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SUOL
4.57 · 210 ratings- Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 7 (악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 [Ag-yeog-eui Ending-eun Jug-eumbbun] (Comic) #7) by SUOL
- Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 6 (악역의 엔딩은 죽음뿐 [Ag-yeog-eui Ending-eun Jug-eumbbun] (Comic) #6) by SUOL
- Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 4 by SUOL
- Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 6 by SUOL
- Villains Are Destined to Die, Vol. 5 by SUOL
young adult · length-medium · fantasy · paranormal · dark · magic · historical · reverse harem · poly · mystery · abuse · from hate to love · betrayal · glimpses-kisses · high fantasy · monsters · sweet-hero · aristocratic heroine · tortured hero · height-difference
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India R. Adams
4.52 · 116 ratings
suspense · length-medium · contemporary · dark · new adult · fantasy · bikers · paranormal · length-novella · abuse · length-epic · angst · young adult · anthologies · m-f · alpha male · length-short · mystery · rape · mafia
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Vanessa Nelson
4.47 · 404 ratings
paranormal · fantasy · magic · length-medium · mystery · urban fantasy · dark · horror · witches · high fantasy · strong heroine · demons · dystopian · shapeshifters · alpha male · fae · vampires · single-mother · contemporary · monsters
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M.J. Lawrie
4.43 · 160 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · dark · length-long · urban fantasy · magic · witches · poly · explicit-plentiful · fae · from hate to love · vampires · reverse harem · shapeshifters · abuse · dystopian · tortured heroine · post-apocalyptic · young adult · length-epic
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Jessie Walker
4.42 · 198 ratings
m-m · queer · contemporary · hurt-comfort · dark · friends to lovers · found-family · mental illness · angst · forced proximity · from hate to love · dual-pov · suicide · substance abuse · sweet-hero · grumpy sunshine · new adult · abuse · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door
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Ames Mills
4.41 · 782 ratings
poly · contemporary · m-m-f · reverse harem · queer · dark · explicit-plentiful · mafia · menage · bisexual · dual-pov · anal sex · m-m-m · bad boys · new adult · m-f-m · spanking · friends to lovers · possessive hero · past-abuse
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T.K. Leigh
4.38 · 524 ratings
contemporary · suspense · length-medium · dark · new adult · length-epic · sports · friends to lovers · alpha male · humor · super rich hero · multicultural · age difference · mystery · m-f · length-novella · length-short · angst · anthologies · abuse
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Andrew Joseph White
4.34 · 120 ratings
paranormal · neurodivergent · horror · fantasy · queer · young adult · found-family · death · mystery · abuse · length-medium · urban fantasy · glimpses-kisses · dystopian · dark · suspense · m-f-x · mental illness · high-school · usa
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Isla Davon
4.33 · 162 ratings
fated-mates · paranormal · possessive hero · poly · shapeshifters · reverse harem · fantasy · gifted heroine · sassy heroine · fae · dark · m-f · dual-pov · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · strong heroine · graphic-violence · monsters · witches · magic
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Zoey Shelby
4.33 · 136 ratings
contemporary · mafia · dark · arranged marriage · from hate to love · new adult · reverse harem · poly · explicit-plentiful · college · first-person-pov · cruel hero · m-f · dual-pov · vengeance · mma-boxing · abuse · length-short · rockstars · suspense
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Ashley N. Rostek
4.30 · 757 ratings
dark · contemporary · poly · suspense · new adult · friends to lovers · reverse harem · first-person-pov · alpha male · independent heroine · abuse · m-f-m · arizona · tortured heroine · menage · usa · high-school · death · north-america · strong heroine
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C.G. Drews
4.29 · 111 ratings
young adult · mental illness · contemporary · dark · friends to lovers · glimpses-kisses · queer · fantasy · abuse · length-medium · mystery · high-school · neurodivergent · horror · male-pov · m-m · monsters · paranormal · third-person-pov · graphic-violence
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R.A. Smyth
4.27 · 599 ratings
reverse harem · new adult · poly · contemporary · from hate to love · dark · cruel hero · dual-pov · suspense · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · length-medium · abuse · super rich hero · independent heroine · college · high-school · menage · friends to lovers
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Brent Weeks
