Best Independent Stories & Novels Collection

Eilidh MacLeod thought she had escaped. Seven years after walking away from a cold marriage and a ruthless man, she has built a life of quiet stability with her son, Finlay.
But ghosts don’t stay buried forever. When Ruaridh MacKinnon—her powerful ex-husband—suddenly steps back into her world, her worst nightmare comes true. As the new owner of her company, he is now in control of her professional...

Betrayed by her husband and abandoned by her pack, Eliza Carter vows to rise from the ashes of her shattered life. Once a cherished Alpha’s daughter, she’s now determined to reclaim her pride and make those who wronged her regret it.
But fate has other plans. When Eliza severs her bond with the man who broke her, a magnetic Lycan prince steps forward—her fated mate. Bound by destiny yet scarred by...

“Just say yes, Ken…” He whispered huskily against her neck. “Be my mate.”
Every part of the female Beta was screaming to say yes, her body very much aware of the Alpha’s presence, but when she opened her mouth, all that came out was, “I—I can’t.”


Kendra Sullivan is a feminist… one who believes that she should make her own choices in life, rejecting the laid down roles of women and she wolv...

She was the notorious Alana Wilson, a shameful daughter of the Wilson family. Her reputation went downhill after she broke her engagement with her fiance, Albert Harris. They pointed finger at her, calling her a cheater.

In truth, who was the cheater here? Alana would do anything she could to have her engagement with Albert broken, even if it meant sacrificing her own reputation. Ten years of ab...

Betrayal begets the darkest shadows, within its grasp, wealth transforms into a catalyst for revenge. Victoria Hamilton, once a privileged heiress, faced a terrifying death orchestrated by her family, leaving her legacy in the hands of deceitful kin. Fate, however, is inclined to rewrite cruel tales, and death is not always final. Reborn as Lily Turner from an humble background, Victoria carries t...

After a drunken one-night stand with a cold stranger, Nathalie leaves money for him and walks away. She never imagined their fates were tangled deeper than a single night. When an arranged marriage ties her to that very man, a billionaire with a ruthless secret, Nathalie must protect her hidden identity as a marksman while navigating betrayals, jealous rivals, and a dangerous love neither of them ...

He killed me twice. This third time, I'll make him wish he was dead!
In my first life, I was a beloved queen, only to discover three years into my marriage that my husband William was having an affair with Anne—my most trusted lady-in-waiting!
That night, I caught them in each other's arms in my study. Anne was wearing my royal robes while William moaned her name...
"Margaret is just a figurehead....

Ethan drugged my wine and delivered me unconscious to his worst enemy—Dante Valentino, New York's most dangerous mafia boss.

I woke up tied to a stranger's bed, wearing nothing but a thin silk slip. Twenty years of childhood friendship, five years of business partnership—and Ethan sold me with a fucking note: "She's my best asset."

The worst part? The man who bought me is criminally hot.

Dante ...

People said my sister-in-law scared them when she was angry.

They talked about the time she roared at my brother in front of the entire pack, or when she threw a file at his head during a council meeting. They called her the "She-Wolf Tyrant," whispered about how Alpha Damon was "whipped."

But I knew the truth.

Kira was most terrifying when she was calm.

That's when I knew she had made a decis...

Eighteen should feel different.
It doesn't.
At my birthday party, my stepfather announces three rules: forget NYU, pay rent, do all the housework. I wait for Mom to defend me. Instead, she agrees. Says I "need to learn responsibility." That night, she shoves me out the window with five hundred dollars and a vintage handbag.
I spend the next year working retail in Boston, living on my aunt's couch,...

I was on my knees outside the ICU, making my seventh call to my husband.

"Adrian, please. Dad's dying. He just wants one family photo. That's all he's asking."

"Baby, I know. I'm on my way, I promise."

Two hours later, my father died with his eyes fixed on the door.

And my husband's Instagram showed: at the exact moment I was begging on that hospital floor, he was at the Golden Gate Bridge cap...

In a city that never sleeps, blood has a price.

Amara Vale looks like any other woman running a late-night flower shop but her flowers bloom only under moonlight, and the perfume of her roses hides the scent of blood. She’s a vampire who’s learned to live quietly, away from the clans that crave power and purity.

But when she saves a human man — Elias Ward, a medical researcher investigating “rar...

