Best Independent Stories & Novels Collection

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...

I might hold the world record for the strangest reason to get married.
To get back at my cheating ex, I had a reckless one-night stand at his engagement party.
My delicious mistake? He—the richest, most ruthless CEO in the city.

Now, he’s blackmailing me into a temporary marriage contract.
He needs a wife to fulfill his own agenda. I need an escape from my crumbling life.

The deal was simple:...

Special Agent Kathy Hastings arrives in Crisfield to investigate the disappearance of her sister, Kimberly. Estranged for years, Kathy is stunned to learn Kimberly, now a striking blonde, is engaged to Hank Williamson, son of wealthy State Senator Henry Williamson II, with a wedding planned for October—a detail Kimberly never mentioned during their rare phone calls. Kathy, guarded by nature, under...

Judy’s fated mate rejected her to marry the Lycan Chairman - Gavin’s daughter. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he ruined her family and tried to make her his secret mistress!
Judy’s response? “I’d rather sleep with your father-in-law than ever be with you!”
Gavin is known for his power, wealth, and being the ultimate playboy who never sleeps with the same woman twice.
But Judy’s about to break all...

5 strangers find themselves teleported from their own separate corners of America to a seemingly abandoned mansion. They soon find that there's a ghost that's been haunting this mansion for decades. The only way for them to escape is by solving her murder. Can they do it? Or will they become victims of a scorned ghost?

My ex shows up flaunting a knockoff version of me, and the whole circle’s ready for my downfall? Fine—I'll show up with a fake boyfriend and flip the script. My Cunning Cutie is pure high-voltage drama: green tea provocations, cutthroat office wars, and love that turns the tables. Watch me go from the one they pity… to the one they fear.

DNA test results: I'm not the Kelly family's real daughter.
Their actual daughter Sierra came home.
She got my room, my college fund, and my boyfriend started protecting her too.
The night our house caught fire, I almost died inside, but my boyfriend said "thank God the real family is safe."
"Figure out who you are first," he told me when we broke up.
My parents spent my college money on Sierra's ...

I thought seven years of marriage had given me a home, but I was just a supporting character in someone else's love story.
When I saw that ArtForum magazine, my heart nearly stopped—my mother's only legacy, Ansel Adams's signed Moonrise, Hernandez, was hanging on the wall behind Evangeline. She reclined elegantly on white Italian leather, her smile perfect like a victory announcement.
Adrian calle...

I'm the fiercest she-wolf warrior in the Pack—
but no one wants me as their mate.
My stunning twin sister loves to mock me, bragging that she’s about to marry the future Alpha King of this land.
Then at the wedding, her groom reaches for my scarred, sword-calloused hand—
and asks me to become the Luna Queen?!

"Marry me and save your family's reputation, or stand the chance of losing everything." He said, his face stoic.

She stood there watching him, the same man she had hated and wished death on for most of her adult life.

"I'll marry you." She answered, defeated.

Sophia Tyler never thought she would meet Bran Garner, the heartless billionaire who had previously broken her heart.

But wh...

Laura Bane just wanted a quiet life, a tech job, and maybe a hot shower that lasted longer than five minutes. What she got instead was going viral for body-slamming armed robbers on a highway and accidentally saving the life of billionaire tech CEO Steve Freeman.

Now, Steve is offering her a job. Not in tech. Not in coding. But as his personal bodyguard.

There’s only one problem:
Laura looks lik...

Sofia’s life is brought to a halt when she's forced to marry Marco De Santis, a man that was rumoured to kill his first wife.
Her greatest fear is trading one prison for another and she's scared that she might not survive this one.
But as their marriage unfolds, she is drawn to him and questions where her loyalty lies.
Is it to her family or to Marco? Can she serve two masters at the same time an...

Charlotte Walker never imagined she’d be a single mother at such young age, all she dreamt for was to be a known cook but all crumbled when she found her boyfriend having an affair with her stepsister at a prestigious party.

Knowing she’s not anywhere to their level neither can she confront them, she left the scene to cry at a poolside. There she found a man whose face was scary but instead Charl...

