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AshleyNicole
290 ratings 4.64 ·
black-mc · african-american · erotica · found-family · contemporary · betrayal · m-f · from hate to love · single-father · friends to lovers · christmas · siblings-bff · humor · christian · marriage of convenience
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Cee Bowerman
776 ratings 4.64 ·
contemporary · bikers · humor · multicultural · alpha male · single-father · single-mother · insta-love · suspense · mystery · m-f · betrayal · friends to lovers · second chances · fantasy · shapeshifters · vampires · paranormal · witches · menage
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Riley Edwards
618 ratings 4.63 ·
suspense · military · contemporary · open-door · explicit-open-door · mystery · m-f · friends to lovers · single-mother · forced proximity · tortured hero · second chances · alpha male · possessive hero · age difference · dual-pov · anthologies · secret-relationship · grumpy sunshine · male-pov
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Ashley Antoinette
590 ratings 4.56 ·
black-mc · african-american · contemporary · suspense · fantasy · dark · alpha male · urban · mafia · christian · abuse · betrayal · urban fantasy · historical · paranormal · forbidden love · new adult · erotica · rape · pregnancy
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Tatsuya Endo
342 ratings 4.50 ·
humor · mystery · contemporary · young adult · fantasy · glimpses-kisses · found-family · war · suspense · paranormal · military
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Ames Mills
233 ratings 4.50 ·
contemporary · reverse harem · poly · mafia · m-m-f · dark · dual-pov · queer · menage · explicit-plentiful · bisexual · new adult · m-m-m · bad boys · friends to lovers · anal sex · alpha male · m-f-m · past-abuse · bdsm
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Rachel Smythe
275 ratings 4.47 ·
fantasy · height-difference · contemporary · behind-doors · young adult · grumpy sunshine · mental illness · magic · past-abuse · past-sexual-abuse · age difference · humor · urban fantasy · sweet heroine · curvy heroine · friends to lovers · cheerful heroine · new adult · gifted heroine · cold hero
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Alice Oseman
893 ratings 4.41 ·
young adult · contemporary · queer · m-m · friends to lovers · bisexual · found-family · high-school · glimpses-kisses · mental illness · f-f · new adult · eating disorder · neurodivergent · lgbtqia hate · mystery · dual-pov · self harm · sports · sweet-hero
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Tal Bauer
623 ratings 4.37 ·
m-m · contemporary · queer · angst · explicit-open-door · sweet-hero · suspense · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · mystery · tortured hero · forced proximity · secret-relationship · men in uniform · military · hurt-comfort · age difference · queer-awakening · dual-pov · lgbtqia hate
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Lynette Noni
292 ratings 4.37 ·
fantasy · young adult · magic · paranormal · contemporary · urban fantasy · mystery · fae · science fiction · abuse · from hate to love · substance abuse · royalty · dystopian · glimpses-kisses · sweet-hero · found-family · time travel · suspense · grumpy sunshine
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Ashley N. Rostek
354 ratings 4.37 ·
contemporary · reverse harem · friends to lovers · new adult · suspense · dark · poly · abuse · alpha male · menage · strong heroine · independent heroine · sweet-hero · abduction · slow burn · m-f-m · death · age difference · high-school · young adult
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C.M. Owens
1212 ratings 4.35 ·
contemporary · fantasy · paranormal · m-f · new adult · vampires · humor · witches · alpha male · erotica · dual-pov · bad boys · possessive hero · explicit-open-door · super rich hero · strong heroine · first-person-pov · friends to lovers · independent heroine · sassy heroine
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Rebecca Yarros
1337 ratings 4.33 ·
new adult · contemporary · military · angst · alpha male · friends to lovers · m-f · strong heroine · college · sports · forced proximity · men in uniform · from hate to love · young adult · death · forbidden love · dual-pov · war · bad boys · explicit-open-door
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Angie Thomas
177 ratings 4.32 ·
young adult · contemporary · black-mc · african-american · historical · high-school · racism · new adult · 20th century · behind-doors · glimpses-kisses · christmas · humor
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Cherise Sinclair
1546 ratings 4.30 ·
contemporary · erotica · bdsm · m-f · alpha male · suspense · spanking · anal sex · bondage · abuse · explicit-plentiful · menage · tortured heroine · poly · curvy heroine · military · dark · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters
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Chloe Walsh
534 ratings 4.28 ·
new adult · contemporary · young adult · high-school · friends to lovers · angst · sports · abuse · alpha male · dark · virgin heroine · from hate to love · erotica · athletes · bad boys · siblings-bff · possessive hero · found-family · cruel hero · m-f
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Rachel Reid
597 ratings 4.28 ·
sports · hockey · queer · athletes · m-m · contemporary · dual-pov · new adult · explicit-plentiful · lgbtqia hate · erotica · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · canada · height-difference · humor · secret-relationship · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · angst
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Barbara Davis
119 ratings 4.28 ·
mystery · contemporary · magic · paranormal · fantasy · historical · rape · abuse · other-man-woman · behind-doors · cheating · war · witches
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Samantha Rue
668 ratings 4.26 ·
cruel hero · dark · new adult · contemporary · from hate to love · explicit-plentiful · reverse harem · bad boys · dual-pov · poly · abuse · college · suspense · possessive hero · alpha male · sports · first-person-pov · angst · forced proximity · dub-con
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Abby Jimenez
662 ratings 4.23 ·
contemporary · humor · sweet-hero · competent heroine · open-door · dual-pov · friends to lovers · new adult · strong heroine · independent heroine · angst · m-f · minnesota · death · male-pov · sassy heroine · first-person-pov · insta-love · friends-benefits · small town
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Kate Stewart
897 ratings 4.19 ·
contemporary · new adult · angst · alpha male · erotica · friends to lovers · humor · m-f · other-man-woman · suspense · explicit-open-door · sports · from hate to love · second chances · dual-pov · love triangle · christian · forbidden love · dark · college
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Harley Laroux
774 ratings 4.10 ·
bdsm · erotica · dark · alpha male · contemporary · explicit-plentiful · new adult · from hate to love · spanking · m-f · praise-kink · fetish · fantasy · suspense · bondage · paranormal · possessive hero · age difference · bad boys · sassy heroine
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Catherine Ryan Hyde
221 ratings 4.10 ·
contemporary · young adult · historical · christian · abuse · anthologies · war · queer · death · african-american · racism · black-mc · bad boys · bikers · trans-hero · m-m · glimpses-kisses · multicultural · 20th century
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Kristen Britain
212 ratings 4.09 ·
paranormal · fantasy · magic · fae · medieval · historical · contemporary · strong heroine · young adult · glimpses-kisses · slow burn · political-intrigue · high fantasy · mystery · war · military · dark · dystopian · anthologies · forbidden love
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Catherine Coulter
1775 ratings 3.94 ·
contemporary · historical · mystery · suspense · regency · open-door · m-f · paranormal · fantasy · medieval · rape · cruel hero · virgin heroine · highlander · explicit-open-door · europe · alpha male · scandinavia · vikings · humor
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Kristin Harmel
214 ratings 3.93 ·
contemporary · war · young adult · historical · western-central-europe · france · europe · mystery · humor · germany · behind-doors · death · height-difference · multicultural · florida · military · new adult · paranormal
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Marian Keyes
604 ratings 3.79 ·
contemporary · humor · open-door · sweet-hero · historical · friends to lovers · heroine sleuth · new adult · fantasy · other-man-woman · 20th century · mystery · paranormal · young adult · slow burn · ireland · cheating · height-difference · magic
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