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Too Human for My Mate, Perfect for the Rival Alpha - undefined novels & stories
Dan-Boy
"Why do you still wear that cheap silver band, human? You know I only love Brielle." Those are the freezing words of my mate, Alpha Grayson Ashbourne. I am Rowan Everly, a born-human, plus-size designer struggling to survive in a modern werewolf world that despises my size and my bloodline. For two agonizing years, I have endured the Pack Courtiers' cruel whispers and watched my husband parade his she-wolf mistresses across the Ashbourne Alpha Holdings. I am drowning in a storm of pack politics, rejected and broken on my own birthday. But everything changes the moment the elevator thuds at the Pack Dominion Hall. "I heard you are a married woman, Miss Everly. Is that true?" Enter Alpha Declan Hawthorne—the terrifying, breathtaking ruler of the Hawthorne Mooncrest Dominion. He is an icy king wolf who allows no one near him, yet a single accidental stumble leaves my lipstick stained on his white shirt like a blooming rose. While my husband pushes me away into the dirt, this dangerous rival Alpha begins to shadow my every move, taking personal command of the Silver Creek Pack Territory project just to bring me into his Alpha Command Chamber. As secrets unravel through sharp confrontations and intense encounters, the ultimate question echoes through the territory: Can a rejected human girl break her toxic bonds and discover what happens when a true, powerful Alpha decides to claim her?
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The 100-Day Goodbye - undefined novels & stories
SoleReign
Evelyn Hayes has spent three years as a “invisible wife” to billionaire Arthur Garrison, living in a marriage that exists only on paper. When she is diagnosed with a terminal illness and told she only has months left, she offers him one final deal: one hundred days of his time in exchange for signing their divorce papers. Arthur agrees, eager to finally be free, completely unaware that he is counting down the days to her death. But as they spend time together, Arthur begins to see Evelyn differently, and the freedom he once wanted no longer feels important. With Evelyn quietly slipping away and time running out, Arthur is forced to face a choice he never expected to make. When the hundred days end, will he still want his freedom—or will it already be too late to save her?
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Bought by the Devil CEO - undefined novels & stories
Shmoukh
I married Adrian Blackwood to survive. He married me for revenge. Adrian Blackwood is a ruthless CEO powerful, cold, and untouchable. Our marriage was never about love. It was a contract designed to punish a family that destroyed his past, and I was the price they had to pay. Trapped in a life of control, secrets, and psychological warfare, I quickly learned that surviving Adrian was harder than fearing him. Every rule he set was meant to break me. Every silence hid another truth. But when enemies rise and buried crimes begin to surface, the line between hatred and protection starts to blur. Loving him could destroy me. Leaving him might kill me. This is not a sweet romance. It is a dark story of power, obsession, and the painful cost of redemption.
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Bound To The Mafia King: The Salvatore Vow - undefined novels & stories
driftingsoul
Portia Vance’s world shatters when her parents die in a cold-blooded accident, but the true nightmare begins when her own brothers sell her to the devil himself. Coerced into a contract marriage to settle a debt, the fierce beauty is handed over to Dante Salvatore the icy, ruthless Mafia king To Dante, Portia is nothing more than a loophole. A transactional pawn required to unlock his late father’s multi-billion-dollar legacy. Except Portia is no submissive victim. fiercely intuitive, and entirely fearless, she refuses to bend to his rules, determined to uncover the truth behind her family’s debts. But as their forced marriage draws them closer, a lethal, deep-seated conspiracy catches them both in a crossfire. Shocking truths uncover, and In a world ruled by power, betrayal, and revenge, uncovering secrets can be fatal.
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The Billionaire's Contract Wife - undefined novels & stories
Kristina Usaite
Elena Moore never imagined she would become a billionaire’s wife—especially not through a contract that stripped marriage of love, warmth, and choice. When her family faces financial ruin she cannot survive alone, Elena is summoned by Adrian Blackwood, a ruthless CEO whose empire is under threat. His solution is simple and brutal: marry him, stand by his side in public, obey the rules, and walk away when the contract ends. No love. No demands. No future. To the world, their wedding is a modern fairy tale—luxury, power, and prestige. Behind closed doors, it is a carefully controlled transaction. Separate bedrooms. Constant surveillance. A husband who reminds Elena that she is temporary, replaceable, and owned by the terms she signed. But Elena refuses to break. She learns his world without surrendering herself, meeting cruelty with composure and humiliation with dignity. Her calm defiance unsettles Adrian more than rebellion ever could. Control turns into irritation. Irritation into obsession. And obsession into a dangerous attraction neither of them is willing to name. When a scandal erupts and Adrian is forced to choose between his empire and the woman he swore not to love, he makes the decision that has always protected him best. Power. Publicly discarded and blamed for a betrayal she did not commit, Elena walks away without a word—carrying a secret that will change everything. By the time he understands what he has lost, she is gone—and forgiveness will cost him everything he once valued. A contract marriage. A devastating betrayal. And a love that demands suffering before it can be earned.
