River Phoenix 90s Novels & Stories

Anika Sterling was the perfect wife, the perfect employee, and the perfect scapegoat. Betrayed by her husband, discarded by her step-sister, and left to drown in the dark waters of the river, Anika’s life was supposed to end. But destiny, and the most dangerous man in the city, had other plans. Everyone knows the legend of Icelyn Alabaster Sterling: cold, untouchable, and utterly heartless. He is the man who oversees an empire, the man who terrifies his own nephew, and the man Anika Sterling once feared from across a crowded room. Saved by him, Anika is given a choice: vanish forever, or burn her past to the ground. She chooses war. By marrying the man who holds the Sterling empire’s strings, she transforms from the discarded wife into the formidable "Aunt" who commands respect. But as Anika builds her legacy, she uncovers a secret: the terrifying realization that her savior’s love wasn't a rescue... It was a hunt, and what's more terrifying, she wanted him to.

For as long as Aretha River can remember, her stepbrother Dante has made her life hell. So when he claims her as his fated mate in front of the entire pack on her eighteenth birthday, running is the only option. Growing up with the mating contract between them that was signed by both of their fathers, the day Aretha was born. Dante believes he is being forced to mate with a gold-digger's daughter, rather than the Alpha-born heir she truly is. But the mate bond doesn't lie, and neither do the camera recordings that expose everything she was never meant to see. Years of cruelty were built on carefully constructed lies. A conspiracy reaching deeper than either of them knew. And a love that was written in the stars before either of them could speak. Dante will spend the rest of his life proving he's worthy of her. Aretha just has to decide if she'll let him.

The lands have been cursed, and no female children have been born to Alphas or Betas for almost two generations, none… except for her, Ellie Knight, the last Luna.Alphas come from far and wide to battle for her hand. Only one could win.Who will it be?Alpha Ulysses who seems more like a friend?Alpha River who caught her eye immediately?Or Alpha Blade who cheats at every turn?***"And the winner of the tournament is…'"Ellie grasped the handsome Alpha who had won her hand.She remembered the stolen kisses they'd shared in the woods and the times he'd danced with her at the celebratory balls. And she couldn't have been happier to finally be his.However, the wedding which should be her happiest moment turned into a humiliation and a betrayal.Would Ellie ever allow him back to her life, or would she spend the rest of her days as a rejected mate?The Last Luna is created by ID Johnson, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Lilith wanted more than anything to destroy the life of the man who had killed her father and taken get pack into slavery, but unfortunately, she fell hard for him instead. "How do you choose to love? I believe I have no place in my heart to love anyone. But, I want to love my child, I just don't know how to" He said, staring at the moon beside the river bank. "It isn't difficult Alpha,once you open your heart to the person you truly love, it'll burn down all hate." She replied, staring at him with burning cheeks, while touching her stomach. But now, his entire pack are against their love, and Lucien must do all he can to save the woman he loves dearly who is also carrying his child. To do this, he has to choose between his life or the life of the woman he loves dearly.

Their rivalry was fierce, until passion broke through the ice. **** Aspen Jackson, captain of the Phoenix Frost and king of the ice, has one goal: making it to the NHL. Hockey is his everything, and he’ll do whatever it takes to stay on track, keep his scholarship, and secure his future. Nothing, and no one, will stand in his way. Enter Kelly Blackwell, his rival since junior hockey and the one player who can always get under his skin. When a trade lands them at the same college, their on-ice feud reaches a dangerous boiling point. With the Frozen Four on the line, their battle of wills spirals into a game of dirty tricks and mind games, each determined to see the other fail. But when Aspen stumbles upon a secret that Kelly’s been hiding, he seizes the chance to turn their rivalry into an advantage—both on and off the ice. Yet the more he pushes, the more their legendary animosity melts into something neither of them expected: an attraction that could ruin them both. With dreams of the NHL and their reputations on the line, Aspen and Kelly must decide—will winning cost them everything, or will their forbidden connection become the ultimate game-changer?

