Contemporary Romance Web Novels & Intelligent Second Chance Stories

Six years ago, Venice nearly died saving Soren Malcolm from a fire. She lost half her face, her promising career, and the future she had dreamed of. Soren repaid her by making her Mrs. Malcolm. But in six years of marriage, he has never touched her. Never introduced her as his wife or taken her out in public because her scars embarrass him. Never looked at her the way he still looks at Elizabeth, the woman he has never stopped loving. On their sixth wedding anniversary, Elizabeth returns and Venice finally sees the truth. He would never truly love her. Then an opportunity arrives to reclaim the career she abandoned years ago, and Venice makes a decision. Thirty days. Thirty days to quietly rebuild her life. Thirty days until she leaves Soren Malcolm behind forever. He doesn't believe she'll actually go. After all, Venice has always loved him. But when Day Thirty arrives and his obedient wife disappears, Soren finally discovers the one thing he never expected. He can't live without her. And now he'll do anything to get her back.

“I searched for you everywhere, Marissa. I hired the best investigators. I realized too late that I needed you in my life. And now that you are here, I cannot let you go.” His voice was weak. His eyes were desperate. And the desperation only made me feel more satisfied than I had in years. I could walk away and let Tristan’s perfect world fall apart. Or I could stay. Crush the empire my sweat was built on, watch Tristan wallow in pain as his world crumbles. I could become the queen of the game he started ten years ago. ********** Marissa, a plus sized lady, was once the talented designer whose creativity turned her husband’s company into a success. Tristan hid her because he was ashamed of her size, stole her work, and even named her designs after his lover. That same night, she lost her pregnancy. Now, ten years later, the empire he built was sinking. But Marissa? She returned stronger, more beautiful, and fearless. When the man who broke her begins to beg, will Marissa forgive him or turn the game to her playground where Tristan will face the worst kind of pain than she ever did?

I thought my biggest challenge was building a career. Then my father's company was hit by a financial scandal, clients began walking away, and the man who had always held our family together ended up in a hospital bed. With everything falling apart around me, I was forced to step into a world of boardrooms, secrets, and power plays I knew nothing about. That's when I met Damien Hart. A cold, powerful, and impossible to read man, he seemed to know more about my family's troubles than he should. The closer I got to the truth, the more I realized that nothing was as it seemed, and neither was he. Now I'm caught between saving my family, protecting my heart, and trusting the one man I probably shouldn't trust. Because some contracts are signed on paper, the most dangerous ones are signed with the heart.

Elina Hemsworth ran away from her happy marriage because she lost another child to miscarriage. She's been married to Noah Woods for five years and she knows what havoc the news would bring to him. She ran, ignoring his calls and blocking him, only leaving him with a text that she is sorry for what she has cost him. She created a new life for herself, hoping that her old life would stay dead, but that is not always how it ends. Noah Woods was hurt. The separation left him cold and hard hearted. He believed Elina left him because she found someone else and that he wasn't good enough to take care of her. He focuses all of that pain into his business and immediately, skyrocketed to be one of the biggest billionaires in New York. To him, Elina was dead, but dead things still find a way back to life. Noah Woods hired a big interior designer to help design a new estate of his and he is beyond shocked to find out that it is none other than his wife that left him five years ago. As old wounds opened and secrets surfaced, Elina and Noah found themselves caught between the past they never healed from, but when a blackmailer threatened to expose everything, love may no longer be enough to save them. This time, the truth doesn't hurt, it could destroy them both.

Alicia Fabian gave eighteen years of her life to a family that never truly loved her. The night they cast her aside for good, in front of everyone, she meets Roberto Alvarez, a billionaire who cannot bear to be touched by anyone at all. Except her. What starts as a cold bargain, marriage for money and revenge, slowly turns into something real. But their love collides with a dark family secret. Alicia's adoptive father built his empire on other people's pain, including her own mother's. As Alicia and Roberto dig for the truth, they find more people hurt by the same man, and more reasons to fight for each other. Now that man is on the run, and everyone who crossed him is in danger. Alicia and Roberto must fight to protect the people they love, and the love they never expected to find.

