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Morgan B. Lee
4.41 · 636 ratings
past-abuse · shapeshifters · new adult · height-difference · sassy heroine · mental illness · fae · abuse · competent heroine · paranormal · dragon shifter · college · poly · m-f · monsters · reverse harem · fated-mates · independent heroine · super rich hero · witches
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J.D. Evans
4.36 · 443 ratings
fantasy · magic · gifted heroine · m-f · audiobook · political-intrigue · open-door · dual-pov · third-person-pov · competent heroine · high fantasy · tortured hero · independent heroine · royalty · new adult · paranormal · military · class difference · lebanon · strong heroine
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Erin Langston
4.36 · 144 ratings
historical · forced proximity · m-f · england · third-person-pov · dual-pov · independent heroine · competent heroine · found-family · virgin heroine · strong heroine · sweet-hero · europe · humor · misogyny · audiobook · regency · united-kingdom · insta-love · explicit-open-door
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Rachel Gillig
4.34 · 1043 ratings
fantasy · high fantasy · tortured hero · sweet-hero · hurt-comfort · slow burn · cold hero · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · open-door · gifted heroine · m-f · audiobook · competent heroine · political-intrigue · independent heroine · magic · death · vengeance · angst
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V.E.S. Pullen
4.34 · 107 ratings
north-america · past-child-abuse · dystopian · angst · strong heroine · survival · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · past-child-neglect · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · sassy heroine · science fiction · abuse · competent heroine · found-family · contemporary · poly · reverse harem
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S.M. Olivier
4.33 · 371 ratings
poly · contemporary · reverse harem · alpha male · possessive hero · sunny hero · menage · strong heroine · men in uniform · competent heroine · explicit-plentiful · nerdy-hero · independent heroine · sweet-hero · past-abuse · m-f-m · heroine athlete · friends to lovers · past-sexual-abuse · new adult
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Drew Hayes
4.28 · 258 ratings
first-person-pov · warrior-heroine · urban fantasy · sweet-hero · strong heroine · vampires · magic · demons · nerdy-hero · dangerous heroine · fantasy · humor · monsters · independent heroine · witches · non-human-heroine · audiobook · paranormal · competent heroine · shapeshifters
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Ashley N. Rostek
4.27 · 906 ratings
dark · contemporary · new adult · suspense · friends to lovers · abuse · poly · reverse harem · independent heroine · first-person-pov · alpha male · m-f-m · abduction · strong heroine · competent heroine · death · usa · north-america · tortured heroine · arizona
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Olivia Thorn
4.25 · 119 ratings
mafia · first-person-pov · dark · contemporary · m-f · dual-pov · italy · super rich hero · europe · audiobook · alpha male · suspense · independent heroine · strong heroine · insta-love · explicit-open-door · new adult · bad boys · length-long · possessive hero
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M.A. Carrick
4.25 · 105 ratings
third-person-pov · strong heroine · hurt-comfort · class difference · outlaw-heroine · vengeance · poor heroine · competent heroine · political-intrigue · m-f · found-family · sassy heroine · magic · historical · independent heroine · fantasy · mystery · slow burn · dangerous heroine · humor
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Katherine Arden
4.19 · 522 ratings
paranormal · audiobook · demons · magic · historical · death · europe · fantasy · third-person-pov · medieval · competent heroine · pagan · east-europe · rape-non-mc · independent heroine · witches · mystery · strong heroine · russia · glimpses-kisses
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Kyra Parsi
4.18 · 1015 ratings
possessive hero · canada · contemporary · m-f · humor · independent heroine · angst · class difference · strong heroine · cold hero · praise-kink · past-abuse · caretaking · explicit-open-door · sassy heroine · competent heroine · forced proximity · super rich hero · tycoon · north-america
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Blake Black
4.17 · 317 ratings
reverse harem · independent heroine · sunny hero · poly · contemporary · found-family · dual-pov · m-f · sweet-hero · new adult · suspense · mental-trauma · super rich hero · m-f-m · audiobook · menage · praise-kink · friends to lovers · hurt-comfort · cold hero
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Hannah Bonam-Young
4.17 · 790 ratings
audiobook · contemporary · new adult · found-family · forced proximity · independent heroine · first-person-pov · canada · m-f · competent heroine · humor · friends to lovers · north-america · caretaking · mental-trauma · explicit-open-door · height-difference · death · sweet heroine · class difference
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Elizabeth Dear
4.15 · 455 ratings
