Contemporary Romance Web Novels & Ruthless Regret Stories

“Tell me, does my nephew know his fiancee begs this pretty when she's begging for someone else?” Betrayed on the night she was supposed to celebrate forever, Jennifer Reyes makes one reckless choice, and wakes up in the arms of a man she should never have touched. Cold, calculating, and dangerously patient, Carter Blackwood isn't just a stranger. He's her fiance's uncle. The one every Kane pretends doesn't exist. She wants to disappear. He wants a weapon. When her father's company teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, Carter offers her a deal she can't refuse: his money, his protection, his name, in exchange for helping him destroy the family that erased him ten years ago. By day, he's the exiled Kane no one speaks of. By night, he makes it clear exactly who she belongs to now. Carter believes she said yes for the money. He has no idea that the woman he recruited as a weapon wants Gerald and Sylvia to burn just as badly as he does. But Carter isn't only after revenge. Buried in Jennifer's past is a secret her late mother died protecting, one that could bury the entire Kane empire, and the only man desperate enough to bury Jennifer with it is the fiance she left behind. Caught between a fiance who wants her back only to save himself, a mother in law who will do anything to keep the truth buried, and an uncle who refuses to let her go, Jennifer has only one choice left. Run straight into the arms of the man dangerous enough to protect her from all of them.

Lena Hartford has everything the world envies—a billionaire husband, luxury, influence, and the image of a perfect marriage. But behind designer gowns and flashing cameras lies a prison built on fear. For six years, Lena has endured Vincent Hartford’s cruelty in silence, trapped by secrets that could destroy her family and terrified of losing her little son, Ethan. Then Adrian Cole returns. The man she once loved now burns with hatred for her. Adrian believes Lena betrayed him years ago, choosing wealth while his life was destroyed in fire and blood. He comes back to New York determined to ruin both Lena and the powerful man she married. But revenge becomes dangerous when old feelings refuse to die. As buried truths rise to the surface, Lena and Adrian are pulled into a twisted web of lies, obsession, blackmail, and deadly betrayal. With Vincent’s political empire growing stronger and enemies lurking in every shadow, loving each other may cost them everything—including Ethan’s life. In a world where appearances are the perfect lie, Lena and Adrian must decide if love is worth surviving the darkness that surrounds them… or if some broken hearts are beyond redemption.