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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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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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Morgan B. Lee

4.36 · 1222 ratings
death · usa · m-f-m · fantasy · early-20s-fmc · monsters · m-f · menage · fae · gifted heroine · shapeshifters · non-human-hero · late-20s-mmc · possessive hero · praise-kink · sweet-hero · past-child-abuse · north-america · magic · demons
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Demi Winters

4.33 · 557 ratings
high fantasy · vikings · third-person-pov · graphic-violence · audiobook · m-f · fantasy · early-20s-fmc · monsters · death · magic · historical · sweet heroine · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · cold hero · late-20s-mmc · cheerful heroine
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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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Katarina E. Tonks

4.27 · 125 ratings
from hate to love · grumpy sunshine · mafia · contemporary · young adult · fantasy · standalone-first · death · paranormal · demons · first-in-series · suspense · new adult · m-f · audiobook · urban fantasy · length-long · age difference · mystery · friends to lovers
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Ana D'Arcy

4.24 · 267 ratings
dual-pov · first-person-pov · possessive hero · m-f · contemporary · competent heroine · explicit-plentiful · sassy heroine · super rich hero · washington · neurodivergent · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · secret-relationship · late-20s-fmc · career professional · anal sex · latinx-mc · office · from hate to love
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Taylor Fitzpatrick

4.22 · 199 ratings
contemporary · sports · m-m · queer · hockey · new adult · athletes · secret-relationship · angst · length-medium · standalone-first · grumpy sunshine · third-person-pov · neurodivergent · from hate to love · second chances · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · virgin hero · explicit-open-door
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Riley Nash

4.22 · 463 ratings
queer · m-m · contemporary · grumpy sunshine · explicit-open-door · hurt-comfort · found-family · first-person-pov · forced proximity · age difference · angst · dual-pov · usa · audiobook · abuse · height-difference · caretaking · anal sex · mental illness · mental-trauma
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Kelsey Humphreys

4.19 · 121 ratings
humor · length-medium · contemporary · audiobook · from hate to love · grumpy sunshine · forced proximity · competent heroine · new adult · open-door · friends to lovers · death · insta-love · possessive hero · second chances · super rich hero · age difference · sports · gifted heroine · tortured heroine
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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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Jemma Croft

4.17 · 253 ratings
humor · queer · m-m · contemporary · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · fantasy · sports · paranormal · first-person-pov · age difference · forced proximity · male-pov · standalone-first · cold hero · explicit-open-door · first-in-series · length-medium · height-difference · sunny hero
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Kyra Parsi

4.17 · 1464 ratings
humor · independent heroine · contemporary · m-f · canada · possessive hero · forced proximity · super rich hero · competent heroine · sassy heroine · caretaking · explicit-open-door · cold hero · praise-kink · strong heroine · angst · class difference · standalone-first · alpha male · office
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B.K. Borison

4.11 · 1416 ratings
contemporary · audiobook · humor · first-person-pov · m-f · maryland · usa · north-america · dual-pov · competent heroine · independent heroine · forced proximity · standalone-first · small town · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · explicit-open-door · standalone · new adult · height-difference
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Eliana Lee

4.10 · 579 ratings
exhibitionism · reverse harem · fated-mates · independent heroine · explicit-plentiful · poly · contemporary · found-family · sunny hero · anal sex · omegaverse · double-penetration · creative-anatomy · grumpy sunshine · dual-pov · humor · forced proximity · shy-hero · m-f-m · east-asian-mc
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Rebecca Quinn

4.10 · 752 ratings
sweet heroine · dystopian · angst · north-america · fetish · military · primal-play · queer · audiobook · alpha male · competent heroine · age difference · death · usa · men in uniform · survival · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · cold hero
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Fae Quin

4.10 · 723 ratings
m-m · queer · contemporary · anal sex · first-person-pov · dual-pov · height-difference · possessive hero · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · audiobook · sunny hero · grumpy sunshine · small town · humor · forced proximity · usa · death · caretaking · slow burn
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Victoria Wilder

4.08 · 426 ratings
contemporary · forced proximity · explicit-open-door · grumpy sunshine · from hate to love · super rich hero · age difference · standalone-first · small town · found-family · friends to lovers · slow burn · dual-pov · sports · sassy heroine · suspense · m-f · humor · length-long · north-america
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Erin Russell

4.08 · 231 ratings
queer · first-person-pov · missouri · caretaking · anal sex · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · north-america · usa · contemporary · m-m · mental illness · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · grumpy sunshine · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · small town · male-pov · found-family
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Harper Lennox

4.05 · 614 ratings
dual-pov · omegaverse · first-person-pov · poly · contemporary · ic-standalone · standalone · explicit-open-door · alpha male · standalone-first · creative-anatomy · double-penetration · anal sex · sunny hero · mental-trauma · height-difference · found-family · fated-mates · hurt-comfort · possessive hero
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Victoria Aveline

4.03 · 2627 ratings
height-difference · aliens · fated-mates · dual-pov · alpha male · m-f · audiobook · science fiction · standalone-first · forced proximity · third-person-pov · standalone · non-human-hero · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · futuristic · male-pov · strong heroine · competent heroine · ic-standalone
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Emilia Emerson

3.98 · 481 ratings
dual-pov · disabilities and marks · double-penetration · past-abuse · first-person-pov · anal sex · omegaverse · contemporary · poly · found-family · explicit-plentiful · reverse harem · spanking · sweet-hero · praise-kink · possessive hero · menage · audiobook · alpha male · super rich hero
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Lisina Coney

3.98 · 215 ratings
age difference · m-f · contemporary · sweet-hero · grumpy sunshine · audiobook · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · small town · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · slow burn · forced proximity · standalone-first · new adult · height-difference · cold hero · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · standalone
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Kayla Edwards

3.98 · 356 ratings
high fantasy · new adult · paranormal · fantasy · sweet heroine · vampires · tortured hero · hurt-comfort · urban fantasy · grumpy sunshine · third-person-pov · cold hero · audiobook · alpha male · bad boys · monsters · witches · death · magic · substance abuse
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Jasmine Mas

3.98 · 2095 ratings
fantasy · forced proximity · humor · queer · bisexual · gifted heroine · audiobook · alpha male · menage · competent heroine · possessive hero · warrior-heroine · torture-mcs · non-human-hero · fighters · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · dangerous heroine · misogyny · bad boys
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Hannah Nicole Maehrer

3.97 · 728 ratings
audiobook · humor · fantasy · magic · high fantasy · new adult · boss & employee · sassy heroine · working class heroine · political-intrigue · office · m-f · alpha male · monsters · super rich hero · independent heroine · forced proximity · early-20s-fmc · death · cliffhanger
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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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Jen Comfort

3.76 · 133 ratings
sweet-hero · third-person-pov · m-f · contemporary · audiobook · competent heroine · humor · neurodivergent · dual-pov · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · explicit-open-door · standalone · found-family · cold heroine · bisexual · standalone-first · length-medium · usa · forced proximity
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