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Top authors writing tortured heroine romance

Morgan B. Lee

4.36 · 921 ratings
sassy heroine · mental-trauma · abuse-non-mc · fae · mental illness · past-child-neglect · abuse · shapeshifters · new adult · height-difference · college · poly · m-f · dragon shifter · competent heroine · paranormal · fantasy · dangerous heroine · monsters · super rich hero
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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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Isla Davon

4.29 · 300 ratings
fated-mates · reverse harem · fantasy · paranormal · poly · shapeshifters · fae · magic · monsters · witches · college · audiobook · m-f · gifted heroine · abuse · graphic-violence · tortured heroine · past-abuse · possessive hero · dual-pov
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B.M. Clemton

4.24 · 437 ratings
poly · magic · shapeshifters · fantasy · reverse harem · dual-pov · first-person-pov · possessive hero · paranormal · fated-mates · demons · height-difference · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · tortured heroine · alpha male · sweet-hero · witches · sunny hero · cold hero
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Madhuri Tamse

4.23 · 145 ratings
contemporary · length-medium · tortured heroine · length-long · grumpy sunshine · tortured hero · super rich hero · length-novella · suspense · from hate to love · alpha male · south asian · length-short · office · arranged marriage · length-epic · age difference · humor · marriage of convenience · found-family
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L.M. Terry

4.23 · 116 ratings
contemporary · suspense · tortured heroine · dark · length-medium · dual-pov · possessive hero · angst · first-person-pov · explicit-open-door · rape-non-mc · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · bikers · abuse-non-mc · m-f · death · age difference · strong heroine · vengeance
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J. Bree

4.23 · 4536 ratings
new adult · contemporary · first-person-pov · dark · possessive hero · m-f · competent heroine · from hate to love · cold hero · tortured heroine · reverse harem · super rich hero · poly · alpha male · cruel hero · independent heroine · suspense · strong heroine · dangerous heroine · bad boys
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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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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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Beck Michaels

4.16 · 114 ratings
magic · fantasy · fated-mates · audiobook · fae · shapeshifters · third-person-pov · high fantasy · werewolves · young adult · paranormal · from hate to love · new adult · sweet heroine · class difference · forced proximity · found-family · m-f · royalty · tortured heroine
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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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Alexis Grace

4.13 · 119 ratings
torture-scs · sassy heroine · competent heroine · suspense · m-f · poly · audiobook · contemporary · alpha male · found-family · reverse harem · independent heroine · spanking · heroine sleuth · forced proximity · nerdy-hero · m-f-m · length-medium · usa · virginia
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Kerry Taylor

4.12 · 256 ratings
contemporary · poly · suspense · reverse harem · length-medium · tortured heroine · dark · abuse · men in uniform · past-abuse · bodyguard-hero · found-family · mental illness · tortured hero · sweet-hero · disabilities and marks · mental-trauma · alpha male · new adult · mystery
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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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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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Diana Biller

4.07 · 133 ratings
victorian · third-person-pov · strong heroine · dual-pov · sweet-hero · nerdy-hero · historical · competent heroine · m-f · open-door · tortured heroine · independent heroine · super rich hero · humor · death · audiobook · cheerful heroine · mental-trauma · torture-mcs · insta-love
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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
fantasy · demons · paranormal · angels · hurt-comfort · exhibitionism · bad boys · eating disorder · magic · death · masc-dom · shapeshifters · height-difference · religious-trauma · from hate to love · torture-scs · explicit-plentiful · alpha male · audiobook · possessive hero
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Eris Belmont

4.05 · 162 ratings
rape · pregnancy · dark · abuse-mc · rape-mc · cruel hero · non-hea · dual-pov · fantasy · abuse · alpha male · m-f · possessive hero · graphic-violence · explicit-open-door · non-human-hero · tortured heroine · angst · abduction · length-medium
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Gigi Styx

4.04 · 252 ratings
past-sexual-abuse · torture-mcs · audiobook · m-f · betrayal · dark · graphic-violence · bondage · bdsm · dual-pov · torture-scs · suspense · contemporary · possessive hero · length-epic · past-child-abuse · abduction · hurt-comfort · forced proximity · alpha male
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Emilia Emerson

4.03 · 435 ratings
contemporary · omegaverse · spanking · reverse harem · fated-mates · found-family · poly · sassy heroine · explicit-plentiful · bdsm · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · past-abuse · mental-trauma · anal sex · sunny hero · dual-pov · creative-anatomy · double-penetration · disabilities and marks
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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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Peyton Corinne

4.01 · 233 ratings
hockey · sports · new adult · audiobook · contemporary · male-pov · hurt-comfort · sweet-hero · alcoholism · forced proximity · usa · length-medium · abuse · competent heroine · m-f · college · found-family · massachusetts · praise-kink · explicit-open-door
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Sarah Hawley

4.00 · 446 ratings
paranormal · m-f · audiobook · fantasy · magic · non-human-hero · height-difference · independent heroine · age difference · strong heroine · urban fantasy · tortured heroine · gifted heroine · forbidden love · from hate to love · political-intrigue · contemporary · found-family · witches · dangerous heroine
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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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Sarah A. Parker

3.92 · 492 ratings
high fantasy · fae · paranormal · audiobook · fantasy · dark · tortured heroine · magic · angst · possessive hero · cold hero · open-door · new adult · alpha male · age difference · dangerous heroine · substance abuse · vampires · dual-pov · hurt-comfort
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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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