First-Person POV Web Novels & Protective Hate to Love Stories

Everyone knows Dahlia Gray as the sweetest girl they could ever meet. She's beautiful, intelligent, soft-spoken, and always knows exactly what to say. She helps people, smiles at strangers, and never seems to get angry. To everyone around her, Dahlia is simply perfect. But perfection can be dangerous. Behind her gentle smile is a mind that doesn't work like everyone else's. Dahlia doesn't feel guilt the way she should. She doesn't fear consequences. And when someone gets in her way, she knows exactly how to make them disappear without leaving a trace. Then she meets Max Holland. Max is observant, stubborn, and strangely immune to Dahlia's charm. Instead of falling for her innocent act, he starts noticing the little things—the coldness behind her eyes, the lies that don't quite add up, and the way she never seems afraid. Dahlia should stay away from him. Instead, she becomes fascinated. What starts as a harmless game slowly turns into something neither of them expected. Because Max is getting closer to discovering the truth, while Dahlia is beginning to feel something she's never understood before. And when love becomes tangled with obsession, secrets, and blood, one question remains: Can a monster truly fall in love, or will she destroy the only person who ever saw through her?

~ A Romance Novella ~ “You frustrate me.” He hissed. “ You and your outlandish colorful designs and your office and sticky notes and your look. I'm upset by your sheer presence, how every time you look at me like I've done something wrong and when you don't make sense. I'm upset by how you treat me like I'm the worst person on earth when you're just as volatile.” I was speechless, locked under the intensity of his stare when his gaze flickered to my lips.  “I’m upset” he breathed out, “because every time you purse your lips like that I wish I could kiss you.” … As Christmas approaches, Blair, an interior designer with a feisty streak is forced to go with her cold, snarky and harsh corporate partner / rival Zayn Olsen for the biggest business proposal of her life. Things already seem bad enough when they were forced to share a luxury bnb house for the night but all plans go awry when a sudden snowstorm leaves them stuck together. She can't stand him, and he disdains her yet as days pass before they are rescued they have no choice but to coexist. But their close proximity sparks a long lived attraction and their hostility may shape up into something more. Soon they may decide whether the rivalry was ever really the problem and whether  hatred was all that burned between them. 

Aria thought she had her life figured out… until she caught her boyfriend cheating in the middle of a crowded bar. But instead of breaking down, she does something reckless- something completely unlike her. She walks up to a stranger and kisses him in front of everyone unplanned. What she didn’t expect was for that one impulsive moment to change everything. The kiss goes viral overnight, dragging her into a spotlight she never asked for, and the “stranger” turns out to be Damon—calm, controlled, and far from ordinary. To protect their reputations, they agree to fake a relationship, turning one mistake into something much bigger than either of them planned. But pretending starts to feel real, and the line between what’s fake and what isn’t begins to blur. With her past refusing to stay buried and Damon keeping parts of himself just out of reach, Aria realizes this was never just about a kiss. It was the beginning of something she may not be ready for.

THE BEST FRIEND'S BROTHER Blake was the one guy Chloe had promised herself she would never fall for. He was arrogant. Irritating. Unfairly charming. And, worst of all, he was her best friend's brother. For years, Chloe had managed to keep her feelings under control. But when Blake returns home after years away, everything changes. The teasing becomes lingering looks. The arguments become stolen moments. And the attraction between them becomes impossible to ignore. But there is one problem—Aria. Chloe's best friend would never forgive her for falling for her brother. As Chloe and Blake struggle to resist a love they were never supposed to have, Chloe must choose between protecting the friendship she has treasured for years and following the feelings she can no longer deny. Because falling for Blake might give her the love she's always wanted… But it could also cost her the best friend she's always had.

