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DRESSED IN REVENGE: THE BILLIONAIRE'S SUBSTITUTE BRIDE - Romance novels & stories
Sylvester Daniel
Sarah dreamed of two things: conquering the fashion world and marrying her boyfriend, Jason. But her life shatters when she catches Jason in the arms of her cruel stepsister, Chloe and realizes they stole her late mother’s legendary design journals. To make matters worse, her abusive stepfamily treats her like currency, forcing her into an arranged marriage with Adrian Vance, the city’s most feared, reclusive tycoon, to clear a multi-million dollar debt. Resigned to a life of misery with a rumored "monstrous, crippled" husband, Sarah walks into the engagement gala. But when the leather wheelchair turns around, she freezes. The man looking at her with a predatory smirk isn’t an old monster. He is Adrian Vance, the all-powerful older brother Jason always spoke of in absolute terror. Jason and Chloe watch in horror as Adrian slides a diamond onto Sarah's finger, instantly turning his ex-girlfriend into his untouchable Aunt-in-Law. Adrian offers Sarah a literal contract: A fake marriage for one year. He gets a wife to secure his grandfather's inheritance; she gets the limitless resources of the Vance empire to systematically crush her betrayers on the runway. But as the fashion war escalates from New York to Paris, the lines of their contract blur dangerously. Sarah catches her "crippled" husband standing perfectly fine in the moonlight, guarding a lethal secret. And just as they expose the dark truth behind their mothers' pasts, a hostile market buyout flips the board: Sarah isn't a poor orphan. She is the biological daughter and sole heir to the House of Laurent, the ancient European dynasty that rules the global haute couture market. Now, trapped between a fiercely possessive billionaire husband who refuses to let her go and a global royal family demanding her return, Sarah must weave her own destiny.
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The contract that freed her  - Romance novels & stories
Adriana
My whole life i have been in my sisters shadows. Madelina was the best. She was the smart one, the beautiful one and the one my parents would sacrifice everything for. I have never thought about compeating with her not even when she destoryed my life and took my fiancee. But when my parents, the people i knew did not see me as her equal threw a paper at my face, my whole world stopped. They were asking em to take her place and marry Luciano. The devil faced Luciano that ruined everything he touched. The man who had asked for my sister but got me instead. Never had i thought that he would be the man to free me and show me a world i mattered and was loved.
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His Contracted Wife: When Revenge Meets Love - Romance novels & stories
Nyx Rae
Five years ago, Nina Hale lost everything… her family, her reputation, and the man she once loved. Betrayed by her own sister and abandoned by those she trusted most, she disappeared without a trace. Now she’s back. With a new identity and a burning determination, Nina is ready to reclaim her life and chase the dream she once gave up: becoming a star actress. But her return awakens old enemies, and her scheming sister Lydia is determined to ruin her again. Just when Nina thinks things can’t get worse, she’s caught in another trap… and unexpectedly crosses paths with a quiet, lonely little boy. Ethan Grant hasn’t spoken in years. Feeling responsible for him, Nina agrees to stay and help the child come out of his shell. But she didn’t expect Ethan’s dangerously charming father, Lucas Grant, to enter the picture. Cold, powerful, and impossible to read, Lucas slowly finds himself drawn to the woman who brightens his son’s world. What begins as a simple act of kindness soon turns into something far more complicated, because Nina came back for revenge. She never planned to fall in love. ********** “I saw you with him,” Lucas said quietly, but the tension in his jaw gave him away. Nina exhaled, crossing her arms. “You don’t get to care.” “Don’t I?” He stepped in, close enough that she had to tilt her head back to meet his eyes. “This is just a contract.” “Then why does it bother me?” His hand hovered near her waist, not touching—yet. “It shouldn’t.” Her breath faltered. His gaze darkened, “And yet it does.”
