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Surrogate bride of a disabled billionaire - Romance novels & stories
Rancho Nguyen
Daisy is the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Hubert. His company went bankrupt, so he asked for help from Drkov's house. They agreed to help Mr. Hubert but with one condition. One of his two daughters must marry their nephew - Atlas Drkov. Atlas Drkov is a billionaire but he is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Yaretzi - daughter of Mr. Hubert's official wife - does not accept marrying a disabled man. She and her parents made a plan. They kidnapped Daisy's mother, threatened her, and forced her to marry Atlas. To save her mother, she accepted. However, after getting married, she fell in love with this man, and so did he. Difficulties start from here.
9
44.0K
CEO's Substitute Wife - Romance novels & stories
LibethCa
Adelaide has been scorned by her father since the day she was born, destined to be cared for and raised by a servant, far from the comforts of her family. When her sister Nadia elopes with her lover just two days before her wedding to the billionaire Egil Arrabal, their father forces Adelaide to fulfill the commitment made fifteen years ago with that ruthless and arrogant CEO she has heard about all her life. Sentenced to become the substitute wife of the eldest son of the Arrabal family, Adelaide steps into an uncertain future where death, betrayal, and revenge will test her resilience. Will she manage to escape unscathed from the clutches of this man? What must she do to pay for her sister's elopement and prevent the downfall of her family's name? **This is a translation of the novel in Spanish titled "La esposa sustituta del CEO." If you find any mistakes, I hope you'll forgive me; I will be constantly working to improve and provide more engaging work. Thank you very much.
8.7
20.8K
Billionaire's Substitute Bride - Romance novels & stories
BELLA
They had brought Olive into the Levine family under the shadow of illegitimacy, living a life concealed from the world. However, one day, her stepmother concocted a plan for a marriage replacement, coercing her into wedlock with Edward Johnson. She demanded that Olive take on the role of her stepsister. Olive found herself bound to a man notorious as ‘The Devil,’ an unsightly and disfigured villain. Little did she know, he harbored a well-kept secret. His mother had perished in a blaze, ignited by his stepbrother, transforming him into a vengeful figure. To pursue his vendetta, he sought to marry Olive’s stepsister, believing her to be entangled with his stepbrother. And he was deceived by them again... What would transpire when Edward uncovered the ruse? Would he spare her life? Could Olive soften the heart of this ruthless beast? __ The room was dark when he emerged behind me. His fingers skimmed against my bare shoulder, making me flinch, and his warm breath caressed my ear while his hand slipped down my navel. "Your body is mine, if not your heart." His hoarse voice made me close my eyes shut.
9.2
74.9K
The Billionaire's Substitute Wife - Romance novels & stories
DramaQueen
From kissing the wrong twin to entering into a contract marriage with her the next day! *** Eve's normal life of a daycare teacher shatters when she attends her identical twin sister's contract marriage to a ruthless billionaire... But her selfish twin has run away! Eve may have refused to fill in for her sister's shoes and save her family from losing everything, But she can't turn away when her twin sister's abandoned infant calls her, 'Ma...ma!' Now she has to pretend to be like her heartless sister who is a model, but how long can she deceive the ruthless CEO, Alessandro as well as the media? And can it be purely based on contract when Allesandro is hotter than a sex god?
9.9
25.5K
Substitute Bride: Married to a Domineering Billionaire - Romance novels & stories
Oma
Matured Contents Ahead. Please this book is highly rated 18+ "You will pay for this Amelia, mark my words, you got married to me through deception, you will suffer the consequences. And now you will face your first punishment, you want to be my wife huh, you will face what happens to them on their wedding night." He chuckled, but it was one filled with bitterness. "You're not that beautiful. But that doesn't mean I won't have your body." Amelia Harper, a young lady with virtue, finds herself in a family and vicinity where she isn't acceptable. Her family borrowed money from Dylan Blackwood the billionaire and couldn't pay their debt. Dylan Blackwood decided to take the Harper's most beautiful daughter as a wife in place of debt but she fled with her lover leaving her elder sister, the not so pretty one, Amelia Harper to suffer the consequences.
