Christine Kling
44 ratings 3.80 ·
m-f · abduction · 20th century · third-person-pov · paranormal · length-long · suspense · competent heroine · contemporary · independent heroine · mystery · historical · death · nerdy-hero · betrayal · heroine sleuth · tortured hero · military · open-door · himbo
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Suzanne Collins
1831 ratings 4.16 ·
young adult · suspense · dystopian · futuristic · torture-scs · competent heroine · other-man-woman · political-intrigue · survival · torture-mcs · mental-trauma · m-f · war · tortured heroine · military · angst · graphic-violence · vengeance · strong heroine · tortured hero
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Katherine Arden
302 ratings 4.16 ·
competent heroine · strong heroine · legends & fairy tales · witches · east-europe · paranormal · third-person-pov · rape-non-mc · historical · demons · russia · magic · pagan · death · independent heroine · medieval · fantasy · europe · high fantasy · childfree-couple
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Rachel Gillig
263 ratings 4.37 ·
paranormal · fantasy · cold hero · independent heroine · height-difference · tortured hero · sassy heroine · royalty · competent heroine · high fantasy · suspense · forced proximity · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · monsters · sweet-hero · magic · death · m-f · past-abuse
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Joanna Bourne
230 ratings 3.89 ·
historical · regency · m-f · length-medium · mystery · suspense · third-person-pov · strong heroine · independent heroine · competent heroine · military · war · georgian · europe · dual-pov · forced proximity · united-kingdom · western-central-europe · alpha male · men in uniform
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Rebecca Quinn
206 ratings 4.16 ·
queer · bodyguard-hero · grumpy sunshine · forced proximity · reverse harem · dystopian · praise-kink · friends to lovers · class difference · tortured hero · dub-con · sweet heroine · shy heroine · m-m-f · m-f-m · spanking · bisexual · bad boys · victim-blaming · abuse
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William Goldman
177 ratings 4.34 ·
secret-relationship · third-person-pov · paranormal · monsters · friends to lovers · forbidden love · abduction · male-pov · witches · class difference · small town · legends & fairy tales · pirates · aristocratic heroine · tortured hero · other-man-woman · young adult · royalty · sassy heroine · length-long
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Emily Brontë
152 ratings 3.49 ·
love triangle · alcoholism · male-pov · forbidden love · mental illness · misogyny · competent heroine · british-isles · incest · torture-scs · behind-doors · sassy heroine · other-man-woman · second chances · stepsibling · non-hea · cold hero · caretaking · grovel · cruel hero
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J.D. Evans
130 ratings 4.31 ·
dual-pov · political-intrigue · fantasy · magic · third-person-pov · length-long · gifted heroine · high fantasy · military · explicit-open-door · m-f · paranormal · competent heroine · new adult · independent heroine · historical · class difference · slow burn · strong heroine · tortured hero
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isthisselfcare
120 ratings 4.58 ·
disabilities and marks · length-long · slow burn · british-isles · competent heroine · united-kingdom · asia · strong heroine · urban fantasy · contemporary · height-difference · bondage · friends to lovers · hurt-comfort · tortured hero · abduction · male-pov · witches · uzbekistan · forced proximity
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Melissa Blair
82 ratings 4.13 ·
fantasy · fighters · length-long · young adult · high fantasy · substance abuse · warrior-heroine · graphic-violence · non-human-heroine · tortured hero · non-human-hero · paranormal · fae · magic · death · m-f · past-abuse · new adult · tortured heroine · war
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Mary Shelley
75 ratings 3.94 ·
monsters · fantasy · horror · contemporary · urban fantasy · m-f · death · stepsibling · vengeance · nerdy-hero · suspense · tortured hero · historical · non-hea · suicide · paranormal · dystopian · science fiction · length-medium · angst
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Kate Chopin
74 ratings 3.61 ·
behind-doors · angst · bad boys · mature couple · rich heroine · religious-trauma · victorian · louisiana · non-trad-hea · victim-blaming · super rich hero · tortured heroine · length-novella · mental-trauma · m-f · sunny hero · past-abuse · survival · usa · cheating
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Katja Millay
72 ratings 4.30 ·
open-door · abuse · shy-hero · angst · mystery · bad boys · tearjerkers · cruel hero · fated-mates · florida · cold hero · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · virgin heroine · mental-trauma · m-f · past-abuse · death · slut-shaming · usa
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Gaston Leroux
65 ratings 4.00 ·
