Best Strong Female Lead Stories & Novels Collection

“Andreas,” I moaned in pleasure, threading my fingers through his soft hair. He responded, gently sucking and licking my skin. “Mmm,” I whimpered, “more.”

I tilted my head back, my head cradled in his hand as his lips captured mine. My hands even slid downward as he tore open the front of my top, freeing my breasts to press against his woolen robe. I shivered. He took my right breast into his war...

Jess has a secret that she has been keeping from her family. She is an agent for the Department of the supernatural. She has been working for them since she was 16, but now aliens have landed, and Jess knew that they were coming, and she knows what they want. She has to get her family away from civilization and into the mountains where they will be safe. What Jess does not expect to find in the mo...

Isla, a human in a supernatural world, lives in a remote werewolf pack. Shielded by her father, the Alpha, Isla's existence is a delicate secret, for the Alpha King's laws forbid humans from walking among werewolves. But when the formidable Alpha King Tristan Norththorn arrives, seeking an alliance, and more urgently, his fated mate, tensions rise. As Tristan's ruthless search for an heir leads hi...

Morgana Gaius, a 32-year-old financial analyst climbing the corporate ladder at Meridian Financial, believes she's finally found love when she meets David Kellerman, a charismatic Vice President who seems too perfect to be true. But as young professional women across Manhattan are found brutally murdered by a serial killer who gains their trust through dating apps, Morgana discovers that her three...

When Serena Valente is dragged before the Black Oath Pack, she knows her cursed bloodline has finally betrayed her. Her family’s legacy is prophecy—her womb said to breed an heir destined to reshape the balance of power among shifters. To the pack, she is prey to be branded and broken. To Luca, their ruthless Alpha, she is the blood oath he will claim with fire, flesh, and chains.

Bound by ritual...

I am Scarlett King, heiress to a Texas oil empire and a woman who has died once before.

In my past life, I thought my marriage to cowboy Colt was nothing more than mutual respect and distant politeness. It wasn't until I was sorting through his belongings after his death that I discovered the truth—those yellowed photographs, handwritten love poems, a decade's worth of secret devotion...

"She is...

The sunset over Portland looks like something out of a postcard tonight. Too bad I won't be around to see many more of them.

Six months. That's what Dr. Martinez gave me this afternoon. Stage four stomach cancer, spreading fast. I sat in my car in the hospital parking lot for an hour afterward, trying to figure out who I'm supposed to call with news like this.

My phone buzzes—my brother, right o...

At eleven p.m., I'm staring at the charity foundation's financial report, barely able to focus on the numbers—Theron is "networking" again, but for three years now, his "networking" has always involved another woman. Then my phone rings. It's Tommy, the paparazzo: "Mrs. Sterling, your husband's on his private yacht, all over some 22-year-old blonde intern!"

Thirty-seven times. Have you ever tried...

They say werewolves only love once, love until death.

But when my destined mate chose another woman in a life-or-death moment, when I tore up that sacred contract with my own hands, I finally understood—some loves are destined to end in betrayal.

I am Ainsley Silverstone, heir to the Silver Moon pack. I thought the worst pain was being betrayed, until I awakened memories of my past life and disc...

All my life, I've been the invisible daughter in this family.

My sister Madison radiates brilliance, my brother Ryan is the beloved golden child, while I'm Harper—just an "unplanned surprise," as my parents openly admit, their unwanted burden.

Serving as unpaid labor at engagement parties, abandoned with a 103-degree fever while they vacationed in the Bahamas, having my very bloodline questioned...

Artemis Sinclair has spent the last five years as the perfect wife to her arrogant husband, Van Calloway. Artemis loved her husband a lot, which was the only reason why she continued to let him mistreat her even though he was responsible for bringing her family to ruins after she made him CEO of her family’s company.

Now, Van seemed to have forgotten he was the one who made her nothing and wante...

In her previous life, Emily Charles has endured the betrayal of her husband, the manipulative works of his evil adoptive sister and the harsh treatment of her in-laws. Everything warrants her family bankruptcy and her ultimately death.

Now re-given a second chance in life, Emily sworn to deal with those who wronged her and planned to see her enemies begging for mercy on their knees, but just...

