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One Year to Lose You Maya Bennett has twelve months left to live. At twenty-one, she has everything: bestselling books, wealth, and a man who loves her enough to kneel with a ring in his hand. So she breaks his heart. On the night he proposes, Maya tells Ray she has fallen out of love. That she wants someone else, she walks away before he can see her fall apart because it’s easier to be hated than mourned. Then she meets Jay, a stranger in sportswear who can’t pay his taxi fare, so she thought… but in the real sense, he is the man the city knows as billionaire Jay Naire. She offers him a deal: pretend to be her boyfriend for one year. Make it convincing for Ray to forget her before she’s gone, and Jay agrees. But the more they fake it, the more real it becomes. And before the year runs out, Maya finds herself trapped between two men, the one she tried to save, and the one who refuses to let her go. Will twelve months be enough to lose both of them? Or will she run out of time first?

She loved him in silence. He denied her without remorse. Alvara gave her heart to a man far above her world, believing his promises meant something. But when consequences followed, Adrian Vale chose power over love—and erased her without hesitation. Forced into a marriage built on cold rules and public lies, Alvara quickly learns that being a wife does not mean being wanted. Every kindness has conditions. Every smile hides control. And every mistake is hers to bear alone. When the marriage ends, Alvara walks away with nothing but scars and a vow never to be weak again. Years later, she returns...changed, guarded, and no longer willing to beg for what she deserves. But the man who once denied her isn’t ready to let go. In a world ruled by power, pride, and regret, can love survive after divorce… or is denial the one thing that never truly ends?

After being dumped for being “too ambitious,” Nicole decides to forget responsibility for one night. At a rooftop bar, she meets Raphael a quiet, mysterious man who seems to understand her in ways no one else ever has. One conversation turns into one unforgettable night. No names. No promises. No expectations. Nicole thinks it’s just a fleeting mistake… until fate brings Raphael back into her life in the most unexpected way. Now she must face a dangerous truth: the man she shared a reckless night with might be the very man who holds the power to change her career and her heart.

Amara Kline, a woman defined by her lifelong habit of seeking safety through silence. To rescue her family’s failing logistics business, she enters a three year contract marriage with Gideon Moore, a billionaire who views the union as a purely clinical transaction. While Amara endures systemic mockery from Gideon’s status obsessed family and dismissive staff, Gideon maintains a stance of emotional negligence, believing her capable of handling the abuse alone. The story follows Amara’s internal struggle with low self-worth as she transitions from a passive victim into a woman who reclaims her voice. After discovering her marriage was orchestrated through fraudulent debts, she legally maneuvers to seize her family’s assets and leaves Gideon to face the consequences of his passivity. Ultimately, the sources track a journey of self-actualization, where Amara’s eventual success forces an unraveling Gideon to realize that forgiveness must be earned through genuine change rather than wealth.

"She died... The Billionaire's Wife" Radiant was happy in the arms of her husband, Dauxfer Monrovia, a billionaire. They also had a newborn daughter named Astrid. Their life was rich and blissful, when suddenly, they were ambushed. Because of the severity of what happened, Radiant could no longer endure it. Despite this, she could only wonder why she was now living in a different world; modest, simple, and filled with people she did not know. She longed to return to her family—to her husband. But Radiant found herself questioning how Dauxfer would love her again if she was in the body of a 23-year-old maiden? Would Radiant be able to prove to everyone that she is the billionaire's wife?

Lynette was determined to have a long-lasting marriage despite her husband's infidelity until her husband declared their marriage open. She had a one-night stand with a call-boy out of frustration. The “call-boy” finds her again, and he turns out to be one of the wealthiest men in the city who refuses to let her go. Everything changes when Lynette finds out she's pregnant from her one-night stand. Now she's torn between a broken marriage she refused to leave and a love that wasn’t meant to exist. But she's determined to protect her child at all cost.