I'm Emily. I used to have everything—until my father's sudden death, my mother's illness, and greedy relatives who stole our fortune. Michael appeared when I needed help most. As the truth about my father's death was uncovered, I needed Michael's help. I used him, but also fell in love with him. What should I do when he discovers the truth?

On her wedding anniversary, Esme's husband demands a divorce
He accuses "You got promoted because you slept with your boss!"
Esme decides to invite her boss to a bar as a form of revenge.
To her surprise, the sexy single dad actually shows up—
and soon moves in next door with his two daughters...

A student at Woodlock in 1899, desperate to escape the academy's tyranny, performs a forbidden ritual in the bell tower — and vanishes.
In 2025, Deena discovers a hidden staircase sealed behind the library wall.
When she climbs it during a storm, she hears voices — her own... and the girl's from 1899.

Vanya, a brilliant forensic psychologist, is investigating a string of elite women gone missing across Europe. Her search for truth ends in chains, kidnapped by Damian Volkov, the most dangerous mafia boss in Russia.
But he doesn't want her dead. He wants her broken, bent, and bound to him.
Damian knows her true identity: the daughter of the man who destroyed his family. She was meant to be his re...

They called my mother a failed scientist. I call them dead men walking.
After her murder and my father's disappearance, my only mission is vengeance. My target: the powerful conglomerate behind the "Black Ice Project."

My return flight placed me next to CEO Lucas Kane, a man desperate to stop a hacker destroying his empire. He offered me a job. I saw my way in.
Now, I'm deep undercover in his com...

It's been five years since that one memorable night of passion in the arms of a stranger whose name she never learned. The single mother is now struggling to make a living as a nanny in the affluent city of Argento Heights until her son's new benefactor at school happens to be the very same man.

Damien Locke is a heartless tech tycoon who doesn't trust love until he comes across a boy who feels s...

Synopsis/Blurb:
After a devastating divorce with the man she had been married to for over three years, Rachel thought her life was over. Her family disowned her, they wanted nothing to do with her anymore and she couldn't blame them.

She had just divorced David Hart, one of the top successful bachelors in the country and heir to the Hart industries. But they would never understand that she didn'...

I was supposed to leave that stage with a crown, a bouquet, and a diamond ring.
Instead, I walked off with a storm behind me, a crown I wasn’t sure I wanted… and the whole world watching.
Miss X 2025 — that’s what they call me now. The girl who turned down the golden boy on live television. Adrian Carlisle wasn’t just a suitor in a suit — he was the heir to a legacy, a man with power stitched into...

When Kaitlyn Hart stumbles upon her parent brutal murder, the last person she expects to see over their bodies is Callum Drake... the ruthless King of the Drake Syndicate.

Terrified and convinced he is their killer, Kaitlyn fights his grip as he drags her into a world of danger, but the truth is far darker than she imagined. Callum didn't come to end her life; he came to save it.

Her father's de...

Rue thought her biggest challenge would be keeping a smile at her father's wedding anniversary, enduring her stepmother's cold stares and her stepsister Cassie's provocations. But when her most trusted friend Jessica sends out a distress call, everything changes.

It was a trap.

When Rue awakens, she finds herself betrayed by her closest friend, her reputation destroyed, and even her father force...

I thought I’d seen every kind of corpse this city could cough up. Then they started showing up with tattoos that bled ink and vanished before sunrise.
I’m Detective Reese Calder, and I’ve spent ten years chasing ghosts with human faces. But this case? This one’s different.
These marks aren’t just skin-deep. They’re alive. And somehow, they know me.
Now I’m digging into a pattern no one wants to se...

Seraphine doesn’t need a pack. She doesn’t need anyone. Fire lives in her bones and fury in her heart. Left for dead as a child, she’s learned to survive by staying out of sight—and setting her enemies on fire.

But when she crosses paths with Kael, a cursed Alpha who’s as cold as she is hot-headed, fate takes an explosive turn. Together, they’re a ticking time bomb of ancient bloodlines, forbidde...

"Dera," he said, his voice low and strained.

Before I could process what was happening, we were drawn to each other as if by an invisible force. Our lips met in a kiss that sent a shockwave through my body. For a moment, the world faded away, leaving only the two of us.

