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Loving The Wrong Bride  - undefined novels & stories
storybyJT Eunice
After two years of being trapped in a loveless marriage, Celine thought she had nothing left to lose until a video surfaces and then shatters everything. She had been forced into marriage for power and image , She never asked for love but she had hoped for respect or at the the very least loyalty. But what she got was silence, distance and betrayal on a screen. Devastated, Celine walks away from Rowan Sinclair, the husband who never touched her heart, nor her body, only to return as a different Person. Now, Rowan wants her back, but love built on deception doesn't come easy, especially when the biggest lie of all is about to be exposed. What happens when the truth behind their separation comes out to light? Will Rowan be able to win her back? Will he be able to prove to Celine his true feelings despite the numerous oppositions thrown at them?
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I Saved Him And Paid For It  - undefined novels & stories
Abdulazeez Hubaydat
For five years, Aria Jones was Damien Cole’s invisible wife, trapped in a cold, loveless marriage while he mourned another woman. Damien believed Aria destroyed the one woman he had ever loved, and no matter how hard she tried, she could never escape the hatred in his eyes. So she stayed silent, endured the humiliation, and slowly lost herself in a marriage that was never meant for her. Then, on their fifth wedding anniversary, Lily returned. Damien didn’t hesitate. He threw the divorce papers in front of Aria and demanded she sign them before the night ended. She didn’t beg or cry. She simply signed her name and walked away. But Aria didn’t leave empty-handed. She left carrying Damien’s child. The years that followed nearly destroyed her, but she refused to remain broken. From nothing, Aria rebuilt her life, founded her own company, and became a woman powerful enough to stand in the same world Damien once ruled alone. Now, a high stakes corporate merger forces them back into each other’s lives. For the first time, Damien looks at Aria with regret instead of hatred, desperate to undo the past and win her back. But some wounds cut too deeply to heal, and Damien has no idea he’s already a father.
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The Night That Bound Us - undefined novels & stories
Laura Kay
Sarah Williams thought she had buried the mistakes of her past long ago. After a devastating breakup and years spent hiding a secret that could change everything, all Sarah wants is a fresh start. When she finally lands a job at the prestigious Hart Holdings, she believes life is finally giving her another chance. Until she meets her new boss. Calvin Hart. Cold. Powerful. Intimidating. And the same boy she once humiliated in secondary school. Back then, Calvin was the awkward nerd who followed her around with flowers and hopeful eyes. Now, he is a ruthless CEO with a dangerous aura and enough power to make her life miserable—and from the moment he sees her again, Sarah realizes he hasn’t forgotten the past. Determined to keep her head down, Sarah tries to survive working under him while hiding the biggest secret of her life: Her daughter, Emily. But as tension grows between them, strange fragments of memories from a forgotten night begin resurfacing—one reckless night neither of them fully remembers… yet one that changed their lives forever. Because unknown to both of them, the truth connecting them runs far deeper than old heartbreak. And when Calvin finally discovers the secret Sarah has been hiding… Everything will fall apart. Or bind them together forever.
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The Alpha’s Heartless Choice - undefined novels & stories
SlimQueen
He wanted a replacement. She carried his hidden heir. For three years, Sommy Blackwood was the perfect Luna of the Wolfhart Bloodline. She stayed quiet, obeyed every pack law, and loved the Supreme Alpha, Ronan Wolfhart, with all her heart. But she was living in a cruel lie. With her parents dead after the Bloodmoon Blaze, she was forced into a mate bond just to make his dying grandmother happy. Ronan never loved her. To him, Sommy was just a temporary replacement because she looked exactly like his true first moonbond—Zanele Nightshade. Now, Zanele has returned to Moonscar City to claim her place as the rightful Luna. Ronan demands a swift divorce, ready to throw Sommy back into the cold wilderness with nothing but pack resources. He thinks she is just a weak, fragile rabbit wolf who will fade away into the Northern Pack Territories. But Sommy is hiding a game-changing secret that could rock the entire Royal Lycan Court: she is pregnant with his powerful pup. When Ronan demands she give up her own blood marrow to save a sick Zanele, Sommy realizes she must run to protect her unborn baby wolf. She will not let the cold-blooded Alpha kill his own flesh and blood. Can a broken, packless she-wolf survive on her own, or will the Supreme Alpha hunt his true mate down when he discovers the ultimate betrayal?
