A Place Called Home

During a class reunion, a few well-to-do classmates instantly recognize that my branded bag is fake. "How is that possible?" I cry. "This is a new release that my husband got me. Don't you guys know him? He's Tom Smith, Zora Group's CEO." I hand my classmates business cards. The company is one that Tom set up using my name. Naturally, I'm the major stockholder. My classmates look at the business cards doubtfully. One says, "I've never heard of this company." When I get home, I have someone check on Zora Group for me. However, the news I receive is that the company has never existed, much less have a stockholder like me. Tom has another company under his name, but I'm not the stockholder. I drive to the DMV and find out that the car isn't in my name. The company and car are under Tom's name, but someone else owns them with him—his true love, Lauren Rowse.

Late one night, a thread blew up and hit the front page of a famous forum deep in New York’s underworld. The original poster had dug up an old prompt: “Name three words that sum up your youth.” Then an account that’d been dormant for years popped up in the replies. Its avatar was a backlit silhouette of a girl in a white dress, username: Seraphina. That was Seraphina Rossi. The Rossi family heiress, the undisputed it girl of New York’s underworld. She typed: Vibrant. Passionate. And Rico Valentino. All hell broke loose in the thread. The wild Valentino’s heir and the breathtaking Rossi heiress had once loved each other hard, only for it all to end in bitter regret. Nearly everyone in New York’s underworld had watched that heartbreak play out. Including me. I turned my head, staring at the man sleeping beside me. This was the man next to me: the once reckless kid who’d ruled the streets of Queens with his bare fists, now the Don of the Valention family. Poised. Unshakable. And he didn’t love me. I’d always known Rico still kept in touch with Seraphina. That he’d met her in secret, more than once. That’s why he’d refused to make our marriage public. His excuse was always the same: “Keeping your identity off the grid keeps our enemies from targeting you.” But I knew I was the one standing between Rico and the woman he’d never stopped loving. If all three of us were just going to keep hurting like this? I’d rather walk away. Let them have each other. I’d made up my mind. I was divorcing Rico.

Susanne Doyle, my wife who's a general manager, often travels to Havenport on business trips. When she comes home, she either has cuts on her mouth or bruises on her thighs. Whenever I ask her about those injuries, she always claims that she accidentally tripped and fell after getting drunk. On our third wedding anniversary, I find out that Susanne has already formed another family in Havenport. At the moment, she's nestling into another man's arms, looking very alluring and seductive. A few of her mentees sit around her and her beau as they start cheering on them. "Now that your fiance has accepted your marriage proposal, does that mean you're about to buy strawberry donuts to celebrate this occasion tonight, Susanne?" The moment I hear the words "marriage proposal", I feel thunderstruck. Susanne begins making out passionately with her new fiance, Stanley Quinn, the next moment. As I watch the loving scene unfold before my eyes, I feel as though my heart has just gotten dunked into icy waters. At the doorway, I happen to bump into Stanley, the very same man who had embraced Susanne earlier. With Susanne's mentees flanking behind him, he drags me into the washroom before punching me in the face. "Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you ogle my fiancee! Are you the one who has been harassing her through text messages? "Here's a warning for you—Susanne is my lover! If I ever see you trying to pull any tricks on her, I'll show you a world of pain!" Stanley then waves a hand. The other mentees begin roughing me up with punches and kicks. "This is just a small warning for you." He doesn't know that I'm Susanne's legal husband, much less the fact that I'm the sole reason behind her ability to snag the position as the general manager.

Hilary Windsor has always lived in the shadow of her wealthy, manipulative family. When she uncovers the truth about her marriage and the betrayal of those closest to her, she seeks solace in a bar and ends up in a one-night stand with a handsome stranger. After discovering she's pregnant, Hilary digs deeper and learns the stranger is none other than her sister’s fiancé, Bennett Landon, a successful CEO with his own hidden demons. Determined to seek revenge, she crashes her sister’s wedding, announces her pregnancy, and proposes to Bennett. What begins as a contract marriage soon turns into something much deeper as their shared pain and unexpected connection draw them closer. In a world of deceit and betrayal, can they find redemption, or will their pasts tear them apart?