At sixteen, Seraphina Thorne watched in silence as her father nearly beat to death the boy who loved her a servant’s son who dared to reach too high. Cast out into a raging storm, eighteen-year-old Elias disappeared that night him… along with her only chance at love. Ten years later, he returns as a ruthless billionaire. And this time, he owns everything. After quietly crushing the Thorne empire under a staggering 10-billion-dollar debt, Elias offers Seraphina one cruel choice: become his contracted surrogate… or watch her family fall. Trapped and humiliated, Seraphina endures his cold control until she discovers she’s carrying twins. But survival has a price. Threatened by his dangerous fiancée, Seraphina makes a devastating choice: she leaves her newborn daughter behind to fulfill the contract… and vanishes into the night with her hidden son. Years later, she returns as Madam S powerful, untouchable, and ready to destroy the man who once broke her. But revenge turns complicated when buried truths surface. Because Elias was never just her tormentor. He was the boy her family destroyed first. Now, with love, hatred, and two children caught between them… Who will break first?

Mara Voss, 28, had everything mapped out: a brilliant career in Manhattan, a boyfriend on the verge of proposing, and a best friend who grounded her. In a single night, all three pillars of her life collapse at once — and at the hands of each other. Betrayed by the people she loved most, Mara must rebuild herself in the very city that witnessed her fall, without running, without giving up. And then Caleb Shaw appears — the wrong man at exactly the right moment.

For three years, Mara Croft played the perfect CEO's wife, graceful, patient, invisible. When Ethan slides the divorce papers across the desk without meeting her eyes, she doesn't fall apart. She names her price, one point eight billion dollars and watches the most powerful man in the city agree without blinking. To him, she was never the woman he wanted. Just the one he settled for, and settling has a price. What he doesn't know is that Mara isn't just leaving. She's disappearing with a secret that will destroy everything he thinks he knows about their marriage. But when a clinic receipt surfaces and his lawyers start making calls, the clean exit he paid for begins to unravel. The woman he dismissed as a quiet, lovesick wife has been three steps ahead of him the entire time. He let her go once, he won't make that mistake again. Some exits come with consequences neither of them saw coming.

BLURB For two years, Suzan Roland Sterling was nothing more than the unwanted wife of New York's most powerful billionaire. Forced into a marriage she never chose, she endured cold indifference, endless humiliation, and a husband who believed every lie told about her. The cruelest part? The only night he ever held her, he whispered another woman's name. So she walked away. Five years later, Suzan is no longer the broken bride he discarded. She is a celebrated pharmaceutical scientist, a devoted single mother, and the brilliant mind behind a medical breakthrough that could save the Sterling empire from the biggest scandal in its history. Draven Alexander Sterling never expected the woman holding the antidote to his family's ruin to be the ex-wife he never truly knew. As they are forced to work side by side, he discovers shocking truths one after another: the little girl who once saved his life... the mysterious woman he fell for behind a masquerade mask... the mother of his daughter... and the woman he has spent years searching for... ...have always been the same person. But some betrayals leave scars that love alone cannot heal. Now Draven must prove that the antidote to his collapsing empire may also be his only chance at redemption, if the woman he destroyed is willing to risk her heart one final time.

Growing up in an abusive home, Elena Carter found comfort only in Adrian Williams, the wealthy heir who became her stepbrother and the only person who ever protected her. After years of secretly loving him while believing he saw her only as family, Elena prepares to leave his world forever,until one drugged night brings them together in a way neither can undo. But when Adrian wakes up calling his childhood sweetheart’s name, will Elena finally walk away, or will the secret of that night change everything between them?