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His Sister's Shadow - undefined novels & stories
Oreoluwa
After his sister Isabel’s death, Zander Stone returns to New York to take over Stone Holdings and uncover the truth behind the accident. He learns that Ivy Ellis, Isabel’s best friend, was driving that night. When Ellis Exchange faces bankruptcy, Zander exploits their desperation and coerces Ivy into a secret contract marriage. As they live together, resentment gives way to attraction and eventually genuine love. But after they spend the night together, Ivy discovers that Zander married her to punish her. Heartbroken, she distances herself. The public begins digging into the marriage, and the investigation reveals that Isabel’s brakes were sabotaged by an enemy from Zander’s past. Overcome with guilt, Zander spirals into depression. Ivy chooses to stay and help him heal. Zander apologizes and returns control of Ellis Exchange to her family. When Ivy learns she is pregnant, they decide to build a real future together. But Zander’s enemies return, placing Ivy and their unborn child in danger. After nearly losing her, Zander confronts his past once and for all. Ivy gives birth, and they finally find the peace they fought so hard to earn.
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Queen Luna's Return: I am no longer yours, HUSBAND  - undefined novels & stories
Gbemi Writes
“You’ll never be my priority.” Those were the words that shattered Celine’s heart. For years, Alpha Trent chose his beautiful beta over his own fated mate—canceling their wedding, forgetting her birthday, humiliating her before the entire pack, and expecting her to endure it all in silence. So Celine disappeared. Three months later, the broken orphan he abandoned is gone. In her place stands Astra—the feared Queen of All Packs, a woman so powerful that even the strongest Alphas bow before her. And standing at her side is Alpha Kyle, a ruthless ruler determined to make her his. Seeing her again drives Trent to the edge of madness. The mate he once neglected is now beyond his reach, and every attempt to win her back is met with cold indifference. But as Trent fights to reclaim the woman he lost, buried secrets surface—a stolen birthright, a centuries-old betrayal, and a conspiracy that destroyed Celine’s family. Now the Alpha who made her cry is the one begging for a second chance. Can the Alpha’s greatest regret ever become his forever?
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The Phantom Reaper - undefined novels & stories
Hayley Suard
Tessa, known as Phantom Reaper, is a female assassin, the best of the best in her trade. Phantom Reaper is known for being a cold, calculating, untraceable, unfeeling, and ruthless assassin in the Underworld society of discarded criminals. This novel depicts her in first person narrative as we discover her past and follow her through an unforeseen encounter that changes her life forever in ways she never dreamed were possible. The Phantom Reaper contains violence, murder, and sexually explicit content, so read at your own risk.
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The Love Hate Line - undefined novels & stories
K.G. Miranda
For ten years, Lily was the anchor. She worked three jobs, endured a repressive upbringing, and poured every cent into a future with Thomas, the man she believed was her soulmate. But when Thomas finally returns from abroad, the "happily ever after" Lily bought and paid for is revealed to be a meticulously crafted lie. The betrayal cuts deeper than infidelity; Lily discovers that her ex best friend has been a part of Thomas’s double life. As she uncovers dark truths about their history and the real reason Thomas was there for a decade, Lily realizes she was never a partner—she was a pawn. Stripped of her illusions and fueled by a cold, simmering rage, Lily realizes that to destroy people of their influence, she needs a power she doesn't yet possess. Enter Julian Vane, a mysterious and formidable figure with his own vendetta against the same circles that ruined Lily. Together, they strike a bargain: a marriage built on strategy rather than love. As Lily steps into a world of wealth, secrets, and shadows, she must decide how much of her soul she’s willing to lose to get even—and whether her new marriage is just another heartbreak waiting to happen.
