Harper Avery Award Novels & Stories

Burned alive and abandoned, Sheraphina died believing she had nothing left. Then she woke up at fifteen. With her memories intact and her enemies still smiling, Sheraphina chooses silence over screams and patience over pity. Her stepsister—sweet, fragile, adored—has no memory of the fire yet, only a growing hunger for everything Sheraphina owns. Her father still turns a blind eye. Her stepmother still whispers poison into willing ears. This time, Sheraphina won’t fight openly. She will take back her name, her inheritance, and her future—piece by piece. And when a powerful billionaire steps into her path, drawn by her calm defiance and hidden sharpness, Sheraphina learns that revenge doesn’t have to be lonely.

At a will hearing, a billionaire’s mistress shocks everyone by revealing her daughter, Susan, as the true heir to the fortune. When Susan storms into Mark Cuban’s boardroom to claim the company, their heated fight turns into a forbidden attraction that neither of them can ignore. Soon, Mark is accused of rape and threatened with losing everything. But as the case unfolds, Mark and Susan must decide whether they are enemies, siblings… or two people falling dangerously in love.

Sera Winters has no idea her life is about to end the moment her mother lies to her face. Told they’re visiting family friends, Sera arrives at the isolated Thorn estate only to discover she’s been sold to pay her stepfather’s debt—offered up to three powerful Alpha brothers as the sacrifice they never asked for but desperately need. Caelan, Daxen, and Kieran are dying from an ancient curse, and Sera’s rare Luna bloodline is the only thing keeping them alive. Trapped with no family to return to and three men who need her willing participation to survive, Sera realizes her captivity isn’t just physical it’s moral. If she runs, they die. If she stays, she risks losing herself completely to a supernatural bond she never chose . Now Sera faces an impossible choice: Submit to the bond tying her to three Alphas… or fight for freedom, even if it destroys them all.

Selene Quinn Six years ago, I walked away from Lucien Ashbourne. No goodbyes. No confrontation. Just silence… and two unborn children he never knew about. They said I was lucky to marry into power — even though he was half-dead man. They didn’t see the contract, the coma, or the cold man who treated me like a threat. Even after I saved him. Now I’m back. Different name. Bigger title. And the first face I see on a Manhattan billboard? His. He doesn’t know I’m here. He doesn’t know we’re about to become competitors. And he has no idea what I’ve built while he was busy forgetting me. Lucien Ashbourne She left without a word. Good. She was a mistake forced into my life while I was too broken to stop it. But I never signed those divorce papers. And now… she’s back. New name. Same eyes. Running the company threatening my biggest deal. She’s hiding something. She always was. But this time, I won’t let her vanish. Not until I know why she left. Not until I remember what we did that night. Not until she realizes... she was mine all along.

On the night Nina Hart discovers her fiancé in bed with her own stepsister, her heart shatters. Betrayed and drowning in heartbreak, she escapes to a luxury bar where one reckless night changes her life forever. In the arms of a dangerously handsome stranger whose name she never learns, Nina gives in to passion and sleeps with a stranger. By dawn, he is gone. Unable to face her father and the pain waiting for her at home, Nina applied for a scholarship and left the country to start over. But months later, she discovers she is pregnant… with triplets. For five years, Nina struggles alone, juggling with school and raising her children while hiding the truth about their father. Her life revolves around protecting her babies—until tragedy strikes. One of the triplets falls ill, and the only chance to save him lies in finding their biological father. Nina can barely remember the man’s face. Desperate for money and to save her son's life, she returns home and lands a job as a cleaner in the city’s most powerful company own by a cold, ruthless CEO Alexander Knight. Nina is suddenly promoted to become his personal assistant. Alexander is arrogant, controlling, devastatingly attractive… and strangely drawn to her. The closer they work together, the more dangerous their chemistry becomes. Nina tries to ignore the sparks between them, unaware that Alexander has already started investigating the mysterious woman from the unforgettable night that has haunted him for years. Alexander discovers the truth Nina has hidden—the triplets are his. The billionaire who never believed in love will do anything to claim the woman and children that belong to him. But Nina has already been betrayed once before, and trusting him may be the most dangerous risk of all.

