Rains

by Lisa De Jong

4.16 · 47 ratings

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4.23 · 7005 ratings

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It Ends with Us

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3.86 · 858 ratings

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4.06 · 789 ratings

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Vampire Academy

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4.15 · 1884 ratings

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4.08 · 1119 ratings

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House of Night

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3.71 · 1541 ratings

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4.40 · 260 ratings

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Sea Breeze

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4.10 · 747 ratings

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4.05 · 242 ratings

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4.16 · 231 ratings

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Sweet Home

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4.16 · 366 ratings

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4.20 · 319 ratings

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More Than

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4.16 · 273 ratings

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Flight & Glory

by Rebecca Yarros

4.27 · 246 ratings

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Lovely Vicious

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4.05 · 281 ratings

from hate to love · contemporary · suspense · young adult · dark · abuse · mystery · bad boys · alpha male · angst · length-medium · humor · new adult · strong heroine · other-man-woman · love triangle · tortured heroine · rape · sassy heroine · college

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The Wild

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3.77 · 225 ratings

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Runaway

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4.16 · 215 ratings

contemporary · dual-pov · open-door · first-person-pov · independent heroine · suspense · small town · alpha male · western · angst · tortured heroine · length-short · other-man-woman · substance abuse · friends to lovers · cowboys · past-sexual-abuse · rich heroine · abuse · length-medium

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Lost and Found

by Nicole Williams

4.03 · 163 ratings

contemporary · length-medium · cowboys · college · m-f · young adult · abuse · tortured heroine · new adult · bad boys · love triangle · friends to lovers · behind-doors · other-man-woman · female-rake · cruel hero · tearjerkers · western · angst · open-door

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The Blackhawk Boys

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4.01 · 105 ratings

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3.77 · 62 ratings

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The Lamb and the Lion

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4.46 · 75 ratings

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4.39 · 91 ratings

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Second Chances

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3.99 · 81 ratings

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