John Boyne
4.10 · 66 ratings
historical · length-medium · 20th century · war · death · suspense · behind-doors · angst · forbidden love · mystery · military · queer · non-trad-hea · m-m · lgbtqia hate
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Joanna Bourne
3.88 · 304 ratings
historical · regency · m-f · mystery · length-medium · suspense · independent heroine · strong heroine · war · military · competent heroine · europe · georgian · third-person-pov · dual-pov · men in uniform · western-central-europe · forced proximity · united-kingdom · open-door
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S.E. Hinton
4.02 · 262 ratings
usa · forbidden love · glimpses-kisses · sweet-hero · 20th century · class difference · male-pov · non-hea · north-america · young adult · vengeance · suspense · slow burn · tearjerkers · mystery · bad boys · rich heroine · angst · abuse · new adult
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Delia Owens
4.04 · 248 ratings
young adult · angst · open-door · abuse · shy heroine · past-child-neglect · mystery · past-child-abuse · non-trad-hea · independent heroine · new adult · m-f · betrayal · poor heroine · mental-trauma · survival · death · love triangle · usa · historical
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Vashtan
4.44 · 185 ratings
dark · historical · abuse · queer · military · war · bdsm · from hate to love · contemporary · suspense · m-m · alpha male · angst · menage · rape · queer-awakening · poly · men in uniform · m-m-m · erotica
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Xiran Jay Zhao
4.11 · 149 ratings
gifted heroine · past-child-abuse · independent heroine · non-trad-hea · marriage of convenience · china · young adult · behind-doors · torture-scs · childfree-couple · competent heroine · east-asia · misogyny · dangerous heroine · fake relationship · survival · dark · torture-mcs · mental-trauma · m-f
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Eoin Dempsey
4.04 · 123 ratings
historical · length-medium · 20th century · military · war · suspense · mystery · western-central-europe · europe · alaska · victorian · washington · north-america · poor heroine · germany · usa · working class heroine
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Sylvia Plath
4.09 · 118 ratings
historical · abuse · mental illness · angst · mystery · length-short · queer · 20th century · self harm · christmas · new adult · dark · horror · death · suspense · suicide · high-school
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Erik J. Brown
4.19 · 108 ratings
m-m · young adult · contemporary · queer · glimpses-kisses · queer-awakening · male-pov · suspense · first-person-pov · florida · caretaking · georgia · angst · dual-pov · survival · mental-trauma · washington-dc · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · forced proximity
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Bree Wiley
4.18 · 92 ratings
forced proximity · hurt-comfort · angst · queer · m-m · contemporary · abuse · length-medium · past-child-abuse · from hate to love · lgbtqia hate · death · found-family · secret-relationship · self harm · sweet-hero · past-child-neglect · caretaking · cold hero · first-person-pov
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Martha Brockenbrough
3.67 · 76 ratings
fantasy · length-medium · paranormal · young adult · magic · contemporary · black-mc · war · multicultural · 20th century · mystery · high-school · forbidden love · historical · suspense · death · african-american · urban fantasy · male-pov · dual-pov
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Jasper Fforde
3.90 · 70 ratings
steampunk · heroine sleuth · contemporary · shapeshifters · werewolves · urban fantasy · magic · strong heroine · suspense · historical · young adult · high-school · dystopian · paranormal · vampires · length-medium · mystery · humor · 20th century · futuristic
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Nicola Tyche
4.11 · 69 ratings
alpha male · magic · death · love triangle · historical · abuse · mystery · new adult · fantasy · from hate to love · aristocratic heroine · high fantasy · third-person-pov · m-f · political-intrigue · dual-pov · angst · open-door · cruel hero · war
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Christine Kling
3.79 · 66 ratings
historical · m-f · death · independent heroine · mystery · suspense · competent heroine · length-long · contemporary · 20th century · abduction · paranormal · third-person-pov · himbo · past-abuse · nerdy-hero · survival · betrayal · military · open-door
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Douglas Stuart
