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

"On our wedding anniversary, my husband has his intern put on the custom-made wedding gown he prepared for me."You wouldn't have looked good in..."
The Stars No Longer Shine for You

"Ariel and I married into the Jahn family—and got knocked up around the same time.I landed Edmond, the older brother and a hotshot forensic patholog..."
Better Dead Than Married

"After being Nelson Jackson’s devoted simp for five years, Sarah Paterson became pregnant.Just as she was excitedly waiting for him to propose, Nels..."
Withered Yet Freed
"Everyone is jealous of Scarlett Meyer's perfect marriage because her husband is so in love with her that it's literally carved into his bones.Howev..."
Who Would Want a Faded Love?

"The third year after I got diagnosed with intermittent amnesia, I happened to overhear my husband, Lucien Rook, chatting with his friends. “Lucien,..."
I Got My Happy End After My Amnesia

"I'm seven months along with my second pregnancy when a truck almost hits me. My husband threatens the doctor like a maniac. "I'll make all of ..."
He Made My Love Disappear

"My boyfriend is a forensic doctor. I've been abducted and tied to a bomb—there's only ten minutes to detonation. The abductors force me to call my ..."
He Only Loved Me after I Died

"During a classmates' reunion party, the villa unexpectedly collapses, trapping both Priscilla Hobbs, my husband's true love, and me beneath the fal..."
A Collapsed Love

"At our engagement party, my sister said she saw my fiancee at the hospital for a prenatal checkup.Inga Lane looked at me nervously, then smiled and..."
Marrying Another Woman After My Fiancee's Affair

"I came home a day early from my business trip and hid in the closet to surprise Eric Carter.At seven, he told the housekeeper to cook several dishe..."
Love That Slipped Away

"A year ago, when Bailey Knight's side girl, Lucy Day, showed up in front of me, causing a scene, he had his people beat her until she lost the baby..."
Married My Soul Mate
"When my dad died, my husband was at the airport—picking up another girl.She looked like me. Only difference? He actually loved her.I was just the s..."
You Chose Her, Remember?

"My husband, a regiment commander, once promised me he'd only accompany his depressed first love ninety-nine times. But when I finally reached that ..."
If I Can't Make You Stay

"On my birthday, I personally prepare 16 dishes. After setting up the candlelight, I open a bottle of red wine.I take a photo and send it to my husb..."
No More Pleading for You

"After my elder sister lost her sanity, her engagement with the Crawfords was passed on to me.I joyfully married my long-time sweetheart, only to sp..."
Married a CEO to Spite My Ex

"The day my ex finally made it big, the doctor told me I had less than three months to live. On TV, a reporter was interviewing James Larson. “Mr...."
My Kidney for His Hatred

"At eight months pregnant, my younger sister, Reina York, pushed me down the stairs, causing me to go into early labor. At the hospital, I called Xa..."
Blind Devotion, Bitter End

"When my four sons were finally old enough for preschool, I arrived at the school office with my marriage certificate and their birth certificates, ..."
A House of Lies

"On the 99th time we fall into a frosty standoff, my girlfriend, Christina Davenport, does something she's never done before—she caves and breaks th..."
You Missed the Boat

"My husband, Clement Norman, promised to make up for our missed honeymoon. It was five years late, but I was still excited.I got ready and really lo..."
The Divorce Diaries

"I am Charles Grant’s crush, and everyone said that he was really loyal to me. But on our third wedding anniversary, I found out that he had gotten ..."
The Crush Decided To Quit

"Stanley Hamilton and I were basically Southport's favorite hate-watch couple.For Elodie—my oh-so-perfect adopted sister—he wrecked my company and h..."
Across a Lifetime, Never Again

"I made the decision to break up with Layla Freeman as I opened my eyes once more.She wanted to take Charles Jones and his son home so she could tak..."
The Winter Of the Past

"My childhood friend called, saying he was trapped in a fire.He wanted to hear my voice one last time, and I rushed to the scene as fast as I could...."