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Revenge Was The Deal, Mr Wrath. - Romance novels & stories
Mary Ikeoji
Agatha Sinclair thought marrying the man she loved was the beginning of her forever. Instead, it became the beginning of her ruin. Her husband never loved her. He loved her identical twin. While Agatha gave up her career, her dreams, and her heart to become the perfect wife, her husband Oscar Devereaux shared his bed and his promises with her own sister. When she finally found the courage to leave, they stole more than her marriage. They stole her life's work, burned down the only home that welcomed her, murdered the two people who loved her unconditionally, and left her for dead. The world believes Agatha Sinclair died in a plane crash but that's a lie. She woke up with a new face, a new name, and a devil standing at her bedside. Kieran J. Vincenzo. The man whispered about as Wrath. He offers her a single contract. A new identity, his protection and his ring. In return…her body and soul, and her promise to never give up until every person who destroyed her has lost everything. Now, Magdalena Falkernberg is returning to the city as Wrath's fiancée. Her cheating husband won't recognize her. Her treacherous sister won't see her coming. And the empire built on her stolen dreams will become hers. Because revenge is sweet, but revenge tastes better with Wrath.
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The Sickly Crown Prince And His Fierce Wife - Romance novels & stories
Mide_writes
"Your Highness, the Crown Princess has caused trouble again." Lucien didn't look up from the document in his hands. "How unfortunate." The attendant hesitated. "She confiscated House Drayke's grain." Lucien's pen stopped. "Why?" "They refused to open their warehouses during the capital's shortage, selling only to nobles.” "And?" "The Crown Princess broke the locks." Lucien finally looked up. "She did what?" "She broke the locks, counted every sack, and ordered the grain distributed to the lower districts." A silence followed. Then Lucien calmly returned to his document. "Good." The attendant blinked. "Your Highness?" "Anything else?" "House Drayke is furious. Their patriarch has demanded that Her Highness be punished for humiliating a Great House." Lucien's expression didn't change. "Then punish him first." The attendant stared. "...For what offense?" Lucien finally raised his eyes. "For making my Crown Princess do his work." *** Three weeks after nearly drowning in a lotus pond, Crown Princess Adeline had already managed to offend three ministers, two Great Houses, half the Imperial Palace, and her husband's stepmother. What nobody knew was that Adeline wasn't really Adeline. She was Seraphine, the ruthless northern general presumed dead on the battlefield. She inherited the broken household of the supposedly dying Crown Prince, where servants stole freely and officials answered to no one. Unfortunately for them, not only did she know what corruption looked like, she knew how to bring unruly officials in line. She never expected to awaken in the body of the wallflower crown princess. Nor did she expect her supposedly useless husband. Lucien was supposed to be sickly, weak, and dying. Adeline quickly discovers that the rumors surrounding him are not quite true. And Lucien discovers something even more troublesome. His new wife has absolutely no intention of behaving like a Crown Princess.
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Betrayed by My Ex, Claimed by His Boss - Romance novels & stories
Aveline Voss
My husband called me "clutter" before handing me divorce papers—just to make room for his pregnant mistress. Julian Carter thought he had destroyed me. He thought I’d disappear quietly, with nothing left to fight for. He was wrong. While he was busy cheating in our bed, I was the one keeping his empire from collapsing. And the night I walked away… I didn’t fall. I landed in the hands of the one man who could ruin him with a single word. Lucian Blackwood. My ex-husband’s boss. The city’s most dangerous billionaire. A man who doesn’t believe in love—only control. “One year, Evelyn,” he said, his voice cold enough to freeze promises. “You play my fiancée. You stay by my side. And you don’t walk away until I say you can.” “And in return?” A slow smile. Dark. Certain. “I’ll make sure he loses everything.” The contract was signed in ice. The revenge would be written in blood. Julian wanted me gone? Now he’ll have to watch me rise—and learn exactly who he betrayed.
