Jessica Payne
4.13 · 36 ratings
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S.T. Abby
4.44 · 1932 ratings
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Liv Zander
3.92 · 755 ratings
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Delia Owens
4.04 · 248 ratings
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Emily Brontë
3.61 · 222 ratings
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Emilia Rossi
3.85 · 146 ratings
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Bryn Greenwood
4.10 · 119 ratings
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Rebecca Schaeffer
4.08 · 114 ratings
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Tanja Hamer
4.02 · 109 ratings
other-man-woman · contemporary · werewolves · urban fantasy · strong heroine · north-america · suspense · texas · young adult · sassy heroine · dystopian · vampires · paranormal · fae · length-long · witches · college · glimpses-kisses · demons · dark
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Katja Millay
4.28 · 107 ratings
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Gaston Leroux
3.96 · 107 ratings
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Julie Hockley
4.00 · 99 ratings
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Angeline Boulley
4.41 · 94 ratings
young adult · indigenous-mc · victim-blaming · drug-abuse · mystery · non-trad-hea · new adult · first-person-pov · m-f · betrayal · mental-trauma · slut-shaming · death · men in uniform · michigan · mental illness · fake relationship · rape-non-mc · small town · heroine sleuth
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Gillian McAllister
4.05 · 85 ratings
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Christine Kling
3.79 · 66 ratings
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Jessamine Rue
4.09 · 65 ratings
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Cesca Major
3.67 · 43 ratings
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HC Dolores
4.19 · 42 ratings
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Alexis Grace
4.07 · 41 ratings
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
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Kai Kennicott
4.02 · 34 ratings
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Wen Ross
4.02 · 34 ratings
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Margot Douaihy
3.32 · 29 ratings
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Michelle Painchaud
3.75 · 28 ratings
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3.87 · 26 ratings
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Alexis Grace
4.32 · 25 ratings
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Sarah Jude
3.41 · 24 ratings
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Sarah Hollowell
3.92 · 20 ratings
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