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Sarah Dessen
3.90 · 1531 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-long · high-school · glimpses-kisses · length-medium · slow burn · m-f · length-short · abuse · behind-doors · other-man-woman · college · pregnancy · cold heroine · love triangle · eating disorder · basketball · substance abuse · north-america
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Holly Bourne
4.00 · 523 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-long · mental illness · length-medium · humor · high-school · slut-shaming · behind-doors · abuse · friends to lovers · glimpses-kisses · christmas · strong heroine · paranormal · fated-mates · length-short · college · fantasy
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Morgan Matson
3.97 · 522 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · length-medium · glimpses-kisses · humor · high-school · fantasy · slow burn · death · time travel · magic · from hate to love · connecticut · christmas · paranormal · mystery · tearjerkers · usa · competent heroine
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Jessica Brody
3.80 · 381 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · fantasy · dystopian · paranormal · length-medium · science fiction · other-man-woman · futuristic · love triangle · mystery · high-school · time travel · length-epic · forced proximity · friends to lovers · male-pov · north-america · urban fantasy
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Carrie Ryan
3.76 · 374 ratings
contemporary · young adult · fantasy · paranormal · dystopian · mystery · futuristic · length-long · urban fantasy · horror · other-man-woman · suspense · length-medium · dark · vampires · love triangle · magic · new adult · werewolves · shapeshifters
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Rebecca Donovan
4.13 · 316 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · tortured heroine · college · suspense · abuse · mystery · dark · love triangle · other-man-woman · m-f · new adult · high-school · angst · sports · athletes · insta-love · tearjerkers · friends to lovers
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Terry McMillan
3.87 · 288 ratings
contemporary · length-long · black-mc · african-american · length-medium · working class hero · single-mother · humor · class difference
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Barry Lyga
3.88 · 216 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · mystery · suspense · dark · male-pov · abuse · length-medium · high-school · length-novella · fantasy · athletes · usa · magic · maryland · historical · north-america · m-f · horror
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Ned Vizzini
3.80 · 196 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · high-school · fantasy · length-medium · suicide · neurodivergent · magic · male-pov · urban fantasy · futuristic · queer · science fiction · mental illness · paranormal · forced proximity · humor · mystery
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Heather Demetrios
3.94 · 171 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · new adult · fantasy · death · magic · paranormal · other-man-woman · urban fantasy · abuse · dark · love triangle · insta-love · historical · male-pov · behind-doors · angst · disabilities and marks · length-medium
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Amber Smith
4.14 · 154 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-long · open-door · mental illness · rape · high-school · abuse · length-medium · trans-hero · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · new adult · college · queer · tortured heroine · second chances · m-f · dual-pov · age difference
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Tiffany Schmidt
3.82 · 146 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-long · fantasy · other-man-woman · love triangle · length-medium · mystery · humor · high-school · from hate to love · friends to lovers · christmas · mafia · death · sports · magic · suspense · angst · forbidden love
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Justina Chen
3.70 · 133 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-medium · east-asian-mc · multicultural · death · betrayal · behind-doors · high-school · athletes · humor · paranormal · disabilities and marks · abuse · sports · heroine athlete · fantasy · new adult
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Jo Knowles
3.86 · 90 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-medium · pregnancy · length-short · mystery · tearjerkers · athletes · dual-pov · male-pov
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Aaron Hartzler
4.04 · 56 ratings
young adult · contemporary · length-long · high-school · substance abuse · usa · north-america · mystery · iowa · rape · abuse · length-medium
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Antonia Michaelis
4.08 · 46 ratings
contemporary · young adult · length-long · slow burn · magic · mystery · legends & fairy tales · paranormal · angst · dark · abuse · college · fantasy
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Jeannine Garsee
3.81 · 40 ratings
young adult · contemporary · mystery · suspense · fantasy · horror · paranormal · dark · length-long · length-medium
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