Matthew Bernard Novels & Stories

A Forbidden Romance. Olivia has had it with love. Since her nasty breakup after college, she is only concerned with her career and giving her mother a happy life. But fate has other plans for Olivia when her mother suddenly announces that she's remarrying. Chad Steel, the ruthless rake and CEO of Steele Incorporated has been her boss and thorn in the flesh for so long. After bumping into him in the act with one of his many conquests, Olivia can't get the picture of her naked boss out of her mind. Little does she know that a drunken night and a heated kiss would be her undoing. Olivia's mother, Hilda is finally getting married to her second chance love, Matthew Steele and Chad Steele, the handsome, devilish rake is Olivia's step brother. Chad had sworn off love free losing his finance to his best friend. But meeting the innocent Olivia has stirred something in him he never wanted to feel. The days at work have been torture and each night he dreams of her in his bed wearing nothing. But what happens when he finds out that his father is getting married again and Olivia will be his step sister? Can the forbidden fire be tamed? Can Chad and Olivia overcome their passion and become a family or has Matthew Steele been hiding a chilling secret from his supposed son all his life, a secret that could give Chad and Olivia a shot at love.

We have weird rules set in place in this home. 1. Ethan's opinion is the one that matters the most in all events. 2. If Matthew has any objections, please refer to the first rule. Ethan Moreno is the real heir who has been reunited with the family. I am Matthew Moreno, the fake heir. My adoptive parents claim that they've set up these rules because they are worried that Ethan might not feel at ease when he's home. That's why when Ethan asks to move into my room, I let him have it. When he demands that I give him my scholarship, I give it to him obediently. When he tells me he wants to marry my fiancee, Holly Nottings, I agree to it. Even when Ethan plans on using our family's account to donate ten million dollars to a university in exchange for an exchange student slot, I agree to let him have his way as well. After all, when I refused to give Ethan what he wanted in my previous life, he threatened to commit suicide after he got his sorry ass dumped by Holly. When my adoptive parents found out about it, they strung me up and had me whipped for three days and nights. By the time I was released, I was already reduced to a shriveled-up corpse. When I open my eyes once again, I hear my adoptive father claiming that he'll wire ten million dollars from the family account to Ethan.

A heart pounding tale about a childhood promise to a mythical creature. Emerald must navigate the waters of the new relationship she had created as a child. She must hold back her fear to understand this beast of legend, even love him. Matthew has never taken care a of a woman before. In a clumsy act to make her behave he instils fear in her towards him, an act he comes to regret. He must tame himself before her, so she can see who he truly is beneath all that power; A man who loves her.

For five years, Eden believed Matthew loved her. On their wedding day, she discovers the truth: she was only his girlfriend because she looks like his first love. "Married Celestine this morning. She's pregnant. You understand." Heartbroken and replaced, Eden saves a dying stranger in her ER—the notorious Rogue King. His offer? Become his contract queen for three years, and he'll make her the wealthiest woman alive. But Roland knows something Eden doesn't: she's not human, and the family who suppressed her true nature is the same one he's been hunting for twenty years.

TGLES #1 Xander Redent x Athena Lemiere Xander Redent is the son of Jordan Redent a.k.a the owner of the York Company which makes him very very rich. Not only rich but he was blessed with a brilliant brain and charming face. Of course with that package of perfectness, he's a playboy. Athena Lemiere is the daughter of Matthew Lemiere. Just like her dad, she's cold, tough and a rock head but she has her clumsiness from her mom which makes her very attractive. Her dream is to be a mechanic, she loves dealing with cars since she was a little kid. She can spend time in the garage for hours to learn about it.

This was the second time I lived this life. I was the last descendant of the serpent-kin. I treated men’s fertility issues and other similar problems. In the previous timeline, my adoptive parents chased me out of the house as a way to appease their true daughter, Cynthia, that they had reunited with. Lester Ward offered me his company’s shares and a luxury mansion to persuade me to marry his grandson. His only condition was for me to cure his barren grandson, Matthew Ward. In the end, I did so, and Matthew married me. However, on our wedding night, he forced me to reveal my serpent-kin guise and show him my tail. Then, he extracted my scales and sold me to a red-light district abroad. Only then was I made aware that he had been having a secret affair with Cynthia this whole time. “You’re just a greedy beastfolk who wants the matriarch position of the Ward family! Cynthia is my true love. I was cured when I slept with her. You waited in my room all this time just to pretend to treat me! Cynthia thought that we were really together and ran off. In the end, she was killed by some fiends! Aren’t you a serpent-kin? Your kind is loose and immoral. Well, you will die here in this den of iniquity!” I closed my eyes and waited for death. However, when I opened my eyes again, I found myself back in time at the moment Lester came asking for my help. I waved him off. “Your grandson’s condition is a curse, not a medical affliction. No one can treat him.”

Ava Priestly is a hopeful young lady whose family was jeopardized by a stepmother and stepsister from hell. When the family business plummeted to the brink of bankruptcy, much was expected from her. She is arranged to pay the debt with her untouched body. Left with no choice, she agreed for the sake of her mentally challenged younger brother. On the night of her biggest sacrifice, Ava entered the wrong suite. It brought her to the elusive Matthew Lancaster’s bed, a mega-billionaire who hated the spotlight and fame. Ava found herself deliciously ravaged in his arms and bound to an unbreakable tradition that goes back millennia. Like any union driven out of necessity, theirs lacked truth and love.

Nicknamed the Ice Bitch, corporate exec Lana Holt is a notorious ball buster known for getting the job done and getting it done right. With her reputation and track record, she is perfectly positioned to become the next CEO of Renault Corporation, until the grandson of the owner, Harvard grad, boy genius, Matthew Renault snatches it right out from under her. The Reunion tells the story of Natalia Cruz, a talented opera singer who returns to her fifteen year high school reunion to face her past, her tarnished reputation and the man she left behind, Brad Wellington. The Creative Director of a high end she is less than thrilled. and more stories...

"And when at night, those tiny sobs ran into full-blown tears, that was when I knew that whatever we had was gone" ******************** All her life, if Tiara had been asked what she wanted in life, she would have given just one answer, which was to be in Bernard's arms, be his Luna, and birth his kids but all of that turned into a messy dream on that fateful night where she lost it all. Embroiled with nothing else but revenge in her mind, the last person she imagined would assist her was the lycan king. He needed her just like he needed air, and she wanted him because she wanted to exert revenge on those who had hurt her, but nothing had prepared her for the secret he held back. The one that broke her further into smithereens, with an age-long secret dangling at her face and both mates wanting her back, what path is she going to take when she is tossed in between betrayal, heartbreak, and a second chance?

Naomi Ownes, daughter to the SilverFalls pack Alpha, dreamed of finding her mate when she turned 18 and having a long romantic blessed cheesy life with him, but that day never came. Now at the age of twenty-one, and with no recollection of her younger years, Naomi is on a collision course to meet her Mate, but what will Naomi do when she finds out he is no other than Alpha King Matthew Stevens of Crescent Moon Pack, who is already married, mated and has a child? Follow Naomi’s destiny journey as she discovers her newfound supernatural abilities, new enemies, and Moon Goddess’ purpose for her while fighting the chance of a happy ever after.