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He Broke My Legs, So I Broke His World - Romance novels & stories
YuanYuan
For five years, I believed my future husband was the man who had helped me rebuild my life after the tragic accident that left me crippled. Until I discovered the truth. He was the one who caused the accident. Even worse, he had prepared an AI-generated sex tape to humiliate me at our wedding and keep me under his control for the rest of my life. He thought I would remain ignorant forever, loving him too deeply to ever leave him. But what he didn't know was that my legs would make a full recovery on our wedding day. And our wedding wouldn't end with vows. It would end with revenge, and the regret that would bury him for the rest of his life.
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 Falling for My Unwanted Bride - Romance novels & stories
Victoria penn
Elena Vale was never supposed to be the bride. When her twin sister vanished the night before her wedding, Elena was forced to step in and marry Dorian Blackwood her childhood crush, her sister’s first love, and now, her cold husband. Dorian humiliated her at the altar, treating her like a cheap replacement. But the nightmare truly began when her sister returned halfway through the reception, accusing Elena of kidnapping her to steal her wedding. Armed with a tampered voice recording, everyone turned against Elena including the man whose name she had just taken. To break her, Dorian handed her an impossible, failing business deal to fix overnight. He expected her to fail. Behind the quiet, unwanted daughter was a sharp mind capable of bringing his empire to its knees. As Elena begins uncovering the truth behind her sister's frame job, she exposes a web of dangerous secrets, lies, and a hidden identity that changes everything. Dorian Blackwood never wanted Elena as his wife. What happens when the woman he tried to break becomes the only one he can’t afford to lose?
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Finally Our Noble Heiress Comes Back Home  - Romance novels & stories
mditandaru
"It's our anniversary, and you're asking me to sign divorce papers?" Regina nodded. "Yes. This is your anniversary gift. I took the initiative to give you a gift first instead of waiting for you to give me one." Regina Maverick is done with the drama of Asher Jeremy and his family. They are cruel, conniving materialists. She'd better go home and live her real life after divorcing Asher. Asher and his family even mock Regina as a poor, barren woman who's alone. However, there's something Asher and his family don't know. They've thrown away a diamond for a pebble. Regina will make them pay back the five years she's wasted on them. What's more, she also has a powerful ally: a handsome, sexy single daddy with a genius son by his side. The journey of revenge and new love is a thrilling and exciting one. Asher Jeremy and his family are about to hit rock bottom.
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My Ex-husband; Regrets Putting Me In Jail  - Romance novels & stories
Author shimon
Synopsis “You will do as told. After all, you pushed her down the stairs and she is in there because of you. Donating this bone is the price you have to pay.” “But why, Liam.” Her voice sounded broken. “Why did you never believe me? I didn't touch Sophia.” “And how is that my business?” He hissed and grabbed her arm. “For someone who stole another person’s life, you sure do have some mouth on you.” He pushed her roughly into the moving elevator. “Please Liam… believe me.” “Shut the fuck up!” He hissed. “You’re a filthy liar and I’ll never believe a word that comes out from you. Now, move!” Three years ago Charlotte Windsor was framed for a crime she didn’t commit. She was thrown into jail by her ex-husband and her entire life went down the drain. Now, three years later, she is freed but an even worse fate awaits her. Will she let her nemesis trample over her again? Or will she fight back? Let’s find out.
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The Billionaire's Ex-Wife Is The Real Heiress  - Romance novels & stories
HIKARI
For two long years, Vivienne believed she was the legally wedded Mrs. Montemayor. To be the perfect, submissive wife Ethan needed, she endured the cold stares of high society and swallowed the endless humiliations from his elitist family. She loved him with everything she had, believing his promise that they would eventually accept her. ​Until she accidentally tore their marriage certificate. ​When Vivienne went to the city hall for a certified replacement, her entire world collapsed. There was no record of their marriage. The document was a complete fake. The man she called her husband had trapped her in a beautifully constructed lie, using her to secure his grandfather’s massive inheritance—all while secretly protecting his true love, his former university professor. ​Worse, everyone around her knew. His family, his friends—they all kept the lie alive, planning to discard her and brand her as mentally unstable once the money was secure. ​Drowned in ultimate betrayal, Vivienne receives a life-changing call from the nation's top law firm. She isn't a penniless orphan. She is the long-lost daughter and sole heir of Alexander Valderama—the richest tycoon in the country. ​With the entire Valderama empire backing her, Vivienne reveals her true identity. The quiet, obedient wife is gone. The real heiress has returned, and she is ready to burn the Montemayor dynasty to the ground. ​Ethan thought he could just use her and throw her away, but what happens when he realizes she is the one who controls his entire future?
