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Nalini Singh, Angela Dawe

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Characterization labels used: alpha hero, ruthless protector, controlling hero, damaged heroine, fragile heroine, resilient heroine, amnesiac protagonist, morally gray hero, hard-edged leader, survivor heroine, possessive hero, touch-starved heroine, cold strategist, emotionally guarded

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Fire in His Embrace

Ruby Dixon · 2017 · Fireblood Dragon

A survivor in a ruined world must free a captured dragon by bonding with him, turning rescue into a dangerous romance.

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Characterization labels: strong heroine · independent heroine · survivor heroine · badass heroine · virgin heroine · loner heroine · practical heroine · protective hero · possessive hero · sweet hero · sweetheart hero · alpha hero · morally gray villain · damaged hero · intelligent heroine · self-reliant heroine · capable heroine · fighter heroine

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.0932

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Hunted

Evangeline Anderson · 2011 · Brides of the Kindred

A frightened human woman and a vow-bound alien warrior are forced into survival and desire while enemies hunt them.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · brooding hero · patient hero · tortured heroine · fearful heroine · damaged heroine · protective warrior · emotionally withdrawn hero · sympathetic hero

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.0953

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His Human Rebel

Renee Rose · 2017 · Zandian Masters

An escaped human refugee and a protective alien warrior are thrown together as trust, desire, and escape plans collide.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · dominant hero · protective hero · warrior hero · guard hero · captain · feisty heroine · stubborn heroine · traumatized heroine · trust issues · secretive heroine · honorable hero · possessive hero · strong heroine · guarded heroine · sensitive hero · abandonment issues

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.0988

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God of Monsters

Keri Lake · 2020 · Juniper Unraveling

In a brutal post-apocalyptic world, a sheltered woman and a feared Alpha fight to survive—and to trust each other.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Alpha · survivor · tortured hero · strong heroine · sheltered heroine · protective hero · brave heroine · broken characters · battle-scarred · morally gray

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.0721

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Glacier

Miranda Bridges, Kyra Snow · 2020 · Elemental Mates

A starving human thief on a dying Earth becomes the key to an alien commander’s powers—and his mate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · cold hero · possessive hero · protective hero · arrogant hero · stoic hero · feisty heroine · stubborn heroine · sassy heroine · strong heroine · virgin heroine · thief heroine · caretaker heroine · disabled sibling caregiver · emotionally closed off · emotionally constipated

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1031

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Draco

Hattie Jacks · 2023 · Fated Mates of the Sarkarnii

A human abducted into an alien prison maze meets a possessive dragon-shifter who claims her as his fated mate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: grumpy hero · possessive hero · protective hero · morally gray hero · dominant hero · alpha hero · survivor heroine · feisty heroine · strong heroine · sassy heroine · curvy heroine · older heroine · complex hero · witty heroine · survivor mentality

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1065

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Nikhil

M.K. Eidem · 2016 · Kaliszians

A wounded Earth woman and an alien warrior are thrust into a fated bond while politics, secrets, and danger close in.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · gentle giant · protective hero · devoted mate · large warrior · human survivor · stubborn heroine · resourceful heroine · injured heroine · virgin heroine · honorable hero · naive leads · emotionally volatile heroine · sensitive hero

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1068

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Raff

Laurann Dohner · 2018 · The Vorge Crew

A deadly alien assassin rescues a human captive on his hostile homeworld, and survival sparks instant obsession.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · assassin · tortured soul · quiet hero · grumpy hero · dangerous male · protective hero · virile hero · feisty heroine · courageous heroine · reluctant softening · damaged past · warrior killer · sweet under the tough exterior · possessive hero

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1084

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Crex

A.G. Wilde · 2019 · Captured by Aliens

An abducted human and an undercover alien warrior are forced together on a slave ship, where survival sparks a bond.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · angry heroine · protective hero · alpha hero · damaged characters · scarred characters · resilient heroine · ferocious hero · undercover operative · dangerous outsider · protective male lead

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1106

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Claimed

Evangeline Anderson · 2011 · Brides of the Kindred

A drafted human nurse must resist bonding with the alien warrior who’s already been linked to her by dreams.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: alpha hero · possessive hero · protective hero · patient hero · dominant hero · heroine in denial · stubborn heroine · resistant heroine · frustrated hero · tortured hero · beast hero · curvy heroine · sassy heroine · secondary couples

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1111

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Savor Me Slowly

Gena Showalter · 2007 · Alien Huntress

A lab-made operative must rescue and interrogate a tortured agent, but their mission turns into dangerous, forbidden desire.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: badass heroine · alpha hero · cyborg heroine · tortured heroine · possessive hero · damaged leads · assassin heroine · agent hero · morally compromised heroine · vulnerable underneath tough exterior · sarcastic hero · emotionally repressed heroine

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1112

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Var

Mina Carter, Susan Hayes · 2021 · The Omega Collective

An omega mother bargains with an alien bodyguard for help finding her kidnapped daughter, only to be claimed as his mate.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: strong heroine · sassy heroine · older heroine · mature characters · alpha hero · protective hero · dominant hero · possessive hero · brutal warrior · soft center · independent heroine · resourceful heroine · survivor · fighter · mated pair

Reader-connected: no

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1120

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