Most Popular Short Stories Books of 2025

Discover popular Short Stories books published in 2025, with reader ratings and new favorites to explore.

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Corvid Valley Cowboys #4

The Dragon Shifter’s Curvy Cowgirl

Kat Vroman

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

June 23, 2025

Yule Fall in Love #3

Gingerbread Kisses

Kat Vroman

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 21, 2025

Yule Fall in Love #6

Evergreen Kisses

Kat Vroman

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 24, 2025

Yule Fall in Love #7

Candy Cane Kisses

Kat Vroman

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 25, 2025

Yule Fall in Love #1

Hot Cocoa Kisses

Kat Vroman

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

September 19, 2025

Bad Date

Ellery Lloyd

Short Stories · Mystery · Thriller

September 1, 2025

Chronicles of Constantinium

Playing the Piper

Jes Drew

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Romantasy · Short Stories · Retellings

October 3, 2025

Cedar Falls: Fated Mates #1

Curvy Girl and the Boss Bear

Zoey Rose

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

August 6, 2025

Cedar Falls: Fated Mates #3

Curvy Girl and the Mountain Man Wolf

Zoey Rose

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

August 20, 2025

Cedar Falls: Fated Mates #2

Curvy Girl and the Single Dad Dragon

Zoey Rose

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

August 13, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #67

The Haunted Library

Tanya Kirk

Horror · Anthology · Short Stories

November 13, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #66

All the Fear of the Fair

Edward Parnell

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

October 16, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #65

The Tiger-Skin

Violet Hunt, Melissa Edmundson

Horror · Psychological Horror · Weird Fiction · Collection · Short Stories

September 18, 2025

British Library Tales of the Weird #64

The Wayfarer's Weird

Weird Walk

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

August 21, 2025

Faster Than Light #2

Got It Maid With the Alien Billionaire

Anastasia Austin

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Monster Romance · Adult · Short Stories

November 3, 2025

Faster Than Light #1

Once and Floral With the Alien Billionaire

Anastasia Austin

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Monster Romance · Adult · Short Stories

July 21, 2025

A Seven Kingdoms Faery Tale #4

From Sea to Sky

Kelsie Engen

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Young Adult · Short Stories · Retellings

June 30, 2025

Lady of the Lake and other dives into the deep

Eve Lumerto

Fantasy · Collection · Short Stories · Translation

June 26, 2025

Winter's Heart

Matti Järvinen

Fantasy · Horror · Science Fiction · Weird Fiction · Anthology

June 26, 2025

Finnish Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories #2

The Lion and the Lynx

Saara Henriksson

Fantasy · Science Fiction · Anthology · Short Stories · Translation

June 26, 2025

Jewels and Honey

Lissa Sloan

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Short Stories · Retellings

May 27, 2025

Plant Insta-Love

A Tree for Olive - A Paranormal Romance Short

Elliot Ason

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

April 25, 2025

K!nktober

The Trouble with Sprites - A Paranormal Romance Short

Elliot Ason

Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult · Short Stories

October 9, 2025

A Man in the Moon - A Paranormal Romance Short

Elliot Ason

Fantasy · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Witches · Adult

June 25, 2025

Corvid Valley Cowboys #3

The Cowboy Widower’s Hot Teacher

Kat Vroman

Fantasy · Instalove Romance · Paranormal Fantasy · Paranormal Romance · Adult

June 9, 2025

In Love with Mr Darcy Series

Her Charms to Recommend Her

Mary Smythe

Fantasy · Jane Austen Retellings · Short Stories · Retellings · Romance

April 2, 2025

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Strange Stories of John Buchan

James Machin, John Buchan

Horror · Science Fiction · Collection · Short Stories · Adventure

July 17, 2025

British Library Hardback Classics: Gilded Nightmares

The Dead of Summer

Johnny Mains

Horror · Ancient Mythology · Weird Fiction · Anthology · Celtic Mythology

June 3, 2025

The Shivers #4

Night and Day in Misery

Catriona Ward

Horror · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

The Shivers #2

The Indigo Room

Stephen Graham Jones

Horror · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

The Shivers #5

Letter Slot

Owen King

Horror · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

The Shivers #1

Jackknife

Joe Hill

Horror · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

The Shivers #3

The Blanks

Grady Hendrix

Horror · Short Stories

April 15, 2025

Tales of Tessagonia #8

The Drowned Song

Mary W. Jensen

Fantasy · Fairy Tale Retellings · Mermaid · Short Stories · Retellings

October 14, 2025

Eleven Numbers

Lee Child

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

February 1, 2025

The Radio Effect - A Sci-Fi Romance Short

Elliot Ason

Science Fiction · Alien Romance · Adult · Short Stories · Romance

May 16, 2025