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Sleeping with my bodyguard - Romance novels & stories
Cece
What do you do when the man you love betrays you… and the stranger who saves you isn’t a stranger at all? Sloane Maddox was the perfect wife. Poised, loyal, and raised in high society, she gave Reed Harris everything her love, her name, and the brand strategy that built his luxury investment firm from the ground up. But the night after their anniversary, she finds him naked in their matrimonial bed with none other than Evelyn, her childhood best friend…and divorce papers waiting on the table. Just when her world falls apart, her quiet bodyguard offers her something unthinkable: a contract marriage to take back everything. But Rio isn’t who he says he is. Their life are more twisted and connected Now, revenge has a face. Love has a name. And the truth will change everything.
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Reborn: I Married His Nemesis  - Romance novels & stories
CJ Fantasies
Alice Brent walks away from her wedding after discovering her fiancé’s betrayal, leaving him humiliated at the altar. In a moment that shocks the entire city, she turns around and marries his biggest hockey rival, Devon Shaun. What begins as an act of revenge meant to reclaim her pride quickly shifts into something far more dangerous and calculated, as Alice slowly realizes Devon didn’t accept her by chance, he has been waiting for her and for reasons she doesn’t yet understand.
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REBORN TO MARRY MY EX’S BILLIONAIRE UNCLE - Romance novels & stories
Luxe writes
BLURB The night Seraphina Hart discovered she was pregnant was supposed to be the happiest night of her life. Instead, it became the night she died. Married to Ethan Knight in a billion-dollar arrangement, Seraphina spent years loving a man who never loved her back. While she dreamed of building a family with him, Ethan shared his heart—and his bed—with her twin sister, Selena. When Seraphina overhears their cruel plans to divorce her and take everything she has, her world shatters. Heartbroken and carrying their unborn child, she flees… only to fall down a staircase and die. But fate isn’t finished with her. When Seraphina opens her eyes, she finds herself three years in the past—one week before her engagement to Ethan. This time, she refuses to become the woman they destroyed. Instead of marrying her cheating fiancé, she shocks the entire elite circle by choosing the one man nobody expected: Alexander Knight, Ethan’s powerful billionaire uncle. Cold, feared, and untouchable, Alexander has spent years secretly loving her from afar. And unlike Ethan, he is willing to burn the world for her. As Seraphina begins her revenge, hidden secrets start coming to light. A shocking truth about her birth. A mysterious benefactor who protected her long before she knew his name. And a mother whose devastating secret could destroy everything. But when Ethan regains memories of the life they lost and realizes the true cost of his betrayal, will he stand by and watch Seraphina belong to another man? Or will he do anything to win back the woman he once threw away? In her second life, Seraphina isn’t choosing forgiveness. She’s choosing revenge, love, and the man who should have been hers all along.
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The Widow’s Game - Romance novels & stories
Lights2.0
A secret society of widows. A cold billionaire with a deadly past. One woman sent to seduce him... and destroy him. When Genevieve Holloway buries her husband, she thinks the worst is behind her. But the black-veiled woman at the funeral of her husband says otherwise. “You’ve been chosen.” Drawn into a shadowy society of grieving wives turned silent assassins, Genevieve is given one final task before she can walk free: infiltrate the life of Dominic Rourke—the enigmatic tech billionaire tied to her husband’s mysterious death—and expose the truth. Her mission is clear: seduce him. Infiltrate him. Ruin him. But Dominic Rourke is nothing like she expected. Cold. Calculating. Unreachable. And he’s never let any woman get close—until her. Worse still, his five-year-old daughter clings to Genevieve like a lost soul, whispering secrets she shouldn’t know. Secrets about her dead mother… and the club Genevieve now serves. The deeper Genevieve sinks into Dominic’s world, the more dangerous her own becomes. The women she trusted have blood on their hands. The man she was sent to destroy might be innocent. And the lies that bind them all go deeper than any grave. Genevieve begins to develop feelings for the man she’s sent to ruin, and he sees himself letting go of his cold nature to make her happy and find her husband’s killer. In a game of power, seduction, and betrayal, only one can survive. And Genevieve must decide: Is she the hunter or the hunted? Will she be Dominic’s ruin, or will she become his everything?
