James Baldwin
4.28 · 145 ratings
length-short · 20th century · historical · audiobook · contemporary · m-m · france · african-american · black-mc · europe · forced proximity · misogyny · lgbtqia hate · queer · forbidden love · angst · working class hero · behind-doors · racism · death
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Rebecca Quinn
4.03 · 539 ratings
age difference · death · queer · alpha male · competent heroine · military · primal-play · dystopian · found-family · first-person-pov · dual-pov · survival · forced proximity · usa · bisexual · m-m-m · slut-shaming · betrayal · audiobook · possessive hero
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Delia Owens
4.05 · 288 ratings
survival · independent heroine · poor heroine · 20th century · age difference · non-trad-hea · mystery · usa · mental-trauma · second chances · north-carolina · open-door · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · other-man-woman · love triangle · death · length-long · historical · small town
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Emily Brontë
3.64 · 260 ratings
betrayal · possessive hero · alpha male · glimpses-kisses · grovel · pregnancy · cold hero · georgian · insta-love · united-kingdom · torture-mcs · mental-trauma · dark · abuse-mc · british-isles · tortured heroine · non-hea · first-person-pov · victorian · cruel hero
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Xiran Jay Zhao
4.09 · 171 ratings
non-trad-hea · misogyny · aliens · dangerous heroine · futuristic · independent heroine · death · love triangle · east-asian-mc · childfree-couple · arranged marriage · asia · bisexual · science fiction · torture-scs · lgbtqia hate · queer · from hate to love · gifted heroine · east-asia
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Bree Wiley
4.14 · 137 ratings
forced proximity · queer · m-m · contemporary · audiobook · angst · hurt-comfort · death · length-medium · lgbtqia hate · from hate to love · mental illness · abuse · sports · queer-awakening · explicit-plentiful · found-family · anal sex · cold hero · possessive hero
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Erik J. Brown
4.18 · 120 ratings
glimpses-kisses · young adult · audiobook · contemporary · m-m · queer · child-death · racism · sweet-hero · survival · dual-pov · florida · north-america · virgin hero · dystopian · angst · friends to lovers · mental-trauma · washington-dc · graphic-violence
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Gaston Leroux
3.95 · 118 ratings
childfree-couple · shy-hero · dark · abuse · mental-trauma · arranged marriage · shy heroine · horror · other-man-woman · victorian · cruel hero · first-person-pov · teacher-hero · historical · love triangle · poor heroine · 20th century · death · virgin heroine · past-abuse
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Kaliane Bradley
3.65 · 109 ratings
nerdy-hero · friends to lovers · bisexual · shy-hero · queer · childfree-couple · length-medium · open-door · military · historical · first-person-pov · death · east-asian-mc · futuristic · independent heroine · war · non-trad-hea · misogyny · southeast-asian-mc · humor
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Martha Brockenbrough
3.67 · 76 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · length-medium · young adult · contemporary · magic · suspense · high-school · black-mc · audiobook · multicultural · death · historical · african-american · urban fantasy · 20th century · war · forbidden love · mystery · male-pov
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Penny Jessup
3.50 · 71 ratings
queer · bisexual · forbidden love · lgbtqia hate · royalty · past-child-neglect · m-m · queer-awakening · shapeshifters · contemporary · alpha male · audiobook · found-family · suspense · paranormal · young adult · non-trad-hea · fantasy · forced proximity · mystery
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Alice Winn
4.64 · 53 ratings
historical · death · france · military · torture-mcs · cruel hero · jewish · high-school · mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · graphic-violence · anal sex · open-door · forced proximity · belgium · non-trad-hea · cold hero · war · alcoholism
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R.L. Randolph
3.46 · 48 ratings
united-kingdom · insta-love · explicit-plentiful · mental-trauma · m-m-m · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · caretaking · possessive hero · body-betrayal · grovel · sunny hero · anal sex · omegaverse · cold hero · grumpy sunshine · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · fatphobia
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Daveed Diggs
3.77 · 45 ratings
