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墨香铜臭

4.54 · 469 ratings
paranormal · queer · m-m · historical · magic · asia · fantasy · angst · death · mystery · high fantasy · glimpses-kisses · young adult · demons · humor · forced proximity · third-person-pov · grumpy sunshine · virgin hero · friends to lovers
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J.D. Evans

4.38 · 556 ratings
third-person-pov · dual-pov · open-door · gifted heroine · competent heroine · political-intrigue · m-f · audiobook · fantasy · magic · tortured hero · high fantasy · class difference · slow burn · strong heroine · caretaking · military · past-abuse · new adult · royalty
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Morgan B. Lee

4.36 · 918 ratings
strong heroine · fantasy · dangerous heroine · male-pov · super rich hero · reverse harem · fated-mates · independent heroine · monsters · witches · death · magic · usa · demons · abuse · mental illness · fae · sassy heroine · shapeshifters · new adult
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Nora Sakavic

4.35 · 595 ratings
queer · m-m · sports · audiobook · contemporary · found-family · young adult · new adult · college · usa · angst · tortured hero · north-america · slow burn · athletes · cold hero · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · abuse · mafia
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Willa Rae

4.29 · 149 ratings
magic · fantasy · paranormal · fated-mates · poly · warrior-heroine · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · teacher-hero · praise-kink · sunny hero · cold hero · friends to lovers · angst · vampires · m-f-m · super rich hero · reverse harem · mystery · misogyny
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Suzanne Collins

4.23 · 3828 ratings
futuristic · young adult · abuse · science fiction · glimpses-kisses · survival · dystopian · death · usa · audiobook · suspense · torture-scs · graphic-violence · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · vengeance · forced proximity · mystery · fantasy · independent heroine
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Rina Saint

4.22 · 246 ratings
past-abuse · m-m · mafia · masc-dom · queer · explicit-plentiful · erotica · alpha male · contemporary · bad boys · super rich hero · usa · north-america · tortured hero · angst · vengeance · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · possessive hero · anal sex
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Sidney Bell

4.21 · 122 ratings
contemporary · queer · m-m · explicit-open-door · sweet-hero · third-person-pov · usa · dual-pov · angst · tortured hero · colorado · age difference · suspense · cold hero · anal sex · grumpy sunshine · friends to lovers · length-long · forced proximity · male-pov
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Marie Mistry

4.21 · 1025 ratings
reverse harem · poly · first-person-pov · possessive hero · fantasy · found-family · non-human-heroine · paranormal · tortured hero · sweet-hero · non-human-hero · m-f · mental-trauma · cold hero · magic · dual-pov · gifted heroine · fated-mates · fighters · alpha male
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Jessica Joyce

4.19 · 500 ratings
m-f · contemporary · california · sweet-hero · sweet heroine · usa · explicit-open-door · forced proximity · humor · audiobook · hurt-comfort · friends-benefits · slow burn · angst · sassy heroine · tortured hero · friends to lovers · new adult · north-america · caretaking
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Kelly Cove

4.16 · 109 ratings
dark · fantasy · height-difference · paranormal · magic · explicit-open-door · from hate to love · abuse · commander · dual-pov · cold hero · tortured heroine · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · tortured hero · possessive hero · non-human-heroine · independent heroine · fated-mates · witches
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Rebecca Ross

4.15 · 1187 ratings
fantasy · magic · strong heroine · sweet-hero · paranormal · competent heroine · audiobook · m-f · young adult · political-intrigue · high fantasy · length-long · historical · third-person-pov · dual-pov · tortured hero · friends to lovers · new adult · death · mystery
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Erin Russell

4.12 · 182 ratings
hurt-comfort · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · tortured hero · first-person-pov · caretaking · anal sex · contemporary · queer · mental illness · m-m · usa · male-pov · sweet-hero · suicide · angst · fetish · small town · past-child-abuse · missouri
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Eliana Lee

4.11 · 484 ratings
omegaverse · poly · anal sex · sunny hero · caretaking · creative-anatomy · double-penetration · dual-pov · grumpy sunshine · exhibitionism · male-pov · fated-mates · reverse harem · independent heroine · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · found-family · praise-kink · friends to lovers · multicultural
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Alina May