Lilac Hunter had been abandoned at the perimeters of the Red Claw pack when she was barely a teenager. Wounded, alone and afraid, she had no idea where she how she ended up at the doors to the most feral pack in all of Kansas. But finding out what happened to her pack is the last thing on her mind as she comes face to face with Alpha Krimson, a man with a vicious reputation and an even vicious tem...

Seraphina Knox, a twenty-year-old orphan, only wants a normal life—college, an internship, and her best friend Bri by her side. But a cryptic warning from a mysterious priest shatters that hope, stirring strange dreams and visions she can’t explain. When she meets Damon, a powerful CEO, and Kael, a brooding mechanic who seems to know her, the flashes intensify, revealing fragments of past lives bo...

Serena Calloway was the perfect wife—devoted, patient, and hopelessly in love with her husband. She gave Killian Blackwood everything: her heart, her loyalty, and a son who carried his name. But her love, however, was something her husand took for granted.

On the night of their anniversary, Serena walks into what should have been a celebration of their love—only to realize the candles, the diamon...

What? She married a wrong guy? It wasn’t the person who was going to marry her but someone else?
After the death of her boyfriend, her family sold her off, in the name of marriage, to the wealthiest family of the city in order to pay back their debts. The condition was: She has to give birth to the Reynolds’ family’s heir within a year!
Sienna Millar always thought that, she replaced her sister ...

Olivia thought that she was getting it all from her husband Kelvin Ashford.

To the world, he was the perfect definition of a good husband, always loving and doting on his wife. His actions even earned him the nickname "Wife-Slave"

Until..

Olivia found out about his affairs with her best friend and served him the cold divorce papers.

Guess who's chasing after her now..

Olympia was sold during the Annual Omega Bidding to the powerful and arrogant Alpha King, Alpha Fabian, who owns a five-star night club. Every year, he recruits Omegas to serve as strippers in the club. Others, to serve his top clients in the bedroom.
Most sold off by their relatives.
Once recruited here, chances of escaping and getting a fated mate are slim as the Omegas are considered used.
He’s...

At first, I thought I was the luckiest woman in the world, at least maybe the sacrifices I had made over the past five years would pay off.
But I was wrong. I was just a replacement for Luna, whom no one ever wanted.
I was abandoned by Alpha, my husband, on our fifth wedding anniversary, for the woman who had left him.
What hurt even more was that the child I had raised with all my heart and soul ...

“Sex once a week,” he said firmly.
“Twice a month,” i countered.
“My only condition is to have an heir,” he insisted, “compared to your many terms.”

Murdered by her husband and betrayed by her own cousin, Adriana is inexplicably sent back in time with a second chance at life. Fueled by revenge, she swears to bring justice to everyone who wronged her. But when Martin Raymond “Ray” demands a contra...

Lyra, the only daughter of the Moon Goddess, never belonged to the mortal world—yet one fateful meeting with a boy awakens a prophecy that cannot be stopped.

To protect the realms, the Moon Goddess sends Lyra into a world drowning in blood, betrayal, and war. Her mission is clear: bring together the Werewolves, Vampires, and Witches… or watch them burn.

But the moment she arrives, every memory o...

Amelia Reed thought marriage was supposed to mean love. Instead, her wedding vows bind her to Damian Blackwood, the cold, calculating heir of a billionaire dynasty. For him, their union is nothing more than a strategy: a contract signed in silk and diamonds, where her role is to smile for cameras and warm his bed at night.
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‎But what happens when a woman starving for affection finds it in the one...

In the world of werewolves, Luna Alena is destined to be the mate of Alpha Orion, the most respected leader. However, Orion rejected her on their day of unification, deeming Alena a symbol of weakness, and banished her to the wild.

Alena survived thanks to an ancient and mysterious power residing within her, a power she herself didn't understand. Years later, she returns to her pack as a strong...

Selene lives two lives.
In the city, she is a kind young doctor who saves lives every day. But in the shadows, she is the Alpha Slayer, the reborn wolf blessed by the Moon Goddess with the power to heal and to destroy.

She thought her secret was safe—until two powerful Alphas stepped into her world.

Kael, the cold Alpha who rules with iron and fear.
Riven, the warm Alpha who protects with heart ...

