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I woke up in a penthouse dressed up for Christmas, having no memory of how I got here. With a stranger sitted beside my hospital bed, his dark eyes watching me like I was something precious he was afraid to lose. He says his name is Damien Cross, my husband. He says we were in an accident two weeks before Christmas, and that I've forgotten everything about our perfect life together. But nothing felt right. The staff won't meet my eyes. My phone had no history. And when I found a journal hidden behind wrapped gifts in my dressing room, the handwriting is mine, but the words were a warning: Do not trust him. Leave before Christmas. You know what he did. Damien surrounded me with holiday magic, kisses under the mistletoe, and planned romantic surprises beneath twinkling lights. He's everything a husband should be: protective, tender, devoted. Yet his love felt like a cage decorated with ribbons and bows. The closer we got to Christmas Eve, the more I remember fragments of another life. Arguments,Fear,Betrayal. One night I tried to run from him in the snow and never made it out. Now I have until Christmas Day to uncover the truth about my past before Damien's version of our love story becomes the only one that matters. Because the man who saved me might be the same man I was trying to escape.

“Just stay married to me for three years. After that, we divorce. In return, I’ll help you destroy your husband and the woman who took your child.” I agreed. Not because I was weak. But because I survived. I was once a devoted wife. Obedient. Loyal. Pregnant with a child I believed would save my marriage. Then his first love returned, and everything I trusted turned to blood and betrayal. We were rushed to the same hospital. I was bleeding. She was crying in his arms. There was only one operating room left. He chose her. He wheeled his mistress, his first love, into surgery and left me behind to miscarry alone. I lost my baby on a cold hospital bed while my husband held another woman’s hand. I divorced him. But some wounds do not heal. They sharpen. Now I have a contract marriage, a man with no love to give, and a plan written in patience and pain. I will take everything my ex-husband values, piece by piece, and make him beg for what he threw away. Forgiveness is for the dead. And I am very much alive. Watch out, husband. I will ruin you.

Victoria Henshaw discovered her husband’s affair with her sister, Katherine Henshaw on the night of their third year anniversary. She also learned that the child they had adopted two years after their marriage was her husband and her sister’s son. At that spot, she proposes divorce and left the house. She went to a bar, got drunk and had a one night stand with Alexander Blackwood, the CEO of Blackwood Empire, believing he was a gigolo. Weeks later, Victoria Henshaw found out she was pregnant, and at the same time, got a job as a mechanical engineer designer at the Blackwood Empire. She learned Alexander wasn’t a gigolo as she had thought, but a wealthy billionaire— The owner of the Blackwood Empire. On the other hand, Christian Santiago was reluctant to divorce her as his company is about to go public and he needs to maintain a stable family image. Also, he's still attracted to Victoria’s gentleness so he proposes an open marriage instead. When she refused, he constantly harassed her, until he learned that Katherine’s child was not his own and was diagnosed with asthenospermia. Victoria tried to tell Alexander about the pregnancy, but learned that he disliked children and anything about marriage. She dared not tell him about her pregnancy, and kept it to herself. While dealing with life challenges, Victoria gradually developed a sense of dependence on Alexander’s help as he’s always there for her. Christian, frustrated and jealous, tried to gain control of Victoria, but Alexander in turn suppressed his career, rendering him penniless. Victoria had believed Alexander was a cold, playboy and indifferent to women’s feelings. Until she realized just how intense and unwavering his devotion truly were as the two get along. But, for how long?

Aliyah Haven was only 17 when her struggling family made the difficult decision to give her away to Pedro Perez, a cold and calculating billionaire heir. This transaction was disguised as a marriage, but it was filled with underlying motives. In exchange for money and a better future, her family sacrificed her innocence. Pedro was in need of a male heir to secure his dying father's empire, something his barren wife could not provide. Aliyah became the perfect pawn in his plan. After giving birth to a son, Andre, she was cast aside — her baby taken, her life shattered. Left to rot while Pedro returned to his wife, she swore revenge. Ten years later, Aliyah returns as a new woman — refined, brilliant, and wealthy in her own right. She’s no longer the naive girl who was bought. She's here to burn the empire Pedro built — from his business to his heart. What Pedro doesn't know is that the woman he’s falling for is the same girl he once destroyed. And when the truth explodes, everything he built starts to crumble — from media scandals to corporate collapse, to a vicious divorce from his manipulative wife. But love, twisted and torn as it may be, isn't done with them yet.

