Loretta Chase
1145 ratings 3.83 ·
historical · regency · length-medium · open-door · m-f · independent heroine · strong heroine · virgin heroine · competent heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · humor · sassy heroine · sweet-hero · super rich hero · forced proximity · alpha male · slow burn · erotica · mystery
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Lisa Kleypas
6306 ratings 4.03 ·
historical · m-f · regency · length-medium · alpha male · possessive hero · virgin heroine · victorian · super rich hero · open-door · third-person-pov · england · class difference · united-kingdom · explicit-open-door · height-difference · british-isles · independent heroine · europe · tortured hero
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Tessa Dare
3257 ratings 3.95 ·
historical · regency · m-f · virgin heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · united-kingdom · europe · length-medium · england · humor · tortured hero · british-isles · sweet heroine · strong heroine · alpha male · cold hero · open-door · class difference · friends to lovers
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Mariana Zapata
3121 ratings 4.14 ·
contemporary · m-f · slow burn · first-person-pov · friends to lovers · height-difference · open-door · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · humor · new adult · alpha male · length-long · sassy heroine · cold hero · forced proximity · independent heroine · sweet heroine · age difference · working class heroine
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Mary Balogh
3070 ratings 3.78 ·
historical · regency · open-door · length-medium · m-f · length-long · virgin heroine · sweet-hero · marriage of convenience · length-short · class difference · christmas · friends to lovers · poor heroine · sweet heroine · strong heroine · tortured hero · slow burn · united-kingdom · british-isles
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Johanna Lindsey
2008 ratings 3.85 ·
historical · open-door · virgin heroine · m-f · regency · length-long · alpha male · cruel hero · length-medium · strong heroine · pregnancy · from hate to love · possessive hero · forced proximity · europe · western · third-person-pov · erotica · pirates · historical western
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Eloisa James
2005 ratings 3.74 ·
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Lorraine Heath
1564 ratings 3.89 ·
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Sophie Jordan
1179 ratings 3.69 ·
length-medium · historical · regency · m-f · contemporary · explicit-open-door · class difference · virgin heroine · third-person-pov · young adult · forced proximity · fantasy · from hate to love · poor heroine · tortured hero · open-door · dual-pov · paranormal · cold hero · bad boys
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Julie Anne Long
828 ratings 3.93 ·
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Teresa Medeiros
644 ratings 3.88 ·
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Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
454 ratings 3.87 ·
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Laura Kinsale
368 ratings 3.84 ·
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Mia Vincy
252 ratings 4.06 ·
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Scarlett Peckham
233 ratings 3.84 ·
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Joanna Bourne
230 ratings 3.89 ·
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Cecilia Grant
191 ratings 3.84 ·
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Martha Waters
189 ratings 3.62 ·
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Emily Brontë
152 ratings 3.49 ·
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Hannah Nicole Maehrer
152 ratings 3.85 ·
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Olivia Parker
130 ratings 3.81 ·
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J.D. Evans
130 ratings 4.31 ·
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Allison Saft
121 ratings 3.78 ·
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isthisselfcare
120 ratings 4.58 ·
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Hazel Mack
104 ratings 4.21 ·
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Nina Pennacchi
65 ratings 3.90 ·
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Shonda Rhimes
42 ratings 4.20 ·
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Donna Marchetti
38 ratings 4.02 ·
independent heroine · cold hero · death · love triangle · florida · contemporary · m-f · california · sassy heroine · georgia · oklahoma · dual-pov · texas · slow burn · usa · competent heroine · humor · forced proximity · open-door · length-medium
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Sara Fields
20 ratings 3.58 ·
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