Best Strong Heroine Stories & Novels Collection

Death has never been so carefully balanced.

When a prominent banker is found dead in an apparent suicide, Detective Mira Ellison expects another routine case—until she discovers a black book hidden beneath his chair. Inside are dozens of names: politicians, judges, journalists, even police officers. Some are already dead, their endings ruled accidents or natural causes. Others are still alive… fo...

Chiara was raised in the orphanage of the Silver Aspen pack. Not an overly large Pack, but a strong Pack. As a human, she takes the brunt of the pack's bullying, especially the "Ranked Squad" as she calls them. When she turns 18 earlier than she thought, and gets a wolf, will she be able to accept what she is after all the abuse? Accept her wolf? And accept the Twins as her mates? Or will she retr...

Sarah Mitchell has always been the quiet girl who keeps her head down. Working two jobs to support her sick mother, she's never had time for causes or protests. But when her mother dies from cancer linked to the chemical plant poisoning their water, Sarah's world ignites.
What starts as personal grief becomes a fierce crusade for justice. Armed with nothing but determination and a growing sisterho...

When Amelia Pierce finally admits her marriage is a gilded cage, one shattered glass and a chilling vow—I’ll never divorce you—send her straight into the orbit of Bryson Hearst: her new boss, her oldest secret, and the man who quietly bought a ring for her six years ago and locked it in his safe.

In a world of penthouse boardrooms and whispered scandal, Bryson is the kind of dangerous that feels ...

She trains killers on four legs.
He rules them on two.
When Anika's protection dogs are used in a brutal attack, her only lead drags her into the crosshairs of Nikolai Volkov—the ruthless Bratva king who sees everything she hides.
She's armed, guarded, and dangerous.
He's worse.
In this dark romance of power, loyalty, and obsession, control is an illusion… and falling might be the most dangerous m...

I thought the day I put on that wedding dress would be the most beautiful moment of my life.

Until I heard my fiancé Marcus talking to his mistress in the next fitting room—"Does she really believe you love her?" "Of course she believes it. Sophia's so damn naive, I just gotta say some romantic bullshit and she gets all teary-eyed and grateful."

In that moment, my world shattered completely. Thr...

I thought I'd never see Jake Morrison again.

Three years ago, that bloody night changed everything—my father died, my mother became a vegetable, and his parents were killed in the same revenge attack. To infiltrate the criminal organization that murdered our families, I chose to disappear, letting him think I'd fallen to the dark side, making him hate me completely.

But fate loves its cruel joke...

I thought that one night's mistake would be our biggest secret, until two pink lines appeared on the pregnancy test.

Patrick was my stepbrother, the forbidden territory I should stay away from, the person I thought would never belong to me. When I saw Luna's text, when I thought I was just his drunken substitute, I decided to disappear with this secret.

But on that stormy afternoon, when he bloc...

When Harper was just six years old, she was kidnapped by mafia enemies and nearly lost her life. The daughter of the powerful Petrovsky family’s leader—one of the most feared men in the upper ranks of the Russian mafia—she was sent to a boarding school, where she lived in hiding for over a decade.
On her 20th birthday, she was finally supposed to return home. But a tragedy changes everything: her ...

“What are you doing here?”
Ryan’s voice cut through the air, his gaze locked on the one girl who had once been his greatest weakness, now his greatest enemy.
For her, the last man she ever wanted to see was now her employer.


Tessy, an orphan struggling to survive, once thought she found love during a summer with Ryan Smith. But one misunderstanding shattered everything. Branded a liar, cal...

Caroline willingly enters into a contract marriage with her ex-husband's half-brother to get revenge. She knows her ex-husband hates Dexson, and vice versa.

Caroline vows to make Damian and Eliza regret their actions for killing her baby. However, unbeknownst to Caroline, Dexson already knows her true identity.

Aria once lived a life filled with love until the night her pack was attacked and her father was killed. That night didn’t just steal her father, it revealed her mother’s cruel heart. Blamed for his death and forced to endure neglect while her mother paraded a human lover into their home, Aria learned the painful art of survival.

Her only comfort was Lev, the Beta’s son and her childhood best fri...

Carys MacQuoid is done being an undercover agent. After years of living in shadows, she’s ready to walk away from a career that has cost her peace, trust, and pieces of her soul. But before she can resign, her handler throws one final assignment on her desk—an infiltration mission into one of the most untouchable crime dynasties in Europe: the Valachi family.