For 1,095 days, Maya Vance was a ghost. She cooked three-star meals for a man who didn't know her favorite color and kept his failing shipping empire afloat with anonymous billions. She was the "Safe Choice." The "Placeholder." On their anniversary, Lucian Blackwood brought home his "White Moonlight," Cynthia Thorne. With a cold flick of a pen, he handed Maya a divorce decree. "She’s back. I don't need a substitute maid anymore. Get out." Maya didn't cry. She smiled—a smile that should have terrified him. Within twenty-four hours, the Blackwood name is erased from the stock exchange. The mysterious "Phoenix," the world’s youngest tech trillionaire, emerges from the of shadows to dismantle Lucian’s life piece by piece. When Lucian finally tracks down the woman ruining him, he doesn't find his "homely" ex-wife. He finds an Empress on a throne of his broken dreams. Now, he’s on his knees in the rain, begging for a second chance. But Maya Vance doesn't give second chances. She only gives invoices.

Heartbroken and betrayed Rebecca packs her old life and drives as far away as possible from the one that hurt her the most and swears she wants nothing to do with any male in her life. Finding her way into a peaceful small town Iverdale, Rebecca feels it is a place where she belongs and been longing for, so she plans her new start. But her fresh start is turned upside down when very handsome and very determined owner of the ranch she's about to work at Luke Dalton barrels into her still very shattered world and insists she is his soul mate, a werewolf and an Alpha to the Moon River pack. How can she accept a werewolf into her human world and commit to a life-long unbreakable bond, after the storm she has just been through. Will Rebecca chose to become a Luna and mate to Alpha Luke or will she runaway with the secret she doesn't know exists within her bloodstream?

Rhea Sinclair’s life had always been horrible. An overweight, unwanted adopted daughter in a family that treated her like a servant, an easy target for bullies in school. Until the day she was shoved into the river behind her school and saved by a stranger. A man whose face she never forgot. Evan Zeeler. Forced to flee the country after another criticism from her family, Rhea returned five years later, no longer the broken, overweight girl they once knew, but a stunning heiress with power, money, and a mission. She was back for her savior. She was back for Evan. But one night changes everything. A night she thought was spent with him, but wasn’t. She had slept with the wrong man, Evan’s identical twin, Elliot. Now, hearts are entangled, lies are blurred Both brothers want her. Both brothers are dangerous in their own way. ------------- “You can only choose one. Who will it be? Evan Zeeler or Elliot Zeeler?” Find out!!

The day Joe Tanner’s parents died and his classmates cornered him in cruel bullying, I was the one who jumped into the river to save him—and lost my heart to him in that moment. For the next ten years, I poured everything I had into him. I hid my own admission letter to Great Eastern University. I washed dishes until my hands cracked, hauled bricks until my shoulders bled, even sold the pocket watch my mother left me—all so he could study without worry. I watched him rise from a ridiculed illegitimate child to a celebrated professor at the very peak of academia. All I ever wanted in return was a home we could call ours. But the day he achieved success, he forgot the woman who had built his world. So, I made my choice— If he could abandon my love, then I would walk away without looking back.

Sua Luqi, a renowned 20th-century master herbalist, died on the battlefield with a bullet through her heart fired by the very man she once trusted with her life. Even as blood soaked her clothes, she was still trying to save others. But death was not the end. She awoke in the broken body of Sua Linjin, an abandoned fiancée mocked as ugly and foolish, betrayed, discarded, and thrown into the river like worthless trash. Rescued by fate from the edge of death, she crossed paths with Rai Yuan, a mysterious prince whose beauty could stop hearts and whose secrets could destroy kingdoms. After saving his life with her unmatched medical skills, she becomes his personal physician. Yet the closer she stands beside him, the clearer she sees the truth. Behind that flawless face hides something far more terrifying than a monster. And when she finally uncovers what he truly is… will she run from the darkness, or choose to become part of it?