My favorite long-suffering fiction heroes
Discover the most compelling long-suffering fiction heroes in literature. Explore our curated list of books featuring unforgettable characters who endure trials with resilience and depth.


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Outlander
by Diana Gabaldon
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The first book in Diana Gabaldon’s acclaimed Outlander saga, the basis for the Starz original series. One of the …

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Lord of the Storm
by Justine Davis
Shaylah Graymist, a beautiful ace fighter pilot for the intergalactic Coalition, joins forces with Wolf, a sex slave who melts her heart, to battle slavery …



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Phantom
by Susan Kay
Erik, a young boy born with a horrifying disfigurement, hides beneath the Paris Opera House, longing to find love and acceptance in a world that …


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Flowers from the Storm
by Laura Kinsale
The Duke of Jervaulx was brilliant and dangerous. Considered dissolute, reckless, and extravagant, he was transparently referred to as the ′D of J′ in scandal …

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Dreaming of You
by Lisa Kleypas
She stood at danger′s threshold-- then love beckoned her in. In the shelter of her country cottage, Sara Feilding puts pen to paper to create …

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Born in Sin
by Kinley MacGregor
Stunning Caledonia MacNeely fights an unfamiliar shiver when she is offered in marriage to the infamous ′Lord Sin′. Though Callie fears this mysterious knight - …

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Dark Desire
by Christine Feehan
Dr Shea O'Halloran finds herself drawn to a stranger. Is he freind of foe?




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Last Summer
by Theresa Weir
Unimpressed with hometown boy Johnnie Irish's superstar status, widowed schoolteacher Maggie Mayfield nonetheless falls for the returning idol, who has only revenge on his mind. …









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Dance with the Devil
by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Zarek, a former Roman slave who has been exiled for over nine hundred years falls under the spell of Astrid, a woman who teaches Zarek …


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Lover Awakened
by J. R. Ward
When Zsadist, the most feared member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, rescues Bella from the evil Lessening Society, he is nearly driven insane by rage …

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Rhett Butler's People
by Donald McCaig
Chronicles the life and times of dashing hero Rhett Butler and the people who shaped his world--his unyielding father Langston, best friend and onetime slave …
