 122 ratings
competent heroine · found-family · contemporary · poly · abuse · science fiction · usa · death · independent heroine · forced proximity · reverse harem · strong heroine · survival · north-america · past-child-abuse · dystopian · angst · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · mental-trauma
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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
young adult · paranormal · suspense · found-family · alpha male · contemporary · audiobook · shapeshifters · queer-awakening · m-m · lgbtqia hate · royalty · bisexual · forbidden love · queer · werewolves · childfree-couple · shy-hero · length-medium · usa
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Douglas Stuart
4.36 · 68 ratings
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Erin Doom
3.62 · 67 ratings
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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
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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
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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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Summer O'Toole
4.09 · 32 ratings
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.97 · 31 ratings
audiobook · bad boys · male-pov · forced proximity · mystery · humor · non-trad-hea · behind-doors · united-kingdom · working class hero · british-isles · nerdy-hero · length-medium · standalone · first-person-pov · historical · death · horror · scotland · standalone-first
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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
second chances · child-sexual-abuse · usa · incest · standalone-first · length-long · death · exhibitionism · super rich hero · bad boys · non-trad-hea · fantasy · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · college
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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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