Exeter Novel Prize Novels & Stories

Two individuals with broken hearts and no hope in love anymore meet, Emily, who has been eagerly waiting for her boyfriend to propose to her, and find out he is getting married to her best friend. Devastated, she agrees to marry a billionaire as per her mother’s advice, but he mistakes her for Olivia Emily’s sister. Emily goes along with the charade and assumes her sister’s identity. she agreed to a proxy marriage Despite trying to move on, they couldn’t shake off the memories and feelings they had for their past partners. Will they be able to find closure and move on, or will they be forever stuck in the past?

Helsey Kaden offered a big amount of money from her billionaire boyfriend's mother to run away from his son, but Brandon Rhey Wilsome, the billionaire boyfriend of Helsey Kaden, fell for his mother's lies that Helsey chosen the money over him. Brandon swore not to forgive Helsey, and two months later he publicity announcing his engagement with the other women. Helsey immediately went back to the province, away from the city, and as she knew she was carrying the child of the billionaire. She hid the twin son as her little revenge. What would helsey do if Brandon find out about his twin sons? Is there any chance Brandon would forgive her or just forget her?

Book 2 in Criminal Love Series. It can be read as a standalone!This is Isabel and Marco's story. So what happens when you judge people based on what you think? When you decide to punish another for a crime they didn't commit? What happens when you fall in love with the person? Will she be able to trust your love after everything? Marco felt betrayed when his best friend decided to take his sister and forcefully take her as his slave. He was going to make Ricardo feel the same way he felt and it just happens to be that naive Isabel was Ricardo's only sister who needed up being caught up in the web of lies!! Read on to find out!!This story contains mature content, language and violence. Read at your own risk.

It is a novel with mysteries and tons of secrets that will not go as you hypothesize because the art of keeping secrets is not what every novel knows. It's a masterpiece jumbled up with suspense, mystery, romance, and thriller. “Heavenly Love “revolves around Sarah and John. These two characters are connected together by a scared childhood bond engagement that was forgotten as John moved to the U.S. with his family a long time ago. Sarah gets selected for a Fulbright scholarship. The main reason Sarah to apply for this scholarship is John. The U.S. changed Sarah forever and for good. The journey of problem takes very interesting turns for both Sarah and John

A second chance at love,leads to an abyss of darkness,as the fates of 3 women born centuries apart,collide in a supernatural vendetta,spanning the ages. In the present,newly divorced Beth Collins,finds love in the arms of Ethan Hollingsworth,not knowing her involvement in his life,will put a supernatural target on her back. Two centuries earlier,Lady Katherine Swann finds herself bedridden after giving birth to her only son,struck down by a mysterious illness,which lays waste to her health.Unknown to her,dark forces are at play,and the prize is her very life. Fallon Rutherford is the daughter of Lady Katherine's late sister,who inexplicably died on the ancient sands of Egypt.Fostered by Katherine,she hides a dark and twisted secret and in her wake she leaves nothing but destruction and death. An innocent gift,passed on from Ethan's late mother to Beth,is the catalyst to awakening a devouring evil and the battle will see Beth fighting for her very life,sanity and soul. Darkness is coming,and only one will survive its final judgement....

Amara was sent to destroy him. Dante—ruthless, untouchable mafia and feared in a world where power is everything—is not a man you get close to… unless you have a death wish. But when fate forces Amara into his life, one lie changes everything. A fake relationship. A dangerous game. And a mission she cannot afford to fail. Because while Dante is busy pulling her deeper into his world—introducing her to secrets soaked in blood and loyalty—Amara is hiding one of her own. She was never meant to fall for him. But Dante doesn’t just demand loyalty… he consumes it. And just when she thinks she understands the monster she was sent to betray— Someone from Dante’s past returns. More dangerous. More patient. And just as obsessed with her. Now Amara is no longer just a spy. She’s the prize in a war between two powerful men. And in a world where love is a weakness… Who will she choose… And will she survive either of them?

I, Anastasia Lancroft, was promised power—then thrown to the wolves. My fiancé betrayed me for a stronger alliance. My father chose his new wife over his own daughter. And I was left with nothing but rage. So I made a choice. The Bastorin. A school for the cruel, the cunning, the next kings of the underworld. I came here for one reason—survival. Instead, I found him: Alexei Vasiliev, the dangerously magnetic ruler of this academy. His gaze pins me. His presence devours me. And he’s not the only one. My stepbrothers are here too—Nathaniel and Gabriel. Cruel. Possessive. Hungry for my downfall. Three men. Three predators. And I’m the prey they refuse to share. Now, I’m the prize in their twisted game— where every glance burns, every threat tempts, and every night drags me closer to surrender. This isn’t a love story. It’s a war for dominance. And I’m the one they all want to claim.

Mariah rossey had always wanted one wish of hers to be fulfilled which was giving her little brother the best life, a life full of happiness. But her wish got shattered when her little brother fell sick to a point that an immediate surgery was needed but how could Mariah pay the bills when she couldn't provide even food for herself and her little brother. But she only had one thing worth any money. Her virginity. It was a shot in the dark to put her virginity up for auction online. What kind of person would even bid on something as perverted as this? Nathan Astrid, that's who. He outbid everyone right away, making it clear he wanted to win. Mariah was relieved and terrified all at once, but she figured it was fine, They'd just sleep together and she'd go on her merry way. So why, even after meeting her, is he waiting to claim his prize?

A deal between families forced my Fiancé Marco Corvini to marry me. My parents were dead. His obsession was Isabella Falcone, the princess of our rivals. In the end, Marco devoured my family’s empire and threw me to the wolves. He paraded Isabella on his arm like a prize he’d won. Twenty years later, I was on my deathbed. My own son—our son—held the poison. He said I was useless, that his father needed the Falcone family’s power. Then I opened my eyes. I was back. Back on the day of my blood oath. This time, to save my family, I didn’t sign my name on the pact. I signed hers. Isabella Falcone’s. As for me? I took the fortune my parents left me and disappeared. This time, I wouldn’t be the fool bleeding for a man who was never mine.

"Sign the scrolls and get out, Lucian. You’ve claimed your new prize, so leave me my dignity and this den." I was the perfect Luna, the silent backbone of the Graves Mafia empire, until my fated mate traded our bond for my own sister’s betrayal. Now, the Alpha of the Graves bloodline has cast me aside for a pregnant heir, leaving me with nothing but a shattered heart and a laptop full of his darkest secrets. But a discarded wolf is the most dangerous predator in the modern underworld. To dismantle his legacy, I’ve struck a deal with the devil himself—Rowan Ashcroft, the ice-hockey titan and lethal Mafia Enforcer who stalks Lucian’s nightmares. In this world of high-stakes sports and lupine brutality, our alliance is forged in heat and fueled by a thirst for ruin. He wants the Graves territory; I want their heads. In this game of wolves and war, only one Alpha will be left standing. Tags: Modern Werewolf, Mafia Romance, Revenge, Fated Mates, Secret Baby, Hockey Romance.