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Top authors writing tortured heroine romance

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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Kara Voorhees Reynolds

4.35 · 115 ratings
independent heroine · misogyny · fantasy · magic · mature couple · competent heroine · m-f · found-family · medieval · tortured heroine · slow burn · curvy heroine · arranged marriage · standalone-first · historical · death · working class heroine · religious-trauma · lgbtqia hate · audiobook
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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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Isla Davon

4.25 · 321 ratings
possessive hero · fae · shapeshifters · poly · paranormal · fantasy · reverse harem · fated-mates · vengeance · tortured hero · urban fantasy · dual-pov · strong heroine · tortured heroine · teacher-hero · past-abuse · non-human-hero · dark · graphic-violence · past-child-neglect
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L.M. Terry

4.24 · 129 ratings
contemporary · suspense · length-medium · dark · tortured heroine · dual-pov · possessive hero · rape-non-mc · death · angst · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · m-f · age difference · bikers · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · abuse-non-mc · competent heroine · new adult
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Madhuri Tamse

4.23 · 146 ratings
contemporary · length-medium · tortured heroine · length-long · grumpy sunshine · tortured hero · super rich hero · length-novella · suspense · from hate to love · standalone-first · first-in-series · alpha male · south asian · length-epic · length-short · office · marriage of convenience · cliffhanger · arranged marriage
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B.M. Clemton

4.23 · 495 ratings
fantasy · poly · magic · shapeshifters · dual-pov · first-person-pov · reverse harem · possessive hero · paranormal · fated-mates · demons · sunny hero · tortured heroine · height-difference · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · sweet-hero · alpha male · cold hero · witches
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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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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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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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Melissa K. Roehrich

4.13 · 1150 ratings
fantasy · fae · paranormal · found-family · audiobook · m-f · witches · magic · high fantasy · vampires · gifted heroine · third-person-pov · possessive hero · from hate to love · love triangle · dark · tortured heroine · shapeshifters · length-epic · explicit-open-door
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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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Ana Kirk Shaw

4.09 · 185 ratings
dual-pov · slow burn · first-person-pov · new-york-state · m-f · contemporary · humor · forced proximity · usa · multicultural · strong heroine · north-america · tortured heroine · bondage · explicit-open-door · praise-kink · grovel · competent heroine · teacher-heroine · standalone-first
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Alexis Grace

4.06 · 163 ratings
length-medium · independent heroine · found-family · contemporary · m-f · alpha male · suspense · first-person-pov · possessive hero · dual-pov · past-child-abuse · virginia · m-f-m · usa · nerdy-hero · heroine sleuth · forced proximity · spanking · reverse harem · audiobook
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Mia Knight

4.06 · 457 ratings
m-f · alpha male · contemporary · suspense · possessive hero · explicit-plentiful · cliffhanger · dark · mafia · super rich hero · tycoon · angst · third-person-pov · tortured heroine · abuse · bad boys · second chances · arranged marriage · dub-con · cruel hero
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Gigi Styx

4.05 · 283 ratings
m-f · dark · suspense · hurt-comfort · past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · audiobook · betrayal · dual-pov · graphic-violence · bdsm · bondage · contemporary · torture-scs · past-child-abuse · tortured hero · abduction · possessive hero · length-epic · alpha male
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Marie Mackay

4.04 · 1128 ratings
male-pov · paranormal · mental-trauma · dual-pov · childfree-couple · angst · tortured hero · contemporary · from hate to love · new adult · tortured heroine · m-f-m · m-f · fantasy · forced proximity · super rich hero · magic · fated-mates · reverse harem · first-person-pov
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Peyton Corinne

4.04 · 282 ratings
hockey · angst · friends to lovers · dual-pov · new adult · sports · contemporary · m-f · audiobook · college · found-family · forced proximity · tortured hero · north-america · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · athletes · massachusetts · past-abuse · caretaking
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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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Mariel Pomeroy

4.02 · 139 ratings
paranormal · fantasy · demons · angels · caretaking · shapeshifters · height-difference · masc-dom · from hate to love · religious-trauma · torture-scs · audiobook · alpha male · bad boys · exhibitionism · eating disorder · death · magic · tortured hero · third-person-pov
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Dylan Page

4.00 · 405 ratings
possessive hero · suspense · dark · angst · tortured hero · new adult · alpha male · audiobook · contemporary · abuse · high-school · tortured heroine · m-f · mental illness · death · length-medium · age difference · sweet-hero · friends to lovers · rape
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Sarah Hawley

3.99 · 538 ratings
magic · audiobook · fantasy · strong heroine · independent heroine · non-human-hero · m-f · slow burn · tortured heroine · found-family · paranormal · height-difference · standalone-first · age difference · washington · urban fantasy · dual-pov · high fantasy · past-abuse · first-person-pov
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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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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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Liv Zander

3.92 · 1486 ratings
body-betrayal · consensual-non-con · cold hero · anal sex · mental-trauma · dark · graphic-violence · abuse-mc · abuse-non-mc · past-abuse · cruel hero · caretaking · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · disabilities and marks · vengeance · high fantasy · child-death · dub-con
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