4.25 · 387 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · dark · magic · high fantasy · young adult · historical · length-epic · medieval · war · length-long · survival · male-pov · science fiction · mystery · suspense · length-novella · urban fantasy
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Samantha Rue
4.23 · 1535 ratings
dark · contemporary · new adult · cruel hero · from hate to love · dual-pov · first-person-pov · poly · reverse harem · m-f · alpha male · bad boys · sports · forced proximity · possessive hero · suspense · college · mafia · abuse · dub-con
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Callie Hart
4.22 · 1709 ratings
contemporary · alpha male · dark · suspense · m-f · new adult · erotica · explicit-open-door · bad boys · abuse · dual-pov · angst · mafia · bdsm · first-person-pov · length-short · length-medium · bikers · cruel hero · young adult
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Margaret Owen
4.21 · 224 ratings
fantasy · young adult · found-family · magic · from hate to love · high fantasy · dark · queer · behind-doors · historical · humor · length-long · paranormal · m-f · demi-sexual-heroine · nerdy-hero · death · past-child-abuse · independent heroine · first-person-pov
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Amelia Hutchins
4.21 · 2200 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · magic · urban fantasy · vampires · alpha male · dark · fae · demons · m-f · from hate to love · witches · explicit-plentiful · erotica · strong heroine · shapeshifters · fated-mates · new adult · royalty · possessive hero
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Robert Jackson Bennett
4.18 · 190 ratings
high fantasy · length-long · queer · fantasy · paranormal · mystery · magic · urban fantasy · dystopian · young adult · dark · steampunk · f-f · historical · war · glimpses-kisses · suspense · horror · political-intrigue · behind-doors
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Tillie Cole
4.18 · 1941 ratings
contemporary · new adult · alpha male · m-f · bad boys · angst · abuse · dark · tortured hero · suspense · erotica · dual-pov · usa · tortured heroine · forbidden love · possessive hero · vengeance · explicit-open-door · friends to lovers · insta-love
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Harley Laroux
4.18 · 1777 ratings
bdsm · dark · explicit-plentiful · alpha male · contemporary · spanking · m-f · length-novella · new adult · from hate to love · usa · fetish · anal sex · suspense · bondage · possessive hero · erotica · praise-kink · small town · dual-pov
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Brynne Weaver
4.18 · 1311 ratings
dark · contemporary · from hate to love · m-f · explicit-open-door · suspense · first-person-pov · dangerous heroine · new adult · vengeance · dual-pov · competent heroine · length-medium · possessive hero · tortured heroine · disabilities and marks · independent heroine · humor · strong heroine · anal sex
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Melissa K. Roehrich
4.18 · 474 ratings
fantasy · fae · magic · gifted heroine · new adult · from hate to love · dark · possessive hero · paranormal · vampires · third-person-pov · m-f · dual-pov · royalty · witches · tortured heroine · abuse · fated-mates · alpha male · slavery
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Pam Godwin
4.12 · 1561 ratings
dark · suspense · contemporary · alpha male · m-f · strong heroine · angst · forced proximity · abuse · possessive hero · erotica · rape · death · explicit-plentiful · bdsm · super rich hero · from hate to love · competent heroine · dual-pov · new adult
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Craig Schaefer
4.11 · 326 ratings
fantasy · paranormal · urban fantasy · magic · demons · mystery · length-medium · dark · witches · horror · length-long · suspense · contemporary · mafia · vampires · glimpses-kisses · monsters · queer · strong heroine · f-f
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Ashley Jade
4.10 · 1138 ratings
contemporary · m-f · new adult · from hate to love · dark · angst · suspense · dual-pov · alpha male · bad boys · abuse · tortured hero · friends to lovers · betrayal · death · young adult · possessive hero · tortured heroine · other-man-woman · explicit-open-door
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E.K. Blair
4.08 · 414 ratings
contemporary · dark · new adult · m-f · angst · other-man-woman · suspense · length-medium · abuse · erotica · love triangle · cheating · rape · college · forbidden love · young adult · age difference · cruel hero · tortured heroine · bdsm
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Jaden Wilkes
3.92 · 201 ratings
contemporary · dark · bdsm · suspense · erotica · alpha male · abuse · m-f · mafia · cruel hero · length-novella · length-short · paranormal · mystery · length-medium · new adult · rape · possessive hero · bad boys · fantasy
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