They called me blessed by the Moon Goddess.
Chosen to be Luna of the Crescent Moon Pack.
Promised to Alpha Darius Thorn — a man carved from power, discipline, and loyalty. My life was supposed to be perfect… destined.
But destiny lied.
The night I met him — Kieran, the rogue with the storm in his eyes — something inside me shifted. His scent burned into my veins, his touch felt like home, and his ...

When Noah betrayed me for fresher meat, he thought the only cost was our eight-year relationship. He never imagined I'd take with me the very soul of his commercial empire—and a secret he would never uncover.
For three years, he hunted for me like a madman, from Los Angeles to Reykjavik, until he finally knelt at my doorstep in Lagos.
"Give me a chance," he begged, "for the sake of our past."
I lo...

I found the receipt in my husband Owen's jacket. Le Bernardin. 8:30 PM. Two entrees, wine, crème brûlée—Kenna's favorite.
At 8:30, I was sitting in the ER. My mom needed emergency surgery, and I'd begged him to come. He said he was working late.
He lied.
For three years, I gave Owen everything. Eighty thousand dollars from my parents—our down payment money—to fund his architecture studio. My incom...

Married to Damien Blackwood for two years, Vera Sinclair has become the most notorious trophy wife in the city. As the legitimate Mrs. Blackwood, she can only watch helplessly as her family's business crumbles, her father faces criminal charges, and no one dares to offer assistance.

Damien looked at her with cold indifference: "Vera, if I don't say a word, do you think there is anyone in this to...

I was six years old when Mom took my brother and me by the hand, leading us into a mansion that looked like a palace. She told us this was our new beginning, after all the hardships we'd been through. But no one warned me that this so-called better life would mean giving up everything I had.

My scholarships, my prom dress, even my Stanford acceptance letter—they all turned into bargaining chips j...

I died screaming as my "gentle" husband forced poison down my throat. His last words? "Just a small experiment, my dear wife."

But death gave me a second chance.

I'm back to the night I have to choose between two Torrente brothers - the "safe" Matteo and the "dangerous" Marco. My sister Valentina is here too, and I can hear her thoughts now. She's planning to steal Matteo, leaving me with the "m...

As the only half-breed in the academy, I'm here for one reason: to be the perfect prey. Getting toyed with by pureblooded Alphas? Yeah, I'm used to it. But it wasn't until the Full Moon Festival—and that twisted bet where they'd win a family heirloom if they made me lose control—that I realized patience would never get me any respect.

So, I decided to turn the tables and play my own game. Student...

Stefan was leaning over the crib, stroking the baby's back. "No, I swear to you, princess, nothing is ever going to hurt you. I'm here for you, even if Mommy doesn't want it. I'm not going away. And I'm going to protect you. You can count on it."

Alana's throat tightened.

"I'll slay your dragons for you, princess. I give you my word of honor." Stefan continued.

Tears burned in Alana's eyes.

"...

When human healer Elera saves a dying silver-eyed wolf, she never imagines he’s Prince Aiden—
or that her touch would bind their lives under the Blood Moon Bond.
Now the Queen wants her dead because legends say the one who holds a wolf’s heart has the power to end or save their entire race.
Aiden refuses to release her,
and her human friend—the one who’s loved her for years—desperately searches fo...

I died in his fire.

Lucian Cross made me Ghost—the deadliest assassin in New York's underworld. Thirty-seven kills. Ten years of loyalty. Then he locked the cuffs himself and told me I was too soft to live.

But death gave me a second chance.

When I open my eyes again, I'm back in that warehouse. This time, I'm not crying. This time, I'm escaping. And this time, I'm taking everything he built an...

I was personally handed over by my boyfriend to three fugitives. In the abandoned warehouse, as they leered and ripped apart my uniform, I swore to make him pay the price.

The bathtub water turned a vivid red, and I was reborn back to the afternoon before the tragedy struck. This time, I swapped out that cup of coffee ahead of time and sent a fake message to the fugitives on the dark web.

Now, i...

My knees wobbled, panic consuming every inch of me as I forced myself to meet his gaze.
“What the hell do you want from me?”

He leaned closer, his breath grazing my ear.
“Your touch…. It stole my power. And I want you to undo whatever you did to me. Right here…right now!”

I flinched. “How…. how am I supposed to do that?” My voice cracked, fragile and trembling.

His lips curled into a snarl. I w...

I can't see color.

Red and green are just muddy grayish-brown to me. At art school, this means I'm forever the broken one.

