James Baldwin
4.27 · 134 ratings
african-american · black-mc · contemporary · historical · 20th century · length-short · queer · racism · death · other-man-woman · working class hero · behind-doors · forced proximity · angst · forbidden love · lgbtqia hate · m-m
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Delia Owens
4.04 · 248 ratings
young adult · angst · open-door · abuse · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · mystery · past-child-abuse · non-trad-hea · independent heroine · new adult · m-f · betrayal · poor heroine · mental-trauma · survival · death · love triangle · usa · historical
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Emily Brontë
3.61 · 222 ratings
first-person-pov · tortured hero · united-kingdom · strong heroine · racism · slow burn · vengeance · suicide · substance abuse · dub-con · georgian · birth-control-non-con · forced proximity · class difference · multicultural · small town · self harm · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · glimpses-kisses
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Brianna Flores
4.12 · 158 ratings
possessive hero · dual-pov · anal sex · past-child-neglect · angst · queer · contemporary · explicit-plentiful · m-m · new adult · forced proximity · hurt-comfort · mental-trauma · insta-love · shy-hero · lgbtqia hate · length-short · religious-trauma · first-person-pov · caretaking
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Erik J. Brown
4.19 · 108 ratings
m-m · young adult · contemporary · queer · glimpses-kisses · queer-awakening · male-pov · suspense · first-person-pov · florida · caretaking · georgia · angst · dual-pov · survival · mental-trauma · washington-dc · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · forced proximity
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Bree Wiley
4.18 · 92 ratings
forced proximity · hurt-comfort · angst · queer · m-m · contemporary · abuse · length-medium · past-child-abuse · from hate to love · lgbtqia hate · death · found-family · secret-relationship · self harm · sweet-hero · past-child-neglect · caretaking · cold hero · first-person-pov
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General Press
3.93 · 84 ratings
fantasy · other-man-woman · contemporary · dark · death · love triangle · vengeance · historical · high-school · young adult · mystery · 20th century · queer · male-pov · length-short
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Martha Brockenbrough
3.67 · 76 ratings
fantasy · length-medium · paranormal · young adult · magic · contemporary · black-mc · war · multicultural · 20th century · mystery · high-school · forbidden love · historical · suspense · death · african-american · urban fantasy · male-pov · dual-pov
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Jessamine Rue
4.09 · 65 ratings
forced proximity · betrayal · found-family · bisexual · fantasy · menage · boss & employee · paranormal · consensual-non-con · possessive hero · torture-mcs · sunny hero · m-f · queer · cold hero · tortured hero · m-f-m · fetish · reverse harem · praise-kink
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Douglas Stuart
4.42 · 61 ratings
tortured hero · lgbtqia hate · queer · non-trad-hea · victim-blaming · past-child-neglect · open-door · abuse · length-medium · working class hero · historical · child-death · death · alcoholism · mental-trauma · dark · betrayal · scotland · m-m · friends to lovers
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Daveed Diggs
3.76 · 43 ratings
dystopian · young adult · historical · neurodivergent · high fantasy · urban fantasy · magic · african-american · dark · contemporary · horror · racism · fantasy · new adult · black-mc · queer · multicultural · post-apocalyptic · length-short · f-f
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William Hutson
3.76 · 43 ratings
f-f · dystopian · paranormal · new adult · fantasy · multicultural · queer · african-american · magic · urban fantasy · racism · horror · black-mc · contemporary · dark · neurodivergent · historical · young adult · post-apocalyptic · high fantasy
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Jonathan Snipes
3.76 · 43 ratings
high fantasy · historical · neurodivergent · young adult · black-mc · horror · post-apocalyptic · contemporary · magic · african-american · dark · urban fantasy · racism · queer · multicultural · new adult · length-short · fantasy · paranormal · dystopian
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Tomasz Jedrowski
4.15 · 39 ratings
europe · forbidden love · open-door · secret-relationship · 20th century · length-short · queer · male-pov · new adult · lgbtqia hate · m-m · first-person-pov · other-man-woman · non-hea · poland · historical
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
behind-doors · length-long · virgin hero · suicide · suspense · non-hea · tortured hero · contemporary · college · m-m · self harm · 20th century · class difference · male-pov · small town · secret-relationship · mental illness · animal-death · neurodivergent · past-sexual-abuse
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Jamila Rowser
4.34 · 39 ratings
contemporary · new adult · found-family · lgbtqia hate · behind-doors · queer · length-short · african-american · latinx-mc · new-york-state · black-mc · mental illness
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Robyn Smith
4.34 · 39 ratings
african-american · length-short · queer · latinx-mc · new adult · found-family · lgbtqia hate · contemporary · black-mc · mental illness · behind-doors · new-york-state
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Kit Grey
4.38 · 38 ratings
demi-sexual-hero · angst · shy-hero · bisexual · humor · basketball · florida · queer · caretaking · grovel · super rich hero · first-person-pov · new adult · lgbtqia hate · mental-trauma · alpha male · black-mc · possessive hero · sunny hero · african-american
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Robert Jones Jr.
3.93 · 37 ratings
african-american · queer · m-m · fantasy · mississippi · abuse · length-medium · usa · historical · contemporary · black-mc · death · north-america · racism
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Louise Kennedy
4.03 · 37 ratings
m-f · contemporary · other-man-woman · northern-ireland · united-kingdom · alcoholism · british-isles · teacher-heroine · age difference · ireland · cheating · behind-doors · historical · death · europe · forbidden love · length-medium · third-person-pov · secret-relationship · 20th century
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Justinian Huang
3.48 · 34 ratings
non-hea · time travel · super rich hero · queer · fantasy · china · fated-mates · ancient times · length-medium · explicit-open-door · angst · mystery · usa · cheating · working class hero · historical · political-intrigue · california · love triangle · betrayal
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Thomas Mallon
3.70 · 29 ratings
office · length-medium · forbidden love · angst · m-m · sweet-hero · lgbtqia hate · queer · cruel hero · cold hero · 20th century · politician · non-hea · contemporary · historical · political-intrigue · usa · christian
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.98 · 27 ratings
forbidden love · secret-relationship · forced proximity · class difference · male-pov · m-m · friends to lovers · queer-awakening · sweet-hero · college · tortured hero · united-kingdom · suspense · slow burn · british-isles · behind-doors · england · length-medium · mystery · bad boys
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Mia Darling
3.69 · 21 ratings
queer · cold hero · from hate to love · past-child-abuse · first-person-pov · new adult · abuse · angst · bisexual · disabilities and marks · bad boys · abuse-non-mc · found-family · dual-pov · dark · russia · mental-trauma · betrayal · death · torture-mcs
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Lillian E. Smith
3.87 · 20 ratings
racism · f-f · 20th century · multicultural · military · queer · historical · contemporary · length-medium · black-mc · african-american
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