The Valachi brothers are as dangerous...

“You think I don’t have a heart, little one? You’re right. But if I did, it would already belong to you. And that’s far more dangerous.”

“You break the world with your hands, Nico. I mend it with mine. And maybe that’s why fate threw us together… to remind you even beasts can bleed.”

Born into one of the most powerful crime syndicates in Los Angeles, Serena Moretti has lived a life gilded with d...

Elena is a 15-year-old girl who grew up in an abusive and hostile home, unlike her twin sister who, despite growing up in the same house, had the life of a princess.

Eloisa grew up surrounded by luxury, fake smiles and the certainty that the world revolved around her.

A tragedy throws them into the mansion of the older brothers they never knew: Lorenzo, Vicente, Luca, Leonardo and Sandro - powe...

When prestigious art dealer Elena Vasquez is connected to "The Canvas Killer" - a serial murderer who has terrorized the nation for fifteen years by leaving victims posed like classical paintings - she becomes the most hated woman in America overnight. Evidence emerges that several artworks in her gallery match the killer's gruesome crime scenes, and the FBI believes she's been helping him select ...

Duke Orion von Hawthorne is feared across Ebonvale, ruthless, calculating, and unmatched in power. But beneath his unshakable rule lies a secret that threatens to destroy everything he has built.
He cannot produce an heir.
When whispers of an ancient legend resurface, Orion learns that only a Velaryn, a rare and nearly extinct race of women, can bear his child. Velaryns were once revered for their...

Maddie had trained all her life to succeed her father as the Alpha, but her dreams were shattered when she was taken away by her mate.

Several months had passed and there had been no significant changes in their relationship, and with nothing to hold on to, Maddie decided it was time to return home to claim her throne with her mate beside her.

Toby was the head warrior of the rogue pack, and t...

Aurelia Cronwell was once the brightest star in the world of music. A prodigy who was meant for greatness… until she fell in love with her sister’s fiancé. She never imagined she would one day marry him. She never imagined that it would be the start of her Hell.
Years later, as she was tortured to death in a dungeon by her husband, she couldn’t help but curse.
‘Luther, I curse you to die without...

Camilla. An Italian American whose parents were allegedly killed in an auto accident, is attending law school in New York City. Camilla was oblivious to what her parents had actually been doing with their careers, kept in the dark by her family for her entire life. Her brother completely cuts off contact with her after he graduates from high school. The only family she speak with is her Nonna, who...

Detective Sam Rivera thought that leaving the LAPD would help her get away from the evil that followed her around. Tidewaters, California, is a quiet beach town, but it hides secrets deeper than the Pacific Ocean. When her second day as a private investigator comes around and she finds the body of a youth, she remembers the people who told her, "Don't trust anything here." As Sam digs deeper, she ...

When Ava Carter walks into Blackridge Academy with a fake name and a flawless plan, she’s not there to make friends — she’s there to destroy Jace Langston.
He’s the boy who made her brother disappear.
Son of a corrupt police chief. Golden boy with a perfect smile and a darkness no one sees. She knows getting close to him is the only way to expose the truth — and take down the entire Langston legac...

Annabeth and Lexy were inseparable best friends who thought they were good at keeping secrets - until a fateful encounter shattered their perception of reality. They are thrust into a world that they didn’t know existed, filled with deception and danger. They must navigate both loyalty and betrayal as it comes from all angles. Caught in a war they knew nothing about, their bond will be tested like...

Documentary filmmaker Fern Walker arrives in the remote town of Spring Water to debunk decades-old ghost stories for her latest project. Armed with cameras and scientific skepticism, she expects to expose the supernatural claims as small-town folklore and leave with compelling footage of human gullibility.
Instead, she discovers evidence of ritualistic murders spanning decades—and realizes that no...

In Sicily, Italy, family is more than just blood... it’s power.

Loyalty is earned with bullets, and betrayal costs lives.

Two strong Mafia families, the Bellantis and the Morettis plan to unite through marriage. It’s a careful deal built on years of violence and tradition.

Valentina Bellanti is the perfect daughter. She was chosen to be the bride, the symbol of peace between the families.

Mean...

Three years ago, I ran from my abusive marriage with nothing but my two-year-old daughter and the clothes on our backs. Now I'm back in my hometown of Riverside, trying to rebuild our shattered lives while working at the local diner and hiding from shadows that may not even exist anymore.
Then Jake Miller walks into my life—the boy who broke my teenage heart by leaving town without a word. Now he'...

