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DeathsDoll
4.39 · 116 ratings
mental-trauma · dark · abuse-mc · rape-mc · bdsm · cruel hero · explicit-plentiful · m-f · alpha male · spanking · age difference · rape · rich heroine · north-america · abduction · angst · dub-con · possessive hero · virgin heroine · body-betrayal
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Jodie King
4.32 · 121 ratings
suspense · erotica · mystery · explicit-plentiful · bdsm · dark · bad boys · contemporary · m-f · anal sex · possessive hero · cruel hero · bondage · primal-play · vengeance · forced proximity · mafia · consensual-non-con · mental-trauma · graphic-violence
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R.A. Smyth
4.25 · 736 ratings
contemporary · new adult · reverse harem · poly · from hate to love · dual-pov · dark · first-person-pov · suspense · audiobook · competent heroine · independent heroine · m-f · possessive hero · cruel hero · mental-trauma · alpha male · abuse · forced proximity · super rich hero
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P.H. Nix
4.22 · 189 ratings
contemporary · poly · from hate to love · new adult · dark · forced proximity · reverse harem · cruel hero · sports · bad boys · super rich hero · independent heroine · death · north-america · dual-pov · football · sassy heroine · slut-shaming · connecticut · alpha male
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Samantha Rue
4.16 · 2098 ratings
dark · cruel hero · contemporary · new adult · first-person-pov · dual-pov · from hate to love · poly · bad boys · sports · college · explicit-plentiful · possessive hero · forced proximity · m-f · audiobook · dub-con · reverse harem · graphic-violence · abuse-mc
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Jay Marie
4.15 · 112 ratings
bdsm · dark · abuse · abduction · mafia · rape · erotica · contemporary · suspense · cruel hero · angst · strong heroine · human-trafficking · forced proximity · bad boys · explicit-plentiful · m-f · alpha male · length-epic · anal sex
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Sarah Puckett
4.15 · 148 ratings
new adult · contemporary · audiobook · from hate to love · angst · suspense · dark · sports · dual-pov · alpha male · strong heroine · young adult · football · cruel hero · high-school · vengeance · mystery · age difference · bad boys · super rich hero
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Alina May
4.10 · 313 ratings
possessive hero · abduction · forced proximity · dark · dual-pov · from hate to love · poly · contemporary · suspense · praise-kink · rape-mc · past-sexual-abuse · past-child-abuse · rape · menage · anal sex · bondage · past-abuse · first-person-pov · dub-con
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Leigh Rivers
4.09 · 1079 ratings
audiobook · possessive hero · contemporary · bad boys · dark · m-f · mental illness · substance abuse · suspense · explicit-plentiful · dual-pov · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · alpha male · death · super rich hero · tortured hero · abduction · torture-mcs
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Lola King
4.06 · 315 ratings
contemporary · new adult · dark · from hate to love · dual-pov · cruel hero · alpha male · bad boys · bdsm · suspense · abuse · bondage · cold hero · explicit-plentiful · length-long · dub-con · tortured hero · m-f · multicultural · angst
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Mariel Pomeroy
4.05 · 123 ratings
fantasy · demons · paranormal · angels · hurt-comfort · exhibitionism · bad boys · eating disorder · magic · death · masc-dom · shapeshifters · height-difference · religious-trauma · from hate to love · torture-scs · explicit-plentiful · alpha male · audiobook · possessive hero
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Eris Belmont
4.05 · 162 ratings
rape · pregnancy · non-hea · cruel hero · rape-mc · dark · abuse-mc · dual-pov · fantasy · abuse · m-f · alpha male · paranormal · possessive hero · tortured heroine · non-human-hero · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · abduction · angst
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Gigi Styx
4.04 · 252 ratings
past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · dark · graphic-violence · bondage · bdsm · dual-pov · torture-scs · suspense · contemporary · possessive hero · length-epic · past-child-abuse · abduction · hurt-comfort · forced proximity · alpha male
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Kyra Alessy
4.00 · 276 ratings
poly · reverse harem · fantasy · paranormal · from hate to love · length-medium · abuse · cruel hero · explicit-plentiful · dark · magic · tortured heroine · demons · dual-pov · cold hero · m-f · shapeshifters · forced proximity · contemporary · bad boys
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Jasmine Mas
3.98 · 1849 ratings
