Greatest Postmodern Novels Novels & Stories

Emily Dawson has spent eighteen years living like a servant in her own home. After her mother's mysterious death, her father married his longtime mistress, leaving Emily at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and jealous stepsister. With her dreams stolen and her spirit constantly tested, she longs for nothing more than a chance to escape the life she never chose. Everything changes the day she unknowingly helps a terrified bride flee from her own wedding. Emily has no idea that the woman she saves is Victoria Harrington—the fiancée of the ruthless billionaire CEO, Alexander Blackwood. When the bride vanishes just hours before the ceremony, panic sweeps through the powerful Blackwood family. With a billion-dollar business merger, the family's reputation, and Alexander's inheritance hanging in the balance, canceling the wedding is not an option. Mistaken for the missing bride because of their striking resemblance, Emily is forced into a wedding dress and dragged to the altar. Before she can prove her identity, she becomes Alexander Blackwood's wife. Alexander believes Emily is part of an elaborate conspiracy to deceive him, while Emily desperately struggles to prove her innocence. But before the marriage can be undone, mysterious attacks begin targeting her. Someone is determined to keep Emily by Alexander's side—even if it means killing anyone who uncovers the truth. As buried family secrets, dangerous betrayals, and hidden enemies emerge from the shadows, Emily and Alexander find themselves trapped in a marriage built on lies but bound by fate. What began as the wrong vow soon becomes a battle for survival, justice, and an unexpected love that neither of them ever saw coming. Sometimes, the greatest mistake is the beginning of the greatest love story.

Betrayal! Pain! Heartbreak! Rejection and lies! That was all she got from the same people she trusted the most, the same people she loved the most. No one could ever prepare her for what was next when it comes to her responsibilities, what about the secrets? The lies? The betrayal and her death! That was only just the beginning because now, she was reborn and she’ll make them all pay. They’ll suffer for what they’ve done because they don’t deserve to be alive. No one can stop what she has to do except him, he was her weakness, but also her greatest strength and power. He was her hidden alpha but she was his historical Luna.

Beatrice is back to face her greatest threat since. . .well, the last time! In Cooper’s Cove a hapless team of archaeologists unleash the vengeful spirit of a 16th Century witch on the sleepy seaside town of Dorsal Finn. Hexes and curses fly as Beatrice and her friends must find out what links the appearance of this incredible foe and The Spirit of the Ocean, a super-yacht hosting the biggest celebrity charity event the town has ever seen. As the population of Dorsal Finn succumbs to witchcraft, so Beatrice must gate-crash the party with her motley-crew of friends and allies in the hope of stopping the witch's sinister plan, and save everyone from endless oblivion. . . Again. ©️ Crystal Lake Publishing

BILLIONAIRE FAMILY SERIES After facing harassment during a fun night by a hot guy, Jessica Vegas serves him a hard slap that did not just surprise him but caused him the greatest embarrassment of his life. Everyone was shocked when they heard the news because the guy was the famous Cassanova Billionaire Doctor and Businessman, Cruz Westham, - every woman's dream man and a die for. Now he has sworn to make her beg, but what happens if he finds out that she's his junior brother's favourite teacher? Will he be obsessed with revenge or see her for the woman she is and maybe, just maybe, follow his heart for once?

“She danced to stay hidden. He paid to possess her. Neither expected obsession to feel like fate.” ~ She’s spent years building an empire behind a name that isn’t hers, dancing in the dark while running the fashion world in silence. He’s a ruthless billionaire chasing a contract, not realizing the woman he’s drawn to is the key to everything he wants and everything he thought he’d buried. One private dance ignites a craving he can't escape. One hidden identity threatens to unravel it all. In a world of secrets, betrayal, and lust, falling for the wrong woman might be his greatest mistake… or his only salvation.

Maya Linwood spent years secretly loving Killian Yates, the cold and untouchable captain of the Toronto Wolves and the biggest college hockey star on campus. But when her mother marries into the powerful Yates family, her longtime crush becomes her stepbrother. One forbidden night changes everything, leaving Maya heartbroken, pregnant, and abandoned while Killian chooses fame and another woman. As Maya rebuilds her life with Killian’s greatest rival—Carter, the college hockey star returns consumed by jealousy and regret, determined to win her back. But after losing the woman he loves through his own choices, will Killian earn a second chance—or lose her forever?

