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Nicholas Sparks

3.93 · 1268 ratings

• Counting Miracles by Nicholas Sparks
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• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
• Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks
• The Wish by Nicholas Sparks

contemporary · young adult · high-school · small town · suspense · new adult · mystery · death · non-trad-hea · tearjerkers · glimpses-kisses · 20th century · behind-doors · north-carolina · military · historical · north-america · abuse · usa · m-f

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Sarah Dessen

3.89 · 839 ratings

• The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
• Once and for All by Sarah Dessen
• Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen
• The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
• What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen

contemporary · young adult · high-school · glimpses-kisses · slow burn · abuse · college · other-man-woman · eating disorder · cold heroine · pregnancy · m-f · love triangle · slut-shaming · small town · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · grumpy sunshine · substance abuse · behind-doors

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Kasie West

3.79 · 501 ratings

• Untitled by Kasie West
• Borrow My Heart by Kasie West
• Places We've Never Been by Kasie West
• Sunkissed by Kasie West
• Moment of Truth by Kasie West

young adult · contemporary · high-school · friends to lovers · glimpses-kisses · clean · humor · love triangle · other-man-woman · mystery · from hate to love · forced proximity · sports · north-america · new adult · usa · dystopian · paranormal · college · heroine athlete

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E. Lockhart

3.60 · 387 ratings

• Family of Liars by E. Lockhart
• Again Again by E. Lockhart
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
• Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart

contemporary · young adult · other-man-woman · love triangle · mystery · north-america · substance abuse · massachusetts · death · usa · high-school · suspense · humor · fantasy · non-human-heroine · urban fantasy · suicide · sassy heroine · forbidden love · paranormal

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Rachel Lynn Solomon

3.86 · 375 ratings

• Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• Past Present Future by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• Business or Pleasure by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon
• Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon

contemporary · young adult · jewish · humor · new adult · m-f · friends to lovers · washington · usa · first-person-pov · north-america · forced proximity · from hate to love · independent heroine · mental illness · high-school · open-door · virgin hero · friends-benefits · sweet-hero

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Susane Colasanti

3.65 · 210 ratings

• Lost in Love by Susane Colasanti
• City Love by Susane Colasanti
• Now and Forever by Susane Colasanti
• All I Need by Susane Colasanti
• Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

young adult · contemporary · college · other-man-woman · love triangle · male-pov · new adult · slow burn · high-school · rockstars · small town · tortured heroine · abuse · bad boys · cheating · dual-pov · betrayal · virgin heroine · poor heroine

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Elizabeth Eulberg

3.73 · 183 ratings

• Serendipity: Ten Romantic Tropes, Transformed by Elizabeth Eulberg
• Past Perfect Life by Elizabeth Eulberg
• Two of Us by Elizabeth Eulberg
• Better off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg
• Revenge of the Girl with the Great Personality by Elizabeth Eulberg

contemporary · young adult · high-school · dual-pov · clean · humor · glimpses-kisses · friends to lovers · other-man-woman · from hate to love · fantasy · love triangle · north-america · slow burn · usa · forced proximity · mystery · wisconsin · class difference · male-pov

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Angie Thomas

4.32 · 177 ratings

• Whiteout by Angie Thomas
• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
• On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
• Hope Nation: YA Authors Share Personal Moments of Inspiration by Angie Thomas

contemporary · young adult · african-american · black-mc · racism · high-school · historical · new adult · humor · 20th century · behind-doors · glimpses-kisses · christmas

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Emery Lord

3.82 · 165 ratings

• All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord
• The Map from Here to There by Emery Lord
• Toil & Trouble: 15 Tales of Women & Witchcraft by Emery Lord
• The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord
• Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet by Emery Lord

contemporary · young adult · high-school · f-f · fantasy · queer · class difference · slut-shaming · love triangle · witches · magic · death · dual-pov · neurodivergent · historical · insta-love · christian · cold heroine · humor · mystery

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Bill Konigsberg

3.94 · 145 ratings

• Destination Unknown by Bill Konigsberg
• Together, Apart by Bill Konigsberg
• The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
• Honestly Ben by Bill Konigsberg
• Openly, Honestly by Bill Konigsberg

contemporary · young adult · high-school · queer · m-m · humor · sports · athletes · bisexual · male-pov · friends to lovers · queer-awakening · massachusetts · glimpses-kisses · usa · historical · dual-pov · abuse · angst · from hate to love