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The Billionaire's Ex-Wife Is The Real Heiress  - Romance novels & stories
HIKARI
For two long years, Vivienne believed she was the legally wedded Mrs. Montemayor. To be the perfect, submissive wife Ethan needed, she endured the cold stares of high society and swallowed the endless humiliations from his elitist family. She loved him with everything she had, believing his promise that they would eventually accept her. ​Until she accidentally tore their marriage certificate. ​When Vivienne went to the city hall for a certified replacement, her entire world collapsed. There was no record of their marriage. The document was a complete fake. The man she called her husband had trapped her in a beautifully constructed lie, using her to secure his grandfather’s massive inheritance—all while secretly protecting his true love, his former university professor. ​Worse, everyone around her knew. His family, his friends—they all kept the lie alive, planning to discard her and brand her as mentally unstable once the money was secure. ​Drowned in ultimate betrayal, Vivienne receives a life-changing call from the nation's top law firm. She isn't a penniless orphan. She is the long-lost daughter and sole heir of Alexander Valderama—the richest tycoon in the country. ​With the entire Valderama empire backing her, Vivienne reveals her true identity. The quiet, obedient wife is gone. The real heiress has returned, and she is ready to burn the Montemayor dynasty to the ground. ​Ethan thought he could just use her and throw her away, but what happens when he realizes she is the one who controls his entire future?
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The Wife He Betrayed Became His Ruin  - Romance novels & stories
Ifee
Nadia Ashford built her husband Julian's empire with her own hands. On the day she discovers she is pregnant again, she also discovers the truth. While she mourned their lost child, Julian was celebrating the birth of his illegitimate son with another woman, Serena. The company she built has been signed over to his mistress. Their home has been replicated for the other woman. In that moment, all love dies. Only hatred remains. Nadia hides her pregnancy report and files for divorce. Julian's response is cold. He tells her that if she begs him, he will pretend the divorce never happened. She turns and walks away without a word. But Julian doesn't know the truth. The child Nadia lost was not a miscarriage. Serena poisoned her. The company has a failsafe Julian never saw coming. And the son he is so proud of is not his. When Julian finally humbles himself and begs for one more glance, Nadia only smiles. "Mr. Ashford, you're too late. My heart will never beat for you again."
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OWNED IN THE DARK - Romance novels & stories
Lizzy Fash
After losing both her parents at a tender age, Ciara experiences coldness despite having her best friend Carlista whose parents chose to raise her, she faces several oppositions from extended family and even outside pressure as a result of her inherited wealth; she falls in love with her best friend's brother who refuses to acknowledge their relationship to the public.
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The Proxy Contract - Romance novels & stories
Diosagray
“Don’t you ever resist me again,” he breathed, his words brushing my skin like fire. One hand held my wrists captive above my head; the other traced the line of my throat, caging me against the wall. I looked up at him. My tormentor, my weakness, and the man I craved like sin itself. --- A fire stole her childhood. A contract stole her freedom. Now, a man dressed in a suit that costs more than her life is about to steal her heart. And possibly destroy what’s left of her soul. Evie remembers nothing before the fire, only the smell of smoke, the sound of screams, and a name she can’t forget. Years later, her life is a cycle of debt, slavery, and forced silence. She works herself to the bone while living in the shadow of her perfect cousin, never realizing she was born into a secret far darker than her life. Until the night she’s traded — like property to repay an old family debt — to a man no one dares to speak about. A man whose reputation bleeds power, cruelty, and blood. But instead of chains, he offers her a deal. Marry him, obey him. And never ask questions. Just business. But every time he touches her, the line between fear and longing blurs. His presence unearths flashes of her past, and memories that burn her alive. Because her husband is not who he seems. And the fire that destroyed her life didn’t happen by accident. As their marriage turns into a war of control and desire, Evie finds herself caught between the man who owns her and the truth that could set her free. But freedom comes with a great price. And love is the priciest thing she's ever had.
