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Sandra Brown
3.84 · 2969 ratings
contemporary · mystery · suspense · length-long · m-f · length-medium · open-door · cold hero · length-short · virgin heroine · from hate to love · alpha male · possessive hero · military · other-man-woman · death · western · cowboys · independent heroine · vengeance
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Iris Johansen
3.97 · 2912 ratings
contemporary · suspense · mystery · length-medium · paranormal · length-long · fantasy · heroine sleuth · historical · length-short · regency · virgin heroine · possessive hero · m-f · latinx-mc · behind-doors · sheiks · medieval · highlander · super rich hero
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Mary Higgins Clark
3.79 · 1857 ratings
mystery · suspense · contemporary · length-medium · heroine sleuth · length-long · length-short · christmas · anthologies · fantasy · paranormal · length-novella · length-epic · historical · tortured heroine · abuse · super rich hero · rape · horror · young adult
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Aly Martinez
4.17 · 1334 ratings
contemporary · angst · suspense · new adult · alpha male · m-f · length-medium · dark · friends to lovers · dual-pov · erotica · second chances · abuse · independent heroine · strong heroine · from hate to love · humor · mystery · length-short · single-father
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Karen Rose
4.16 · 1075 ratings
suspense · contemporary · mystery · open-door · length-long · length-epic · dark · competent heroine · m-f · abuse · usa · third-person-pov · men in uniform · tortured heroine · north-america · independent heroine · career professional · mental-trauma · dual-pov · past-child-abuse
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Freida McFadden
3.92 · 903 ratings
suspense · mystery · contemporary · length-medium · death · horror · dual-pov · abuse · strong heroine · north-america · outlaw-heroine · behind-doors · vengeance · working class heroine · dangerous heroine · m-f · betrayal · new-york-state · cheating · usa
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Tami Hoag
3.83 · 839 ratings
contemporary · mystery · suspense · length-medium · length-long · m-f · heroine sleuth · cold hero · open-door · historical · length-short · clean · christian · length-novella · amish · small town · sports · length-epic · tortured hero · louisiana
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Diane Chamberlain
4.04 · 791 ratings
contemporary · mystery · suspense · length-medium · length-long · dual-pov · historical · 20th century · m-m · other-man-woman · m-f · class difference · racism · north-america · north-carolina · usa · cheating · young adult · paranormal · abuse
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Tess Gerritsen
3.82 · 509 ratings
suspense · contemporary · mystery · length-medium · length-long · heroine sleuth · historical · western · length-short · horror · humor · anthologies · length-epic · england · europe · paranormal · fantasy · small town · france · m-f
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Elle Cosimano
3.94 · 453 ratings
contemporary · mystery · suspense · humor · heroine sleuth · length-medium · behind-doors · paranormal · fantasy · young adult · magic · first-person-pov · length-long · love triangle · dark · length-novella · urban fantasy · other-man-woman · single-mother · virginia
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Richard Castle
3.83 · 306 ratings
mystery · contemporary · suspense · humor · length-long · length-medium · fantasy · heroine sleuth · length-short · from hate to love
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Agatha Frost
4.28 · 268 ratings
mystery · contemporary · suspense · length-medium · length-short · heroine sleuth · young adult · christian · m-f · length-novella · christmas · fantasy · queer · humor · paranormal
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Gail Honeyman
4.11 · 217 ratings
suspense · slow burn · competent heroine · working class heroine · suicide · past-child-neglect · fatphobia · contemporary · other-man-woman · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · glimpses-kisses · curvy-hero · office · mental illness · grumpy sunshine · cold heroine · child-death · working class hero · neurodivergent
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Ruth Ware
3.59 · 116 ratings
mystery · contemporary · suspense · length-long · length-medium · england · abuse-non-mc · indonesia · misogyny · glimpses-kisses · past-abuse · survival · death · suicide
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Anne Fortier
3.90 · 66 ratings
mystery · contemporary · suspense · pirates · paranormal · length-epic · length-long · fantasy · historical · young adult · medieval · time travel
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Joseph Fink
4.08 · 53 ratings
humor · contemporary · mystery · career professional · length-short · fantasy · young adult · dystopian · paranormal · science fiction · length-medium · urban fantasy
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Kendall Taylor
4.31 · 26 ratings
abuse · length-medium · suspense · men in uniform · betrayal · alpha male · second chances · contemporary · m-f · military · bikers · mystery · bad boys · humor · angst
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