Chloe Michelle Howarth
4.27 · 41 ratings
20th century · poor heroine · small town · queer-awakening · alcoholism · angst · queer · drug-abuse · substance abuse · f-f · secret-relationship · friends to lovers · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · ireland · length-medium · mental-trauma · open-door · high-school · young adult
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S.T. Abby
4.43 · 3101 ratings
dangerous heroine · strong heroine · men in uniform · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · north-america · outlaw-heroine · rape · vengeance · west-virginia · dark · past-sexual-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · possessive hero · suspense · contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · m-f
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Delia Owens
4.07 · 354 ratings
standalone-first · new adult · north-america · rape · past-child-abuse · small town · class difference · friends to lovers · angst · abuse · sweet heroine · rape-non-mc · racism · young adult · strong heroine · third-person-pov · competent heroine · slow burn · suspense · dual-pov
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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 335 ratings
independent heroine · super rich hero · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · male-pov · suicide · ableism · multicultural · strong heroine · racism · birth-control-non-con · dub-con · gambling · slow burn · friends to lovers · vengeance · angst · substance abuse · victim-blaming · rich heroine
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Julie Belfield
4.14 · 278 ratings
past-abuse · height-difference · new adult · gifted heroine · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · from hate to love · sassy heroine · royalty · fae · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · mental illness · political-intrigue · abuse · paranormal · suspense · found-family · slut-shaming · miscarriage
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
curvy-hero · standalone · friends to lovers · angst · working class heroine · abuse · mental illness · victim-blaming · rape · substance abuse · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · england · self harm · survival · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · found-family · fatphobia · suicide
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Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon
4.08 · 258 ratings
secret-relationship · nerdy-hero · usa · length-medium · standalone · high-school · jewish · other-man-woman · christian · standalone-first · georgia · first-person-pov · love triangle · first-in-series · male-pov · glimpses-kisses · christmas · humor · mystery · slow burn
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Yulin Kuang
3.90 · 186 ratings
death · tortured hero · east-asian-mc · tortured heroine · new-jersey · standalone-first · caretaking · high-school · in-his-30s · shy heroine · mental-trauma · usa · length-medium · standalone · in-her-30s · forced proximity · explicit-open-door · drug-abuse · praise-kink · independent heroine
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Bryn Greenwood
4.03 · 139 ratings
audiobook · contemporary · slow burn · strong heroine · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · past-child-abuse · small town · north-america · angst · substance abuse · friends to lovers · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · standalone · tortured heroine · poor heroine · competent heroine · suspense
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Katja Millay
4.29 · 131 ratings
past-abuse · standalone-first · death · length-long · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · usa · shy-hero · second chances · high-school · open-door · standalone · cold hero · mystery · tearjerkers · virgin heroine · male-pov · bad boys · audiobook
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Kate Chopin
3.72 · 121 ratings
non-hea · historical · tortured heroine · self harm · north-america · mature couple · rich heroine · victim-blaming · angst · forbidden love · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · mental illness · religious-trauma · cheating · third-person-pov · competent heroine · strong heroine · contemporary · racism
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Zara Bell
4.17 · 79 ratings
strong heroine · racism · drug-abuse · cold hero · forced proximity · humor · super rich hero · poor heroine · grovel · cheerful heroine · independent heroine · possessive hero · south asian · standalone-first · death · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · mental-trauma · standalone · open-door
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Alice Winn
4.66 · 76 ratings
slow burn · anal sex · third-person-pov · child-death · grumpy sunshine · western-central-europe · racism · audiobook · suicide · hurt-comfort · dual-pov · survival · sweet-hero · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · m-m · new adult · england · queer · mental illness
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Penny Jessup
3.54 · 74 ratings
grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · urban fantasy · north-america · small town · class difference · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · angst · virgin hero · insta-love · non-human-hero · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · new-york-state · first-person-pov · non-hea · behind-doors · possessive hero