On the day Winter Everhart suffers a miscarriage, her husband, Joshua Stroud, and their son, Terence, are out with his beloved Jessica Lynch. They watch the very performance Winter has always loved. "You're just so unreasonable. What's the point of all this?" "Dad, can you get me a new mom? She's so annoying!" On Winter's birthday, she returns from the hospital only to find Joshua celebrating Jessica's instead. Even Terence, the child she nearly gave her life to bring into the world, pledges to protect the woman who has stolen everything from her. Tears glisten in Winter's eyes as she smiles. Then, with quiet resolve, she walks away from the cage of a marriage that has bound her for five years. Joshua and Terence believe she won't survive without the Stroud family. What they don't expect is that she rises so high that they can no longer reach her. "Mr. Stroud! Mrs. Stroud's car design is now number one nationwide—Stroud Group has been completely outshone!" "Mr. Stroud! Mrs. Stroud has just won the World Championship in Artificial Intelligence Design!" "Mr. Stroud! Mrs. Stroud has been invited by a foreign president to attend a state banquet!" Regret tears Joshua apart. Dragging Terence with him, he kneels before Winter and pleads, "Honey, please give me another chance! If being your servant is what it takes, I'll do it!" But just beyond the door, a strikingly handsome man kneels on one knee, a leather collar fastened around his neck. Twining a diamond leash around Winter's palm, he vows with his gaze burning with feverish devotion, "My master, from this moment on, I bow to no one but you. Please, take me in."

Arianna and Aria are identical twin sisters. But the life of each other was different from each other as their parents loved Aria and cast Ariana as an invalid. Ariana's life was worse with her own parents and twin sister. Her parents and twin sister drugged her to sleep with some random boy. But unfortunately, Ariana ended up sleeping with the Country god, Nicholas Nelson. A multi-billionaire and the most handsome man in the whole country. Ariana got pregnant without knowing who was responsible for it. Her sister Aria lied and stole her twins and married Nicholas in her place. But who knew Nicholas will fall in love with Aria only to be deceived by her and run away leaving their twins alone with Nicholas? For the sake of the Nelson family, Arianna had to replace her sister as Nicholas's wife. But who would have thought that something strong will bound the couple together? And when their sweet flower of love started to blossom, Arai returned to take her rightful place back, including Nicholas and her kids. What do you think will happen to Arianna? Which among the twin sister Will Nicholas choose?

One night. One mistake. One Alpha she can never escape. To save her dying mother, Clair Chen gave herself to a stranger. But he wasn’t just any man, he was Sebastian King, the most feared Alpha alive, and the only one destined to be healed by her. Clair ran from the danger of his world. Sebastian searched until obsession became madness. Now cursed again, this time with an unbearable obsession. Sebastian King hunts for the woman whose touch keeps him sane. But Clair has started over in Arkansas until fate throws her into the arms of the Alpha she’s been running from… Four years later, fate drags them back together Clair in rags, Sebastian in power and a little girl hiding behind her mother who has the Alpha’s eyes. Pack wars. Jealous rivals. A bond that refuses to die. Clair wants freedom. Sebastian wants his family. Destiny wants them together, no matter who bleeds for it.

Meu namorado, Miles, finalmente me convidou para o jantar de Natal da família dele. Eu desmaiei no caminho até lá. Meio consciente, ouvi ele sussurrar: — Desculpa, Eva... Aqueles caras disseram que você é exatamente o tipo do chefe deles. Bonita demais para o seu próprio bem, querida. Então culpe isso... não a mim. — Não fique com medo. Se você me ajudar a pagar a dívida... talvez eles me deixem ter você de volta. Eu vou compensar tudo. Pelo resto da sua vida, eu juro. Ele me empurrou em uma cadeira de rodas pelos fundos de um cassino. O cassino da minha família. O chefe para quem ele estava me vendendo... era o meu irmão. Desde que nossos pais morreram em um tiroteio, meu irmão assumiu toda a responsabilidade por mim. Mais do que um irmão, ele se tornou uma figura paterna, um protetor. Meu namorado idiota deveria estar com medo... ele não fazia ideia do quanto meu irmão me protegia, nem do quão implacável podia ser com qualquer um que ousasse me machucar.

A story about ENEMIES to LOVERS. There's two rivalries of polar opposite lifestyles headed to the same destiny; one is an arrogant billionaire and the other is a ruthless business gangster. When their fate turns against them, they are forced to work with each other. A maid's curse turns the Billionaire man blind and homeless. He must find his way back home (when he can't see with his eyes anymore). The Gangster Mpumi attempts to reform her life. Her dream is endless riches (but through legal route this time). Will the Billionaire get his sight back and find his way back home? Will Mpumi become a wealthy CEO? How will their love blossom?

Ariana thought her life was finally hers. An admission to Riverside University, a quiet routine, and a chance to escape the past. But a single night changes everything. She wakes to find herself promised to Alpha Kael Draxen, a powerful wolf she barely knows. Thrown into a dangerous pack and hunted by secrets, Ariana must discover her hidden strength. Between desire, betrayal, and deadly threats, can she survive—and claim the life she truly wants?