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Catherine M. Wilson
50 ratings 4.30 ·
feminism · fiction · alternate-history · young-adult · coming-of-age · historical · historical-fiction · alpha-mc · magic · book · wlw · female-author · fantasy · female-mc · high-fantasy · paranormal · romance · action-adventure · lesbian-mc · lgbtq
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L.A. Meyer
232 ratings 4.20 ·- Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life & Times of Jacky Faber by L.A. Meyer
- Boston Jacky: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Taking Care of Business by L.A. Meyer
- Viva Jacquelina!: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Over the Hills and Far Away by L.A. Meyer
- The Mark of the Golden Dragon: Being an Account of the Further Adventures of Jacky Faber, Jewel of the East, Vexation of the West, and Pearl of the South China Sea by L.A. Meyer
- The Wake of the Lorelei Lee: Being an Account of the Adventures of Jacky Faber, on her Way to Botany Bay by L.A. Meyer
book · middle-grade · action-adventure · nautical · young-adult · historical-fiction · audiobook · high-school · historical · female-mc · romance · humor · fiction · outlaws · realistic · scoundrel · children · orphans · alpha-mc · comedy
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M.K. Robert
8 ratings 4.13 ·
book · reverse-harem · mlm · polyamory · romance · lgbtq · fiction · adult · fantasy · scandinavia · myths · enemies-to-lovers · steamy · historical-fiction · forced-proximity · alpha-mc · historical · europe · female-mc · medieval
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Alwyn Hamilton
94 ratings 4.12 ·
book · royalty · young-adult · action-adventure · high-fantasy · paranormal · magic · fiction · fantasy · myths · industrial-era · historical · western · romance · epic · fae · alpha-mc · dystopia · violent-conflict · historical-fiction
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Joanna Bell
34 ratings 4.12 ·
adult · fiction · romance · book · paranormal · historical · historical-fiction · scandinavia · medieval · ancient-civilization · europe · time-travel · alpha-mc · fantasy · dark · kidnapping · poc-mc · shapeshifters · western · children
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Maya Snow
34 ratings 4.09 ·
female-mc · historical · action-adventure · children-books · young-adult · exploration · fiction · fantasy · historical-fiction · book · sword-sorcery · children · alpha-mc · middle-grade · feminism · medieval · family · female-author
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Julie Garwood
916 ratings 4.07 ·
romance · book · fiction · adult · audiobook · womens-fiction · action-adventure · humor · mystery · suspense · family · alpha-mc · historical-fiction · historical · industrial-era · female-mc · steamy · regency · europe · united-kingdom
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Judith McNaught
452 ratings 4.04 ·
adult · fiction · romance · womens-fiction · book · historical-fiction · alpha-mc · contemporary · drama · regency · industrial-era · female-mc · family · angst · suspense · age-gap · historical · marriage-of-convenience · second-chances · audiobook
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Alexis McNeil
13 ratings 4.00 ·
time-travel · adult · immortality · europe · paranormal · fiction · vampires · romance · british-isles · historical · sci-fi · scotland · united-kingdom · book · magic · medieval · fae · action-adventure · supernatural · 21st-century
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Ann Owen
3 ratings 4.00 ·
historical · book · historical-fiction · steamy · bdsm · adult · industrial-era · victorian · fiction · alpha-mc · dark · sexual-assault · romance · cheating · domestic-drama
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Candace C. Bowen
8 ratings 4.00 ·
book · fiction · adult · medieval · alpha-mc · historical-fiction · historical · suspense · paranormal · magic · time-travel · sci-fi · disability · audiobook · warriors · action-adventure · urban-fantasy · witches-wizards · romance · fantasy
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Robin LaFevers
137 ratings 4.00 ·
historical-fiction · alpha-mc · magic · audiobook · alternate-history · assassins · historical · political-intrigue · female-mc · supernatural · romance · fiction · fantasy · myths · book · royalty · high-fantasy · paranormal · action-adventure · young-adult
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Sarah McKerrigan
50 ratings 3.98 ·
book · action-adventure · historical-fiction · historical · romance · fiction · medieval · adult · united-kingdom · british-isles · steamy · scotland · alpha-mc · female-mc · europe · humor · warriors · suspense · royalty · family
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Kate Locke
48 ratings 3.98 ·
urban-fantasy · paranormal · vampires · action-adventure · young-adult · industrial-era · sci-fi · book · female-mc · supernatural · mystery · romance · fiction · victorian · steampunk · shapeshifters · alpha-mc · horror · magic · dystopia
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Julie McElwain
91 ratings 3.96 ·
historical-fiction · historical · female-mc · fiction · mystery · book · time-travel · paranormal · action-adventure · law-enforcement · audiobook · romance · murder · regency · adult · crime · sci-fi · suspense · industrial-era · killer
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Kendall Hawkins
36 ratings 3.94 ·
dark · romance · organized-crime · fiction · gothic · kidnapping · adult · crime · contemporary · alpha-mc · book · steamy · historical-fiction · age-gap · anti-hero · female-mc · sexual-assault · arranged-marriage · suspense · slow-burn
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A.C. Gaughen
90 ratings 3.93 ·
book · romance · fantasy · myths · action-adventure · young-adult · high-fantasy · fiction · royalty · family · audiobook · friendship · historical · mystery · fairy-tale · alpha-mc · dark · historical-fiction · retellings · female-mc
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Elizabeth Hoyt
547 ratings 3.89 ·
historical · regency · romance · industrial-era · fiction · adult · historical-fiction · book · georgian · audiobook · steamy · mystery · womens-fiction · alpha-mc · female-author · suspense · family · enemies-to-lovers · class-difference · angst
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Thalassa Ali
24 ratings 3.83 ·
adult · female-mc · romance · fiction · action-adventure · poc-mc · historical · historical-fiction · book · alpha-mc · female-author · military · victorian · industrial-era · family · myths
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Elizabeth C. Bunce
73 ratings 3.81 ·
mystery · historical · book · fiction · historical-fiction · family · young-adult · fantasy · magic · female-mc · alpha-mc · paranormal · high-fantasy · action-adventure · suspense · royalty · romance · teens · crime · violent-conflict
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Samantha Saxon
10 ratings 3.80 ·
historical · political-intrigue · suspense · book · espionage · adult · industrial-era · regency · military · victorian · fiction · action-adventure · romance · female-mc · alpha-mc · historical-fiction · assassins · violent-conflict · war · steamy
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Calyope Adams
16 ratings 3.69 ·
historical · adult · fiction · romance · book · alpha-mc · historical-fiction · medieval · ancient-civilization · steamy · multi-pov · insta-love · forced-proximity · dark · kidnapping · scandinavia · dangerous-mc · new adult · military · humor
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Christine Monson
17 ratings 3.59 ·
historical-fiction · fiction · adult · romance · book · alpha-mc · historical · female-mc · industrial-era · sad · violent-conflict · betrayal · age-gap · dark · horror · sexual-assault · cruel-mc · anti-hero · cheating · poc-mc
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