HEROINES AT THE MERCY OF MALE LEADS -- novels with adult characters & little to no erotica

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Poison Study (Study, #1)
Poison Study (Study, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 174,086 ratings
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Killing Sarai (In the Company of Killers, #1)
Killing Sarai (In the Company of Killers, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 32,688 ratings
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Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1)
Throne of Glass (Throne of Glass, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 2,189,337 ratings
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Sting
Sting 3.98 avg rating — 30,363 ratings
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Cloak and Dagger (The IMA, #1)
Cloak and Dagger (The IMA, #1) 3.56 avg rating — 1,984 ratings
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A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 55,717 ratings
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Crow's Row (Crow's Row, #1)
Crow's Row (Crow's Row, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 20,332 ratings
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Touch of Power (Healer, #1)
Touch of Power (Healer, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 47,080 ratings
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Don't Close Your Eyes
Don't Close Your Eyes 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
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Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2) 4.64 avg rating — 2,952,713 ratings
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The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1)
The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 9,950 ratings
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Stolen (Stolen, #1)
Stolen (Stolen, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 86,150 ratings
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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera 3.96 avg rating — 267,583 ratings
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 3,876,240 ratings
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Captured (The Captive, #1)
Captured (The Captive, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 21,451 ratings
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Equal Parts
Equal Parts 3.96 avg rating — 3,487 ratings
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A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1)
A Promise of Fire (Kingmaker Chronicles, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 54,415 ratings
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Sora's Quest (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #1)
Sora's Quest (The Cat's Eye Chronicles, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,490 ratings
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Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3)
Heir of Fire (Throne of Glass, #3) 4.45 avg rating — 1,405,124 ratings
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Tormentor Mine (Tormentor Mine, #1)
Tormentor Mine (Tormentor Mine, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 10,469 ratings
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Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1)
Shatter Me (Shatter Me, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 1,150,114 ratings
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The Swan & the Jackal (In the Company of Killers, #3)
The Swan & the Jackal (In the Company of Killers, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 7,577 ratings
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Obsession Mine (Tormentor Mine, #2)
Obsession Mine (Tormentor Mine, #2) 4.16 avg rating — 6,295 ratings
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Lucca (Made Men, #4)
Lucca (Made Men, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 9,723 ratings
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Consumed by Fire (Fire, #1)
Consumed by Fire (Fire, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 2,109 ratings
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Black Ice (Ice, #1)
Black Ice (Ice, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 10,102 ratings
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Rules of Survival
Rules of Survival 3.80 avg rating — 939 ratings
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Storm Glass (Glass, #1)
Storm Glass (Glass, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 26,618 ratings
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Alive at Sunset (Rituals of the Night, #2)
Alive at Sunset (Rituals of the Night, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 92 ratings
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His Sexual Partner
His Sexual Partner 3.32 avg rating — 50 ratings
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Phantom
Phantom
by: Susan Kay
4.33 avg rating — 12,942 ratings
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Six
Six
by: K.I. Lynn
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,963 ratings
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Bleeds My Desire (Blood Bonds, #1)
Bleeds My Desire (Blood Bonds, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 269 ratings
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Shades of Treason (Anomaly #1)
Shades of Treason (Anomaly #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
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Captive (Captive, #1)
Captive (Captive, #1) 3.61 avg rating — 1,183 ratings
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Wanted (Wanted, #1)
Wanted (Wanted, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 1,745 ratings
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Shadows At Sunset
Shadows At Sunset 3.63 avg rating — 934 ratings
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Wild Orchids
Wild Orchids 3.83 avg rating — 2,590 ratings
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Perfect (Paradise, #2)
Perfect (Paradise, #2) 4.30 avg rating — 25,215 ratings
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Skin Game (Skin, #1)
Skin Game (Skin, #1)
by: Ava Gray
3.71 avg rating — 1,921 ratings
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Branded (Sinners, #1)
Branded (Sinners, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 8,084 ratings
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Captive
Captive 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
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The Breakaway (The Breakaway, #1)
The Breakaway (The Breakaway, #1) 3.53 avg rating — 2,858 ratings
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Held
Held 3.69 avg rating — 1,169 ratings
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Dead by Morning (Rituals of the Night #1)
Dead by Morning (Rituals of the Night #1) 3.73 avg rating — 385 ratings
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Letters in the Dark
Letters in the Dark
by: Kit Rose
3.84 avg rating — 236 ratings
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The Sheik
The Sheik
by: E.M. Hull
3.28 avg rating — 1,780 ratings