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THE PRICE OF LOVING YOU - Romance novels & stories
NIGHTBLOOM
Five years ago, Genevieve Winslow vanished without a word, shattering Leander Montclair's heart and leaving behind nothing but unanswered questions. Now, Leander is no longer the man she left behind. A world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and the newly appointed CEO of Montclair Medical Group, he has built an empire with one rule—never let anyone get close enough to break him again. But fate has other plans. When Genevieve's consulting firm wins the multimillion-dollar contract to restructure Montclair Medical Group through a blind bidding process, she's forced to work side by side with the only man she's never stopped loving. Every meeting becomes a battle of pride, resentment, and undeniable attraction. While Genevieve fights to keep their relationship strictly professional, she hides the heartbreaking secret that forced her to leave five years ago—a sacrifice she made to protect Leander at the cost of her own happiness. Leander, however, refuses to let history repeat itself. This time, he won't settle for silence. He'll uncover the truth behind her disappearance, no matter how many walls she builds between them. As old wounds reopen and long-buried feelings refuse to fade, one question remains: Can love survive five years of lies and sacrifice... or will the truth destroy their last chance at forever?
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RECLAIMING AVA  - Romance novels & stories
DREAMES
For ten years, Ava Montgomery gave everything to the Donovan family. Her loyalty. Her youth, Her dignity, Her love. They gave her a marriage without protection, a home without warmth, and blame for a sin that was never hers. When the truth about her husband’s infertility comes to light, Ava finally understands one thing. She was never the problem. Cast aside with divorce papers and humiliation, Ava walks away with nothing but a secret powerful enough to destroy the Donovans forever. Then she collides with Greyson Beaufort. A dying billionaire. A rival to her ex-husband. A man desperate for an heir. One contract marriage. One year. One calculated revenge. But as power shifts, secrets unravel, and emotions blur the lines of a deal meant to be cold, Ava must decide what she wants more. Revenge… or a future she never thought she deserved.
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Too Late to Beg: My Ex-Wife is a Secret Billionaire - Romance novels & stories
G.V.STELLARIS
Grace was the perfect wife for three years, enduring Sebastien Montgomery’s contempt and the humiliations inflicted by his family. He treated her like a shadow, convinced that she had “trapped” him while he remained obsessed with the glamorous Katerina. The night Grace discovered she was pregnant, Sebastien threw the divorce papers at her: “Katerina is back. I don’t need you anymore.” He thought she would sink into misery. He didn’t know that Grace was the long-lost heiress to a billion-dollar empire. Two years later, the hunter becomes the hunted. Sebastien, on the brink of bankruptcy, desperately seeks an anonymous investor to save his company. When the office doors open, he doesn’t find the submissive girl he left behind. He finds a powerful, radiant woman. But she isn’t alone. Dominic Rossi, Sebastien’s most ruthless rival and the man who now controls the market, wraps his arm possessively around Grace’s waist. An adorable little boy runs toward him shouting, “Daddy, look at my new car!” Sebastien feels the world crashing down on him as he recognizes his own eyes in the little boy. On his knees, his voice breaking, he pleads: “Grace, please… he’s my son. Let me fix this.” Dominic looks at him with icy contempt as Grace signs the purchase order: “You’re too late, Montgomery. The boy already has a real father… and I already own your empire.”