4.42 · 61 ratings
tortured hero · lgbtqia hate · queer · non-trad-hea · victim-blaming · past-child-neglect · open-door · abuse · length-medium · working class hero · historical · child-death · death · alcoholism · mental-trauma · dark · betrayal · scotland · m-m · friends to lovers
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William Golding
3.69 · 51 ratings
mystery · science fiction · dystopian · high-school · male-pov · historical · suspense · young adult · contemporary · abuse · war · death · dark · 20th century
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Alice Winn
4.67 · 43 ratings
death · 20th century · jewish · alcoholism · male-pov · queer-awakening · friends to lovers · m-m · third-person-pov · mental illness · secret-relationship · suicide · grumpy sunshine · graphic-violence · slow burn · tortured hero · non-trad-hea · military · queer · lgbtqia hate
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Micah Nemerever
3.99 · 39 ratings
behind-doors · length-long · virgin hero · suicide · suspense · non-hea · tortured hero · contemporary · college · m-m · self harm · 20th century · class difference · male-pov · small town · secret-relationship · mental illness · animal-death · neurodivergent · past-sexual-abuse
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Frances White
4.07 · 39 ratings
terminal-illness · paranormal · m-m · hurt-comfort · male-pov · pirates · second chances · behind-doors · length-long · young adult · royalty · suicide · suspense · torture-scs · high fantasy · graphic-violence · humor · mystery · disabilities and marks · angst
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Louise Kennedy
4.03 · 37 ratings
m-f · contemporary · other-man-woman · northern-ireland · united-kingdom · alcoholism · british-isles · teacher-heroine · age difference · ireland · cheating · behind-doors · historical · death · europe · forbidden love · length-medium · third-person-pov · secret-relationship · 20th century
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Jennifer Giesbrecht
3.66 · 35 ratings
urban fantasy · class difference · queer · non-trad-hea · m-m · fantasy · monsters · length-short · abuse · paranormal · dystopian · mystery · high fantasy · past-sexual-abuse · historical · behind-doors · dark · tortured hero · death · horror
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Kai Kennicott
4.02 · 34 ratings
dark · abduction · class difference · misogyny · grumpy sunshine · forbidden love · dub-con · suspense · mafia · other-man-woman · marriage of convenience · bondage · new adult · contemporary · bdsm · from hate to love · body-betrayal · arranged marriage · victim-blaming · mystery
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Justinian Huang
3.48 · 34 ratings
non-hea · time travel · super rich hero · queer · fantasy · china · fated-mates · ancient times · length-medium · explicit-open-door · angst · mystery · usa · cheating · working class hero · historical · political-intrigue · california · love triangle · betrayal
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Geoffrey Chaucer
3.84 · 31 ratings
medieval · non-trad-hea · ancient times · war · fighters · open-door · angst · length-medium · rich heroine · cheating · insta-love · historical · abuse-mc · love triangle · possessive hero · pagan · death · class difference · third-person-pov · forbidden love
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Jane Healey
3.32 · 31 ratings
suspense · 20th century · queer · fantasy · historical · contemporary · war · length-medium · mystery · f-f
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Thomas Mallon
3.70 · 29 ratings
office · length-medium · forbidden love · angst · m-m · sweet-hero · lgbtqia hate · queer · cruel hero · cold hero · 20th century · politician · non-hea · contemporary · historical · political-intrigue · usa · christian
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A. Rae Dunlap
3.98 · 27 ratings
forbidden love · secret-relationship · forced proximity · class difference · male-pov · m-m · friends to lovers · queer-awakening · sweet-hero · college · tortured hero · united-kingdom · suspense · slow burn · british-isles · behind-doors · england · length-medium · mystery · bad boys
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Glen Lloyd
3.96 · 22 ratings
menage · lgbtqia hate · war · military · queer · independent heroine · cheerful heroine · m-m-f · drug-abuse · bisexual · working class hero · found-family · anal sex · men in uniform · possessive hero · death · slut-shaming · mental-trauma · alpha male · poly
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