possessive hero · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · fighters · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · fantasy · humor · forced proximity · gifted heroine · bisexual · queer · alpha male · virgin heroine · cold hero · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · tortured heroine
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Rina Kent
3.97 · 7690 ratings
contemporary · suspense · from hate to love · dark · new adult · alpha male · angst · super rich hero · audiobook · possessive hero · bad boys · mafia · cruel hero · m-f · cold hero · dual-pov · strong heroine · abuse · first-person-pov · mystery
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Eden O'Neill
3.93 · 526 ratings
audiobook · from hate to love · new adult · dark · contemporary · first-person-pov · dual-pov · m-f · cruel hero · college · high-school · length-medium · super rich hero · young adult · open-door · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · angst · mystery · bad boys
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M. Pierce
3.93 · 122 ratings
erotica · suspense · bdsm · cruel hero · dark · length-medium · angst · new adult · contemporary · alpha male · dual-pov · anal sex · cheating · fantasy · length-epic · possessive hero · bad boys · male-pov · super rich hero · witches
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Liv Zander
3.93 · 1267 ratings
hurt-comfort · sweet heroine · angst · abduction · tortured hero · rape-mc · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · praise-kink · possessive hero · breeding · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · betrayal · royalty · death · fantasy · forced proximity · animal-death
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Belladona Cunning
3.91 · 108 ratings
cruel hero · poly · young adult · reverse harem · new adult · m-f · length-short · contemporary · dark · high-school · cheating · other-man-woman · abuse · length-novella · rape · college · secret child · betrayal · length-medium · tortured heroine
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Raven Wood
3.91 · 101 ratings
dark · suspense · contemporary · from hate to love · length-medium · cruel hero · mafia · college · new adult · bad boys · dual-pov · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · m-f · alpha male · fantasy · strong heroine · tortured hero · angst · torture-mcs
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B.B. Reid
3.89 · 1020 ratings
contemporary · audiobook · alpha male · dark · new adult · angst · dual-pov · from hate to love · bad boys · m-f · cruel hero · suspense · abuse · cold hero · possessive hero · vengeance · strong heroine · explicit-plentiful · sassy heroine · virgin heroine
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Julie Hockley
3.86 · 120 ratings
mafia · suspense · contemporary · mystery · dark · angst · college · alpha male · m-f · bad boys · possessive hero · cruel hero · other-man-woman · new adult · abduction · abuse · forbidden love · vengeance · paranormal · secret child
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Adriana Noir
3.70 · 101 ratings
cruel hero · military · tortured heroine · dark · virgin heroine · possessive hero · alpha male · contemporary · men in uniform · suspense · abuse · bdsm · shy heroine · mystery · bad boys · erotica · sweet heroine · length-short · death · explicit-open-door
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Nikita.
3.63 · 120 ratings
dark · from hate to love · cruel hero · contemporary · suspense · dual-pov · new adult · length-long · first-person-pov · stepsibling · length-medium · incest · m-f · dub-con · abuse · mafia · self harm · high-school · explicit-open-door · forced proximity
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Jeneane O'Riley
3.57 · 258 ratings
fantasy · fae · audiobook · paranormal · length-medium · dark · explicit-open-door · from hate to love · royalty · shapeshifters · new adult · m-f · political-intrigue · competent heroine · forced proximity · bad boys · male-pov · independent heroine · magic · dual-pov
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Kate Raven
3.49 · 178 ratings
first-person-pov · explicit-plentiful · forced proximity · dub-con · dark · cruel hero · body-betrayal · possessive hero · m-f · alpha male · contemporary · spanking · dual-pov · rape-mc · suspense · from hate to love · arranged marriage · exhibitionism · super rich hero · birth-control-non-con
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Anne Hampson
3.08 · 217 ratings
contemporary · length-short · cruel hero · virgin heroine · m-f · super rich hero · tortured heroine · vengeance · possessive hero · arranged marriage · marriage of convenience · angst · from hate to love · age difference · alpha male · length-medium · tycoon · abduction · third-person-pov · sweet-hero
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