On her last day as a call center agent, all Alyssa wanted was to celebrate her birthday before figuring out what to do with her life. Instead, she found an elegant black card hidden inside her bag, an exclusive invitation to the mysterious Isla Verde. Before she could even question it, a luxurious black van arrived to pick her up. Free vacation? Why not? She had nothing to lose. But Isla Verde wasn't an ordinary paradise. Behind its breathtaking beauty lies a world reserved only for the richest and most powerful people. And waiting for her is a cold, untouchable billionaire, a man who belongs to the island's secret inner circle. The biggest mystery isn't why she was invited. It's who secretly sent the black card and why everyone on the island seems to know her before she even knows herself. In Isla Verde, every secret has a price. And accepting the invitation may be the biggest mistake, or the greatest destiny, of her life.

Aubrey Carver, a young heiress of the wealthiest family in the country, left her fortune to marry her first love, Dario Fowler. To avoid overshadowing him with her wealth, she posed as a poor countryside girl. Dario, however, only married her to secure his inheritance, planning to divorce her once his true love returned. Aubrey endured years of insults and hardships from the Fowler family, her love for Dario unwavering. But when Dario handed her divorce papers, she realized he never loved her. Heartbroken, she returned to her family, who welcomed her with open arms. Months later, Aubrey dazzled everyone at a grand ball, hosted by her grandfather to announce her as the chairwoman of Carver's Corp. Her true identity revealed, the once poor girl was now a powerful heiress. Dario, realizing his mistake, now faces a crumbling empire and must win Aubrey back to save his business. But will she forgive him and take him back? Or will she choose a new path? The decision is hers to make.

He does not believe in love. She does not believe in giving up. Debt. Empty stomach. A mattress on the floor. This was Elena Hart’s reality. A girl who had nothing but her education and an unshakeable belief in love. Then she met Dr. Adrian Cole. Brilliant. Cold. Untouchable. A man who stood in front of an entire class and declared that love did not exist. A man with locked doors and no photographs and eyes that saw everything but gave nothing back. He offered her a contract. One year as his wife. In exchange for everything she desperately needed. She said no. Then she said yes. She married a man who cannot feel. He married a woman who feels everything. And somewhere between the silence and the rules and the things neither of them will say out loud… Something is beginning to shift. What broke him? And can she survive finding out?

Sienna Peterson had the whole “happily ever after” thing locked down… or so she thought. She married her college sweetheart, mastered the art of casserole-making, and dove headfirst into suburban adulthood. Twenty-one years later? Her husband’s traded her in for someone who still gets carded, her kids are off to college, and Sienna is suddenly very single with a whole lot of free time. Cue the midlife plot twist. Who says your 40s can’t be fabulous? Who says you can’t date a ridiculously attractive and a billboard 26-year-old named Daniel Walter—who just so happens to be sweet, sexy, and seriously into her? Daniel may be younger, but he’s got his life together and his heart in the right place. Sienna, on the other hand, has no idea how she ended up in a situationship with a man who knows how to properly fold fitted sheets. But hey—he makes her laugh, makes her blush, and makes her feel more alive than she has in years. It starts off as just fun... but what if it’s more than that? What if age is just a number, and love is the surprise twist she never saw coming? One woman’s fresh start. One unexpected romance. And a whole lot of awkwardly hot moments.

Throughout his life, Arsen had never known what love was. The father who should have shown him affection instead accused him of killing his mother and younger sister and cast him out. His heart grew cold and unfeeling. That is, until he met Rose, a mysterious, beautiful girl who managed to capture his attention. Their brief encounter left a deep impression on Arsen, but the girl suddenly vanished. While searching for her, he accidentally met Claire, a girl who seemed innocent but bore the same face as the mysterious girl he had been searching for all this time. Amid his confusion, he decided to get close to the innocent girl to ease his longing for the mysterious one. But the more he got to know Claire, the more oddities made him doubt and fear. He never imagined that the girlfriend he thought was so innocent and pure, actually harbored so many secrets. Should he walk away before it’s too late?

During her marriage, Paula never knew what happiness meant. She loved Len Bertram sincerely but all he did was insult her for two years. Even despite his indifference, Paula's love for this man didn't fade. She believed he would come to realize that her feelings weren't false. Unfortunately, she was set up by her devious mother-in-law and her stepsister. Len believed them, which was unsurprising, and sent her away from the Bertram family as punishment. Six years have passed, and Paula is back with a fresh perspective on life and David Alesso, one of the most renowned film directors in the world, at her side. Now her ex-husband wants her back but Paula isn't the fragile, timid girl she used to be and won't let Len take away her joy. Len appeared more composed than he had been six years ago, but Paula was nothing like she had been. Now scheming, wild, unforgiving... Those people would regret what they did to her.