4.10 · 313 ratings
forced proximity · abduction · possessive hero · from hate to love · contemporary · poly · suspense · dual-pov · dark · menage · rape · past-child-abuse · praise-kink · past-sexual-abuse · rape-mc · spanking · exhibitionism · dub-con · anal sex · first-person-pov
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Leigh Rivers

4.09 · 1079 ratings
dark · bad boys · contemporary · possessive hero · audiobook · m-f · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · first-person-pov · dual-pov · explicit-plentiful · suspense · substance abuse · mental illness · cruel hero · torture-mcs · tortured hero · abduction · super rich hero · death
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London Snow

4.07 · 131 ratings
virgin hero · dual-pov · virgin heroine · dark · sports · new adult · contemporary · m-f · forced proximity · hockey · breeding · possessive hero · insta-love · first-person-pov · found-family · college · tortured hero · sweet heroine · friends to lovers · athletes
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Mallory Dunlin

4.07 · 679 ratings
non-human-hero · m-f · fantasy · magic · monsters · forced proximity · hurt-comfort · high fantasy · creative-anatomy · first-person-pov · tortured hero · competent heroine · fae · slow burn · strong heroine · caretaking · fated-mates · sweet-hero · possessive hero · shapeshifters
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Blake Black

4.07 · 437 ratings
sunny hero · poly · possessive hero · m-f · mental-trauma · dual-pov · reverse harem · independent heroine · contemporary · height-difference · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · competent heroine · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · found-family · suspense · explicit-open-door · praise-kink · friends to lovers
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Marie Mackay

4.06 · 956 ratings
m-f · fantasy · from hate to love · paranormal · angst · dual-pov · mental-trauma · new adult · contemporary · male-pov · tortured hero · omegaverse · tortured heroine · audiobook · forced proximity · super rich hero · m-f-m · poly · reverse harem · class difference
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Mariel Pomeroy

4.05 · 123 ratings
paranormal · demons · fantasy · angels · audiobook · alpha male · shapeshifters · height-difference · masc-dom · from hate to love · religious-trauma · torture-scs · explicit-plentiful · death · magic · bad boys · exhibitionism · eating disorder · third-person-pov · hurt-comfort
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Melissa Blair

4.03 · 193 ratings
strong heroine · tortured hero · disabilities and marks · high fantasy · graphic-violence · open-door · warrior-heroine · non-human-hero · past-abuse · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · war · paranormal · audiobook · m-f · non-human-heroine · fae · death · magic · fantasy
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Dylan Page

4.01 · 356 ratings
dark · suspense · new adult · possessive hero · high-school · abuse · contemporary · tortured hero · angst · m-f · alpha male · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · dual-pov · rape · friends to lovers · age difference · length-medium · mental illness · graphic-violence
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Kayla Edwards

3.99 · 321 ratings
new adult · paranormal · fantasy · high fantasy · alpha male · audiobook · bad boys · monsters · witches · magic · vampires · sweet heroine · grumpy sunshine · third-person-pov · urban fantasy · hurt-comfort · cold hero · height-difference · shapeshifters · forbidden love
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Karissa Kinword

3.98 · 103 ratings
independent heroine · m-f · audiobook · dual-pov · humor · forced proximity · age difference · usa · sassy heroine · explicit-plentiful · height-difference · found-family · contemporary · alpha male · competent heroine · possessive hero · cheerful heroine · sunny hero · first-person-pov · military
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Jasmine Mas

3.98 · 1849 ratings
possessive hero · non-human-hero · torture-mcs · warrior-heroine · fighters · tortured hero · past-child-abuse · fantasy · humor · forced proximity · gifted heroine · bisexual · queer · alpha male · virgin heroine · cold hero · past-child-neglect · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · tortured heroine
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Liv Zander

3.93 · 1267 ratings
anal sex · cold hero · consensual-non-con · body-betrayal · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · bdsm · caretaking · past-abuse · cruel hero · abuse-non-mc · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · vengeance · high fantasy · disabilities and marks · dual-pov · strong heroine
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Jessa Halliwell

3.61 · 109 ratings
poly · reverse harem · contemporary · dual-pov · suspense · from hate to love · tortured hero · mafia · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · audiobook · abuse · past-child-abuse · disabilities and marks · past-abuse · dark · independent heroine · possessive hero · paranormal · vampires
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