Maturity Warning ️ This story is a dark romance intended for mature audiences (18+). It contains explicit sexual content, predatory behavior, power imbalances, blackmail and taboo themes. Reader discretion is advised. He calls me a monster by day, but claimed me like a slut by night. I am my mother's project and world's greatest miracle. I am her husband's greatest sin. I am a hybrid created in a secret basement with the DNA of my mother and sea creatures. I was designed to be the perfect daughter for my creator who couldn't conceive. But to her husband, I was nothing but a hideous monster that threatened his marriage. Rick despises me. He calls me a lab rat and treats me with a cold cruelty that should make me hate him. Yet my heart and body still aches for him. He punished me with his presence, but behind his mask of fate lies a hunger that contradicts his insult. The tension finally snaps when the house was empty and Rick claimed me as his prey in a violent, possessive act that brands me as his private obsession. But the outside world was waking up. Dr Morgan and his hounds are coming for me, to claim me as their asset. My mother, created a replica of me to be my mate, Kael. With the intention of saving her marriage and sending me away. Now, I am caught in a deadly crossfire. Rick swore to protect me from the Dr Morgan and Kael. But as Dr Morgan's men hunted me down. Rick must make a difficult choice; hand me over to the scalpel, or become a fugitive to keep me by his side. The experiment is over. The war for the miracle had begun.

For many years, a powerful throne has waited for the true ruler who can take it. Everyone believes only a strong Alpha can claim it, but no one ever expected Samien to be the one. Samien was born into a noble family. Her future was supposed to be easy. She was meant to become a gentle Luna, marry a great Alpha, and stay behind him while he led. But Samien has her own dreams. She has the spirit of a leader in her heart. She wants to choose her own path and lead her own pack. To chase her future, she hides her identity and joins Wolves Academy as a boy. The academy is a harsh place where young Alpha boys train and compete. Every day is a battle. Every mistake is dangerous. Samien struggles to survive among them. She faces mockery, pain and hard challenges. One of her greatest enemies is Mark Draven. He is strong, feared and respected. He also never misses a chance to test her limits. What no one knows is that Samien carries a secret power. She is a Moon wolf with a rare gift that can change the fate of the packs. When others discover this truth, she becomes a target. Hunted and betrayed, Samien has only one choice left. She must rise and claim the throne before her enemies destroy her future. But the journey is filled with danger, heartbreak and hidden truths. The biggest challenge of all is the unexpected bond between her and Mark Draven. He was her enemy. Now he is tied to her by fate. Will Mark stand with her or be the one who destroys her? The fight for the throne is coming, and Samien must decide who she can trust as she faces her greatest test.

Running away from home was like hell to Stacy, it took all was in her to leave. After living in the human realm for up to a decade, Stacy was finally happy to meet her mate. When Stacy found out that she was mated to the Alpha of her once upon a time pack, she freaked out and ran away. She ran into the woods without stopping. And that, was her greatest mistake. The mistake of falling into the hands of a cruel Alpha. How she'll get out of the hole she has fallen into was what she doesn't know. Will things turn out for her? Will she finally reunite with her lost mate? Read Stacy to find out more about her life.

Simone Thompson, the ruling Mafia of Austria, has undertaken the ‘underworld of men’ with her women racketeering organization and unending love for terror and adventure. She seeks revenge against her favorite enemy, but on this quest to quench years of thirst, her heart unexpectedly leaps toward Ashton Walkers, the top Hollywood model and Austria's biggest hotelier. Unlike others who tremble at Simone's power, Ashton dares to challenge her dangerous lifestyle while wrestling with his own burgeoning feelings and the secrets behind his wife's disappearance. Despite knowing Simone can be as lethal as a venomous snake, he steps into her world to solve the riddle starring his wife Alicia as the greatest con-woman.