9.1
54.4K
The Mistress Surrogate - Romance novels & stories
Synonym
Priscilla Castillo took up the job as a surrogate to make ends meet, this sort of job was new territory for her. She never once thought of being the one to take care of the child after the mother died in an unknown accident leaving everybody including her husband devasted. Damon Prince is a CEO of a renowned company, his marriage to Elizabeth Prince was fruitless which hurt the couple so much Elizabeth had to find a solution that didn't seat well with her husband who disliked the idea. A week after everything had been finalized, Elizabeth is met with an accident and dies immediately. Now Damon has to live with a woman he hates for carrying his child.
10
48.9K
The Billionaire's Pretend Wife - Romance novels & stories
blazers990
Isabelle Cruz is forced to marry Jacob Garcia in place of her adoptive sister. As far as she knows, Jacob is an illegitimate son who's an idler, reckless, and not worth much. Unknown to her, he is a billionaire CEO who's determined to end their arranged marriage as soon as possible. Jacob Garcia is in a hurry to end his arranged marriage to his new wife, Isabelle. He doesn't think it's going to be hard. After all, why would a woman from a wealthy family stay married to a poor man? But he realises quickly Isabelle's is nothing like he expected, and that things may not go according to plan.
9.7
175.5K 31 reviews
Rich Family's Substitute Sweetheart - Romance novels & stories
Miss River
In order to get her family's love, she always pretended to be ugly and dumb. But instead of getting her family's attention, what she got was hatred and disgust. What's more her family set her marriage, instead of her sister, to a cripple and impotent man. On the day of her wedding, her own mother came to her and begged her. "Your sister deserves much better. You have to help her!" Lost in despair, she agreed to meet her family's decision and married to her sister's fiancée. On her wedding night, her husband looked at her and frowned, "You are too ugly." So what do you think will happen when she marries to that man? Will she regret or there will be some miracle in her life?
9.6
117.5K
Billionaire's Substitute Bride and Her Secret Child - Romance novels & stories
Lana West
Blackmailed into substituting her step sister on her wedding night, Christine Carter sacrifices her first time to protect her father. Hunter Gray, the groom, is unaware that the one he is ravishing is not his real bride, and he's oblivious that his exquisite wedding night resulted in a pregnancy. Five years later, Hunter is a divorced man who's been in a dark place for two years, he happens to fall in love at first sight with Christine during a flight. Christine on the other hand is annoyed that he has the audacity to flirt with her, she only cares for her child. But what will Christine do when she'd find out that she needs to work closely with Hunter? And how will she hide the truth from her genius son? ~~~~~~~~~~ ‘His musky mint flavor intoxicates her senses and soothes her mind. Her body feels like it was fed with something she craved for a long time. “Mommy, daddy, not in front of the kids, go inside!” Ethan protests, pulling at their clothes and that's the instant she comes to her senses and tries to break the kiss.’ ~~~~~~~~~~ ‘"He is my daddy. How can I not insist? I want my daddy and my mommy together.” “He is not you daddy, sweetie.” She lies, waves of guilt washing over her. “I don't know why you are lying, mommy, but I can only assume you have your reasons. He is my daddy, I can tell."’ ~~~~~~~~~~ ‘"I want a big family, mommy!” Her angel cries out, interrupting her train of thought. “Did you and daddy make me a sister on your trip?"’
9.5
457.4K
The CEO's Switched Bride - Romance novels & stories
Michy Gaza
Dave Mitaka takes the Defiant family's prettiest daughter for a bribe in place of a debt owed by the family. Lita, the bride elopes a night before her wedding, leaving her elder sister, the not so pretty Reed, to suffer the consequences. "You'll pay for this Reed. Mark my words, you'll suffer the consequences!"
9.6
97.5K 10 reviews
Bleeding Obsession! - Romance novels & stories
Talesofpassion
Sarah is a lonely and depressed girl, daily fighting the battles of life to survive in a toxic surroundings. On a regular night she witnessed a murder, she escaped from there and from eyes of the killer but destiny played a very cruel game with her. Sarah's father forced her to marry a man whom she haven't even seen before. Forcefully and helplessly she went to aisle but the ground beneath her feet slipped away when she saw the groom, he was the same killer. Xavier king, The cruel and heartless mafia married a girl whom he haven't seen before neither he showed any interest in his newly wed bride. But when he finally saw her face, he lost it. "Destiny has given me a very deserving chance and this time you are the one who will bleed, my beautiful wife..." He said as hatred and anger boiled within him. Will Sarah understand the reason behind Xavier's behavior? Why Xavier wants to destroy her? Will they fall in love or the hatred will be carried on to the end? Will Xavier make Sarah's life worst which is already ruined by her depression and loneliness? Welcome to the journey of two wounded souls...
