Mystery Stories
Explore our collection of 221 amazing stories tagged with mystery. Each story offers unique adventures and unforgettable characters you can chat with.
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Her Wicked Reputation
Author:Genevieve Wilde
Seraphina Hawthorne was the perfect daughter, the flawless fiancée, the untouchable darling of the elite. Until a single, vicious lie shattered her world, branding her with a reputation she never earned. Ostracized and furious, she makes a vow: if they want a sinner, she’ll become the most unapologetic one they’ve ever seen. But her quest for wicked freedom leads her straight into the arms of Julian Thorne, a dangerous man who knows the truth behind the lies. He sees the fire beneath her flawless façade, and he might be the only one who can either save her from her ruin… or enjoy the fall with her.
Beneath the Badge
Author:Harper Thorne
Idealistic city planner Elara Vance is determined to save her city, one renovated house at a time. But when her program's first lottery winner is announced, her world shatters. It's Caleb Rourke—the cynical, dangerous undercover cop who broke her heart five years ago. Now, he's her new next-door neighbor in the very neighborhood she's trying to prove is safe. He says her project is a death trap, and she thinks he's a ghost from a past she'd rather forget. But when the dangers of the street land on her doorstep, the only man she can trust is the one she swore to hate.
Owned by the Night
Author:Daryl Peterson
Jessica's nights are filled with longing for her mysterious lover, Dante, a man who disappears for weeks on end. When he returns unannounced, he consumes her with a desperate passion that borders on obsession. But his return is shrouded in secrets from a dangerous life she knows nothing about. As she's pulled deeper into his world of wealth and violence, she must decide if the pleasure of being his is worth the price of her safety, or if the greatest danger is losing her heart to a man who lives in the shadows.
The Ten-Year Pause
Author:Vivienne Thorne
On the night before I left for college, he leaned in to give me the kiss I’d dreamed of for years. Then he stopped. He walked away to ask my brother for permission and never came back. For ten years, that moment of crushing humiliation defined me. Now I’m back in our hometown, a successful architect, and he’s the contractor I’m forced to work with. He’s no longer the boy I adored, but a brooding man full of secrets. And the space between us crackles with a decade of unspoken words, unforgivable hurt, and a desire that never truly died.
The Carmine Chapter
Author:Andrew Gomez
When book blogger Elara Vance discovers her favorite mafia romance novel has been secretly rewritten, her search for the original version plunges her into the real-life world of the story. She collides with the dangerously handsome Julian Moretti, the grandson of the couple who inspired the book. He's determined to keep his family's secrets buried, while she's desperate to uncover the truth of a legendary love. As they trace the footsteps of the original lovers, they find that some stories are still being written... in blood and passion.
The Director's Game
Author:Vera Thorne
Aria believed her marriage to the reclusive billionaire Damien Vossen was a perfect, gilded cage. But Damien craves more than a placid wife; he wants a masterpiece of passion. He hires the enigmatic artist, Sera, to be the catalyst, orchestrating a game of seduction for his own watchful pleasure. But when the lines between performance and reality blur, and the chemistry between the two women becomes an unscripted inferno, Aria discovers the game has a hidden objective. Now trapped between two master manipulators, she must decide whether to be a pawn, a prize, or the player who burns the whole board down.
His Promised Return
Author:Terri Hicks
He was Dante 'The Ghost' Moretti, heir to a criminal empire, and I was just an art student caught in his dangerous world. He promised he would come back for me, a vow whispered in the rain before he vanished. For six months, I clung to that promise while his enemies drew closer. Now, the city is a warzone, and they've found me. They think I'm his weakness, a pawn to be captured. But they don't know Dante. They don't know he'd burn the world down to keep his promise. And he's coming back.
Thorns & Petals
Author:Penelope Bloom
Ten years ago, she was the sun-drenched dream who shattered his world and vanished. Now, she's back, moving in next door with a smile as bright as ever, planting flowers in the ruins of their past. He's a carpenter who builds walls, both real and emotional, and he's spent a decade nursing his bitterness. But in their small town, there's no escaping her light or the searing tension between them. He thinks he knows why she left, but her sunshine demeanor hides a secret storm, and mending the fence between them might just tear down every wall he's ever built.
Invisible Anchor
Author:Amelia Stone
For a decade, ruthless billionaire Julian Thorne has searched for the girl who was his anchor in the storm, the one who vanished after a tragedy that shattered his world. Now, a spirited new architect, Elara Vance, challenges him at every turn, igniting a fire he thought long extinguished. He dismisses her as a frustrating distraction, unaware that the woman he can't stand is the ghost he can't find. When the truth surfaces, he'll have to do more than just apologize; he'll have to grovel for the heart he almost destroyed twice.
Echoes of a Red Scarf
Author:Gloria Dunn
For twenty years, billionaire Alex Sokolov has been haunted by a single summer—a summer of forbidden love with a charismatic camp counselor, Dima, under the watchful eyes of the crumbling Soviet regime. Now, returning to the ruins of Camp Lastochka, he finds more than just memories. He finds a second chance he never thought possible, one that could either heal his oldest wound or tear it open forever.
His Ruinous Touch
Author:Evelyn Sterling
I was his brilliant associate by day and his devoted 'good girl' by night. Julian Thorne, the scarred, billionaire CEO, demanded my complete submission. Our rules were simple: no emotions, no future. But when a drunken night of aggression shattered our fragile dynamic, I learned the terrifying truth. His control was an illusion, masking a fire-ravaged past. Now, I've run from his gilded cage, but a man who controls the city won't let his favorite obsession go so easily.
His Forgotten Bride
Author:Scarlett Thorne
To atone for her guilt, art student Elara Vance poses as a hospital volunteer to watch over the menacing stranger who fell from a bridge while chasing her. But when he wakes with amnesia, his stormy eyes lock onto hers and he claims her as his wife. Trapped in a lie by his volatile obsession, Elara is drawn into a dangerous charade of intimacy with a man whose touch is both terrifying and addictive. But when the ghosts of his past—the Russian Bratva—arrive to reclaim their lost underboss, Elara's lie may be the only thing keeping her alive... or it might just be her death sentence.