Best City Stories & Novels Collection

She was born into a cage of blood and lies.
Selena Rossi knows two things: her mafia don father’s empire is built on corpses, and her mother’s killer walks free.

He’s the ghost in her nightmares.
Rook. Her father’s deadliest shadow. A name whispered in fear. An assassin without a face… until he’s forced into her light as her 24/7 bodyguard.

Mutual hatred is their shield.
Trapped togeth...

When twenty-two-year-old Sofia Martinez is dragged from her quiet bookstore life to pay for her dead father's sins, she never expected her kidnappers to be four dangerously handsome mafia heirs. Cassian plans every move like chess, Rafe's fists solve problems his heart can't handle, Luca's charming smile hides deadly secrets, and Nikos treats emotions like weaknesses to destroy. They took her to s...

She loved him in silence. He shattered her heart in public.
Years later, Skylar Green finds herself forced into a marriage contract with William Scott-the same man who once humiliated her at their engagement banquet. Now drowning in debt and desperate after her family's downfall, she agrees to the arrangement... for a price.
What begins as a cold, transactional marriage soon turns into a battlefie...

A small-town girl who was raised in the system starts to sense many changes in herself. On her search for her Real parents, she finds a lot of darkness from her past, the meets a man or so she thought who changes her every wish and prayers change in a blink of an eye, and her true destiny is revealed.

At exactly 3:07 a.m., an entire city block plunges into darkness — and someone disappears. No evidence, no bodies, no return. Detective Mara Ellison is assigned to investigate what begins as a string of vanishings in Crescent Heights. But when the blackouts spread across the city, Mara uncovers a chilling truth: the phenomenon is tied to a long-buried Cold War experiment that opened doors never me...

Holly Leefe has seen it all. Being a medium keeps life interesting. Not that it needed any help. She already had a psychic for a husband and a clairsentient teenage daughter. Data analyst by day, ghost hunter by night. Unless it was football season. She did live in Texas after all.
This fall Holly and her husband Jesse are trying to help a widower and his fiancé discover why suddenly stilettos are...

He stepped closer to me, his hard body invading my space.

The door that felt like support suddenly felt like a trap. There was nowhere for me to run to as his scent filled my senses.

“I’m sorry, Aurora,” his voice low, his eyes blazing with the promise of something dark.

“What are we doing, Conan?” I asked, my voice trembling.

“We are doing anything you want us to do,” his voice was low and se...

“You’re truly going to get married to Silver? When I'm still in love with you?” Liam looked at me with so much sadness which broke my heart the more.

“This is the only way out Liam. Move on with your life and forget about me. Our love was doomed right from the onset,” I answered with a poker face even though I was hurting way more than him.

This was the only way out. I knew I’d regret it but I ...

I was on the streets, until I wasn't. They took me, fed me, clothed me. For a time I was happy, until he came back. I had five years to accept his chains, my monster. He owned me, until I met the Enforcer of The Satan Snipers.

His name was Zero.

He wasn't just an enforcer. He was a stone blooded killer.

Meet the girl-

Beggar:-

I've never known a day of being normal or having a hot plate ...

"You are a monster." I tried to retract my hands from his grasp, but it was of no use. He tightened his hold and I cried out.

Luca leaned closer. “Run again, and I’ll make sure you know just how much of a monster I can be.”

...

Aria Bellani never expected her wedding to turn into a kidnapping. But Luca Moretti... ruthless Mafia don with six months left to live... stole her from the altar and l...

PROLOGUE

In the fanciest nightclub of La Nostra Terra, Italy, a girl is seen with a group of other girls, dancing and swaying their hips to the raucous rock beats.

She’s the center of attention, commanding every man’s center with each sway of her curvaceous hips. Every man in the nightclub wants a moment with her, but at the same time, they’re terrified to go close to her. So they just watch f...

Leaving the past behind was the ultimate target for Valeria Addams. Spending all her youth becoming a fashion icon, 25-year-old, Valeria thought that she had buried the past behind her after returning from abroad. One game, her psycho ex was here to collect the debt from her __ a baby. But 28-year-old, Gideon Silvestri wasn't the simple boy from her high school anymore. He was the youngest billion...