Her silky hair was a mess. Her makeup, ruined. Her dress wrinkled like she slept on it. She was there, but her mind, elsewhere. Her eyes went to me. Her lips curled into a lazy smile. In every step she gave, my heart sank thinking she would fall. “What happened to you? Are you okay?” I rushed towards her. Her face twisted with disgust. “Oh, perfect Bella. The golden girl. Always correct. Always the best.” “What…” “Perfect Bella. Has the best grades. She doesn't have to fight to get into college, colleges fight over her.” “Emma, you are drunk.” “Perfect Bella doesn't drink. She is as pure as water. Saint Bella.” Her eyes glinted. “Perfect Bella doesn't sleep with her best friend's husband.” My body froze as a wave of chill ran through my spine. “What… what are you talking about?” She leaned in, her breath thick with alcohol, “Where do you think Marcus is? Why do you think I can barely walk straight? Is it hard to believe he took me and not you to that bad that was supposed to be yours?” My heart clenched. Tears started forming in my eyes. It didn't take long till they gave up to gravity. He… he didn't. We'd promised this morning. He couldn't. “He wouldn't.” ***** It's been a year, but the scars are still there. My past echoing in my head reminding me of everything that happened since that day. Every time I open my eyes in the morning to see... nothing. “You only get hurt by the ones you love the most.” “You only get betrayed by the ones you trust the most.” What happens when these two misbeliefs collide? ***** I hope I wrote this book good enough to make you feel it. Obrigada.☺️

Mia Dawson married a cold CEO believing in love but lived beside him as if she were invisible. For two years, Mia gave everything to her husband. Her strength, her loyalty, and the empire she silently helped build, only to be met with indifference, humiliation, and the constant presence of another woman who always seemed to matter more. But things take a turn when she finds out through an accident that her sister-in-law isn't just her husband's stepsister but his lover. Broken and hurt, she hands over her divorce letter and walks away with a vow to take revenge no matter what. But some heartbreaks don’t end in goodbye. And some love stories begin again when the truth finally comes to light.

Evelyn Hart thought she had it all figured out. A dream job at a top marketing firm, a handsome fiancé, and a future that sparkled with promise. But dreams shatter in an instant. Walking into her apartment early from a business trip, she finds Anthony in bed with the last person she ever expected. Her own cousin, Sylvia. The betrayal cuts deeper than any knife, leaving her broken and gasping for air in a world that suddenly makes no sense. Desperate to forget, to feel anything other than the crushing pain, Evelyn finds herself at an exclusive lounge where LA's elite gather. One drink leads to another, and then she sees him. Richard Westwood. Powerful, magnetic, dangerous. He is everything she should avoid. At 42, he is nearly twice her age and her fiancé's mentor in the business world. But tonight, none of that matters. Tonight, she just wants to feel alive again. One night of passion changes everything. When morning comes, Evelyn discovers the mysterious stranger who made her forget her name is the one man she should never have touched. Richard Westwood does not do relationships. He does not get messy but something about Evelyn has awakened a hunger he thought long dead. Now, caught between revenge and desire, Evelyn must decide: walk away from the forbidden, or break every rule for a chance at real love?

Ariana Brooks stopped believing in love the day it shattered her and she promised herself she’d never be fooled again. Jace Carter has spent his entire life fighting for a father who only sees failure where everyone else sees a star. When a fake dating arrangement throws the scholarship journalist and the university’s ice hockey captain together, it should be simple: three months, no feelings, no damage, no consequences. But every staged smile starts to feel real, every fake touch lingers too long and every line between pretending and truth begins to blur in ways neither of them can control. Until jealousy, buried secrets, and a betrayal neither expected explode into their carefully built lie forcing them apart just when they start to mean everything to each other. And when the ice finally cracks beneath everything they thought was real… what happens when the one person you were never supposed to love becomes the only one you can’t lose?

For three years, Ariella Xaviers loved her husband fiercely - even when billionaire tycoon Nathan Evans never gave her anything other than cold glances and distant words. Three years of silent agony. Three years of whispers about her inability to bare a child. Three years of pretending that all would be fine again. What Nathan didn't know is that his obedient, timid wife isn't the broke ordinary wife he thinks she is. While he is too busy with work and spending time with another woman, Ariella is counting down - 30 days, 29 days, 10 days..until she leaves her marriage. By the time he discovers the truth; her identity, her sacrifice, the divorce paper he'd unknowingly signed - his wife was already gone. And for the first time- the cold, untouchable billionaire tycoon is the one heartbroken. Five years later she returns, richer, colder, impossibly beautiful—with an adorable little boy who looks exactly like him. Now the ruthless billionaire who once ignored her is obsessed with winning her back. But Ariella is no longer alone. At her side stands Alan Black - a dangerously charming billionaire who adores both mother and son…and is ready to go lengths to keep them. As scandals explode, secrets unravel, and two powerful men fight to win her heart, Ariella must decide: Can the man who broke her ever deserve a second chance? Or will she choose the one who taught her how to love again?.

