Contemporary Romance Web Novels & CEO Reject Stories

To save her family from drowning in debt, college student Emilia Jones makes a desperate choice. She becomes the secret hook up companion of Charles Reed, a rich and mysterious man who pays her well to keep their arrangement private. Their rules are clear: no feelings and no one can ever know. But everything changes when Emilia walks into her new classroom… and sees Charles standing at the front of the room. The man she meets in secret is now her professor. As forbidden feelings grow and Charles’s dark secrets start to come out, their hidden arrangement begins to fall apart. Emilia soon realizes that falling for her professor could cost her everything.

After the death of her mother, Alessia is left with her sick father who needs medical attention. The last person she expects to rescue her is Ethan Gage the arrogant billionaire she once vowed to hate. Their marriage was meant to be nothing more than a business arrangement... until a mysterious twist just weeks before the wedding changes everything.

To the world, he's a stone hearted heart breaker... A tycoon who believes women are disposable.... Until she came into his life, fresh out of a heart break. Fired and homeless. This time he believes he is using her but he has no idea... Falling into his trap was her plan all along, because this time. He's the one being played.

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to have the perfect life? A loving billionaire husband. A beautiful mansion. Luxury cars, diamonds, and everything money could buy. I thought I had it all. Until one morning, I woke up and discovered my entire marriage was a lie. Not a private betrayal. A public one. The whole world knew my husband was in love with someone else before I did. And the woman who stole his heart wasn’t a stranger. She was someone I trusted with my life. While I was busy being the perfect wife, they were secretly building a life behind my back. My name is Caroline Grand, and the life everyone envied is about to become my biggest nightmare. He thought destroying me would break me. But when I hit rock bottom, a powerful stranger found me. He gave me a reason to rise again. And now… I’m not the woman who begged for love anymore. I’m the woman who will make them regret losing me.

Liana never imagined that saving her mother would force her to marry the one man she hated. Damon is feared in Country Golden. To the public, he is a powerful and respected business tycoon known for his strict sense of justice. But behind closed doors, another name is whispered in fear... Liana has known Damon since childhood, hatred has always been the only thing between them. when her mother is involved in a terrible accident, no hospital is willing to treat her because of the powerful enemy behind it. Desperate, she goes to Damon, prepared to give him everything in exchange for her mother's life. But Damon wants something money cannot buy. He wants her to become his wife. With her mother's life at stake, Liana accepts the deal. Overnight, the woman who swore never to belong to Damon becomes his wife. But marriage to Damon is nothing like Liana expected. He is arrogant, impossible to understand, and strangely protective of her. He secretly assigns men to guard her, makes sure her mother receives best treatment, manipulates circumstances to protect Liana’s career, and even keeps enemies away from her. Yet whenever Liana tries to understand him, Damon hides behind his usual teasing and cruelty. would a man who claims to hate her go this far to protect her? Liana begins to realize that their marriage may never have been a simple deal. There are secrets surrounding their past, enemies and truths her mother may be hiding from her. The man Liana calls her ruthless enemy may be the only person standing between her and the people who want her destroyed. But before Liana can uncover the truth, she must answer the question; Did Damon marry her because he hated her... or because he was seeing something? Let's find out.

What happens when the man who has everything loses his moral compass? Ethan, the son-in-law of billionaire James Parker, is about to find out. As he navigates the treacherous world of wealth and power, Ethan must confront the darkness within himself and the family he's married into. Will he emerge from the shadows with a newfound sense of purpose, or will his quest for revenge destroy him?

I gave up my life, stayed back home, and be his wife as he requested yet when his ex returned, he didn't think twice before tossing me aside like I was never meant to exist in his world. With tearful eyes, I knelt before Kyle, my knees hurting “Please don't do this to me. We've been together for too long for you to do this! Don't do this to us, don't throw me out of your life!” I begged, with my lips quivering, and my eyes digging into Kyle’s, hoping all this was just a joke But he looked me dead in the eyes and said, “You never meant anything to me, Selene. I’ve always had someone I love. K9 Leave already!” His cold voice sounded, and in that instant, I felt my world shatter. “You can't do this to me! Please! Kyle!” I screamed all into deaf ears.