When investigative journalist Elena Martinez gets too close to a dangerous story, she's taken by a mysterious stranger who claims he's saving her life. Held in a remote mountain cabin by Dante, a man with dangerous eyes and gentle hands—Elena fights against her growing attraction to her captor.
But Elena harbors a secret that could destroy them both: she's not just a journalist. She's an undercove...

The heartbreak of a countryside girl, Emma Taylor, opens another door for true love. However, her new love seems to come with hurdles as he’s not just any man next door to her apartment, but a billionaire who is also the next heir to the company she works for.

What happens when everyone is against the love of Liam Anderson and Emma Taylor, and they have to succeed in breaking every rule to be to...

She stepped into his world with a stolen name and a secret that could destroy them both.

I never meant to lie my way into the mansion,up until desperation gave me no choice. From a fake ID and borrowed identity. That’s all it took to enter Nathan’s world of ruthless, luxury and famous life.

At fifteen, my childhood ended the day my mother’s health collapsed. Overnight, I became the sole pillar ...

A powerful CEO will cross paths with a single mother, "a tough nut to crack," as he calls her.

She is afraid of being in a romantic relationship since she was abandoned by her boyfriend. Since then, whenever a man approaches her, she scares him off brusquely.

That man with sea-green eyes and cinnamon skin who is her new boss will be her downfall.

Their worlds are different, lies, secrets, and a...

Juliette Moreau thought she had found the perfect partner in her fiancé, Bastian, until she discovered his betrayal when she found him in bed with her own sister.

Hurt and humiliated, she seeks solace in a bar, where she encounters a handsome and seductive man. The night they share proves to be unforgettable, but what she didn't expect is that this man would be her own boss, Gérard Durand.

Géra...

19 year old Bellatrix finds herself exiled to an enemy pack priorn to the destruction of her pack. And to worsen things, the one who brought her into the world of misery, widely feared and known for his cruelty, Alpha Anslan Robertson, turned out to be her mate.
What was the way forward for this timid young lady who even found it hard to shift?

She was his weakness. He was her nightmare.

Aanya Verma is a quiet, soft-spoken girl from a small town who moves to the city for college. With dreams of becoming a teacher and making her late mother proud, she keeps her head down and avoids trouble.
Rafael "Raaz" Singh is the ruthless, feared leader of the Black Viper Syndicate. Cold, calculated, and dangerously charming, he has built his empire ...

Her back hit the wall, his breath hot against her ear.
“I should hate you,” Laura whispered, though her body trembled at his touch.
Lucian’s hand slid lower, possessive, dangerous. “Then why,” he growled, lips brushing hers, “do you ache for me every time I’m near?”

Once, Laura trusted her mate completely. Until Alpha Lucian chose another woman, shattering her heart. Now she rules as the feared A...

Antonio "Tony" Moretti was supposed to steal her for revenge. On the night before Isabella Russo's wedding, he takes her from her family's mansion to end a ten-year war between their crime families. But Isabella isn't the scared little princess he expected. She's smart, brave, and has secrets that could destroy everything Tony thought he knew about their families' bloody past. What starts as a pla...

Twenty-four-year-old Susan Stone, a quiet Grade 2 teacher, never imagined her life would collide with power, passion, and betrayal. But everything changes when she meets Joseph Hudson—the soon-to-be governor of California. Towering at 6'7" with the chiseled body of an athlete, piercing blue eyes, and a beard as commanding as a Viking warrior's, Joseph exudes confidence and authority wherever he go...

Maya, a college student, thinks it's just another strange Tuesday until she finds a mysterious old knight in her living room. Sir Damien isn't just any knight, though. He's a strong fighter from 500 years ago who has been magically brought into the present day. As Maya helps him learn how to use computers and order pizza, she finds out the shocking truth: Damien was sent back in time by a bad wiza...

This dark romance thriller plunges you into the luxurious yet treacherous underworld of Chicago's mafia elite. The story follows Isabella "Bell" Martin, a 25-year-old art gallery assistant grappling with a stagnant career and her mother’s hospitalization. Her ordinary life takes a dangerous turn when she’s targeted by the enigmatic twin heirs of the Romano crime family, Dante and Luca.
Bell is un...