Adrian Hawthorne—my adoptive brother, my protector for fifteen years—he sees every color in the world. While I'm trapped in black, white, and gray.

Until that exhibition night, when I saw him with her.

Celeste. Architect from London. She discusses "cobalt blue transitionin...

Three years ago, I abandoned my crown and my name. I wanted "ordinary love." I thought I was choosing freedom.

What a joke.

The fake heiress flaunted my necklace. The man I funded swaggered around his company, brazenly declaring: "Real success doesn't come from privilege. I despise spoiled rich kids."

Then he turned around and slept with her—because greed always recognizes greed.

So when I app...

I didn’t have the kind of body those women by the pool flaunted, but the way he looked at me, like I was the only thing he wanted, made me forget that.
“Exquisite,” he murmured, lowering his head, and before I could even draw breath, his mouth was on my nipple; hot, wet, consuming.
A louder moan escaped me....

Carrie Summers thought meeting Gavin Manning was just a typical bar encounter, and that...

After losing her mother, Rose’s world shatters further when her father, Thomas, remarries the cunning Melissa and arranges a loveless marriage between Rose and Connor Miller, the aloof heir of the wealthy Miller family. What begins as a forced union quickly turns into a tangled web of betrayal, power, and forbidden longing.
From the moment Rose meets her in-laws, she sense their genuine smiles . H...

Faith only wanted a quiet life in Zambales—teaching, caring for her child Jairee, and burying the pain of her past. But when Austin, her first love, suddenly returns, her world is turned upside down. A desperate agreement forces her into a cold marriage where silence and distance cut deeper than any wound.

Complicated family secrets begin to unravel: a manipulative mother-in-law, a hidden twin br...

After a contract marriage with genius billionaire Adam Freeman, Zina longs for the days when he would still chase her. But those days were long gone as he was now married to his lab. In a shocking twist of fate, Adam Freeman dies in an accident just when things seemed to be turning around, and a few months later Zina fights the loud attraction growing in her heart for the newest billionaire in the...

In a brutal world where the elite train for the deadly Reckoning. Kaela, a girl from the slums, isn't here for glory, but for vengeance. Her brother died in this spectacle , and she's determined to expose the truth behind the empire's bloodsport. An outsider in a world of privilege , Kaela uncovers a rare and dangerous power: Veil magic, a subtle ability to twist light and shadow. This unexpected ...

Harper spent ten years as Joel's perfect girlfriend... until he dumped her to boost his brand. Now Joel's getting married, and Harper's crashing his wedding on the arm of Crew Lawson, the one player Joel hates most. It's supposed to be fake: three months of PR revenge. But Crew's hiding a dangerous addiction, Harper's hiding real feelings, and Joel's hiding the truth about why he really left. Some...

My name is Aria Storm, Delta warrior of Silvercrest Pack.

My parents died protecting this territory. The only reason I stayed was my fiancé—Alpha heir Damien Blackwood.

I never expected that Serena, the pitiful Omega who arrived three months ago claiming to flee an abusive ex, would become the knife that shattered my life.

And I especially didn't expect that just one week ago, when the doctor t...

My name is Victoria Sterling. Thirty-seven, Silicon Valley CEO, millions in the bank.

I don't believe in love. But I believe in deals.

Fifty grand a month for a compliant companion and bed partner—that's been my life for three years. Until I met Ethan Cole: twenty-nine, Stanford dropout, bankrupt with $1.8M in debt, mother dying of cancer.

He's smart, he's handsome, and he's desperate.

Perfect...

"P-please, I beg you. Come let's go tell Christian I had no hand in whatever happened, p-please." I clutched the lapel of his jacket desperately. "Let's go. You need to tell my husband you were paid."
"Young lady, you're harassing me." His tone was cold and his stare granite.
But I could care less. "You harassed me first! You had sex with me without my consent, my husband knows and now I'm pregna...

She saved his life.
He ruined hers.
Now they have another chance, but a secret could tear them apart.

Aria Blake is a new maid, unnoticed by the rich and powerful. But when tech billionaire Damian Cross is attacked at home, she's the one who finds him barely alive. She saves him, then vanishes.

The next day, she's fired for something she didn't do. She's silenced, embarrased and sent away.

Dami...

Her mate chose her sister.
Her family chose lies.
Her Alpha chose exile.

Novalyn lost everything the night betrayal carved her out of the only life she’d ever known. Now, she lives in solitude, pouring her rare healing gift into the animals on her farm, far from the cruelty of packs and mates.

