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Fall Away
by Penelope Douglas
4.08 · 1114 ratings
alpha male · bad boys · new adult · contemporary · m-f · second chances · angst · tortured hero · strong heroine · slow burn · graphic-violence · betrayal · cheating · abuse · independent heroine · from hate to love · mma-boxing · competent heroine · sassy heroine · dark
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Bergman Brothers
by Chloe Liese
4.00 · 944 ratings
slow burn · forced proximity · humor · contemporary · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · usa · m-f · dual-pov · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · california · found-family · new adult · mental illness · sports · explicit-open-door · first-person-pov · tortured hero · neurodivergent
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All Saints High
by L.J. Shen
3.98 · 448 ratings
new adult · contemporary · m-f · dual-pov · tortured hero · strong heroine · substance abuse · abuse · bad boys · super rich hero · from hate to love · alpha male · california · death · high-school · male-pov · college · sports · other-man-woman · suspense
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Brutal Hearts
by Lilith Vincent
3.67 · 290 ratings
contemporary · mafia · dual-pov · dark · virgin heroine · breeding · m-f · possessive hero · dub-con · tortured hero · birth-control-non-con · age difference · alpha male · new adult · arranged marriage · shy heroine · suspense · sassy heroine · marriage of convenience · other-man-woman
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Royal Hearts Academy
by Ashley Jade
3.92 · 313 ratings
contemporary · young adult · m-f · explicit-open-door · cruel hero · new adult · from hate to love · second chances · sports · dual-pov · angst · first-person-pov · cold hero · friends to lovers · high-school · bad boys · abuse · other-man-woman · possessive hero · dark
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Honey Mountain
by Laura Pavlov
4.13 · 284 ratings
dual-pov · explicit-open-door · contemporary · new adult · small town · grumpy sunshine · forced proximity · friends to lovers · m-f · angst · competent heroine · office · death · men in uniform · found-family · length-medium · super rich hero · sweet heroine · friends-benefits · second chances
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Waylon University
by Ilsa Madden-Mills
3.83 · 223 ratings
athletes · new adult · length-medium · humor · football · contemporary · sports · friends to lovers · college · dual-pov · alpha male · from hate to love · bad boys · young adult · sassy heroine · insta-love · m-f · tall-heroine · angst · explicit-open-door
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Flight & Glory
by Rebecca Yarros
4.28 · 245 ratings
hurt-comfort · strong heroine · north-america · new adult · usa · men in uniform · contemporary · first-person-pov · caretaking · military · disabilities and marks · angst · explicit-open-door · m-f · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · death · alpha male · college · competent heroine
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The Underdogs
by Kate Stewart
4.09 · 141 ratings
college · sports · contemporary · new adult · explicit-open-door · humor · christian · friends to lovers · forbidden love · football · from hate to love · angst · length-medium · athletes · m-f · alpha male · death · possessive hero · insta-love · male-pov
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Pacific Prep
by R.A. Smyth
4.30 · 212 ratings
from hate to love · new adult · high-school · reverse harem · cruel hero · poly · m-f · contemporary · super rich hero · past-child-abuse · slut-shaming · nerdy-hero · secret-relationship · outlaw-heroine · tortured hero · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · siblings-bff · past-child-neglect · abuse-non-mc
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Dare
by Shantel Tessier
4.11 · 117 ratings
cruel hero · from hate to love · new adult · first-person-pov · angst · explicit-open-door · bad boys · high-school · dual-pov · dark · m-f · betrayal · contemporary · sports · length-medium · young adult · alpha male · length-short · abuse · secret-relationship
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Haven Grace Prep
by Kelsey Clayton
3.94 · 122 ratings
contemporary · new adult · dark · forbidden love · sports · young adult · bad boys · from hate to love · alpha male · virgin heroine · cheating · friends to lovers · other-man-woman · sassy heroine · angst · length-medium · cruel hero · possessive hero · m-f · betrayal
