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Characterization labels used: intelligent heroine, resourceful heroine, strong female lead, young woman, aspiring engineer, nerdy heroine, brave heroine, brooding love interest, stoic warrior, scientist, mad scientist, leader, artificial intelligence, humanoid aliens, awkward scientist, relatable heroine

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Dark Minds

Michelle Diener · 2022 · Class 5

An abducted Earth music teacher is thrust into alien politics, a sentient warship, and a slow-burn bond that could spark war.

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Characterization labels: resourceful heroine · strong heroine · ordinary woman · abductee · music teacher · singer · alien captain · honorable hero · protective hero · thinking system · sentient AI · self-aware AI · pawns-to-player arc · resilient heroine · feisty heroine · smart heroine · brave heroine · angry heroine · suspicious hero · likable leads

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1208

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Win

Vera Nazarian · 2017 · The Atlantis Grail

A teen space refugee must survive a brutal multi-stage contest on Atlantis while love, politics, and war collide.

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Characterization labels: nerdy heroine · awkward smart girl · strong female lead · resourceful protagonist · resilient heroine · brave heroine · compassionate heroine · talented heroine · smart heroine

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Distance: 0.0967

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Lady Mechanika Vol. 1: The Mystery of the Mechanical Corpse

Joe Benítez · 2015 · Lady Mechanika Volumes

An amnesiac cyborg adventuress in steampunk Victorian England hunts the truth behind her body and a new mechanical corpse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · badass heroine · haunted heroine · determined investigator · compassionate protagonist · sarcastic protagonist · resourceful protagonist · female cyborg · amnesiac protagonist · sidekick · inventor · villainess · mad scientist · mysterious antagonist · strong female lead

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1033

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Dark Horse

Michelle Diener · 2022 · Class 5

An abducted human teams with a sentient ship AI and an alien captain amid interstellar politics and a dangerous secret.

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Characterization labels: female protagonist · human heroine · linguist · resourceful heroine · smart heroine · loyal heroine · kindhearted heroine · traumatized survivor · alien captain · AI character · sentient AI · emergent intelligence · cunning ally · moral guide · mysterious survivor · protective hero · character-driven · underestimated heroine · competent FMC

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Distance: 0.1341

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Bren's Blessing

Pearl Tate · 2018 · The Quasar Lineage

A Mars-orbit astronaut is abducted by aliens and pulled into a steamy fated-mates clash with their matriarchal society.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: astronaut heroine · doctor heroine · scientist heroine · intelligent heroine · pragmatic heroine · alien captain · protective hero · possessive hero · alpha hero · virgin hero · emotionally vulnerable hero · female ruler antagonist · secondary alien crew

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Distance: 0.1348

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Heart's Prisoner

Olivia Riley · 2024 · Dark World Mates

A behaviorist studies a terrifying captive alien in a secure base, and their wary connection grows as secrets unravel.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · competent heroine · empathetic heroine · scientist heroine · behaviorist · researcher · captive alien · dangerous hero · intelligent hero · protective hero · nonhuman hero · alien warrior · resourceful hero · temperamental hero · protective heroine · brave heroine

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1102

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The VaDorok

S.J. Sanders · 2019 · The Mate Index

After escaping a human breeding scheme on an ice planet, Sara is rescued by an alien warrior-priest who claims her as mate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · feisty heroine · smart heroine · resilient heroine · protective hero · alien hero · warrior-priest · gentle giant · older hero · alien biology · alien-looking hero

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1139

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Encrypted

Lindsay Buroker · 2011 · Encrypted

A kidnapped cryptographer must decode alien mysteries with a dangerous fellow prisoner while war and romance collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: female scholar · cryptographer · linguist · nerdy heroine · competent heroine · socially awkward · resourceful heroine · military hero · enigmatic ally · intellectual protagonists · young assassin · anti-hero · scientist hero · tall heroine · clumsy heroine · strong female protagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1163

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Saving Verakko

Victoria Aveline · 2021 · Clecanian

A stranded human woman and a grumpy alien must survive the wilderness—and each other—while secrets threaten their bond.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · pragmatic heroine · independent heroine · resourceful heroine · survivalist heroine · grumpy hero · broody hero · protective hero · secretive hero · competent heroine · tech-savvy hero · stubborn heroine · badass heroine

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Distance: 0.1200

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Emperor

Anna Hackett · 2022 · Galactic Kings

A stranded Earth scientist survives alien experimentation and transforms into a shifter, aided by a protective wolf king.

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Characterization labels: scientist heroine · Earth heroine · alpha hero · warrior king · protective hero · brilliant heroine · competent heroine · curious heroine · strong heroine · leader hero · emotional restraint · caretaker role · volatile shifter · smart heroine · possessive hero · honorable hero

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Distance: 0.1214

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Taken

Alison Aimes · 2020 · The Condemned

A fugitive breeder and a condemned rebel are forced together on a brutal prison planet where survival means trust, revenge, and desire.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · resourceful heroine · smart heroine · brave heroine · alpha hero · protective hero · commanding hero · anti-hero · leader · resistance fighter · convict · breeder · scientist · captive · villainous ruler · corrupt authority

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Distance: 0.1230

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Marked Omega

Lizzy Bequin · 2020 · Quarantine Omega

A scientist trapped in a quarantine zone is transformed and claimed by three alphas in a dangerous, steamy new world.

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Characterization labels: female scientist · research assistant · alpha pack leader · younger alpha · protective heroes · outsider heroine · feisty heroine · naive heroine · stubborn heroine · corrupt boss · evil doctor · sympathetic leads · distinct alpha personalities

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1264

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