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Ex-Husband Forgot Ever Divorcing Me - undefined novels & stories
Jane A.M.S.
“You’re going to abort our child?!” Maxwell Lohr's voice ripped through the night as he chased me down the rain-slicked street. “Why do you even care?” I cried, tears burning my eyes. “You already have a child with your so-called ‘sister’ you protected so much—and I just signed the divorce papers!” “Just give birth to it! Elise and I will raise the baby.” The betrayal slammed into me like a freight train. I spun and ran blindly across the road, desperate to get away from him, from everything. I never saw the red light. But Maxwell did. He lunged forward, shoving me out of the way just as the car came barreling toward us. “NO!” My scream tore through the air right before the sickening crunch of metal and bone. Then… silence. He wakes up in a hospital bed weeks later with amnesia. He doesn’t remember cheating with Elise, the girl his parents raised enough to be her sister. He doesn’t remember divorcing me for her. He doesn’t remember the betrayal that broke my heart into pieces. But he remembers only ME. And the love he once felt for me burns brighter than ever. And now the man who once destroyed everything is back—desperate, tender, and refusing to let me go. He looks at me like I’m still his wife. Like I’m still the love of his life. He begs for a second chance, willing to fight for me and our unborn child with everything he has. But… Can I trust the man who once shattered me? Or will the truth destroy us both when his memories finally return?
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Perfectly Ruined  - undefined novels & stories
A'sha Writes
“No matter how much I try to hate you,” he said slowly, “you keep doing things like this.” Delilah’s breath hitched. He stepped closer. “And it’s dangerous.” Before she could understand what he meant, he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her against him. His lips crushed hers, sudden and hard. She gasped in shock, but he took it as an invitation, deepening the kiss, sliding his tongue against hers in a way that made her knees tremble. This wasn’t like the kiss on their wedding day. That one had been controlled. Strategic. This one was raw. Hungry. ~~~~ A year after Delilah left Chase heartbroken and without a word, she returns not to rekindled love, but to survive a marriage built on revenge. He married her to destroy her. she said yes to protect her family. what he didn't know? The woman he's trying to ruin is the same one who once walked away... just to hide a secret that could shatter them both.
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Haunting Her: His Savior, Her Captive  - undefined novels & stories
Jomoso_Iza
Divorced. Betrayed. Lonely. Desperate. When Josette signs a marriage contract with Zade, a ruthless billionaire feared for destroying everything in his path— she thinks she found her escape. But Zade doesn’t just want a wife. He wants her. A craving that turns into obsession. A desire that makes him break his own rules. Only Josette isn’t who she thinks she is to him. She is a mirror of the woman he once loved and lost— Selena Vortessa, her doppelganger. The ghost that never stopped haunting him. When Selena returns from the shadows, secrets ignite. Truths unravel. And the line between love and vengeance blurs, until neither of them can tell if they’re saving each other… or destroying what’s left. Zade rules by control. Josette was meant to be his pawn. But in the game of lust and lies, even the ruthless falls.
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Unbound Desires - undefined novels & stories
Nailynn
I married a man just hours after being abandoned at the altar. Now I’m staring at a stranger who calls me his wife. Sofie Davis never imagined her perfect wedding would end in ruin, her white dress soaked by rain, her dreams shattered at her feet. Left behind on a day meant to honor her late parents, Sofie is drowning in heartbreak when James Alexander Reed steps forward with an impossible offer: a contract marriage. James, a powerful and emotionally walled-off billionaire, has watched Sofie from afar, drawn to the sincerity and compassion that set her apart from the world he knows. For him, the proposal is a shield against the fortune-seekers orbiting his wealth and a chance to finally get close to the woman he’s never forgotten. For Sofie, it’s a desperate attempt to reclaim her dignity, rewrite the ending, and survive the public humiliation she never asked for. As their fragile arrangement begins to blur, Sofie’s fire and empathy chip away at James’s defenses, revealing a tenderness even he didn’t know he still possessed. But both carry wounds that run deep: grief, betrayal, and the quiet ache of loneliness masked by control. Their journey is messy, tender, and slow-burning. And when love finally demands more than convenience, Sofie and James must decide if what’s growing between them is worth the risk or if it’s safer to walk away before their hearts are fully exposed. Unbound Desires is a story of second chances, healing, and the kind of intimacy that only blossoms when two people dare to be truly seen.