Luna Ashford knew the stories about Alpha Damon Silvermane - he was the most powerful Alpha in five areas, and he never touched the same woman twice. The night she came of age, everything changed. Her smell called to him like nothing ever had, and suddenly the untouchable Alpha couldn't stay away.
For weeks, Luna lived in secret paradise, thinking she was finally the one to capture the legendary A...

#Warning! Some chapters contain 18+ content#

He drew her closer to himself, placed his delicate finger on her smooth, rossy lips, but she pushed him back and pointed her gun at his head.

“Kiss me and you die!”


In a city drowning in blood and mysteries, Detective Lizzy Mason has made it her mission to chase the monsters that everyone else fears.

Every day brings a new horror; a student...

Eli is an omega. She gave five years of her life to Steven, believing he was her forever. But the day he landed a new job, he ended their relationship and told her she was holding him back. Heartbroken and humiliated, Eli returned home for what she thought would be her stepsister’s wedding.

Only it was not her stepsister’s wedding at all. It was hers. Her stepmother had arranged everything, and i...

Anna Willis witnesses her mother's death and may be the only person who saw the killer's face... Detective Chief Inspector Robert Ashworth is the first on the case with his rookie partner Detective Sergeant Addison Scott. Robert makes it clear that he isn't happy with his new partner, but can Addison prove herself worthy? As Addison tries to put the pieces of the puzzle together, she starts to rea...

She needed a job.
He needed control.
Neither expected to fall apart for each other.

Elena Rivera is a Brooklyn-born fighter working two jobs, caring for her sick brother, and doing everything she can to survive in a city that swallows girls like her whole. When a fiery encounter with New York’s most ruthless billionaire unexpectedly lands her a high-paying assistant role, she’s thrown into a...

There’s a secret underground club where elite humans pay to experience wolves in heat—short, brutal windows of primal need when the beast rises just beneath the skin.

Nyra isn’t brave. She’s hiding from her past and takes a low-level cleaning job at Redveil to vanish. But everything changes the night she opens the wrong door.

Inside: a cage.
A collar.
A man with golden eyes and blood on his lips...

Rejected, abused and left for dead.

In a world where rank defines worth, Lyra, an unmated Omega, is nothing more than a shadow in her own pack—silent, unseen, and endlessly tormented. On the night of the mating ceremony, she’s attacked by someone meant to protect her… and punished for surviving it.

But when envy turns deadly and the pack's she-wolves beat her within an inch of her life, Lyra’...

"What more can you ask for with the two most powerful men by your sides?" My chest heaved; I couldn't help the excitement. Was I really going to do this?

Jaxon moved behind me, and I stood there with my heart beating out of my chest as he peeled the straps from my shoulders and Andrea greedily unhooked my bra. They stripped me of my last remaining clothes, and I let them.

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Alezandra was an ...

In their three years of marriage, Stella tried her best to win Clarence’s heart, but sometimes love just isn't there.

As soon as she found out he was cheating on her and even got his mistress pregnant, all her efforts seemed futile so she made the tough decision to let go and vanish from his life.

Little did she know, Clarence went mad after her departure, searching for her everywhere.

Until ...

Detective Elena Ward thought the nightmare ended seven years ago, when she put Vincent Greaves—the Skull Artist—behind bars. His grotesque exhibits of bone and blood nearly destroyed her career, and the disappearance of her sister Mara still leaves her haunted.

But when a new victim is found draped in a bloodstained veil, carved into a ritual that spells Elena’s name, she realizes the past is far...

My name is Charlotte, and while I may appear to be a pitiful orphan on the outside, I'm actually a top-tier operative. To investigate the disappearance of Rebecca, I married Charles —the infamous city tyrant.
What I never expected was that this man, instead of abusing me, would treat me with extraordinary care and protection. Now, as I discover my heart has been stolen by him, I've simultan...

I'm Sophia. After three years of marriage, my husband abandoned me for his first love, leaving me in danger and at the mercy of a stranger.
Desperate and pregnant, he accused me of cheating and even tried to harm our unborn child.
Five years later, I return with twins. With tears in his eyes, he demands, “Whose children are they? Who did you cheat on me with?”

My name is Emily, and at 25, I stood on the church bell tower in my white wedding dress, looking down at the horrified crowd below.

Everyone thought I'd lost my mind, including my stepbrother David who was about to become my husband. But only I knew this was the most lucid moment I'd had in ten years.