She Was Just the Nanny… Until She Became His Everything. After losing everything in one night… her career, her home and the man she loved, Veronica Hales thought her life couldn’t get any worse. Framed by her stepsister, betrayed by her boyfriend and tossed into the streets, she had no choice but to start over from nothing. But fate intervenes when she saves a mute little girl from a speeding car, unaware that the girl’s father is Leonard Armani, the reclusive billionaire who secretly owns the mansion and wealth her ex-boyfriend has been flaunting as his own. When Leonard offers her a job as his daughter’s nanny, Veronica accepts, determined to rebuild her life quietly. Yet the deeper she becomes part of Angel’s world, the harder it is to ignore the slow, burning tension between her and the mysterious man who signs her paychecks. Leonard, wounded by a past betrayal and haunted by distrust, swore never to love again. But the warmth Veronica brings into his home and his heart awakens something he thought he’d buried forever. As secrets unravel and old lies return to destroy them both, Veronica must choose: walk away again or fight for the love she never saw coming. She Entered His Mansion With Nothing. She Left With His Heart.

She gave him her beauty. She gave him her dreams. She even gave him six years of her life. In return, Michael Sterling gave Meritt a mansion, a black card, and a marriage built entirely on pity. He never loved her. While she hid her scars and waited for her husband to see her as a woman, his heart remained with his first love, Stella. Then, on their sixth wedding anniversary, Meritt finally sees the truth—and something inside her breaks. A forgotten dream offers her a way back into the singing career she lost in the fire. Her flight to Italy is in thirty days. So Meritt makes a decision. Thirty days to reclaim her voice. Thirty days to rebuild her life. Thirty days to divorce the man who never loved her. But when she finally asks Michael for a divorce, he refuses He believes his wife will never survive without him. He doesn't know that the woman he pitied for six years is already learning how to live without him. And by the time Michael realizes what he's losing, Meritt may already be gone.

Mia Bennett spent two years trying to become the perfect wife to Ethan Carter, the billionaire she loved more than anything. But Ethan never seemed to love her back. He was cold, distant, and always made time for Vanessa Moore, his beautiful childhood friend. Mia endured the loneliness because she believed their marriage could eventually become real. Then one night, she overheard Ethan promising Vanessa that once he divorced Mia, Vanessa would become his wife. Her world shattered. Before Mia could confront him, Ethan accused her of betraying him with another man after Vanessa presented him with carefully manipulated evidence. Humiliated and heartbroken, Mia finally stopped begging for her husband's love. She signed the divorce papers and disappeared. Ethan thought she would eventually return. Six months later, Mia came back as a completely different woman—confident, successful, and determined never to depend on Ethan again. But she wasn't alone. Ryan Anderson, a wealthy businessman who had secretly loved Mia for years, stood beside her. For the first time, Ethan realized what he had lost. Desperate to get his wife back, Ethan began chasing Mia relentlessly, publicly admitted that he had been the one who destroyed their marriage. But Mia refused to forgive him easily. Worse, Ryan had no intention of stepping aside. He gives Mia the love and respect Ethan denied her, turning Ethan's regret into a bitter rivalry. As Ethan fights to win Mia back, the truth behind her divorce begins to surface. Vanessa's lies were far deeper than Mia ever imagined. Now Ethan must prove that his regret is genuine not because he cannot bear losing his wife, but because he finally understands how badly he broke the woman he loved. And Mia must decide whether the man begging for her return deserves another chance.

Sophia Collins spent five years loving a husband who never made time for her. She spent anniversaries alone. She waited up night after night. She kept telling herself, “If I’m patient, he’ll love me back someday.” He never did. When she finally gave billionaire CEO Adrian Knight divorce papers, he signed them fast. He was sure she’d come crawling back. She didn’t. A year later, Sophia shows up again — but she’s different. Now she runs her own luxury company. Millions admire her. Powerful men want her. And now Adrian finally sees what he lost. He remembers every time he blew her off. Every promise he broke. Every tear he didn’t notice. Now another billionaire is offering Sophia the love she always wanted. And Adrian has to fight for her — except she doesn’t need him anymore. But there’s more to it. Something behind the scenes ruined their marriage before it even had a chance. Some betrayals cost money. Others cost you the love of your life.

Irina Rashford appears to have a perfect life as a devoted wife and mother until betrayal shatters her world. Her husband, Tyler Rashford, and their son, Jacob Rashford, turn against her under the influence of their nanny, Karen Bason, leading to Irina being cast out of her home and stripped of her family. Devastated, Irina divorces Tyler and rebuilds her life from scratch, reclaiming her identity as Irina Solace. Through determination and ambition, she rises into a powerful billionaire businesswoman, founding the successful empire Irina’s Radiance with support from her sister Kate Solace and her assistant Maria Bonnett. During a business trip to New York, Irina’s life takes a dramatic turn after a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger during a night of emotional escape. The next morning, she discovers she must meet a major investor—only to realize the man is none other than Kyle George, the CEO of George & Sons Enterprise and the same man from the night before. Now caught between her past betrayal and a dangerously intense new connection, Irina faces a future where love, power, and consequences collide.

