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Debbie Mitchell

4.63 · 8 ratings

• Feeling Lucky by Debbie Mitchell
• The Biker's Baby by Debbie Mitchell
• Stack'd Against Ruger: Unfortunate Souls MC Book Two by Debbie Mitchell
• Phoenix's Zen Unfortunate Souls MC Book 3 by Debbie Mitchell
• Benelli's Elle: Unfortunate Souls MC Book One by Debbie Mitchell

suspense · tortured heroine · explicit-open-door · bikers · contemporary · forced proximity · insta-love · rape · alpha male · sassy heroine · abuse · anal sex · death · strong heroine · tortured hero

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Chelle Pimblott

4.60 · 10 ratings

• Burnt to Ashes by Chelle Pimblott
• Brewery by Chelle Pimblott
• Winery by Chelle Pimblott
• Sandy Cove : A Drake Wines Novella (Drake Wines Series) by Chelle Pimblott
• Barefoot and Dumped by Chelle Pimblott

contemporary · humor · working class hero · tortured heroine · m-m · curvy heroine · friends to lovers · erotica

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Gabriela Ge

4.50 · 12 ratings

• Soul Tie: Soul Series Book Three by Gabriela Ge
• Soul Glitch : Soul Series Book Two by Gabriela Ge
• Soul Crush by Gabriela Ge

black-mc · mental illness · sassy heroine · age difference · explicit-open-door · bad boys · hurt-comfort · possessive hero · new adult · alpha male · contemporary · dual-pov · rich heroine · sports · tortured heroine · angst · dark · african-american · past-sexual-abuse · sweet heroine

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Matilda Madison

4.33 · 3 ratings

• Worth Fighting For by Matilda Madison
• Worth Waiting For by Matilda Madison
• The Earl's Reluctant Captive by Matilda Madison

historical · regency · tortured heroine · erotica · victorian

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Tyffany Hackett

4.29 · 7 ratings

• Daylight's Curse by Tyffany Hackett
• Fall of Night by Tyffany Hackett
• Dawn till Dusk by Tyffany Hackett

fantasy · fae · new adult · urban fantasy · virgin heroine · magic · sassy heroine · paranormal · fighters · from hate to love · shapeshifters · tortured heroine · strong heroine · tortured hero · young adult · alpha male · beta hero · bad boys · death · curvy heroine

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Rosalie Spencer

4.25 · 12 ratings

• Lunar Eclipse: An Omega Wolf Novel by Rosalie Spencer
• Crescent Calls by Rosalie Spencer
• Their Omega by Rosalie Spencer
• Alpha Claimed by Rosalie Spencer
• Wicked, Lovely Magic by Rosalie Spencer

paranormal · fantasy · contemporary · from hate to love · erotica · menage · explicit-plentiful · poly · urban fantasy · reverse harem · new adult · werewolves · exhibitionism · shapeshifters · tortured heroine · alpha male · competent heroine · friends to lovers · cold hero · forced proximity

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M.K. Schiller

4.05 · 161 ratings

• Lost Years by M.K. Schiller
• Scrooge You! by M.K. Schiller
• 12 Nights of Christmas: A Holiday Anthology by M.K. Schiller
• Tin Man's Dance by M.K. Schiller
• The Other P-Word by M.K. Schiller

contemporary · new adult · alpha male · tortured heroine · humor · south asian · multicultural · erotica · friends to lovers · abuse · disabilities and marks · possessive hero · tearjerkers · super rich hero · military · virgin heroine · beta hero · strong heroine · tortured hero · college

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Juliana Stone

4.05 · 309 ratings

• Slow Kind Of Love by Juliana Stone
• Shake The Frost by Juliana Stone
• Love Me Forever by Juliana Stone
• Long Road Home by Juliana Stone
• The Gift of Love by Juliana Stone

contemporary · fantasy · paranormal · tortured heroine · demons · young adult · sports · athletes · shapeshifters · vampires · magic · urban fantasy · humor · second chances · witches · bad boys · tortured hero · suspense · alpha male · angels

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Priscilla Glenn

4.04 · 70 ratings

• Coming Home by Priscilla Glenn
• Kiss Kiss by Priscilla Glenn
• Emancipating Andie by Priscilla Glenn
• Back to You by Priscilla Glenn

college · contemporary · tortured heroine · bad boys · tearjerkers · love triangle · tortured hero · other-man-woman · friends to lovers · cruel hero · slut-shaming · strong heroine · angst · working class hero · from hate to love · high-school · forbidden love · dual-pov · abuse · sweet heroine