10
22.8K
My Husband's Vengeful Hatred - Romance novels & stories
Pia St.James
“Abram, please… give me the ring,” she sobbed, tears streaking down her naked skin as she fell to her knees before the man she once called her husband. His cruel laughter filled the room, the sound of a predator savoring his prey. “Crawl to me,” he ordered, his eyes glinting with sadistic pleasure. She was drowning in guilt...for she had taken her sister’s life. He was consumed by vengeance...already plotting her ruin. In this tale of obsession, betrayal, and burning desire, can two broken souls survive each other, or one will end up losing their life? Explicit Dark Romance 18+ | Read at Your Own Risk
9.6
29.2K 25 reviews
CHASING THE BILLIONAIRE'S SUBSTITUTE EX-WIFE - Romance novels & stories
Azria Zei
"Zeke, was I just a substitute?" I asked, my voice trembling. "All these years, was I nothing but a replacement?" But then again, he remained silent. And I took that as a 'yes' to my questions. "It's over. The sooner you accept that, the better." Zeke's cold expression remained unchanged. - Discovering she was just a stand-in for her husband's ex, Vivienne Lancaster divorced billionaire Ezekiel Harrington. She signed the papers and walked out of his life, secretly pregnant with twins. Years later, when Ezekiel's company was on the brink of collapse, he needed the help of the elusive and influential mystery designer Viatrix. Little did he know, the designer he had been chasing was none other than Vivienne—his ex-wife. Vivienne had returned and she was ready to get revenge and reclaim her life, while Ezekiel had to face his past mistakes. Could he win back the woman he had taken for granted, or would he fail chasing the billionaire's substitute ex-wife?
8.8
94.2K
A Substitute Bride for the Billionaire - Romance novels & stories
Ress Amah
Iris has lived all her life as the bastard daughter of the Taylors and she had never dreamt of a life outside the one she lives. When Iris's step sister is caught in bed with her fiance's cousin, Iris is forced to take her place as the bride in order to save the company of her father who never considered her his daughter. Being married to Luca was a new kind of hell, different and much worse that what she had to go through in the hands of her step mother and sister. He hates her because he believed she was a part of her sister's cheating schemes and was forced on him but there is a thin line between love and hate.
9.2
24.4K
Pursuing My EX Wife - Romance novels & stories
Unusual Write
"Have you ever loved me?" Lilian's voice barely rose above a whisper. "Never." … Lilian Stephan had always loved Marcus Damon, it was love at first sight and she tried all her possible best to make sure that she gets married to Marcus. She sacrificed everything just to be with him to become his wife. Even after getting married to him he never for once showed her any love or even care about her. But she did not really mind and she just kept hoping that he would return back to her side. But she was given a divorce paper instead. She found out that she had always been a substitute for someone else. Lilian gathered her courage and left. She returned five years later with a baby that looked so much like Marcus.
9.6
60.4K
The Jewel of Your Love - Romance novels & stories
Bambina Unica
After taking her stepsister’s place, Yvonne Miller is married into a wealthy family. To take back her family business, she plots each step she takes carefully. Everyone knows Stephen Anderson is a cruel and ruthless person. Yet, his ugly and uncultured wife has him wrapped around her little finger. Stephen doesn’t mind that his wife’s an ugly duckling. On the contrary, he dotes on her excessively. When he hears gossip about his wife being ugly, with cosmetic surgeons offering her discounts, he whirls into a rage. “These blind dogs! My wife’s the most beautiful woman alive!” he insists.With that, a rumor spreads in Northerna City that Yvonne is Stephen’s retribution for his past misdeeds… Until one day, Yvonne returns from abroad drop-dead gorgeous, sending shockwaves all across the city. However, she doesn’t show up in Stephen’s life again. “What do you take me for, coming and going as you please?” he demands. Stepping aside to present the young kid behind her, Yvonne says in chagrin, “My child’s father?”