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HIS CONVENIENT BRIDE - Romance novels & stories
SALGMAN
Cara Bennett has exactly three rules. Never ask for help. Never show weakness. And never, under any circumstances, trust a man with money. At twenty-four, she is surviving — barely. Waitressing double shifts in London to keep the lights on and her mother's medical bills from swallowing her whole. No savings. No backup plan. No room for mistakes. Then she spills coffee on Ethan Blackwood. He is cold, impossibly wealthy, and used to people falling over themselves to please him. So when Cara walks away without a single apology, he notices. And when his dying grandfather threatens to strip him of everything he has built unless he presents a fiancée within six weeks, Ethan does something he has never done before. He makes her an offer she cannot refuse. Six weeks. One performance. £500,000. Cara tells herself it is simple. Smile at his family. Wear the ring. Take the money. Walk away. But Ethan's family is nothing like she expected. Warm. Genuine. The kind of people who make her forget this was never real. And Ethan himself is nothing like the cold man he pretends to be. The problem isn't pretending to love him in front of his family. The problem is stopping when the six weeks are over.
644
My Statue Husband - Romance novels & stories
Tosin Evermoon
Vivian’s world collapses when her best friend, Zara, steals her fashion designs and her boyfriend, Leo. Fired from her dream job and left with nothing, she stumbles upon an abandoned stone statue on a lonely highway. She drags it home, cries her heart out, and jokingly wishes it were her husband. Miraculously, the statue awakens into Stan, a handsome, powerful being from an ancient era. With Stan by her side, Vivian reclaims her confidence. Stan uses a touch of magic and fierce devotion to protect her from Zara’s continued sabotage and public humiliation. When a video of Stan saving Vivian from a runaway truck goes viral, the duo captures the public’s imagination. Vivian uses the momentum to launch a new collection, taking the fashion world by storm and building her own empire from scratch. As they work together, their bond deepens into a profound love. But their newfound joy is cut short. Stan reveals he is an ancient prince suffering under an unbroken curse—and he has begun turning back into stone. Refusing to lose him, Vivian embarks on a grueling trek up a frozen, sacred mountain to find the cure. Battling freezing winds and sheer exhaustion, she carries his stiffening form to the summit. As time runs out and Stan fully hardens into stone, Vivian's tears of true love and selfless sacrifice awaken ancient forces, breaking the curse permanently. Returned to the city, Vivian exposes Zara's theft, leaving her former friend ruined while Leo is left in regret. Free from their past and their enemies, Vivian becomes a renowned fashion mogul with Stan permanently by her side, proving that love can shatter even the heaviest fate.
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I Return as a Billionaire Boss Lady - Romance novels & stories
The Silent Quill
After five years of devotion, Silvia Henry discovers she is finally pregnant—only to catch her husband, Winston, in bed with her own younger sister. Worse, she learns he only married her for her intelligence and business acumen. Vowing to keep her pregnancy a secret, Silvia files for a divorce. But a sudden revelation changes everything... She discovers she's the secret heiress to a multi-billion-dollar empire. The catch? She has to marry someone else in seven days to get the inheritance. To protect her unborn child and take revenge on the man who betrayed her, Silvia enters a strategic contract marriage with Elliot Salvatore—the city's most ruthless alpha billionaire and Winston's ultimate arch-rival. Winston thought he threw away a helpless housewife, but he's about to face the ultimate billionaire Boss Lady.
231
6 Months As My Brother-in-law's Mistress  - Romance novels & stories
Ava .L.
My husband is cheating on me with my sister. I should have been devastated. Instead, I was furious. Because Preston didn't just betray our marriage. He got my sister pregnant, lied to his entire family, and built an elaborate story where her baby was supposedly ours through a surrogacy arrangement. He wanted me to smile, play the loving wife, and raise the child born from his affair. He should have thought twice before humiliating me. Because his brother-in-law has a proposal of his own. Sebastian Greene knows exactly what it's like to be betrayed by Darcia. And instead of quietly divorcing her, he's decided we're going to make them taste their own medicine. His solution? Six months. Six months of pretending to be his mistress. Six months of secret meetings, stolen touches, and making our spouses wonder just how far we've gone. It should have been simple. Revenge. Nothing more. But Sebastian doesn't treat me like a discarded wife. He listens to me. Protects me. Makes me laugh. Looks at me like I'm something worth wanting. And somewhere between the lies, the forbidden touches, and the nights we were never supposed to share... I started forgetting that this was supposed to be revenge. Because the most dangerous thing about pretending to belong to another man... Is falling in love with him for real.