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chasing his billionaire Luna  - undefined novels & stories
Favour
Wren Sinclair gave the Ashworth Pack five years of loyalty, love, and quiet endurance — and it still wasn't enough. The moment she finally becomes pregnant, her husband returns from war with another woman carrying his child, and the pack she sacrificed everything for turns on her without hesitation. Betrayed, humiliated, and abandoned at her lowest moment, she disappears into the night carrying a secret no one will ever get the chance to take from her. Six years later, she isn't Wren anymore. She's Vera Ashford — cold, brilliant, and untouchable, the CEO of an empire that spans both human and werewolf worlds. She has buried her old life so deep that even her own reflection barely remembers it. But when her daughter's rare illness pulls her back into contact with the pack she fled, and into an elevator with the one man she swore she'd never face again, the past she thought she'd outrun is standing right in front of her — and it doesn't recognize her yet. He's spent six years searching for a ghost. She's spent six years becoming someone he'll have to fall for twice before he ever learns her name.
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The Billionaire’s Forgotten Bride  - undefined novels & stories
Aurelia Dawn
Aria Bennett once believed love could survive anything. Even a marriage built on silence. Even a husband who never truly looked at her. But on their wedding night, Ethan Blackwood ended everything with a single sentence that shattered her world: “Sign the divorce papers.” No explanation. No emotion. Just an ending dressed as law. Humiliated and heartbroken, Aria disappears. She rebuilds herself from ashes, learning to survive without him, breathe without him, and exist without the shadow of his name. Three years later, she is no longer the woman who loved too softly. She is stronger now. Colder in places. Sharper in ways pain creates. Then Ethan returns. Powerful. Unchanged. Unaware. An accident has stolen his memories, erasing every trace of the woman he once married. To him, Aria Bennett is a stranger he cannot explain. Yet something about her unsettles him. Draws him in. Refuses to let him go. And Aria? She recognizes him instantly. The man who broke her heart now stands before her as if they have never met. Fate traps them in proximity again—through business, circumstance, and unavoidable collision. With every encounter, the line between past and present begins to blur. He protects her without knowing why. Looks at her like she already belongs to him. And slowly, he falls for her… again. But Aria remembers everything. Every silence. Every wound. Every ending. And beneath his lost memories lies a truth far more devastating. Ethan didn’t just forget her. He once made choices that erased her long before the accident ever did. Now love turns into obsession, guilt, and a dangerous kind of redemption. Aria must decide: forgive the man who loved her too late, or walk away before he destroys her twice. Because this time, forgetting her may cost him everything.
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Husband For Hire - undefined novels & stories
Wanda Diehl
Benson Taylor lives a life built on precision, secrecy, and control. A former military sniper turned highly sought-after hitman, he operates in the shadows of New York City, leaving no witnesses, no evidence - and no room in his life for love. Andie is everything Benson is not. Warm, hopeful, and full of life, she spends most of her days running a small Williamsburg juice bar and dreaming of the one thing she doesn't yet have; someone to share her life with. When a chance encounter brings them together, the connection is instant... and impossible to ignore. But Benson carries a dangerous secret. The man Andie can't stop thinking about is the very man responsible for the murder that happened just outside her shop. A man who kills for a living. As their worlds collide and feels grow stronger, Benson faces a choice he never expected to make: continue the life he's always known... or risk everything for the woman who could change it all. Because love might be the one job he can't walk away from. And when the truth finally comes out, Andie will have to decide if the man she's falling for is worth the danger that follows him.
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525
A Bride For The Lycan King - undefined novels & stories
Dr Mirex
When Princess Lyanna is chosen to pay the price for peace for her kingdom which is to be sacrificed as a bride to the cruel Lycan god, she flees with her lover and her loyal maid Kaela is forced to take her place. But Kaela has seen her entire village slaughtered by the Lycans and she vows never to bow to their kind. What happens when she is bound by magic to the Lycan god Rhaedros and she is thrown into a world where love is forbidden, and trust could mean death? When a vengeful dragoness plots to reclaim power, Kaela discovers she’s not just connected to an artifact that could reshape their world or destroy it entirely but a grieving god who may not be the monster she imagined. As enemies rise and loyalties are tested, Kaela must decide: Will she fight for her freedom, or for the Lycan who has captured her heart?
