Opportunity Missed Novels & Stories

"I am more than just a CEO nextdoor. I am more than just your boss. I am your lover." Anna Jones' life became miserable when she was kicked out of the restaurant she was working at after having an altercation with a rude customer. Thankfully, her best friend since birth, Emily Smith, is always there to save her ass. She contacted a friend of hers to find Anna a job opportunity. However, just before the job opportunity arrives, Anna has an unfateful encounter with a stone-cold man living next door, who happened to have accidentally knocked her to the ground, left her, and did not even bother to say sorry. After accepting the job opportunity and testing her luck in the interview, will Anna continue to pursue work if she finds out that the man she got bumped with, the man who is rude, and is nonchalant, and is living just next door, is going to be her boss? Anna will venture into a vast array of emotions, test her decision-making, and find out to what extent she is willing to hold a grudge knowing that her soon-to-be boss, her most hated person in the world, will unexpectedly fall in love with her.

Emilka Winchester is the envy of Seattle. To the outside world, she is Mrs. Perfect—the beautiful, devoted wife of a powerful man, living a life of marble counters, designer dresses, and carefully curated happiness. But behind closed doors, the silence is deafening. When her husband misses their fifth anniversary, a single crack begins to spread. A missed dinner becomes a trail of lies leading from the rain-soaked streets of Seattle to a hidden hotel room in Chicago. One receipt. One lingering scent of lilies. One scrap of red lace that doesn’t belong to her. The truth shatters everything. But Damian doesn’t ask for forgiveness. He offers a solution. An open marriage. After years of failed IVFs and the weight of a legacy that never came, he no longer wants a wife,just a woman to maintain the illusion while he lives his life elsewhere. Now Emilka must decide: remain the perfect wife in a beautiful lie… or destroy everything to reclaim the truth. Because in a world built on appearances, the truth is the most dangerous thing she can choose.

Cold Hearts & Contracts "I signed the paper to save my father. I didn't know I was signing away my soul." Benita Hayes is a master at noticing small details, but she missed the biggest one: her own family was willing to sell her. To stop a scandal that would ruin them, she’s forced into a three-year marriage contract with Adrian Knight—a man whose shadow is as intimidating as his reputation. Adrian is brilliant, cold, and calculated. He doesn't want a partner; he wants a tactical advantage. But as they navigate a world of venomous family secrets and high-stakes betrayal, the distance between them begins to collapse. When their empires turn against them and leave them with nothing, the "awkward" girl and the "heartless" heir must do the unthinkable: trust each other. In a game where every kiss is a contract and every look is a lie, can two cold hearts find a way to burn it all down together?

The Luna of the Silver Moon Pack is personally chosen by the Alpha. By tradition, candidates enter the Pack House for the annual Luna Trials, where the Alpha selects a winning dish. This was my ninth time participating. Alpha Fred chose Sophia’s undercooked venison again. The Elders glanced at my roast and told me to leave. I grabbed my bag and walked out. When I got home, my mother looked at me cautiously. "Chloe, did Alpha Fred choose you this time?" I stared at her teary eyes and the cold dinner. I had missed her birthday for nine consecutive years for these trials. Fred had sworn he loved me, an Omega. But ever since his ex, Sophia, returned, he chose her every time to protect her pride. Sophia had now been selected three times in a row. To the Pack, she was already the true Luna. And I no longer wanted to betray my mother for this unrequited love.

After four years of marriage, her Alpha mate betrayed their vows. He obsessively pursued his long-lost love, desperate to make up for what he missed in his youth. Aurora loved him deeply and tried desperately to save their marriage. Yet her mate cruelly dismissed her while embracing his newfound love: "Aurora, you don't have an ounce of femininity! Looking at your cold face, I can't feel any desire as a man." Aurora's heart finally shattered. She stopped clinging to false hope and left with dignity. When they met again, Alexander didn't recognize his ex-mate. Countless powerful men pursued her relentlessly. Even the most powerful Alpha only ever smiled for his "dear Aurora." Alexander was driven mad! Every night he waited outside his ex-wife's door, offering territory and jewelry, willing to give everything he had.

She had it all—beauty, wealth, and the love of her powerful family. Raised in the lap of luxury, she never questioned the world around her, nor did she imagine the cruelty it could harbor. Her life was a fairytale until she made one unforgivable mistake: she gave her heart to the wrong man. He was nothing like the men from her world—no money, no status, and certainly no respect for her. Yet, his cold indifference lured her in, and she loved him with everything she had, only to find him in bed with her best friend. Betrayed by her lover and best friend, she faces ruin, until a surprising offer comes from the one man she despises—the arrogant playboy who never missed a chance to mock her: a contract marriage, not for love but revenge. As their game of pride and power begins, she discovers there may be more behind his cold exterior—and perhaps, a chance at something real.

He kissed me breathless, senseless—he had me wanting, shamelessly panting against the cool glass of the courtyard, open for anyone.“We can’t! Someone could see—!”“Let them," he husked against my neck. "I want them to see.”My name is Ayda Sabine, once the princess to the illustrious Emerald Lake pack, now a single mother living a life of destitution in Eventide City. My status has been stripped from me, banished by my parents for my digression of falling outside my betrothal agreement. To make matters worse, I don't remember who the father of my son is. All I can recall are his golden eyes. However, when the opportunity arises for me and my son to ascend the social ladder as the personal stylist to Narcissa Onasis of the Diamond Spring clan, I finally get the opportunity to find the man who could be my true mate. If Narcissa's fiance, Prince Sebastian of the Obsidian Moon doesn't stop me. Alpha's Secret Mate is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Published author.

When 18-year-old, Isabella goes on a grocery trip with her older sister, she finds herself connecting with widowed single father, Devon Black, and his young daughter, Sophie. Devon does not hesitate to offer her a job opportunity that she gladly considers taking. What she does not know nor expect is that this job will prove to be more life changing than she would have ever dreamed of.

Alma Caringal had forgiven her ex-boyfriend numerous times until she witnessed the betrayal of her ex-boyfriend and friend inside her café and decided to let him go. Unexpectedly, Alma saw Kayzer, the brother of his ex-boyfriend in a race and she took advantage of the opportunity to challenge Kayzer. Alma used Kayzer to exact revenge on her ex-boyfriend after winning the bet. Will she be successful? Or will it hurt her in the end?

On the day of the SAT exam, my girlfriend’s childhood friend, Benedict Casper, forgot his admission ticket at home. She insisted on retrieving it for him, but I begged her not to go. In the end, Benedict missed his final chance for taking the exam and, overwhelmed by despair, he jumped to his death. Years later, my girlfriend, Ella Simpson, and I graduated from Whitmore Institute of Technology, landed high-paying jobs, and built a picture-perfect marriage. But on the anniversary of Benedict’s death, she stabbed me repeatedly, her voice trembling with rage, “You killed him. If I’d gotten his admission ticket, he would’ve never jumped.” When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the exams. Ella’s frantic voice rang in my ears, “I have to go back, Dominic. I need to get Benedict’s ticket!” This time, I smiled and said, “Go ahead. Be careful on the way.”