Waiting Novels & Stories

Once childhood friends, now reluctant strangers—Lady Clara Valdemont and General Darrell Storm are bound by an arranged marriage meant to unite two feuding houses. Once allies, the Storms and Valdemonts were torn apart by betrayal and bloodshed. Now, the kingdom’s fragile peace rests on the shoulders of a bride and groom who barely speak. As Clara walks down the aisle, memories of the boy who used to tease her and teach her how to fish clash with the man waiting at the altar—stoic, cold, and unreadable. Darrell has not forgotten the past, nor has he forgiven it. Their vows are spoken through clenched teeth, their first kiss a mere brush on the cheek. This is not a love story born of fate—it is one that must fight to be written. In a kingdom of politics, pride, and pain, can two broken hearts learn to beat as one again?

She’s the daughter of the man who destroyed his life, and now, she’ll pay the price. Used, discarded, and treated like nothing, Zey becomes the target of all his fury. But no one warned Adrian about the danger of falling for the one person he was supposed to hate. Zey sees through his cruelty. She endures the torment, not because she's weak, but because she senses the brokenness beneath his anger. And despite every reason not to, she falls for him—hard. She had the chance to end their marriage, to destroy him as easily as he tried to destroy her... but she couldn’t. Now, with secrets lurking in the shadows and enemies waiting to strike, their twisted marriage teeters between ruin and redemption. Is their love doomed—or will it rise from the ashes of revenge? A sizzling, slow-burn romance full of passion, pain, and impossible choices.

My boyfriend got a tenure-track offer from Ashford University—and the night he found out, he cried in my arms for hours. Before he left the country, he held my hand, looking guilty. "Babe, the cost of living over there is insane, and you probably won't be able to find a decent job. Once I get settled, I'll bring you over in style…" He paused, waiting for me to appreciate how "considerate" he was being. What he didn't know was that just half an hour earlier, I'd overheard him on the balcony. "Don't worry, the tickets are booked. We're going together. No way I'm leaving you behind." On the other end of the line was his gentle, sweet junior. He'd spent years looking down on my education, always saying I couldn't understand his "soul." But every time I handed him my tips from waiting tables and delivering takeout—stained envelopes, greasy and crumpled—he'd take them like he was doing me a favor. What he also didn't know was that I'd long since gotten tired of playing the "I'll work to put you through school" bit. I only started dating him because he was cute—I wanted a little thrill. I just didn't expect to keep the act going for three years. And for a second here and there, I almost believed it myself. I was already looking for an excuse to dump him. Then he handed me one on a silver platter. So when he gave his little speech, I barely held back a smile as I fixed his collar. "Okay. Then take good care of yourself over there. I'm gonna be late for my night shift. Gotta go." I turned around and called my best friend. "Book me a table at VIVA tonight. I'm single again—time to party."

⚠️WARNING: This book contains explicit sexual content, possessive and toxic male leads, manipulation, emotional abuse, and disturbing themes that may be triggering to some readers. This is nothing like healthy love. ¥¥¥¥ I loved Tyler Beaumont for twelve years. Years of hoping and waiting, believing that one day, he would finally choose me. So when my parents told me I was being arranged to marry into his family… I thought it was fate. I thought I had won. But I was wrong, because the man waiting for me at the altar isn’t Tyler. It’s his brother, Grayson Beaumont. The one I never heard of—the one with cold eyes, a cruel mouth, and a hatred for me sharp enough to bleed. I don’t know what I did to deserve it. I don’t even remember. But he does. He remembers everything. He didn’t marry me for love, because from the moment I became his wife, he made one thing clear—I would pay for a past I don’t even remember. “I tried to forget you,” he tilted my chin, staring directly into my soul. “But watching you love him? That was the first time I understood what hatred really feels like.” And Tyler? The man I spent twelve years loving? He won’t let me go. “I don’t need you to choose me,” he whispered. “I just need you to understand… no matter whose name you take, you will always be mine.” Two brothers. One filled with hatred. The other with obsession. And me? Caught between a past I can’t remember…and a truth that could destroy us all. Because somewhere between lies, desire, and betrayal, I realize the most dangerous thing of all: I was never meant to love the right brother.

