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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After I Was Gone
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My mom and dad died heroically in a fire rescue, trying to protect an orphan. Afterward, my brother brought the orphan, Audrey, home. To make her s..."

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After I Was Gone

CarbonacidMelodramatic
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
I Wasn't the Mother She Wanted
10 Ch
goodnovel

"When my daughter, Ruth Jensen, says for the tenth time that she wants a different mother, I don't get angry. I just calmly ask her who she wants in..."

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I Wasn't the Mother She Wanted

AnonymousMistress
My Mate Pretended He Was Not the Alpha
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My daughter was born with silver poisoning in her blood—passed down from me—which made it hard for her to sense her wolf, and even harder for her t..."

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My Mate Pretended He Was Not the Alpha

Chloe XMistress
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
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
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
Fading Starlight
8 Ch
goodnovel

"I was growing up as the much-hated "fake heiress" in a wealthy family, and my life took a devastating turn after my death.My childhood fr..."

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Fading Starlight

Summer SwayScumbag
Favoritism Kills
10 Ch
goodnovel

"I have three dads who love and spoil me for fifteen years.Of the three, Maxim Ulfric is the high-ranking and authoritative Alpha of the Cinderhowl ..."

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Favoritism Kills

MooreAlpha
A Heart For Nothing
14 Ch
goodnovel

"“Camille, I’ll love you forever!”Jameson let out a low, agonized growl. Just as he was about to climax, his phone suddenly began to buzz. He ignore..."

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A Heart For Nothing

WalnutMistress
Back to the Day of His Fake Death
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My dad collapsed from a sudden heart attack and died.The shock hit my mom like a freight train, and she blacked out cold.By the time I raced home f..."

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Back to the Day of His Fake Death

SkywardMistress
How Long Until My Time Runs Out?
7 Ch
goodnovel

"Two weeks ago, my family and I went hiking and camping.When the storm hit and the mudslide erupted, my adopted sister shoved me into a ravine. My p..."

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How Long Until My Time Runs Out?

Jasmine FlowerMelodramatic
Married to the Don: My Sister Unravels in Regret
12 Ch
goodnovel

"My older sister, Jovina Valenti, catches the eye of the cold and ruthless mafia Don, Carlo Laguardia.However, she fears the danger that arises out ..."

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Married to the Don: My Sister Unravels in Regret

Rowena PrimaxGirl Power
I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend
8 Ch
goodnovel

"I was diagnosed with cancer. After much deliberation, I called my husband. He fell silent for a long while. “Most of our mortgage is unpaid, and ou..."

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I Ran Away From Home With My Best Friend

Lucky CatMelodramatic
You Made Your Bed
11 Ch
goodnovel

"I was in love with Andy Spraggins for five years, and it left me emotionally drained.In the end, I married Philip Watson, the childhood friend who ..."

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You Made Your Bed

AnonymousGirl Power
Rebirth: I Choose Peace Over Pursuit
8 Ch
goodnovel

"I was diagnosed with Wolf-Soul Decay Syndrome on my birthday, which meant I was on the verge of death.But my older brother, Alaric Sinclair, bought..."

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Rebirth: I Choose Peace Over Pursuit

Jasmine FlowerRemorse Family
She Trusts Maps, Not People
11 Ch
goodnovel

"My cousin, Sonia Sanders, only trusts OmniGo Maps, or OmniGo, for everything.While waiting for the bus during a trip, the bus that we are supposed ..."

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She Trusts Maps, Not People

Gigantic CatNew Release Novels
Too Late: My Mate Begged Me Back After I Was Gone
10 Ch
goodnovel

"When I became the blood bank for my mate Alpha Kane’s sweetheart, my wolf died from the endless loss of blood—and so did I, alone, in the cold den ..."

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Too Late: My Mate Begged Me Back After I Was Gone

AvaAlpha
My Wife Stole Daughter’s Heart, I Left
8 Ch
goodnovel

"My daughter Mia's congenital heart condition had worsened. She desperately needed the one-of-a-kind miniature artificial heart I'd spent five years..."

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My Wife Stole Daughter’s Heart, I Left

BelenHomewrecker
When the Last Rejection Turned Into a Plea
12 Ch
goodnovel

"Rocco Falcone, who is the Falcone family's Don and my so-called husband, hangs up on me for what feels like the 99th time. Having been diagnosed wi..."

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When the Last Rejection Turned Into a Plea

ShirleyMafia
When Love Burned to Nothing
10 Ch
goodnovel

"The day Ken Bowen and I finalized the divorce, I walked out wearing only the outfit I had worn on our wedding day.I let Ken keep the house, the car..."

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When Love Burned to Nothing

Loe YannWinning Back the Husband
The Alpha CEO’s Human Breeding Program
12 Ch
goodnovel

"Billionaire CEO Killian Blackwood was looking for the perfect genes. He offered a massive reward for a surrogate mother.Ten billion dollars for a b..."

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The Alpha CEO’s Human Breeding Program

PeachySeduction
Dying Wish: All Of Us Together
10 Ch
goodnovel

"On the day my twin sister, Alexia Cavanaugh, and I turn 22, I collapse and find out that I have late-stage cancer.Ignoring the doctor's advice to b..."

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Dying Wish: All Of Us Together

Wild WheatHomewrecker
The Noise Tax
9 Ch
goodnovel

"My father loved silence. He believed noise was the mark of lesser people, so he installed a decibel meter in our home.Speaking above 40 decibels me..."

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The Noise Tax

Lucy GroveRuthless