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Nina.

4.66 · 124 ratings
black-mc · african-american · length-long · mental illness · abuse · sassy heroine · third-person-pov · cheating · alpha male · suicide · miscarriage · super rich hero · pregnancy · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · other-man-woman · mafia · tortured hero · height-difference · substance abuse
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Rawnie Sabor

4.57 · 319 ratings
urban fantasy · paranormal · fantasy · magic · explicit-plentiful · caretaking · bdsm · vampires · dual-pov · demons · contemporary · fae · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · dark · fem-dom · witches · abuse · found-family · north-america
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DeathsDoll

4.45 · 165 ratings
spanking · age difference · alpha male · m-f · explicit-plentiful · dark · mental-trauma · abuse-mc · rape-mc · graphic-violence · bdsm · cruel hero · cold hero · angst · shy heroine · usa · super rich hero · forced proximity · competent heroine · contemporary
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Morgan B. Lee

4.36 · 1223 ratings
non-human-heroine · contemporary · poly · dragon shifter · paranormal · abuse · new adult · height-difference · magic · demons · male-pov · witches · fated-mates · reverse harem · dual-pov · vampires · virgin hero · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse
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Nora Sakavic

4.35 · 652 ratings
queer · m-m · sports · new adult · found-family · audiobook · contemporary · young adult · graphic-violence · college · usa · angst · north-america · tortured hero · athletes · slow burn · cold hero · mental-trauma · abuse · mafia
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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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Marie Mistry

4.24 · 1196 ratings
reverse harem · poly · fantasy · possessive hero · paranormal · first-person-pov · m-f · sweet-hero · found-family · non-human-heroine · cold hero · alpha male · non-human-hero · tortured hero · magic · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · gifted heroine · dual-pov · audiobook
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M.A. Carrick

4.24 · 118 ratings
magic · historical · class difference · outlaw-heroine · vengeance · third-person-pov · strong heroine · hurt-comfort · poor heroine · competent heroine · political-intrigue · m-f · found-family · independent heroine · fantasy · mystery · past-child-abuse · high fantasy · secret-relationship · slow burn
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Suzanne Collins

4.23 · 4283 ratings
glimpses-kisses · survival · dystopian · futuristic · young adult · science fiction · abuse · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · torture-mcs · vengeance · death · teenage-mmc · usa · audiobook · suspense · torture-scs · teenage-fmc · military · tortured heroine
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T.J. Hamel

4.23 · 186 ratings
m-m · queer · contemporary · human-trafficking · hurt-comfort · dark · mental-trauma · bdsm · past-abuse · rape · abduction · dual-pov · slavery · anal sex · torture-mcs · abuse-non-mc · past-sexual-abuse · bondage · suicide · spanking
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Rina Saint

4.20 · 401 ratings
found-family · erotica · alpha male · contemporary · suspense · queer · m-m · explicit-plentiful · mafia · masc-dom · usa · bad boys · super rich hero · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · angst · north-america · tortured hero · first-person-pov · caretaking
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R.A. Smyth

4.18 · 811 ratings
reverse harem · contemporary · new adult · poly · dual-pov · from hate to love · dark · first-person-pov · competent heroine · audiobook · suspense · independent heroine · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · mental-trauma · cruel hero · m-f · alpha male · abuse · forced proximity
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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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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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Sara Hashem

4.16 · 115 ratings
fantasy · strong heroine · slow burn · survival · multicultural · suicide · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · high fantasy · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · aristocratic heroine · past-abuse · non-hea · war · virgin heroine · cold hero · young adult
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Kelly Cove

4.15 · 150 ratings
fantasy · dark · paranormal · magic · tortured hero · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · audiobook · m-f · alpha male · dual-pov · cold hero · tortured heroine · past-abuse · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · from hate to love · abuse · height-difference · commander
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Lyla Dane

4.15 · 102 ratings
hurt-comfort · queer · m-m · sweet-hero · dual-pov · virgin hero · first-person-pov · mental-trauma · contemporary · height-difference · suicide · tortured hero · caretaking · anal sex · praise-kink · possessive hero · college · abuse · explicit-plentiful · mental illness
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Bea Northwick

4.12 · 102 ratings
m-f · suspense · mystery · forced proximity · standalone-first · first-person-pov · standalone · explicit-open-door · audiobook · miscarriage · paranormal · competent heroine · fantasy · independent heroine · super rich hero · horror · historical · death · usa · tortured hero
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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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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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Becka Mack

4.08 · 1180 ratings
m-f · contemporary · super rich hero · hockey · new adult · sports · canada · competent heroine · found-family · audiobook · possessive hero · sunny hero · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · north-america · athletes · dual-pov · sweet-hero · independent heroine · humor
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David R. Slayton

4.07 · 201 ratings
queer · m-m · audiobook · contemporary · paranormal · fantasy · magic · tortured hero · urban fantasy · third-person-pov · mental-trauma · young adult · mystery · witches · male-pov · death · past-child-abuse · colorado · north-america · multicultural
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Nicci Harris

4.07 · 685 ratings
m-f · dark · first-person-pov · contemporary · possessive hero · alpha male · super rich hero · dual-pov · suspense · sweet heroine · mental-trauma · mafia · height-difference · male-pov · tortured hero · praise-kink · age difference · explicit-plentiful · audiobook · forced proximity
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Melissa Blair

4.03 · 202 ratings
non-human-heroine · m-f · audiobook · paranormal · fae · magic · death · fantasy · strong heroine · high fantasy · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · non-human-hero · warrior-heroine · graphic-violence · open-door · war
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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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Lydia Hope

3.97 · 289 ratings
non-human-hero · third-person-pov · multicultural · hurt-comfort · disabilities and marks · sweet heroine · futuristic · aliens · m-f · science fiction · mental-trauma · cold hero · survival · tortured hero · dystopian · secret-relationship · length-long · bad boys · forced proximity · competent heroine
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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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