Elyra is stuck in a loveless marriage to Nick Radriel where she experiences abuse, betrayal and humiliation particularly from Nick's cunning mistress Stàr. When her pregnancy announcement is made fun of and her career accomplishments are discounted, her entire world falls apart. Elyra finally breaks free, slams divorce papers down and leaves only to get caught in another trap. In an attempt to save her bankrupt family she is coerced into signing a marriage contract with Nick's rival Radial who later admits that he planned her family's demise as a form of revenge. Radiel however did not expect that Elyra would emotionally test him or rekindle his love. Radiel and Elyra develop a tenuous alliance as she plans to exact revenge on Nick and Stàr. Elyra transforms from broken woman to unstoppable CEO through slow-burning chemistry, strategic maneuvers and the discovery of secrets. Elyra must choose between defending her heart and completing what she started when Nick and Stàr strike back; she had to choose between love and revenge.

I believed I had the perfect life. A successful career as a paediatrician. A beautiful home in Riverside Heights. A devoted husband. A son I loved more than anything. Then, I noticed a stranger's perfume on my husband's skin. What begins as a small suspicion quickly unravels into a nightmare. Hidden messages. Secret meetings. Endless lies. And a younger woman who isn't just sharing my husband's bed—she's carrying his child. Marcus Hale swears he never meant to hurt me. He swears our marriage still means something. But every new discovery reveals a deeper betrayal, and soon, I realize the affair is only the beginning. As our lives explode into divorce, custody battles, financial warfare, and public humiliation, I find myself fighting not only for my son and my future but for the woman I used to be. They thought I would break. They thought I would forgive. They thought I would quietly step aside. They were wrong. Because when a woman loses everything she once believed in, she has nothing left to fear. And I am done being their victim. --- The Wife's Reckoning is a gripping psychological domestic thriller about betrayal, revenge, resilience, and the dangerous consequences of underestimating a woman with nothing left to lose.

Broke and desperate, Emma Clarke agrees to a one-year contract marriage with cold billionaire Alexander Cross for two million dollars. It's purely business, until it isn't. As fake kisses become real and walls crumble, Emma falls for the wounded man behind the fortune. But when betrayals surface and enemies close in, she discovers a shocking truth that makes her question everything. Was his love ever real, or was she just another deal to close?

When Mara Vale returns to the quiet coastal town of Bellweather to restore its abandoned lighthouse, she expects broken windows, old memories, and a fresh start—not Elena Reyes. Elena has spent years caring for her family and running their struggling bookstore, quietly putting her own dreams aside. Mara, meanwhile, has built a life around leaving before anyone can give her a reason to stay. Forced to work together on the lighthouse restoration, the two women begin as reluctant partners. But late-night conversations, shared laughter, unexpected kindness, and quiet moments by the sea slowly turn their friendship into something neither is prepared to name. As their feelings grow, both women must confront the lives they've built, the choices they've avoided, and the fear that loving someone might mean losing themselves. When Mara receives an opportunity that could take her away again, they face their biggest challenge yet: choosing between the lives they thought they wanted and the love they never expected to find. The Last Light Between Us is a heartfelt LGBTQ+ romance about second chances, courage, belonging, and discovering that sometimes, home isn't a place. Sometimes, it's a person.

Seven years ago, Selene Ocean was framed and forced out of the world of elite marine research. She lost her career, her future, and the man she once loved—Ethan North, the proud corporate heir who believed the lie that broke her. Now she returns, not as a victim, but as the brilliant founder of the global marine conservation initiative, Heart of the Deep. Armed with unmatched intuition and a mind sharp enough to read the ocean itself, Selene rebuilds reefs, exposes corruption, and rises to international recognition. When the truth is revealed, Ethan collapses under the weight of his regret—but Selene’s heart is no longer his to claim. With the dangerous and manipulative Veronica Shaw closing in, the storm around Selene only grows stronger. In this story of betrayal, resilience, and redemption, one truth stands firm: The past cannot drown a woman who has learned to rise from the depths.