“Take me to the altar. Save me from this humiliation, and I will do anything you want.” Sonnet was the most hated Omega in her pack. Abused, beaten, and used as nothing more than a political pawn, she believed her wedding day would finally be her way out. Instead, her cruel fiancé abandoned her at the altar, condemning her to endure the worst public humiliation in front of the very pack that had tormented her all her life. Panicked and desperate, Sonnet fled through the corridors of the cathedral. Blinded by her tears, she collided with an enormous man whose presence radiated a dark and oppressive aura. Without thinking, she wrapped her arms around his neck, kissed him passionately, and begged him to become her husband for the duration of the ceremony. She took him for nothing more than a wealthy guest. She had no idea that he was King Salvador, the most ruthless, feared, and enigmatic Lycan King in the world. To her greatest astonishment, the ice-cold sovereign curved his lips into a smile as dangerous as it was deadly... then accepted. When Salvador walked toward the altar, Sonnet's entire pack was seized by terror. But Sonnet quickly realized that the King's help came with a price. He had not accepted her request out of compassion. The moment their lips met, his inner wolf roared a single word: Mate. Now bound to a man who rules entire kingdoms, Sonnet must survive the ruthless intrigues of the royal court. Can a broken Omega become the accidental Luna of an unmerciful King who refuses to let her go?

She was running from her past. He was still mourning his. What happens when both come back from the dead? After Samantha's world is shattered by a viral betrayal she never saw coming, the last thing she expects is a lifeline from the coldest man she’s ever met—David Smith. Ruthless, rich, and emotionally locked behind iron gates, David offers her a deal: marry him to fix his image, and in return, she gets her life back. No strings, no emotions, no expectations. But Samantha isn’t the naive girl she once was. She knows better than to fall for a man who still wears the ghost of his ex like a second skin—especially when that ex is the same woman who once destroyed her in college. Still, something unspoken brews between them. Something dangerously tender. Just when the ice begins to melt and Samantha thinks she might have found a home in his arms, the unthinkable happens: Kimberly—David’s dead ex, Samantha’s worst nightmare—walks back into their lives… very much alive. And Samantha? She’s pregnant. Now trapped between a man she can’t trust, a woman who haunts her every breath, and a secret growing inside her… Samantha must ask herself: Was she ever more than a placeholder for the woman he couldn’t bury? Or worse—did he already know Kimberly was alive all along?

"You unworthy riffraff! I can see you've grown wings", Mrs Caroline, my mother in-law snapped, focusing every ounce of her strength as she addressed me with disdain. "Who gave you the right to talk to my daughter in such manner? Because we gave you the privilege to sit at table with us?" ~~~~~~~~ Bella's only mistake in life was offering herself as Alex's bride after Linda, his betrothed, ditched him on their wedding day. She thought it was an opportunity for the man she's always loved since college, to finally notice her and fall for her. But her fantasy crumbled into three years of being treated like trash by a husband who saw her as nothing but a stand in, and a family she constantly shrunk herself for, like her entire existence was a debt she owed them. She finally snapped out of her reverie when the Hayes sweetheart, Linda returned, determined to claim Alex back. But this time, with darker intentions. Bella demands a divorce, but strangely, Alex refuses to let her go — a plan spoiler to Linda's scheme. He traps Bella in a dangerous deal—one that keeps her in his bed, his home… and under his control for as long as ever. Now the man who once pushed her away is the same man burning to keep her. But Bella is no longer the woman who begged for his love, neither the one scared to walk away even if it destroys the entire Hayes.

