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Sumiko Arai

4.59 · 109 ratings
contemporary · young adult · queer · f-f · glimpses-kisses · japan · dual-pov · east-asian-mc · tall-heroine · office · shy heroine · high-school · asia · grumpy sunshine · sweet heroine · east-asia · humor · friends to lovers · mental illness · length-short
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Daniel Kensington

4.58 · 142 ratings
harems · fantasy · male-pov · magic · new adult · poly · m-f · audiobook · bdsm · explicit-open-door · past-child-neglect · friends to lovers · female-rake · past-child-abuse · urban fantasy · slow burn · witches · usa · masc-dom · contemporary
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墨香铜臭

4.53 · 556 ratings
fantasy · asia · historical · magic · m-m · queer · paranormal · angst · mystery · death · glimpses-kisses · high fantasy · humor · forced proximity · demons · standalone-first · first-in-series · young adult · fighters · legends & fairy tales
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Shou Harusono

4.49 · 448 ratings
young adult · contemporary · queer · friends to lovers · high-school · nerdy-hero · shy-hero · sweet-hero · bad boys · m-m · glimpses-kisses · length-novella · length-short · humor · standalone-first · first-in-series · sports · age difference · height-difference
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E.L. Massey

4.46 · 147 ratings
sports · new adult · queer · third-person-pov · athletes · contemporary · dual-pov · found-family · behind-doors · hockey · disabilities and marks · m-m · lgbtqia hate · friends to lovers · multicultural · sweet-hero · length-medium · texas · past-child-abuse · mental illness
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Haley Cass

4.40 · 734 ratings
f-f · contemporary · queer · audiobook · explicit-open-door · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · usa · dual-pov · strong heroine · sweet heroine · bisexual · height-difference · career professional · cheerful heroine · slow burn · famous heroine · independent heroine · found-family · competent heroine
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Sarah Lyons Fleming

4.37 · 245 ratings
dystopian · audiobook · horror · contemporary · science fiction · death · behind-doors · survival · slow burn · friends to lovers · fantasy · found-family · first-person-pov · m-f · length-long · futuristic · humor · forced proximity · paranormal · suspense
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Mashiro

4.36 · 205 ratings
contemporary · young adult · humor · age difference · new adult · length-short · friends to lovers · first-in-series · standalone-first · glimpses-kisses · behind-doors · from hate to love · sweet heroine · cold hero · cheerful heroine · virgin hero
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R. Raeta

4.34 · 145 ratings
sweet-hero · fantasy · friends to lovers · sweet heroine · magic · death · m-f · paranormal · tortured heroine · non-human-hero · behind-doors · abuse-non-mc · past-child-neglect · standalone · mental-trauma · open-door · tortured hero · survival · california · third-person-pov
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Niyama

4.32 · 134 ratings
queer · contemporary · age difference · friends to lovers · m-m · explicit-open-door · first-in-series · length-short · standalone-first · humor · angst · from hate to love
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Marie Reynard

4.31 · 363 ratings
fantasy · humor · magic · queer · m-m · shapeshifters · paranormal · anal sex · non-human-hero · dual-pov · third-person-pov · fated-mates · male-pov · werewolves · found-family · contemporary · creative-anatomy · friends to lovers · north-america · sweet-hero
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Willa Rae

4.29 · 189 ratings
paranormal · magic · fantasy · friends to lovers · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · teacher-hero · warrior-heroine · cold hero · praise-kink · sunny hero · poly · fated-mates · dual-pov · super rich hero · hurt-comfort · grumpy sunshine · angst · vampires · sweet heroine
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Mika .

