Shalini Abeysekara
4.10 · 39 ratings
fantasy · dark · horror · audiobook · hurt-comfort · grovel · poor heroine · plain heroine · bad boys · alcoholism · cold hero · misogyny · mystery · graphic-violence · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · politician · mental-trauma · standalone-first · open-door
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 2120 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · audiobook · paranormal · from hate to love · dark · alpha male · competent heroine · menage · queer · bisexual · gifted heroine · humor · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · fighters · possessive hero
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Morgan B. Lee
4.36 · 1242 ratings
sweet-hero · past-child-abuse · north-america · non-human-hero · possessive hero · praise-kink · late-20s-mmc · menage · m-f · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · fae · usa · m-f-m · death · monsters · early-20s-fmc · fantasy · dual-pov · vampires
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Emily Brontë
3.67 · 338 ratings
found-family · alpha male · m-f · betrayal · audiobook · competent heroine · cheating · cold heroine · religious-trauma · sassy heroine · mental illness · forbidden love · abuse · england · torture-scs · historical · love triangle · death · slavery · other-man-woman
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Julie Belfield
4.13 · 282 ratings
misogyny · slow burn · mystery · fantasy · forced proximity · age difference · drug-abuse · alcoholism · monsters · fated-mates · bad boys · witches · independent heroine · magic · animal-death · death · male-pov · slavery · horror · first-in-series
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Gail Honeyman
4.12 · 269 ratings
glimpses-kisses · suicide · audiobook · contemporary · survival · found-family · neurodivergent · sweet-hero · competent heroine · fatphobia · suspense · slow burn · office · cold heroine · child-death · grumpy sunshine · angst · working class heroine · abuse · curvy-hero
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Xiran Jay Zhao
4.10 · 206 ratings
new adult · military · past-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · dark · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect · behind-doors · war · ableism · suicide · survival · slow burn · strong heroine · racism · dystopian · high fantasy · vengeance
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Lacey Lehotzky
3.82 · 166 ratings
past-child-abuse · angels · dual-pov · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · past-abuse · political-intrigue · competent heroine · alpha male · m-f · independent heroine · fated-mates · fantasy · high fantasy · strong heroine · possessive hero · past-sexual-abuse · non-human-hero
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Jaysea Lynn
4.16 · 166 ratings
height-difference · terminal-illness · military · religious-trauma · sassy heroine · royalty · bisexual · working class heroine · abuse · rape-non-mc · paranormal · competent heroine · office · commander · miscarriage · found-family · slut-shaming · m-f · audiobook · contemporary
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Kelly Cove
4.15 · 150 ratings
dark · magic · paranormal · fantasy · cold hero · past-abuse · tortured heroine · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · dual-pov · abuse · from hate to love · height-difference · commander · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · tortured hero · alpha male · m-f · audiobook
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M.A. Carrick
4.24 · 118 ratings
independent heroine · mystery · fantasy · magic · historical · political-intrigue · competent heroine · found-family · m-f · poor heroine · outlaw-heroine · class difference · vengeance · strong heroine · third-person-pov · hurt-comfort · multicultural · monsters · dangerous heroine · f-f
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Melissa Cave
4.29 · 99 ratings
sweet heroine · arranged marriage · shy heroine · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · hurt-comfort · third-person-pov · cold hero · possessive hero · military · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · caretaking · mental-trauma · explicit-open-door · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · height-difference · m-f
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Elizabeth Stephens
3.81 · 97 ratings
height-difference · past-abuse · caretaking · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · insta-love · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · past-child-neglect · cold hero · anal sex · virgin heroine · poor heroine · breeding · possessive hero · multicultural
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James Islington
4.57 · 95 ratings
friends to lovers · standalone-first · lgbtqia hate · teenage-mmc · torture-scs · science fiction · high fantasy · dystopian · angst · vengeance · disabilities and marks · found-family · survival · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · political-intrigue · strong heroine · suspense · fantasy
