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墨香铜臭

4.55 · 328 ratings
historical · fantasy · asia · queer · m-m · magic · death · glimpses-kisses · demons · humor · high fantasy · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · friends to lovers · angst · legends & fairy tales · young adult · paranormal · east-asian-mc · age difference
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Connilyn Cossette

4.51 · 155 ratings
christian · historical · israel · ancient times · m-f · first-person-pov · death · length-medium · new adult · west-asia · dual-pov · survival · young adult · male-pov · strong heroine · sweet-hero · child-death · arranged marriage · forced proximity · glimpses-kisses
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Charlie Adhara

4.44 · 551 ratings
suspense · werewolves · m-m · paranormal · queer · shapeshifters · fantasy · explicit-open-door · mystery · contemporary · urban fantasy · north-america · third-person-pov · death · cold hero · small town · sweet-hero · usa · alpha male · men in uniform
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Jonathan Stroud

4.36 · 273 ratings
paranormal · fantasy · young adult · mystery · urban fantasy · magic · suspense · humor · dystopian · death · dark · steampunk · historical · length-long · third-person-pov · m-f · contemporary · length-novella · strong heroine · christmas
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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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JanJan Untamed

4.33 · 114 ratings
black-mc · fantasy · alpha male · bwwm · paranormal · pregnancy · abuse · multicultural · graphic-violence · racism · cold hero · tortured heroine · possessive hero · slut-shaming · other-man-woman · first-person-pov · death · explicit-plentiful · cruel hero · past-sexual-abuse
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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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Demi Winters

4.31 · 178 ratings
vikings · fantasy · historical · m-f · death · grumpy sunshine · high fantasy · sweet heroine · substance abuse · graphic-violence · tortured hero · new adult · scandinavia · cheerful heroine · europe · found-family · magic · betrayal · virgin heroine · survival
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R. Raeta

4.29 · 112 ratings
fantasy · sweet heroine · sweet-hero · death · magic · paranormal · m-f · tortured hero · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · california · usa · europe · non-human-hero · non-human-heroine · behind-doors · working class heroine · competent heroine · survival · mental-trauma
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Kylie Kent

4.27 · 708 ratings
contemporary · super rich hero · mafia · dual-pov · first-person-pov · m-f · alpha male · possessive hero · suspense · new adult · graphic-violence · death · insta-love · found-family · vengeance · independent heroine · explicit-open-door · competent heroine · australia · betrayal
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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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T. Kingfisher

4.22 · 1691 ratings
fantasy · magic · humor · paranormal · mystery · horror · death · third-person-pov · m-f · sweet-hero · high fantasy · mature couple · fighters · tortured hero · historical · suspense · competent heroine · bodyguard-hero · glimpses-kisses · monsters
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Erik J. Brown

4.19 · 108 ratings
m-m · young adult · contemporary · queer · glimpses-kisses · queer-awakening · male-pov · suspense · first-person-pov · florida · caretaking · georgia · angst · dual-pov · survival · mental-trauma · washington-dc · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · forced proximity
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Kellen Graves

4.18 · 125 ratings
fantasy · magic · third-person-pov · queer · m-m · abuse-non-mc · past-abuse · fae · non-human-hero · new adult · from hate to love · slavery · death · forced proximity · graphic-violence · open-door · length-long · royalty · height-difference · high fantasy
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Suzanne Collins

4.18 · 2801 ratings
young adult · science fiction · futuristic · dystopian · glimpses-kisses · abuse · death · usa · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · survival · torture-mcs · suspense · torture-scs · mystery · independent heroine · fantasy · alcoholism · child-death · forced proximity
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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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K.M. Moronova

4.14 · 243 ratings
dark · fantasy · from hate to love · length-medium · death · magic · fated-mates · found-family · reverse harem · forced proximity · poly · paranormal · suspense · abuse · mental-trauma · m-f · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · hurt-comfort · dystopian
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Fae Quin

4.14 · 346 ratings
m-m · queer · first-person-pov · anal sex · contemporary · height-difference · dual-pov · forced proximity · paranormal · hurt-comfort · humor · death · male-pov · possessive hero · small town · sweet-hero · non-human-hero · caretaking · explicit-open-door · sunny hero
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Penn Cole

4.13 · 445 ratings
paranormal · new adult · fantasy · magic · slow burn · high fantasy · royalty · strong heroine · from hate to love · disabilities and marks · war · mystery · angst · political-intrigue · found-family · m-f · death · fae · young adult · aristocratic heroine
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Eva Winners

4.11 · 782 ratings
super rich hero · contemporary · mafia · suspense · age difference · dual-pov · alpha male · vengeance · death · m-f · possessive hero · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · from hate to love · found-family · dark · abduction · multicultural · forced proximity
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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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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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Erin A. Craig

4.03 · 288 ratings
young adult · horror · fantasy · dark · m-f · length-long · paranormal · historical · death · magic · mystery · high fantasy · sweet-hero · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · suspense · competent heroine · glimpses-kisses · virgin heroine · angst
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Kayla Edwards

4.01 · 190 ratings
fantasy · new adult · paranormal · high fantasy · urban fantasy · alpha male · demons · monsters · witches · male-pov · hurt-comfort · grumpy sunshine · vampires · third-person-pov · sweet heroine · tortured hero · cold hero · mystery · bad boys · dual-pov
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Krystal Sutherland

3.99 · 213 ratings
young adult · contemporary · mystery · death · paranormal · fantasy · mental illness · length-medium · high-school · urban fantasy · dark · mental-trauma · misogyny · suspense · british-isles · length-long · europe · humor · horror · magic
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Stephanie Garber

3.98 · 1247 ratings
fantasy · magic · paranormal · young adult · third-person-pov · glimpses-kisses · tortured hero · mystery · independent heroine · from hate to love · death · love triangle · angst · strong heroine · slow burn · high fantasy · m-f · possessive hero · hurt-comfort · aristocratic heroine
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Alison Espach

3.94 · 123 ratings
contemporary · length-medium · death · humor · suicide · child-death · usa · behind-doors · young adult · m-f · betrayal · mental-trauma · miscarriage · north-america · non-trad-hea · tortured heroine · rhode-island · first-person-pov · mental illness · animal-death
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