death · love triangle · poor heroine · possessive hero · virgin heroine · dark · historical · past-abuse · horror · france · m-f · betrayal · ableism · age difference · arranged marriage · shy heroine · mystery · mature couple · disabilities and marks · angst
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Walter Covell
60 ratings 4.09 ·
aristocratic heroine · death · rape · tudors · alcoholism · humor · secret-relationship · europe · mystery · england · third-person-pov · historical · behind-doors · length-long · political-intrigue · christian · sweet heroine · suspense · himbo · dub-con
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Sylvie Thorel-Cailleteau
60 ratings 4.09 ·
men in uniform · death · rape · alcoholism · tudors · europe · third-person-pov · england · mystery · humor · christian · secret-relationship · suspense · sweet heroine · historical · behind-doors · length-long · political-intrigue · m-f · france
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S.N. Rizvi
60 ratings 4.09 ·
sweet heroine · dub-con · mystery · humor · secret-relationship · europe · suicide · england · alcoholism · third-person-pov · tudors · rape · death · men in uniform · m-f · france · aristocratic heroine · sunny hero · political-intrigue · historical
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Александр Дюма
60 ratings 4.09 ·
aristocratic heroine · france · m-f · sunny hero · men in uniform · death · rape · sweet heroine · suspense · suicide · christian · himbo · length-long · dub-con · historical · behind-doors · political-intrigue · europe · england · alcoholism
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John Lee
59 ratings 4.07 ·
behind-doors · political-intrigue · england · europe · mystery · humor · secret-relationship · dub-con · alcoholism · third-person-pov · tudors · aristocratic heroine · m-f · france · sunny hero · men in uniform · death · rape · suspense · sweet heroine
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Giorgio Manganelli
59 ratings 4.07 ·
death · men in uniform · rape · alcoholism · aristocratic heroine · m-f · france · length-long · himbo · historical · behind-doors · suspense · political-intrigue · christian · sweet heroine · mystery · humor · secret-relationship · sunny hero · dub-con
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Andrew Davidson
39 ratings 3.82 ·
neurodivergent · historical · length-long · suicide · suspense · magic · urban fantasy · death · second chances · tortured hero · contemporary · dark · tortured heroine · fantasy · non-trad-hea · medieval · mystery · mental illness · paranormal
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Kaliane Bradley
33 ratings 3.67 ·
multicultural · forbidden love · mental illness · dystopian · misogyny · forced proximity · suspense · slow burn · commander · contemporary · racism · non-trad-hea · time travel · military · futuristic · first-person-pov · lgbtqia hate · fantasy · bisexual · science fiction
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
28 ratings 3.95 ·
suspense · working class heroine · abuse-non-mc · angst · shy-hero · new adult · fantasy · from hate to love · independent heroine · tortured heroine · cold hero · super rich hero · magic · love triangle · poor heroine · virgin heroine · length-novella · historical · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine
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A.B. Poranek
25 ratings 4.17 ·
slow burn · sweet heroine · mystery · paranormal · third-person-pov · bisexual · length-medium · shapeshifters · fantasy · monsters · non-trad-hea · witches · grovel · magic · cold hero · death · demons · m-f · betrayal · nerdy-hero
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Mai Corland
25 ratings 4.03 ·
fantasy · outlaw-heroine · tortured hero · tortured heroine · queer · cold hero · past-child-neglect · fighters · dual-pov · political-intrigue · child-death · death · east-asian-mc · survival · past-abuse · magic · m-f · betrayal · m-m · poor heroine
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David Sodergren
24 ratings 4.31 ·
sassy heroine · open-door · mystery · mature couple · length-short · shapeshifters · fantasy · horror · scotland · dark · death · age difference · found-family · third-person-pov · paranormal · forced proximity · self harm · small town · monsters · contemporary
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I.V. Ophelia
21 ratings 3.98 ·
paranormal · vampires · dangerous heroine · monsters · contemporary · non-human-hero · suspense · graphic-violence · working class heroine · length-long · dub-con · england · explicit-open-door · victorian · cruel hero · independent heroine · fantasy · from hate to love · tortured heroine · abuse-mc
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Sara Fields
20 ratings 3.58 ·
dual-pov · vampires · forced proximity · bodyguard-hero · monsters · double-penetration · outlaw-heroine · urban fantasy · strong heroine · graphic-violence · vengeance · dub-con · abuse · humor · bad boys · super rich hero · fated-mates · independent heroine · fantasy · new adult
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