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"A fake marriage. A dangerous game. A love that could destroy them both." When Aurora Lane is forced to save her father from ruin, she finds herself trapped in a deal she never expected—marrying the ruthless billionaire Damian Blackwell, the man who shattered her world years ago. Damian offers her a lifeline: marry him for one year and her father's crushing debt will vanish. But as they step into a world of luxury, power, and lies, the line between hate and desire blurs. Aurora swore she would never fall for him. But his touch sets her on fire, and his dark, possessive gaze sees right through her defenses. Yet behind Damian’s cold façade, dangerous secrets lurk—secrets that could destroy everything if exposed. As passion ignites and emotions grow, both must confront their pasts before their fake marriage turns into something real—and even more dangerous. What happens when the man she should hate becomes the only one she can't resist?

North Kennedy never imagined she would find herself in a contract marriage with her ex, Finn. But when the bride vanishes on their wedding day, Finn offers her a deal: marry him for six months, and he’ll fund her business dreams. Despite their painful past, North agrees, but insists on keeping her heart out of it. As their fake marriage turns real, fiery arguments, jealousy, and hidden emotions come to the surface. Finn’s older brother, Liam, sparks new complications, while Finn’s manipulative ex-fiancée threatens to reclaim him. But when North discovers the truth behind Finn’s intentions, she’s left heartbroken and pushed away. With a baby on the way and a battle of wills brewing, can they survive the lies, the jealousy, and their own hearts? Or will their second chance at love crumble under the weight of their past? A marriage of convenience. A love rekindled. Secrets, jealousy, and passion collide in this irresistible enemies-to-lovers romance!

Once destined to lead his family’s empire, Liam Harrington’s life shattered after a car accident left him in a wheelchair. Abandoned by friends, mocked by society, and betrayed by those closest to him, his bitterness grew as he faced enemies who sought to exploit his weakness. Ava Bennett, the overlooked daughter of her family, dreamed of escaping her oppressive home. But forced into a contract marriage with Liam, she found herself battling not only her family’s cruelty but also those who wished to see her husband fail.

อธิคมและภาณินี วิริยนันท์ นักมานุษยวิยาได้ให้กำเนิดบุตรสาวชื่อแก้วเก้า ขณะที่ทั้งสองไปทำงานวิจัยและค้นพบโบราณสถานบริเวณลุ่มน้ำกาหลงในอดีต เมื่องานวิจัยเสร็จสิ้นทั้งสองได้ย้ายไปทำงานที่สุราษฎร์ธานี แก้วเก้าเรียนจนจบ ม.ปลาย พ่อและแม่ได้ย้ายมาทำงานที่กรุงเทพฯ คืนแรกที่ “บ้านวิริยนันท์” ริมคลองมอญ แก้วเก้าได้พบกับชายคนหนึ่งแต่งกายโบราณเขาเรียกแก้วเก้าว่า เจ้านางแก้วเก้าเนาวรัตน์ขัติยนารีศรีเวียงเชียงรุ้งหรือเจ้านางน้อย แก้วเก้าเรียกเขาว่า “คุณน้า” แก้วเก้ารับแสดงละครเวทีแทนนักแสดงที่ป่วยกระทันหัน ทำให้ได้รู้จักกับเจ้าองค์อินทร์ ณ แมนรัตน์ แก้วเก้าไม่ชอบที่เขาพูดดูถูกเธอตอนซ้อมละคร แต่พอเจ้าองค์อินทร์เสนอจะติวสอบเข้ามหาวิทยาลัยให้ แก้วเก้ายอมตกลง “คุณน้า” เริ่มแสดงพลังในทางร้ายมากขึ้น เลอสรวง ณ แมนรัตน์ สมิธ ลูกผู้น้องของเจ้าองค์อินทร์เดินทางมาจากอังกฤษเพื่อรักษาตัวที่ไทยในสภาพเจ้าชายนิทราจากอุบัติเหตุรถยนต์ แก้วเก้ากับครอบครัวถูกเชิญไปร่วมงานเลี้ยงของคุ้ม ณ แมนรัตน์ ที่เชียงราย ได้พบกับเลอสรวงที่นั่งรถเข็นและยังไม่สามารถพูดจาสื่อสารได้ เธอทำให้เลอสรวงฟื้นความทรงจำแต่เป็นความทรงจำของเจ้าขวัญฟ้าในอดีตชาติ...

Her silky hair was a mess. Her makeup, ruined. Her dress wrinkled like she slept on it. She was there, but her mind, elsewhere. Her eyes went to me. Her lips curled into a lazy smile. In every step she gave, my heart sank thinking she would fall. “What happened to you? Are you okay?” I rushed towards her. Her face twisted with disgust. “Oh, perfect Bella. The golden girl. Always correct. Always the best.” “What…” “Perfect Bella. Has the best grades. She doesn't have to fight to get into college, colleges fight over her.” “Emma, you are drunk.” “Perfect Bella doesn't drink. She is as pure as water. Saint Bella.” Her eyes glinted. “Perfect Bella doesn't sleep with her best friend's husband.” My body froze as a wave of chill ran through my spine. “What… what are you talking about?” She leaned in, her breath thick with alcohol, “Where do you think Marcus is? Why do you think I can barely walk straight? Is it hard to believe he took me and not you to that bad that was supposed to be yours?” My heart clenched. Tears started forming in my eyes. It didn't take long till they gave up to gravity. He… he didn't. We'd promised this morning. He couldn't. “He wouldn't.” ***** It's been a year, but the scars are still there. My past echoing in my head reminding me of everything that happened since that day. Every time I open my eyes in the morning to see... nothing. “You only get hurt by the ones you love the most.” “You only get betrayed by the ones you trust the most.” What happens when these two misbeliefs collide? ***** I hope I wrote this book good enough to make you feel it. Obrigada.☺️

