Umberto Eco
4.09 · 92 ratings
humor · suspense · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · standalone · behind-doors · audiobook · italy · standalone-first · christian · length-long · death · historical · slut-shaming · first-person-pov · non-hea · europe · medieval · torture-scs · mystery
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2105 ratings
forced proximity · fantasy · dark · from hate to love · paranormal · audiobook · cold hero · virgin heroine · war · past-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · graphic-violence · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · disabilities and marks · dual-pov · slow burn · strong heroine · dangerous heroine
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Robin LaFevers
4.03 · 377 ratings
audiobook · paranormal · young adult · royalty · historical · magic · fantasy · medieval · m-f · suspense · western-central-europe · abuse · gifted heroine · death · length-long · mystery · dangerous heroine · europe · urban fantasy · strong heroine
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William Goldman
4.33 · 351 ratings
medieval · mystery · humor · fantasy · male-pov · sunny hero · europe · bad boys · aristocratic heroine · other-man-woman · standalone-first · death · love triangle · magic · historical · tortured heroine · fighters · standalone · childfree-couple · torture-mcs
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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 336 ratings
england · torture-mcs · united-kingdom · insta-love · british-isles · torture-scs · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-mc · tortured heroine · non-hea · first-person-pov · caretaking · standalone · victorian · cruel hero · terminal-illness · possessive hero · glimpses-kisses · grovel
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Julie Belfield
4.14 · 279 ratings
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
office · slow burn · cold heroine · humor · mystery · non-trad-hea · plain heroine · alcoholism · glimpses-kisses · independent heroine · poor heroine · animal-abuse · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · death · europe · other-man-woman · caretaking · past-abuse · asexual-heroine
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Gaston Leroux
4.00 · 137 ratings
age difference · western-central-europe · racism · mystery · virgin heroine · poor heroine · 20th century · monsters · possessive hero · europe · glimpses-kisses · victorian · cruel hero · horror · other-man-woman · teacher-hero · love triangle · first-person-pov · historical · dark
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Kara Voorhees Reynolds
4.35 · 115 ratings
mature couple · found-family · m-f · competent heroine · misogyny · fantasy · independent heroine · magic · slow burn · medieval · tortured heroine · religious-trauma · lgbtqia hate · working class heroine · audiobook · death · historical · standalone-first · arranged marriage · curvy heroine
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John Lee
4.08 · 111 ratings
third-person-pov · mystery · humor · tudors · alcoholism · europe · length-long · death · historical · first-in-series · aristocratic heroine · sunny hero · standalone-first · christian · france · himbo · behind-doors · secret-relationship · england · sweet heroine
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Walter Covell
4.08 · 111 ratings
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Sylvie Thorel-Cailleteau
4.08 · 111 ratings
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S.N. Rizvi
4.08 · 111 ratings
political-intrigue · dub-con · third-person-pov · suspense · men in uniform · suicide · m-f · audiobook · rape · secret-relationship · england · sweet heroine · behind-doors · himbo · first-in-series · historical · length-long · christian · france · death
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Giorgio Manganelli
4.08 · 111 ratings
rape · aristocratic heroine · christian · france · standalone-first · length-long · first-in-series · historical · death · himbo · behind-doors · mystery · humor · europe · sunny hero · tudors · alcoholism · audiobook · suicide · m-f
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Александр Дюма
4.08 · 111 ratings
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James Islington
4.57 · 95 ratings
misogyny · suspense · political-intrigue · strong heroine · audiobook · betrayal · m-f · found-family · survival · disabilities and marks · torture-scs · science fiction · high fantasy · dystopian · friends to lovers · angst · vengeance · lgbtqia hate · fighters · mental-trauma
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Emilie Nikota
4.14 · 86 ratings
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Penny Jessup
3.54 · 74 ratings
non-hea · m-m · shapeshifters · queer-awakening · queer · bisexual · royalty · lgbtqia hate · forbidden love · suspense · paranormal · young adult · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · found-family · male-pov · fated-mates · super rich hero · non-trad-hea
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Antonia Hodgson
4.46 · 64 ratings
first-in-series · magic · ancient times · death · black-mc · career professional · standalone-first · past-child-neglect · torture-mcs · behind-doors · second chances · in-her-30s · graphic-violence · fantasy · mystery · length-epic · heroine sleuth · humor · independent heroine · sunny hero
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Andrew Davidson
3.90 · 58 ratings
suicide · standalone-first · contemporary · audiobook · neurodivergent · historical · tortured heroine · magic · second chances · paranormal · dark · suspense · urban fantasy · death · length-long · standalone · mental illness · non-trad-hea · medieval · fantasy
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Frances White
3.98 · 51 ratings
urban fantasy · male-pov · mystery · fantasy · humor · second chances · standalone · graphic-violence · behind-doors · pirates · standalone-first · terminal-illness · magic · first-person-pov · death · length-long · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · shapeshifters · new adult
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David Sodergren
4.26 · 49 ratings
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Micah Nemerever
3.93 · 47 ratings
abuse-mc · lgbtqia hate · mental-trauma · secret-relationship · angst · mental illness · virgin hero · queer · standalone · new adult · m-m · tortured hero · self harm · disabilities and marks · class difference · neurodivergent · college · small town · suicide · contemporary
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Andrea Eames
3.70 · 35 ratings
standalone-first · caretaking · length-long · magic · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · standalone · curvy heroine · behind-doors · mystery · fantasy · forced proximity · humor · witches · virgin heroine · independent heroine · plain heroine · audiobook · m-f · slow burn
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Anna Day
3.55 · 31 ratings
standalone-first · north-america · cliffhanger · friends to lovers · teenage-fmc · torture-scs · science fiction · angst · dystopian · rape-non-mc · young adult · political-intrigue · strong heroine · suspense · paranormal · sweet-hero · urban fantasy · contemporary · audiobook · m-f
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Cait Jacobs
3.44 · 31 ratings
slow burn · bodyguard-hero · humor · fantasy · forced proximity · cold hero · medieval · war · cheerful heroine · independent heroine · male-pov · historical · tall-heroine · length-long · death · standalone-first · aristocratic heroine · military · behind-doors · standalone
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.97 · 31 ratings
audiobook · bad boys · male-pov · forced proximity · mystery · humor · non-trad-hea · behind-doors · united-kingdom · working class hero · british-isles · nerdy-hero · length-medium · standalone · first-person-pov · historical · death · horror · scotland · standalone-first
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Claudia Cravens
4.03 · 27 ratings
first-person-pov · north-america · kansas · standalone-first · independent heroine · mystery · western · misogyny · f-f · queer · lgbtqia hate · vengeance · abuse · open-door · length-medium · usa · gambling · death · standalone · historical
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Natasha Wild
3.85 · 25 ratings
audiobook · war · possessive hero · europe · virgin heroine · pregnancy · misogyny · super rich hero · body-betrayal · cold hero · age difference · medieval · arranged marriage · united-kingdom · past-child-neglect · british-isles · explicit-open-door · standalone · historical · length-long
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