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Sin For Me, Mr. Virgin  - Romance novels & stories
Pen Stone
️ WARNING This story contains explicit adult themes, steamy scenes, and a heroine who teaches pleasure for a living. If bold romance is not your taste, stop here. If it is, welcome. 18+ She is the expert. He is the virgin. Together they break every rule. Dr. Delilah Santos built her empire on desire. A world famous sex therapist who trusts skill over love, control over emotion, and success over vulnerability. Her heart is locked. Her reputation is flawless. Dr. Elliot Hayes is a genius physicist with one secret that could ruin his image. At thirty, he has never been touched. One accidental lecture leads to one reckless confession and a request that changes both their lives. Teach me everything. Their private lessons ignite a hunger neither expected. Professional boundaries blur. Obsession replaces caution. And when their arrangement explodes into public scandal, the world turns vicious. Enemies circle. Careers hang by a thread. The media tears them apart. But their connection refuses to break. A virgin who becomes dangerously confident. A woman who finally risks her heart. Forbidden lessons behind closed doors. Courtrooms, headlines, and a war for their future. Pregnancy. Marriage. Power. Forever. From secret desire to unstoppable partnership, this is the story of two people who gamble everything and build an empire from passion.
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The Lycan king's Unwanted Luna  - Romance novels & stories
Juliet writes
Seraphina Vale grew up treated like a mistake, mocked for her body and ignored by her family. She believed her fated mate would finally give her a place to belong. Instead, Lucien Thorn rejects her publicly in front of the entire pack and chooses her cousin. Desperate to save face, her family forces her into a contract marriage with the ruthless Lycan King, Kael Draven. What no one knows is that Seraphina is Kael’s true mate. As old enemies rise and her hidden powers awaken, she finds herself caught between the man who threw her away and the king willing to burn everything to keep her. When her bloodline is exposed, one question remains: will Kael still choose her when loving her could cost him his throne?
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Best Friends Shouldn't Know How Excited You Are  - Romance novels & stories
Feli_love
Hiding your fantasies is hard, especially when your best friend features in every one. I'm the good, innocent girl. And the man who fuels all those fantasies? My best friend. Those veiny hands set my thighs on fire, and his deep voice twists my insides with desire. But he never knew. And I could never tell him– not when he flirts with everyone and only sees me as his baby sister. Until one reckless night of drinks and games lands me in his bed. Now I’m not sure I ever want to leave. But best friends shouldn't touch you like this. Best friends shouldn't make you squirt this good. But when a sudden arranged marriage threatens to tear us apart, our secret is exposed in a blaze of scandal, turning stolen moments into a bitter need for revenge. So how do I explain this to my parents?
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TOO LATE TO WANT ME BACK, MR CEO - Romance novels & stories
Queen B
“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.
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365 DAYS AS HIS WIFE - Romance novels & stories
Richard freeman
Rosa Nelson was never meant to be anything more than a substitute for her perfect twin sister. And when Isolde decided she was ready, Rosa was discarded—pregnant, heartbroken, and thrown out like trash. Then she met him. Michael Cross. The ruthless billionaire who saw beauty in her chaos and offered her a second chance at life. But Rosa's past isn't done with her. Cassian wants his heir. Isolde wants revenge. And her family wants her destroyed. They made one fatal mistake: They hurt her child. Now Rosa isn't running anymore. She's coming for all of them. And this time, she won't be the substitute. She'll be the one they never saw coming....
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Watch Me Win, Ex-Husband  - Romance novels & stories
Vivian A
Kylie gave up everything for her husband and her daughter, only to be discarded like she never even mattered. For seven years, she played the role of the perfect secret wife only to find out her husband was marrying his first love with their daughter smiling beside him. Left with nothing, Kylie finally walks away, picking up the pieces of her old life together bit by bit. She returns as Kylie Vale— cold, brilliant, determined to rebuild the life she abandoned and reclaim every piece of herself she once lost. Suddenly men troop in, all confessing their undying love for her, but Kylie is done with love, weakness, and the empty promises hiding behind their masks. At least that is what she believes until she meets him. A man who is deeply haunted by his own past and who would end up ruining the walls she had built so strongly. Will Kylie keep running from the pain that destroyed her or risk everything for a man who might finally teach her what love is supposed to feel like?
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Mira Reckoning: Love, Lies and Inheritance - Romance novels & stories
Rich Pen
Six years, Mira spent her life pleasing her husband and daughter. She needed to be a better wife to Jackson, first he wanted her as an housewife. After seeing her younger sister, he wanted her to work and be as classic. Then, she needed to be available for her only daughter Fiona who was diagnosed with Aplasic anema. Continuously, she gave blood to her daughter only to find out that Fiona wasn't even her daughter. Not only that, Mira found out she has been fooled all these years and have been used as a Pune for long. But never again. With determination, she left her marriage and claim her grandfather's long time request to marry his best friend's grandson. What she didn't know was the man she just said yes to, is Australia's richest business tycoon, Adrian Westwood. —- “I promise you, Mira, I'll make you forget all your pains.” Adrian whispered, kissing those tears off her cheeks, "But I— I won't forget them. I'll make sure they all pay dearly for every tear that dropped.”