But fate isn’t finished with her.

Lazarus, the feared young Alpha, crashes into her world, dangerous, ...

Laura Brown was a plain nerd in the most prestigious high school in New York City, mocked for her looks and bullied for her poverty.

But when she is betrayed and loses everything she held dear. Her dignity. Her future. Even her memories… she swore to get revenge on everyone that hurt her.

Eight years later, she reappears as a tech empire queen. A Billionairess.

Untouchable. Powerful.

No long...

Camilla Torres only wanted to celebrate her 21st birthday with her friends in peace.
Instead, she watched a man get killed in cold blood.

And now...the killer knows her face.

Tomorrow I was to marry the "suitable" good man—until my "deceased" first love, Fenrir, now the Alpha King, stormed in with his army on a thunderous night and tore my wedding dress to shreds before everyone.
Eight years ago, he promised under the moon to return and marry me. Eight years later, he gripped my chin and hissed, "From the moment you saved me, you were destined to be mine."
I hated him...

I thought my past was buried until Kieran walked into that bridal shop. The same guy who chose video games over becoming Alpha, who watched me work three jobs while he did nothing. Three years later, I'm building something beautiful with Nathaniel and our growing pack alliance. But Kieran's back, obsessed and desperate, hunting me down at every turn. He thinks I owe him another chance. Some men ne...

When I died alone in the hospital in my past life, Nathaniel was in Paris getting engaged to Sophia.

Reborn on the day of Mom's funeral, I watched him announce his first love's return at the gala. Watched him smile at her the way he never smiled at me in three years.

So I threw wine in his face.

"The transaction is over, Nathaniel."

In front of all Boston high society, I dropped his million-do...

Have you ever been yanked by your hair in the dead of night, at 3 a.m., forced to your knees on that freezing tile floor while your mother-in-law stands there clapping like it's some twisted game, barking, "Say it—say you're worthless trash!"? God, I have. I've felt the sickening thud of a baseball bat slamming into my swollen belly, the fragile kicks of my unborn baby fading to nothing... and the...

On the night of her anniversary, Renee was pushed into the sea by her husband and best friend, their betrayal disguised as an accident. They pretended to grieve at her funeral, but little did they know, even the Moon Goddess couldn't let it end that way. Renee was reborn.
This time, everything is different. The powerful, cold-hearted Alpha—her best friend's father—finds himself drawn to her in way...

He serves me divorce papers for his one true love, and I readily agree. But when I move on with another man, he's driven mad by jealousy, pinning me to the wall with a furious, possessive kiss.
"Until I'm tired of you, you are mine!"
I thought it was just a twisted game of possession... until a cold blade presses against my throat, and he becomes my only hope...

The sound of bones cracking filled the forests eery silence as what was once a wolf was beginning to contort into a humanoid creature.

Pinching herself Danica tried to wake from what had to be a dream as a naked man occupied where once stood a wolf.  Not any man, but Mason Thompson, the neighborhood playboy.

He sniffed the air while examining the area to make sure there were no more threats befo...

When thirty-year-old interior designer Valerie Edwards is dumped weeks before her younger sister’s wedding, she is desperate to save face in front of her overbearing family. The only solution is a fake romance with her best friend’s brother—Jake Lloyd, a tech billionaire with a marriage clause standing between him and a billion-dollar deal.

But what starts as a convenient arrangement quickly spir...

She was a ghost in the underworld, her name whispered, her power feared, her face unknown. A queen in shadows, built from blood, betrayal, and vengeance. No one knew if she was a man or woman, only that the kingdoms of crime bent their knees when she spoke.

But when she stepped out of her “safe place” to embrace the parents she never knew, she didn’t find love but found betrayal. Sold like curren...

At the board meeting, he voted to dilute my equity.

"This is business, Elena. Not personal."

Three years of hidden marriage. I thought we were partners. But in that moment, I finally understood—I was just his technical supplier on the road to success.

What Ryan didn't know: that Technology Contribution Agreement he signed three years ago contained one clause. 70% of NexTech's core algorithm IP ...

On the eve of my wedding, I was drugged—forced to watch my fiancé's ultimate betrayal with my own cousin. But my nightmare didn't end there. A mysterious, scarred man dragged me into an even deeper abyss.

Five years later, I return with my three secret children, sworn to take my revenge. A fender bender, however, brings me face-to-face with the most feared man in all of New York—the CEO of the Sk...