Plot

Maureen and her brother Lancelot were the children of the Beta male and female both love each other like every sibling. Suddenly things changed when Lancelot turned eighteen, he began acting strange and wanted his sister to stay away from him which broke his sister's heart. In an angry frenzy, he nearly killed his sister while trying to make her stay away from him.
He had to insist ...

Reader Advisory!!!
This story contains steamy scenes, mature language, and forbidden romance.
Recommended for readers 18+ who enjoy emotionally intense and sexually charged love stories with depth.
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“I’m going to turn every dirty page you’ve ever read into your reality, Teyana.”
And Jeremy Carter did.
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It started with a simple party dare and ended with my legs wrapped around the ever-addictive J...

Banished. Branded. Bound to a creature of shadow.

Liora, a Lightborn healer sworn to sanctity, is exiled from the sacred Choir after breaking the First Commandment of her order: Do not touch the darkness. Her crime? Healing a dying enemy: a shadow beast feared by all, a man named Kael who should have been her undoing.

But when her light touched his wound, it didn’t burn. It bonded.

Now, marked ...

She's hunting a killer. He's hunting the truth. Together, they're about to become the hunted.
Detective Rachel Jenkins doesn't believe in coincidences so when handsome journalist Alex Chen appears at her crime scene with information no outsider should have, every instinct tells her to run. Instead, she finds herself drawn into his world of dangerous secrets and impossible theories.
Five murdered w...

Mo’s life was already a mess—her mother’s gone, her brother Milo is one bad haircut away from a crisis, and now they’ve moved to a town so small it makes tumbleweeds look crowded. But things get weirder when Mo meets four mysterious boys who seem to know more about her than she does (which is rude, honestly).

At night, Mo dreams of Aeloria—a magical fairy kingdom with more drama than a reality TV...

After a tragic misstep leads to her best friend's death, Bella is exiled from the Rune pack by her alpha father.
Her new life with her mother and stepfather, the Alpha of Frost pack is fraught with challenges, not least of which is sharing a room at Howlstone with her stepbrother, Ryder, the Alpha prince, and his twin best friends, Kai and Finn, who are also her biggest bullies. As Bella grapples...

A virgin at thirty? A plus-size? Yes, that's Hera. After a painful heartbreak, she shuts herself off and chooses to focus on her career. Well, that's until She meets Mason aka Viper, the leader of Shadow riders motorcycle club on her way to her best friends wedding. He stakes his claim on her but life has a way of messing people up. Past traumas and bitter Ex's crawl on them. Hera has a secret, wi...

Elara, a young werewolf hiding among humans, carries the weight of her family’s murder and a vow never to use her healing powers. Desperate for survival, she takes a maid job in the mansion of Edward-the arrogant Alpha prince whose father destroyed her life. Torn between hatred, secrets, and survival, Elara must navigate dangerous lies, betrayals, and an unexpected bond with the one man she swore ...

“We are divorced, Adams.” She sighed and wanted to walk away, but he held her.

“It doesn't matter.” He answered, his voice laced with determination.

“I don't love you anymore.”

“That doesn't matter either. What matters is that I want you, and there's nothing you or anyone can do about it.”


Alicia's life has been a series of ups and downs. She suffered abuse from her husband and his fam...

When her fated mate chooses her best friend, Euphyllia Ivara Ruinart discovers a cruel truth that she has been reborn countless times, only to be betrayed in every life.

In her despair, one forbidden night binds her to Lucretius Xior Franciosa, Alpha of the Golden Eclipse Pack, commander in the royal military, and her mate's own uncle and sworn enemy. From that night on, cryptic notes and a singl...

Leila Brooks leads a double life.
By day, she’s a senior editor at Asher & Co. Publishing, shaping manuscripts into bestsellers. By night, she’s Lady Seraphina Wrenford, the infamous anonymous reviewer whose brutally honest critiques can make or break an author’s career. She’s always kept those worlds separate—until she’s assigned to edit the very book she once tore apart.
Grayson Hale was mea...

Five years ago, Sasha Rivera's fairy tale ended in the most public humiliation imaginable. Left at the altar by billionaire Damon Hartley in front of five hundred guests and millions of viewers, she fled New York pregnant, broken, and believing the man she loved had abandoned her for another woman.

