Short stories & micro-novels

Short Reads

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

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One Goodbye Is Enough
12 Ch
goodnovel

"My husband did not love me, and he certainly did not love our child.On the day our son was born, he did not even glance at him. He merely tossed hi..."

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One Goodbye Is Enough

Local UniverseMistress
The Wrong Mate: His Loyalty Was Not to Me
10 Ch
goodnovel

"The night before the marking ceremony, Joanna Grant kills my father by running him down with her car.At the same time, my fiance, Samuel West, brea..."

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The Wrong Mate: His Loyalty Was Not to Me

Early MorningCounter Attack
Learning to Let Go of What Hurts
10 Ch
goodnovel

"After pursuing Yves Chapman for five years, he finally agrees to marry me.Two months before the wedding, I get into an accident. I call him thrice,..."

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Learning to Let Go of What Hurts

Selene MoonNew Release Novels
Goodbye, I'm Busy Starting My New Life
10 Ch
goodnovel

"On our wedding day, Carter Hall's father took his own life in our new home. He left a suicide note, blaming me for his death. From that day forward..."

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Goodbye, I'm Busy Starting My New Life

Faye KnowlesRuthless
The Daughter They Wish Was Never Born
9 Ch
goodnovel

"Before I turned eighteen, I was the adored principessa of the Moretti family.That all changed on my eighteenth birthday, when my father brought hom..."

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The Daughter They Wish Was Never Born

BagelMelodramatic
Goodbye to My Don
8 Ch
goodnovel

"Vincenzo Moretti was Stonehaven’s youngest financial titan— a tech mogul commanding a multibillion-dollar empire, gracing the covers of business ma..."

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Goodbye to My Don

OrangeMelodramatic
Falling for the Illusion
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My five years of marriage to Elliot Kline turned out to be a cruel joke."For tomorrow's monthly report meeting, I'd like Yvette to present you..."

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Falling for the Illusion

MinnowGirl Power
The Obedience Trial
10 Ch
goodnovel

"Before I married Gavin Whitaker, his mother put me through a so-called premarital obedience test. She made me kneel and serve tea to the entire fam..."

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The Obedience Trial

Perfect TimingImagination
When the Lights Go
9 Ch
goodnovel

"I kept it hidden from the entire Moonshadow Pack — the private mate contract I signed with Darren, the current Alpha.Every time he rushed off to sp..."

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When the Lights Go

EvelynMistress
Just for Fun, He Said
10 Ch
goodnovel

"I lifted my head from Rhys's arms, his strong chest rising and falling against my cheek.Silk sheets tangled around our naked bodies, the air thick ..."

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Just for Fun, He Said

BagelMafia
Waves of Fate
9 Ch
goodnovel

"An underwater volcano has been detected showing unusual activity, with the potential to erupt at any moment. Evacuations in the surrounding sea are..."

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Waves of Fate

Beck RedwoodNew Release Novels
The Mind Link That Exposed Him
11 Ch
goodnovel

"My mate, Alpha Lucius, was kissing me when I heard it slip through his mind-link.“My sweet little pup. Daddy’s moving you and Mommy into the new vi..."

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The Mind Link That Exposed Him

Crystal KGirl Power
Guess Who Failed the Test
8 Ch
goodnovel

"After I landed in the hospital—again—from working myself into the ground, Jacob swore he was done playing house stockbroker."Starting tomorrow..."

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Guess Who Failed the Test

Flowering TreeMistress
His Rejected Royal Mate
10 Ch
goodnovel

"I was Alpha Adrian's secret for eight years.It took his grandfather’s centennial birthday for him to finally bring our son, Gale, and me home to th..."

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His Rejected Royal Mate

Crystal KGirl Power
Love Fades at Dusk
7 Ch
goodnovel

"On our seventh wedding anniversary, my husband's childhood sweetheart called, claiming a burst pipe at her home.Without a second thought, he ditche..."

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Love Fades at Dusk

Summer AscentMistress
Regret Taking What's Mine? Too Bad
8 Ch
goodnovel

"Dad and my brother, Jonah Atwood, have always favored my sister, Lisa Atwood, while resenting me.At my coming-of-age ceremony, when several werewol..."

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Regret Taking What's Mine? Too Bad

Chill-Free CoffeeRemorse Family
He Chose Faith. I Chose Freedom
7 Ch
goodnovel

"When my father asked me to choose between the two Lewis brothers I had grown up with to get married to, I chose Joseph Lewis.He was the man I had s..."

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He Chose Faith. I Chose Freedom

Crystal ValeNew Release Novels
Family’s Regret After I Left
18 Ch
goodnovel

"My father adopted Seraphina, the daughter of an Omega servant who died trying to save us.In less than a year with the Blackwood family, she became ..."

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Family’s Regret After I Left

EllaMelodramatic
Sorry My Alpha Mom, I Was Born Broken
10 Ch
goodnovel

"I was born broken. My Alpha mother was the one who branded me.She said emotion was a sin. A weakness. Especially for a werewolf. Especially for an ..."

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Sorry My Alpha Mom, I Was Born Broken

PeachyBiological Family
Gone Rose, Mafia’s Regret
10 Ch
goodnovel

"Married to Enzo for three years, his heart had always belonged to his childhood sweetheart, Bianca.The cut of the family business that was rightful..."

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Gone Rose, Mafia’s Regret

SofiaMafia
The Queen Left After Alpha’s Betrayal
13 Ch
goodnovel

"For ten years, I spent by Damien Thorne's side, helping him transform from a servant's son into the powerful Alpha of Shadow Pack.I believed I woul..."

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The Queen Left After Alpha’s Betrayal

AuroraGirl Power
Luxury for Her Mother, Lectures for Mine
10 Ch
goodnovel

"My mom is 71 years old. Thanks to her arthritis acting up, she's in so much pain that she can't descend the stairs at all.She tentatively calls me..."

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Luxury for Her Mother, Lectures for Mine

Maroon CypressWinning Back the Husband
Severing All Our Ties
8 Ch
goodnovel

"My CEO boyfriend promises that he'll only complete 99 wishes with his first love—she's lost her memory after being injured. However, I see them cur..."

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Severing All Our Ties

AnonymousGirl Power
Dumping My Ungrateful Doctor Husband
8 Ch
goodnovel

"On my way home from the night shift, a patient who held a grudge against my husband, the hospital director, forced half a bottle of pesticide down ..."

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Dumping My Ungrateful Doctor Husband

Fortune AbundantUnattainable Love