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Tamed by his Personal Assistant, his only Obessesion. - undefined novels & stories
Er noire
To all the girls who gave too much and asked for too little一 no wonder you perfer the villain who tells you to be selfish while he burns the world to keep you. When others declare a monster, she sees a monster that needs love twice. Finally out of the orphanage, Arabella needs to find a job with a good pay that she'll be able to provide for herself. When young italian billionaire, Vincenzo varallo hires her to be his personal assistant she has to try and ignore his charms to focus on her job as well as to find out where she came from. ** “Mr Varallo,” I begin slowly. “Our relationship is suppose to be strictly professional.” I protest pushing his body away from mine but that just seemed to make him want to come closer. “I am your boss right?” He asked bringing his lips closer to mine. I nod my head only because I am afraid a squeak might exit may mouth. “Then I ordered you to go on your knees and suck.” He smirk. *...* WARNING: Contains sexual content.
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Eve and the Devilish Alpha - undefined novels & stories
Sommy Pearl
Born an Omega with everything to lose, Eve has spent her entire life hated by the relatives who only want her father’s empire for themselves. When betrayal strips away her security and the clock begins to run out, she is forced to consider the unthinkable—marriage, even if it means marrying a stranger. Enter Sage Hawthorne. The dangerous, ruthless Alpha whispered about in every corner of the pack. The man people fear more than they respect. The man she accidentally approached with a contract marriage proposal… only for fate to bind them tighter than either expected. What begins as a cold, calculated agreement soon turns into something darker, deeper, and far more treacherous. Because Sage isn’t just the devil they warned her about… He’s the one who might ruin her, claim her, or save her… and Eve can’t tell the difference anymore.
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OWNED by MAFIA DON NERO: She's his to destroy  - undefined novels & stories
Thriller zean
“You’re mine now,” Nero’s voice was low, rough velvet that sent chills down her spine. “No one touches what’s mine. No one even thinks about touching what he can't afford- his life.” A flicker of heat curled through Amara’s body despite herself. “Don’t kid yourself ” she shot back. “This marriage exists only because of our children.” He gave a short, dangerous laugh. “Is that what you tell yourself to sleep at night whenever I hear you orgasm at the thought of me every night?” ~~~~~~~~~` Two years earlier, Amara had spent a single reckless night with Nero De Santoro — the man whispered about as the most ruthless crime lord in Italy. That night left her with more than regret; it left her with his twins Determined to keep her children safe from his violent world, she vanished without a trace, raising her daughter in the shadows. But when her children fell dangerously ill, Amara’s desperate search for help forced her to face the one man she swore she’d never see again. Nero was stunned to learn he had a daughter — and cruelly clear about his terms. If Amara wanted his support, she would have to marry him. What began as a cold-blooded arrangement soon twisted into something neither could control. Amara expected to despise him, but behind the walls of his power, she glimpsed pieces of a man she didn’t recognize — protective, haunted, almost tender. Every argument, every stolen glance, every night they shared blurred the line between hate and hunger. Until Amara uncovered a devastating secret — a connection between Nero De Santoro, her husband, and the tragedy that had destroyed her family years ago. A tragedy that had made her turn her back on her Mafia bloodline..........
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The Ties That Binds  - undefined novels & stories
Juliet Blair
Jackson Sterling, a ruthless billionaire businessman with a fractured past, needs a wife to secure his family’s legacy and save his crumbling empire. Savannah Montgomery, a kind-hearted but financially struggling woman, finds herself forced into a marriage contract with Jackson to escape the clutches of debt. As the two grow closer, their marriage of convenience begins to spark real emotions, secrets, power plays, and hidden desires threaten to tear them apart. Can they overcome their pasts and learn to love, or will their contract only bind them to a future of regret?