first-person-pov · dual-pov · new adult · contemporary · audiobook · independent heroine · possessive hero · alpha male · dangerous heroine · found-family · poly · explicit-open-door · fighters · super rich hero · length-medium · competent heroine · sunny hero · dark · graphic-violence · reverse harem
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Suzanne Wright
4.13 · 4624 ratings
audiobook · fantasy · alpha male · m-f · possessive hero · paranormal · strong heroine · urban fantasy · independent heroine · suspense · contemporary · shapeshifters · non-human-heroine · sassy heroine · dual-pov · non-human-hero · fated-mates · humor · competent heroine · explicit-plentiful
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Eliana Lee
4.13 · 397 ratings
praise-kink · alpha male · m-f · sunny hero · anal sex · omegaverse · caretaking · double-penetration · creative-anatomy · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · dual-pov · multicultural · male-pov · exhibitionism · reverse harem · humor · forced proximity · southeast-asian-mc · fated-mates
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Reese Rivers
4.09 · 595 ratings
reverse harem · dual-pov · angst · contemporary · independent heroine · first-person-pov · alpha male · poly · explicit-plentiful · insta-love · m-f · menage · explicit-open-door · new adult · shy heroine · second chances · tortured heroine · death · friends to lovers · tortured hero
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Gwendolyn Harper
4.08 · 214 ratings
m-f · strong heroine · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · independent heroine · fantasy · competent heroine · possessive hero · friends to lovers · length-short · forced proximity · contemporary · sassy heroine · fem-dom · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · caretaking · ireland · dystopian · horror
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B.K. Borison
4.08 · 868 ratings
audiobook · contemporary · humor · found-family · m-f · usa · maryland · independent heroine · sweet-hero · north-america · friends to lovers · first-person-pov · competent heroine · working class heroine · forced proximity · dual-pov · small town · height-difference · new adult · grumpy sunshine
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Diana Biller
4.07 · 120 ratings
third-person-pov · strong heroine · sweet-hero · dual-pov · victorian · competent heroine · m-f · nerdy-hero · historical · open-door · audiobook · super rich hero · independent heroine · humor · tortured hero · virgin hero · slow burn · grumpy sunshine · hurt-comfort · insta-love
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Becka Mack
4.06 · 845 ratings
contemporary · m-f · hockey · new adult · sports · found-family · athletes · super rich hero · independent heroine · humor · death · canada · sassy heroine · competent heroine · audiobook · praise-kink · possessive hero · mental-trauma · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov
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Victoria Aveline
4.06 · 2030 ratings
forced proximity · aliens · fated-mates · futuristic · m-f · science fiction · non-human-hero · explicit-open-door · possessive hero · dual-pov · third-person-pov · abduction · audiobook · alpha male · male-pov · height-difference · multicultural · creative-anatomy · arranged marriage · fantasy
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Penelope Barsetti
4.05 · 471 ratings
audiobook · paranormal · fantasy · dark · m-f · strong heroine · from hate to love · independent heroine · explicit-open-door · alpha male · competent heroine · royalty · vengeance · angst · possessive hero · high fantasy · aristocratic heroine · cold hero · war · dual-pov
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Melissa Blair
4.03 · 175 ratings
magic · death · fantasy · paranormal · non-human-heroine · m-f · audiobook · fae · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · open-door · past-abuse · war · strong heroine · disabilities and marks · tortured hero · high fantasy
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Stephanie Archer
4.02 · 1832 ratings
contemporary · dual-pov · humor · forced proximity · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · north-america · competent heroine · m-f · audiobook · canada · from hate to love · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · height-difference · praise-kink · possessive hero · slow burn · independent heroine · super rich hero
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Nikki Castle
4.01 · 269 ratings
new adult · contemporary · m-f · mma-boxing · pennsylvania · sports · dual-pov · praise-kink · explicit-open-door · audiobook · found-family · forced proximity · independent heroine · spanking · usa · friends to lovers · first-person-pov · alpha male · hurt-comfort · strong heroine
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Stephanie Garber
3.98 · 1491 ratings
magic · fantasy · paranormal · audiobook · young adult · glimpses-kisses · third-person-pov · tortured hero · angst · love triangle · death · independent heroine · mystery · from hate to love · possessive hero · strong heroine · slow burn · high fantasy · betrayal · m-f
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