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Contracts of Desire: The Billionaire Romance Collection - undefined novels & stories
Holi T. Watson
Six dangerous billionaires. Six women caught in the ruthless games of wealth, power, revenge, and desire. A Lottery Marriage with My CEO Boss: Nova Pierce is forced into an elite lottery marriage system by the parents who should have protected her—only to be chosen by Nicolai Moreau, her cold, calculating, and fearsome CEO boss. The Arrangement: Dyanna Croft, a girl from the slums, is offered a contract engagement by Dante Westmore, a wealthy heir desperate to secure his inheritance and control of the family business. Marrying My Billionaire Best friend: Leah agrees to be her billionaire best friend Corey’s fake fiancée to stop his arranged marriage—but their pretend romance quickly turns real. As pressure from his powerful family grows, they must choose between protecting their friendship… or risking everything for love. The Assistant and the Beast: Abigail Price works under billionaire tech mogul Andre Crawford, the boss from hell—until late-night work sessions reveal the wounded, forbidden man beneath the monster. The Investment: struggling fashion designer Carla Hill is given a chance by Quinton Truce, the ruthless beast of high couture, and discovers that one investment can change far more than her career. Reborn—This Time I’m Choosing the Brute: Willamina Perez awakens on the day that once sealed her tragic fate. Betrayed and murdered by the husband she loved and the sister who envied her, she refuses to repeat the same mistake. This time, she chooses Isaiah Vearnen, the corporate beast everyone fears—never knowing he has loved her all along. Dark, sensual, and addictive, this anthology follows women who refuse to remain pawns and billionaires who will risk everything for the one woman they cannot possess without losing control.
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His Heartless Vows  - undefined novels & stories
Sora
Aria married Damien Blackwood in her runaway sister's dress to save her family from bankruptcy. Publicly his perfect wife. Privately his hated replacement. Daily cruelty, family judgment, endless humiliation await her. Will his burning hate twist into obsessive love... or break her forever?
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THE MAFIA KING'S OBSESSION  - undefined novels & stories
Msenangu
Liana Rossi was supposed to deliver flowers not become the bride. One stormy night, and a simple delivery to the powerful Moretti estate turns into every woman’s nightmare when she is mistaken for a runaway mafia bride and forced down the aisle by the most feared man in the underworld. Cassian Moretti is cold, ruthless, and dangerously untouchable. He doesn’t believe in love, only loyalty, power, and control. To protect his empire, he forces a terrified stranger to wear another woman’s dress and become his wife. But Cassian soon realizes Liana’s arrival was no accident, someone wanted her in his house. Someone dangerous. As enemies close in and buried secrets begin to surface, Liana discovers she may not be the nobody she believed herself to be. Her past is stained with blood, her identity is worth killing for, and her forced husband may be the only thing standing between her and death. The problem? The more she fights him, the more possessive he becomes. And in Cassian’s world, once he claims something, he never lets it go. What happens when the wrong bride becomes the one woman a mafia king is willing to burn the world for?
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Daddy, We Found Mummy - undefined novels & stories
Lizzy
I was never a mother. Never been in love. Never even kissed a man. But the day two children called me "Mummy," My world turned upside down. Ethan Stark, a cold, powerful, and ruthless billionaire, believed I abandoned our kids and forced me into a loveless marriage with him. All I have are my words... and no proof of my innocence. How can I explain to him I don't know what he was talking about when there is a picture that says otherwise and my striking resemblance with the kids?
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Bought by the Ruthless Billionaire  - undefined novels & stories
Trinity Mpofu
She was a deal. Until she became his obsession. Until he became her ruin. Until the lines blur. Alina Carter has three things left: a mother in a hospital bed, an eviction notice, and twenty-four hours to find a miracle. The miracle arrives in a black car, with an envelope, and a name she already knows to fear. Adrian Voss. Billionaire. Ruthless. The kind of man people warn you about in the same breath they describe a natural disaster. His offer is simple. Move into his penthouse. Attend his events. Play the role his world requires. In return, every debt is cleared, her mother is taken care of, and she walks away in six months with her life restored. What he doesn't tell her is the truth behind the offer. That she is not a solution to his problem. She is the problem. Three years ago, Alina unknowingly destroyed one of his most important business deals — and Adrian Voss has never forgotten a debt. She was chosen. She was arranged. She was bought. But somewhere between the cold terms of the contract and the man who keeps protecting her when he doesn't have to, the lines begin to blur. Adrian begins to feel things he didn't plan for. Alina begins to see a person underneath the control she didn't expect to find. And then the truth comes out — all of it. The revenge. The manipulation. The years of planning. when they are both in danger. The only person Adrian trusts with her safety is himself. And the only question that matters is the one neither of them has an answer to yet: Can something real grow from a foundation built entirely on revenge? Or will the truth destroy them both before they get the chance to find out?
