Elfriede Jelinek
3.59 · 30 ratings
past-child-abuse · non-hea · tortured heroine · horror · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · length-medium · germany · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · rape-mc · mystery · eating disorder · misogyny · age difference · non-trad-hea · forced proximity · childfree-couple · europe
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S.T. Abby
4.43 · 2750 ratings
suspense · alpha male · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · lgbtqia hate · forbidden love · abuse · childfree-couple · dangerous heroine · strong heroine · dual-pov · men in uniform · rape · disabilities and marks · outlaw-heroine · small town · vengeance · past-sexual-abuse · dark
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 1850 ratings
forced proximity · fantasy · humor · queer · bisexual · gifted heroine · alpha male · possessive hero · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · fighters · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · dangerous heroine · misogyny · bad boys · magic · from hate to love · sassy heroine
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Liv Zander
3.93 · 1269 ratings
audiobook · consensual-non-con · body-betrayal · anal sex · cold hero · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · bdsm · graphic-violence · caretaking · abuse-mc · cruel hero · past-abuse · disabilities and marks · vengeance · high fantasy · strong heroine
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Leigh Rivers
4.10 · 1087 ratings
audiobook · possessive hero · bad boys · contemporary · dark · m-f · mental illness · substance abuse · suspense · explicit-plentiful · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · dual-pov · death · super rich hero · alpha male · torture-mcs · abduction · tortured hero
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 921 ratings
dragon shifter · competent heroine · paranormal · college · poly · m-f · shapeshifters · new adult · height-difference · sassy heroine · fae · mental illness · abuse · usa · demons · death · magic · monsters · super rich hero · witches
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Delia Owens
4.06 · 320 ratings
betrayal · 20th century · independent heroine · mystery · poor heroine · age difference · non-trad-hea · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · usa · north-carolina · second chances · death · love triangle · historical · length-long · open-door · other-man-woman · north-america
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 293 ratings
historical · slavery · class difference · small town · tortured hero · self harm · rich heroine · victim-blaming · substance abuse · angst · vengeance · friends to lovers · slow burn · gambling · dub-con · birth-control-non-con · strong heroine · multicultural · ableism · racism
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 254 ratings
first-person-pov · tortured heroine · non-hea · death · caretaking · other-man-woman · asexual-heroine · past-abuse · past-child-neglect · working class hero · past-sexual-abuse · nerdy-hero · mental-trauma · humor · non-trad-hea · mystery · plain heroine · alcoholism · independent heroine · poor heroine
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Gigi Styx
4.04 · 252 ratings
audiobook · m-f · betrayal · past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · suspense · contemporary · torture-scs · dark · graphic-violence · bdsm · bondage · dual-pov · forced proximity · alpha male · possessive hero · length-epic · hurt-comfort · past-child-abuse · abduction
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Julie Belfield
4.16 · 228 ratings
torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · non-human-hero · past-sexual-abuse · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · fighters · first-person-pov · mental illness · abuse · tortured heroine · past-abuse · past-child-neglect · victorian · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · poor heroine
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Mary Shelley
3.92 · 174 ratings
young adult · third-person-pov · paranormal · suspense · urban fantasy · suicide · m-f · contemporary · betrayal · regency · audiobook · tortured hero · friends to lovers · dystopian · vengeance · angst · science fiction · dark · germany · mental-trauma
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Jaysea Lynn
4.29 · 134 ratings
slow burn · misogyny · third-person-pov · child-death · angels · strong heroine · suicide · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · fetish · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · self harm · disabilities and marks · double-penetration · victim-blaming · sweet heroine · friends to lovers · creative-anatomy
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Gaston Leroux
3.99 · 129 ratings
age difference · mystery · 20th century · poor heroine · virgin heroine · europe · glimpses-kisses · monsters · other-man-woman · horror · possessive hero · victorian · historical · cruel hero · teacher-hero · love triangle · first-person-pov · childfree-couple · shy-hero · dark
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Alexis Grace
4.12 · 120 ratings
dual-pov · sweet-hero · strong heroine · abduction · past-child-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · bdsm · bondage · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · dark · anal sex · possessive hero · praise-kink · found-family · alpha male · m-f · poly · audiobook
