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Karen Lynch
155 ratings 4.52 ·
fantasy · magic · fae · paranormal · young adult · urban fantasy · new adult · alpha male · witches · fated-mates · mystery · demons · vampires · strong heroine · contemporary · virgin heroine · possessive hero · dangerous heroine · werewolves · shapeshifters
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Ashley N. Rostek
146 ratings 4.47 ·
contemporary · suspense · reverse harem · dark · poly · new adult · alpha male · friends to lovers · strong heroine · abuse · menage · high-school · sassy heroine · erotica · mafia · slow burn · slut-shaming · beta hero · young adult · bad boys
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Ilona Andrews
3888 ratings 4.37 ·
urban fantasy · magic · fantasy · paranormal · shapeshifters · witches · vampires · strong heroine · werewolves · mystery · alpha male · contemporary · futuristic · dystopian · humor · demons · competent heroine · suspense · gifted heroine · science fiction
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Sarah J. Maas
3190 ratings 4.33 ·
fantasy · fae · paranormal · young adult · magic · new adult · strong heroine · from hate to love · mystery · dystopian · royalty · fated-mates · urban fantasy · war · suspense · contemporary · alpha male · sassy heroine · shapeshifters · other-man-woman
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J.D. Robb
2448 ratings 4.31 ·
suspense · mystery · futuristic · heroine sleuth · super rich hero · strong heroine · tycoon · alpha male · science fiction · fantasy · contemporary · urban fantasy · open-door · paranormal · abuse · explicit-open-door · humor · possessive hero · tortured heroine · death
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J.D. Nixon
158 ratings 4.30 ·
suspense · slow burn · mystery · alpha male · contemporary · humor · strong heroine · heroine sleuth · bad boys · office · sassy heroine · curvy heroine · independent heroine · possessive hero · new adult · boss & employee · cold hero · competent heroine · men in uniform · small town
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Jacquelyn Faye
107 ratings 4.26 ·
paranormal · fantasy · poly · menage · reverse harem · humor · magic · vampires · sassy heroine · erotica · strong heroine · men in uniform · exhibitionism · demons · fae · explicit-plentiful · small town · alpha male · beta hero · witches
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Abby Jimenez
275 ratings 4.25 ·
humor · open-door · contemporary · dual-pov · friends to lovers · new adult · insta-love · male-pov · strong heroine · beta hero · angst · career professional · independent heroine · friends-benefits · rich heroine · sassy heroine · from hate to love · small town · class difference · office
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Mariana Zapata
1940 ratings 4.25 ·
slow burn · friends to lovers · contemporary · grumpy sunshine · first-person-pov · open-door · strong heroine · alpha male · new adult · humor · sweet heroine · independent heroine · forced proximity · height-difference · from hate to love · cold hero · angst · age difference · sports · sassy heroine
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Tamora Pierce
514 ratings 4.24 ·
magic · young adult · historical · paranormal · fantasy · medieval · high fantasy · strong heroine · high-school · royalty · 20th century · war · mystery · legends & fairy tales · witches · shapeshifters · love triangle · other-man-woman · urban fantasy · science fiction
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Ella Summers
246 ratings 4.23 ·
vampires · paranormal · urban fantasy · fantasy · demons · witches · magic · shapeshifters · mystery · strong heroine · new adult · steampunk · werewolves · alpha male · fae · dystopian · dark · science fiction · young adult · military
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C.L. Wilson
386 ratings 4.22 ·
fantasy · paranormal · gifted heroine · royalty · alpha male · erotica · possessive hero · fated-mates · historical · magic · fae · war · medieval · dual-pov · tortured hero · strong heroine · death · shapeshifters · commander · contemporary
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Suzanne Wright
2050 ratings 4.22 ·
fantasy · alpha male · paranormal · strong heroine · urban fantasy · erotica · contemporary · suspense · fated-mates · possessive hero · shapeshifters · independent heroine · non-human-heroine · sassy heroine · magic · mystery · humor · dual-pov · explicit-plentiful · tortured heroine
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Suzanne Collins
609 ratings 4.12 ·
young adult · suspense · science fiction · dystopian · fantasy · futuristic · urban fantasy · strong heroine · mystery · military · war · grumpy sunshine · paranormal · angst · magic · tortured heroine · other-man-woman · love triangle · warrior-heroine · tearjerkers
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Kristen Callihan
949 ratings 4.08 ·