But then, Eric bit my shoulder, marking me as his mate. The sharp pain snapped me back to reality, and I stumbled back, my hand...

The first time I shifted, I was six. Not because my wolf was ready, but because they forced it out of me.

I remember the pain.

Not the kind you feel when you scrape your knees or stub your toe. This pain was sharp, deep, and cruel. Bones broke. Skin stretched. My screams echoed through the night as the elders chanted around me like I was some kind of cursed thing. Maybe I was. Maybe they saw som...

"We literally just met. Don’t you think a flash marriage is moving a little fast?" said Michael, a blind date arranged by my mother.
"People get married quick all the time now," I shot back. "We could get the paperwork done, take time to actually get to know each other. If it works out, great. If not, we divorce."
He smiled. "Alright. Then let’s try it."

Sarah Martinez works as a restaurant serve...

Bedridden for six months and locked away from everyone, Luna Clarice was devastated and shocked after she discovered that her best friend had connived with an evil shaman to poison her to death. Worse she learned from her loyal maid that she had already been dethroned from her position as Luna of their pack. Added to her misery, her husband Alpha Bruce would marry her best friend in a lavish weddi...

When a string of ritualistic murders strikes the rain-soaked streets of Crescent Heights, each crime marked by a bouquet of bloodied roses and a single matchstick, Detective Celia Hart finds herself drawn into a case unlike any she's faced before.

The victims share no clear connection—except the symbolism left at each scene and the lingering sense of something ancient lurking beneath the surface....

Five years ago, Nia Morgan was supposed to die. She had seen something — something the billionaires at Westwood Global couldn’t afford to let her live with. Her own future father-in-law ordered the hit. Her fiancé never came looking.
But the thing about dead girls? Some of them don’t stay buried.
Now, she’s back. New face. New name. New mission. As Elise Ward, she slips quietly into the same empir...

"Marry me."
What the hell?
"Put this on tomorrow," he expained, "You're going to tell the press that Bella cheated on me, and that's when we started dating. When Bella found out, she tried to break us up. When that didn't work, she blackmailed you into posting the photo. That way, it looks like I hate you- but we've already reconciled."
How did I get myself into this kind of mess?


Laura finds ...

She joined the enemy to destroy them. She never expected to find her mate.
Once the Alpha heir of a powerful Pack, Harper lost everything the night her parents were slaughtered. Now a rogue, she's driven by one goal: revenge. Convinced that the Silver Moon Pack is responsible, Harper disguises herself as a male warrior and enters their elite guard selection—sacrificing her scent, her future, and h...

Two days ago, my boyfriend cheated, and two days later, I'm getting married to a stranger.
"I wasn't going to share my bed with any woman until I get married, but you came along and forcefully took me to bed. You seduced me, you took my virginity, therefore you have to marry me."
Rayne thought it was just a steamy one night stand, one she never thought she'd be meeting afterward, but after she wok...

"So, you just use me for your safety and leave when you want?" His voice was dangerously low, making everyone shiver.
Everyone but Lucia.
She looked him square in the eyes, no hint of fear in her clear hazel gaze.
"Mr. Sinclair, from the bottom of my heart, I'm truly grateful for your help and for being there for me—but I have nothing to offer you."
Adrian chuckled to himself, hands in his pockets...

"And.. you are?"
"Camila..."
Lawson frowned. "What..."
Camila’s gaze hardened. "I didn't walk back from the dead for a friendly chat or to rehash how thoroughly you all ruined what was left of my life..." She held her chin up as if trying to keep herself from breaking her fragile composure. "I came to settle the score."


Camila thought she had lost everything when she received the shock of ...

Olivia is the daughter of Alpha.She tried everything to have a child with her Beta mate, but he betrayed her and mocked her infertility. Devastated, she got drunk and spent the night with a hot stranger at a bar. Later, she discovered she was pregnant—and that stranger was the most powerful Alpha in the city

After three years of secret marriage with a famous playboy F1 racer, Aria finally got pregnant. But she discovered that Liam was staying with his ex, who is also pregnant…
She was heartbroken, and left the city to raise the baby on her own.
6 years later, while back in town, Aria ran into Liam as her new boss.
Him: "I bought a mansion for our child. Stay."😳
Her: "Sorry, he has no father. "😒

You find out the billionaire’s daughter might be the baby stolen from you years ago, and now she won’t accept anyone but you.
He drags you to his mansion and throws a document at you.
You’re thinking, “Please, just let me explain… wait, a mate contract?!”