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F.E. Bryce
4.22 · 89 ratings
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Emilie Nikota
4.14 · 86 ratings
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Jacqueline White
4.11 · 67 ratings
dark · mental-trauma · from hate to love · abuse-mc · rape-mc · vengeance · abuse · angst · aristocratic heroine · rape · non-hea · victim-blaming · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · explicit-open-door · survival · suicide · betrayal · alpha male · audiobook
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Blake Lawson
4.25 · 65 ratings
m-f-m · usa · death · bad boys · reverse harem · early-20s-fmc · suspense · competent heroine · found-family · audiobook · contemporary · betrayal · alpha male · poly · m-f · masc-dom · sassy heroine · torture-scs · rape-non-mc · torture-mcs
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Kerri Andrews
3.61 · 53 ratings
arranged marriage · substance abuse · shy heroine · torture-mcs · abuse · mental-trauma · dark · magic · first-person-pov · length-long · tortured heroine · graphic-violence · horror · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · abuse-mc · open-door · possessive hero · monsters · bad boys
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Emerald_Slytherin
4.32 · 50 ratings
non-trad-hea · cold hero · human-trafficking · dangerous heroine · fantasy · forced proximity · independent heroine · grovel · animal-death · witches · war · bad boys · alcoholism · possessive hero · super rich hero · military · cruel hero · standalone-first · magic · tortured heroine
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David Sodergren
4.26 · 49 ratings
death · disabilities and marks · scotland · horror · caretaking · standalone-first · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · standalone · dark · graphic-violence · childfree-couple · mystery · fantasy · forced proximity · british-isles · dangerous heroine · age difference · misogyny · non-trad-hea
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Wallis Kinney
3.90 · 49 ratings
usa · length-medium · second chances · demons · death · magic · witches · independent heroine · monsters · fantasy · forced proximity · humor · mystery · suspense · paranormal · competent heroine · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · betrayal
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Sara Flanagan
3.41 · 33 ratings
strong heroine · cold heroine · paranormal · 100-plus-years-fmc · third-person-pov · survival · dual-pov · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · 100-plus-years-mmc · disabilities and marks · past-child-abuse · gifted heroine · from hate to love · torture-scs · abuse · fae · high fantasy · torture-mcs
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Summer O'Toole
4.09 · 32 ratings
angst · friends to lovers · abduction · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · multicultural · ic-standalone · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · dual-pov · strong heroine · human-trafficking · cold hero · bodyguard-hero · possessive hero · praise-kink · latinx-mc · consensual-non-con · career professional
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Madeline Taylor
4.34 · 32 ratings
possessive hero · bad boys · independent heroine · dangerous heroine · fantasy · forced proximity · cold hero · age difference · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · curvy heroine · mental-trauma · dark · magic · first-person-pov · length-long · tortured heroine · non-hea · death
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Reese Dante
3.36 · 30 ratings
exhibitionism · super rich hero · fated-mates · monsters · bad boys · age difference · fantasy · forced proximity · misogyny · usa · incest · shy heroine · werewolves · stepsibling · standalone-first · death · magic · first-in-series · shapeshifters · new adult
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Mila Finch
4.21 · 29 ratings
graphic-violence · mental-trauma · fighters · explicit-open-door · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · cruel hero · past-abuse · caretaking · first-person-pov · poor heroine · possessive hero · war · cold hero · slow burn · strong heroine · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · class difference · 100-plus-years-mmc
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L. K. Steven
3.94 · 24 ratings
hurt-comfort · independent heroine · found-family · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · suicide · strong heroine · slow burn · competent heroine · gambling · sassy heroine · from hate to love · royalty · third-person-pov · queer · time travel · forbidden love · vengeance · m-m
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Callie Hart
3.95 · 21 ratings
angst · vengeance · sweet heroine · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · actors · class difference · double-penetration · rape · fetish · dual-pov · survival · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · grumpy sunshine · cold hero · pregnancy · anal sex · possessive hero · praise-kink
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