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Anna Whitmore dated Lucas Caldwell, a young heir from New York’s old-money circle, for three years. When the time was right, she decided to reveal who she truly was and formally proposed a strategic marriage. On the day she planned to propose, he made an excuse and walked away. That same night, he was seen at a nightclub, arms wrapped around another woman, openly mocking the idea of marrying someone “without status or value.” Anna saw his true face and walked away for good. If marriage in their world had always been a transaction, then choosing a man with greater power and influence was only fair. So she married his uncle. Later, on the day Lucas Caldwell announced his engagement to the daughter her father chose to acknowledge, he saw her at the banquet. The so-called “unfavored” Whitmore heiress. His former girlfriend. She stood beside his uncle under the spotlight, smiling— calm, radiant, untouchable. The man next to her was the one who truly controlled New York’s upper circle, a level of power Lucas Caldwell would never reach. His uncle spoke lightly, and the entire room fell silent. “She is my wife.”

My fiancé was sleeping with my maid of honor. I caught them the night before our wedding. I didn't make a sound. I closed the door, walked back to my bridal suite, and sat at the vanity until my hands stopped shaking. Then I grabbed my keys. At two in the morning I drove forty blocks across Manhattan and knocked on Atlas Marchetti's door. Two years ago I'd told my family I wouldn't marry him. He hadn't said a word about it since. He opened the door in pajama pants. "Marry me tomorrow," I said. He didn't say yes. He poured himself a drink first, listened to everything, and then handed me a piece of paper with terms I should have read more carefully. I signed at dawn. Six hours later I walked down the aisle Carter and I had planned. The Plaza ballroom. The dress I'd chosen in spring. Three hundred guests who came to watch me marry the wrong man. I married someone else instead. Carter watched it happen. He didn't understand yet what he'd lost, and he wouldn't understand for months. Not until he found out who owned the company he ran, and how long Atlas had been bleeding it. I went to Atlas for revenge. He'd been writing this for two years.

Celine thought she was the luckiest woman alive. She had a fiancé who had promised to marry her, a company inherited from her late mother, and a future she had spent ten years dreaming about. Then she discovered the truth. Her fiancé, Jasper, had only been using her to steal her inheritance. Worse, he was secretly involved with her stepsister, Vanessa, whose family might have been responsible for her mother’s death. Before Celine could confront them, the world descended into hell. The Red Moon appeared, the earth shook, and terrifying monsters began hunting humans. As buildings collapsed and people fought desperately to survive, Jasper made his choice. He abandoned Celine to save Vanessa. Left alone in a world where humanity was no longer at the top of the food chain, Celine struggled to survive. But something inside her was changing. No matter how much ordinary food she ate, her hunger refused to disappear. Until she consumed the heart of a monster. [UNIQUE ABILITY AWAKENED: DEVOUR.] [EVOLUTION PATH UNLOCKED.] Celine had discovered a terrifying secret. She could consume monster cores to satisfy her hunger and evolve into something far more powerful than an ordinary human. But power comes at a price. As stronger monsters emerge and humanity fights for survival, Celine must master her mysterious ability, uncover the truth about her mother’s death, and discover why the monsters seem drawn to her. And when she finally becomes powerful enough to return to the people who betrayed her, Jasper and Vanessa will learn that the woman they abandoned is no longer someone they can destroy. They created their own worst enemy. In a world where the weak become prey, Celine will devour everything standing in her way.

Blurb Caroline Rodrigo never expected the ultimate betrayal to come from her own sister. Divorced, humiliated, and trapped in a scandalous setup, she stumbles into the wrong room—and into the arms of Liam Jones, the black sheep of a powerful Jones family. But instead of being forced to marry him, she’s sold off to his elder brother, cold and ruthless, Anderson Jones, who only sees her as a pawn in his game for power. Forced into a loveless marriage, Caroline becomes the perfect wife in public while enduring the scorn of Anderson’s jealous lover and his manipulative enemies. But as schemes unravel and secrets explode, she discovers the depths of deception surrounding her. When her newfound strength turns her into a formidable businesswoman, Anderson finds himself drawn to the woman he once dismissed. Just as love seem within reach, a shocking betrayal sends her crashing down again. With her life and future hanging in the balance, Caroline must decide if she will fight for her happiness, or dive into the pool of betrayal and wild revenge. "The Billionaire's Unwilling Bride" is a gripping tale of revenge, love, and power. Setting: Contemporary New York.

On the night of their grand engagement, Elena Vance catches her fiancé, Julian, pinned against her half sister callously boasting about using Elena just to seize her family's massive fortune.Heartbroken but burning for vengeance, Elena turns to the one man her ex fears most: Damian Vance, the lethal, dangerously handsome titan of the underworld and Julian’s fiercest rival. She offers him a lot high-stakes deal a six-month fake marriage and total control over her family's trade routes in exchange for destroying Julian completely.What starts as a cold contract quickly turns into a dangerous game of irresistible temptation. Damian doesn't just play her husband in public he claims her in private with a fierce, possessive passion that leaves Elena breathless, blurring the line between a fake deal and a deep, consuming obsession.Panicked by the threat to their wealth and status, a desperate Julian and Elena’s envious half-sister team up, frantically scheming in the dark to bring down both Elena and Damian.But as their enemies plot their ruin, Damian wraps Elena in his arms and makes a deadly, devotion-filled vow to the entire city:"Elena isn't just my partner she's my heart, my wife, and my obsession. Touch her, and you die."

HE MARRIED HER TO DESTROY HER FAMILY. SHE MARRIED HIM TO UNCOVER HIS SECRETS. Serena Vale never wanted to marry Damien Cross. The ruthless mafia king blames her family for the tragedy that destroyed his own. Now he wants revenge, and Serena is the price. But she has a secret of her own. Her sister disappeared three years ago, leaving behind unanswered questions, a missing wedding ring, and a trail of lies. Serena believes Damien holds the answers. She intends to find them—even if she must sleep beneath the same roof as the man she suspects is responsible. Their marriage begins with rules, suspicion, and a dangerous attraction neither is prepared to admit. Then Serena discovers a photograph suggesting her missing sister was alive long after her disappearance. Damien claims he knows nothing. But Serena has already learned that her husband is capable of lying to everyone. Everyone except the person he should fear most: his own wife. And when the truth finally emerges, Serena will discover that the greatest lie in her marriage is not the one Damien told her. It's the one they both believed.

After waking up in a five-star hotel with no real memory of the night before and a black box full of fifty thousand dollars beside the bed, Audrey Holloway just wants to forget the whole thing ever happened. She deals with what she needs to, uses some of the money for rent, bills and groceries, gives a little to Nori, and tries to go back to her normal life. Two weeks later the same man walks into her restaurant like nothing happened. Turns out he’s this rich CEO with a bad reputation, and his grandfather is dying and basically forcing him to get married or lose the company. They argue every time they see each other until he offers her a one-year contract marriage. She says no at first. Then the pressure with her brother’s school stuff hits and she agrees. No love, no emotions, just business. They’re supposed to act perfect in public and go their separate ways after a year. But living together starts changing things. The arguments turn into something else. The distance gets smaller. And just when it starts feeling real, something from his past shows up and threatens to mess everything up. Sometimes the best love stories really do start with the worst mornings.