Mystery Fantasy Web Novels & Immortal Hero Stories

A gentle, unwanted girl is sold as a monster’s bride to save a kingdom that never loved her. She does not tame the monster. She wakes him up—and he, in turn, teaches her that the world is allowed to burn for people who hurt her. Together they break an ancient curse, topple two kingdoms, and discover that love can be the most dangerous rebellion of all.

She was born with a heart that should have belonged to no one. Lyra Veyne has spent eighteen years believing she is an ordinary village girl. She knows nothing about her mysterious silver birthmark, the nightmares that follow her, or the strange way the forest seems to whisper her name. Until her eighteenth birthday. That night, twelve ancient bells ring for the first time in centuries—and four powerful men arrive at her doorstep. A ruthless prince. A cursed lord of shadows. An immortal prince with secrets. A warrior king who refuses to kneel. They come for Lyra because she is the last Heart Queen, a legendary woman whose magic can awaken, bind, and destroy the hearts of kings. They were supposed to capture her. They were supposed to hate her. Instead, something impossible happens. Their heartstones begin beating whenever she is near. As Lyra is drawn deeper into the dark world of Veyrith, she discovers that the four men aren't strangers. They have loved her before—in lives she cannot remember—and each lifetime has ended in blood, betrayal, and death. But the ancient prophecy everyone fears may be a lie. Someone has rewritten history. Someone has spent centuries hiding the truth. And the immortal Hollow King, Malachor, is willing to destroy kingdoms to claim Lyra's heart. Now Lyra must choose between the destiny forced upon her and the future she wants for herself. Because the four men may be willing to give her their hearts... But Lyra refuses to belong to anyone. Four kings. One queen. Four hearts. And when the Heart Queen finally awakens, every crown in the kingdom will have to choose: Kneel before her—or burn with her.

"First came the nightmares, then came the blood, now comes the reckoning." To the ruthless royal court of Pompeii, Valeria is nothing more than a fragile, timid outcast cursed by terrifying visions. They think she is weak. They think she can be broken, but deep down she's their worst nightmare, and immortal in human skin. When her father drags her and her mother back to the palace, Valeria discovers a sickening betrayal, her mother has been bartered away as a pawn in a dark pact with foreign immortals. Thrust into The Hunt, a barbaric, multi-realm tournament where every breath is bought with slaughter. Valeria must hide her lethal prowess behind a mask of helpless submission. To survive the arena, she forms a volatile, breathless alliance with Lucius, a dangerous shadow-wielder whose touch feels like holy fire and whose secrets rival her own. Their connection burns with a fierce, forbidden intensity, a fragile lifeline in a world built on deceit. But as the court's darkest lies unravel, Valeria learns the most agonizing truth of all, the man she is falling for may just be the devil in disguise. Drenched in betrayal, grief, and a love that threatens to consume them both, Valeria must finally drop the victim's mask. She will unleash a dormant, terrifying power capable of burning kingdoms to ash. Some sacrifices don't make you a hero. They just leave you hollow. So tell me will she save her mother from the dark, or let the world burn?

Chosen to serve a chained saint beneath the cathedral, Mara uncovers a centuries-old lie that could destroy her city. The deeper she descends, the more she fears they imprisoned the wrong monster.

The Devil You Called Grimace. Hunger. Love like a curse. They say some doors open only once. She opened hers with three red candles, a drop of blood, and a whisper. Lonely nights, overdue rent, and a heart too heavy to carry — that’s all it took to call him through. Malik. The man made of smoke, shadow, and everything her prayers forgot to protect her from. He came smiling, with promises sweet as sin — protection, money, revenge. Every favor he gave her tasted like salvation until she realized he was feeding on her, one piece at a time. A memory here. A dream there. Her laughter swallowed whole. Now he’s the warmth in her sheets and the whisper in her nightmares. The devil she named, the lover she can’t unmake. Because Malik wasn’t summoned. He was chosen. And love — the kind that burns red under candlelight — always demands a body to keep it alive.

MATED is book #2 in a new paranormal romance series by bestselling author Bella Lore, whose series MY TRUE MATE and THE ALPHA’S MATE have over 500 five-star reviews. <p><p>“I couldn’t stop reading.”<p>--Reader review (My True Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p><p>When her father suddenly dies, Winter Grace, 17, is forced to fly across the country and attend a mysterious prep school, an ancient castle in a fog-covered island on the coast of Maine. Nothing here is what it seems, and it isn’t long before Winter, feeling a surging power for the first time, realizes that she is not who—or what—she thinks she is.<p><p>But when Winter feels an inexplicable crush for an elusive and dangerous boy at the school, she realizes a greater destiny is at play. She knows the relationship might destroy them both—yet she also knows that they can never be apart.<p><p>In MATED, Winter and her crush embark on a dangerous quest to retrieve the magic relic and save their friends their school.<p><p>Yet they have no idea of the fate awaiting them—or what they will need to do for each other to survive.<p><p>Creating an unforgettable world of vampires, werewolves, shifters and magic of all sorts, a world of fantasy, love and sacrifice, MORTAL will take you to another place, rife with shocking twists and turns. Fans of books such as Vampire Academy and Twilight and Crush are sure to fall in love!<p><p>Future books in the series are also available.<p><p>"The story was very well written and was unique as compared to other shifter stories.”<p>--Reader review (The Alpha’s Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p> <p>“Excellent from start to finish and leaves you wanting more.”<p>--Reader review (My True Mate)<p>⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<p><p>

"Marry me... or watch your entire bloodline burn." Born with a body too weak to survive adulthood, **Nerrissa** has spent her life being treated like a burden—discarded by her family, mocked by the powerful, and counting the days until death claims her.Everything changes when the ruthless Dragon King, **Theron**, descends from the skies and demands one impossible thing. Her. Feared across every kingdom, Theron is a merciless ruler whose name alone starts wars. He doesn't believe in love. He doesn't believe in mercy. But an ancient prophecy declares that only a fragile human bride can break the curse slowly killing the dragon race.He vows to possess her. Not because he wants her heart...But because she belongs to him. Dragged into a palace of dragons, deadly secrets, and enemies who want her dead, Nerrissa soon discovers that her mysterious illness is no illness at all. A terrifying power sleeps inside her—one powerful enough to destroy kingdoms... or save them. As obsession turns into something far more dangerous, Theron will burn the world to protect the woman he claimed. But when the truth of her birth is finally revealed, Nerrissa must make an impossible choice: Become the Dragon King's queen...Or become the weapon destined to kill him. He claimed her as his fragile bride. He never expected she would become the only thing capable of breaking... or owning... the heart of the most feared dragon alive.

Death never made mistakes. For thousands of years, Azrael the God of Death guided every soul to the afterlife without hesitation. He never questioned fate... until a human nurse grabbed his wrist and stopped him from claiming a dying child's soul. Seraphina should never have been able to see him. She should never have been able to touch him. her fate was vanished As Heaven's oldest secrets begin to unravel and a forgotten enemy awakens from the shadows, the line between life and death starts to break. With every moment they spend together, Azrael risks losing his divine power, while Seraphina becomes the target of gods who believe a human has no place in Death's heart. Can love rewrite fate... Or will loving the God of Death destroy both worlds?