In the heart of New York City, the NYPD never sleeps—and neither do its secrets. Detective Jocelynn Sanchez is all sharp edges and silence. Closed off, cold, and constantly on guard, she’s built walls few have dared to climb. Her time at the academy left her scarred, thanks to a group of recruits who made it their mission to break her spirit. Now, years later, she’s forced to join a new unit—led by none other than Andrei Smirnov, friends with the men who put her through hell. Andrei has always wanted to work with Jocelynn, though she has no idea. Unlike his friends, he saw her strength back then—and admired it. Her arrival on his team feels like fate. But earning her trust proves harder than expected. She barely speaks, avoids everyone except her one friend, and seems to carry a past she’ll never share. Still, Andrei is patient. An open book with a big family and an even bigger heart, he slowly begins to break through Jocelynn's defenses. And in doing so, he discovers the truth: she’s not cold—she’s protecting herself. Jocelynn sees that Andrei isn’t like the men who hurt her. He’s kind, steady, and genuinely wants to understand her. But there are secrets she won’t risk exposing—not even to him. Like the fact that her godfather is their precinct captain, or the real reason she cut ties with her family. As cases grow more dangerous and their bond deepens, Jocelynn must decide if she can finally let someone in. Shadows in Blue is a slow-burn detective romance about trauma and trust, told from both perspectives.

Elsa Harper has two problems. The first is blood. The second is Christian Loren. As a brilliant medical researcher, Elsa can spend hours studying deadly viruses without blinking. But put a tray of blood in front of her, and the woman who can solve impossible medical mysteries becomes a trembling disaster. Christian Loren, on the other hand, has no fear of blood. As a newly promoted Army General, he has spent years facing death without hesitation. Dangerously calm, Christian has no time for a doctor who nearly faints at the sight of a syringe. Until the world falls apart. When monstrous creatures suddenly invade the capital and a mysterious virus begins spreading across the country, the military is ordered to protect the scientists searching for a cure. Christian is assigned to lead Elsa's team into the infected territories. Neither of them expects to fall for the other. But somewhere between escaping monsters, sharing stolen moments in abandoned buildings, and fighting to survive another night, Christian begins to see the woman beneath Elsa's fear. And Elsa discovers that behind the General's cold exterior is a man who would risk everything to keep her alive. His arms become her safest place. Her smile becomes the one thing he cannot afford to lose. But the closer Elsa gets to uncovering the truth about the virus, the more terrifying the truth becomes. The monsters aren't attacking by chance. The virus isn't spreading naturally. And Christian may have been sent to protect Elsa for a reason that neither of them knows. As civilization crumbles around them and death closes in from every direction, Elsa and Christian are forced to choose between the mission that could save humanity... and the love that could destroy them both. When the world ends, will they still choose each other?

Olivia Rayne is the biggest star in the world, yet her boyfriend kept her hidden for seven years. Ashamed of her success, he treated her like a burden before finally walking away. Heartbroken and furious, Olivia decides to upgrade. Her target is Gabriel Moreau, a billionaire wine magnate with a heart of stone and no interest in the spotlight. He is the one man she should not be able to break. Still, she pursues him relentlessly, using every charm in her arsenal to make him hers. The goal is simple: get the man, show off to the ex, and move on. But Gabriel’s walls begin to crumble, and his obsession starts to mirror her own. As the revenge plot blurs into a terrifying reality, Olivia must decide if she’s ready to handle the man she fought so hard to catch.

I signed my life away at 4:47 p.m… and called it love. Five years later, I’m standing in the ruins of that choice, divorced, betrayed, and nearly dead by the hands of the man I once fought the world to marry. My husband wants me gone. His mistress is carrying his child. And the empire my parents built? Stolen right from under me. But I’m not the broken woman they think I am. Because the night they tried to kill me… I didn’t call for help. I called him. Nikolai, my ex fiancé, my enemy, the man I once abandoned… and the only one powerful enough to burn my world to ashes or rebuild it from dust. Now he’s back. Dangerous. Calculated. Watching me like I already belong to him. He says he wants to help me reclaim everything I lost. My company. My name. My power. All I have to do… is marry him. Again. But nothing about Nikolai is simple. And the deeper I fall into his game, the more I realize. This isn’t just revenge anymore. It’s a war. And this time… I’m not the woman who walks away. I’m the one who strikes back.

