Romans Contemporary Romance & Histoires Protective Betrayal

Allison still had three more years before the end of her sentence. But a mysterious person pays her bill and then asks her to be his contract wife. With no place to go, a cheating ex and no family to fall back on, she desperately signs the contract. Nothing prepared her for the shock she felt when her contract husband turned out to be her rival and enemy from highschool.

At twenty-one, Tessa Hale is tired of being betrayed. After catching her boyfriend, Blake Monroe, cheating yet again, she finally walks away from the relationship she once believed would last forever. But moving on becomes complicated when her father sends his longtime best friend, Daven Morgan, to bring her home during a storm. Daven is thirty-eight, successful, protective, and everything Blake never was. He is also the one man Tessa should never want—the best friend of her father and a man seventeen years older than her. What begins as an innocent ride home soon becomes a dangerous attraction neither of them can ignore. Lingering looks, unexpected jealousy, and stolen moments slowly blur the line between friendship and desire. Then Tessa meets Rose, Daven’s twenty-year-old daughter, and an unexpected friendship draws the two families even closer. But there is more beneath the surface than either family realizes. While Tessa struggles with her growing feelings for Daven, Blake refuses to accept that she has moved on. When he publicly humiliates her at their class reunion by revealing a deeply personal secret, Daven steps in to defend her—and Blake decides revenge is the only way to get her back. Jake Hayes, Tessa’s charming classmate, also enters the picture, offering her the genuine affection she deserves. Suddenly, Tessa is caught between the man from her past, the man who wants her future, and the man she was never supposed to love. As jealousy turns dangerous and hidden family secrets begin surfacing, Tessa must finally choose for herself. Will she return to the love that betrayed her, choose the safe path with Jake, or risk everything for Daven—the one man who could cost her family, her future, and her heart?

Elena’s life collapses in an evening. Betrayed by her fiancé and humiliated in front of everyone, Elena finds herself standing alone. Just when she thinks her future is ruined, Adrian Blackwood proposes marriage. The proposal shocks everyone, and Elena accepts, stepping into a world of intrigue and danger. As powerful rivals target the Blackwood company, Elena must learn to navigate a landscape where loyalty is rare, and betrayal hides behind every smile.

He didn't reach for her or attempt to apologize. He picked his wine back up, and that, more than anything he was about to say, told her exactly how this conversation was going to go. "It's not what you think," he said. "You have a son. What exactly am I supposed to think that isn't that??!" *** Ivy Sinclair gave her husband five years of loyalty. He gave her a second family he never mentioned to her The proof is undeniable: a hospital bracelet, a son who isn't hers. Adrian Vance doesn't even bother denying it. He just reminds her she can't leave because her father's company owes his family too much. Then Xavier Cross walks back into her life. The man she was supposed to marry before her father sold her to Adrian. Now the most powerful rival Adrian has and the only man with enough leverage to burn Adrian's empire to the ground. Ivy agrees to marry him before he finishes asking. Adrian never imagined the day he'd watch Ivy stand across from him in a courtroom that would end everything he built. Now she wore another man's ring, commanded a board he no longer controlled, and stood in the ruins of his empire without once looking back at what she'd left behind. But contracts aren't the only thing that get signed in the dark. The man rebuilding her life might be the one thing she never planned to keep.

When a terminal diagnosis gives her three months to live and her husband’s new decision crushes her already fragile mind, Gwen’s perfect world collapses.Left with nothing, she signs the divorce papers and risks everything on a last ditch surgery. But fate has other plans, she survives but this time, she’s sworn off love for good. Determined to start over, she goes after the one career she had secretly admired since she was a child. Dr. Alex Thorne— sexy, brilliant and a notorious sex addict— is the one man who shatters Gwen’s peaceful new life. The city’s most brilliant surgeon yet its most notorious playboy wants a deal, pretend to be her boyfriend to spite her ex-husband in exchange for her being his little plaything.She agreed, thinking she could handle it but she was wrong!Not when he demands her total submission and is obsessed with branding her as his. He’s showing her how to feel everything every wicked sensation, every evil pleasure. And the most dangerous part? She is starting to love his punishments.