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Between Her Shithead And The Wrong Brother  - undefined novels & stories
Richmoor
Blub. Ariella Valencia became Mrs. Thorne to save her family, not her heart. Damon Thorne, the man she married, doesn’t trade in affection. He trades in power, secrets, and control. Beneath the diamond rings and curated smiles lies a prison dressed in silk. When Damon’s estranged brother, Jace, resurfaces with proof that her marriage was built on a lies, Ariella’s illusion begins to shatter. With a mysterious informant feeding her truths and Damon watching her every move, she turns seduction into strategy and love into leverage. But Damon isn’t a man who can be played, and Ariella is done being owned. In a war of love, loyalty, and legacy, only one will walk free.
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Caught In The Middle - undefined novels & stories
Tygarya
Cory and Reece were childhood friends and playfully called themselves “Curry and Rice” until the different values of their families pulled them in different directions. Until Quinn Malley turns up at the business faculty of their college and a twisted bet unites them once again in a common goal – Quinn. Quinn has been in love with her step-brother, Antonio, from a young age and he has taught her everything she knows about love, relationships and sex. Being a notorious Italian Mafioso he is controlling, demanding, possessive and abusive, grooming Quinn from her teen years to be obedient to his needs. It takes Quinn meeting the two young charismatic men still known playfully around campus as Curry and Rice and their scandalous bet to be the first to bed her to make Quinn realize that Antonio never had any intention to love her only to destroy her in revenge for her real father’s murder of Antonio’s mother. As Cory and Reese fall for the enigmatic Quinn and find out the full story of her abuse they will band together to gain her freedom regardless of what Cory’s Police Commissioner father and Reese’s Irish Mob father have to say about it and plan to steal her away from the young Mafia Don – Antonio Ferrante – together. Quinn finds herself caught between; Mafia and Mob Criminals and the Law And most importantly sandwiched between Curry and Rice in this Double ML Romance.
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Married to the ruthless Billionaire Mafia - undefined novels & stories
Starlight
I was meant to study law. Instead, the law sold me. My father’s debts bought me a husband and not just any husband. Dante Moretti. Billionaire CEO. Mafia heir. The most dangerous man in Naples. To the world, he’s the face of a billion-dollar legal empire. Behind closed doors? He’s the man everyone fears. Our marriage contract has one rule: Stay married until his family’s war is over. After that… I’m free. At least, that’s what I keep telling myself. Because every day inside his cliffside fortress makes it harder to remember why I wanted to leave. His enemies want me dead. His secrets could destroy us both. And the man I swore I’d never love is becoming the only place I’ve ever felt safe. The question isn’t whether I can survive being Dante Moretti’s bride. It’s whether I’ll survive falling in love with him
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His to Destroy, Mine to Save - undefined novels & stories
Nailynn
No one crosses Dante Kincade and walks away unscathed. I just did it with a microphone and a song that made the entire room gasp. Marisol Franco has spent years hiding under a fake name, trying to outrun her father's brutal empire. But one impulsive karaoke performance at a corporate event shattered her cover and made her the target of her powerful CEO, Dante Kincade. Cold, calculating, and rumored to have ties to the underworld, he doesn't forgive public humiliation. Dante wants revenge and her secrets. But as his obsession grows, so does the dangerous desire neither of them can control. With her fire and fearlessness, she’s nothing like the women who try to please him. She meets him head-on and defies him at every turn. But her past is darker than he imagined. Hunted by her father’s men and promised to a sadistic cartel heir, she’s running out of time. Trapped between three dangerous men and a past that won’t stay buried, Marisol must decide who to trust before everything goes up in flames. Now, the only man standing between her and a fate worse than death is the one who has every reason to destroy her. Dangerous Melodies is a dark, addictive romance brimming with secrets, betrayal, and enemies-to-lovers heat. Perfect for fans of forbidden desire, dangerous obsession, and love that refuses to surrender.