4.29 · 117 ratings
length-short · m-m · young adult · queer · contemporary · friends to lovers · high-school · first-in-series · standalone-first · humor
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Natasha Bishop

4.26 · 171 ratings
black-mc · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · friends to lovers · length-medium · african-american · found-family · usa · second chances · independent heroine · forced proximity · humor · competent heroine · bondage · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · dual-pov · friends-benefits · sweet-hero
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Kylie Snow

4.22 · 233 ratings
paranormal · magic · fantasy · rape · class difference · friends to lovers · dark · explicit-open-door · audiobook · new adult · from hate to love · forbidden love · abuse · love triangle · other-man-woman · fated-mates · witches · strong heroine · dual-pov · tortured hero
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Jenna Myles

4.21 · 477 ratings
super rich hero · contemporary · audiobook · m-f · humor · curvy heroine · found-family · dual-pov · forced proximity · alpha male · possessive hero · open-door · friends to lovers · tycoon · boss & employee · abuse-non-mc · first-person-pov · past-abuse · independent heroine · length-medium
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Jessica Joyce

4.20 · 547 ratings
sweet heroine · usa · explicit-open-door · humor · forced proximity · sweet-hero · m-f · california · contemporary · second chances · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · caretaking · standalone · standalone-first · grovel · slow burn · hurt-comfort · friends-benefits · new adult
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Emmy Sanders

4.19 · 1178 ratings
queer · m-m · contemporary · audiobook · usa · dual-pov · first-person-pov · hurt-comfort · found-family · anal sex · friends to lovers · north-america · explicit-open-door · sweet-hero · sunny hero · bisexual · humor · length-medium · lgbtqia hate · small town
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Ames Mills

4.18 · 1333 ratings
menage · dark · queer · poly · contemporary · praise-kink · bisexual · m-m-m · first-person-pov · anal sex · bodyguard-hero · found-family · explicit-plentiful · m-m-f · male-pov · possessive hero · alpha male · dual-pov · mental-trauma · m-m
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Abby Jimenez

4.15 · 3035 ratings
contemporary · dual-pov · m-f · audiobook · sweet-hero · humor · friends to lovers · competent heroine · usa · angst · north-america · minnesota · first-person-pov · independent heroine · open-door · death · standalone-first · hurt-comfort · strong heroine · insta-love
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Briar Prescott

4.15 · 681 ratings
contemporary · queer · m-m · first-person-pov · friends to lovers · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · humor · grumpy sunshine · north-america · new adult · anal sex · sweet-hero · death · found-family · usa · male-pov · hurt-comfort · angst · standalone-first
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Rebecca Ross

4.15 · 1333 ratings
fantasy · magic · strong heroine · sweet-hero · competent heroine · paranormal · audiobook · m-f · high fantasy · political-intrigue · length-long · historical · standalone-first · young adult · third-person-pov · dual-pov · tortured hero · friends to lovers · death · mystery
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Freya Marske

4.13 · 509 ratings
fantasy · queer · magic · historical · paranormal · audiobook · mystery · height-difference · slow burn · dual-pov · standalone-first · death · super rich hero · explicit-open-door · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · male-pov · europe · suspense · found-family
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Emily Henry

4.12 · 4843 ratings
contemporary · standalone · standalone-first · audiobook · usa · slow burn · sweet-hero · north-america · friends to lovers · open-door · first-person-pov · m-f · in-his-30s · death · independent heroine · forced proximity · humor · angst · in-her-30s · competent heroine
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Hannah Bonam-Young

4.12 · 1182 ratings
contemporary · m-f · audiobook · first-person-pov · forced proximity · humor · found-family · canada · north-america · independent heroine · explicit-open-door · mental-trauma · caretaking · sweet-hero · sweet heroine · friends to lovers · standalone-first · competent heroine · height-difference · standalone
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Emily Rath

4.09 · 2878 ratings
queer · audiobook · possessive hero · contemporary · dual-pov · friends to lovers · new adult · explicit-plentiful · male-pov · sweet-hero · m-m · poly · found-family · competent heroine · alpha male · super rich hero · usa · praise-kink · height-difference · independent heroine
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Alison Cochrun

4.03 · 421 ratings
queer · contemporary · neurodivergent · found-family · audiobook · forced proximity · humor · friends to lovers · third-person-pov · dual-pov · open-door · m-m · new adult · mental illness · f-f · usa · grumpy sunshine · multicultural · washington · caretaking
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Lily Gold

3.94 · 1049 ratings
sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · tortured hero · standalone · menage · m-f-m · standalone-first · humor · forced proximity · age difference · grumpy sunshine · dual-pov · double-penetration · first-person-pov · anal sex · cold hero · contemporary · poly · new adult · male-pov
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