Jamie Westbrook had been waiting all her life to have her Shifter Ceremony and finally experience what it's like to run free. However, in a single moment, everything goes wrong leaving her life irrevocably changed. Now, forced to leave her pack for a new one, she's not exactly happy to be there. Even worse, she can't allow herself to be when there's suddenly danger at every corner. The dark truth she's discovered needs to come to light, but how is she going to make that happen when her new pack isn't just going to take her word for it? Well, Jamie's always been stubborn, and she refuses to let these people get away with it. Toying Alpha is created by Mari Hockett, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

She was dying. He was hired to keep her alive. Falling in love was the one thing neither of them was allowed to do. Twenty-one–year-old Aria Hale has a rare terminal illness that’s slowly shutting down her body. To the world she’s the pale, sheltered heiress locked away by an overprotective father. But Aria is done waiting for death. She wants to live—really live—even if it kills her. Her reckless escape plans force her father to assign his most dangerous asset: Kade Wolfe—ex–special forces, cold, unbreakable, and bound by a contract not to touch her. When Aria’s illness spirals, secrets unravel, enemies close in, and her father threatens to separate them, Kade is forced to cross a line he can never uncross. If loving her is dangerous… then losing her will destroy him.

A young scientist works in a secret research facility where she studies biological samples. Her job seems normal, until she is assigned to deliver food to a highly restricted subject hidden deep inside the building. Every time she enters the room, something strange happens. She loses consciousness, wakes up outside, and cannot remember what took place inside. At the same time, her body begins to change in ways she cannot explain. When she starts searching for answers, she discovers a hidden truth. The “subject” is not just an experiment but a living werewolf, the last of its kind. Why does the werewolf seem to recognize her? Why does it protect her? And most disturbing of all.. Why does it feel like it has been waiting for her all along?

𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝘾𝙞𝙘𝙞'𝙨 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘é 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚. For five years, Cici clung to a love that defied fate. As a rogue, she believed choice mattered more than destiny. When she gave her heart to Dante, the alpha of the disgraced Red Fang clan, she believed they could defy fate itself. For five years, she fought for their love against his family’s rejection, clinging to the promise that he chose her over destiny. But when his fated mate returns, the first love he never forgot, Cici’s world begins to crumble. Their wedding is postponed, his loyalty wavers, and the pack’s rejection grows louder. Tired of waiting, Cici decides to walk away. Yet the alpha who once swore he loved her refuses to let her go, even as his bond to another deepens.

Waking up in the wrong body is terrifying. Waking up with two wolves inside you? That’s a war waiting to happen. Burned at the stake for a crime she didn’t commit, Luna Aria Campbell of the MoonClaw Pack thought death would be the end. But fate had other plans. She awakens in the body of Keira, Luna of the rival StarCross Pack — a woman whose wolf, Zie, is very much alive and very much out for blood. Zie believes Aria’s soul is the product of Black Magic—and she’s ready to tear her apart from the inside out, but she starts off by suffocating Aria's wolf, Lyra. Aria is desperate to survive — not just for herself, but for Lyra. But Zie offers her only one chance at coexistence: Kill Alpha Jaxon — Keira’s fated mate.

He was never going to have anything to do with wretched mortals, he was a god. Humans were pathetic. Axel reminded himself all through his 1,000 years on earth. He stuck with his decision until he was faced with a threat that unlocked a possessive side he never thought he had. ---------------- Orphaned at the age of seven, Ariel grows up lonely and seeks deep connections and companionship. Unfortunately, she seeks it from the wrong people. Ariel met Bianca in highschool. Ariel had a nice voice and stage fright, while Bianca had the confidence she lacked, and admired the splendor that comes with being a celebrity. Desperate to please her friend, Ariel becomes Bianca's ghost singer. This decision leads her to a tragic end, she falls into the hands of a god waiting for a mortal to devour.