Steamy Romance Web Novels & Protective Substitute Bride Stories

For eighteen years, Clara was the invisible, neglected daughter of the wealthy Montgomery family. Born on the same night as her sickly, idolized twin sister, Evelyn, Clara was blamed for every misfortune that befell the family. Treated worse than a servant in her own home, her final heartbreak comes when her parents force her to step in as a substitute bride. The groom? Gabriel Vance—the ruthless, rumored-to-be-cruel billionaire who was crippled in a mysterious accident that destroyed his legs and his heart. Everyone expects Clara to be tortured in the dark, isolated Vance mansion. Instead, the terrifying billionaire sees through her scars, protects her from her toxic family, and cherishes her like a queen. But as Gabriel’s hidden power comes to light and Clara’s true identity unfolds, a dangerous web of family secrets, corporate sabotage, and deadly betrayal threatens to tear them apart. Will the hated daughter and the broken billionaire survive the storm, or will their enemies destroy the love they bled to build?

If you enjoyed Billionaire's Regret: Finding Her, I'd love to invite you to read my latest novel, Billionaire's Mistake: Claiming the Wrong Bride. I hope you'll fall in love with this new story just as much. In Ardenia’s shipping world, everyone knows Calder Rook. After losing his wife, the powerful shipping tycoon remained single for twenty years and was never seen with another woman. Then Nola Avery entered his life. Nola was supposed to marry Calder’s second son, but on the wedding night, she and her sister entered the wrong rooms. By morning, Nola had slept with Calder, while her sister had ended up with the groom. Rumors soon claimed that Nola had seduced Calder on purpose and forced her way into the Rook family. His admirers mocked her, certain that a young outsider like her would never survive among the cold patriarch and his difficult children. They were wrong. Nola turned the Rook mansion upside down. She challenged Calder, dealt with the Rook children one by one, and somehow won over the entire family. Calder, the untouchable man no woman could approach, began spoiling her beyond reason. Three months later, photos showed Nola leaving the Rook mansion in tears. The haters celebrated, convinced she had finally been thrown out. Then another report appeared. Calder had abandoned a multibillion dollar project to chase after his wife. “Baby, come home.” His father joined in. “Come back, my daughter in law. I will buy you ten yachts.” The Rook children quickly followed. “Don’t leave us, Nola. We’ll listen to you from now on.” Nola: “...”

Jasmine has been best friends with Hunter Carrington since she could crawl; she has always been there for him at every point in his life. She has also had a crush on him since junior high. Hunter never saw her as more than a best friend, and Jasmine had to live with the crushing unrequited love. Jasmine’s world stopped when he announced his engagement to her cunning and manipulative half sister, Lily. She never knew they were together, and it hurts even more that she had to plan their wedding while going through the worst heartbreak. Things take a wild turn when Lily abandons Hunter and leaves their engagement ring at his doorstep. Both of their worlds were shaken and overturned. The stakes were even higher, and the wedding had to happen. It would merge the Carringtons and the Blackwoods Hospitality business, and Jasmine is at the centre of it all. She is forced to marry a man she once loved but hates now.