S.E. Hinton
4.01 · 336 ratings
m-f · bad boys · glimpses-kisses · male-pov · sunny hero · 20th century · mystery · tearjerkers · working class hero · high-school · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · usa · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · nerdy-hero · shy-hero · death · first-person-pov · historical
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Suzanne Collins
4.23 · 4287 ratings
glimpses-kisses · survival · dystopian · futuristic · young adult · abuse · science fiction · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · vengeance · usa · death · teenage-mmc · suspense · audiobook · torture-scs · teenage-fmc · military · first-person-pov
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S.T. Abby
4.43 · 3102 ratings
men in uniform · dangerous heroine · childfree-couple · usa · forbidden love · abuse · lgbtqia hate · suspense · m-f · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · possessive hero · dark · past-sexual-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · disabilities and marks · outlaw-heroine · rape
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2099 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · from hate to love · paranormal · dark · tortured heroine · gifted heroine · queer · bisexual · menage · competent heroine · audiobook · alpha male · humor · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · possessive hero · fighters · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 1490 ratings
magic · misogyny · bad boys · spanking · male-pov · miscarriage · commander · from hate to love · abuse · torture-scs · explicit-plentiful · masc-dom · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · bdsm · caretaking · cruel hero · past-abuse · abuse-non-mc · dark
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 1224 ratings
non-human-hero · abuse · possessive hero · praise-kink · late-20s-mmc · sweet-hero · north-america · past-child-abuse · usa · m-f-m · death · monsters · early-20s-fmc · fantasy · menage · m-f · shapeshifters · gifted heroine · fae · past-child-neglect
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Rebecca Quinn
4.10 · 753 ratings
grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · men in uniform · dual-pov · survival · sunny hero · cold hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · first-person-pov · masc-dom · commander · contemporary · found-family · male-pov · exhibitionism · fetish · north-america · sweet heroine · dystopian
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Delia Owens
4.07 · 354 ratings
standalone-first · new adult · north-america · rape · past-child-abuse · small town · class difference · friends to lovers · angst · abuse · sweet heroine · rape-non-mc · racism · young adult · strong heroine · third-person-pov · competent heroine · slow burn · suspense · dual-pov
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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 335 ratings
independent heroine · super rich hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · male-pov · suicide · ableism · multicultural · strong heroine · racism · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · gambling · slow burn · friends to lovers · vengeance · angst · substance abuse · victim-blaming · rich heroine
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Julie Belfield
4.14 · 278 ratings
past-abuse · height-difference · new adult · gifted heroine · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · from hate to love · sassy heroine · royalty · fae · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental illness · political-intrigue · abuse · paranormal · suspense · found-family · slut-shaming · miscarriage
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
curvy-hero · standalone · friends to lovers · angst · working class heroine · abuse · mental illness · victim-blaming · rape · substance abuse · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · england · self harm · survival · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · found-family · fatphobia · suicide
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Gaston Leroux
4.00 · 137 ratings
dark · abduction · france · from hate to love · virgin hero · angst · working class heroine · sweet heroine · new adult · mental illness · mature couple · abuse · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · gifted heroine · mental-trauma · standalone · standalone-first · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero
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Katja Millay
4.29 · 131 ratings
past-abuse · standalone-first · death · length-long · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · usa · shy-hero · second chances · high-school · open-door · standalone · cold hero · mystery · tearjerkers · virgin heroine · male-pov · bad boys · audiobook
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.25 · 122 ratings
contemporary · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · north-america · past-child-abuse · dystopian · angst · strong heroine · survival · reverse harem · independent heroine · forced proximity · usa · death · science fiction · abuse
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Maiga Doocy
4.45 · 118 ratings
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James Islington
4.56 · 94 ratings
mystery · suspense · political-intrigue · strong heroine · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · found-family · survival · disabilities and marks · dystopian · angst · vengeance · science fiction · high fantasy · lgbtqia hate · friends to lovers · torture-scs · fighters · mental-trauma
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Penny Jessup
3.54 · 74 ratings
grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · urban fantasy · north-america · small town · class difference · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · angst · virgin hero · insta-love · non-human-hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · new-york-state · first-person-pov · non-hea · behind-doors · possessive hero
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Blake Lawson
4.27 · 62 ratings
sassy heroine · dark · graphic-violence · torture-mcs · mental-trauma · past-abuse · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · sunny hero · possessive hero · cold hero · strong heroine · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · double-penetration · sweet-hero · cliffhanger
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Katie Moore
3.73 · 56 ratings
anal sex · slow burn · early-20s-mmc · child-death · young adult · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · men in uniform · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · dual-pov · found-family · short-king · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · m-m · demi-sexual-hero · height-difference
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.32 · 50 ratings
strong heroine · non-hea · human-trafficking · explicit-open-door · paranormal · competent heroine · third-person-pov · slow burn · survival · found-family · commander · dual-pov · m-f · suicide · new adult · disabilities and marks · gifted heroine · standalone · abduction · from hate to love
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Chelley St Clair
4.13 · 50 ratings
height-difference · bondage · bdsm · death · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · dark · usa · explicit-open-door · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect · cold hero · human-trafficking · mystery · forced proximity · famous heroine · male-pov · praise-kink · spanking
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Wallis Kinney
3.90 · 49 ratings
north-america · small town · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · sweet heroine · angst · vengeance · strong heroine · slow burn · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · urban fantasy · suicide · massachusetts · sunny hero · 20th century · grovel · bodyguard-hero
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Laura Jordan
3.93 · 38 ratings
incest · western · abduction · friends to lovers · sweet heroine · vengeance · angst · north-america · small town · tortured hero · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · dual-pov · cowboys · multicultural · suicide · dub-con · slow burn · third-person-pov · bodyguard-hero
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Joey Parker
3.66 · 38 ratings
child-sexual-abuse · friends to lovers · torture-mcs · lgbtqia hate · queer · substance abuse · bisexual · mental illness · m-m · angst · sports · rape · new adult · height-difference · past-child-abuse · self harm · hurt-comfort · disabilities and marks · college · found-family
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Summer O'Toole
4.09 · 32 ratings
height-difference · mafia · masc-dom · from hate to love · sassy heroine · mma-boxing · explicit-plentiful · torture-scs · competent heroine · suspense · cold heroine · alpha male · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · spanking · bad boys · independent heroine · male-pov · misogyny
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Reese Dante
3.36 · 30 ratings
non-human-hero · abuse · forbidden love · abuse-non-mc · sassy heroine · royalty · explicit-plentiful · religious-trauma · shapeshifters · new adult · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · height-difference · betrayal · slut-shaming · non-human-heroine · suspense · paranormal
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Mia Darling
3.67 · 26 ratings
contemporary · bad boys · male-pov · forced proximity · cold hero · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · united-kingdom · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · death · open-door · first-in-series · standalone-first · russia · queer-awakening · new adult · m-m
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Akimi Yoshida
4.69 · 25 ratings
child-death · drug-abuse · human-trafficking · bad boys · glimpses-kisses · length-short · 20th century · death · non-hea · historical · abuse-non-mc · graphic-violence · fighters · child-sexual-abuse · lgbtqia hate · abuse · queer · angst · rape-non-mc · mental illness
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Michelle Wong
3.91 · 22 ratings
audiobook · child-death · monsters · possessive hero · independent heroine · sunny hero · glimpses-kisses · animal-abuse · animal-death · dangerous heroine · fantasy · mystery · forced proximity · bodyguard-hero · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · dark · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · magic
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