Short Reads
Curated collection of short stories and micro-novels from around the web. Same genres you love in micro-dramas — now in text.

"Kylie Cooper was Jonathan Sinclair's lover for three years. After they broke up, she became his executive assistant.Jonathan treated her coldly and..."
Her Heart’s Not Yours Anymore

"Caleb Smith's best friend, Kevin Baker, calls me in a panic and tells me that Caleb has been in a terrible racing accident.Without a second thought..."
Farewell to Love, Farewell to Us

"On Christmas Day, eight months pregnant, I struggled through the kitchen,cooking for my husband and his secretary.When I finally sat down, hoping t..."
My Husband Doesn't Allow Me to Eat Christmas Turkey

"I had just returned from the world's largest tech summit when my mentor called. She has always been like a mother to me.She told me she had arrange..."
Patent Pending

"I receive news of my husband being hospitalized after accidentally eating mushrooms causing hallucinations. I ignore the pain in my sprained ankle ..."
Delusional and Divorced

"At our wedding, my husband, Justin Garner, pushes me—three months pregnant—toward our enemies as an apology in order to save his foster sister, Cla..."
Throw Me to the Wolves for Her

"My son, Scott Gould, suddenly tells me that he has leukemia. Then, he goes on to say that his biggest wish is to see Ivanna Newman in a wedding dre..."
Making My Son's Wish Come True

""I don't want to go with you on this business trip," Lucy Landon said at the dinner table. Her voice was calm, so calm that no one could ..."
Life is Full of Fleeting Dreams

"The woman he loves marries another man on his 18th birthday. He's alone during his birthday party, and he finishes the cake himself.She deliberatel..."
Wiping Away Traces of You

"On our wedding day, my bride insists on wearing an old, beat-up watch with the million-dollar wedding dress I buy her.I call off the wedding on the..."
You Want That Watch? Then Watch Me Leave

"His precious childhood sweetheart got drunk one night and ended up in a stranger’s bed.When she showed up again, she was pregnant—just like me.On t..."
He Chose Her. I Chose to Start Over.

"While my husband was chatting with his friend at the dining table, his friend suddenly spoke in Italian. “You married Lyra to write a pardon letter..."
Doubly Betrayed

"After eight years of dating my boyfriend, Zachary Corington, I finally can't take it anymore and suggest breaking up.Zachary asks, "You're bre..."
Leaving Yesterday Behind

"The night before my wedding, I stumbled upon his old chat logs with his friends."I've never met anyone so easy to fool.""You know sh..."
The One I Couldn’t Let Go

"I endured hundreds of injections just to give Stanley Brighton a child. He was moved to tears and held me, promising that even if we couldn't have ..."
Leaving the Cheater in the Dust

"When my husband accompanies his childhood sweetheart to the vet to treat her pet fish, my son accidentally spills his drink on her.My husband watch..."
My Son Died Because of a White Dress

"When I found out I was pregnant, Elroy Lousteau went all out—hired some fancy doctor, loaded me up with meds to "protect the baby."He'd n..."
A Quiet Goodbye

"The wedding had reached the part where we were supposed to exchange rings, but my fiance wouldn’t say those two simple words: "I do."It w..."
The Way We Were

"Sebastian Sterling was the CEO of the Sterling Group, ranked third among the world's wealthiest business leaders.We had a five-year-long relationsh..."
Betrayed Thrice, Beyond Redemption

"My once best friend posted a photo on her social media account on the tenth anniversary of my marriage. In the photo, her daughter and my son were ..."
She Can Have It All

"My husband, James Zeller, and I have established a common-law marriage. We did not have a formal wedding ceremony, nor do we have a marriage licens..."
When My Husband Takes Another Wife

"My husband—one of the top elites of Raventon Street, cold and ruthless to his core—keeps a stray orphan girl he rescued from the slums hidden in an..."
He Got What He Wanted... Then Went Mad

"Every anniversary, Mark had some twisted surprise for me.Our tenth? He strutted into the ballroom holding hands with an escort wearing straight up ..."
My 1000th Attempt Worked

"I had been dating Andy Lawson for five years. He had gone bankrupt, and during the worst of it, we had to sleep in parks and scavenge leftovers for..."