"You signed the contract, Bianca."
Damien’s voice was dark, and laced with cruel possession as he towered over her.
"That means when I say strip, you strip. When I say crawl, you get on your knees. And when I say beg… well, show me how desperate you can be."
Bianca clenched her fists, trembling and, swallowing her pride.
This was the price she had to pay for revenge.
She lifted her chin and exhal...

Twenty-year-old rising TV reporter Alisha Murphy seems to have it all—beauty, brains, a perfect career, and an attractive boyfriend. But her latest assignment takes a dark turn when she investigates the chilling disappearances of eleven young women, all with the same initials: A.M.

As she follows the clues, she uncovers a terrifying pattern that leads back to one place—her boyfriend’s bar. What ...

Pandora is an omega from a wild pack, chosen as a sacrificial offering to the feared and powerful alpha male Don Drogba, who controls the city's mafia. In return, their pack receives protection from the rogues led by Tristan, an exiled alpha who ravaged their land years ago.
Drogba treats Pandora like a slave, taunting and humiliating her, but the timing coincides with the most important event in ...

Emma Walsh's world collapsed in six brutal months. Her marriage was shattered, her career was destroyed, and her life savings were gone. Seeking refuge at a remote mountain cabin, she wants nothing more than to disappear.
Then she meets Adrian.
Charming, attentive, and impossibly understanding, he seems to appear exactly when she needs him most. Their connection is immediate and intense—the first ...

When mafia princess Aria Castellano wakes up with no memory in the arms of her family's deadliest enemy, she thinks she's been taken by a monster. She's half right. Kael Blackwood is the ruthless werewolf heir to a rival crime family who took her as payback - but he never expected her forgotten innocence to break through his walls. Years ago, she saved his life during a bloody attack that destroye...

She sold her pride to save her family. She never thought she'd find her power.

All Anna wanted was to save her brother’s life. Struggling to survive, she makes the ultimate sacrifice, signing a contract marriage with a man who doesn’t believe in love.

But what starts as desperation becomes transformation.

From part-time waitress to billionaire’s wife. From quiet singer to rising star. From weak...

Eveet Coralo is the daughter of one of the most ruthless Mafia heads ever to exist, and she's set to pick up the crown when her father dies. His one wish? That she marry his partner's son, Julien, and become the Queen of the South.

Julien, with his beauty and strength, owns the hearts of nearly every woman in Louisiana. Yet, how can she tell her father that her heart already belongs to another? S...

"I died once. I won't die twice."

My husband killed me. Me—his wife, his victim, his mistake. But I survived. This time, I'm not just a story. I'm the one writing it.

The system failed me. It protects monsters like him. But justice? That's mine to take.

Some women accept their fate. I'm rewriting mine.

I was once a brilliant psychology student at Berkeley, but now I've become a "hunter" in Viktor Reeves' criminal empire. My job? Using psychological techniques to seduce wealthy men and swindle them out of their money for this devil.

After each mission, I hate myself a little more. Until that day, when I met him in a coffee shop—Alexei, a documentary filmmaker with gentle blue eyes. Unlike my oth...

My name is Lily Carter, a poor girl from the mountains. Ten years ago, I was used as a bet by rich boy Philip Brooks. A twisted game led to my soul being stolen by an evil spirit, and my body was controlled for ten whole years.

For ten years, I could only watch helplessly as "I" became Philip's perfect girlfriend—docile, obedient, never fighting back. The real me was trapped deep inside my own bo...

"They taught me that love was supposed to be unconditional. That mothers always forgive. That family comes first, no matter what.

They were wrong.

I was Emily Thompson—veterinarian, wife, mother. I gave up my career to support my husband's failing farm. I spent eight years nursing my asthmatic son, building a life around their needs, sacrificing my dreams for their comfort.

Then they chose a st...

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Reyhan Azhari, a young CEO known for his perfectionism and cold demeanor, hires a new personal secretary: Nadira Salma — intelligent, rigid, and just as much a perfectionist as he is. At first, they clash due to their equally strong personalities, but over time, admiration and emotional dependence begin to grow between them. Yet Reyhan harbors a secret: Nadira reminds him of a little girl w...

The town smiles with cider on its breath, but Detective Cass Ryder knows the soil is sour. Transferred from the city to farm country, she thought she was chasing small-town drunks and cattle rustlers — not graves planted like crops.

When teenagers stumble on a skull beneath the apple trees, the orchard answers with more bodies, each buried upright, each arranged with a farmer’s patience. Locals w...