f-f · fantasy · dystopian · high fantasy · queer · new adult · post-apocalyptic · length-short · african-american · urban fantasy · historical · magic · horror · neurodivergent · contemporary · multicultural · black-mc · racism · young adult · audiobook
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William Hutson
3.77 · 45 ratings
urban fantasy · neurodivergent · multicultural · post-apocalyptic · new adult · length-short · dystopian · queer · high fantasy · f-f · fantasy · paranormal · dark · racism · young adult · black-mc · horror · audiobook · contemporary · historical
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Jonathan Snipes
3.77 · 45 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · f-f · queer · dystopian · high fantasy · new adult · length-short · post-apocalyptic · african-american · historical · contemporary · magic · horror · urban fantasy · young adult · neurodivergent · multicultural · racism · dark
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Tomasz Jedrowski
4.19 · 42 ratings
queer · forbidden love · secret-relationship · lgbtqia hate · length-short · male-pov · europe · 20th century · poland · m-m · new adult · audiobook · other-man-woman · first-person-pov · historical · non-hea · open-door
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
suicide · animal-death · male-pov · 20th century · cold hero · jewish · past-sexual-abuse · behind-doors · abuse-non-mc · abuse-mc · dark · nerdy-hero · mental-trauma · death · length-long · non-hea · cruel hero · m-m · new adult · class difference
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Louise Kennedy
4.04 · 39 ratings
new adult · war · contemporary · m-f · other-man-woman · death · audiobook · historical · length-medium · ireland · british-isles · cheating · united-kingdom · teacher-heroine · northern-ireland · behind-doors · age difference · third-person-pov · forbidden love · secret-relationship
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Jean Toomer
3.81 · 39 ratings
racism · length-short · 20th century · historical · african-american · audiobook · contemporary · black-mc
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Robert Jones Jr.
3.94 · 38 ratings
usa · mississippi · length-medium · racism · black-mc · audiobook · african-american · historical · death · north-america · m-m · abuse · queer · fantasy
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Justinian Huang
3.42 · 38 ratings
cheating · suspense · paranormal · dub-con · political-intrigue · audiobook · contemporary · california · betrayal · class difference · tortured hero · m-m · time travel · substance abuse · rape-non-mc · mental illness · china · royalty · angst · queer
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Sang Young Park
3.76 · 33 ratings
m-m · behind-doors · length-short · male-pov · death · lgbtqia hate · contemporary · queer · audiobook
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Venessa Vida Kelley
4.14 · 30 ratings
dual-pov · found-family · 20th century · demi-sexual-hero · monsters · latinx-mc · fantasy · usa · shy-hero · working class hero · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · behind-doors · length-long · new-york-state · historical · first-person-pov · disabilities and marks · m-m · north-america
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.96 · 30 ratings
bad boys · audiobook · college · sweet-hero · suspense · slow burn · office · forbidden love · queer · england · lgbtqia hate · secret-relationship · friends to lovers · tortured hero · class difference · queer-awakening · regency · m-m · new adult · scotland
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Thomas Mallon
3.70 · 29 ratings
length-medium · office · usa · political-intrigue · politician · christian · contemporary · cruel hero · audiobook · historical · non-hea · sweet-hero · 20th century · m-m · angst · cold hero · forbidden love · queer · lgbtqia hate
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Fallon English
3.79 · 27 ratings
sweet-hero · reverse harem · grovel · dual-pov · found-family · contemporary · poly · m-f · hurt-comfort · grumpy sunshine · europe · somnophilia · alpha male · sunny hero · super rich hero · boss & employee · royalty · secret-relationship · creative-anatomy · sassy heroine
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Gabriel (AO3)
4.66 · 26 ratings
death · tortured hero · length-short · 20th century · explicit-open-door · m-m · angst · queer · historical · non-hea
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Standbyme
4.66 · 26 ratings
queer · angst · death · historical · length-short · explicit-open-door · tortured hero · 20th century · non-hea · m-m
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