Dread Empire's Fall Novels & Stories

She was the wife they erased. He was the billionaire no one dared to cross. After a brutal betrayal by her husband and her own sister, Elena Hart is publicly disgraced, stripped of her dignity, and left for dead. Rescued by Dominic Blackwood, a feared and reclusive billionaire whose name alone terrifies boardrooms and governments, Elena is pulled into a world ruled by power, secrets, and unspoken violence. A fake marriage binds them together. Revenge keeps them standing. Desire makes everything dangerous. But when attraction turns real and buried sins resurface, Elena must decide whether vengeance is worth losing the man who became her sanctuary—and whether love can survive in a world built on blood and empires.

*Trigger Warning* SMUT AHEAD Winter Hollister is in love. Her boyfriend surprises her with a nine-day Valentine's Day cruise. She's thrilled and things seem like they're moving in the direction of a proposal. That's only until she catches him sleeping with another woman in the rose petal lined bed they were meant to share on the first night. Blake Troy thought he was in love until his girlfriend dumped him only days before the cruise. He turns it into a bachelor's trip of sorts and decides to have some fun on the rebound. Sparks fly as they meet and enjoy a passionate first night together. Winter is mortified the morning but then they hatch a plan. She needs revenge on her ex-boyfriend. He needs a fiancee to take home. They become each other's alibis but what happens when make-believe bleeds over into reality?

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?

MORAL DISCLAIMER This is not a fairy tale. This is a descent. The following story explores themes of obsession, systemic betrayal, and high-stakes psychological warfare within a fractured family. It is deeply, unapologetically morally gray. If you are looking for heroes, turn back now. If you are looking for the truth behind the "perfect" mask, step inside—but don't say you weren't warned.

Adrian Rossi, the crown prince of Seat of Rossi would do anything his daughter asked him to do. And when she asked him to hire Camila Smith as her nanny, everything changed. She was able to break through his ice cold heart and make his numb heart love a woman again. But everything changed when the biggest secret even she didn't know about came out.

Even though we live in modern times, the coven seems stuck in the Dark Ages. As the heir apparent to the throne, Zalindra is under pressure to marry in order to maintain the lineage's strength. Seriously? That feels so out of touch with today's world. Her true passion lies in honing her skills to protect the coven. Romance? Not a priority for her, let alone marriage. But everything changes when she encounters Lucian and Lorian. I hate to sound cliché, but it was a case of instant attraction. Just one tiny hiccup: they have no idea they're witches. That doesn't make me want them any less .

Natalie Hayes had one plan, finish her degree, chase her dreams, and maybe finally tell her best friend's brother that she had been in love with him since tenth grade. Then two pink lines on a pregnancy test changed everything. She is pregnant for Luca Wolfe, dangerous, powerful, and connected to the Vitale mafia empire, while still deeply in love with Bryan Rollins, the boy who has always shown up for her, and isn't walking out without a fight. Forced into Luca's world for the safety of her unborn twins, Natalie navigates mafia politics, a powerful Don who considers her children his heirs, a rival family targeting her as leverage, and the impossible reality of falling in love with two men in two completely different ways. As threats close in and her heart becomes harder to read, Natalie must decide who she is, what she wants, and whether the life she is building inside this complicated world is one she is choosing or one she is surviving. Now Natalie's caught up to make an impossible choice between the boy who would die for her and the man who kills for her. One woman. Two men. Three children. No easy answers. It's complicated doesn't even begin to cover it.

Oh my goodness! "You... You killed him" My lips trembled as I spoke. My eyes focused on Cyrus blood which was spreading out. "Your turn, Step Sister" ******** Betrayed by her lover, Grisella Morretti falls into the trap of Don Raniero, her foster brother who was a ruthless Mafia Boss. To Don Raniero, she was a gold thief that he had to teach some sort of lesson and extract a heavy price for crossing him. But what he doesn't know is that Grisella's capture is just merely a pawn in her own game of REVENGE. Put on your seatbelt as we dive into this gripping tale of secrets, lies and hidden truths.

In a world of organized crime, Sierra Williams finds herself trapped in a marriage with Jordan Pierce, a powerful Mafia lord. As betrayal and lies from someone unexpected threaten to destroy their bond, can they find love and redemption amidst the chaos?

“Nephew…can you explain why my wife knows you?” The question came from Damien, my new husband. Brian stared at the ring on my finger, then slowly, his eyes lifted to the man standing next to me. The man whose arms were tightened around my waist. Everyone in the room was staring at me, and the man standing across from me had just turned white. My ex-husband, The husband who abandoned me three years ago. The husband who was apparently… Damien’s nephew. ~~~ I thought I had buried that part of my life. The grief. The betrayal. The little pink coffin that took my daughter away forever and Brian, the man who left me alone in the hospital while our child was dying. Three years later, I finally learned how to breathe again. In other to repay the kindness of the Stark family, I decided to marry a stranger. Damien is cold, controlled and impossible to read. A billionaire heir trapped in a one year marriage contract by his families. I married him and for the first time in years, I felt free… Until one family dinner changed everything. Now my dead marriage isn’t so dead. My ex-husband wants a second chance. My new husband wants answers. And Damien has just discovered that the woman he calls wife once belonged to his own blood. The problem? Damien doesn’t share. And he certainly doesn’t let go…Not of what’s his.