The city doesn’t sleep, it whispers.

Detective Rae Mercer has spent her life tuned to static. Her late father was a police radio operator, and the hum of dead frequencies was the soundtrack of her childhood. Now, those same whispers are back, hijacking radio towers across a rust-belt city and bleeding into murder scenes no one can trace.

Every broadcast brings a new body. Every frequency carries...

A rich lawyer must marry in 90 days to keep her fortune, but the perfect man she meets hides a dark secret he’s seeking revenge for a family crime.

Scarlett’s memories don’t match her life. A mysterious man calls her by another name, pulling her into a web of secrets, obsession, and danger. As she searches for the truth, she must face betrayal, hidden identities, and a love that could either save or destroy her.

When revenge becomes love, and love becomes a weapon...

Samora Morrison would do anything to save her dying mother—even marry the man who destroyed her family.

Billionaire Adrian Rourke has never forgotten the betrayal that cost him millions. Now, he has the perfect opportunity for revenge: force David Morrison's precious daughter into a contract marriage that will make her pay for her father's ...

Finn Sterling's grandmother, in a bold attempt to ensure the family heir, decides to recruit young women as surrogate mothers, living with her recently blinded grandson for five days and conceiving his child during this period...

Will Finn Sterling, violent, manic, and dangerous, accept this arrangement, or will he take out his anger on the unfortunate girl chosen for this task?

Hannah Lancaster...

Isabella Torrino has never questioned the gilded cage her father built around her—until Marco Santangelo becomes her shadow. As her new bodyguard, he should be just another face in her father's army of killers. Instead, his touch ignites fires she never knew existed, his dark eyes promising salvation from a life of beautiful emptiness. But in the Torrino empire, love is the deadliest luxury, and t...

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Bound by Fate. Shattered by Lies.

Kathy thought finding her fated mate was the beginning of a love story blessed by the Moon Goddess. But one devastating moment changes everything—walking in on Alpha Bryson with another woman, his ex and rumored “true Luna.”

When a shocking accusation of betrayal and an impossible pregnancy test turn the pack against her, Kathy finds herself stripped of h...

Detective Grace Marlowe has built her career on precision and grit, carving her place in the department without owing anyone favors. But when she’s called to the scene of a murdered tech heiress in a penthouse suite, the case feels wrong from the start every detail too deliberate, too staged.

The body is laid out like an art installation: silk gown, perfectly applied lipstick, a single drop of bl...

"I should kill you," Ava whispered, her blade pressed against his chest.

"And yet," Ethan murmured with a dangerous smile, "you haven’t moved."

Ava Morales was trained to hunt monsters, her life sharpened into a weapon by the Church that raised her. Every kill is meant to bring her closer to peace, yet nothing has silenced the grief of losing her family to the wolves. She was never meant to feel...

Once the treasured daughter of a mafia kingpin, Isabella has now fallen to working as an ordinary employee at a community center, relying on medication to hold her shattered psyche together. Just when she thought life couldn't get any harder, devastating news arrives: her ex-boyfriend Anthony Russo has returned to Boston—no longer the poor kitchen boy from her past, but a powerful crime boss comma...

Jessica Brooks thought her biggest problem was surviving another soul-crushing day at Morrison & Associates law firm. Then she discovered she could control shadows—and that her new boss, Michael Stone, wasn't entirely human.
When supernatural creatures start hunting Jessica for powers she never knew she had, Michael becomes her unlikely protector. But he's harboring deadly secrets of his own, and ...

She was the girl he saved.
Now, she's the woman who refuses to let him go.

After escaping a lifetime of illness and pain, Holly is no longer Ava’s sick little sister—she’s fierce, fearless, and obsessed. David Hunt, Aka Mason Brown, the ex-spy who once betrayed her family and saved her from their murderous father, disappeared the moment she got him out of prison.

But Holly hasn’t stopped thinki...

Grace Walker thought moving to Silver Creek would give her a fresh start after her father's death. What she didn't expect was to stumble into a world where monsters are real and the mysterious accidents plaguing the town aren't accidents at all.

When she witnesses something impossible in the woods—a man transforming into a massive wolf—Grace's quiet new life shatters. The wolf is Caleb Stone, hei...