Selene, the loyal best friend, accidentally has a wild one-night stand with a tall, bearded stranger in a motel during a snowstorm—raw, unforgettable sex she thinks she’ll never repeat. The next day at Gwen’s family dinner, the stranger walks in: it’s CK—Gwen’s lifelong childhood crush and family friend, now their new roommate. Guilt crashes in as Selene realizes she slept with her best friend’s obsession. But the chemistry is too strong to resist. Secret hookups ignite in their shared apartment (kitchen counters, shared bathroom risks, late-night motel dates). They agree to date in hiding—Gwen can never know. Every stolen moment is hotter because it’s wrong. Close calls multiply. CK’s quiet depression cracks around Selene. External pressure builds from ex Megan at his new law firm job. When Gwen starts noticing marks, deleted texts, weird vibes, and the growing distance between her two closest people—the secret begins to crack. The truth explodes at Gwen’s surprise birthday party (puppy reveal, friends, cake). After fallout and healing, Selene and CK reunite months later—no lies, just honest love. Hopeful but scarred ending.

"Whether you like it or not! You need to abort the baby! I don't need your fucking mercy Iris! You don't have to project yourself as a victim!" Lucas's eyes were flares as he stared at me deadly. He wants to slay me from his sight. He treats me as a trash. An unclean wife. "After you got everything? This is what you do? You'll abort the child? You're ruthless Lucas. You're a monster." I hardly hits him on his chest with my hands. I'm angry with him. He cheated on me. He made such a fool. He plays my heart. My eyes watered with tears as I hits him on his chest with my hands constantly. He wants to hurt him with all my might. I wants hurt with my hands to make him realize the truth. I couldn't help but hit him on his chest as I cried. What he did was painful. He thinks of me as a thing, that after he used and got everything from me, he just throws me away. My femininity meant nothing to him. He ruthlessly restrained my hands. My tears just fell down. I feels like my heart is being stabbed at this moment. I thought he was my happily ever after? But I was wrong! The man I adored was hurting me. He broke my heart after all. "Stop being a fool Iris. Nothing can blame but you. Because you wanted what happened to us. You are the only one that wants," His eyes widened at me with anger. His heart feels hatred for me. He ruthlessly choked me at my neck. I just looked up at him, catching my breathe. My tears are falling. "You need to abort the baby. You will do it to protect my identity Iris."

Maddie Elyria, a young and fiercely independent rogue, finds herself bound to the ruthless Alpha Kaden of the Lykai pack. But when Kaden rejects her as his mate and attempts to reduce her to a mere mistress, Maddie refuses to be tamed. She escapes his clutches, only to fall into the hands of the infamous Alpha Lucien, the Alpha King and leader of the formidable Vulkar pack. Lucien, feared by all, is a force to be reckoned with. His power and dominance are unmatched, and his reputation for cruelty and ruthlessness precedes him. Yet, when he lays eyes on Maddie, he is drawn to her with an unrelenting passion. Despite his initial intentions to claim her as his own, Maddie's fear and determination drive her to flee, leaving Lucien to vow that he will stop at nothing to find his elusive mate. As Lucien searches for Maddie, their paths eventually cross once more, and he is determined to make her his. But their tumultuous relationship is put to the test as they face the threat of war and the dangers that lurk in the shadows of the werewolf kingdom. As Maddie navigates her place within the Vulkar pack, she begins to uncover secrets about her own past and discovers that she possesses magical powers that could be the key to saving their world. As the stakes grow higher, Maddie and Lucien must learn to trust each other and work together to overcome the challenges that lie ahead. But with the fate of the werewolf kingdom hanging in the balance, can their bond be strong enough to withstand the forces of war, magic, and their own troubled pasts? Or will their love be the very thing that destroys them?

Elena is betrothed to Alejandro when she was three years old and Alejandro was five years old.Elena’s father Capello is an Italian businessman who imports cars.Sanchez Alejandro’s father is a drug lord who runs the central Genoa cartel.Capello was unable to pay the debts he owed Sanchez; given the friendship between them Capello offered to bethrot his daughter to Alejandro in exchange for the debt owed. As Elena grew up she saw Alejandro as a mean person and couldn't fall in love with him but rather fell in love with Dino, his step brother. Dino is the son of Alejandro’s mother when she had an affair with Sanchez’s bodyguard two years after giving birth to Alejandro. Dino grew up to be an actor, but only had a brief acting stint and he left it for setting up a security outfit,where they hire bodyguards to influential personalities.As a black belt holder in martial arts he was able to protect Elena from Alejandro’s oppression.Dino’s father was killed by Sanchez for having affair with his wife.