Ellen O'Connell
378 ratings 4.21 ·
western · historical western · historical · cowboys · open-door · tortured hero · tortured heroine · angst · abuse · working class hero · dual-pov · past-abuse · m-f · possessive hero · cold hero · disabilities and marks · cheerful heroine · male-pov · forbidden love · alpha male
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Johanna Lindsey
1937 ratings 3.86 ·
historical · open-door · virgin heroine · m-f · regency · alpha male · cruel hero · from hate to love · europe · strong heroine · marriage of convenience · erotica · pregnancy · possessive hero · western · medieval · historical western · forced proximity · abduction · third-person-pov
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Eloisa James
1634 ratings 3.76 ·
historical · regency · open-door · m-f · virgin heroine · georgian · independent heroine · marriage of convenience · other-man-woman · friends to lovers · humor · possessive hero · sassy heroine · class difference · from hate to love · cruel hero · explicit-open-door · love triangle · legends & fairy tales · rich heroine
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Loretta Chase
971 ratings 3.83 ·
historical · regency · open-door · m-f · competent heroine · strong heroine · virgin heroine · dual-pov · independent heroine · third-person-pov · sassy heroine · sweet-hero · humor · forced proximity · erotica · alpha male · mystery · super rich hero · class difference · career professional
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Madeline Miller
263 ratings 4.22 ·
fantasy · historical · angst · abuse · war · ancient times · magic · death · dark · paranormal · mystery · europe · open-door · lgbtqia hate · non-trad-hea · new adult · military · queer · m-f · cheating
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Liv Zander
228 ratings 3.98 ·
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Mia Vincy
209 ratings 4.03 ·
strong heroine · historical · regency · humor · third-person-pov · dual-pov · m-f · open-door · competent heroine · tortured hero · angst · slow burn · sassy heroine · marriage of convenience · class difference · virgin heroine · sunny hero · death · independent heroine · cold hero
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Sara Donati
182 ratings 4.18 ·
historical · historical western · western · behind-doors · m-f · victorian · indigenous-mc · fantasy · mystery · young adult · suspense · erotica · poor heroine · war · abduction · military · time travel · paranormal · open-door
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Renee Ahdieh
173 ratings 3.92 ·
paranormal · historical · third-person-pov · love triangle · death · magic · fantasy · from hate to love · m-f · war · south asian · cold hero · mystery · arranged marriage · angst · sheiks · young adult · sassy heroine · royalty · behind-doors
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Rachel Gillig
132 ratings 4.35 ·
paranormal · fantasy · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · monsters · sweet-hero · third-person-pov · forced proximity · suspense · competent heroine · high fantasy · sassy heroine · royalty · tortured hero · gifted heroine · caretaking · cold hero · from hate to love · new adult · tortured heroine
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Nancy E. Turner
120 ratings 4.17 ·
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Annie Proulx
104 ratings 3.82 ·
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S.E. Hinton
103 ratings 3.92 ·
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Larry McMurtry
87 ratings 4.25 ·
western · historical · 20th century · magic · humor · paranormal · cowboys · contemporary · indigenous-mc · fantasy · historical western
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Louis L'Amour
63 ratings 4.12 ·
western · historical · historical western · 20th century · slow burn · sweet heroine · working class heroine · bad boys · substance abuse · animal-abuse · abuse · war · mystery · cold hero · independent heroine · death · poor heroine · alpha male · cowboys · working class hero
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Katja Millay
61 ratings 4.27 ·
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Nina Pennacchi
51 ratings 3.79 ·
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Gaston Leroux
50 ratings 3.99 ·
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Laura Hillenbrand
44 ratings 4.40 ·
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Andrew Davidson
39 ratings 3.82 ·
urban fantasy · magic · death · tortured hero · second chances · contemporary · historical · dark · neurodivergent · suicide · suspense · mystery · paranormal · mental illness · tortured heroine · fantasy · non-trad-hea · medieval
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Suika
27 ratings 4.50 ·
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
26 ratings 3.94 ·
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Ken Wakui
25 ratings 4.37 ·
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Kate Avelynn
23 ratings 3.33 ·
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