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Meghan Quinn

4.02 · 2266 ratings

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contemporary · new adult · humor · friends to lovers · sports · explicit-open-door · alpha male · dual-pov · angst · athletes · from hate to love · forced proximity · m-f · grumpy sunshine · super rich hero · baseball · cold hero · office · erotica · other-man-woman

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Tijan

4.20 · 2214 ratings

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contemporary · new adult · alpha male · bad boys · angst · young adult · suspense · college · m-f · abuse · athletes · dark · sports · friends to lovers · open-door · mystery · strong heroine · cruel hero · mafia · erotica

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Lauren Layne

3.90 · 1272 ratings

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contemporary · humor · new adult · from hate to love · friends to lovers · m-f · grumpy sunshine · open-door · alpha male · office · forced proximity · career professional · rich heroine · cold hero · dual-pov · independent heroine · super rich hero · other-man-woman · sassy heroine · love triangle

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Ally Carter

3.98 · 676 ratings

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contemporary · young adult · mystery · suspense · humor · high-school · glimpses-kisses · strong heroine · fantasy · paranormal · first-person-pov · sassy heroine · forced proximity · dangerous heroine · dystopian · mental illness · death · christmas · angst · slow burn

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Natasha Anders

3.76 · 513 ratings

• Beautiful Villain: An anthology of standalone romance novels by Natasha Anders
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contemporary · super rich hero · angst · alpha male · grovel · new adult · from hate to love · cruel hero · m-f · friends to lovers · cold hero · possessive hero · virgin heroine · second chances · pregnancy · shy heroine · hurt-comfort · tycoon · rich heroine · military

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Jennifer E. Smith

3.71 · 365 ratings

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• Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith
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young adult · contemporary · high-school · humor · friends to lovers · college · forced proximity · paranormal · dual-pov · insta-love · illinois · fantasy · new adult · angst · science fiction · slow burn · british-isles · united-kingdom · north-america · glimpses-kisses

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Jan Karon

4.20 · 326 ratings

• Come Rain or Come Shine by Jan Karon
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contemporary · christian · humor · mystery · clean · 20th century · small town · historical · christmas · class difference · suspense

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Harlan Coben

3.91 · 252 ratings

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contemporary · mystery · suspense · basketball · young adult · athletes · f-f · multicultural · victorian · queer · abduction · bdsm · erotica · vengeance · historical

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Graeme Simsion

3.76 · 200 ratings

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contemporary · humor · male-pov · australia · neurodivergent · college · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · beta-hero · strong heroine · fatphobia · behind-doors · young adult · sassy heroine · virgin hero · slow burn · working class heroine · cheerful heroine · mystery · disabilities and marks

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Lisa See

3.80 · 198 ratings

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contemporary · multicultural · glimpses-kisses · heroine sleuth · war · asia · east-asian-mc · historical · east-asia · suspense · mystery · arranged marriage · abuse · angst · paranormal · fantasy · china

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Joshilyn Jackson

3.83 · 180 ratings

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contemporary · mystery · suspense · humor · rape · sports · fantasy · multicultural · fatphobia · pregnancy · historical · african-american · racism · jewish · black-mc

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Erich Segal

3.83 · 98 ratings

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contemporary · young adult · historical · 20th century · death · suspense · sports · other-man-woman · betrayal · cheating · high-school · angst · tearjerkers · non-trad-hea · new adult

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Stephen Kendrick

4.36 · 66 ratings

• The Love Dare by Stephen Kendrick
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christian · contemporary · suspense · firefighter · historical · amish

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Jo Walton

3.70 · 64 ratings

• My Real Children by Jo Walton
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contemporary · magic · fantasy · paranormal · slow burn · historical · urban fantasy · death · legends & fairy tales · futuristic · witches · victorian · regency · glimpses-kisses · fae · science fiction

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Walter Covell

4.02 · 51 ratings

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contemporary · historical

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Anne Fortier

3.90 · 43 ratings

• The Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier
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mystery · contemporary · suspense · pirates · historical · medieval

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Heinrich Böll

3.90 · 42 ratings

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contemporary · super rich hero

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Suzy Krause

3.62 · 41 ratings

• Sorry I Missed You by Suzy Krause
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humor · contemporary · mystery · fantasy · paranormal

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Karen Cushman

3.89 · 39 ratings

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contemporary · historical · medieval

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Olive Ann Burns

3.90 · 36 ratings

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young adult · contemporary

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Alfred Birnbaum

3.83 · 34 ratings

• A Wild Sheep Chase by Alfred Birnbaum

contemporary · mystery

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William Styron

4.10 · 33 ratings

• Sophie's Choice by William Styron

mystery · contemporary · war

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Raymond Khoury

3.51 · 29 ratings

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4.05 · 29 ratings

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Andi Dorfman

2.93 · 25 ratings

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humor · contemporary

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Don Winslow

3.84 · 24 ratings

• Savages by Don Winslow

mystery · contemporary · suspense

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Nathanael West

3.79 · 24 ratings

• The Day of the Locust by Nathanael West

urban fantasy · contemporary · fantasy

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Robert Greene

4.09 · 21 ratings

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