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⚠️ Content Warning: This story contains intimate scenes...reader's discretion is advised. Isabel Mayfield’s days are a relentless grind of exhausting work and constant worry. Every cent counts as she struggles to stay afloat, provide for herself, and fight for the law degree that is her only way out. Then her mother calls. A woman who has always chased fun and adventure drops a bombshell that turns Isabel’s whole world upside down: they are moving in with a billionaire, and Isabel is about to gain a stepfamily she never asked for. Living in the Sterling mansion feels like stepping into another world… one full of cold rules, old money, and a stepbrother who looks at her like she is trash and wants her gone. William Sterling is everything she should avoid: rich, arrogant, devastatingly handsome, and convinced she and her mother are nothing but gold-diggers here to take what his family had built over the years. But the anger between them masks something far more dangerous. A pull so strong it burns through every rule, every lie, every reason they should stay far apart. He is her stepbrother. He wants her gone. But yet she is the only thing he craves…

Catherine Van Dyke was dumped by her billionaire fiancé, Bruce Hudson, the night before their wedding. After the drama, tears, and a surprise elopement, what happened to Catherine Van Dyke? The stoic blue blood does her best to move on but a broken heart can make a woman limp for years. Catherine takes solace in her work. She has a big trial coming up and she can't let the past – no matter how much it pops up, distract her. Despite being on trial for murdering his wife, Cameron Townsend can't help but find his famed trial lawyer attractive. Catherine is a wonderful escape to forget the past. Yet, the past keeps nipping at their heels. Will Catherine let go of the hurt and pain and accept Cameron's interest in her? Will Cameron be found innocent of the crime he is accused of? Will Catherine and Cameron find a way to look past the hurt and pain they have experienced to find love again – with each other?

Title: Guilty By Appearance Genre: Filipino Contemporary Romance / Psychological Drama In the pristine, clinical world of Bonifacio Global City, Dr. Snow Ford lives a quiet life structured by routine, forever standing in the shadow of her reckless twin sister, Scarlet. Bound by a complicated familial bond and the weight of old money, Snow has always been the one to sweep up the pieces. But when a fatal hit-and-run shatters the family name, and Scarlet suddenly dies of heart failure, Snow is left carrying the blame for a crime she didn’t commit. Enter Blake Buenaventura. A high-profile lawyer consumed by a quiet, burning thirst for vengeance, Blake vows to destroy the billionaire family that took away his world. He orchestrates a calculated, slow-burning courtship to trap the woman he believes is a heartless killer. But in this intense contemporary drama, hatred and real intimacy begin to blur. When Blake unleashes his trap at a high-society gala, a devastating tragedy of errors unfolds. The courtroom secrets reveal a horrific truth: Snow is entirely innocent, and Blake has systematically destroyed the only woman who gave him her whole heart. Written in a raw, deeply intimate first-person POV, Guilty By Appearance is a story of psychological trauma, unforgivable betrayal, and the agonizingly slow path to redemption. From the high-stakes elite world of Metro Manila to the storm-swept shores of Siargao, it explores whether a love tested by fire can survive the ultimate ruin.

With him she is wild; and with her, he is tamed. Roxette Bennett wanted revenge. What she found was passion, obsession, danger... and a love that could destroy them both. She fell first but he fell hard. “Do you like this, baby?” he whispers, brushing his thumb across my hardened nipple, dragging circles over my stomach as my body melts. I bit down on my lip, and a small whimper escapes, feeling a burning sting at the center between my legs. “Oh no Baby, I love your beautiful moans but I will need your full permission. I can’t go further unless you say it,” he breathes, his possessive gaze locked on mine I swallowed. “Please, touch me” I breathe, feeling an aching need for this man. Then a dark growl, “How?” “Anyhow you want to, Daddy.” She’s young, curious, and just 22. He’s 39—intense and a very powerful man.She wanted control--until he took it. After her boyfriend is killed in a hit-and-run, Roxette Bennett is shattered—until she meets the driver, Sarah McLain, a powerful law professor living her best life without any guilt. Roxy wants revenge. She transfers to Gould University to destroy Sarah the only way she knows how—by seducing her cold, brilliant husband, billionaire attorney Aaron West. But Aaron is no pawn—he’s a storm. And once Roxy steps into his world, she can’t escape. Every kiss is a lie. Every touch, a betrayal. And every moment with him pulls her deeper into the fire. And yet, neither of them can walk away. Then there's Nick—wealthy, kind, and everything Aaron isn’t. He offers her safety. Peace and a way out. But when a devastating secret about her late boyfriend and an unexpected pregnancy surface, Roxy must choose: Revenge,love or freedom?

Six dangerous billionaires. Six women caught in the ruthless games of wealth, power, revenge, and desire. A Lottery Marriage with My CEO Boss: Nova Pierce is forced into an elite lottery marriage system by the parents who should have protected her—only to be chosen by Nicolai Moreau, her cold, calculating, and fearsome CEO boss. The Arrangement: Dyanna Croft, a girl from the slums, is offered a contract engagement by Dante Westmore, a wealthy heir desperate to secure his inheritance and control of the family business. Marrying My Billionaire Best friend: Leah agrees to be her billionaire best friend Corey’s fake fiancée to stop his arranged marriage—but their pretend romance quickly turns real. As pressure from his powerful family grows, they must choose between protecting their friendship… or risking everything for love. The Assistant and the Beast: Abigail Price works under billionaire tech mogul Andre Crawford, the boss from hell—until late-night work sessions reveal the wounded, forbidden man beneath the monster. The Investment: struggling fashion designer Carla Hill is given a chance by Quinton Truce, the ruthless beast of high couture, and discovers that one investment can change far more than her career. Reborn—This Time I’m Choosing the Brute: Willamina Perez awakens on the day that once sealed her tragic fate. Betrayed and murdered by the husband she loved and the sister who envied her, she refuses to repeat the same mistake. This time, she chooses Isaiah Vearnen, the corporate beast everyone fears—never knowing he has loved her all along. Dark, sensual, and addictive, this anthology follows women who refuse to remain pawns and billionaires who will risk everything for the one woman they cannot possess without losing control.

When I am eight months pregnant, I am hit by a luxury car and lose my baby. The female driver, Stacy Bowman, who hits me, falsely accuses me of trying to extort money. Halfway through my uterus cleaning procedure, Stacy forcibly drags me to court. "If you can't afford to have a child, then don't have one. You're so young, yet you're already trying to scam people for money. My husband spent tens of millions of dollars to buy the car for me, you know? He's a billionaire lawyer. Just wait! He'll sue you until you're bankrupt!" At the defendant's stand, my vision keeps going dark, and the pain I'm feeling is excruciating. In the next second, the courtroom doors open. Stacy throws herself into the lawyer's arms. "Your Honor, my wife would never intentionally hit someone. Someone is obviously trying to stage an accident for compensation. They must be severely punished." As I stare at the familiar figure, the blood in my body runs cold bit by bit. The elite lawyer standing before me in a tailored suit is none other than my husband, Xander Foley, who has told me he is forced to go on a six-month-long business trip.