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Her Rogue: Alpha Queen's Rejected Mate  - undefined novels & stories
Emp_ress T
All her life, she was told female Alphas were weak. All her life, she believed it. Serena Blackwood was born to be an Alpha, yet raised like a curse. Unloved, controlled, and denied her freedom. Until she met Jayden, a mysterious rogue who made her feel seen, loved, and alive. But to save him from her power-hungry parents, she did the unforgivable: She rejected him. Three years later, Serena attends the brutal and masked Alpha King’s Choosing Ceremony. But when the king removes his mask, time stops. He is Jayden. The mate she shattered. The rogue she “betrayed.” The man who vanished… and returned as the most feared Lycan alive. And he remembers everything Forced into a cruel royal marriage, Serena endures humiliation, isolation, and a bond that refuses to die. But when war erupts and a deadly curse spreads through the Lycan Kingdom, the truth surfaces: Serena is not weak. She is a Lunar Alpha, the rare wolf with the power to heal, destroy, and rewrite destiny. Jayden realizes the one woman he destroyed is the only one destined to save them all. And the prophecy says she and Jayden must unite… Or the entire supernatural world will fall.
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The abandoned wife and her secret son - undefined novels & stories
Paulinah
I married a man who loved my step-sister. Our marriage was a contract—cold, clinical, temporary. No love. No expectations. And above all, no pregnancy. I told myself I could endure it. That loving him quietly, faithfully, invisibly, would one day be enough. I was wrong. For four years, I lived as a ghost in my own marriage—watching the man I loved choose her, again and again. I sacrificed my pride, my dreams, and my voice, waiting for him to see me. Then I discovered I was pregnant. I had broken the contract. But more than that, I had broken myself. So I left. Years later, I am no longer the woman who begged for scraps of affection. I am powerful, independent, whole. I rebuilt my life, reclaimed my stolen legacy, and became the woman I was always meant to be. Now, the man who once overlooked me stands at my door, desperate for answers—about the son he never knew existed, about the woman he destroyed, about the love he threw away. But some love is realized too late. When the woman you ignored becomes the one you can’t have, and the child you never wanted becomes your only chance at redemption—can a heart that never chose you suddenly deserve a second chance?
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THE ALPHA'S SECRET TWINS  - undefined novels & stories
Fatima bint
“For how long do you plan to run away again? Days? Months? Weeks?” I stepped back. “For as long as it takes me to get away from you.” He didn't back down. “Haven't I been punished enough? I missed their birth, naming, marking. Isn't it enough?” My back hit a tree. “Do I have to miss their coming of age and first shift too?” His palm settled on my cheek.I pushed him away. “Stop all of this and come home. The pups can't grow out there. They're Nightfang heirs.” I shook my head. “My pups were doing just fine before you came and disrupted our lives. We were happy before you.” He chuckled bitterly. “Yeah? Juggling two jobs, hiding their marks, and struggling to feed them?” “We weren't complaining.” “You wouldn't have run if I hadn't—” “Thrown me in a dungeon? Sent someone to abuse me? Let your siblings urinate in my food?” He went silent. “I wouldn't have run if you hadn't accused me of things I never did.” I wiped my tears. “Tomorrow morning, pack your things and leave with your shielders.” He stared at me. “That will be best for all of us.” *** Alpha Tristan's fated mate betrayed him. Stole pack secrets. Ran with another male. He marched on her clan for revenge—and got Luma instead. Her twin. Gentle. Quiet. The complete opposite. Tristan didn't trust her. When she was accused of more theft, he threw her in the dungeon without a second thought. Four months later, she escaped. Pregnant. With his children. Now Tristan wants her back. Wants his pups. Wants a second chance. But Luma isn't the broken girl he locked away. She survived the impossible. And she's done being the victim. He rejected her. He imprisoned her. Now he'll beg for her forgiveness.