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Lexie Talionis

4.03 · 18 ratings

• Unfated Mates by Lexie Talionis
• Dreams of Lethe by Lexie Talionis
• Flames of Lethe by Lexie Talionis

fantasy · love triangle · paranormal · plain heroine · urban fantasy · magic · rape-mc · abuse-mc · rape · past-sexual-abuse · tycoon · forced proximity · explicit-plentiful · tortured heroine · poly · angst · past-abuse · self harm · possessive hero · menage

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Kathryn Marie

4.00 · 6 ratings

• Captured by Chaos by Kathryn Marie
• Midnight Revenge by Kathryn Marie
• Midnight Maiden by Kathryn Marie

mystery · fantasy · paranormal · magic · death · second chances · dark · historical · royalty · new adult · innocent · suspense · slow burn · young adult · beta hero · abuse · disabilities and marks · friends to lovers · tortured heroine · angst

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Sierra Knoxly

4.00 · 17 ratings

• Tears of Gold: An Academy Fantasy Romance by Sierra Knoxly
• The Fate in the Flames: A Dark Fantasy Romance by Sierra Knoxly
• Realm of Darkness by Sierra Knoxly
• Resonance: A reverse harem fantasy romance by Sierra Knoxly
• Ambience by Sierra Knoxly

fantasy · magic · tortured heroine · independent heroine · gifted heroine · strong heroine · dragon shifter · royalty · disabilities and marks · class difference · fae · poly · past-abuse · menage · war · anal sex · dual-pov · reverse harem · abuse-non-mc · spanking

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Leigh Miller

3.94 · 32 ratings

• Kenna's Dragon by Leigh Miller
• Nora's Kraken by Leigh Miller
• Demon's Bride by Leigh Miller

fantasy · monsters · explicit-plentiful · paranormal · creative-anatomy · forced proximity · age difference · insta-love · non-human-hero · dual-pov · contemporary · alpha male · possessive hero · fated-mates · tortured heroine · shapeshifters · disabilities and marks · tycoon · royalty · witches

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Kristina Douglas

3.91 · 73 ratings

• Rebel by Kristina Douglas
• Rebel by Kristina Douglas
• Warrior by Kristina Douglas
• Demon by Kristina Douglas
• Raziel by Kristina Douglas

paranormal · urban fantasy · vampires · fantasy · demons · non-human-hero · contemporary · tortured heroine · cold hero · magic · alpha male · angels · bad boys · sassy heroine · cruel hero · non-human-heroine · erotica · from hate to love · possessive hero · young adult

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Shae Ruby

3.89 · 18 ratings

• Tattered Bodies by Shae Ruby
• Battered Souls (The Broken) by Shae Ruby
• Battered Souls by Shae Ruby
• Shattered Hearts by Shae Ruby
• Shattered Hearts by Shae Ruby

mental illness · dark · explicit-plentiful · contemporary · abuse · new adult · angst · love triangle · past-sexual-abuse · tortured heroine · past-abuse · cheating · tortured hero · possessive hero · hurt-comfort · poor heroine · rape · self harm · dual-pov · suicide

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Marian Perera

3.89 · 9 ratings

• The God Prince by Marian Perera
• The Beast Prince by Marian Perera
• Christmas Yet to Come by Marian Perera
• Silent Water by Marian Perera
• The Coldest Sea by Marian Perera

fantasy · paranormal · contemporary · tortured heroine · historical · pirates · steampunk · victorian · shapeshifters · from hate to love · dark · m-m

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Sarah A. Parker

3.85 · 52 ratings

• To Flame a Wild Flower by Sarah A. Parker
• To Snap a Silver Stem by Sarah A. Parker
• To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker

dark · new adult · fantasy · paranormal · open-door · fae · high fantasy · age difference · magic · possessive hero · tortured heroine · cold hero · angst · vampires · alpha male · substance abuse · abuse · suicide · love triangle · historical

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Jessica Topper

3.84 · 52 ratings

• Louder Than Love by Jessica Topper
• Softer Than Steel by Jessica Topper
• Deeper Than Dreams by Jessica Topper
• Courtship of the Cake by Jessica Topper
• Dictatorship of the Dress by Jessica Topper

contemporary · rockstars · tortured heroine · jewish · bad boys · new adult · mature couple · musicians · erotica · second chances · single-mother · south asian

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Megan Montgomery

3.83 · 15 ratings

• Undertaking Love: a spicy, enemies-to-lovers romance by Megan Montgomery
• Morgue to Love by Megan Montgomery
• Well...THAT Was Awkward by Megan Montgomery

contemporary · height-difference · tortured heroine · office · small town · dual-pov · beta hero · humor · independent heroine · open-door · second chances · from hate to love · career professional · single-mother · cold heroine · slow burn · pregnancy · neurodivergent · men in uniform · tortured hero

