Novellas

Dove Kline has been preparing for this day since the moment she turned the day she and the other unmarried people her age are left out in the freezing snow to await him. The Frost King. The last time he took a human tribute from their small provincial town has been lost to time. Yet this barbaric tradition remains in the hopes that the harsh winters that plague their land will finally be lifted. Dove expects this offering to be like all the others, and she’ll return to her loving mother and sister before the sun sets. Those hopes are quickly dashed when he appears. The Frost King is a legend—a monster that lurks in the deepest, darkest parts of her nightmares. Yet, the figure before her, atop a magnificent white horse, is alluring. Numb from the cold and the shock of seeing such a creature, Dove is powerless to resist as The Frost King breaks from tradition and claims her. Together, they ride away from all she’s ever known and cross over the cursed Frost Mountains. There, Dove learns there may be more to The Frost King than meets the eye. One minute, he is hot, burning with such unbridled intensity for her—only to turn cold the next—as if two different males exist within him. Locked inside his castle, Dove must uncover the secrets he holds dear if she ever wishes to leave this place. An ancient curse. A burning cold. A temptation he shouldn’t give into. This human is different from all the others he’s seen over the centuries. She tempts the parts of him that remember the male he once was—not the beast he’s been transformed into. With time quickly running out, she may be his last possible chance at salvation. Will she succumb to their burning passion and help thaw his frozen heart? Or will the deadly curse turn their fledgling bond into ice? This spicy, holiday-themed monster romance blends the tale of Jack Frost with elements of Beauty and the Beast. It contains explicit scenes and some mentions of violence. For a full list of content warnings please check the author’s website.

Alex He’s been my best friend since we were children, and I’ve admired him all that time. I’ve always known we were different, even before he matured and revealed his animalistic side. I’m a married man with a sweet, beguiling wife who never fails to rouse my ardor while holding my infinite love. Only now, when I see the two most important people in my life together, I realize something has changed. In him, her, or me? I wish I could say. I wish I could pull back from the brink; that we could escape this deep, forbidden well into which the three of us sink. I shouldn’t want to see him hold her. Nor to kiss her lips. And I definitely shouldn’t want to watch my best friend do a whole lot more with my beautiful beta wife. Publisher’s note: Short in length but full of spice... A forbidden liaison that becomes something more. Content Advice: This is a married beta couple in a taboo liaison with the husband's alpha best friend—a short story with lots of smut and the usual omegaverse vibes. MFM with HEA.

Creatures of all kinds go to the Barista to find love, including the werewolf/werecat couple known as Al and Luna. Ready to start building their own pack, they’ve asked the Barista to find someone who’s willing to be loved not by one—but both of them. When the Barista hires Quinn to work in the cafe, she has plans of revenge against the world of creatures. These plans are ruined when Al and Luna become determined to show Quinn that not all monsters are bad—even if they do bite. This steamy trio finds themselves falling fast, even when Quinn’s troubled past comes after all three of them. Al, Luna, and Quinn are in this together—fighting tooth and claw for their own happy ending. This novella has the following: Hot MONSTER Scenes Double d package…. Primal Play WlW scenes (FF) Fated Mates Love And more ;) The Creature Cafe Series follows the Barista and who he matchmakes. Each book will have a different monster finding their true love, tons of spicy scenes, and special \ahem\ appendages. Follow Clio Evans on Instagram, Facebook, or Tiktok to stay up to date on monster-related shenanigans.

T’was the night before Christmas . . . in Chestnut Springs! Check in with the Eaton family to see holiday pranks, new friendships formed, and maybe even a new baby born. Five chapters as told by five of your most beloved heroes.

“I want you to chase and….” It all began when I said this to my boyfriend. A little fantasy with him is all I wanted for Halloween. A way to spice up our relationship after being in a long-distance one for over a year. Except, it isn’t only him who heard my fantasy. It's the older version of him. His silver fox father. Our town’s honorable sheriff. Or not so honorable, considering the darker proclivities he’s been hiding all this time. Now, I’m his captive. The prize for my freedom is to become his. Author's Note: This is a dark, boyfriend's dad, low angst, HIGH heat Halloween novella. It is meant to be read as a palate cleanser. Please check the TWs listed inside the book or on the author's website.

I did everything according to my plan until it all came crashing down last semester. One failed class set off a series of events that has me questioning everything I thought I wanted. When I'm forced to repeat the course with the man I was determined to never see again, I decide I'll do whatever it takes to graduate, even kneel for my professor.