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CLAIMED BY THE MAFIA BUTCHER  - undefined novels & stories
GIFT'S INK
Almost violated by the boyfriend she had trusted for years, Daphne barely escapes one nightmare before falling into another. Her father sells her without remorse, trading her life to a killer he owes- and that betrayal becomes the door to something far worse. She is kidnapped by the country most terrifying psychopath- A Mafia butcher rumored to be a path that should never be crossed. Trapped, restrained, and watched, Daphne fights to stay detached, knowing that connection is the one thing she cannot afford while she’s planning her escape. But captivity has a way of twisting fear into temptation. And as escape slips further from reach, Daphne must decide whether freedom is still possible, or if Salvador Antonio has already claimed her.
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DIVORCING MY CHEATING HUSBAND FOR THE ALPHA KING - undefined novels & stories
Dreamer
Blurb “I won’t stop the wedding,” Declan Bronte had said coldly, “But I can promise you the last we’ll be is a real couple.” He made the promise on their wedding day… and one year later, he kept it. Broken, humiliated and betrayed, Celeste gave him the gift he had always wanted… divorce. Determined to reclaim her life, she finds herself entangled with the last man she ever expected. Caspian Ashford. The ruthless Alpha King. Her husband’s greatest rival. When he offered her a deal to restore her pride and make the world bow at her feet, she agrees. It was supposed to be simple. It was supposed to be fake. Until fate changes everything. Now, Celeste must decide. Return to the man who broke her or risk everything for the man she never meant to love.
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My Innocence, His Destruction  - undefined novels & stories
Dammy Dimples
They called it forbidden. Dangerous. A love that should never exist. I thought death was the end. I thought being beaten, broken, and buried would free me from the pain of my past. But fate… had other plans. I woke up in her body. A princess everyone despised. A life I never asked for. To atone for a sin I didn’t commit, left to carry the weight of a crown, a family, and a love that wasn’t mine. Then I saw him. My soon-to-be husband. The king who despises me with a hatred so sharp, it cuts deeper than any whip ever could. Three days. That’s all he gave me—to vanish, to stop existing. But within those three days, in the shadows of his rage, something else stirred. A desire just as forbidden as the love I was once murdered for. One that threatens to consume us both, that lingers like fire under our skin, that promises trembles neither of us can resist — and might destroy us entirely. Three days. One body. Two hearts at war with fire, hatred, and an impossible, intoxicating craving. Will I survive… or is another brutal death waiting?
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MY CRUEL HUSBAND  - undefined novels & stories
Praise Lan
BLURB: “I love you, Micheal.” My voice echoes through the living room begging him to accept me with the unborn child, hoping my husband who has recently become cold toward me will consider my condition. He stood there with his face, cold and tinged with contempt, fixing his gaze to the screen. He said, “I never wanted a child with you. Raise it alone—or don’t.” My heart skipped a beat. Tears began to well down my cheeks. ***** A modest young lawyer Anne was thrown into emotional turmoil when his husband ex-fiancee returned, suffering negligence. Feeling betrayed and devastated, she decided never to look back again. Blind love make Micheal to put himself to the hand of his unhealthy rival which resulted him to lose almost everything. When Evie was caught with Greg, his rival company and his intimate friend, Michael harbour a dark secret about Michael parent's evil in the past with his family, revenge sprang up. Michael sought out Anne , a top ranking lawyer that time. But will Anne forgive him with his past and her relation to his new husband?
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Betrayed by my husband - undefined novels & stories
Julietta
"I need one last chance and I promise to destroy them" Natasha stone has been married to Liam smith for five years. She has been abused physically and mentally. When she finally hopes to escape for the safety of her and her unborn child. She is killed by her husband and his cousin when she finds them in bed together after threatening to expose their affair to the world. She wakes up finding her self in the past, three months before her marriage to Liam. She vows to use this chance to change her future and destroy her husband. She teams up with a friend and a powerful man whose assistance comes with a price. Will she be able to escape her husband or will history repeat itself.
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