Books By Ed Mcbain Novels & Stories

After I've completed 98 tasks for my fiancee, Cheryl Landeau, she finally agrees to marry me once I've completed the 99th task for her. For that task, I'm required to pick her up outside her company. On the day I stand outside Cheryl's company with a huge flower bouquet in my arms, I don't see her at all despite having waited till late night. Soon after, I get hospitalized due to a high fever. When I tap on my phone, the first thing I see is a photo of the marriage certificate belonging to Cheryl and her assistant, Jason York. Jason even includes a caption with the photo. "My mom is very satisfied with her daughter-in-law. Please take good care of me from now on, my dear wife." The next day, I hang a banner outside the company. "May Ms. Landeau and Mr. York grow old in harmony and be blessed with children." All of my colleagues are stunned, to say the least. At that moment, Cheryl quickly pulls me into her office. She then explains, "Jason's mom is severely ill. Her death wish is watch him get married. What's wrong with me fulfilling her wish? Can't you show more kindness toward Jason? "Now, stop throwing that tantrum of yours and get rid of the banner. Once Jason's mom passes away, I'll file for a divorce from him." I just smile as I set off more fireworks at the doorway. "Oh, you don't have to bother with a divorce. I'm worried that his mom might come back to life soon. Let's just end things here."

“Spread those pretty legs wider, princess,” he growled, red eyes glowing with hunger. “I’ll bury every thick inch of my velvet-steel hardness deep in this tight little hole that was made perfectly for me.” “Look how wet you are for Mommy already,” she purred, voice low and commanding. “Beg for it, baby. Say ‘Please, Mommy.’ Let me hear how badly you want me!” --- A drunken mistake dragged the ruthless ice hockey captain and Lycan prince, Zayn, into Aurelia’s life. She mistook the dangerous Lycan for a stripper and spent one unforgettable, filthy night riding him until she couldn’t walk. But one night wasn’t enough for Zayn. He became addicted, obsessed, and now makes her strip for him whenever and wherever he wants. What began as raw lust turned into a cold, no-emotions contract, pure, relentless claiming to silence his feral thirst and help shatter the unwanted mate bond trapping her. No feelings. Just his thick, throbbing length claiming her again and again. Then Rebecca entered her life. The academy’s lethal combat instructor. Cold, ruthless leader of assassins, who always gets what she wants. She arrived hunting the dark truth connected to Aurelia. But the second she had the trembling girl alone in the private training room, everything changed. Now Aurelia is caught between two dangerous beasts, she never wanted love but she got claimed by two predators instead. It’s no longer a game of love and obsession. Deadly secrets from her past are unraveling a mystery buried in her mother’s death, a truth so dark it turns everyone into enemies. Hunted by fate and surrounded by lies, Aurelia must decide: break free from her past… or lose herself completely in the embrace of the two predators who refuse to let her go.

Amelia eyes widened as his kiss caught her unaware, right there in front of the crowd. He held her fingers while at it, inserting the diamond engagement ring on her ring finger. "Put the ring on Amelia. For your husband is watching..." he whispered in her ear as his eyes met with Hector's blazing fury, "and I want him to see...," he inhaled her scent deeply, intoxicating the hell out of him, "how I finally announce to the public and make his maid mine." ~~ Subjected to maltreatment under the Ashfords roof, Amelia's request for a divorce was always rejected by her husband, Hector. One night, after Amelia had snuck out to her secret workplace at a night club, she caught the eye of Alex Worthington—the reclusive and powerful billionaire owner of Worthington's tower. Although, she doesn't know it yet, Amelia is the gentleman's obsession that not even Hector would be able to stop!

The night Araya was born, the Moon refused her. Marked as wolfless, mocked and forgotten, she grew up as prey in her own pack. Even her fated mate broke the bond with a smirk and left her bleeding at the border — for rogues to finish. But they forgot one thing: Ash remembers. And so does the throne buried beneath it. The forest did not devour her. It bowed. The flame did not die. It waited. Until, in the silence between heartbeats, something older than gods whispered: “She is not blessed. She is not chosen. She is the reckoning the moon tried to silence.” Now Araya walks again — no longer mortal, no longer meek. She is Hollow-Blood reborn, daughter of the fire that swallowed fate, heir to a throne no god dares name. And fate has bound her to Dorian—Azrien—the exiled god chained to shadow and ruin. He expected to crave nothing but vengeance. Until her. Araya is the mate his immortal soul demands, the salvation he denies, and the spark that could either set him free… or burn the world to ash. But enemies stir in silence. Adira, the Luna who would claim the Alpha prince at any cost, forges a pact with a creature older than gods, a monster chained in rot and darkness. The price she pays will rip fate itself open. Betrayals. Forbidden desire. Gods who bleed. Wolves who kneel. And at the heart of it, one truth no prophecy can silence: The gods will end. She will not. And the last prophecy carved into stone whispers: “The Flame That Walks Returns. Let the gods burn first.”