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Rebirth of the Billionaire’s Substitute Bride - Romance novels & stories
Savvy Writes
Twenty-four-year-old Kira Myles thought the worst thing about her wedding day would be binding herself to a ruthless stranger, until she woke up in her bridal suite with the vivid memory of her own family burning her alive. Aziel Lockwood. Her cold, untouchable groom was one of the most feared billionaire CEOs in the world. In her previous life, Kira spent three torturous years trying to win his affection while her adoptive family used her as a disposable pawn. She died begging for mercy. This time, she woke up choosing vengeance.
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News Flash, Ex-husband, I'm Alive! - Romance novels & stories
Sliver Pen
“I know you’re pregnant, Valentina. That’s why you have to die tonight. Two lives for the price of one. Efficiency was always my strong suit.” On her third wedding anniversary, Valentina is gifted a shallow grave. Her husband, Kennedy, was never a billionaire. He was a fraud who drugged her, watched her drown in a poisoned bath, and buried her so he could marry his mistress. He never expected the gardener to hesitate. Never imagined she would claw her way out of the mud, pregnant, broken, and alive. And he certainly didn’t expect her to return. Dragged from the storm by Ian Kingston, a titan so powerful Kennedy is nothing more than a disposable employee, Valentina finds herself mistaken for Misha, Ian’s vanished wife. “You have 365 days to prove you aren’t her, little bird. Until then, you wear my name, share my bed, and follow my rules.” Trapped in a ruthless case of mistaken identity, Valentina signs the contract and becomes Misha Kingston, cold, untouchable, wrapped in emerald silk and Ian’s dangerous protection. The next time Kennedy sees the wife he buried, she isn’t in a coffin. She’s on his boss’s arm. Wearing a crown. Looking down at him from a throne he can never touch. But Valentina hides a child conceived by her enemy… While being claimed by a king who refuses to let her go. He buried a wife. Now he’ll kneel before a goddess.
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Bound By My Stepbrother’s Secret  - Romance novels & stories
Purple Celestial
When you discover that your dead mother had married a billionaire in secret, and now have a stepbrother, you realize you already know your new hot stepbrother…. every inch of him. When he discovers you’re pregnant with his baby, the secret binds you together as jealous rivals from his past close in, forcing you to navigate a spicy, sinful high profile relationship… and the discovery of a dark secret he’s been keeping under wraps, making the situation even messier. How deep will you go with this forbidden love, or will you let obstacles ruin everything for good?
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Dear Stranger, Kiss Me at My Husband's Wedding.  - Romance novels & stories
Akomolafe Faith
Warning: 18+ This novel contains explicit adult content, strong language, manipulation, graphic violence, blood, and mature situations. Read at your own risk or pleasure. He remarried her best friend… while she was still calling him her husband. Madden Callista thought the worst thing in her life was the darkness creeping into her vision. She was wrong, it was the darkness living in her marriage. She loved Daelan Grey with a blind, unshakable faith. When he slid documents across the table and told her they were “just business,” she signed them without hesitation. When he reassured her with soft kisses and steady hands, she believed him. When he promised forever, she gave him everything, her trust, her wealth, her name. She never imagined those signatures were erasing her. The day Callista walked into the grand wedding hall, she thought she was surprising her husband. Instead, she walked into a nightmare dressed in white. Daelan stood at the altar exchanging vows with Elysia. Elysia, her old best friend. Elysia, who once laughed with her over coffee, she now wore the smile of a thief. When she screamed that Daelan was her husband, whispers rippled through the crowd. Cameras turned but Daelen didn’t deny her. He simply lifted a file for everyone to see. “We divorced five years ago,” he announced, voice cold and measured. He had rewritten her entire existence. She's no longer the CEO of the brand Avenior but now a NOBODY. “Kiss me at my husband's wedding,” She whispered in a stranger’s ear, her breath reeking of alcohol. (A drug lord)
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My Cold Husband Drove Me To Sin - Romance novels & stories
Dancing Pen
