Elodie Harper
86 ratings 4.22 ·
audiobook · ancient times · historical · fantasy · slut-shaming · found-family · third-person-pov · abuse · rape-non-mc · past-abuse · italy · slavery · past-sexual-abuse · m-f · betrayal · survival · fatphobia · working class heroine · secret-relationship · class difference
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Liv Zander
1012 ratings 3.93 ·
dual-pov · dub-con · child-death · vengeance · high fantasy · disabilities and marks · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · past-abuse · cruel hero · caretaking · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · anal sex · cold hero · consensual-non-con
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Jennifer Roberson
524 ratings 3.98 ·
fantasy · historical · audiobook · length-epic · magic · paranormal · length-medium · contemporary · high fantasy · length-long · independent heroine · male-pov · witches · monsters · dangerous heroine · gifted heroine · competent heroine · cold heroine · war · warrior-heroine
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Katherine Arden
523 ratings 4.19 ·
third-person-pov · audiobook · paranormal · death · historical · magic · demons · fantasy · europe · independent heroine · strong heroine · russia · medieval · cold hero · glimpses-kisses · pagan · competent heroine · rape-non-mc · east-europe · mystery
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Delia Owens
287 ratings 4.05 ·
mystery · third-person-pov · age difference · non-trad-hea · 20th century · independent heroine · poor heroine · death · historical · love triangle · length-long · other-man-woman · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · usa · north-carolina · second chances · open-door · friends to lovers
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Emily Brontë
260 ratings 3.64 ·
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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Gail Honeyman
235 ratings 4.11 ·
suicide · alcoholism · contemporary · glimpses-kisses · neurodivergent · found-family · survival · sweet-hero · fatphobia · competent heroine · slow burn · cold heroine · office · suspense · grumpy sunshine · child-death · angst · mental illness · abuse · working class heroine
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Stephanie Dray
220 ratings 4.06 ·
historical · ancient times · audiobook · fantasy · egypt · length-long · africa · northern-africa · length-medium · royalty · paranormal · war · magic · legends & fairy tales · military · political-intrigue · contemporary · pregnancy · length-epic · medieval
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Jack Campbell
213 ratings 4.17 ·
young adult · paranormal · m-f · science fiction · independent heroine · strong heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · sweet-hero · military · competent heroine · audiobook · forbidden love · length-medium · magic · steampunk · monsters · witches · fantasy · war
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Orson Scott Card
199 ratings 3.85 ·
historical · fantasy · audiobook · length-long · christian · young adult · contemporary · magic · urban fantasy · length-medium · paranormal · science fiction · time travel · witches · length-novella · legends & fairy tales · open-door · christmas · futuristic
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Julie Belfield
131 ratings 4.21 ·
torture-mcs · non-human-hero · abuse-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · fighters · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · past-abuse · possessive hero · virgin heroine · bodyguard-hero · cold hero · medieval · racism · strong heroine
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Frankie Diane Mallis
129 ratings 4.20 ·
new adult · magic · fantasy · audiobook · forbidden love · high fantasy · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · ancient times · historical · m-f · paranormal · abuse · military · aristocratic heroine · height-difference · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · torture-mcs
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Ray Bradbury
121 ratings 3.86 ·
fantasy · audiobook · historical · length-short · 20th century · witches · science fiction · paranormal · length-novella · horror · anthologies · mystery · humor · vikings · dystopian · suspense · dark · urban fantasy · magic
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Gaston Leroux
118 ratings 3.95 ·
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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Kate Chopin
110 ratings 3.67 ·
north-america · christian · past-abuse · victorian · historical · tortured heroine · non-hea · louisiana · mental-trauma · usa · himbo · non-trad-hea · misogyny · sunny hero · super rich hero · bad boys · m-f · suicide · audiobook · contemporary
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M.A. Carrick
105 ratings 4.25 ·
third-person-pov · strong heroine · hurt-comfort · class difference · outlaw-heroine · vengeance · poor heroine · competent heroine · political-intrigue · m-f · found-family · sassy heroine · magic · historical · independent heroine · fantasy · mystery · slow burn · dangerous heroine · humor
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Jaysea Lynn
88 ratings 4.41 ·
demons · nerdy-hero · friends to lovers · creative-anatomy · sweet heroine · curvy heroine · angst · double-penetration · victim-blaming · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · self harm · sweet-hero · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · disabilities and marks · fatphobia · suicide · angels · strong heroine
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Suika
82 ratings 4.56 ·
sunny hero · male-pov · war · glimpses-kisses · monsters · cold hero · bodyguard-hero · humor · fantasy · mystery · second chances · forced proximity · length-medium · fighters · asia · historical · magic · death · legends & fairy tales · ancient times
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Penny Jessup
71 ratings 3.50 ·
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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Kelly Cove
69 ratings 4.07 ·
possessive hero · war · past-sexual-abuse · non-human-hero · abuse-non-mc · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · rape · tortured hero · vengeance · strong heroine · dual-pov · witches · independent heroine · fated-mates · fantasy
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Emma Törzs
54 ratings 4.03 ·
antarctica · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · past-abuse · magic · length-long · europe · independent heroine · death · latinx-mc · glimpses-kisses · f-f · fantasy · mystery · third-person-pov · paranormal · competent heroine · suspense · western-central-europe
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John Wiswell
53 ratings 3.92 ·
sweet heroine · queer · high fantasy · abuse · shapeshifters · outlaw-heroine · past-child-abuse · non-human-heroine · found-family · urban fantasy · audiobook · young adult · paranormal · competent heroine · fantasy · f-f · humor · mystery · medieval · monsters
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Jennifer Giesbrecht
37 ratings 3.66 ·
fantasy · mystery · high fantasy · dystopian · abuse · queer · non-trad-hea · monsters · m-m · tortured hero · length-short · class difference · magic · historical · urban fantasy · death · horror · audiobook · behind-doors · past-sexual-abuse
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Venessa Vida Kelley
30 ratings 4.14 ·
sweet-hero · 20th century · demi-sexual-hero · audiobook · latinx-mc · monsters · fantasy · shy-hero · usa · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · working class hero · behind-doors · first-person-pov · historical · new-york-state · length-long · disabilities and marks · north-america · m-m
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Ana Juan
27 ratings 4.00 ·
paranormal · competent heroine · shy-hero · length-medium · fantasy · non-human-hero · third-person-pov · m-f · audiobook · contemporary · historical · found-family · magic · sweet-hero · 20th century · glimpses-kisses · fae
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Shalini Abeysekara
26 ratings 4.18 ·
mystery · fantasy · cold hero · alcoholism · bad boys · plain heroine · grovel · poor heroine · death · ancient times · magic · first-person-pov · past-abuse · tortured heroine · horror · politician · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark
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Susan Duerden
24 ratings 3.34 ·
historical · slut-shaming · length-short · audiobook · glimpses-kisses · abuse-non-mc · contemporary · age difference · rape-non-mc · abuse · past-abuse · death · non-trad-hea
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Rose Sutherland
24 ratings 4.02 ·
small town · historical · hurt-comfort · non-human-heroine · animal-death · caretaking · audiobook · strong heroine · past-sexual-abuse · paranormal · third-person-pov · cold heroine · slow burn · competent heroine · f-f · secret-relationship · fantasy · forced proximity · forbidden love · queer
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