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Ashley N. Rostek
349 ratings 4.37 ·
contemporary · reverse harem · friends to lovers · new adult · suspense · poly · dark · alpha male · abuse · menage · strong heroine · independent heroine · m-f-m · slow burn · abduction · sweet-hero · death · age difference · high-school · sassy heroine
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S.M. Olivier
185 ratings 4.36 ·
reverse harem · poly · alpha male · sunny hero · possessive hero · strong heroine · contemporary · menage · explicit-plentiful · sweet-hero · nerdy-hero · men in uniform · past-abuse · friends to lovers · heroine athlete · independent heroine · competent heroine · past-sexual-abuse · m-f-m · fantasy
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Ilona Andrews
5574 ratings 4.33 ·
urban fantasy · magic · paranormal · fantasy · shapeshifters · witches · vampires · werewolves · m-f · alpha male · strong heroine · mystery · contemporary · humor · futuristic · gifted heroine · dystopian · competent heroine · suspense · dangerous heroine
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Susan Copperfield
102 ratings 4.33 ·
magic · fantasy · contemporary · urban fantasy · paranormal · royalty · class difference · dystopian · aristocratic heroine · strong heroine · m-f · mystery · male-pov · competent heroine · pregnancy · futuristic · working class heroine · shapeshifters · humor · dangerous heroine
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Kyra Parsi
141 ratings 4.31 ·
contemporary · humor · independent heroine · super rich hero · angst · possessive hero · sassy heroine · from hate to love · forced proximity · praise-kink · strong heroine · tycoon · slow burn · explicit-open-door · cold hero · career professional · tortured heroine · m-f · office · death
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Drew Hayes
155 ratings 4.27 ·
nerdy-hero · demons · magic · gifted heroine · independent heroine · fantasy · shapeshifters · first-person-pov · humor · competent heroine · warrior-heroine · contemporary · urban fantasy · strong heroine · witches · non-human-heroine · sweet-hero · monsters · paranormal · vampires
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J.D. Robb
3006 ratings 4.23 ·
suspense · mystery · futuristic · heroine sleuth · super rich hero · strong heroine · m-f · tycoon · alpha male · science fiction · open-door · contemporary · fantasy · urban fantasy · paranormal · independent heroine · possessive hero · abuse · tortured heroine · competent heroine
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Ella Summers
367 ratings 4.18 ·
urban fantasy · fantasy · paranormal · magic · demons · vampires · shapeshifters · witches · strong heroine · mystery · new adult · fae · steampunk · alpha male · dark · werewolves · dystopian · young adult · military · humor
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Mariana Zapata
2675 ratings 4.17 ·
friends to lovers · slow burn · first-person-pov · m-f · contemporary · open-door · new adult · grumpy sunshine · strong heroine · height-difference · humor · alpha male · independent heroine · forced proximity · sweet heroine · cold hero · age difference · sweet-hero · sassy heroine · working class heroine
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Tomoko Hayakawa
452 ratings 4.17 ·
young adult · humor · strong heroine · horror · high-school · contemporary · poly · fantasy · japan · asia · east-asia · forced proximity · sassy heroine
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Suzanne Wright
2781 ratings 4.16 ·
paranormal · fantasy · strong heroine · alpha male · contemporary · urban fantasy · suspense · erotica · possessive hero · fated-mates · shapeshifters · m-f · independent heroine · sassy heroine · non-human-heroine · dual-pov · humor · magic · mystery · explicit-plentiful
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Elsie Silver
952 ratings 4.15 ·
contemporary · explicit-open-door · western · small town · dual-pov · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · friends to lovers · cowboys · alpha male · competent heroine · sports · first-person-pov · forced proximity · age difference · independent heroine · from hate to love · new adult · angst · cheerful heroine
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Suzanne Collins
1296 ratings 4.13 ·
suspense · young adult · futuristic · fantasy · dystopian · strong heroine · military · war · m-f · abuse · science fiction · mystery · death · glimpses-kisses · urban fantasy · first-person-pov · tortured heroine · angst · tearjerkers · political-intrigue
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Jade C. Jamison
291 ratings 4.08 ·- Love at First Sight: A Steamy First-in-Series Romance Collection by Jade C. Jamison
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contemporary · new adult · other-man-woman · strong heroine · rockstars · suspense · bad boys · love triangle · alpha male · dark · cheating · friends to lovers · erotica · mystery · young adult · humor · super rich hero · tortured heroine · age difference · second chances
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Isabel Wroth