Alan circled them slowly, his gaze lingering on her flushed skin and then Karl’s tense body. “You want me to keep quiet, right?” He asked. “Then you… have to be mine. Both of you. " He slapped Karl's dick and the traitor sprang back to life. Karl gulped but said nothing. Alan stalked to where Selina was, half of her body on the bed and the other half resting on air, her pussy available for anyone to view. "Just for me.” He cupped her right breast and molded the flesh. She swallowed, feeling a dangerous thrill course through her veins. “I… agree.” She whispered, almost breathless. “I’ll be yours.” ******** Selina’s marriage is flawless to the outside world—and empty behind closed doors. Two years as a wife have taught her loneliness, silence, and a husband who treats her more like an obligation than a woman with needs. Starved of affection and desperate to feel wanted, Selina finds herself drawn into a dangerous temptation within the walls of her own home. What starts as a single reckless mistake soon becomes a web of secrets she can’t escape. But everything shatters when the unthinkable happens—and Selina realizes she’s crossed a line that can never be erased. Now trapped between desire, guilt, and forbidden attraction, Selina must keep her secrets hidden while living under the same roof with the very people who could destroy her. Every glance feels loaded. Every moment is a risk. And every choice pulls her deeper into a scandal that could ruin them all. In a house built on silence and betrayal, Selina will learn that the most dangerous desires are the ones no one is supposed to see.
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Longing for my Ex-wife's Return (ENGLISH VERSION) - Romance novels & stories
Docky
After being an obedient, caring, and martyr wife, Arya only ended up signing the divorce papers given by her husband. She had already given up hope that Damon Walton would reciprocate her feelings. She intended to vanish from their lives, but she came across something that reawakened the lioness within her. Now, she's back for vengeance, and she will make sure that everyone who lied and hurt her will suffer.   After knowing Arya's real identity, Damon keeps on crawling to her feet, saying, "Arya, please come back to me. I'm going insane! I badly miss everything about you. Let's marry each other again."
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SOLD TO BE THE BILLIONAIRES WIFE [ENGLISH] - Romance novels & stories
eleb_heart
[MATURE CONTENT] Not suitable for young audiences. R-18 Adrianne Cueva grew up spoiled, always getting everything she wanted. But what if she discovered that the luxurious life she had always enjoyed never truly belonged to her or her parents? What if it all belonged to someone she had never even met? Then, on her eighteenth birthday, a shocking revelation shattered her world. She was sold to become a billionaire's wife—the price paid for her parents' massive debt. But what would become of her now when the billionaire had no intention of making her his wife? Instead, she was destined to become his slave—not just an ordinary slave, but his sex slave.
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In the CEO’s Shadow - Romance novels & stories
YANGSLIM
Framed for her mentor’s murder and the arson that erased her past, forensic accountant Vesper Ashford is left with nothing. Her bank accounts are frozen, her identity is gone, and her face is plastered across every news station in Manhattan as a wanted killer. Hiding in the shadows of the city, she is hunted by law enforcement and the lethal syndicate that set her up. ​Her only way out comes from the last person she expects: Caspian Kensington, the cold, ruthless tech billionaire whose off-shore empire she was illegally auditing. ​Caspian isn't offering charity. Someone inside his board is using his platform to launder billions and bring his company down from the inside. He needs Vesper’s sharp mind to uncover the traitor, and she needs his power to survive. ​He hands her a new name, an bulletproof identity, and a place by his side as his chief risk advisor. But stepping into Caspian’s high-stakes world means standing directly in the line of fire. To clear her name, Vesper must trust a man who hides as many dangerous secrets as the killers hunting her down.
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Coronation Of A Disaster - Romance novels & stories
Marcee
My father traded me like a pawn to save his presidency, sending me to a foreign court to marry a stranger. But the deal changes the moment I step off the plane. There is no wedding. There is only a crown. Thrust into a war I didn't start, I have to survive a cousin who wants me dead and a country that hates me. The only person I can trust is Armano—a man with secrets darker than the Royal Family itself. He’s supposed to protect me. But falling for him might be the most dangerous thing I ever do.
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