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Kate Chopin
3.71 · 114 ratings
mature couple · christian · victorian · past-abuse · louisiana · tortured heroine · non-hea · historical · usa · mental-trauma · behind-doors · himbo · non-trad-hea · misogyny · sunny hero · super rich hero · bad boys · suicide · m-f · contemporary
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Nina Pennacchi
3.78 · 109 ratings
alpha male · suicide · m-f · dual-pov · suspense · competent heroine · dub-con · western-central-europe · abuse · strong heroine · angst · vengeance · from hate to love · england · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · regency · rape · height-difference · victorian
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Alexa Harlowe
4.00 · 73 ratings
forced proximity · competent heroine · suspense · cold heroine · strong heroine · bikers · grumpy sunshine · m-f · erotica · contemporary · college · dual-pov · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · outlaw-heroine · disabilities and marks · fetish · past-child-abuse · new adult · double-penetration
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Penny Jessup
3.52 · 72 ratings
angst · werewolves · length-medium · shy-hero · childfree-couple · usa · nerdy-hero · death · magic · fated-mates · male-pov · fantasy · forced proximity · mystery · super rich hero · non-trad-hea · young adult · suspense · paranormal · found-family
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Erin Doom
3.64 · 66 ratings
forbidden love · high-school · mental illness · torture-mcs · dark · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · open-door · death · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · stepsibling · past-abuse · cruel hero · length-long · bad boys · possessive hero · virgin heroine · body-betrayal · grovel
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Sierra Greer
4.02 · 58 ratings
north-america · new adult · victim-blaming · class difference · lgbtqia hate · abuse · science fiction · dystopian · angst · mental illness · dub-con · sweet heroine · racism · strong heroine · cheating · suspense · competent heroine · non-human-heroine · fatphobia · audiobook
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Kerri Andrews
3.68 · 48 ratings
magic · tortured heroine · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · self harm · past-child-abuse · height-difference · substance abuse · abuse · high fantasy · forbidden love · from hate to love · royalty · religious-trauma · secret-relationship · slow burn · cheating · suspense · paranormal · young adult
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.36 · 47 ratings
cold hero · human-trafficking · strong heroine · slow burn · commander · third-person-pov · paranormal · competent heroine · found-family · survival · dual-pov · suicide · m-f · new adult · disabilities and marks · from hate to love · gifted heroine · abduction · england · torture-scs
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David Sodergren
4.25 · 43 ratings
vengeance · sweet heroine · torture-scs · sassy heroine · self harm · small town · shapeshifters · mature couple · audiobook · contemporary · found-family · paranormal · third-person-pov · suspense · strong heroine · non-trad-hea · age difference · mystery · forced proximity · fantasy
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Kate Avelynn
3.51 · 42 ratings
mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · incest · high-school · torture-mcs · shy heroine · behind-doors · love triangle · non-hea · first-person-pov · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · possessive hero · bad boys · non-trad-hea · siblings-bff · young adult · dub-con · audiobook
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Reese Dante
3.40 · 26 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · strong heroine · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · grumpy sunshine · suicide · multicultural · urban fantasy · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · tortured hero · class difference · fetish · victim-blaming · rich heroine · north-america · angst · sweet heroine · abduction
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T.C. Anderson
4.65 · 21 ratings
f-f · human-trafficking · cheerful heroine · poor heroine · death · tortured heroine · tall-heroine · past-abuse · caretaking · past-sexual-abuse · high-school · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · child-sexual-abuse · dark · length-medium · usa · shy heroine
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AdriAnne May
3.31 · 20 ratings
audiobook · consensual-non-con · grovel · body-betrayal · bodyguard-hero · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · primal-play · past-sexual-abuse · abuse-mc · dark · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · bdsm · tortured heroine · bondage · caretaking · cruel hero · self harm · tortured hero
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CJ Sweet
4.05 · 20 ratings
graphic-violence · dark · primal-play · abuse-non-mc · past-abuse · cruel hero · bondage · non-human-hero · first-person-pov · body-betrayal · praise-kink · possessive hero · war · cold hero · dub-con · survival · dual-pov · class difference · tortured hero · rape
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