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Sara Zarr

3.68 · 131 ratings

• The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr
• Roomies by Sara Zarr
• How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
• Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr
• Sweethearts by Sara Zarr

contemporary · young adult · abuse · high-school · pregnancy · christian · slut-shaming · mystery

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Heather Cocks

3.68 · 123 ratings

• The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks
• The Royal We by Heather Cocks
• Messy by Heather Cocks
• Spoiled by Heather Cocks

young adult · contemporary · royalty · new adult · humor · california · usa · friends to lovers · fantasy · college · north-america · class difference · behind-doors

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Matthew Quick

3.78 · 122 ratings

• Every Exquisite Thing by Matthew Quick
• The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick
• Boy21 by Matthew Quick
• The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
• Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick

contemporary · young adult · male-pov · athletes · sassy heroine · mental illness · basketball · sports · fantasy · multicultural · african-american · death · black-mc · high-school · suicide

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Tia Williams

4.20 · 106 ratings

• A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams
• Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
• The Perfect Find by Tia Williams
• The Accidental Diva by Tia Williams

contemporary · african-american · black-mc · explicit-open-door · angst · poor heroine · friends to lovers · from hate to love · new adult · tortured hero · other-man-woman · sweet-hero · fantasy · fated-mates · bad boys · m-f · office · paranormal · insta-love · past-sexual-abuse

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Annie Barrows

4.04 · 100 ratings

• The Truth According to Us: A Novel by Annie Barrows
• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows

contemporary · young adult · historical · war · new adult · found-family · humor · mystery · british-isles · united-kingdom · europe · 20th century · glimpses-kisses

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Akwaeke Emezi

3.89 · 99 ratings

• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty: A Novel by Akwaeke Emezi
• You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi
• The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi

multicultural · contemporary · death · forbidden love · young adult · forced proximity · new adult · black-mc · african-american · age difference · disabilities and marks · explicit-open-door · bisexual · secret-relationship · mystery · independent heroine · super rich hero · lgbtqia hate · sweet-hero · fantasy

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Sister Souljah

4.29 · 91 ratings

• A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story by Sister Souljah
• Midnight and the Meaning of Love by Sister Souljah
• The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah
• Midnight by Sister Souljah

black-mc · african-american · contemporary · dark · young adult · historical · explicit-plentiful · sports · 20th century · new adult

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

4.31 · 78 ratings

• Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
• Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

contemporary · black-mc · african-american · multicultural · usa · british-isles · competent heroine · suicide · sassy heroine · high-school · second chances · united-kingdom · m-f · other-man-woman · military · independent heroine · nigeria · glimpses-kisses · friends to lovers · college

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Mikki Daughtry

4.06 · 77 ratings

• All This Time by Mikki Daughtry
• Five Feet Apart by Mikki Daughtry

young adult · contemporary · terminal-illness · high-school · fantasy · friends to lovers · from hate to love · forbidden love · glimpses-kisses · death

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Alan Brennert

4.12 · 62 ratings

• Honolulu by Alan Brennert
• Moloka'i by Alan Brennert

contemporary · multicultural · war

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Leesa Cross-Smith

3.65 · 60 ratings

• Half-Blown Rose by Leesa Cross-Smith
• This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
• So We Can Glow: Stories by Leesa Cross-Smith

african-american · black-mc · contemporary · other-man-woman · historical · suicide · love triangle · mental illness

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Kathleen Grissom

4.17 · 59 ratings

• Glory over Everything: Beyond The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
• The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

black-mc · african-american · historical · mystery · contemporary

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Tayari Jones

3.87 · 55 ratings

• An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

black-mc · contemporary · african-american

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

4.12 · 45 ratings

• Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
• Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

young adult · contemporary · bisexual · shy-hero · behind-doors · suspense · competent heroine · racism · female-rake · strong heroine · curvy heroine · tortured hero · friends-benefits · queer-awakening · secret-relationship · high-school · dual-pov · cold heroine · african-american · nerdy-hero

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Laila Ibrahim

4.20 · 33 ratings

• Yellow Crocus by Laila Ibrahim

african-american · black-mc · contemporary · historical

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P.S. Herytiera

3.85 · 25 ratings

• Start a Fire. Runda pierwsza by P.S. Herytiera

contemporary · young adult · new adult

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Jamila Rowser

4.44 · 21 ratings

• Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

african-american · black-mc · contemporary · new adult

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Robert Crais

4.12 · 20 ratings

• Voodoo River by Robert Crais

contemporary · young adult

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