Caroline Thompson’s life came crashing down when her husband, Peter Lockwood, abandoned her alone in the delivery room to be with another woman.....her own twin sister, Cerene Thompson. Instead of walking out with a baby in her arms, Caroline left with a tiny coffin and a shattered heart. That tragic day was not the first time Peter had chosen Cerene. He had always run to her side whenever her asthma flared up, treating his wife’s twin with far more care and attention than he ever showed Caroline. He always left her alone in their cold, luxurious penthouse, where she never truly felt her own husband’s warmth. The day their baby died, something inside Caroline died as well. She had allowed him to choose Cerene time and again. Now, Caroline will do everything in her power to make Peter pay for all the pain he caused her. She was not just choosing revenge, she was aiming to expose all the deepest dark secrets, rise beyond the limit and upgrade herself. The best part? Peter had no idea how much he will crave the very same woman he tossed Aside. ***Trigger warning***Smut*18+*Mature content

She bought the ring herself. Ayesha Adams planned every detail which includes the venue, the words, even the dress her best friend picked out. She got down on one knee in front of every employee at Azul Corporation and told Chris, the man she had quietly loved for four years, that she wanted to spend her life with him. He told her to get up. That she had embarrassed him. That she should leave. Her dress ripped on the way out and Gemma filmed the whole thing. The next morning, Ayesha found out her best friend was pregnant for him. So she did the only thing left with any dignity in it. She resigned, packed her life into boxes, moved across the city, took out a loan, and built something of her own. She stopped being the girl no one looked at twice. She became someone men crossed rooms for.And Chris noticed. He calls but he ignores him. He shows up at her gallery. She smiles and asks him to leave. He donates anonymously to her business but she thanks no one in particular. He follows her to galas. She dances with other men. He is losing his mind and she is just getting started. But then her mother falls ill. And Chris does something that no amount of anger or pride or self-preservation can make Ayesha ignore.

Sophia Bennett, a fiercely ambitious CEO, has no room for love in her perfectly calculated world—until she crosses paths with Alex Rivera, a soulful muralist who sees beauty in chaos, while Alex falls for her completely, Sophia keeps her walls up, afraid to lose control. As their worlds intertwine, he waits, hoping she’ll choose him over her empire. But what happens when love is one-sided—and time runs out? A slow-burning tale of unrequited love, emotional conflict, and the quiet ache of what could have been.

When Naila wakes up in a hospital bed with no memory of her past, she is told two shocking truths, she is five months pregnant and she is engaged to billionaire hotel heir Toby Anetakis. Toby claims to be her fiance, but yet he keeps her at arm’s length, his golden eyes filled with suspicion and restraint. He says she betrayed him, stole from him and lied to him. But Naila remembers none of it. As he takes her to his private island in Greece for recovery, buried emotions begin to surface with familiar touches, stolen kisses, and a dangerous chemistry her body remembers even if her mind does not. Yet the deeper truth is far more terrifying. Because Naila’s abduction was no accident. Now trapped between forgotten love, hidden enemies, and a baby that binds them forever, Naila must uncover the truth before her past returns to claim her. But when her memories finally return, will Toby still choose her? Or will the truth break them beyond repair?

⁓He had been weak once, falling at the feet of the woman he once loved only to be tossed aside. Never again.⁓ … Mira didn’t have a lot of regrets in life. She had everything she could want: a prestigious position as a doctor in one of the top hospitals in the country, a closet full of the best clothes money could buy, and a family that loved her. All that joy disappears in an instant and along with it, Mira loses everything at the hands of none other than Damien Woods: the only man she’d ever loved, and the man whose heart she’d broken. Forced to face the consequences of her past actions, Mira hopes to awaken the long lost love Damien had held for her in an effort to save her family, and get back the one thing that truly mattered most to her. But with each step she takes, she is dogged by Damien’s cruel actions and secrets she never knew coming to light. Would there ever be a happy ending to this mess for Mira? Could she ever heal the heart of her cruel billionaire ex?