134 ratings 4.07 ·
alpha male · strong heroine · science fiction · aliens · erotica · futuristic · possessive hero · contemporary · non-human-hero · insta-love · fantasy · shapeshifters · disabilities and marks · bikers · paranormal · military · virgin hero · betrayal · magic · fated-mates
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Mia Vincy
211 ratings 4.04 ·
strong heroine · humor · regency · historical · third-person-pov · open-door · m-f · dual-pov · tortured hero · competent heroine · angst · class difference · marriage of convenience · sassy heroine · slow burn · disabilities and marks · plain heroine · from hate to love · cold hero · grovel
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Kristen Callihan
1311 ratings 4.04 ·
m-f · dual-pov · angst · explicit-open-door · strong heroine · alpha male · friends to lovers · independent heroine · possessive hero · competent heroine · slow burn · new adult · contemporary · humor · tortured hero · from hate to love · historical · magic · forced proximity · urban fantasy
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Victoria Aveline
768 ratings 4.01 ·
aliens · science fiction · fated-mates · explicit-open-door · alpha male · forced proximity · abduction · possessive hero · dual-pov · futuristic · non-human-hero · erotica · from hate to love · strong heroine · tortured hero · grumpy sunshine · third-person-pov · m-f · cold hero · independent heroine
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Sally Thorne
769 ratings 3.99 ·
humor · slow burn · forced proximity · m-f · contemporary · new adult · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · open-door · first-person-pov · other-man-woman · sassy heroine · love triangle · shy-hero · independent heroine · sweet heroine · class difference · friends to lovers · possessive hero
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Jessie Mihalik
291 ratings 3.99 ·
science fiction · strong heroine · futuristic · competent heroine · military · forced proximity · slow burn · fantasy · from hate to love · found-family · open-door · war · m-f · aliens · royalty · class difference · glimpses-kisses · sweet-hero · mystery · non-human-hero
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Robin LaFevers
183 ratings 3.98 ·
historical · magic · fantasy · young adult · royalty · paranormal · medieval · urban fantasy · strong heroine · death · gifted heroine · mystery · abuse · suspense · dangerous heroine · dark · war · slow burn · vengeance · high fantasy
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Julie James
605 ratings 3.98 ·
career professional · m-f · alpha male · contemporary · open-door · from hate to love · humor · forced proximity · office · sassy heroine · suspense · mystery · possessive hero · strong heroine · dual-pov · men in uniform · super rich hero · friends to lovers · height-difference · new adult
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Sarah MacLean
1655 ratings 3.97 ·
historical · regency · strong heroine · m-f · independent heroine · possessive hero · virgin heroine · alpha male · open-door · victorian · tortured hero · class difference · from hate to love · humor · sassy heroine · england · tall-heroine · british-isles · united-kingdom · europe
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Lily Gold
417 ratings 3.93 ·
reverse harem · poly · forced proximity · friends to lovers · erotica · super rich hero · new adult · contemporary · menage · anal sex · dual-pov · strong heroine · grumpy sunshine · sweet-hero · age difference · humor · past-sexual-abuse · explicit-open-door · cold hero · m-f-m
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Joanna Bourne
196 ratings 3.91 ·
historical · regency · m-f · mystery · suspense · independent heroine · georgian · third-person-pov · strong heroine · war · military · dual-pov · competent heroine · europe · alpha male · past-abuse · british-isles · from hate to love · men in uniform · western-central-europe
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Olivia Parker
109 ratings 3.86 ·
insta-love · historical · virgin heroine · m-f · possessive hero · regency · plain heroine · sweet heroine · strong heroine · friends to lovers · dual-pov · alpha male · scotland · love triangle · super rich hero · from hate to love · open-door · explicit-open-door · europe · humor
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Rosie Danan
255 ratings 3.80 ·
dual-pov · humor · explicit-open-door · contemporary · m-f · new adult · super rich hero · independent heroine · strong heroine · sassy heroine · slow burn · competent heroine · forced proximity · grumpy sunshine · office · third-person-pov · friends to lovers · sweet-hero · jewish · slut-shaming
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Eris Adderly
297 ratings 3.74 ·
fantasy · dual-pov · erotica · paranormal · strong heroine · anal sex · explicit-plentiful · historical · third-person-pov · dub-con · dark · m-f · forced proximity · bdsm · competent heroine · cold hero · childfree-couple · legends & fairy tales · contemporary · menage
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