dual-pov · explicit-open-door · male-pov · friends to lovers · strong heroine · new adult · alpha male · contemporary · from hate to love · possessive hero · humor · sweet heroine · paranormal · victorian · angst · urban fantasy · fantasy · steampunk · magic · historical
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Jessie Mihalik
185 ratings 4.08 ·
science fiction · strong heroine · futuristic · fantasy · military · from hate to love · competent heroine · slow burn · forced proximity · open-door · royalty · class difference · urban fantasy · suspense · mystery · aliens · war · multicultural · behind-doors · sassy heroine
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Jade C. Jamison
282 ratings 4.07 ·
contemporary · new adult · strong heroine · other-man-woman · rockstars · suspense · love triangle · bad boys · alpha male · cheating · dark · friends to lovers · erotica · mystery · young adult · humor · super rich hero · second chances · tortured heroine · age difference
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Julie James
414 ratings 4.07 ·
contemporary · alpha male · career professional · humor · suspense · sassy heroine · office · from hate to love · mystery · forced proximity · open-door · possessive hero · strong heroine · men in uniform · dual-pov · friends to lovers · super rich hero · height-difference · class difference · military
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Mia Vincy
115 ratings 4.06 ·
regency · strong heroine · third-person-pov · dual-pov · humor · historical · open-door · class difference · tortured hero · sassy heroine · angst · from hate to love · slow burn · competent heroine · beta hero · forced proximity · virgin heroine · cold hero · independent heroine · marriage of convenience
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Rachel E. Carter
117 ratings 4.06 ·
witches · fantasy · paranormal · young adult · magic · strong heroine · legends & fairy tales · urban fantasy · royalty · medieval · other-man-woman · love triangle · military · from hate to love · war · forbidden love · competent heroine · alpha male · historical · cruel hero
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Sarah MacLean
1018 ratings 4.01 ·
regency · historical · strong heroine · class difference · alpha male · virgin heroine · victorian · from hate to love · open-door · humor · tall-heroine · independent heroine · sassy heroine · possessive hero · tortured hero · rich heroine · slut-shaming · explicit-open-door · forced proximity · super rich hero
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Robin LaFevers
143 ratings 3.98 ·
royalty · paranormal · young adult · fantasy · magic · historical · medieval · abuse · strong heroine · urban fantasy · suspense · innocent · mystery · war · dark · high fantasy · sassy heroine · slow burn · futuristic · dystopian
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Jennifer Rardin
180 ratings 3.96 ·
fantasy · urban fantasy · paranormal · vampires · contemporary · strong heroine · mystery · magic · demons · young adult · suspense · shapeshifters · witches · werewolves · science fiction · humor · military · male-pov · sassy heroine
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Lee Goldberg
193 ratings 3.93 ·
humor · mystery · suspense · heroine sleuth · contemporary · independent heroine · super rich hero · bad boys · competent heroine · dual-pov · third-person-pov · strong heroine · from hate to love · dangerous heroine · abduction · slow burn · innocent · mafia · friends to lovers · war
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Chiho Saitō
102 ratings 3.89 ·
legends & fairy tales · young adult · fantasy · magic · strong heroine · arranged marriage · paranormal · f-f · mafia · contemporary · love triangle · other-man-woman · shy heroine · historical · sassy heroine · bad boys · mystery · possessive hero · multicultural
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Erika Johansen
108 ratings 3.88 ·
new adult · dystopian · science fiction · royalty · fantasy · paranormal · historical · young adult · magic · war · witches · futuristic · mystery · medieval · time travel · urban fantasy · strong heroine · dark · high fantasy · abuse
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Stacey Wallace Benefiel
113 ratings 3.86 ·
fantasy · paranormal · young adult · humor · strong heroine · contemporary · magic · witches · new adult · friends to lovers · futuristic · urban fantasy · disabilities and marks · bisexual · other-man-woman · love triangle · tortured hero · athletes · virgin hero · multicultural
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Cecilia Grant
103 ratings 3.79 ·
historical · dual-pov · third-person-pov · regency · strong heroine · beta hero · death · humor · explicit-open-door · open-door · virgin heroine · cold heroine · competent heroine · class difference · beta-hero · tortured heroine · himbo · working class hero · forced proximity · cheerful heroine
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