Most Popular Short Stories Books of 2024

Discover popular Short Stories books published in 2024, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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The Wendlelow Mysteries #1

Fireside Horror

P. A. Sheldon

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Gothic Horror · Weird Fiction · Witches

May 12, 2024

Hope Ever After #9

A Charming Dance - A Cinderella Short Story

Ashley Evercott

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Short Stories · Retellings · Romance

2024

At The Alien Hotel #3

Oh No, I Shot A Spaceship And Kissed An Alien Cyberchef

Kate Sinner

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Short Stories · Romance

October 3, 2024

Rumbling Rattlers - A MC Monster Romance Short

Elliot Ason

Monster Romance · Paranormal Romance · Adult · Short Stories · Romance

August 2, 2024

Waterlore Romance

Crystalline

Riona Beck

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Short Stories

April 22, 2024

Faye and the Feline Feat

Sarah Beran

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Cats · Once Upon a Pen Fairy Tale Book Awards

July 5, 2024

Nanny Ever After #1

Mated to Her Dragon Boss

Destiny Fox

Fantasy · Dragons · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

April 24, 2024

Anthropologists Like It Wet - A Paranormal Romance Short Story

Elliot Ason

Instalove Romance · Monster Romance · Paranormal Romance · Adult · Shapeshifters

November 23, 2024

Escape to Haven County

Alien Instalove Trick or Treat

Olivia Sinclair

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Instalove Romance · Adult · Halloween Fiction

November 8, 2024

Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales

Dreams of Roses

Kenzie Skye

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult · Romantasy

September 24, 2024

Escape to Haven County

The Alpha's Off-Limits Mate

Olivia Sinclair

Fantasy · Fated Mates · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance

September 6, 2024

Tales from the Rain

Mark Howard Jones

Horror · Weird Fiction · Short Stories

February 6, 2024

Of the Flesh

Uncredited

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories

October 10, 2024

Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales

The Devil's Mask

Kenzie Skye

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult

November 12, 2024

Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales

Fairest Rose

Kenzie Skye

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · New Adult · Romantasy

October 9, 2024

Once Upon a Twisted Time

Rumpelstiltskin's Bargain

Kendra E. Ardnek

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Paranormal Fantasy · Short Stories · Retellings

January 17, 2024

Spicy Romantasy Fairy Tales

Dreams in Time

Kenzie Skye

Fantasy · Dark Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Medieval · New Adult

August 13, 2024

Instalove Ice Monsters #2

Sheltered by the Polar Bear King

Allegra Rose

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Monster Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Shapeshifters

January 23, 2024

A Sunny Place for Shady People

Mariana Enríquez

Horror · Magical Realism · Short Stories · Translation

September 17, 2024

Music and Murder Mystery #3

Back in Black

Heather Graham, Andrew Child, Ward Larsen, David Bruns, Tori Eldridge, Reed Farrel Coleman, Don Bruns, Rick Bleiweiss, Charles Todd, Sandra Blazon

Crime Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

July 16, 2024

Herald Classics

Greatest Hits

Harlan Ellison

Horror · Science Fiction · Psychological Horror · Bram Stoker Award · British Fantasy Award

March 26, 2024

British Library Tales of the Weird #53

The Haunted Trail

Weird Walk

Horror · Gothic Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

September 19, 2024

Jack Reacher

New Kid in Town

Lee Child, Andrew Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 30, 2024

Flame Tree 451

Chinese Ghost Stories

C. Xueting Ni

Horror · Ghosts · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

June 18, 2024

Safe Enough

Lee Child

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Anthology · Short Stories · Mystery

September 3, 2024

The Housemaid #2

The Housemaid's Wedding

Freida McFadden

Crime Fiction · Psychological Thriller · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery

November 4, 2024

The Spy Who Vanished #3

Shaken, Not Stirred

Alma Katsu

Spy Thriller · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2024

The Spy Who Vanished #2

On Enemy Ground

Alma Katsu

Spy Thriller · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2024

The Spy Who Vanished #1

The Vanishing Man

Alma Katsu

Spy Thriller · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery · Thriller

July 18, 2024

George Cross Mysteries #6

The Hunter

Tim (George Cross) Sullivan

Crime Fiction · Christmas Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

November 7, 2024

James Bond #13

Octopussy and The Living Daylights

Ian Fleming

Crime Fiction · Spy Thriller · Short Stories · Adventure · Mystery

July 9, 2024

The Inheritance Games #5

Games Untold

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Fantasy · Young Adult · Short Stories · Mystery · Romance

November 12, 2024

North Sea Trilogy #2

Whisperer in Valhalla

Uncredited

Horror · Cthulhu · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Anthology

August 28, 2024

Billy Harney Thrillers

The Coldest Case

James Patterson

Crime Fiction · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

June 13, 2024

Chronicles of Constantinium

This Sweet Vengeance: A Little Red Riding Hood Retelling

Jes Drew

Fantasy · Enemies To Lovers · Fairy Tale Retellings · HEA Ending · No Spice Romance

July 12, 2024

Kate Burkholder #15

Dark Storm Rising

Linda Castillo

Crime Fiction · Suspense Thriller · Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

April 22, 2024