When Layla Beth returns from London for her sister’s wedding, she expects chaos—just not this kind. Her sister Yuri met Xavier Russell only six months ago, and now, on the wedding day, Yuri vanishes—leaving Xavier abandoned at the altar and their families in scandal. To protect their reputation, Layla’s mother forces her into Yuri’s place. In one night, Layla goes from the guest to the bride. Now married to her sister’s fiancé, Layla is trapped in a storm of secrets, betrayal, and forbidden desire. Xavier is cold, controlled, impossible to read—but the spark between them burns too hot to ignore. And as Layla falls deeper into Xavier’s dangerous world, she begins to wonder: did Yuri really run away… or was this twisted fate always meant for her?

Amelia Carter spent seven years loving the same man. She supported his dreams, helped him build his career, stood beside his family, and sacrificed her own happiness because she believed that one day Ethan Blake would make her his wife. She was wrong. One evening, Amelia discovers that Ethan has been secretly cheating on her with her best friend. Worse, the two of them have been laughing behind her back while using her sacrifices to build the life they wanted. Her heart shatters. But instead of begging Ethan to choose her, Amelia walks away. She has no idea that walking away from Ethan will lead her directly into the arms of another man. A man far more powerful. Far richer. And far more dangerous. Alexander Sterling is a mysterious billionaire CEO who has everything money can buy except the one thing he needs most a wife willing to stand beside him. When he suddenly asks Amelia to marry him, she thinks he has lost his mind. They barely know each other. Yet Alexander's proposal comes with one simple promise. He can give her a new life. Amelia accepts. They elope. At first, their marriage is nothing more than an arrangement. But as Amelia slowly discovers the secrets behind Alexander's cold personality, their relationship begins to change. Meanwhile, Ethan finally realizes what he has lost. The woman he once considered ordinary is now living in a world he can only dream of. And the mysterious man standing beside her isn't just wealthy. He's the billionaire whose name can shake the entire business world. Ethan wants Amelia back. Vanessa wants Alexander's attention. Alexander wants Amelia to become his wife in every sense of the word. And Amelia? She has finally learned that she doesn't need the man who broke her heart.

“Let’s get a divorce. The woman I love is back.” After three years of marriage, that was all it took for her world to collapse. She signed the papers without a fight and disappeared with a secret he would never expect.Years later, she returns, not as the quiet wife he once discarded, but as a woman the entire nation admires. Elegant. Untouchable. Unreachable.Now the man who once cast her aside can’t look away. He wants her back.He needs her back.He won’t let her go again.But she only smiles coldly when he corners her.“Too late, Mr. CEO. You lost me.”And what he doesn’t know?She didn’t leave alone.

One day, one mistake, one betrayal, the divorce letter. Debbie believed her marriage was built on love until it was torn apart in a single moment with a single statement. Carrying her husband’s child, she had dreamed of a future filled with warmth, laughter, and forever but before she could even share the news, her world collapsed. He had already chosen someone else, a woman who was also pregnant for him. Cold and unfeeling, he handed her divorce papers like she was nothing more than a mistake he wanted erased. Debbie begged, she broke and she held onto the man she loved with everything she had but he still walked away. Left alone with her unborn child and a shattered heart, Debbie swore she would never be that weak again. Then the truth came. It was dark, cruel, and unforgiving. The man she once called her husband, the father of her child, was the same man responsible for her brother’s death. The grief turned into rage. The love she once cherished twisted into something dangerous. This wasn’t just betrayal anymore. It was war. Debbie is no longer the woman who pleaded for love. She is a woman hungry for justice, ready to destroy the man who destroyed her life but when he comes back broken, desperate, and begging for another chance, everything she thought she wanted begins to blur because revenge demands blood but her heart still remembers love. Now Debbie must decide. Will she make him pay for the past or risk everything for a future she no longer trusts? Either way, this time, she won’t be the one left broken.

