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Candice Channing thought she had her life figured out. She worked hard, married the man she loved, and was ready to start a family. But her perfect world crumbled when she caught her husband cheating—with her best friend. Heartbroken and lost, she decided to take control of her own future. But a shocking mistake changed everything. A hospital mix-up left Candice pregnant with a stranger’s child. And not just any stranger—Dorian Anderson, the cold, ruthless rich and power gang leader who secretly runs the city’s most powerful crime family. He wanted an heir without complications, not an unexpected connection with the fiery woman now carrying his baby. Dorian doesn’t trust easily. Candice doesn’t back down. And when dangerous enemies start circling, neither of them can walk away. She never planned to be a mother like this. He never planned to fall for her. But some mistakes come with unexpected surprises… and maybe even love.

In a world where humans and vampires coexist, Scarlett, a human, needed the blood of a vampire to heal her mother's chronic cancer. This led her to make a deal with the ruthless Vampire Lord, Khan. After giving birth to the child, Scarlett was supposed to leave. However, she soon realized that she couldn't abandon her child for the terrifying vampire, so she ran away with the baby. Three years later, her daughter came home with flowers and a letter from a mysterious man. "Scarlett, I have found you."

Vivian Miller spent her whole married life thinking her mate and husband Alpha Ronald Connor loved her but he gave her divorce papers the day her father handed their company to her. With a broken heart, she signed the papers. During their married life, she unknowingly signed away everything she had to Alpha Ronald and after the divorce, Alpha Ronald took away the company from her. This left her and her family devastated. But fate had other plans. She meets Alpha Zander Grayson. The Alpha of the biggest and wealthiest pack. She becomes his substitute bride and a surrogate mother for him. The deal was for Alpha Zander to help her get her company back and exert revenge while She would in return be his substitute bride and carry his child. But would things pan out how they want them to? Or would their union be the beginning of their mystery? What would happen when Alpha Zander finds out a dark secret about Vivian's Dad?

'Just a son from you, and we will go our separate ways. I promise to give you anything you want if you give me just an heir' Those were the words that changed Celine's life forever, and she found herself stuck between Father and son. On her one side is Alpha Kayla, the man who wanted her as a surrogate baby mama to secure an heir, and on the other hand is Bryant, the Alpha's disabled son who would do anything to make Celine, his newly found mate his forever.Meet Celine Coleman, a young lady trapped in the web of Alpha Kayla and prince Bryant, a father and a son obsessed with one woman. Who will she choose between them? Grab your popcorn and go through this journey with me, as our sweet innocent girl find love and solace between the Father and son...

Maya Rivers never thought desperation would lead her back into the arms of the man who once shattered her. To save her sister’s life, she agrees to become a surrogate through a private, anonymous agency—no names, no attachments, no complications. But when the intended father is revealed, her world comes crashing down. The baby’s father is none other than Adrian Knight—her cold, ruthless ex-husband and the billionaire who accused her of betrayal, tore apart their marriage, and left her heart in ruins. Adrian wants an heir more than anything. What he didn’t expect was Maya—the only woman he ever loved and lost—carrying his child. Bound by legal contracts and unresolved emotions, he demands she move into his estate, forcing them into a tense, unwanted reunion under one roof. As Maya’s belly grows, so does the tangled web of secrets between them. Old wounds resurface, passion rekindles, and truths long buried begin to unravel: the betrayal that destroyed them was a lie, their divorce was never finalized, and this pregnancy is far from ordinary. Now, with their future—and their twins—hanging in the balance, Maya and Adrian must face the question neither dared to ask: Is love enough to heal what was broken, or will pride and pain tear them apart forever?

"I don't do love. I do contracts." Billionaire Adrian Blackwell has everything money can buy—except the one thing his family's fortune demands: an heir. When his grandfather's will threatens to strip him of his empire unless he produces a child within a year, Adrian makes a calculated decision. No messy emotions, no gold-digging wives—just a simple business transaction with a surrogate. Elena Martinez is drowning in debt, working three jobs to save her father from deportation and pay for his cancer treatment. When a mysterious contract offers her half a million dollars to carry a stranger's baby, she knows it's her only chance to save her family. But their "simple" arrangement becomes dangerously complicated when Elena discovers she's not just carrying Adrian's child—she's carrying the key to a conspiracy that could destroy them both. And as passion ignites between them, they'll learn that some contracts can't contain the heart. In a world where money talks and love whispers, will they risk everything for a chance at something real?

After a painful betrayal, Lisa turns to IVF hoping for a fresh start—but a mix-up at the clinic ties her fate to Ronan Stormrider, a powerful Alpha with secrets of his own. Forced into a contract marriage, Lisa enters a world of danger, power, and hidden desires. But as their bond deepens, old enemies resurface, and one mistake could destroy everything. She's human. He's werewolf royalty. And their love could rewrite fate itself. So would they survive or not? Find out in this intriguing story of betrayal, love, revenge, and crimes.

“Your name?” a woman who’s wearing a dress, has pale lips and short hair asked me. I stuttered. “L-Livia Washington, ma’am,” I answered. “My husband and I can’t produce a child. I need your help and in exchange, I will reward you with money at your price. Just help me…” she said, her face screaming desperation and almost pleading. Without further hesitation, I nodded my head. “Just tell me what you want me to do, Ma’am…” I didn’t know that an offer I would be accepting would ruin the pipe dream I yearned for. Money. I need money. Surrogacy is the only quick way to get a billion dollars just like what they offered. However, things didn’t go the way I liked. “You came out with a woman again?” I busted out in anger after waiting for Archer to come home. He only scoffed, he was supposed to come upstairs yet I held his hand. “Just to remind you, Archer, you still have a wife waiting for you!” His jaw clenched then took his arms roughly. “Then you should have thought of your husband before cheating on me, and bearing someone else’s child, then, Livia!” he backfired, critically narrowing his eyes on mine. Being married to Archer for five years never became easy. I’m tired of it and was tormented with the punishment he had given to me. “A divorce won’t happen, Livia. I won’t give you the freedom you want. This is your punishment,” he narrowed his rough, stoic voice before coming to his room directly.

Blurb Five years ago, Celyne Ardent walked away from the only man she ever loved. Alexander Hale—Los Angeles’ most powerful billionaire—broke her heart and left her believing love only ends in destruction. Now she’s back in the city she once fled… carrying a secret that could end her life. When Celyne agrees to become a surrogate before cancer steals her chance at motherhood forever, fate plays a cruel joke. The baby she carries belongs to Alexander Hale. Her ex-husband. The same man who shattered her. And the man now engaged to the woman she once caught in his bed. Forced to live under the same roof as the man who once promised her forever, Celyne must survive a house filled with secrets, betrayal, and dangerous enemies who want her gone. But the deeper she falls back into Alexander’s orbit, the more terrifying truths begin to surface. Because the miscarriages that destroyed her marriage were never accidents. And the child growing inside her… might cost her everything including her life.

" Aura will you be the mother of my baby?" he asked staring into her face. "Huh? Sir?..." "You heard me. I want you to be the surrogate mother of my child"... Love they say is a beautiful thing but love is hurtful with the wrong person and Aurora has had her share of that. She resolves not get married but what happens when she becomes the surrogate mother of her boss's baby? Weird right? Find out from this interesting and suspense filled story. Osamudiamen Joel.