Ellen O'Connell
381 ratings 4.21 ·
western · historical western · historical · cowboys · open-door · tortured hero · angst · tortured heroine · abuse · forbidden love · male-pov · possessive hero · past-abuse · m-f · working class hero · dual-pov · cheerful heroine · disabilities and marks · cold hero · strong heroine
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Johanna Lindsey
1947 ratings 3.86 ·
historical · open-door · virgin heroine · m-f · regency · alpha male · cruel hero · from hate to love · strong heroine · pregnancy · possessive hero · erotica · marriage of convenience · western · europe · forced proximity · medieval · historical western · pirates · sassy heroine
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Suzanne Collins
1304 ratings 4.13 ·
dystopian · fantasy · futuristic · young adult · suspense · strong heroine · glimpses-kisses · death · mystery · abuse · science fiction · m-f · war · military · urban fantasy · tortured hero · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine · love triangle · independent heroine
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Loretta Chase
1001 ratings 3.84 ·
historical · regency · open-door · m-f · competent heroine · strong heroine · virgin heroine · dual-pov · independent heroine · third-person-pov · sweet-hero · sassy heroine · forced proximity · humor · class difference · erotica · mystery · alpha male · super rich hero · career professional
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Lola Rock
308 ratings 4.24 ·
queer · omegaverse · fated-mates · poly · m-m · reverse harem · new adult · urban fantasy · m-m-f · tortured heroine · past-child-neglect · past-abuse · m-f · possessive hero · paranormal · contemporary · super rich hero · independent heroine · fantasy · abuse
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Liv Zander
244 ratings 3.96 ·
cruel hero · possessive hero · dark · anal sex · dual-pov · abuse · fantasy · death · alpha male · forced proximity · dub-con · rape-mc · abuse-non-mc · angst · bdsm · tortured heroine · first-person-pov · cold hero · caretaking · miscarriage
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Mia Vincy
213 ratings 4.03 ·
historical · humor · regency · strong heroine · m-f · dual-pov · open-door · third-person-pov · angst · tortured hero · competent heroine · death · virgin heroine · sunny hero · disabilities and marks · from hate to love · plain heroine · cold hero · grovel · independent heroine
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Sara Donati
182 ratings 4.18 ·
historical · historical western · western · behind-doors · m-f · victorian · fantasy · mystery · indigenous-mc · open-door · young adult · suspense · erotica · poor heroine · war · abduction · military · time travel · paranormal
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Renee Ahdieh
175 ratings 3.92 ·
behind-doors · young adult · sassy heroine · royalty · competent heroine · suspense · strong heroine · legends & fairy tales · tortured hero · multicultural · male-pov · forced proximity · dystopian · paranormal · third-person-pov · historical · magic · love triangle · death · m-f
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Rachel Gillig
145 ratings 4.35 ·
fantasy · paranormal · third-person-pov · dual-pov · death · magic · past-abuse · dark · from hate to love · tortured heroine · new adult · gifted heroine · caretaking · mystery · cold hero · independent heroine · abuse · sassy heroine · royalty · suspense
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William Goldman
128 ratings 4.40 ·
humor · mystery · high fantasy · childfree-couple · rich heroine · bad boys · fighters · suicide · abuse-non-mc · fantasy · tortured heroine · medieval · death · love triangle · magic · virgin heroine · m-f · sunny hero · historical · dual-pov
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Nancy E. Turner
120 ratings 4.17 ·
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S.E. Hinton
105 ratings 3.93 ·
mystery · bad boys · tearjerkers · abuse · angst · dystopian · fantasy · new adult · glimpses-kisses · 20th century · dark · contemporary · young adult · historical · suspense · vengeance
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Annie Proulx
104 ratings 3.82 ·
contemporary · western · cowboys · historical · m-m · historical western · death · tycoon · angst · secret-relationship · non-trad-hea · queer · lgbtqia hate · queer-awakening · friends to lovers
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Larry McMurtry
87 ratings 4.25 ·
historical · western · 20th century · contemporary · cowboys · paranormal · humor · indigenous-mc · magic · historical western · fantasy
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Teresa Denys
71 ratings 4.01 ·
tortured hero · rape · abduction · historical · alpha male · virgin heroine · possessive hero · cruel hero · medieval · rape-mc · height-difference · class difference · age difference · dark · cold hero · war · from hate to love · explicit-open-door · abuse · arranged marriage
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Louis L'Amour
63 ratings 4.12 ·
historical western · historical · western · 20th century · contemporary · other-man-woman · north-america · racism · suspense · slow burn · sweet heroine · vengeance · competent heroine · working class heroine · substance abuse · young adult · animal-death · montana · third-person-pov · grumpy sunshine
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Katja Millay
62 ratings 4.26 ·
friends to lovers · male-pov · north-america · strong heroine · contemporary · second chances · tortured hero · young adult · sassy heroine · slow burn · suspense · bad boys · mystery · tearjerkers · abuse · open-door · angst · shy-hero · first-person-pov · tortured heroine
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Gaston Leroux
53 ratings 3.99 ·
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Nina Pennacchi
53 ratings 3.78 ·
united-kingdom · rape · height-difference · strong heroine · tortured hero · curvy heroine · dub-con · rape-mc · suicide · vengeance · competent heroine · british-isles · possessive hero · dark · abuse-mc · virgin heroine · poor heroine · alpha male · m-f · dual-pov
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Laura Hillenbrand
44 ratings 4.40 ·
suspense · military · christian · 20th century · glimpses-kisses · athletes · sports · war · historical · abuse · angst · men in uniform
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Andrew Davidson
39 ratings 3.82 ·
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Tijan
28 ratings 4.21 ·
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
26 ratings 3.94 ·
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Lauren Baker
23 ratings 3.98 ·
contemporary · dark · tortured hero · forbidden love · bad boys · abuse · angst · m-f · age difference · career professional · high-school · friends to lovers
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