A Cinderella-style romance develops between Maisie, a wolfless omega from a poor family, and Keith, the son of the Alpha of the pack. Maisie soon realises that love is not enough to be with Keith and become Luna as her own father and the Alpha plots against her. Eventually, she is forced to flee the werewolf realm and live among humans to survive and save her pup from destruction. But after nine years of running, Keith shows up at her workplace, demanding to have her back. Will love be enough this second time?

Salma Gascon falls in love with her best friend on the day he saves her at a frat party. On graduation night, Salma confesses her feelings and Brandon McLean admits he feels the same. By morning, he is gone and has erased her from his life. Weeks later, Salma learns she is pregnant. When she goes to him, she finds him with the woman who once hurt her. He rejects her and the child. At home, Salma hears plans to force her into aborting her child. She runs away without looking back. Years later, Salma returns as a successful surgeon and a daughter that looks just like Brandon. Brandon finds himself in need of her help but when they finally see each other, old feelings of lust, desire and also hate rise up. They become locked in a custody battle for their daughter, Leona. But Leona unexpectedly falls sick and they are left with a choice. To keep fighting their attraction for each other or to fight to stay together.

He knows she is off-limits. _________________ Tasked with seducing the king and restoring order to their troubled realm, it greatly shocked Princess Selina of Rozenberg when she witnesses her fiancé being charmed by another woman from a species she holds a deep-seated contempt, a Lycan. Amidst the chaos and power struggle, where everyone saw her as a villain, she finds herself seeking solace in the steady presence of Jasper, also a Lycan and the brother of the woman who stole her fiancé's heart. Selina is torn between duty and desire as she struggles with her growing feelings for the forbidden creature. She faced a difficult decision: to be true to her mission or to give in to her emotions, even if it meant breaking the rules?

I foolishly endured five rounds of IVF, suffered through endless pain, and nearly died from severe prenatal hemorrhaging before finally giving birth to the first grandson of the Newton family, all because Bryce told me that we would get married once the baby was born. However, Bryce publicly took his first love, Selina, by the hand on the day of the baby shower and announced with a smile, "Thank you all for coming for Selina and my child." At that moment, I froze at the top of the staircase. When he spotted me, he walked over with a smile and said, "I knew I couldn't keep this hidden forever, so I thought it would be better to tell you now while the baby's still young." Then, he raised his glass toward me as if he were negotiating a business deal. "You got pregnant before marriage, so everyone looks down on you. Plus, your parents have disowned you. You have nowhere else to go. Don't worry. You can keep raising the child, but Selina would be the child's legal guardian. "You'll come with me to the City Hall to handle the registration tomorrow." He thought I would lose my mind and swallow my pride for the sake of my child. Instead, I quietly left and sought out the true heir of the Newton family, who had just returned from abroad. A few days later, my child and I were officially become members of Newton family. I became Bryce's stepmother on that same day. Naturally, my child became his younger brother. I had sole custody over my child, and that wasn't all. No, the best part of this deal was that the Newton family inheritance would eventually belong to me as well.

Sophie was kicked out on her former university because of the bullying allegations thrown to her. Despite showing evidences that she hasn’t harm anyone and she is not around when the bullying happened, the Directors of the University still not believe her. Sophie tried to enroll to other University to continue her study, but they always rejects her application despite showing them a good grades. And one of the reason on why they didn’t accept her is because they label her as a “Bully”. One day, Sophie choose to give up on finding a a school to continue her study and decided to find a job for her to continue her life, but one miracle call happened. She got a call from a well known International University and got offered a scholarship. This is the story of how Sophie became friends with someone who could change her life forever.