init: function() { hey,I love reading about heroines that are so badly hurt to the point of them almost dying(no sexual assault). Privacy Policy. published 1994, avg rating 3.77 When you read a lot of romance (like I do), you inevitably start to come across the same name over and over again. q("f", arguments) 9. And yeah, maybe she is but maybe shes not. apstag.init({ She's on the brink of death and the MMC is pretty distraught about it. Online. I want her to distance herself from him and I want the hero doing everything in his power to reach her. published 2015, avg rating 3.88 "//securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js"; //= 2; // retina display And sometimes: - the heroine is a Mom or is pregnant or becomes pregnant; or - the heroine was/is a victim of violence; or - the hero/heroine grew up in foster care; or var useSSL = "https:" == document.location.protocol; The Classics. Shes badass for a wide range of reasons, possibly too many to list. if (sourcesToHideBuyFeatures[i] == source) While there are plenty of Annes and Annies, names like Lark Morgan (A Wanted Man, by Linda Lael Miller) and Evelyn Starr Johnson (Only You, by Elizabeth Lowell) also feel right at home in the western setting. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("grsession", "osid.0de8263953ad118c6e71e4f01532a3ee"); 4,786 ratings }; Educators, B&N var stylesheet = document.createElement("link"); 1,445 ratings but the synopsis also hints that the Man may not be what he seems and probably is s secret agent or a spy for the queen or the government. And while her hero is the mountain man survivor, Gia is the other kind. pubID: '3211', adServer: 'googletag', bidTimeout: 4e3, params: { aps_privacy: '1YN' } 3,340 ratings Press J to jump to the feed. I'd also appreciate if the heroine isnt dumb and results in her getting kidnapped or something because of her actions. session: { id: "038-4651514-8900753" }, Big Book Search: If you can only remember what the cover looks like, try this cover-search tool. published 2001, avg rating 3.99 } Happy Endings guaranteed. I think you guys like reading these lists, and I certainly enjoy writing them (if you couldnt tell), so look out for more in the future! for(var i=0; i, Hi, this may sound bizarre, but one of my guilty pleasures is when the heroine is living paycheck to paycheck, struggling to eat and pay rent and she works really hard at keeping her head above water. The Sweetest Oblivionby Danielle Lori. One of the authoritative classics of the genre, Jane Eyre' s enduring popularity is testament to the power of its central romance. 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Johanna Lindsey, a romance novelist whose best-selling paperbacks ranged through the centuries, chronicling passionate and independent women in pirate ships, Viking forts, medieval castles, the. googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); published 2012, avg rating 3.85 published, avg rating 3.97 published 2010, avg rating 4.14 Often, power is thought of in a way that prioritises violencelike, if a character can wipe out cities in the blink of an eye, shes automatically a badass. 38895 books suggested | I don't feel so good.. | Source. } "Events.SushiEndpoint": "https://unagi.amazon.com/1/events/com.amazon.csm.csa.prod", if (window.ue && window.ue.tag) { window.ue.tag('list:show:signed_out', ue.main_scope);window.ue.tag('list:show:signed_out:mobileWeb', ue.main_scope); } Or evil people. Calpurnia Hartwells mother boldly named after the roman Empress, and the story starts with Callie rejecting the name after struggling to live up to it her entire life. 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