Familial Bond Romance Web Novels & CEO Face-Slapping Stories

Throughout their five-year marriage, Isla Grace was treated as a wife only when they were in bed. The rest of the time, Leonard Ashford remained cold and distant, his heart still held captive by the memory of his late ex-girlfriend. But when Isla was involved in an accident and no one cared, she finally realized that all her sacrifices had been in vain. Isla decided to find her own happiness and pursue her dream of becoming a singer. Yet, when she asked for a divorce, Leonard refused to let her go. The more Isla tried to pull away, the more Leonard lost control, becoming obsessed with winning her back.

Patricia Dawson had it all…wealth, love, and a picture-perfect family. Or so she thought.Until cancer stripped her strength, betrayal shattered her heart, and death took her too soon.Her husband was sleeping with her sister.Her parents knew and stayed silent.And the empire she built with her own hands was stolen right before her eyes.But fate wasn’t done with her yet.Patricia opens her eyes again in the body of Patricia Allen, a poor, broken single mother drowning in debt and despair. Three children. No money. No reputation. No one to rely on.This time, she vows to live for herself. To rise higher than ever.To rebuild her fortune, protect her children, and destroy everyone who betrayed her in her past life.But just when she thought her heart was too cold to love again, Alexander Sterling, the ruthless billionaire who once loved her in silence steps back into her life. He knows her secrets. He remembers the woman she was. And this time… he’s not letting her go.Power. Love. Revenge. Redemption.In this life, Patricia Dawson will rise from the ashes—and the world will kneel before her.

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.

Camelia has finally returned home after spending years abroad. Before she even has a chance to enjoy her homecoming, she's pressured into attending the birthday party of the friend she trusts the most. But what should have been a joyful celebration quickly turns into a nightmare. Betrayed and set up by her own best friend, Camelia finds herself in the room of a complete stranger. Meanwhile, Morgan arrives at the hotel with a single purpose—to meet, for the very first time, the woman who has long been his first love from afar. But one simple mistake leads him to the wrong room. Fate brings them together in the most unexpected way. Morgan is stunned to discover that the woman standing before him is none other than Camelia—the sworn enemy from his high school days, the girl who always seemed to turn his life upside down. One night of misunderstandings binds together two people who have spent years despising each other. As long-buried secrets, betrayal, and unresolved feelings begin to surface, will they remain enemies... or will they discover that love has been waiting for them all along?

Those words defined Claire Reid's entire life—and her death. At twenty-eight, she dies in a hospital bed surrounded by the family she sacrificed everything for: the father who forced her to quit school, the sister who took everything she had, the husband who treated her like an inconvenience, and the mother who demanded endless gratitude for their abuse. As her heart stops, Claire sees their relief and realizes the devastating truth: she wasted her life loving people who never loved her back. Then she wakes up. One year earlier. One month before her family frames her for theft. This time, Claire refuses. Refuses to give money. Refuses to stay silent. Refuses to be grateful for crumbs. Armed with knowledge of their betrayals and a fury born from her wasted first life, she systematically dismantles their manipulations, exposes their schemes, and reclaims her identity. But when she tries to leave her cold, arranged marriage, something unexpected happens.