FYI: I Hate You is set in the bustling, high-stakes world of publishing—where manuscripts, deadlines, and egos collide. The backdrop moves between sleek corporate offices, cozy coffee shops, late-night conference rooms, and intimate personal spaces, with a few key scenes on beaches, in quiet gardens, and at family gatherings that bring warmth and depth to the story. The modern, fast-paced city lif...

"I'll marry you," Xavier heard. He turned to see a beautiful woman with black running eyes. He looked at her and thought why she would be doing this to a stranger.
"I will marry you," Jessica said again.


She was Dumped.
He needed a bride.
Jessica was to be married to her high school sweetheart and heartthrob Burke They decided to only go to the courthouse and do something small. Jessica...

"So you think you can have me?"
"I mean... couldn't I?" I challenged.
"OH FUCK,"
"Yes or No?" if he dares.
"Yes," he teased.
I could kiss him right now, his gaze, everything was perfect.
I didn't care about that now, I didn't care if we shouldn't be doing this.
I wanted him and I'll have what I want this time. My mouth stretched knowing I was about to do what was forbidden, yet the magnetic pul...

She left with his children. Now she's back to make him pay.
"Sign them," he said coldly, dropping the divorce papers in front of her.Her heart shattered, but she didn't beg. Not this time.
That was five years ago. Now, Alexandra is back—not as the heartbroken wife, but as the CEO of the fast rising clothing and apparels company, Velvet Vixen. She's beautiful, untouchable… and she's not alone.
"Mom...

'Miss Klean, the CEO would like to see you now." The junior secretary said to Varisha Klean with a warm smile and for a strange reason, whatever had caused Varisha to have doubts about this interview seems to have disappeared at this moment. 

After attaining a degree in hotel management at Stanford University, Varisha set to prove to the world that she could make it without their support.

Sh...

'Get ready Onika DeLuca , I am coming,' he said to himself, determination shining in his orbs, holding a dark promise.


"I promise you, the face I remember before dying will be yours, the last thing I will wish to see will be you, whether it is today, tomorrow or fifty years from now.It will always be you, Onika".


-Agustin DeLuca.


Agustin DeLuca looked at the photos in front of him, ra...

Rohan knight – he has brunette hair, piercing hazel eyes and a muscular build, he is calm and level headed in times of making decision and cares a lot about his family and friends. He is one of the main characters as Avilla's mate, Camilla's brother and ben's best friend. He has been training to become the best warrior in his pack and has worked hard to achieve that.

Camilla knight- she is a pret...

Five years. Five years I gave everything to Paxton Sterling—my heart, my body, my wolf's soul. I built his empire as Chief Strategy Officer while wearing his mark like a badge of honor.

Then she came back.

Layla—my pure-blooded half-sister with her perfect smile and poison tongue. Within days of her return from Europe, Paxton was ready to throw me away like yesterday's news.

"I want to sever ou...

Book 1 - Treasured Yet Discarded
During the day, Nalani Contreras works at the local diner, while at night, she's bussing tables at one of the most exclusive clubs in LA.

Though struggling to pay her bills, Nalani feels blessed and contented with her life, making her in no way prepared for the storm about to tear through her peaceful existence.

A chance encounter sees Nalani gaining the attentio...

Benedykta Rebel, known as Ben to her friends, never imagined that her position as the oldest daughter of a wealthy family in New York would come with such a heavy burden. When her grandfather unexpectedly names her as the CEO of New Way Group, Ben is shocked to learn that there is a catch - she must marry a man of her grandfather's choosing in order to inherit the company.

Furious at the idea of ...

Evie is your average Alphas daughter, she has her whole life planned out for her. She knows she will be expected to mate with a future Alpha and help build an alliance for her pack, to have his kids and follow his lead. But Evie wants something more which is why she has secretly applied to a universty far from home and going to make her escape.

Damon is your typical Prince he has had eveything ha...