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the wrong vow (mistakenly married to a ruthless billionaire) - undefined novels & stories
Winner
Emily Dawson has spent eighteen years living like a servant in her own home. After her mother's mysterious death, her father married his longtime mistress, leaving Emily at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and jealous stepsister. With her dreams stolen and her spirit constantly tested, she longs for nothing more than a chance to escape the life she never chose. Everything changes the day she unknowingly helps a terrified bride flee from her own wedding. Emily has no idea that the woman she saves is Victoria Harrington—the fiancée of the ruthless billionaire CEO, Alexander Blackwood. When the bride vanishes just hours before the ceremony, panic sweeps through the powerful Blackwood family. With a billion-dollar business merger, the family's reputation, and Alexander's inheritance hanging in the balance, canceling the wedding is not an option. Mistaken for the missing bride because of their striking resemblance, Emily is forced into a wedding dress and dragged to the altar. Before she can prove her identity, she becomes Alexander Blackwood's wife. Alexander believes Emily is part of an elaborate conspiracy to deceive him, while Emily desperately struggles to prove her innocence. But before the marriage can be undone, mysterious attacks begin targeting her. Someone is determined to keep Emily by Alexander's side—even if it means killing anyone who uncovers the truth. As buried family secrets, dangerous betrayals, and hidden enemies emerge from the shadows, Emily and Alexander find themselves trapped in a marriage built on lies but bound by fate. What began as the wrong vow soon becomes a battle for survival, justice, and an unexpected love that neither of them ever saw coming. Sometimes, the greatest mistake is the beginning of the greatest love story.
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His Donna - undefined novels & stories
Hamicable
Marriage was never about love, it was a weapon, a strategy, the final step Leonardo Mancini needed to claim his place as Don. In his world, love is weakness, and weakness gets you killed. For Nora Romano, life was simple until the night her father’s debt to the mafia became her burden. The price? Her freedom. The cost? Becoming the wife of a man whose name was feared across Italy. What begins as a marriage of leverage soon spirals into a dangerous game of secrets, betrayal, and blood loyalty. As enemies close in and trust fractures within the family, Leonardo is forced to confront the one thing he swore he’d never risk.... his heart. Can a man built on power and control balance the weight of love? And can Nora give her heart to someone whose world embodies everything she despises? In the mafia, love is the deadliest gamble of all.
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BLOODBOUND: HEIRESS OF THE MAFIA - undefined novels & stories
Beauty m.j
For 200 years, a generational cursed family has fed on its own female blood… but Isabella’s mother refused to be part of it, fleeing with her daughter to start a new life. Years later, tragedy strikes again, leaving Isabella to grow up under a cruel stepfather and a stepmother who treats her worse than a servant. When her stepfather’s business teeters on the edge of ruin, an arranged marriage to ruthless Mafia billionaire Tavian Crowne is offered as salvation. Tavian is cold, unfeeling, and notorious for his disdain toward women after his mother and first love’s betrayal—but he expects a spoiled heiress, and he has no idea who Isabella really is. But, danger waits in every shadow: enemies from outside, the lingering secrets of her mother’s past, and a brother who believes Isabella must die.
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THE SOVEREIGN SHIELD  - undefined novels & stories
B.S. Turaki
Two million dollars was the price of Elena Rossi’s soul. To save her father’s legacy and stop the bulldozers from leveling her family’s woodshop, she signed a one-year marriage contract with the "Ice King" of Manhattan, Silas Vane. The rules were simple: no feelings, no history, and no looking behind the curtain of the Vane-Sterling empire. But Silas has secrets darker than the obsidian walls of his tower, and Elena is hiding a truth that could burn his entire legacy to the ground. When a long-buried secret about a fraudulent marriage and an illegitimate bloodline comes to light, the contract is no longer just about money—it's about survival. To keep Silas alive, Elena must do the unthinkable: usurp his throne and become the "Villain Queen" he hates. In a world of gilded lies and corporate warfare, can love survive a betrayal meant to save it?