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Lethal (Lee Coburn #1)
Lethal (Lee Coburn #1) 4.09 avg rating — 36,950 ratings
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Meet Me in the Dark
Meet Me in the Dark
by: J.A. Huss
4.09 avg rating — 4,791 ratings
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Driven by Fire (Fire, #2)
Driven by Fire (Fire, #2) 3.89 avg rating — 995 ratings
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Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
Antigone (The Theban Plays, #3)
by: Sophocles
3.68 avg rating — 170,479 ratings
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Spy Glass (Glass, #3)
Spy Glass (Glass, #3) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,999 ratings
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Truth and Humility (Captive, #1)
Truth and Humility (Captive, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,754 ratings
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The Brigand Bride (Dangerous Masquerade #1)
The Brigand Bride (Dangerous Masquerade #1) 3.83 avg rating — 979 ratings
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Persephone
Persephone 3.44 avg rating — 86 ratings
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Finders Keepers
Finders Keepers really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Silent Fear
Silent Fear 4.20 avg rating — 265 ratings
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The Girl Who Can Cook
The Girl Who Can Cook 3.96 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Trapped in Paradise
Trapped in Paradise 2.98 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Stolen (Stronger, #1)
Stolen (Stronger, #1)
by: Jay Marie
4.13 avg rating — 1,920 ratings
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Mafia Captive
Mafia Captive 3.46 avg rating — 4,675 ratings
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Nowhere Boulevard
Nowhere Boulevard 4.50 avg rating — 103 ratings
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The Game Plan
The Game Plan 4.20 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Dante and the Target
Dante and the Target
by: T.J. Ray
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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The Call of Cassandra Rose
The Call of Cassandra Rose 3.98 avg rating — 328 ratings
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Don't Close Your Eyes (DCYE, #1)
Don't Close Your Eyes (DCYE, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 608 ratings
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Consequences (Consequences, #1)
Consequences (Consequences, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 43,140 ratings
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Graceless Heart
Graceless Heart 3.94 avg rating — 145 ratings
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An Enchanting Time
An Enchanting Time 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings
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Spark (Stronger, #3)
Spark (Stronger, #3)
by: Jay Marie
4.40 avg rating — 1,164 ratings
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Trust Game
Trust Game 3.66 avg rating — 520 ratings
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Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2)
Complicated Moonlight (DCYE, #2) 4.37 avg rating — 307 ratings
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Survival (Stronger, #2)
Survival (Stronger, #2)
by: Jay Marie
4.34 avg rating — 1,327 ratings
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The Kiss Thief
The Kiss Thief
by: L.J. Shen
3.83 avg rating — 118,168 ratings
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Mad Love (DCYE, #3)
Mad Love (DCYE, #3) 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1)
Everything and the Moon (The Lyndon Sisters, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 19,169 ratings
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Mad Love: Volume 3 of the Don't Close Your Eyes Series
Mad Love: Volume 3 of the Don't Close Your Eyes Series 4.37 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Hunted (Sinners, #2)
Hunted (Sinners, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 1,257 ratings
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Dangerous Games (DCYE, #3)
Dangerous Games (DCYE, #3) 4.13 avg rating — 60 ratings
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Untamed (Medieval, #1)
Untamed (Medieval, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 8,486 ratings
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Dangerous Games (DCYE, #4)
Dangerous Games (DCYE, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 73 ratings
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Hostile Takeover: Volume 5 of the Don't Close Your Eyes Series
Hostile Takeover: Volume 5 of the Don't Close Your Eyes Series 4.62 avg rating — 24 ratings
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The Devil Wears Plaid
The Devil Wears Plaid 3.87 avg rating — 3,829 ratings
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Target Acquired (DCYE, #6)
Target Acquired (DCYE, #6) 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings
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Point Blank: Volume 7 of Don't Close Your Eyes (Don't Close Your Eyes - A Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Series)
Point Blank: Volume 7 of Don't Close Your Eyes (Don't Close Your Eyes - A Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Series) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings
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Hitman's Girl: Eric's Love Story (Don't Close Your Eyes - A Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Series)
Hitman's Girl: Eric's Love Story (Don't Close Your Eyes - A Slow Burn Enemies to Lovers Series) 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings
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Soul in Darkness
Soul in Darkness 3.96 avg rating — 3,517 ratings
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Endgame (Virtual Reality Standalones, #1)
Endgame (Virtual Reality Standalones, #1) 3.47 avg rating — 198 ratings
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The Outlaw and the Lady (Daughters of Fortune, #1)
The Outlaw and the Lady (Daughters of Fortune, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 1,985 ratings
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Lions and Lace (Van Alen Sisters #1)
Lions and Lace (Van Alen Sisters #1) 3.80 avg rating — 2,518 ratings
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Outlaw (Wanted, #1.5)
Outlaw (Wanted, #1.5) 3.98 avg rating — 173 ratings
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Night Study (Soulfinders, #2; Study, #5)
Night Study (Soulfinders, #2; Study, #5) 4.22 avg rating — 12,420 ratings
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The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights
by: Anonymous
4.03 avg rating — 80,398 ratings
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Blaze of Secrets (Asylums for Magical Threats, #1)
Blaze of Secrets (Asylums for Magical Threats, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 417 ratings
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Vendetta
Vendetta 3.64 avg rating — 2,247 ratings