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Cindy Pike

3.81 · 16 ratings

• Tormented Soul: Heather: Soul Series by Cindy Pike
• Let Me by Cindy Pike
• Callie by Cindy Pike
• Found Soul: Jaz (Soul Series) by Cindy Pike
• Entwined Souls by Cindy Pike

contemporary · dark · tortured heroine · erotica · poly · abduction · reverse harem · menage · slut-shaming · past-abuse · animal-death · rape-non-mc · open-door · suspense · past-sexual-abuse · bdsm · abuse-non-mc · explicit-open-door · anal sex · pregnancy

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Lilith K. Duat

3.80 · 5 ratings

• Malice of Wasteland: A Silver City Story by Lilith K. Duat
• Crescendo: A Silver City Story (Silver City Stories) by Lilith K. Duat
• Unchaining the Unicorn Knight by Lilith K. Duat
• The Disturbia Ritual by Lilith K. Duat
• Balance in Chaos by Lilith K. Duat

erotica · fantasy · tortured heroine · bdsm · explicit-plentiful · fetish · paranormal · slavery · abduction · vampires · tortured hero · strong heroine · pregnancy · high fantasy · virgin hero · beta hero · abuse · spanking · exhibitionism · f-f

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Julie Bale

3.76 · 25 ratings

• The Stillness Of You (Beautifully Damaged) by Julie Bale
• The Stillness of You by Julie Bale
• The Chaos in Me by Julie Bale

new adult · athletes · sports · contemporary · tortured heroine · college · alpha male · young adult · angst · erotica

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Sarah Mayberry

3.76 · 463 ratings

• Sweetheart (The Busy Bean) by Sarah Mayberry
• More Than a Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry
• Must Love Coffee by Sarah Mayberry
• The Rebel and the Cowboy by Sarah Mayberry
• The Cowboy Meets His Match by Sarah Mayberry

contemporary · friends to lovers · open-door · tortured heroine · erotica · from hate to love · office · western · historical · explicit-open-door · forbidden love · sports · pregnancy · possessive hero · career professional · athletes · working class heroine · actors · military · humor

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Emjay Barkley

3.63 · 8 ratings

• Is Love Enough? by Emjay Barkley
• Rescued by Emjay Barkley
• The Housekeeper by Emjay Barkley
• Low Country Love by Emjay Barkley
• Trusting Again by Emjay Barkley

contemporary · erotica · tortured heroine · angst · cheating · second chances · other-man-woman

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Cynthia Wicklund

3.60 · 31 ratings

• Lord of Always by Cynthia Wicklund
• Blue Moon Sizzlers - Novel Excerpts, Recipes & Lunar Lore by Cynthia Wicklund
• Hot Toddy Sizzlers by Cynthia Wicklund
• In the Garden of Deceit by Cynthia Wicklund
• Summer Sizzlers by Cynthia Wicklund

historical · regency · contemporary · erotica · tortured heroine · paranormal · cruel hero · victorian · secret child · class difference · fantasy · humor

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Donna Clayton

3.40 · 49 ratings

• In Pursuit Of A Princess: Harlequin Comics (Royally Wed: The Missing Heir) by Donna Clayton
• Return Of The Runaway Bride by Donna Clayton
• Mountain Laurel by Donna Clayton
• Nanny and the Beast by Donna Clayton
• Bound by Honor by Donna Clayton

contemporary · erotica · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · pregnancy · military · friends to lovers · super rich hero · grumpy sunshine · class difference · marriage of convenience

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Violet Winspear

3.11 · 84 ratings

• The Man She Married: Harlequin Comics by Violet Winspear
• The Valdez Marriage by Violet Winspear
• Tender Is The Tyrant: Harlequin Comics by Violet Winspear
• Bride's Lace: Harlequin comics by Violet Winspear
• House of Storms by Violet Winspear

contemporary · virgin heroine · cruel hero · tortured heroine · vengeance · pregnancy · marriage of convenience · historical · secret child · arranged marriage · possessive hero · age difference · sheiks · shy heroine · tycoon · beta hero · rape · demons · alpha male · slut-shaming

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Anne Hampson

3.06 · 119 ratings

• Pagan Lover by Anne Hampson
• Pagan Lover by Anne Hampson
• Heaven is High by Anne Hampson
• When Love Comes by Anne Hampson
• The Hawk and the Dove by Anne Hampson

contemporary · cruel hero · virgin heroine · tortured heroine · possessive hero · marriage of convenience · age difference · arranged marriage · abduction · insta-love · second chances · dark · forced proximity · tycoon · vengeance · beta hero · suspense · alpha male · historical · rich heroine

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