Betrayed by love. Bound by revenge. Tempted by a man she never saw coming. Her world shatters when Briella discovers her fiancé and best friend making out in a club’s vip room. But heartbreak births vengeance, and her plan? Marry the enigmatic and dangerously irresistible Braun El Cueva, a man with power, secrets, and a kiss that scorches her soul. She was supposed to use him, but instead, she craves him. He was supposed to protect her, but now he wants to possess her. Can they turn a fake marriage into something real?

Echo was a ghost but she had no idea till Lorenzo moved into her house and she realized that he is the only one that can see her. She had no idea how and when she died or why her ghost is still in her house but Lorenzo took it upon himself to help her figure it out. A billionaire turned ghost, a hope of being reborn, a possibility of love but most importantly, the mystery surrounding her death is what she hoped Lorenzo can help her figure out but how will she handle the fact that he might be doing it for his selfish interests. Will she be able to accept her new life, can she handle all the betrayal and will she be capable of forgiveness?

At seventeen, Seraphina Cole lost more than her innocence. A medical betrayal stole her future, her womb, and her belief in forever. Years later, she is successful, self-made, and emotionally guarded, determined never to let another man define her worth or control her destiny. Then she meets Aurelius Kingsley. A billionaire CEO with quiet power, iron discipline, and scars that mirror her own. Unlike every man before him, Aurelius doesn’t try to save Seraphina or break her defences. He respects her boundaries. He sees her strength. Instead of demanding her heart, he offers something rare, patience. As attraction deepens into devotion, Seraphina begins to believe that love doesn’t have to hurt to be real. But when her past resurfaces, a devastating secret, explodes into the public eye, and a pregnancy doctors said was impossible puts her life at risk, everything she’s rebuilt begins to unravel. Under ruthless media scrutiny, corporate enemies, and medical danger, Aurelius must prove that love isn’t possession, protection isn’t control, and commitment isn’t fear. Because this time, survival isn’t enough. The Heart That Wouldn’t Surrender is a powerful billionaire romance about trauma, healing, and a woman who learns that even after everything is taken from you, the heart can still choose forever.

SUMMARY (BLURB) I wasn't supposed to be here and mostly not sleeping with a total stranger. But here I was, breathless, falling apart in his arms, lost in the moment. ★★ ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★. ★★ After being cheated on by her boyfriend with her friend, a heartbroken Sam agrees to a night out with her best friend who tries to convince her that the best way to get over a man is to get under another. Her friend arranges a hooker for her; she disagrees with this but ends up having a passionate night with a stranger when she mistakes hs room for hers Weeks later she finds out that she is pregnant, not wanting to keep the baby and not knowing the father she decides in abortion. But as fate will have it, they bump into each other and she finds out he isn't a hooker and he wants her to keep the baby. He will take responsibility she disagrees with at first but not being able to go through with the abortion she contacts him. Being forced to live together for the sake of the babies, two guarded hearts slowly collide,turning responsibility into affection and attraction into a sweet love. But they must overcome their feats and prove that sometimes one can find love in unexpectedly situations.

“Become my wife.” “What?” I shrieked, those words caused my back to bend, away from him. “We are not getting married.” He hissed. “You will only take my wife’s place before the eyes of those who wrecked her. Shake their world while you shake the world of those who wrecked you, unnoticeably. Semion and Adeline won’t know what hit them by the time we are done.” ___ After being ridiculed for not having a womb, Davina was almost pushed into the abyss. However, an encounter with a grief-stricken widower changed her life and identity forever. She formed a power couple with the richest billionaire Shaw. Even though they set boundaries they couldn't cross, Davina couldn't stop feeling the hotness on her plump lips, a vague feeling from a drunken night she feared to be true. And Shaw couldn't stop breaking his resolve not to get too close to her. Their bodies slowly resonated with each other, humming the love they had lost and their dynamic caused a storm throughout the city as they cut down on their enemies but at what cost?

