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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The Husband Switcheroo
10 Ch
goodnovel

"The wealthy Hanson family makes it clear that whichever sister gives birth to the family's first grandson will inherit the billion-dollar fortune.I..."

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The Husband Switcheroo

Perfect TimingGirl Power
Goodbye to the Stand-in
8 Ch
goodnovel

"After receiving the news that her husband had died during a mission, my sister-in-law collapsed from the shock.When she woke up, she'd lost her mem..."

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Goodbye to the Stand-in

Giselle LyreCounter Attack
That Mysterious Man in My Dream
9 Ch
goodnovel

"Since I moved into this apartment, I kept dreaming about a man every time I fell asleep. The man told me he was my husband.However, I had only just..."

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That Mysterious Man in My Dream

Fifth Night’s MoonSeduction
No Pain, No Gain
11 Ch
goodnovel

"I chase my six-year-old daughter out of the house on a cold winter day.I cut her new clothes to pieces and dirty her dainty little face with mud. T..."

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No Pain, No Gain

ElevenBiological Family
Stuck In A Monster Loop
11 Ch
goodnovel

"I opened my eyes to a sharp sting in my arm.Pushing up my sleeve, I froze.A dense line of jagged letters had been carved into the skin of my right ..."

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Stuck In A Monster Loop

BeckhamImagination
Guess Who's Not Sweet Anymore?
9 Ch
goodnovel

"Albert Roosevelt was the crush I was never meant to have.Like an idiot, I believed loving someone meant giving them everything, even if they didn't..."

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Guess Who's Not Sweet Anymore?

Wealthy DreamFemale Solidarity
I Died On The Operating Table
10 Ch
goodnovel

"On the day I was supposed to donate my bone marrow, my mother called me. “You’re pretending to be sick again? We’re just asking you to donate some ..."

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I Died On The Operating Table

AnonymousMelodramatic
Discovering My Love Too Late
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My boyfriend is trapped in the mountains, and I head there alone to search for him. However, I don't find him despite a night of searching. Instead..."

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Discovering My Love Too Late

Shelley BrothMelodramatic
The Day Fate Gave Me a Second Chance
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My husband, Julian Sutton, is busy with work on the day of my prenatal checkup. His childhood sweetheart, Vera Levine, with whom he's been amorous ..."

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The Day Fate Gave Me a Second Chance

Mr. Egg TartKarma
Love Gone Hollow
8 Ch
goodnovel

"By the fifth year of my marriage to Noah Lester, everyone insisted that I, Emma Newman, was his eternal muse.But I knew the truth.Behind my back, N..."

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Love Gone Hollow

PantaloonMelodramatic
Loved Too Late
26 Ch
goodnovel

"On New Year's Eve, Facebook blew up.The reason was that Bennett Miles, the golden boy of Crestmoor’s elite, posted an update. In the photo, a shy y..."

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Loved Too Late

AnonymousBittersweet
A Birthday and a Burial
11 Ch
goodnovel

"As my murderer's claws tear into my abdomen inch by inch, my father and brother are seated in our family's banquet hall. They're celebrating Carly'..."

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A Birthday and a Burial

Frosted CabbageBiological Family
Suffering for Her Own Blessings
10 Ch
goodnovel

"My best friend is bound to a trade system—she can force a swap with me three times.At 13, she takes my heart. At 18, she takes my SAT scores.And no..."

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Suffering for Her Own Blessings

Crazy CatCounter Attack
Taking the Blame
10 Ch
goodnovel

"My parents’ adoptive daughter took three kids hiking with her, and they ended up dead. They wanted me to take the blame for her. My father forced m..."

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Taking the Blame

Bridges and Running WaterMelodramatic
Reborn to Rise
8 Ch
goodnovel

"The human world had been taken over by vampires and werewolves.My noble parents wanted to please them, so they married me and their adopted daughte..."

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Reborn to Rise

Unsweetened CreamGirl Power
Letting Go of What Was Never Ours
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My childhood sweetheart has aplastic anemia and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. His brother agrees to help, but there's a catch."I..."

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Letting Go of What Was Never Ours

Chilly RainMelodramatic
The Reflection of Betrayal
10 Ch
goodnovel

"My boyfriend, Allen, is a fitness coach who is cheerful, handsome, and has eight-pack abs. After getting together with me, he transferred all his f..."

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The Reflection of Betrayal

ElevenMelodramatic
Chance Meeting At The Matchmaking Party
9 Ch
goodnovel

"During the party, my blind date brushed his hand against my thigh under the table.There were people passing by us, so I had to push down my desire...."

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Chance Meeting At The Matchmaking Party

Grainy SageSeduction
The Alpha's Regret:Reclaiming My Human Mate
24 Ch
goodnovel

"To make money and support the little life growing inside me, I took a part-time job as a maternity model.But when I got there, I realized I was tra..."

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The Alpha's Regret:Reclaiming My Human Mate

TSCheating
Sleeping With Danger: The Mafia Boss I Shouldn't Have Crossed
10 Ch
goodnovel

"I'm a killer who accidentally sleeps with a mafia boss twice.The first time, I walk away without saying anything, leaving behind nothing but a note..."

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Sleeping With Danger: The Mafia Boss I Shouldn't Have Crossed

Foxy GreensDevotion
I Watched My Friend Get Disfigured
10 Ch
goodnovel

"In order to save my childhood friend, I was severely burned and became a horrifying, ugly creature. But she thought that I had stuck my nose into h..."

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I Watched My Friend Get Disfigured

Maple PamwoodMelodramatic
Dylan's Dad
10 Ch
goodnovel

"When Dylan Sullivan took a new type of hallucinogen, I was forced to give myself to him to curb the effects.Innately fertile, I got pregnant, givin..."

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Dylan's Dad

Beneath the Peach TreeBizarre
I Gave Up Marrying My Husband After Being Reborn With Him
9 Ch
goodnovel

"Before my birthday party, Grandpa and I talked about my engagement in his study. He asked me which one from the Zachary family I intended to marry...."

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I Gave Up Marrying My Husband After Being Reborn With Him

Wooden DawnGirl Power
My Husband Left Me to Die on Valentine's Day
8 Ch
goodnovel

"On the eve of giving birth, my world turned into a nightmare. My husband’s sworn enemy broke into our home, seeking revenge. I was brutally cut ope..."

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My Husband Left Me to Die on Valentine's Day

Cora SealsMelodramatic