323
Love Between the Two of US - Romance novels & stories
Joy yen
​Betrayed by her fiancé and framed by her half-sister, Sienna Javier loses everything in a single night—including the truth behind her brother's tragic death. Cast out into the rain with nothing but hatred in her heart, she is approached by Ezekiel Vance, the ruthless and feared "Demon CEO" of the Vance Empire. ​Ezekiel needs a wife to secure his inheritance, while Sienna needs power to crush those who destroyed her life. A one-year marriage contract is forged in the dark—no love, no feelings, only mutual vengeance. ​As they step into a world of corporate warfare and dangerous family secrets, the line between fake affection and real passion begins to blur. Can revenge turn into the ultimate love between the two of them?
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378
Bound By My Stepbrother’s Secret  - Romance novels & stories
Purple Celestial
When you discover that your dead mother had married a billionaire in secret, and now have a stepbrother, you realize you already know your new hot stepbrother…. every inch of him. When he discovers you’re pregnant with his baby, the secret binds you together as jealous rivals from his past close in, forcing you to navigate a spicy, sinful high profile relationship… and the discovery of a dark secret he’s been keeping under wraps, making the situation even messier. How deep will you go with this forbidden love, or will you let obstacles ruin everything for good?
271
Reborn before the Freeze (My Ex Husband begs at my door) - Romance novels & stories
Lindiwey
For six years, Nora’s in-laws called her fat and barren. Three times she got pregnant. Three times she lost the baby. The last was a little girl she held for an hour before they took her away. Every time, her mother-in-law hugged her, cried with her, and brewed her a special “fertility tea.” When the Endless Winter came, her husband took her money, her food, and her house, then traded her grandmother’s ring for a shelter spot for his pregnant mistress. Nora was left outside in the snow. Through the glass, her mother-in-law finally told her the truth: the tea killed her babies. If Nora died married and childless, her grandmother’s fortune would go to her husband. Then Nora opens her eyes. It is 50 days before the first snow. This time, she claims her grandmother’s abandoned cold-storage empire and wakes up with a secret of her own. So she stockpiles in silence, while the whole city laughs at the fat woman buying heaters in summer. Only one person isn’t laughing: Commander Rhys Calder, an arctic rescue officer who has survived winters that killed everyone around him. He knows she’s hiding something. He just can’t figure out why she prepares like a woman who has already died before. When the temperature hits −60°C, her ex and his family come crawling to her door. But Nora has a bigger problem. In her last life, she died in the first winter. She knows exactly how the Freeze begins. She has no idea what comes after it.
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FOUR YEARS RAISING MY INFERTILE HUSBAND'S SECRET FAMILY  - Romance novels & stories
HOT COFFEE
"Drink your tea, honey. You need your rest."For four years, I drank the tea my husband, Nathan Cole, made me every night. For four years, I pitied his "bankruptcy," worked myself to bone-deep exhaustion, and loved the "orphan" boy he brought home—all while believing the lie that he was infertile.Then, the illusion shattered.The tea was laced with contraceptives. The orphan was his biological son. His bankruptcy was a cover to hide a multi-million dollar empire from me. Nathan wasn't a struggling man who needed saving; he was a master manipulator living a secret double life with the woman he actually loved and their three hidden children.He thought I was trapped. He thought a broken woman would never leave.But when I walk away, Nathan's perfect world starts to burn. And he never expected that his most powerful rival would be waiting in the shadows—ready to give me the life, the family, and the crown Nathan stole from me.
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