What do you do when the only safe place left belongs to the man who’s been lying to you? I’m twelve weeks pregnant with my abusive ex’s baby. He's been tracking my phone, controlling my life. And when I finally run, there's only one door left to knock on — his best friend's apartment. Jeremy took me in. No questions. No judgment. Just his bed, his quiet presence, and one reckless lie: at the hospital, he'll say the baby is his. For the first time in years, I feel safe. But I’m starting to realize: the man who saved me might be the reason I needed saving. Because Jeremy’s been in love with me for three years—and he never said a word. Because my best friend Reina has been sleeping with Ryan behind my back—and she’s not done destroying me yet. Because Ryan just found out about the pregnancy—and he’s coming for his child. The question is: can I survive the truth—or will it destroy me faster than Ryan ever could?

Her husband loves her-but he's always busy, leaving her lonely in a life that feels more like a cage than a home. Craving passion and connection, she hires a mysterious bodyguard to protect her... and soon, desire sparks between them. Caught between loyalty and temptation, she finds herself tangled in a secret affair that could destroy everything she's built. In a world where love is complicated and trust is fragile, how far will she go to find the happiness she deserves?

Sera Moore has spent three years hiding her daughter, and the truth. Their secret marriage was meant to protect Elias’s legacy. Instead, it destroyed hers. But when Elias is found alive with no memory of her, Sera is dragged back into a world of luxury, lies, and danger. To keep her child safe, she must pretend to be the billionaire’s grieving wife. Only he’s no longer the man she remembers. And the deeper she falls back into his world, the harder it is to tell what’s real, his amnesia… or the feelings they both buried.

Three years ago, I escaped the empire that raised me. I left behind my father’s world of blood, violence, and impossible choices, determined to become someone else. Someone ordinary. For three years, I believed I had succeeded. Then my father was murdered. One phone call drags me back to the compound I swore I’d never return to, where grief quickly gives way to betrayal. The man I planned to marry isn’t who he claimed to be, old enemies are hiding in plain sight, and everyone seems to want something my father left behind. Everyone has lied to me. Everyone… except Raze. He was my first sin. My greatest weakness. The only man I’ve never been able to forget. I walked away from him three years ago. He waited 1,095 days. Now he’s done waiting. The woman I buried has only one choice left. Become the weapon I was raised to be… or die pretending I was ever meant for a peaceful life.

For fifteen years, Gemma Black sacrificed everything for her family, believing love meant giving without expecting anything in return. But her world shatters when she discovers her husband is having an affair with her best friend... and her teenage son has been hiding the truth from her. Heartbroken and done being taken for granted, Gemma walks away with one vow: never to give her heart to anyone again. Determined to give her ex-husband a parting gift he'll never forget, she approaches Julian Ferguson—his ruthless billionaire boss—with a proposal that could destroy his long-awaited promotion. Instead, Julian offers her a deal of his own. One night. No strings attached. Gemma believes it's only a temporary escape from heartbreak. Julian knows it's only the beginning. As her ex-husband is consumed by regret and desperate to win her back, Gemma must choose between the family that shattered her and the man determined to show her what it truly means to be loved.

They were abandoned with nothing but their names. Joel and Joelle grew up in the same orphanage, two unwanted children who only had each other. He promised he would never leave her. Then one day, he was adopted — and she was left behind. Years later, Joel no longer exists. He is Alessandro Guidotti, a ruthless billionaire CEO who controls empires and trusts no one. Joelle is now Mayari Cruz, a woman who believes she has finally escaped her past — until she catches her boyfriend in bed with her best friend. Humiliated. Betrayed. Burning for revenge. So she makes a reckless decision: She will seduce her boyfriend’s powerful, untouchable boss. But Maya has no idea who she’s really walking into. Because Alessandro recognized her the moment he saw her. He remembers the orphanage. He remembers the promises. He remembers her. And this time, he’s not the boy who was taken away. He’s the man who came back powerful enough to keep her. What begins as revenge turns into obsession. What begins as manipulation turns into desire. And when the truth about their shared past surfaces, Maya must choose; Revenge… Or the only person who never truly forgot her.