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The 100-DAY ECHO - undefined novels & stories
Gilbora
"Sign the divorce papers, Nora." I didn't cry. I simply looked at the billionaire husband who had ignored me for three years and made one final demand. "One hundred days, Silas. Move back into my bedroom. Touch me like a man obsessed with his wife. On Day 101, I will sign the papers and walk away." Arrogant and certain, he agreed, assuming it was a desperate plea to use my body to win his heart back. He had no idea what he was walking into. By Day 20, the cold, untouchable CEO is rushing home just to pin me against our bedroom door. By Day 50, he’s pulling me into his lap, whispering breathless, desperate promises in the dark. He is addicted to the friction, using every searing kiss and heavy touch to forcefully brand me as his. He thinks the heated nights we share mean I am finally surrendering. He doesn't know the truth. I’m not using these 100 nights to fall back in love with him. I’m using his counterfeit passion to completely numb my heart. While my body responds to his fire, my soul is freezing over. On Day 100, Silas pours his soul into the most emotionally raw night of my life. He falls asleep holding me tight, entirely convinced his absolute worship has won me back forever. But on Day 101, he wakes up to cold sheets, an empty closet, and a signed contract. His money couldn't buy me. His touch couldn't keep me. Now, the billionaire who thought he was playing a game will burn his empire to the ground to find the wife who gave him her body, but vanished with her soul.
648
Contracted to My Ex's Cold Brother  - undefined novels & stories
Cerise R. Wood
My husband and his first love were caught in an accident during their pre-honeymoon. Worse, our four year old son chose his 'new mom'. That's it, I'm done with men! But fate twisted the moment I stepped out of the hospital, colliding with the very man I should stay away from, the one who could blur my past and present... Abraham Argos... My ex's cold brother!
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A Deal with the Ruthless Billionaire  - undefined novels & stories
Isabel Higgins
“Please Sir, don't divorce me. I will do whatever you want, but not a divorce.” Carolyn pleaded desperately with the man that everything about him was screaming danger.  She was taken aback by the coldness the man was exuding when he turned to face her. His eyes held so much darkness that she flinched. All her senses awoke blaring alarm bells in her head to get away, but to where? She had been walking helplessly in the street after she discovered her aunt's cruel intentions towards her on her wedding day. Until that young man mistook her as the bride of this man and brought her to the altar to marry this man who is scaring the living daylights out of her. He took a slow stride to her, held her chin with his index finger making her eyes meet his, and said. “Little bunny, you did not only trick my assistant into believing you're my bride, but you're also asking for a favor?“ “I'd like to sound a note of warning. Being my wife means you're ready to stay in my hell. You seem too fragile to be in my abyss, you might die, and there's no going back once you're in. Are you still willing?". He asked. “Yes, I am willing. In exchange, you'll have to protect me from my aunt and her goons.” She boldly declared. The man squirted his eyes at the little bunny in front of him for whatever reason, she was the most audacious woman he had ever come across and a devilish smile curled up his lips and said. “STRIP AND PLEASURE YOURSELF WIFEY.” And Carolyn's jaws dropped. Did she make the right decision by entering into a deal with the devil?  Will she regret her actions? READ TO FIND OUT. 
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Bound By Lies, Broken By Truth - undefined novels & stories
Moonlight
Vivienne has always believed she was Ashford’s daughter, never questioning the life she was given—until she is married to Damon Marshal Williams. To her, it’s just another cruel joke that life has thrown at her. To him, it is strategy. Damon knows exactly who she is, and more importantly, what she is worth. What begins as a calculated move soon becomes something neither of them planned. But when Vivienne uncovers the truth behind their marriage, love is no longer enough to make her stay. Faced with a choice between the life she wants and the man she never meant to love; she makes a decision she cannot take back. Years later a kidnapping, forces her back into Damon’s world—one she thought she had escaped. With time, distance, and secrets between them, the lines between past and present begin to blur. And as danger closes in, so does the truth—about the child, about their choices, and about everything they left unfinished. Bound by lies and broken by truth, this is a story of love, power, and harsh decisions that define us.
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Pregnant for the cruel Billionaire  - undefined novels & stories
Sarah
After being betrayed by her boyfriend and thrown out of her apartment, Elena Hart makes one reckless mistake… A one-night stand with a dangerously handsome stranger. The next morning, he’s gone. Weeks later, Elena discovers two shocking truths: She’s pregnant. And the stranger is none other than billionaire CEO Damien Blackwood — the cold-hearted man known for ruining anyone who crosses him. Damien offers her a deal: Move into his mansion, carry his heir, and follow his rules. No love. No emotions. No expectations. But living under the same roof with a possessive billionaire quickly becomes dangerous when obsession, jealousy, and hidden enemies enter the picture. Because Damien Blackwood may have sworn never to love again… But he’s already falling for the woman carrying his child.
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Billionaire Producer's Secret Wife - undefined novels & stories
Nivi Rosa
Serena Rivera told the wrong men no—and it shattered her career. Now, to salvage the Rivera legacy, she’s forced into a secret marriage with Lucian Vale, Hollywood’s coldest billionaire producer. He doesn’t want a wife. He doesn’t want her. And no one can ever know they’re married. But Serena Rivera has conditions of her own— Including an expiration date.
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