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CasualFarmer

4.69 · 102 ratings
sweet-hero · behind-doors · fantasy · humor · m-f · magic · paranormal · competent heroine · high fantasy · time travel · cheerful heroine · found-family · small town · male-pov · monsters · length-epic · third-person-pov · length-long · sassy heroine · legends & fairy tales
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Beth Brower

4.62 · 274 ratings
young adult · paranormal · magic · christian · mystery · glimpses-kisses · historical · victorian · sassy heroine · competent heroine · slow burn · strong heroine · tortured hero · forced proximity · alpha male · m-f · regency · new adult · first-person-pov · independent heroine
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J.D. Evans

4.39 · 329 ratings
dual-pov · political-intrigue · m-f · fantasy · magic · third-person-pov · open-door · competent heroine · gifted heroine · lebanon · high fantasy · tortured hero · military · paranormal · royalty · new adult · independent heroine · class difference · slow burn · strong heroine
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Erin Langston

4.36 · 109 ratings
third-person-pov · forced proximity · historical · dual-pov · m-f · england · sweet-hero · found-family · independent heroine · competent heroine · virgin heroine · explicit-open-door · sweet heroine · strong heroine · united-kingdom · class difference · friends to lovers · praise-kink · hurt-comfort · regency
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Morgan B. Lee

4.33 · 329 ratings
teacher-hero · strong heroine · tortured hero · north-america · virgin hero · graphic-violence · reverse harem · vampires · praise-kink · monsters · sweet-hero · magic · death · demons · usa · abuse · fantasy · fated-mates · super rich hero · independent heroine
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Drew Hayes

4.28 · 248 ratings
first-person-pov · urban fantasy · strong heroine · vampires · witches · sweet-hero · monsters · demons · nerdy-hero · magic · humor · gifted heroine · independent heroine · fantasy · non-human-heroine · competent heroine · warrior-heroine · paranormal · dangerous heroine · shapeshifters
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J. Bree

4.25 · 3310 ratings
new adult · first-person-pov · contemporary · dark · from hate to love · competent heroine · possessive hero · reverse harem · poly · super rich hero · alpha male · suspense · cruel hero · independent heroine · cold hero · tortured heroine · found-family · bad boys · sassy heroine · m-f
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Shelly Laurenston

4.23 · 1839 ratings
paranormal · fantasy · shapeshifters · urban fantasy · m-f · contemporary · strong heroine · alpha male · humor · competent heroine · werewolves · explicit-open-door · length-medium · sassy heroine · independent heroine · dual-pov · non-human-heroine · tall-heroine · suspense · non-human-hero
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Rosaria Munda

4.22 · 105 ratings
young adult · class difference · war · friends to lovers · fantasy · tortured hero · death · high fantasy · behind-doors · dual-pov · length-long · from hate to love · competent heroine · warrior-heroine · animal-abuse · animal-death · shy heroine · found-family · male-pov · first-person-pov
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Abby Jimenez

4.21 · 1828 ratings
contemporary · dual-pov · m-f · competent heroine · sweet-hero · humor · usa · first-person-pov · open-door · friends to lovers · north-america · new adult · minnesota · angst · insta-love · mental-trauma · strong heroine · death · slow burn · independent heroine
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Kyra Parsi

4.20 · 825 ratings
possessive hero · m-f · canada · contemporary · independent heroine · humor · past-abuse · cold hero · caretaking · explicit-open-door · angst · sassy heroine · competent heroine · super rich hero · strong heroine · praise-kink · class difference · forced proximity · first-person-pov · cheerful heroine
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Katherine Arden

4.20 · 475 ratings
third-person-pov · historical · magic · death · demons · fantasy · europe · paranormal · strong heroine · witches · independent heroine · mystery · competent heroine · east-europe · rape-non-mc · dual-pov · pagan · russia · cold hero · medieval
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Rebecca Quinn

4.18 · 351 ratings
military · dystopian · competent heroine · dual-pov · primal-play · survival · poly · dark · first-person-pov · queer · forced proximity · reverse harem · found-family · age difference · alpha male · death · independent heroine · m-m-f · humor · commander
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Emily Henry

4.16 · 3050 ratings
contemporary · usa · humor · death · forced proximity · north-america · open-door · first-person-pov · m-f · competent heroine · independent heroine · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · slow burn · angst · from hate to love · grumpy sunshine · small town · shy-hero · length-medium
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Amanda Gambill

