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Ava Knight, une avocate en difficulté, fait face à la trahison ultime lorsque son petit ami et sa meilleure amie complotent pour la faire accuser de leurs crimes et s'emparer de son cabinet. Désespérée et brisée, Ava cherche à noyer sa douleur dans l'alcool — une décision qui la conduit à passer une nuit inoubliable avec Xander Blackthorn, un milliardaire aussi séduisant que gâté. Le lendemain, sa vie prend un tournant inattendu lorsque Xander lui propose un contrat de mariage : en échange de son aide pour laver son nom et lui éviter la prison, Ava devra accepter une union qui ressemble davantage à une servitude qu'à un véritable mariage. Malgré les comportements autoritaires de Xander, Ava est déterminée à endurer et à se battre pour récupérer ce qui lui a été volé — et faire payer ceux qui l'ont trahie. Mais à mesure qu'ils traversent ensemble les épreuves de leur relation tumultueuse, des sentiments inattendus commencent à naître entre eux. Cependant, le cœur de Xander, brisé par un amour passé, pourra-t-il à nouveau s'ouvrir ? Et lorsque son ex-petite amie refera surface, restera-t-il fidèle à Ava ? Plongez dans ce récit envoûtant de trahison, de vengeance et de passion, où l'amour et la confiance sont mis à rude épreuve, et où personne n'est à l'abri des mensonges.

My heart shattered the second I walked into that bar and saw my boyfriend of three years making out with who I thought was my best friend. My boyfriend, the one who had just talked to me about getting married to me a few nights ago. In a night of heartbreak and alcohol, I bowed to forget about him. But fate threw me a curve ball when I woke up in bed with the person I least expected... Dad's partner and the same man that I had lost my virginity to when I was younger, Daniel Halloway. To make matters worse, we were married, and he refuses to annul our marriage. "I'll give you a divorce, but only after our contract is over. After that, you're free to go." he corners me back to the wall making me feel like a small prey, waiting to be devoured by its hunter. "But until then... You're mine, and I will do with you as I so damn well please." he whispers in my ear, sending shivers up my spine.

When Clarissa Miller moved to New York, she only wanted to find her sister's baby daddy who is said to be one out of the four AJ brothers. Luckily for her, she now works as an assistant to one of the brothers, Adriel Jaime. Working with Adriel Jaime comes with lots of tasks and through determination, she is bound to take it all Through an allegation labeled on him, Jaime's reputation is about to hit a minestrone and the only way to save him is through a marriage of convenience When Jaime proposed this to Rissa, she knew it was the perfect opportunity to get closer to the AJ family and know which of them could be the father of her Niece Getting into the family wasn't how she had expected it to be, her life is about to get more difficult, with enough troubles and turmoil and how exactly will she overcome this??

On our wedding day, my boyfriend, Hayden Grant, had me thrown out of the chapel. Instead, he walked down the aisle hand-in-hand with his childhood sweetheart. I went back in and collapsed at the side of the aisle. The bouquet slipped from my hands, and scattered petals fell everywhere. However, his eyes did not linger on me for even half a second. "Selena's child needs a dad. Once that's taken care of, I'll marry you." Everyone thought I, the lovesick fool, would willingly wait another month. After all, I had already waited for him for seven years. However, that night, I did something no one expected. I agreed to my parents' arranged marriage and left the country. Three years later, I returned home to visit my parents. My husband, William Fields, was the CEO of a multinational corporation. When an unexpected, important meeting came up, he asked me to head to the company's branch back home ahead of him, where his subordinates would take care of me. To my surprise, one of those subordinates turned out to be Hayden, the man I had not seen in three years. His eyes went straight to the sparkling diamond on my ring finger. "Is this a knockoff of that pink diamond Mr. Fields bought for his wife that's worth five million dollars? I didn't expect you to become so vain after all these years. "You've stirred up enough drama. Come home. Selena's kid is in school now, so it's the perfect chance for you to take care of his lunches." I did not say a word and just traced the ring with my fingertips. He had no idea that this was the cheapest of all the gems William had ever given me.

Soren Voss has spent years keeping his life and desires under control. His sexuality is a secret, one night stands are his favourite routine and the hotel room he reserves is the only place he can be himself. Then Juno Ames walks in looking warm, confident and freshly heartbroken, he sees right through Soren’s walls. One night together changes everything and makes Soren question everything he thought he could control. Family pressure keeps increasing, blind dates are being arranged and Soren could only think of one option, a fake engagement which is supposed to be simple and safe. But Juno isn’t just part of the plan, he’s the one who makes Soren feel things he has never allowed himself to feel and the one person Soren can’t stop thinking about. Pretending to be in love was easy, actually falling for the man who understands him completely? That’s the one thing Soren can’t control.