699
The Crown They Buried Me For - undefined novels & stories
Elma's Pen
Executed for treason by the man she once loved, Lady Evelyne thought death would be the end of her story. Instead, she wakes up five years in the past....before the betrayal, before the bloodshed, before becoming the doomed fiancée of the ruthless Crown Prince. This time, she knows exactly how the kingdom will fall. Determined to survive, Evelyne hides her memories behind a perfect smile while secretly changing the future one move at a time. But the more she tries to avoid the cold and dangerous prince destined to destroy her, the more his attention begins to follow her. Because this version of Evelyne is smarter, colder and untouchable. As political conspiracies tighten around the throne and enemies emerge from the shadows, Evelyne realizes her past life may have been built on lies. And the man she swore to hate might not be the real villain after all.
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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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Pregnant and Rejected, The Lycan King's Obsession - undefined novels & stories
Moonlit Hearts
Pregnant. Rejected. Hunted. On the night Scarlett De Luca believes she will become Luna of the Silver Moon Pack, her fated mate, Alpha Logan Blackwood, shatters her world by rejecting her before the entire pack and choosing another woman. Humiliated and broken, Scarlett disappears, determined to rebuild her life far from the wolves who betrayed her. But fate isn't finished with her. Days later, she discovers she's carrying Logan's child. Before she can decide what to do, ruthless assassins come after her. Just when death seems inevitable, she is rescued by Damian D'Angelo—a cold, impossibly wealthy Lycan King whose name is feared by Alphas, mafia bosses, and powerful bloodlines alike. Damian offers her protection, but nothing is free. Hidden beneath Scarlett's ordinary life lies a secret powerful enough to ignite a war between Lycans, werewolves, and the mafia. As deadly enemies close in, Damian's obsession with protecting her grows stronger, while the Alpha who rejected her suddenly wants her back. Now Scarlett must choose between the man who broke her heart and the king willing to burn the world to keep her safe. But when the truth behind her pregnancy and her bloodline is finally revealed, she realizes she was never just an abandoned mate... She was the prize everyone had been hunting. And some obsessions are worth starting a war for.
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Marrying My Ex-husband Nightmare  - undefined novels & stories
MARLION
She gave him everything. Her love, her health, a piece of her own body to save his life. But on the day she discovers a miraculous pregnancy, her husband throws her away. Humiliated, heartbroken, and stripped of everything on a public street, Sienna has nothing left. Not even her unborn child. Then, Marcus Wilson. Her husband's richest and most powerful rival, offers her shelter, safety, and a chance to heal. But he also has a secret: he didn't find her by accident. Broken and burning with rage, Sienna faces a choice: fade away or rise from the ashes. With a powerful ally by her side, she learns that her greatest heartbreak was just the beginning. Her revenge, however, will be legendary. From ultimate betrayal comes an unstoppable comeback.
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Married to my Fiancé Uncle - undefined novels & stories
Omobolanle. A
A shattered engagement. A night of forbidden passion. And the ruthless mafia Don who now owns her. Elena DeLuca thought she was marrying the man she loved until she caught Marcus Rossi in bed with her stepsister. Betrayed and discarded, she drowns her pain in a stranger's arms for one searing, anonymous night. The stranger is Don Damien Rossi Marcus's feared, disfigured, wheelchair-bound uncle, a masked kingpin rumored to be as broken as he is deadly. By morning, Elena's father trades her to settle family debts and secure the Rossi alliance. She is sold without consent, handed over like cargo into a gilded cage. But the man behind the mask is far more than the world believes. As Elena clings to her dreams of becoming a fashion designer and navigates the deadly secrets of the Rossi empire, she uncovers Damien's greatest deception: his paralysis and scars are a carefully crafted lie. In private, he is whole, lethally handsome, and the only man who truly sees her strength. With vengeful exes, family betrayals, and a brewing mafia war closing in, Elena must choose: remain the pawn sold between powerful men, or claim her place as queen beside the most dangerous devil of all. In a world where loyalty is everything and love is the ultimate risk, falling for the man who bought her might be her most dangerous bargain yet.
