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Marissa Honeycutt

4.42 · 113 ratings

• Master of My Body by Marissa Honeycutt
• Distorted Hope by Marissa Honeycutt
• The Life of Anna: The Complete Story by Marissa Honeycutt
• Ensnared by Marissa Honeycutt
• Embraced by Marissa Honeycutt

erotica · dark · bdsm · suspense · abuse · paranormal · abduction · rape · cruel hero · alpha male · menage · fantasy · contemporary · bisexual · angst · anal sex · love triangle · slavery · magic · breeding

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Penelope Douglas

4.36 · 627 ratings

• Conclave by Penelope Douglas
• Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas
• Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
• Hideaway by Penelope Douglas
• Next to Never by Penelope Douglas

contemporary · new adult · alpha male · erotica · angst · bad boys · abuse · from hate to love · cruel hero · dark · strong heroine · college · friends to lovers · possessive hero · forbidden love · second chances · young adult · tortured hero · suspense · slow burn

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Lili St. Germain

4.32 · 293 ratings

• Verona Blood by Lili St. Germain
• Gun Shy by Lili St. Germain
• Glamour: Contemporary Fairytale Retellings by Lili St. Germain
• Empire by Lili St. Germain
• Kingpin by Lili St. Germain

contemporary · abuse · suspense · dark · bikers · erotica · mafia · alpha male · bad boys · rape · vengeance · cruel hero · new adult · angst · strong heroine · college · tattoos · abduction · forbidden love · mystery

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Karen Marie Moning

4.29 · 945 ratings

• High Voltage by Karen Marie Moning
• Feversong by Karen Marie Moning
• Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
• Burned by Karen Marie Moning
• Iced by Karen Marie Moning

urban fantasy · paranormal · magic · fae · fantasy · alpha male · highlander · contemporary · strong heroine · dystopian · sassy heroine · shapeshifters · possessive hero · cruel hero · mystery · suspense · historical · slow burn · beta hero · futuristic

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Judith McNaught

4.28 · 694 ratings

• The Sweetest Thing by Judith McNaught
• The Sweetest Thing by Judith McNaught
• Miracles by Judith McNaught
• Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Judith McNaught
• Every Breath You Take by Judith McNaught

contemporary · virgin heroine · historical · cruel hero · alpha male · possessive hero · suspense · regency · second chances · mystery · marriage of convenience · from hate to love · tortured hero · angst · arranged marriage · tortured heroine · strong heroine · beta hero · pregnancy · tycoon

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B.B. Reid

4.22 · 293 ratings

• Evermore: A When Rivals Play Novella by B.B. Reid
• The Peer and the Puppet by B.B. Reid
• The Knight by B.B. Reid
• The Bandit by B.B. Reid
• The Bandit by B.B. Reid

alpha male · new adult · angst · contemporary · suspense · dark · bad boys · vengeance · mafia · from hate to love · erotica · mystery · abuse · forbidden love · bdsm · super rich hero · tortured hero · young adult · strong heroine · possessive hero

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Tarryn Fisher

4.13 · 315 ratings

• F*ck Marriage by Tarryn Fisher
• Folsom by Tarryn Fisher
• Atheists Who Kneel and Pray by Tarryn Fisher
• Never Never: Part Three by Tarryn Fisher
• F*ck Love by Tarryn Fisher

contemporary · angst · cheating · love triangle · new adult · dark · forbidden love · suspense · friends to lovers · young adult · cruel hero · mystery · college · fantasy · paranormal · tortured heroine · alpha male · secret child · virgin heroine · magic

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E.L. James

4.03 · 527 ratings

• The Mister by E.L. James
• Darker by E.L. James
• Grey by E.L. James
• Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James
• Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James

abuse · super rich hero · contemporary · erotica · bdsm · possessive hero · angst · tortured hero · bondage · spanking · shy heroine · tycoon · dark · virgin heroine · alpha male · college · plain heroine · new adult · cruel hero · anal sex

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Becca Fitzpatrick

4.01 · 211 ratings

• Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Finale by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

fantasy · young adult · paranormal · contemporary · mystery · urban fantasy · demons · suspense · magic · dystopian · forbidden love · bad boys · futuristic · dark · college · cruel hero · love triangle · angst · vampires · virgin heroine

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Francette Phal

3.96 · 102 ratings

• Stain by Francette Phal
• Lick & Devour by Francette Phal
• Sinister Desires by Francette Phal
• Flawed by Francette Phal
• Beautiful Disaster by Francette Phal

dark · multicultural · alpha male · erotica · bad boys · contemporary · abuse · college · angst · african-american · mafia · cruel hero · new adult · pregnancy · super rich hero · bdsm · possessive hero · secret child · young adult · rape

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Natasha Anders

3.91 · 224 ratings

• Nothing But This by Natasha Anders
• Wedding Season: a collection of romance reads by Natasha Anders
• More Than Anything by Natasha Anders
• The Wrong Man by Natasha Anders
• The Best Man by Natasha Anders

contemporary · super rich hero · alpha male · new adult · virgin heroine · from hate to love · angst · friends to lovers · second chances · pregnancy · shy heroine · cruel hero · small town · strong heroine · tycoon · possessive hero · secret child · vengeance · abuse · sassy heroine

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Elizabeth Finn

3.82 · 153 ratings

• Kane's Hell by Elizabeth Finn
• Inappropriate by Elizabeth Finn
• Unforgettable by Elizabeth Finn
• Unforgiven by Elizabeth Finn
• The Rules Regarding Gray by Elizabeth Finn

contemporary · alpha male · erotica · forbidden love · angst · cruel hero · abuse · bad boys · tortured heroine · suspense · dark · possessive hero · virgin heroine · friends to lovers · new adult · college · shy heroine · urban fantasy · vampires · second chances

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Lauren DeStefano

3.80 · 102 ratings

• Sever by Lauren DeStefano
• Perfect Ruin by Lauren DeStefano
• Fever by Lauren DeStefano
• Wither by Lauren DeStefano

futuristic · young adult · science fiction · fantasy · dystopian · paranormal · love triangle · mystery · cruel hero · suspense · dark · urban fantasy · steampunk · abuse · pregnancy · forbidden love

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Lynda Chance

3.80 · 443 ratings

• Ethan and Ava by Lynda Chance
• Resisting the Rancher by Lynda Chance
• Her First Choice by Lynda Chance
• For the First Time: Twenty-One Brand New Stories of First Love by Lynda Chance
• Rule's Seduction by Lynda Chance

alpha male · contemporary · possessive hero · erotica · super rich hero · cruel hero · cowboys · virgin heroine · western · age difference · insta-love · new adult · bdsm · shy heroine · bad boys · arranged marriage · historical · college · dominant hero · pregnancy

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Jacqueline Baird

3.40 · 261 ratings

• Passionate Betrayal: Harlequin comics by Jacqueline Baird
• The Cost of Her Innocence by Jacqueline Baird
• Return of the Moralis Wife by Jacqueline Baird
• Picture of Innocence by Jacqueline Baird
• Picture of Innocence (Harlequin Presents Extra) by Jacqueline Baird

contemporary · virgin heroine · cruel hero · pregnancy · possessive hero · vengeance · super rich hero · secret child · tycoon · alpha male · marriage of convenience · erotica · second chances · arranged marriage · tortured heroine · cheating · angst · strong heroine · curvy heroine · sheiks

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