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Rebecca Quinn

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Emily Brontë

3.64 · 260 ratings

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Sylvia Plath

4.18 · 139 ratings

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Gaston Leroux

3.95 · 118 ratings

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ZeldaCW

4.56 · 108 ratings

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General Press

3.93 · 84 ratings

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Suika

4.56 · 82 ratings

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Penny Jessup

3.50 · 71 ratings

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Douglas Stuart

4.41 · 62 ratings

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Faelicy

4.29 · 57 ratings

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Lily

4.29 · 57 ratings

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4.29 · 57 ratings

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Alice Winn

4.64 · 53 ratings

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J.D. Frost

3.57 · 45 ratings

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Tomasz Jedrowski

4.19 · 42 ratings

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Micah Nemerever

3.99 · 39 ratings

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Justinian Huang

3.42 · 38 ratings

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Jennifer Giesbrecht

3.66 · 37 ratings

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4.30 · 30 ratings

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3.70 · 29 ratings

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Fallon English

3.79 · 27 ratings

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Gabriel (AO3)

4.66 · 26 ratings

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Mia Darling

3.75 · 22 ratings

Kiss a Villain by Mia Darling

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