I was supposed to become Luna. Instead, I woke up beside my future father-in-law's corpse with his blood on my hands and no memory of how I got there. Within hours, my fated mate rejected me, my best friend betrayed me, and the entire pack condemned me as a murderer. Pregnant, broken, and left for dead, I swore that if I survived, everyone who destroyed my life would pay. Fate, however, had a crueler plan. The Moon Goddess gave me not one... but two second-chance mates—the ruthless Lycan Kings every Alpha fears. Kaedrin Voss and Vaeric Voss offer me protection, vengeance, and a chance to heal the heart my first mate shattered. But trust doesn't come easily when the last man I loved became the reason I lost everything. Now my enemies are hunting me, deadly secrets are coming to light, and a war is brewing that could destroy every pack. When the truth finally comes out, will I choose revenge... or the two kings destined to become my forever?

When Candace Baldwin gets humiliated and rejected by her best friend as his mate, she's heartbroken but determined to be more. More than just the pathetic omega girl, the clumsy and dumb best friend with round-rimmed glasses. And worse? The ugly virgin no guy wants. And there's just one man she knows who goes through sluts like cufflinks. Luca Knoxville, the cold and feral Alpha of Duskmoon Pack. Her very grumpy boss. Her best friend's dad. The only man who can teach her how to become what Damien wants...an actual slut. But Luca isn’t just "teaching" her how to be desired, he’s awakening a hunger, an insatiable one, a deep fiery kind she never knew she had. And somewhere between those sinful lessons and her awkward cringes, Candace stops wanting the son. And starts craving the Alpha daddy. In a Pack where betrayal runs deep and the past refuses to stay dead, what happens when this forbidden bond gets threatened? Content Warning 🔞

Ava Woods, after getting heartbroken by her fiance, Ryan Blake, disappeared completely with her pregnancy. She returned after five years as the most powerful business mogul in the city with twins. While Ryan is willing to do everything to have her back, all she wants is revenge against those that humiliated her.

I was the human Luna who believed an Alpha’s promise of peace. I gave Damien Thorncroft my trust, my rebellion, and my heart. In return, he gave me a crown with no power, a marriage full of lies, and a death sentence the moment I learned the truth. He never loved me. He used me to destroy my people from the inside. But death did not keep me. I woke up on the day we first met, with every betrayal still burning in my memory. This time, I will not be his pawn. I will smile, bow, and let the Alpha believe he still owns the game. But while Damien prepares to use me, I prepare to ruin him. Then a dangerous stranger with silver eyes finds me in Black Hollow, and I learn the truth my enemies tried to bury. He is not a rogue. He is the lost Lycan King. And my blood may be the key to his throne.

On her eighteenth birthday, Aria Hale finally feels her wolf stir… just in time to attend the mating ceremony where the Moon Goddess will reveal her destined mate. She has spent her whole life as the pack’s weakest link—her wolf sealed, her power mocked, her future uncertain. But one touch will change everything. When her eyes meet those of Liam Blackwood, the cruel, golden future Alpha of Nightfall Pack, the bond snaps into place. He is her fated mate. Her miracle. Her salvation. And he rejects her on the spot. Humiliated, heartbroken, and banished, Aria thinks her story ends there… until a black car stops on the edge of the territory and the man inside offers her a choice. Damien Blackwood. Liam’s older brother. Cold. Untouchable. A billionaire who left the pack years ago—and the only wolf Liam has ever feared. “Come with me,” Damien says. “I’ll give you a home, protection… and a chance to become strong enough that they will all kneel.” Under his roof, Aria’s “weak” wolf begins to awaken. Dark secrets unravel. And the truth emerges: she is not just any wolf. She is a hidden Omega Queen. When danger threatens the pack that rejected her, Liam comes crawling back, begging for a second chance. But Aria is no longer the powerless girl he threw away. She must choose: the mate who broke her or the brother who rebuilt her—and the throne the Moon Goddess always meant for her to claim.

"You are not her!" Alaric hisses darkly, his fingers enclosing around my exposed throat, claws grazing my skin. A little pressure... just a little, and I would be dead. "No... I am not..." I admit with difficulty. I only look similar to the deceased Luna supreme, I can never truly replace her. But if I am going to have any chances of survival, I need Alaric's claim... and I am hell bent on getting it. "Yet..." Alaric whispers, his husky voice trailing off. I smell his arousal, thick in the air... attesting to everything he would not admit. That despite knowing I am just a doppelganger, he still craves me... "Yet...?" I question slowly but I barely get the words out when a hand cups me between my thighs. I gasp in a mix of surprise and burning desire. "F*ck!" Alaric hissed at the feel of my arousal. "The only words you will say in my presence Kyra...is the chanting of my name." Alaric clarifies. "You wish to see me go mad, woman? I shall abide." He whispers. ~~~~~~~~~~ On the very night Kyra discovers Alpha Mikos is her mate, her heart shatters as she watches him bond with her cousin and bestow the title of Luna to another woman. The reason is simple, Kyra is a weak wolf born without an element. Or so everyone thought... On that same night, in a bid to protect her chastity, Kyra manifests an element many years too late, but it is not just any element...it is the rare fire element. Kyra's sudden and out of control discovery of her element leads to the death of Mikos's father, terrified for her life and Mikos's wrath, Kyra escapes pack lands only to be captured by unknown wolves led by a terrifying monster.