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Fifty Gold For A Human  - undefined novels & stories
Velvet Haven
Aradia never imagined selling herself at the Blood Moon Market would bring anything but suffering. Desperate to save her blind sister Emma, she steps onto the auction block ready to sacrifice everything. The mysterious hooded Alpha Xior buys her for an impossible sum; she expects cruelty. Instead, he offers peace. For seventeen years, Xior has been haunted by his parents' murder that made him king at eight. Tormented by nightmares, he searched desperately for a cure. But holding Aradia close makes the nightmares vanish. For the first time since childhood, he sleeps. She becomes his salvation, secret weapon, and obsession. But the past is never buried. As Aradia settles into palace life, truths surface: Xior’s parents led the pack that slaughtered hers and destroyed her village. The Blood Moon Market exists because of his family’s laws. Her sister grows bitter, jealous, and ungrateful. The Moon Goddess’s priestess reveals Aradia as the last descendant of an ancient bloodline destined to balance wolves and humans. She is Xior’s true fated mate, but their bond threatens werewolf society. Rival alphas plot to steal her, his council demands a wolf mate, and a mysterious enemy resurfaces to destroy everything he built. Caught between love and vengeance, duty and desire, Aradia must decide: can she forgive the man whose family destroyed hers? Can she accept a bond making her the most powerful and vulnerable in the realm? When war arrives, will her love for Xior save them, or will the Blood Moon claim its due? In a world where wolves rule and humans suffer, one girl’s sacrifice might change everything. But some bonds are forged in blood, and some secrets are too dangerous to survive.
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I Came Back To Make my Ex-Husband Pay - undefined novels & stories
Riana Rain
HE DESTROYED HER LIFE. NOW SHE’LL MAKE HIM FALL IN LOVE WITH HIS OWN DOWNFALL. Angelica Vale lost everything five years ago. Her family died in the fire that almost killed her. Half of her face was burned beyond recognition. The world believed she was dead. Her ex-husband who led to her downfall was living his life freely. They should have made sure she stayed dead. Because now she’s back. Now, with a new face, a new name, and the backing of the powerful Voss family, she has returned as Seraphina Voss and she was wealthy enough to enter Cassian’s world and dangerous enough to tear it apart. She has one goal: revenge. She wasn’t just going to ruin the empire he built. She was going to make him fall in love with her. Make him trust her. Make him need her. Make her the one woman he cannot live without. Then she’ll break his heart the way hers was broken and leave him with nothing but the ruins of everything he once believed in. Cassian thought his ex-wife was dead. He never imagined she’d come back to make him love her before destroying him.
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Married to My Runaway Groom's Ruthless Brother - undefined novels & stories
Luna Hart
“Your groom isn’t coming.” Those four words destroy Clarissa Ward’s world. After four years together, Luca Richard abandons her on their wedding day, leaving her humiliated in front of hundreds of guests. She expects the wedding to be canceled. Instead, the impossible happens. Luca’s older brother steps forward. Powerful. Ruthless. Untouchable. Charles Richard looks at the stunned crowd and says, “Continue the ceremony.” The next thing Clarissa knows, she is standing at the altar with a different man. A man she never truly understood. A man who has watched her for far longer than she realizes. A man who whispers in her ear after their vows: “You were never meant to be his.” Now trapped inside the powerful Richard family, Clarissa must navigate a mansion filled with secrets, hidden agendas, and enemies hiding behind polite smiles. A god-sister who believes she should have been Charles’s wife. A cousin who betrayed her in the worst possible way. A family determined to test whether she belongs among them. And a husband whose feelings are far more dangerous than his cold reputation. Because the biggest secret isn’t why Luca left. It’s why Charles stayed. And when the truth finally comes out, Clarissa will have to decide whether the man who saved her at the altar is also the man who has been quietly stealing her heart all along. “Tell me the truth, Charles.” He holds her gaze. “I’ve been trying not to love you for years.”
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