Romans Contemporary & Histoires Ruthless Love after Marriage

At twenty, Aubrey Hale expected to be planning midterms. Instead, she's planning a wedding — to a stranger. Dante Vescari, the widowed underboss of Kansas City, needs a wife to keep his seat. He chooses Aubrey for one cold reason: marrying her puts her father — the family's trusted advisor — under his own roof, where Dante can watch him. Because Dante knows the secret that could burn the whole family down: Edmund Hale has been meeting a federal agent. What Dante doesn't know is that Aubrey already knows too. She followed her father to the courthouse. She saw the badge. She heard the deal. Now the girl with paint on her hands is marrying the most dangerous man in the city, hiding the secret that could hang her father — while the man she's marrying hides the very same secret, for a very different reason. Two liars. One house. Six weeks until the wedding. And someone is already setting fires to see which of them breaks first.

I married a dying billionaire under another woman's name. On our wedding night, he opened his eyes. My name is Lily Carter, and I had thirty days to find $300,000, or my little brother would die in a hospital bed. So when a rich woman offered to pay for his surgery, I said yes before I asked enough questions. All I had to do was wear her daughter's face. Vanessa Sinclair was engaged to Ethan Blackwood, the most powerful man in the city. But Ethan was lying in a coma after a crash that was no accident, and Vanessa wouldn't waste her beauty on a man who might never wake up. I look exactly like her. So I put on the white dress, signed her name, and became the wife of a sleeping stranger. Then Ethan woke up. He is cold, dangerous, and far too clever. He knew the woman in his bed was not the woman he proposed to. He also knew someone in his own house was poisoning him. Now the liar he married is the only person he can trust. His touch is a warning. His kiss is a threat. And every night, the line between our deal and our desire burns thinner. But the real Vanessa wants her life back. Ethan's uncle wants him dead. And the deeper I fall into the Blackwood world, the closer I come to a secret buried on the night I was born. They hired me to be a fake bride. What if I was the real one all along?

Arabella Montgomery has spent her entire life learning how to survive among the wealthy. As the daughter of one of Westhaven’s most powerful families, she knows that reputation is everything, secrets are currency, and love is supposed to be the one thing money cannot buy. She is engaged to the perfect man, surrounded by people she trusts, and preparing for a future she believes she has chosen for herself. Then everything begins to fall apart. A growing financial scandal threatens to destroy the Montgomery empire. The man she intends to marry may not be who she believes he is, and the betrayal that cuts deepest comes from someone she has loved like a sister. But just as Arabella’s world begins to crumble, Adrian Knight, the cold and dangerously powerful man her family has every reason to fear, makes her an offer she can hardly afford to refuse. He has spent years rebuilding his family’s fortune and has never forgotten what the Montgomery family allegedly did to his own. Now, he wants something only Arabella can give him: marriage. For Adrian, the marriage is business, revenge, and a means to secure what he needs. For Arabella, it may be the only way to save what remains of her family. But becoming Mrs Knight means entering a world where every promise has a price, every alliance hides a motive, and the man she despises may be the only person standing between her and the truth. Arabella thought the marriage would be her greatest sacrifice. She has yet to discover what Adrian Knight is really after—and what it will cost her to find out.

THE BILLIONAIRE'S FORTUNE BRIDE Evelyn never imagined that saving her family would cost her the freedom to choose whom she married. When her father falls into an overwhelming debt, Evelyn finds herself trapped in a desperate situation. With no way to repay the money, she is presented with an unexpected offer: marry Berling, a wealthy and influential billionaire, and her father's debt will be settled. For Berling, marriage is nothing more than a business arrangement. His grandfather's fortune comes with expectations, and securing his inheritance means finding a woman who can fit perfectly into his world. He needs a wife, and Evelyn needs money. A deal is made. A contract is signed. And two strangers become husband and wife. Their marriage comes with rules, conditions, and one important understanding: love is never part of the agreement. But living under the same roof proves more complicated than either of them expected. Beneath Berling's cold exterior lies a man Evelyn never anticipated meeting, while the woman he married for convenience slowly becomes someone he cannot imagine losing. What happens when a marriage built on money begins to grow into something real? And when the contract finally comes to an end, will Berling choose his fortune or the woman who has become his greatest treasure?

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.

On the night Elena discovered she was pregnant, her husband, Nathan Hudson, demanded a divorce because his mistress, Aurora, was allegedly pregnant. Framed for a fatal accident years ago and abandoned without a penny, Elena was kidnapped and left to die at sea, a tragedy that claimed her brother Daniel's life.  Six years later, Elena returns to New York as the powerful Vice President of Carter Group, mother to a son, and armed with an icy determination for revenge. She isn't back for love; she wants Nathan and Aurora to pay for every tear she shed and for Daniel's death. But as Elena puts her plan into action, Nathan discovers she is alive, realizes the horrifying truth of his past mistakes, and desperately begs for her forgiveness.  However, the gentle wife he once discarded no longer exists.