Holden Cross Novels & Stories

“Go change.” “And if I don’t?” I cross my arms, frowning at him. His lips curls into a somewhat dangerous smile. “Then I’ll do it for you.” 🌸❧✧❀✧❧🌸 Daisy Ripley has spent her whole life living in her stepsister’s shadow. Whatever Zyla wanted, Daisy was forced to hand over. Her toys, her gifts, and even her first birthday car. But when Zyla announces her engagement to Daisy’s ex-boyfriend and first love, something inside Daisy finally snaps. Still reeling from the betrayal, Daisy agrees to attend a company dinner party… hoping to actually forget, just for one night. Instead, she’s kidnapped. Sold. And delivered straight into the hands of Reis Vireli—the most dangerous mafia boss in Chicago. And one thing you should know about Reis: He never lets go of anything and anybody that belongs to him.

Princess Wendy flees a forced marriage, only to discover her boyfriend's infidelity. She rebuilds her life in Chicago after being banished and disowned by her own family, but she is unaware that her past is about to collide with her present. A new hot professor had been employed in their school and he was the name on every girl's lips, Wendy, who had lost interest in men, was thrown into turmoil when the new hottie turned out to be her jilted groom, George. George, the widower she once escaped, is now a professor on a secret mission. As their paths cross, they are confronted with a tangled web of desire, vengeance, and unexpected connections. When an old flame threatens to expose Wendy's newfound happiness, George must confront his family's dark secrets to secure their future together. Will their love survive the trials, or will the glooms of the past tear them apart?

Hazel was a detective working on case involving a serial killer and she mistakenly catches the sister of the billionaire Atlas Barrette. The minute they cross path, she realise that Atlas Barrette was the same homeless boy whom she knew ten years back. Hazel hates both love and lies and now when she's pretty sure that Atlas lied to her in the past about his real identity, she couldn't stop herself from hating him. But for Atlas, she was the reason for his existence. Nothing changed for him in all those ten years and now he couldn't stop himself anymore. Sexual tension, haunting memories, betrayal, broken wounds and a sparking feeling igniting between them but now they both aren't the same anymore. Will Hazel ever be able to love him? How far can Atlas go for her?

The Pure Souls, The Morally Greys, and The Villains. Serephine’s only task was to hunt the Pure Souls among the mortals and siphon their energy to expand the Demon Lord’s army. But when she mistakenly harvests the corrupt soul of a cursed, brooding Alpha named Chase, the consequences are catastrophic. Kicked out of her home—The Ninth Hell—Serephine is exiled to Chase’s pack with one mission: reverse her mistake or remain a mortal forever. Upon her arrival in the human world, Serephine is met with a brutal reality. Stripped of her powers and left in a broken mortal form, she begins to question everything she once knew. What was supposed to be a journey of atonement spiraled into a whirlwind romance, forcing the cursed Alpha and the fallen demon to cross boundaries that threaten to shatter them both. In a world of fated mates and accident curses, can a demon find redemption in the arms of the man she was sent to destroy?

It was not pleasant for her to grow up at her uncle's place after her parents died. Despite various problems, she used to be happy with herself. She spread love and harmony in the family. She was grateful to her uncle and was patient with her aunt and cousin. However, her life took a sharp turn when her aunt sold her for surrogacy to repay massive debts. She agreed to this arrangement to pay back her upbringing. When she gave birth to twins, she fled with one baby. She assumed her path would never cross again with the stranger who had gotten her pregnant. But she was proved wrong when a handsome, wealthy man approached her and asked her to be the mother of his son, who was the same age as her son. Is good luck knocking at her door? Or is destiny playing another nasty game with her?

On her 21st birthday, Raven Cross Villareal receives the last gift she ever expected: a marriage contract from the man who raised her. Theron Ashvale Calder, the cold billionaire heir, was her guardian for twelve years and the one person she trusted most. He says it’s for protection. Two years. A fake marriage. No feelings involved. But the moment Raven becomes Mrs. Calder, her parents’ hidden trust fund activates… and secrets buried for years begin to surface. Secrets about a deadly family war. Secrets about the night her parents died. And the most dangerous secret of all? Theron has known the truth all along. Now Raven is trapped between enemies who want to use her, a husband who lied to her, and a love that was never supposed to exist. Because this marriage was never about business. It was the beginning of a war.

Heiress Jovie Wimberly has a stealing problem. She steals from stores, people, and even her parents. When she's sent to group therapy to get to the root of her issue, she doesn't count on stealing Reno's heart. Reno Valenzuela has a gambling problem. He's lost all his money to casinos, horse races and ridiculous bets. What he doesn't bet on is falling head over heels for Jovie. When Reno's debt catches up with him and Jovie decides to leave her fiance, they head on a cross country trip to save Reno's life. With hitmen and Jovie's fiancé after them, they embark on a crime-filled, life changing journey that might actually change them for the better. Will the hitmen get to Reno? Will Jovie's fiancé bring her back home? Should they have just stayed in group therapy?

I asked my husband for a divorce during the most difficult year of his life. Everyone condemned me, calling me heartless, but I still forced him to sign the divorce papers. Later, he overcame his struggles and rose to become a powerful CEO. I avoided him for two years, believing I’d never cross paths with him again—until he caught me at my most wretched. His eyes brimmed with hatred as he stared at me. In front of everyone, he humiliated me and relentlessly forced me to down a bottle of vodka. I vomited uncontrollably, blood gushing from my mouth in thick streams. He mocked me, telling me it was the retribution I deserved for betraying him. I didn’t argue. I let him torment me. After all, I was already dying. If that made him content, so be it.

Blurb/Synopsis Jane didn't meet him like they all thought she did. It happened much longer than that, in the heart of the city of Vegas, with pulsing music, a painfully short skirt, alcohol, and the compelling thirst to cross the line. But Jane never did. Because she was in love with Shawn, her college lover, it didn't matter that as the year ran by, the attention he paid her lowered with it; that his new secretary wore the same cologne as him; that their three-year marriage was fast becoming boring. She craved more. She demanded more. But Shawn couldn’t see it. Until the night it all ended in the pool of their mansion, blood mixing with the clear water, sirens blasting all around. But Jane's eyes opened again, and she was back in that night in Vegas, with him. The man with the piercing green eyes. The man who was going to be a complicated part of her story.

She built her company from nothing. He built an empire out of breaking others. When eco-tech CEO Elena Grant wakes up to headlines announcing a hostile takeover, she swears she'll never let billionaire tycoon Damian Cross steal more than her business. But the board has other plans: to save the company, they must co-lead for six months. Forced into late-night strategy sessions, high-stakes investor retreats, and press conferences where their smiles are as sharp as their words, Elena and Damian discover a dangerous attraction simmering beneath their rivalry. But Damian has secrets-ones that could destroy Elena's reputation and everything she's fought for. And in a world where deals are signed in ink but sealed behind closed doors, passion may cost them more than either can afford. Enemies. Partners. Lovers? In business, there are rules. In love, there's only risk.