Best Independent Stories & Novels Collection

Alora Dennison is an orphaned child from a shamed bloodline, surviving in her family's old pack.On the dawn of her transition pushing her into adulthood, in an unexpected turn of fate, she imprints on the mate she will be bonded to for eternity. Only he isn't the man of her dreams. He is the only one in the entire state she would never have wanted to bond to. Colton Santo is the arrogant, dominant...

Hello, My name is Spare, yes as in a spare tire kinda thing. I'm not allowed to interact with the family unless they want to teach me a lesson. I know all the secrets of this pack.I don't think they are going to let me just leave either, I don't want to go missing like a lot of girls have been lately. It doesn't matter though because I have a plan to get out of here. That is until one night at...

"Step away from the cat, Little Mate. You belong to me."

He had finally found the mate he had spent a decade of his life looking for, he wouldn't lose her.

"I am no man's mate Mr Lupus, least of all yours."

She was a woman with her own dreams, fiercely independent and not one to bow down to any man's demands.

"Yes, your reputation preceeds you, the most powerful alpha in the country. But h...

Kayla Wilson has no memory of her childhood. Found alone and lost in the middle of the woods at the young age of eight. The Wilson’s take her in, treating her as their own.
Nightmares plague Kayla every night as she sleeps. Shopping with her best friend, her nightmares become reality sending her life out of control.
She is thrust into a new life where her nightmares become more real with each day ...

When Thane Kago took over the position of Alpha in Harper Rae's pack, he had only one thing on his mind, more power and the beautiful Harper Rae. Harper had no idea that an old folklore would have Thane's bloodthirsty eyes trained solely on her.

Thane was Intent on making the beautiful Harper his chosen mate and Luna, but when she refused his advances, Thane decided to break her into submission...

Daisy was lost in a sea of pain. Her only family Aunt Clara was murdered and drained of all her blood. She returned to the town for the funeral, only to find she was the real target. A Ghost whose only pleasure was killing the innocent and being feared as a God of death; a vampire ready to sacrifice everyone else to gain him a place on the council of the seven leaders; A weretiger is hiding in the...

I thought my high school bullies were behind me...
How wrong I was.
Now they've become scandalous temptations…
And they're willing to share.

Matt, Jake, and Aaron ensured my high school experience was hell. They pushed me to the edge until I had no choice but to run. After transferring and completing high school far away from the cruel trio, I'm on my way to becoming the best person and nurse I c...

Aurelia Henley has been trained by her Father to take over his title as Alpha since she was younger, even though that is completely unheard of. All of that comes crashing down around her though, after it's revealed on her 18th Birthday that he's just been letting her think that. Instead he's turned her into a weapon, and the most powerful Luna shifters have ever known... all in the name of a polit...

"Step away from the cat, Little Mate. You belong to me."

He had finally found the mate he had spent a decade of his life looking for, he wouldn't lose her.

"I am no man's mate Mr Lupus, least of all yours."

She was a woman with her own dreams, fiercely independent and not one to bow down to any man's demands.

"Yes, your reputation preceeds you, the most powerful alpha in the country. But h...

As the knight entered the room, the sun’s rays finally had a chance to penetrate the dim storage room, filling the room with its sparkling orange light. With great wonder, Leila saw the prince’s shadow cast clearly on the floor; Instead of a man, his shadow was shaped like a fierce dragon.

Leila was gently pulled up by the dark knight. She blinked and shook her head, thinking she had witnessed so...

I wake up with the sun in my eyes and that makes me confused. I do not remember my bed right in front of my window.

I try getting up but a hand around my waist. I freeze in fear with the knowledge of what happened.

I look over my shoulder and I am shocked at what I saw.

I expected to see Jason behind me, but it was Mason in bed with me.

I was in bed with Jason's brother.
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WARNING:
Adult content, recommended for readers 18 and older only.
Contains BDSM relationship, erotic content, violence.
The book excerpt:
"Here, I have a key to your heart," she left the key in her palm, metal and skin together. Ocean stumbled upon the ancient artwork in the locker rooms. It caught her attention because of its resemblance to a dagger, so she took it and waited for the perfect o...

It's the start of a new school year for Scarlett and a lot has changed... On the top of her list are: newfound freedom, the relationship between her and her mate, and the craving for blood. But she's not about to let any of that stop her from trying to figure out what she's going to do with the rest of her life. And certainly not the summons from the Queen of the US branch of the royal Coven. Or t...

Seventeen year old Elar‍a is the younge‍st of three in a powerf‍ul northern wolf pack, livin‌g a life of priv⁠ileg⁠e until a sudd‌en at⁠tack de⁠stroys her family a‌nd l‍eaves her alon‌e. She watches in‍ horror as her brother is kille‍d by som‌e⁠o⁠ne they tr‍usted, and at his urgent reque‍st, she flees south, hidi⁠ng her identity and nursing a quie‌t desire f⁠or v‍engean⁠ce.
Far to the north, Kaele...

Ciel Etrama, the youngest daughter of an affluent and powerful family, had it all—beauty, education, wealth, and grace. Despite being a recessive omega, she was considered the perfect match for any alpha. Her life seemed flawless, destined for a fairytale ending with her betrothed, Alexander. But behind closed doors, her perfect world was crumbling.

When Ciel discovered Alexander’s betrayal—a to...

Rachael's world falls apart on her 30th birthday when she comes home to find her husband, Jack gone, leaving behind a note that says, "i can't do this anymore. "I'm leaving you." shocked and heartbroken, she is thrust into a whirlwind of confusion and as she desperately seeks answers. she visit's jack's cold wealthy family only to be handed divorce papers signed by the man who prom...

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...

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...

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...

He lifted my chin with a finger, guiding my gaze to meet his. Our eyes locked, and he held my gaze as his touch drifted lower my stomach, sending a shiver through me...

Gavin Manning is a charming and mysterious man.
This is the profound feeling Carrie Summers had after meeting him for the third time, at the grand opening of Club Privé, the city’s hottest new spot.

Worse still, though she keeps ...

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...