J’ai cru que ma vie s’arrêtait le jour où j’ai poussé les portes de l’église. Il faisait beau ce jour-là. Un soleil de juillet qui traversait les vitraux en longs rubans dorés. Ma robe était blanche, mes cheveux étaient coiffés, mes invités étaient là. Cent cinquante personnes. Cent cinquante paires d’yeux braquées sur moi. J’attendais. Une heure. Deux heures. Thomas n’est jamais venu. À la place, j’ai reçu un message. « Elle est enceinte, désolé. » Je ne sais plus si j’ai crié. Je ne sais plus si j’ai pleuré. Je me souviens seulement de ce silence, de ce vide, de cette honte qui m’a engloutie. Pendant un an, je me suis cachée. Pendant un an, j’ai vécu en pyjama, à manger des pizzas surgelées, à regarder les mêmes séries en boucle. Pendant un an, j’ai cru que l’amour était une blague, que les hommes étaient des menteurs, que la vie ne valait pas la peine d’être vécue. Puis un jour, j’ai ouvert une enveloppe. Une invitation. Le gala du Domaine Kensington. Thomas y serait, avec sa femme, son enfant, son bonheur volé. J’ai décidé de me venger. J’ai décidé d’engager un gigolo. Je ne savais pas que ce gigolo était un milliardaire. Je ne savais pas qu’il avait lui-même signé un contrat, pour protéger son héritage, pour faire croire à son grand-père qu’il n’était pas seul. Je ne savais pas que ce mensonge allait durer des années, et que, dans les ruines de ce mensonge, allait naître quelque chose de plus fort que tout : l’amour. Ce livre raconte cette histoire. La nôtre. Celle d’un contrat, d’une clause absurde, d’une promesse brisée et…

Elle a toujours été rejetée par l'homme qu'elle a sauvé, mais aujourd'hui, le Roi Alpha ne peut détacher son regard d'elle, et ses plus grands rivaux non plus. Il y a des années, Ella a tout risqué pour sauver secrètement un homme blessé lors d'une tempête, lui laissant le pendentif en jade de sa mère pour qu'il ne l'oublie pas. Mais l'impitoyable Roi Alpha, Lucien, n'a jamais su qu'elle était sa véritable sauveuse. Au lieu de cela, il a choisi sa cruelle demi-sœur, Selene, qui s'en est attribué le mérite. Désormais contrainte à un froid mariage de complaisance pour rembourser les dettes de sa famille, Ella pénètre dans l'imposant manoir de Lucien dans l'espoir de révéler enfin la vérité. Malheureusement, son sacrifice n'est récompensé que par un chagrin d'amour lorsqu'il rejette complètement leur lien d'accouplement, préférant les mensonges de Selene au dévouement d'Ella de la manière la plus dévastatrice qui soit. Cinq ans plus tard, un puissant Duc Royal rival incarne tout ce que Lucien a juré de détruire. C'est un Alpha riche et arrogant qui, en plus d'être irrésistible aux yeux de la presse d'une manière presque frustrante, est aussi le nouvel allié politique d'Ella. Alors que le cœur d'Ella est protégé derrière son nouveau statut de PDG milliardaire, le Duc est le seul à voir son véritable pouvoir et lui offre un moyen tentant de l'exercer : une alliance publique qui ne doit pas nécessairement s'arrêter là. Cela ne commence que par un faux rendez-vous pour faire enrager Lucien, mais se transforme en une démonstration éblouissante d'indépendance qui a le goût d'une douce vengeance. Lucien, qui se meurt à présent de la malédiction d'avoir rejeté sa véritable compagne, découvre enfin la vérité sur le journal intime volé et se retrouve envahi par d'atroces regrets et une jalousie terrifiante.

She's Night Carnelian, a human who only wants one thing, justice for her clan. And here's Killix Bane, who only wants to save his sister from his father's grip. One contract will make them meet each other. Is that will be the reason for their success, or will be the reason for their downfall? "Decisions always matter. So be careful, Carnelian."

Elisa's day was already sucking, she had been fired from her job as a waitress for throwing a glass of beer at a customer - for the fourth time -, her rent was late and if that wasn't bad enough that day she had forgotten her wallet at home, but when the crazy man who ran her over asks her to have his child, she decides that the universe is clearly pulling her leg. Why, after all this is definitely crazy, she couldn't just accept a crazy request like that, could she? Anthony wanted a child, but had no intention of having a wife, because when you grow up a world like his "trust" is a word that doesn't exist. He was still thinking of a way to solve this problem when the answer literally threw itself in front of his car. Two people with very different worlds and goals, but united by a contract and maybe a feeling.

Billionaire heir Alexander Sterling is tired of his mother’s relentless matchmaking with spoiled socialites. In a desperate move to escape, he proposes a contract marriage to Elena Carter, a struggling waitress he met on a drunken night at a restaurant. She sees it as a golden ticket to cover her mom's medical bills, unaware she’s stepping into a life of cold indifference and relentless torment. Bound for three years, their marriage is filled with icy glares and unspoken pain. But in their second year, a mistake leads to an unexpected pregnancy. Fearful of his wrath and threats of Eleanor, Elena hides the truth, enduring his cruelty in silence. As time passes, Alexander begins to feel something he never expected. But pride keeps him from showing it. On the verge of the third year, unable to bear the suffering any longer, Elena disappears, presumed dead. Devastated, Alexander is haunted by regret, not knowing she has survived and given birth to their twins. Years later, fate brings them back together this time, as equals. Wealthy. Independent. A mother of two. Elena is no longer the fragile woman he once controlled. But their reunion is complicated by the arrival of Matteo De Luca, a ruthless Italian billionaire with a vendetta against Alexander and an interest in Elena. With enemies on all sides and unresolved emotions between them, will love conquer all? Or will the past destroy any chance of redemption?