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Liv Zander

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Sonja Grey

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Delia Owens

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Alina May

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Emily Brontë

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Drethi Anis

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Julie Belfield

4.16 · 228 ratings

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Vashtan

4.38 · 203 ratings

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Sylvia Plath

4.11 · 155 ratings

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Gaston Leroux

3.99 · 129 ratings

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Nina Pennacchi

3.78 · 109 ratings

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Poppy St. John

3.77 · 73 ratings

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Naudii Nebula

3.92 · 64 ratings

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Douglas Stuart

4.41 · 63 ratings

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Meg Elison

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A. Jade

4.26 · 48 ratings

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Kerri Andrews

3.68 · 48 ratings

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Elizabeth Wetmore

3.69 · 46 ratings

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David Sodergren

4.25 · 43 ratings

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Kate Avelynn

3.51 · 42 ratings

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B.G. Harlen

3.66 · 40 ratings

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Hazel Black

3.61 · 40 ratings

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Tanya Thompson

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Michael Gallagher

4.26 · 32 ratings

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Alyssa Avery

3.64 · 31 ratings

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Reese Dante

3.40 · 26 ratings

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Kimberly A. Bettes

3.67 · 22 ratings

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