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* Jay in the ''Literature/{{Spaceforce}}'' series is a compulsive womanizer and all-round ManipulativeBastard in a society where such behaviour is actually illegal, not merely amoral. He has no difficulty drawing women to him, both of his own species (Taysan) and alien--including Ashlenn, heiress to a clan chiefdom, who gives up everything to be with him.

** Christie returns to this trope in ''Literature/{{Nemesis}}'', in which she has Literature/MissMarple state:

* In ''Literature/RogueStar'', Molly Zaldiver falls for the rogueish, brooding loner and rebel, Cliff Hawk, rather than the earnest, well-intentioned, and well-behaved Andy Quamodian who is hopelessly in love with her.

* Edward is this for Bella in ''Literature/{{Twilight}}''. However "soft" he is as a vampire, he is still a brooding predator who could kill her in seconds and often wants to. She prefers him to the good ol' boy Jacob until Jacob takes a change for the dangerous--then she's conflicted.

* Literature/TheKissingBooth: Elle had a crush on her best friend Lee's older brother Noah when she was a preteen. He only got hotter, angrier, and more possessive over the years. So yes, against Lee's wishes, she fell in love with him later.
* Literature/AllTheBrightPlaces: Theodore could be considered a deconstruction of the bad boy type. He's impulsive and unpredictable. And Violet loves him for it. However, she does realize later that his antics are mostly the cause of mental illness going unchecked.

* In ''Literature/TheWhiteRabbitChronicles'', Alice wants to date Cole even after Kat tells her that he's dangerous and not somebody to hang out with. Of course, [[spoiler:having a vision of them kissing]] might have some influence.

* Literature/KissingBooth: Elle had a crush on her best friend Lee's older brother Noah when she was a preteen. He only got hotter, angrier, and more possessive over the years. So yes, against Lee's wishes, she fell in love with him later.

* A point of contention in the romantic subplot running through Creator/LoisMcMasterBujold's ''Literature/BrothersInArms'', ''Literature/MirrorDance'', and ''Literature/{{Memory}}''. Elli Quinn is deeply in love with the marginally sane mercenary Admiral Miles Naismith and will leap at the chance to marry him, while the prospect of becoming the consort of Lord Vorkosigan of Barrayar horrifies her, even though she knows both men are one and the same. The twist is that Lord Vorkosigan's comparatively subdued public persona is the ''least'' of her problems with the latter fate (the phrase "[[FeudalFuture Dirtball barely out of Feudalism]]" came up in response to the first marriage proposal).

* PlayedWith in ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga'' with Gary Karkofsky AKA Mercless: The Supervillain Without MercyTM. He is definitely a ChickMagnet and a CardCarryingVillain but all the women who like him seem to gravitate to him because he ''isn't' the same sort of abusive narcissistic asshole the majority of supervillains are.

* Zig-zagged in ''Literature/TheExpertOnWomensHearts'' by Literature/ArkadyAverchenko – in the sense that there are different sorts of "bad". Evdokia Sergeevna says she told her daughter Lidia that the latter’s boyfriend Mastakov is a spendthrift, a womanizer and a gambler. Max tells her that it is the worst way to break up a couple, as the only result is that Lidia falls even more in love. Max himself takes a completely different route: he tells Lidia that Mastakov is awfully mean about money and that no woman wants to look at him because he never washes himself – and at the same time Max claims that Mastakov is his best and dearest friend and has a crystal-clear soul. After that, Lidia instantly breaks up with Mastakov.

* Zig-zagged in ''Literature/TheExpertOnWomensHearts'' by Arkady Averchenko – in the sense that there are different sorts of "bad". Evdokia Sergeevna says she told her daughter Lidia that the latter’s boyfriend Mastakov is a spendthrift, a womanizer and a gambler. Max tells her that it is the worst way to break up a couple, as the only result is that Lidia falls even more in love. Max himself takes a completely different route: he tells Lidia that Mastakov is awfully mean about money and that no woman wants to look at him because he never washes himself – and at the same time Max claims that Mastakov is his best and dearest friend and has a crystal-clear soul. After that, Lidia instantly breaks up with Mastakov.