A Fox Family Roman gets his HEA with cameos from all your past favorites ♡ _Blurb and cover to come Expected November 11, 2025_

Christmas Eve. She walks into a bar. He sits beside her. No names. Just heat. When he says he’s the scariest one here—she only wants him more. More details coming soon. Subscribe to Serena Pier's newsletter for cover, blurb and ARC

A toxic father-son relationship unleashes dark impulses and unthinkable betrayals in a riveting short story by the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl in the Spider’s Web. William’s father is a beloved opera singer in Stockholm, charismatic and unpredictable. Raised in the shadow of his father’s addictions—women, drink, and cruelty—he knows the man’s dark side. William believes he’s found the light when he falls in love with a fellow university student, a young woman named Ebba. But his father’s hold on his life is not so easily broken. Even in death. David Lagercrantz’s False Note is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

For two brothers, an inheritance triggers a dark chain of events in a thrilling short story of loyalty and revenge by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant. Aspiring musician Pete Hamilton has nothing in common with his older brother, Leo, an aerospace engineer. Until their late father leaves them the family farm, a sprawling dairy operation in Vermont. Pete wants to hold on. Leo wants to sell. All the embattled brothers can agree on is to skydive over the fields and sprinkle their father’s ashes—a grand gesture the old man would have loved. But when the plan goes terribly wrong, only one unexpected eyewitness can see what’s really going on. Chris Bohjalian’s The Skydivers is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

Curiosity could get the best of a watchful neighbor in a chilling short story about friendship, secrets, and sneaking suspicions by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Family Money. Kara will do anything for her best friend and neighbor, Mindy. Especially when she learns that Mindy’s husband might be having an affair. Kara promises to remain vigilant. Maybe she’ll even catch the rat in the act. Then one night when Kara observes someone sneaking into Mindy’s house, she decides to take a closer look. But what’s happening across the street isn’t what Kara expects. And what she sees could get her killed. Chad Zunker’s Good Neighbors is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

When a jewelry maker’s only escape from an abusive marriage is threatened, she must go to creative lengths to protect it in a haunting short story by the award-winning author of What You Leave Behind. Hannah and her husband appear to live a good life. No one knows the emotional nightmare Hannah endures behind closed doors. A blessed freedom is in the jewelry she crafts in the shed behind her house. But what will Hannah do when her husband threatens to take away even the smallest things that bring her joy? Hannah has a plan. Now it’s just a matter of pulling it off without leaving a single trace behind. Wanda M. Morris’s Small Things is part of Alibis, a collection of stories about lies, truth, and deception. It’s just a matter of what you can get away with. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

One day he's my father and the next, a stranger. My guardian and his two sons ignore me for years... Until I turn eighteen, and they present me with information Answering questions from my past, changing my perception And making me fall For all three of them And to my surprise, they like to share... Author's Note: Please visit the reading guide on the author's website for all content warnings and other information. For Adult Readers.

Cupid. A dumb dating app that I refused to sign up for. I’ve seen the movies and read the books, but most people don’t find love by swiping through shirtless pictures and photoshopped selfies. My best friend didn’t feel the same. The diabolical she-devil signed me up for a special Valentine’s Day single night through the app. She answered all the questions for me so that Cupid could shoot their match making arrows through the database to find me a soulmate. Or a hookup. Whatever. I didn’t have a match though. Nope, that would be too easy. Instead, I had three. And they just happened to be my bosses. For some reason, they don’t find this as ridiculous as I do. They want me to spend the weekend with them, convinced the app didn’t completely screw up. Obviously, they’re insane. So why did I say yes?

Being snowed in with a grizzly shifter wasn’t on the itinerary for my holiday in the mountains. Going on a winter backpacking trip may not have been the best thing to fix a broken heart. After an accident on trail leaves me without my pack and nearly freezing to death, the last thing I expect to see is a huge, terrifying grizzly lumbering out of the woods. Even more unexpected is watching that grizzly turn into a man who scoops me up and carries me back to his cabin. With a blizzard setting in and no way to get home until the storm passes, Irving invites me to stay. And it doesn’t take long for cozy nights in front of the fire with my big, burly, handsome rescuer to turn into something else. Snowed in together with nowhere to go, we quickly discover the merits of sharing body heat to stave off the cold. But I came out to these mountains for a reason, and after a breakup that left my confidence shattered, I don’t know if I can trust this, trust him, trust myself not to make another mistake and fall for the wrong person. Especially with time running out as the snow stops falling, and real life waiting for me back in Seattle. Holly’s Grizzly is a cozy, spicy holiday romance novella with a guaranteed HEA. For a full list of content details, visit the author’s website.