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Douglas Stuart
4.36 · 68 ratings
rape · scotland · historical · death · child-sexual-abuse · mental-trauma · dark · length-medium · graphic-violence · past-child-neglect · working class hero · open-door · non-trad-hea · alcoholism · betrayal · audiobook · sweet-hero · child-death · forbidden love · mental illness
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Erin Doom
3.62 · 67 ratings
forced proximity · cold hero · bad boys · possessive hero · virgin heroine · body-betrayal · grovel · death · length-long · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · past-abuse · cruel hero · standalone-first · high-school · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · dark · open-door
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J.D. Frost
3.57 · 58 ratings
anal sex · possessive hero · alcoholism · super rich hero · grovel · death · first-person-pov · cruel hero · caretaking · standalone-first · high-school · abuse-non-mc · dark · abuse-mc · mental-trauma · explicit-open-door · from hate to love · secret-relationship · lgbtqia hate · standalone
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Katie Moore
3.73 · 56 ratings
queer-awakening · height-difference · m-m · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · new adult · lgbtqia hate · short-king · friends to lovers · religious-trauma · angst · virgin hero · abuse · queer · mental illness · young adult · child-death · slow burn · early-20s-mmc
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Amina Khan
4.22 · 54 ratings
class difference · first-person-pov · dual-pov · length-long · contemporary · cruel hero · audiobook · young adult · high-school · dark · f-f · from hate to love · fantasy · secret-relationship · angst · bisexual · queer · rich heroine · new adult · queer-awakening
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Wallis Kinney
3.90 · 49 ratings
north-america · small town · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · secret-relationship · sweet heroine · angst · vengeance · strong heroine · slow burn · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · urban fantasy · suicide · massachusetts · sunny hero · 20th century · grovel · bodyguard-hero
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Kate Avelynn
3.54 · 43 ratings
young adult · dub-con · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · sweet heroine · abuse · angst · forbidden love · secret-relationship · dark · mental-trauma · length-medium · incest · standalone
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Joey Parker
3.66 · 38 ratings
hockey · past-child-neglect · past-sexual-abuse · queer · child-sexual-abuse · shy-hero · angst · mental-trauma · dark · virgin hero · tortured hero · length-long · caretaking · torture-mcs · first-person-pov · usa · abuse · past-abuse · abuse-non-mc · alcoholism
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Zaina Arafat
3.67 · 37 ratings
italy · past-child-abuse · lebanon · lgbtqia hate · religious-trauma · angst · bisexual · substance abuse · queer · working class heroine · racism · kentucky · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · muslim · west-asia · f-f · non-trad-hea · eating disorder
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Reese Dante
3.36 · 30 ratings
non-human-hero · abuse · forbidden love · abuse-non-mc · sassy heroine · royalty · explicit-plentiful · religious-trauma · shapeshifters · new adult · audiobook · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · height-difference · betrayal · slut-shaming · non-human-heroine · suspense · paranormal
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Glen Lloyd
3.96 · 22 ratings
independent heroine · military · queer · lgbtqia hate · war · bisexual · drug-abuse · m-m-f · cheerful heroine · found-family · anal sex · working class hero · alpha male · poly · m-f · mental-trauma · slut-shaming · men in uniform · possessive hero · death
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T.C. Anderson
4.65 · 21 ratings
f-f · human-trafficking · cheerful heroine · poor heroine · death · tortured heroine · tall-heroine · past-abuse · caretaking · past-sexual-abuse · high-school · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · dark · length-medium · usa · mental-trauma · child-sexual-abuse · graphic-violence · shy heroine
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Anna Birch
3.28 · 20 ratings
standalone-first · audiobook · contemporary · tall-heroine · first-person-pov · dual-pov · non-hea · childfree-couple · cold heroine · slow burn · behind-doors · curvy heroine · high-school · young adult · length-medium · non-trad-hea · queer · standalone · f-f · secret-relationship
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Victoria Ying
3.28 · 20 ratings
young adult · non-trad-hea · queer · length-medium · standalone · f-f · secret-relationship · from hate to love · forced proximity · poor heroine · class difference · height-difference · rich heroine · standalone-first · audiobook · contemporary · tall-heroine · first-person-pov · dual-pov · non-hea
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Sunny .
3.81 · 20 ratings
abuse · queer · sweet heroine · past-child-neglect · mental illness · f-f · length-short · small town · past-child-abuse · alcoholism · queer-awakening · contemporary · found-family · neurodivergent · tortured heroine · non-hea · curvy heroine · mental-trauma · young adult · high-school
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