Contemporary Web Novels & Badboy Love after Marriage Stories

BLURB He killed her parents and kicked her out while she was pregnant. He thought he’d destroyed her. On their first anniversary, Ryan Holt didn’t give Gianna a gift—he gave her a death sentence. Broken, homeless, and diagnosed with heart failure, Gianna was ready to die until he stepped in. Sean Cooper, the coldest billionaire in New York, offered her a lifeline. He gave her a new heart and he gave her protection. But everything comes with a price. “I didn’t save you because I care,” Sean whispered, his eyes cold as ice. “I saved you because the heart beating inside your chest belongs to my mother. And I’m keeping it close.” Now, trapped in a contract marriage with a man who loves only her heart, Gianna must survive. But when her ex-husband returns, begging for a second chance, he realizes too late: The woman he broke is gone. And the billionaire’s wife who replaced her is out for blood.

I poured out my heart to him, telling him everything and not leaving a single part out of it. "Please, Don Xander, I will be grateful if you could grant me just this one wish" I begged desperately, my voice cracking at the end, even though I tried so hard to stay strong. He tilted his head to one side and smirked. "I can do that for you" he said, and my eyes beam with happiness immediately. "But..." He trailed off, swirling his drink in his hand. "What do I get in return for helping you? After all, it's all about give and take" My jaw dropped instantly. His playboy attitude playing in my head. "I... I can't... I mean, I'm sorry Don Xander but I'm not the type of girl who sleeps around with men. If it's okay with you, I can work for you instead" I suggested. He wave his index finger, shaking his head. "No, Bella" he said in a low, husky voice. Then, he rose from his seat and walked towards to me, his movement graceful and deliberate. I shivered, still seated as he crouched beside me. He leaned closer to my face and I tilted my head to look at him in the eyes. "If I will help you..." he whispered, his warm breath sending shivers down my spine. "You must give me something in return" "What do you want?" I asked in a low voice. His eyes gleamed with intensity. "I want you, Isabella" he whispered, his lips grazing my ear. I jerked back, shocked by his request. "Don Xander!" I exclaimed, my voice trembling.

Alice Brent walks away from her wedding after discovering her fiancé’s betrayal, leaving him humiliated at the altar. In a moment that shocks the entire city, she turns around and marries his biggest hockey rival, Devon Shaun. What begins as an act of revenge meant to reclaim her pride quickly shifts into something far more dangerous and calculated, as Alice slowly realizes Devon didn’t accept her by chance, he has been waiting for her and for reasons she doesn’t yet understand.

Lucy Bennett is about to marry Adrian Vale as church doors close. The groom at the altar isn’t Adrian. It’s his estranged twin brother, Alexander. The Vale family reveals Adrian vanished after uncovering a conspiracy buried within their empire. If his disappearance becomes public before the wedding, the inheritance controlling the company will fall into the hands of those Adrian was trying to expose. Walking away would destroy Lucy’s father’s company, cost employees their jobs, and erase the evidence Adrian risked everything to uncover. So Lucy makes the choice. She marries the wrong brother. But Lucy refuses to become a bride. While the world celebrates their marriage, she investigates Adrian’s disappearance. Every clue leads into the Vale empire and closer to Alexander. Guarded and impossible to read, Alexander protects Lucy from dangers he refuses to explain. As they uncover the truth together, an attraction neither wanted begins to grow. Then Lucy discovers the truth. Alexander found Adrian after his disappearance. Adrian wasn’t hiding from Lucy. He was hiding from people enough to kill anyone who knew where he was including her. Before disappearing to gather evidence, Adrian forced Alexander to promise: keep Lucy alive, even if she hates him. Alexander kept his promise. Until protection became love. Now Adrian is back with proof that someone inside the Vale empire orchestrated his disappearance and is hunting Lucy for something she unknowingly possesses. Lucy isn’t choosing between two brothers. She’s choosing who to trust before the conspiracy claims another life. Because in the Vale family, every promise has a price and the lie Lucy ever believed was that she was the bride.