Nobela ni Uche🎀

Emma Johnson has spent her entire life being the girl nobody chooses. The quiet, plus-size younger sister. The family disappointment. The woman men politely reject before they even know her. She has learned to smile through every cruel remark, pour her love into baking, and dream of the day she can open a little bakery where people see her talent instead of her size. Then, on the day of her sister's wedding, everything changes. Ryan Carter, the NHL's legendary ice captain, arrives expecting to watch his greatest rival get married—only to discover that the bride is his own girlfriend. Humiliated before the entire country, Ryan makes one reckless decision that shocks the world. He kisses Emma. Overnight, Emma goes from invisible to the most talked-about woman in the country. The media believes she's dating hockey's biggest superstar. His sponsors want the fairy tale. His team wants the publicity. His manager offers them a deal neither of them expected. Pretend the relationship is real. For Emma, it's supposed to be temporary. Just a few fake dates, a few staged kisses, and enough money to finally build the bakery she's always dreamed of. But pretending becomes dangerous when Ryan starts noticing the woman everyone else overlooked—the gentle baker with the biggest heart he's ever known. As old enemies plot revenge, family secrets unravel, and a jealous ex refuses to let Ryan go, the line between fake and real begins to disappear. Because the girl nobody chose may turn out to be the only woman worth fighting for.

Jasmine Hayes swore she’d never go looking for the father who abandoned her. But when her mother’s life is seconds from slipping away, pride becomes a luxury she can’t afford. He agrees to pay for the surgery—on one condition. She must marry Alexander Phillips, the billionaire heir originally promised to her half-sister. Jasmine doesn’t know him. She doesn’t want him. But she signs away her future to save the only person who ever stayed. Alexander isn’t looking for a wife—he’s looking for a solution. His image is in ruins, his family is pressuring him, and marriage is the quickest way to silence the board. Jasmine is not the bride he expected, but she’s convenient… and temporary. The contract is clear: ✔ No love ✔ No sex ✔ No complications ✔ Ten million dollars after the quiet divorce But nothing about Alexander is safe. Nothing about Jasmine is simple. And nothing about this arrangement is going according to plan. She agreed to marry a stranger to keep her mother alive. He agreed to marry a nobody to keep his empire intact. Neither of them expected the real problem to be each other.

Kate was an orphan with nothing—until the billionaire family who raised her became her world. A single mistake tied her forever to the man she had secretly loved for years. When she got pregnant, his parents forced him to marry her, turning her quiet crush into a cold, loveless union. He never stopped loving his first love—the woman who once abandoned him—and he never let Kate forget it. Yet Kate endured it all for one reason: their daughter, Elena. Elena was the only proof that something beautiful had come from a broken marriage. He adored their child… but treated Kate like a stranger in her own home. Then one tragic night, everything shattered. An accident caused by him stole Elena’s life—and when Kate uncovered the truth while carrying his child once again, her heart finally broke beyond repair. This time, she didn’t beg. She didn’t cry. She ran. And she never looked back. But billionaires don’t forget the wives who disappear… especially when they leave carrying his heir.