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Savage U
by Julia Wolf
4.12 · 118 ratings
m-f · college · contemporary · new adult · from hate to love · angst · possessive hero · sassy heroine · length-medium · alpha male · friends-benefits · forced proximity · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · cold hero · cruel hero · cheerful heroine · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · cold heroine
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Western Wildcats Hockey
by Jennifer Sucevic
3.87 · 205 ratings
sports · college · contemporary · athletes · dual-pov · new adult · competent heroine · m-f · secret-relationship · hockey · from hate to love · tortured heroine · explicit-open-door · angst · possessive hero · friends to lovers · forced proximity · independent heroine · sassy heroine · bad boys
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Plays & Penalties
by Maggie Rawdon
3.96 · 110 ratings
contemporary · forced proximity · friends to lovers · sports · college · dual-pov · length-medium · new adult · strong heroine · male-pov · explicit-open-door · football · secret-relationship · friends-benefits · angst · from hate to love · other-man-woman · young adult · vengeance · grumpy sunshine
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False Start
by Alison Rhymes
3.72 · 75 ratings
contemporary · other-man-woman · angst · length-medium · second chances · explicit-plentiful · sports · friends to lovers · love triangle · athletes · cheating · siblings-bff · abuse · from hate to love · bdsm · louisiana · strong heroine · body-betrayal · humor · tortured hero
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Kings of Rittenhouse
by Maya Hughes
3.91 · 138 ratings
new adult · m-f · sports · hockey · contemporary · length-medium · pennsylvania · usa · college · north-america · from hate to love · humor · explicit-open-door · angst · grumpy sunshine · friends to lovers · young adult · athletes · secret-relationship · siblings-bff
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The Blackhawk Boys
by Lexi Ryan
4.01 · 105 ratings
new adult · sports · contemporary · length-medium · athletes · college · betrayal · friends to lovers · football · explicit-open-door · dual-pov · m-f · other-man-woman · independent heroine · bad boys · usa · love triangle · alpha male · indiana · small town
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Maddison Kings University
by Tracy Lorraine
4.32 · 152 ratings
college · new adult · dual-pov · m-f · cruel hero · first-person-pov · contemporary · sports · explicit-open-door · from hate to love · young adult · angst · second chances · length-medium · dark · football · athletes · bad boys · dub-con · anal sex
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Seattle Blades
by Alison Rhymes
3.96 · 45 ratings
sports · hockey · contemporary · other-man-woman · first-person-pov · new adult · explicit-open-door · angst · length-medium · athletes · pregnancy · dual-pov · m-f · betrayal · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · competent heroine · from hate to love · menage · queer
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St. Mary's
by S.J. Sylvis
4.04 · 69 ratings
new adult · suspense · high-school · dark · m-f · from hate to love · dual-pov · alpha male · mystery · length-medium · contemporary · sports · forced proximity · cheating · cruel hero · bad boys · abuse · other-man-woman · forbidden love · past-sexual-abuse
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Hit and Run
by E.M. Lindsey
4.09 · 36 ratings
angst · queer · sports · m-m · contemporary · baseball · explicit-open-door · length-medium · disabilities and marks · from hate to love · friends to lovers · athletes · bisexual · boss & employee · abuse · actors · length-short · queer-awakening · hurt-comfort · single-father
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The Seddledowne
by Susan Henshaw
4.08 · 25 ratings
m-f · contemporary · new adult · length-medium · friends to lovers · cold hero · north-america · first-person-pov · angst · cheerful heroine · dual-pov · male-pov · sports · forbidden love · single-mother · competent heroine · other-man-woman · christian · cheating · usa
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Ghost Falls
by Sarah Hegger
3.90 · 24 ratings
utah · usa · contemporary · explicit-open-door · m-f · third-person-pov · friends-benefits · friends to lovers · hurt-comfort · strong heroine · north-america · humor · length-medium · independent heroine · alpha male · competent heroine · caretaking · dual-pov · abduction · sweet-hero
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