9.5
179.7K
In The Arms Of The Blind Don - Romance novels & stories
Moon Pen Charity
“I may be blind, Rain, but trust me, I’ll never miss a chance to make you mine. My eyes don’t stop me from giving you everything you need, wifey.” Enzo Salvatore DeLuca, the ruthless billionaire mafia don, was untouchable until an accident stole his sight. Now, with time running out, he needs an heir to secure his legacy, and Rain is forced to take her stepsister’s place as his bride. Rain always dreamed of a Christmas wedding with the perfect husband, but marrying a blind stranger was never part of her plans. How could a man who couldn’t see fulfill her deepest romantic fantasies? She couldn’t imagine how she would ever grow close to someone so different from the man she had always dreamed of. What she doesn’t know is that Enzo notices far more than she expects. From the way she bites her lip whenever he speaks to the longing in her gaze when she thinks he isn’t paying attention, nothing escapes him. What he lacks in sight, he makes up for with raw intensity, an unshakable presence, and a commanding personality that leaves Rain struggling to resist his charm. He doesn’t do love. He doesn’t do gentle. But with Rain, he might discover something more powerful than he ever imagined, all while pursuing the revenge he has waited so long to claim. “Baby girl, I may not be able to see your expression, but I can hear every change in your voice. So don’t try to hide your feelings from me.”
8.7
20.5K
Who's the Substitute Now? - Romance novels & stories
Cantaloupe
Natasha Sullivan is the only daughter of the Sullivan family. She ignores her family's objections and marries into the Grayson family. She even willingly becomes a substitute for another woman. This makes her the butt of everyone's jokes.Then, her husband's first love returns to the country. Joshua Grayson coolly throws divorce papers her way. "Let's get divorced. Natty's back."A family consisting of miracle doctors and a genius medical professor … Natasha's secret identities are revealed one by one. She shows Joshua's first love up and turns the tides.At this moment, Joshua says, "Since you're so in love with me, I'll give you a chance to stop this divorce from happening!"…As time passes, it's the small things that make Joshua realize he's not the man Natasha loves.So he's the actual substitute …To make matters worse, he finds out he's had the wrong woman this whole time. Natasha's the one who's truly destined for him! He's filled with regret.Natasha looks at him calmly. "One has to wake up from their dreams sooner or later."
7.5
60.6K
The Mafia Devil’s Wrong Bride - Romance novels & stories
Siwa Rose
“If you keep looking at me like that…” he murmurs, his lips brushing close to my ear, “I’ll have no choice but to ruin you before the night’s over.” I stiffen. “You can’t touch me.” His smirk deepens. “Touch you? Mrs. Romano…I intend to devour you.” *** She wasn’t supposed to be here. When her twin sister flees her arranged marriage to Dante Romano—the ruthless king of the New York underworld—Twenty two years old Annalissa is forced to take her sister's place. To wear her dress. To stand before the devil himself…and pray he doesn’t notice the switch. Dante is dangerous, arrogant, and used to owning everything he touches. And now, he owns her. Annalissa thinks she can survive this sham of a marriage. Play the part long enough to protect her family. But Dante Romano isn’t a man who can be fooled so easily. His gaze lingers too long. His words seem like they’re meant to rattle her. And maybe he already knows. Maybe he’s keeping her trapped in this twisted game to see how long before she breaks. Because in this game, there are no wrong brides. Only the ones the devil decides to keep. 18+
10
34.6K
Betrothed to My Sister's Husband  - Romance novels & stories
A_rebelliousdreamer
"Do not dare to act like my wife..."He grabbed her forearm and hushed dangerously into her ear. Cold shiver ran through her veins as she closed her eyes to let the forming tears cascade down her eyes. "But..I am your wife."she stuttered. "Yeah a wife who took her sister's place to dig on my money, Rain Anderson."He jerked her with such force that she stumbled and fell on the sofa behind her. She squeezed shut her eyes and let the remaining moisture release her eye sockets. She had suffered his insults and abuses for long two years for a promise which she gave to her parents and sake of the holy vows she took with him but finally her last string of patience broke. She couldn't let him play with her self respect. She wiped her tear stricken face and stood up to match his level.It was the time when she must face him to save their marriage and give him a taste of his own medicine if she wanted to get her love and self respect back. "Its Mrs. Rain Blackwood,Mr. Nicholas Blackwood now whose bitch of a sister and your fiancee ran away on the day of your marriage with her boyfriend and I had to take her place to save our families' reputation.So, better you keept it in your mind before judging my character. "She breathed out and left her husband, Nicholas Blackwood in complete shock. He stood there like a stone statue as it was the first time she rose against his tortures.
9.5
116.5K 33 reviews
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