Now she's back as Alexandra Sterling—a financial powerhouse with honey-blonde hair, a British accen...

The Barrett family and Prescott family agreed to ally with each other 20 years ago. The son of the Barrett family was to marry the first daughter of the Prescott family. But what happens when Mason refuses to marry the unknown girl his family chose for him?

In an attempt to escape this alliance, he ends up marrying the second daughter of the Prescott family, Raven.

This causes the first daughter...

My name is Isabella, Silicon Valley's top psychologist, and I've suffered from emotional detachment disorder for twenty-two years.

On Valentine's Day, I left work early to surprise my husband, only to walk in on him and my stepsister Selena having sex in our bed. Three years of marriage, destroyed by the most grotesque betrayal I could witness.

"You're just like your mother, never able to keep a...

I thought my biggest problem was being an Alpha's daughter without Alpha bloodline. Boy, was I wrong.

The moment I stepped into Crescent Valley Royal University, my so-called "arranged fiancé" Ethan Blackstone made it crystal clear what he thought of me: "A common she-wolf without even Alpha bloodline thinks she's worthy of being with me?" His public humiliation cut deep, but it was nothing compa...

L“Secure me. Protect me. Save my life.”
That was all Sophie Langford asked for but fate twisted her plea into something far more dangerous. “Take my heart, save it and let it be yours .”

Sophie Langford has always lived behind walls of privilege, the only daughter and heiress of a billion-dollar fashion empire. But privilege breeds enemies. When an attempt on her life leaves her broken and bleed...

She was innocence wrapped in temptation.
He was the devil who ruined everything she loved.
When twenty-year-old Lila is sent to spend the summer at Damien Wolfe’s isolated estate, she steps into a world of luxury, control, and ice-cold stares. Damien is powerful, commanding, and twice her age, exactly the type of man she should fear.
But Lila didn’t come here by chance. She came with a purpose.
Be...

Elara Carter has always been a survivor. Orphaned at a young age, she learned to navigate the cruel city streets using her wits, scams, and sharp tongue. She believes in love but has no time for fairytales, especially when they involve possessive, overbearing men.

But one night, desperation drives her to sneak into an extravagant gathering in the park, where food and drinks flow freely. She think...

He promised her forever but chose her over her best friend…

Keisha, an Omega maid, never imagined stealing the heart of Alpha Alan Walker but their romance comes to a dead end when she catches him pants down with her best friend. Publicly rejected and banished, she vanished, carrying the one thing Alan had always wanted. An heir!

A desperate escape from the cruel world costs Keisha her memory. N...

Serena was born a rare and powerful she-wolf, her wolf awakening at the age of ten — far earlier than anyone in her pack. Her wolf, a magnificent black beast with an aura of ancient strength, deepened the bond between her and her fated mates — a pair of twin alphas. But the twins, still young and blind to anything beyond appearances, saw only Serena’s dark skin, missing the brilliance and resilien...

“Why are you so mean to me? You barely even know me.” I yelled back, following closely as he waltzed down the length of the laboratory like the entire universe was subject to him. He was totally ignoring me.
“I'm talking to you,” I yelled, shaking with anger.

Just one single swirl and he was in front of me in a whiff, eyes fiery as a furnace and lips slithering out venom.

“I'm not interested in ...

Six months after watching her fiancé die in a devastating car crash, Calla West finds herself walking down the aisle toward the wrong man entirely. Adrian Thorne possesses his twin brother’s face but none of Alaric’s warmth—he’s calculating, controlling, and dangerously obsessed with claiming everything he believes should have been his from birth. What begins as a marriage she entered to honor her...

When star hockey player Jack Reynolds tosses divorce papers at his wife Emma, he believes he's trading up for a more glamorous model who "understands his lifestyle." What he doesn't know: the quiet, supportive woman he's discarding is the secret heir to an $18 billion fortune – and the granddaughter of the man who owns his hockey team.For eight years, Emma Mitchell hid her true identity, supportin...

For centuries, the Obsidian Throne has sat vacant, waiting for a ruler strong enough to claim it. The Council of Elders believe that only the most worthy Alpha can sit upon it, and Selene Varyn was never meant to be that Alpha.

Born into nobility, Selene already had her path set out for her—become a perfect Luna, marry a powerful Alpha, and support him from the shadows.

But Selene has never be...