Nine Light Door Novels & Stories

Held Light, Held Close follows Celeste Bradbury, a quiet, disciplined young woman who arrives in New York to work with the world-famous band Luminous Riot. Raised in the hush of convent halls and foster homes, Celeste has learned to survive by moving gently, listening closely, and building her life out of small, steadfast rituals. But the music world is loud, chaotic, and unkind—especially under the sharp eye of Paul Logan, the band’s volatile lead singer who meets her composure with relentless mockery. As weeks turn into months, Celeste maintains her quiet routines, her faith, and her dignity despite the storm around her. She becomes a still point in the band’s restless orbit—an anchor none of them expected, and a mirror that reveals what each member is running from. Through rehearsals, touring, backstage politics, deadlines, and private battles the world never sees, Celeste’s presence begins to shape the group in ways that defy explanation. The House She Built is a story of chosen family, slow-burn transformation, unspoken tenderness, and the quiet power of a woman who refuses to break—even when the world demands it. It is about the sanctuary we build within ourselves, and the imperfect people we let inside.

Alex was running, and she needed work as fast as it would come and when her best friend, Cara told her about a job, she didn’t see who it was before she went there to apply for a job. Alpha Gabe was rugged and gorgeous but he was without a mate. One would think that he was cursed not to have a mate, but a surprise is coming to fall into his lap on his doorstep, literally. Cara, his beta's sister didn’t tell him that when she said Alex needed a job, it wasn’t a man, but a beautiful woman whom his wolf kept chanting mate the very first time they met. Soon Gabe wanted this woman, and even though he had been expecting a man, and had prepared a man's job, he had found her something to do, just to keep her. The only problem was, she's human, and there are many factors trying to drive them apart

Miguel Romero, a young lawyer, has no luck in love. His first and only girlfriend, Maria, leaves him to be with his best friend, Juan. Unfortunately, Miguel cannot forget about his ex and has to see her all the time because of his friend. One night, however, everything changes - Miguel meets a woman with whom he falls madly in love. But he doesn't know that the mysterious Nadir hides a very dark secret...

Just as the calm of the sea before a vicious storm, the Dark Yozas have started attacking again after a century of peace in the City of Light, this time however, discreetly. Achilles Franco is a junior college students that belongs in a clan that has been blessed with the ability of True Sight. With his help, the Light Yozas will distinguish the enemies and try to restore the peace once again.

John Anderson, a well-known basketball star just experienced heartbreak from his six-month girlfriend, Kate Collins. It took another month for John to forget about the misery his former girlfriend had caused him. And it was then that he met Julia Avery, his new neighbor, a woman who was nice and respectful, decent, and valued her family for that month. It happened pretty fast that John fell madly in love with his new neighbor all of a sudden. We all have troubles in life, as well as the past will come after us here in the present and future. Will we let the past pursue us endlessly, or will we embrace it?

I could smell his tempting cologne as he walked closer, his presence making my heart skip a beat. He placed his hands on the wall, caging me in with his strong arms. My breath hitched. He leaned in, his honey-colored eyes boring into mine like he was trying to solve a puzzle. Meanwhile, I was melting—like ice cream on a summer sidewalk. "You look familiar," he murmured, biting his lip as if deep in thought. "Have we met before?" Of course, Jack Harrison—the most popular lacrosse player at Wilford High—wouldn’t know who I am. Why would he? I’m the invisible girl. The one who hides behind books and avoids eye contact. The one no one remembers. And yet… I’ve always noticed him. Jack Harrison. The boy every girl wants. The boy I’ve secretly dreamed about since sophomore year. And then—just when I thought I’d spend another year in his shadow—I found out a new family was moving in next door. To my utter disbelief, it turned out to be him. Jack Harrison, the boy I've always wanted.

For three years, I was the only one allowed inside my husband, Matthew Carter's, secret room on the top floor. Until that day—when I walked in and found his young assistant there. "Matthew asked me to get things ready for his dinner party," she said, all confidence and no shame. I smiled. It turned out this was what it felt like to have my privileges as his wife trampled on. Fine. If the rules of the game had changed, then I would show everyone who the real player was. One by one, I dismantled the Carter family's most prized projects. That was when Matthew finally panicked. He demanded, "Why? We're husband and wife!" "Exactly," I said, tossing the divorce papers onto his desk. "And that's why betrayal comes with a steeper price, doesn't it?"

The day the Porter family went bankrupt, my elder sister, who had been engaged to Calvin Porter, claimed she was in love with someone else and cut ties with him without a second thought. I was the one who stepped forward to take her place, becoming the laughingstock of our social circle. I smoothed away all the hardness in him, tried to shape myself into the woman he liked, and swallowed countless moments of bitterness, hoping only to warm his distant heart. Until our wedding day. A car accident happened, and Calvin's first instinct was to shield my sister with his whole body. "Rebecca, don't be scared. Where are you hurt? We'll get you to the hospital right away!" He carried her into the ambulance without so much as glancing back at me. I looked down at the iron rod piercing my chest and felt warm blood gush out. It was only then I understood. He was not indifferent by nature, he was simply indifferent to me. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day Calvin came to our house carrying the engagement gift.

Maren Cole’s quiet summer is shattered when she becomes entangled with the Thorn twins, Calder and Rhys, who belong to a hidden werewolf society. After a failed attempt to seduce the charming Rhys, she accidentally offers herself to his opposite: Calder, the evil neighbor she despises. Calder has always kept humans at a distance, but as Maren stumbles into their supernatural world, he breaks his own rules, falling for the one woman he was never supposed to touch. In a society where humans and werewolves don’t mix, their forbidden love could cost them their lives.

In the eighth year of our secret office marriage, Marvin lit up every LED screen in Ocean City, just to make his little assistant smile. Amidst the well-wishes from everyone, the assistant cheerfully handed out gifts to the entire office. I casually tossed my gift into the trash. The assistant immediately ran to Marvin's office, tears streaming down her face, to report me. Moments later, Marvin, furious, suspended me from my position. As I walked out of the company building, Marvin's voice echoed from the loudspeakers on the top floor. "Celebrating Wendy's successful completion of her work, the gift is ready!" Wendy—was the assistant's name. As I watched the crowd rush past me, I calmly cut all ties with Marvin. This hidden marriage had come to an end.