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THE DIVORCE AND HIS BETRAYAL, MY REVENGE - Romance novels & stories
Adeyiga Adejoke
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.
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His To Have And To Loathe - Romance novels & stories
Riah Legend
The last thing Sophia Rossi ever expected was making a deal with the devil. When the ruthless mafia boss, Nikolai Lev, stormed into her home seeking revenge against her father for the murder of his father, she had no choice but to offer herself to him, even if it meant losing her freedom. Sophia offers herself in exchange for her father's life. What she doesn't expect is a shocking marriage contract from the handsome devil who threatened to kill her father. Now she must become his wife, share his bed, and give him an heir, or her father will die. As Nikolai's plot for revenge against his real enemies continues to build, so do his feelings for Sophia.
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Reunion With Ex-boyfriend After Rebirth - Romance novels & stories
Ollie Storm
Love wasn't what brought us together, but making this marriage work was what I've held on tightly to for five years. Enduring every pain he caused me, and when I lost our baby, he didn't care. And after five years of torture... when I had nothing to offer him now, he threw a divorce paper in my face and said icily. "Sign the paper, Eloise. Rose is pregnant with my child, and I don't want her to feel uncomfortable with you around here." "You can't do this to me, Lucas. I'm pregnant with your child." I tried to save our marriage... I still held on until the end, but as I drowned in fire and called him to save me, he went for his mistress instead, and left me to die. And as I breathed my last, I only had one wish... To be reborn. So I could make them pay for everything. And just when I thought it was all over, I woke up... This time, I was reunited with the important person that I once lost... My ex-boyfriend. This time, they will regret everything...
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Hard to love again  - Romance novels & stories
Ella
I took time out of my busy schedule to come back and celebrate my husband's birthday, only to accidentally learn from my daughter that my husband had been maintaining intimate contact with his first love. My husband still loved his first love and had been secretly involved with her behind my back. Even though I had given him an adorable daughter, his heart was never with me! What's the point of continuing a marriage without love? I chose to leave! But after I left, he seemed like a completely different person, starting to care about me in every way and wanting to win me back! It's too late!
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The Billionaire’s Star  - Romance novels & stories
Intana Meisya
Olivia Rayne is the biggest star in the world, yet her boyfriend kept her hidden for seven years. Ashamed of her success, he treated her like a burden before finally walking away. Heartbroken and furious, Olivia decides to upgrade. Her target is Gabriel Moreau, a billionaire wine magnate with a heart of stone and no interest in the spotlight. He is the one man she should not be able to break. Still, she pursues him relentlessly, using every charm in her arsenal to make him hers. The goal is simple: get the man, show off to the ex, and move on. But Gabriel’s walls begin to crumble, and his obsession starts to mirror her own. As the revenge plot blurs into a terrifying reality, Olivia must decide if she’s ready to handle the man she fought so hard to catch.
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Rebirth for you: Redeeming the husband I betrayed  - Romance novels & stories
Sunnypearl
Sophie gave everything to the man she loved, only to be betrayed, poisoned, and left to die by him and her best friend. With her last breath, she learns the cruelest truth of all, the husband she despised, the man she helped destroy, died trying to save her in an accident they orchestrated. When Sophie opens her eyes again, she's back two years in the past. This time, she won't make the same mistake. The man she once hated will be the one she protects at all costs. The people who ruined her life will pay slowly, painfully. But there's one problem… Her husband doesn't believe a single word she says. To him, she's still the woman who loathed him yesterday. And no matter how hard she tries, the more she changes… The more he suspects she's planning something far worse.
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The Surgeon’s Revenge Deal - Romance novels & stories
Dimmo’s Pen
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.
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REWRITTEN AS THE VILLAIN  - Romance novels & stories
Debbiemii
Gianne Morgan dedicated everything to the man she trusted, only to be betrayed when Kayden Rowe gained fame alongside her cousin, Amara Pinkett. A single viral scandal, carefully edited and widely accepted, ruins her reputation and turns her into a public enemy overnight. Forced to go into hiding, Gianne starts anew in a different country, working as the personal assistant to Lucian Blackwood, a cold and influential CEO who commands his domain through discipline and control. Yet, beneath his ordered empire lies a tense, dangerous undercurrent neither of them can ignore. As Gianne secretly plots her revenge on her past, she becomes entangled in a conflict that threatens to destroy her and reveals a surprisingly deeper connection.
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Betrayed by My Lover, Married to a Billionaire - Romance novels & stories
Pretty Devil
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.
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