Ten years ago, when I was 15, David deliberately pushed me down the stairs, shattering my left ...

After being publicly humiliated by the domineering CEO, Aubrey Sterling vanished into Chicago's rainy night in tears. She took with her not only a broken heart, but also a secret—Connor Blake's child.

Seven years later, Connor unexpectedly reunites with his former lover at a business meeting. The once vulnerable girl had transformed into a brilliant architectural design queen.

He desperately pur...

After catching my boyfriend and stepmother in my bed, I did two things: I dumped the trash, and I hired myself a man who set my blood on fire. Roger is perfect—in bed and in a fight. But he has a tiny secret: he gets a little… furry on full moons. So when my ex came crawling back, Roger just flashed his fangs and growled, "She's mine. Care to get closer?"

When I knelt before the Five Families, begging for my brother Marco's life, my Mafia husband Alexander looked at me with cold indifference: "Getting involved now would trigger an all-out war. I can't destroy everyone's interests for a failed family."

A failed family? That was my own blood!

Marco died under Russian bullets, and I discovered it was all Alexander's elaborate conspiracy. Even more c...

Eight years in that basement, and I can still smell the mold. Eight years of chains, beatings, and guards who treated me like an animal. The only kindness came from Damian—slipping me bread crusts and whispering, "Hang in there, Grace. I've got you."
I shot him when I escaped. Left him bleeding on that concrete floor without a backward glance. I had to. I was finally free, finally Grace again inst...

Three chances I had to travel back and save my grandmother. Three times I failed, and each failure was worse than the last.
I watched her die. I failed her again. Then, my desperate attempt to change fate shattered the life of Garrett, the boy who loved me, turning him into a killer for my sake.
Now I've returned for the last time. I carry the weight of eight years and the cold steel of a blade. T...

"When the doctor told me I had six months to live, I discovered my boyfriend of ten years was planning to replace me with a younger version of myself. Poetic timing, isn't it?

Camden spent a decade meticulously erasing the woman I used to be, sculpting me into his perfect accessory. What he didn't expect was that my death sentence would become my freedom papers.

Ten days. That's how long his cou...

Hospital disinfectant has this way of making everything feel final. I stared at my phone screen—$3,247. That's all I had left. Mom lay unconscious in the bed beside me, her cancer spreading faster than we could fight it. Half a million dollars for treatment. On my salary? I'd need about ten lifetimes.
I was losing her, and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it.
Then came that mortifying da...

Five years ago, I knelt on marble floors, cleaning wine with my own dress while they laughed.

Five years later, they knelt before me, begging for forgiveness while I walked away.

They thought three hundred thousand dollars could buy my soul. They thought I was just another disposable substitute, another broken girl desperate enough to sell her dignity for her dying mother's medical bills.

Caspi...

I got switched at birth with a billionaire's daughter. At forty-five, they finally found me.
The Montgomery family invited me to their Aspen resort for Thanksgiving. I thought maybe I'd finally have the fancy family I always wondered about.
But Delphine, the fake daughter who stole my life? She looked me up and down and called me "authentic." Said my ski gear was "cheap" and unsafe for "advanced s...

The moment I found myself bound in that warehouse, I was still foolishly hoping James would come to my rescue. Four years—I had washed countless shirts for him, written innumerable papers, even helped him pursue other girls. Everyone called me lovesick, but I believed I had a place in his heart.

Yet there he stood, pointing at Emily, saying, "I choose her." As the knife pierced my chest, all I fe...

To pay her mother's hospital bills, Diandra lingers on the contract offered by Zillionaire to be his WIFE.

From the moment she was born, she was an anomaly: a wolfless daughter of an Alpha, heir to a pack she could never truly lead. She was destined to rule with her best friend and fated mate at her side, but he shattered her world by rejecting her and siding with tradition. Her heartbreak and humiliation were absolute, leaving her a leader without a pack, an outcast in her own home.
Miles away, a rogu...

Betrayed by the man she loved. Replaced by his pregnant mate. Framed for attempted murder.

Freya, once the loved and cherished Luna is forced into the shadows while her Alpha flaunts his true mate, Shirley.

Heartbroken and pregnant with his child, she prepares to change her fate.

Fate. It delivers a crueler twist when she is claimed by another Alpha, but by the Dark Alpha, Shirley's father...