Libby did everything right. She testified. She ran. She rebuilt a quiet life for herself and her little sister, Emma—one where monsters stayed buried and love felt possible again. Then Matteo Moretti walked into her world. Protective. Sharp-tongued. Dangerous in all the ways that make a woman feel safe. With him, Libby starts to believe in something fragile and terrifying: a future. Until the man who destroyed her childhood escapes prison. When Emma vanishes from school in the middle of the day, Libby’s worst fear becomes reality. The danger wasn’t gone—it was watching. Waiting. Planning. Now Matteo must use every ruthless skill he’s ever learned to hunt down a man who believes blood is ownership and love is control. Because this time, the cost isn’t just Libby’s heart. It’s a child’s life. A gripping romantic suspense about obsession, survival, and the kind of love that doesn’t just promise forever, it fights for it. Perfect for readers who love high-stakes danger, found family, protective heroes, and edge-of-your-seat emotional payoffs.

Three years into a cold, contract marriage, Evelyn Vance realizes her sacrifice was for nothing. Despite playing the part of the perfect, distant wife to the ruthless tycoon Rhysander Bert, her father secretly gambled away the bailout money Rhysander provided, destroying the very legacy Evelyn sold her freedom to save. The story flashes back to the day the deal was struck. Evelyn’s father had pathetically tried to force Rhysander into a marriage pact to save his failing shipping company, only to be met with cold mockery. Just as they were being ushered out, Evelyn stepped from the shadows and negotiated her own sale. Instead of a romance, she proposed a three-year "merger." She offered Rhysander a PR makeover and access to exclusive port permits in exchange for capital and protection for her family's business. Impressed by her calculated, business-like stoicism, Rhysander agreed, with the lethal warning that he would ruin her family if she ever embarrassed his name. Evelyn had sacrificed her freedom for help. Years later, she meets the woman who was Rhysander's first love and she knows that her time to leave has arrived. The first love tries to cause trouble, however, Evelyn is not one to take insults lying down. She immediately defends herself. Rhysander gets drugged and sleeps with Evelyn, then she leaves the next day. Seven years later, Evelyn comes back to the country with her children, who are also Rhysander's children and they bump into each other at the airport. Rhysander is shocked and surprised to see her at the airport.

*🚫Subtle Warning🚫* This book includes slight gay themes, readers discretion is advised. Two years after her daughter’s tragic death and her ex-husband’s abandonment, Meghan Luthor struggled to rebuild her life with the help of her contractual husband, Danny Luthor. But Darrell Barrington suddenly reappears, Meghan’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble. As Darrell’s return sparks a maelstrom of emotions, lies and secrets, Meghan must navigate the treacherous landscape of her heart and confront the darkness that has haunted her for so long. She must face the danger that drove Darrell away in the first place or get consumed by it. Can she trust Darrell again, is his return genuine? Will she find closure or will the truth about Darrell’s disappearance draw her back in?

Olivia Morgan was the daughter her parents sacrificed to save their tech company. Forced to marry Nathan Hayes in her sister's place, humiliated on her wedding night, blamed for a crime she didn't commit—she left with nothing. Seven years later, she returns as a successful CEO with twin children. She wants one thing: a divorce. Nathan Hayes spent seven years watching Jessica's mask slip. Piece by piece, he realized Olivia was never the liar. He started remembering her cooking. Her silence. The way she never begged. When Olivia asks for a divorce, he refuses. He wants redemption. She wants freedom. Jessica wants Olivia destroyed. And the twins have Nathan's eyes. She won't let her children near people who don't understand love. He spent seven years learning what it means. Is that enough to soften her heart or she will embrace the future without him in it?

Clara found herself in a loveless marriage. For five years, she performed her wifey duties so well, but Bruno never really cared about her. Every second she is reminded how she robbed him off getting married to the woman he loves. On their fifth anniversary, just like the previous one, Bruno didn’t show up putting every of her effort into a waste. And when he finally did, it was the same cold expression but this time with a divorce papers thrown at her. Clara was heartbroken but it cut deeply when she found out Bruno has a secret family. A little child of three. All their years of marriage, Bruno told her he doesn’t want kids. Even when she managed to get pregnant, He forced her into abortion! *************** Years later, Clara had returned strongly, Not just the ordinary Clara but a well-known doctor who has never had a failed surgery and guess who came back begging, Bruno! “I was wrong, please forgive me! save my dying daughter! I begged you” Bronu knelt down and held Clara by the leg. Will Clara save Bruno child? What if Clara child was never aborted? Seat back and read this Drama-filled story.