4.12 · 261 ratings
contemporary · m-f · sweet-hero · class difference · new adult · humor · competent heroine · open-door · sweet heroine · small town · forced proximity · usa · super rich hero · office · working class hero · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · vengeance · slow burn · virgin hero
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Melissa Blair

4.08 · 158 ratings
past-abuse · m-f · disabilities and marks · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · war · non-human-heroine · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · paranormal · fae · death · magic · fantasy · tortured hero · strong heroine · high fantasy · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · open-door
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Diana Biller

4.08 · 107 ratings
victorian · dual-pov · m-f · competent heroine · historical · nerdy-hero · sweet-hero · third-person-pov · strong heroine · open-door · independent heroine · humor · tortured heroine · caretaking · insta-love · past-abuse · paranormal · length-long · fantasy · super rich hero
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Paisley Hope

4.07 · 167 ratings
forced proximity · dual-pov · m-f · contemporary · found-family · death · cowboys · humor · friends to lovers · small town · grumpy sunshine · secret-relationship · possessive hero · first-person-pov · siblings-bff · western · explicit-open-door · sassy heroine · competent heroine · kentucky
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Becka Mack

4.07 · 702 ratings
contemporary · sports · m-f · hockey · new adult · competent heroine · first-person-pov · canada · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · athletes · possessive hero · sweet-hero · praise-kink · independent heroine · super rich hero · humor · found-family · death · sassy heroine
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Jasmine Mas

4.07 · 1124 ratings
paranormal · sassy heroine · tortured heroine · possessive hero · forced proximity · strong heroine · graphic-violence · bisexual · humor · fantasy · alpha male · dangerous heroine · warrior-heroine · first-person-pov · poly · dual-pov · reverse harem · gifted heroine · from hate to love · height-difference
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Kimberly Lemming

4.06 · 958 ratings
m-f · fantasy · black-mc · humor · monsters · first-person-pov · non-human-hero · possessive hero · paranormal · insta-love · explicit-open-door · praise-kink · sassy heroine · alpha male · fated-mates · independent heroine · forced proximity · competent heroine · curvy heroine · magic
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Gwendolyn Harper

4.06 · 162 ratings
m-f · sweet-hero · third-person-pov · strong heroine · independent heroine · fantasy · competent heroine · friends to lovers · forced proximity · length-short · sassy heroine · contemporary · possessive hero · dystopian · graphic-violence · science fiction · horror · men in uniform · explicit-plentiful · caretaking
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Ali Hazelwood

4.04 · 5071 ratings
contemporary · m-f · new adult · humor · competent heroine · from hate to love · north-america · independent heroine · forced proximity · first-person-pov · sweet-hero · height-difference · career professional · usa · nerdy-hero · friends to lovers · office · slow burn · explicit-open-door · insta-love
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Zoey Draven

4.04 · 2520 ratings
aliens · science fiction · possessive hero · fated-mates · alpha male · non-human-hero · height-difference · explicit-open-door · m-f · dual-pov · futuristic · sweet heroine · forced proximity · competent heroine · creative-anatomy · caretaking · insta-love · sweet-hero · pregnancy · commander
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Penelope Barsetti

4.02 · 388 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · m-f · explicit-open-door · dark · strong heroine · from hate to love · competent heroine · royalty · independent heroine · alpha male · possessive hero · vengeance · cold hero · war · angst · high fantasy · aristocratic heroine · height-difference · dual-pov
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Stephanie Archer

4.02 · 1433 ratings
contemporary · humor · dual-pov · forced proximity · m-f · canada · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · competent heroine · north-america · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · height-difference · slow burn · praise-kink · sunny hero · possessive hero · sports · independent heroine · super rich hero
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Julia Whelan

3.97 · 253 ratings
contemporary · competent heroine · humor · length-medium · career professional · usa · forced proximity · paranormal · third-person-pov · office · college · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · multicultural · strong heroine · urban fantasy · nevada · north-america · behind-doors · mystery
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Aydra Richards

3.92 · 414 ratings
dual-pov · m-f · regency · historical · england · third-person-pov · grovel · angst · super rich hero · class difference · strong heroine · virgin heroine · competent heroine · independent heroine · from hate to love · tortured heroine · sweet-hero · forced proximity · tortured hero · cold hero
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