He said hiding their relationship was about protecting his career. He was actually protecting her sister. For two years, junior journalist Maya Valeria kept her love in the dark for superstar hockey captain Jonathan Black, waiting for the day he’d finally announce her to the world. Instead, she walked into his penthouse after midnight and caught him in bed with her nineteen-year-old sister, Chloe. Heartbroken and furious, Maya uses an exclusive VIP pass from her best friend Mimie to attend the Annual Sports Gala. She doesn't want drama—she wants an exclusive quote from Knox Mercer, the league's most ruthless, heavily tattooed player and Jonathan's bitter rival, to earn a promotion to lead sports reporter at the Daily Chronicle. Knox offers her something far better: a fake relationship to boost her career while he uses her presence to mentally unhinge Jonathan. Except Knox is playing a far darker game than Maya realizes. He already knew about Jonathan’s secret affair before Maya caught them, and he’s using her broken heart as the ultimate weapon against his enemy. But after a fiery, reckless encounter in the back of Knox’s sports car breaks all boundaries, the line between fake revenge and dark obsession completely blurs and Maya discovers Knox's father is holding a lethal secret that could destroy them all.

‎Lucy thought her first love was gone forever. Until she met Aiden. Cold, powerful, and dangerously irresistible, Aiden looks exactly like the boy who once broke her heart, but he is nothing like him. What begins as tension between a CEO and his PA soon turns into something deeper. Something neither of them can control. But the past isn’t done with them. When Ethan,the man Lucy once loved, returns, he brings secrets, betrayal, and a thirst for revenge that threatens to destroy everything. As scandals explode, lies spread like wildfire, and the world turns against them, Lucy finds herself caught between two brothers and a truth that could tear her life apart. A love tested by betrayal. A family bound by secrets. A truth that could ruin everything. When choosing love means losing everything… Will it still be worth it?

She came to Moonclaw Citadel to earn a living. She never expected to become the obsession of two powerful Lycans. Elara thought working as a human servant in the Lycan King's citadel would be difficult. She was wrong. The real danger begins when the ruthless High Alpha, Vaelor, takes an interest in her, and the cold, untouchable Lycan King, Kaelith, begins watching her too. Two brothers. One human. And a rivalry born twenty-one years ago. Before Elara was born, Vaelor lost his mate to his own brother. Isolde rejected him because she loved Kaelith, choosing the future King over her destined mate. Her death should have ended the rivalry. It didn't. Now Elara's arrival awakens something buried deep within Moonclaw, and the closer she gets to the brothers, the more she realizes that the past isn't as dead as everyone believes. While Darian secretly gathers Lycans sworn to his blood oath and moves against the throne, a forgotten power begins stirring inside Elara. She entered Moonclaw as a powerless human servant. But if the secrets buried within her awaken completely, she may become the greatest threat, or the most powerful weapon, the Lycan realm has ever known. And when the King loves her, his Alpha brother desires her, and the woman they thought was dead begins fighting her way back to the throne... Elara will have to decide who she can trust before the war for the crown becomes a war for her.

I hate Knox Vale, my brother's best friend. At least, that's what everybody thinks. Everyone knows we don't get along. But is that really the truth? I've spent years hiding what I really feel for Knox, convinced that he could never find out. Then he moves into my house. And somehow, the one secret I've worked so hard to protect ends up in the hands of the one person who should never know. Now we have to live under the same roof. But I just found something out... I might not be the only one with a secret.

Maya Vance hates Liam Cross. The Upton University cheer captain and heir to a billion‑dollar empire has been raised to despise everything about the soccer captain and his family. So when Liam slides a fake engagement contract across a coffee shop table, she laughs in his face. Then her father calls. Sign it. Or lose everything. The SEC is investigating both companies for insider trading. A fake romance between the heirs is the only PR move that can save their families from ruin. Six months of pretending. A diamond ring that feels like a leash. A Homecoming crown they must win together while their families secretly undermine each other. But Maya doesn't expect Liam to hold her hand like it matters. She doesn't expect him to defend her when anonymous threats appear in her locker. And she definitely doesn't expect to miss her period. Two pink lines change everything. Now she's carrying the unexpected heir to both empires – the one thing that could either end the feud or trap her forever. As they race to uncover who forged the SEC emails and exposed their families, Maya realizes the biggest threat isn't the villain trying to destroy them. It's the boy she was never supposed to love. And the life growing inside her.