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Trope · Character

Grumpy Heroine

Heroine is the prickly, guarded, world-weary one. Hero is often the warmth.

16 books on the shelf

A Court of Silver Flames
A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas
One Last Stop
One Last Stop
Casey McQuiston
Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth
Nora Roberts
A Season of Surprises
A Season of Surprises
Rebecca Ashley
Sweet Fury
Sweet Fury
Catherine Hart
Unsteady
Unsteady
Peyton Corinne
McKettrick's choice
McKettrick's choice
Linda Lael Miller
The Rebel Bride
The Rebel Bride
Catherine Coulter
Taken by the pirate tycoon
Taken by the pirate tycoon
Daphne Clair
The Last Hellion
The Last Hellion
Loretta Lynda Chase
The Things We Leave Unfinished
The Things We Leave Unfinished
Rebecca Yarros
Stranger
Stranger
Megan Hart
Pote xana
Pote xana
Penny Jordan
The accidental werewolf
The accidental werewolf
Dakota Cassidy
Perilous Refuge
Perilous Refuge
Patricia Wilson
Dead Girls Are Easy
Dead Girls Are Easy
Terri Garey
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Alpha (Omegaverse)AlphaholeAssistant HeroineBaker HeroineBaseball Player HeroBasketball Player HeroBiker HeroBillionaire HeroBodyguard HeroBoss HeroBoxer HeroBratva