She was his forever until he cast her aside. On the night Aria Dorne was meant to be crowned Luna, Alpha Killian Blackwood rejected her in front of their entire pack, falling under the spell of the witch Seraphina. Exiled, broken, and carrying Killian’s unborn child, Aria flees only to stumble into the arms of her true fated mate, Alpha Lucian Stormrider. Now, caught between a past that refuses to let go and a destiny she never expected, Aria must decide: will she fight for the love that betrayed her or embrace the mate who was meant to be hers all along? But something evil is hiding and waiting to strike and Aria’s blood holds a power that could change the fate of the werewolf world forever. Two Alphas. One choice. And a secret that could destroy them all.

Behind every great Queen stands no one; something Miliani Hwang learned from the early age of ten after she was forced to take over the Hwang Family Mafia when her parents died in a murder-suicide. In light of their tragic end, she built herself up from the ground for 11 years, trusting no man to stand behind or even beside her. The sheer sound of her name was enough to have even the toughest men on their knees and despite not ever taking a life with her own hands, everyone in the crime world knew they should never cross The Great Miliani Hwang. It doesn't surprise her when she is betrayed on her 21st birthday but she never expected her own blood to be the mastermind. She flees to Sicily with the help of the Ravello Crime Family, where she learns many secrets about her lineage and starts falling for the smug Vincenzo Ravello. Now a disgraced mob boss with nothing but her name and rage a lingering question lingered in the back of her mind; who was she now if not The Great Miliani Hwang? Vincenzo Ravello, the eldest son of the Ravello Crime Family knew all too well about the dangers that come with his title as heir to the Cosa Nostra. He's spent the past few years of his life reminding his enemies time and time again that he wasn't a man they wanted to mess with. His heart was made of stone and women, to him were nothing more than playthings until her. He would do anything for her. Every Queen needs a King to avenge her and Miliani must learn to trust her heart to stand beside hers because he will burn the whole world until all her enemies bow at her feet.

Skyla thought she had it all, a devoted boyfriend, a lifelong best friend, and a future she had carefully planned. But one heartbreaking revelation shatters her perfect world. Plunging her into a sea of misery. The two people she thought world of betrays, leaving her to drown in a series of heartbreaks and unanswered questions. Heartbroken and desperate for an escape, she stumbles into a dimly lit bar, drowning her pain in alcohol. The night takes an unexpected turn when dark memories from her past resurfaces, bearing gifts in hand, and prices she has to pay. As secrets unravel and old wounds resurface, Skyla is forced to confront a past she thought she had buried. But when love, betrayal, and forgotten passions collide. Will Skyla rise from the ashes or lose herself in the storm once more?

◤─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────◥ "Life is neither short nor long, it's now - that we know as life - it's twisted and cruel I'm its own way with trials coming up with every turn you make. No one knows how many seconds one will live let alone years. You never know" ◣─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────◢ His breath got stuck in his throat as he held the pen above the paper, his eyes searching the room in hopes of having at least a glance of her face. "Answer the maulvi" his father spoke. "Son" his mother pestered from his side. His eyes landed on Hiba's expectant ones. She looked from across the veil questioning his delay. He shook his head as he placed the tip of the pen on the paper, a single stroke formed on the paper but that very moment a frantic Ayan ran in the room. "Turn on the tv right now" he yelled making Hamza to oblige right away. "There had been an accident on the motorway car LEB-780 has been hit by a troller on its way out of the city, the hit has caused an explosion rendering the passengers severely injured and in critical condition-" "That's- that's the car maula bakhsh took to drop—" His ears numbed as the pen dropped on the floor, his heart stopped, his eyes stuck on the TV screen. "Bhai!" He ran out of the house and got in his car, the engine roared and soon he was on the road. ─────•~❉᯽❉~•─────

Cassandra Sayson, graduate ng apat na taong kurso ng business administration ay sumama sa graduation party na sponsor ng kanilang departmento na ginanap sa beach resort. Sa isip pa ni Cassandra, she has nothing to lose dahil natapos na niya ang apat na taon na pag-aaral sa college. May diploma na siya, hindi na masama ang mag-enjoy kahit isang gabi lang. Simula ng mag-aral siya mula elemtarya hanggang kolehiyo ay hindi pa niya naranasan ang gumimik, kaya sa beach resort ay tinodo na ni Cassandra ang maging masaya at malaya upang maranasan ang mag-enjoy sa party ng walang pakundangan Sa kasagsagan ng kasiyahan ay nalasing si Cassandra kasama ng kaniyang mga kaibigan. Nauwi sa tuksuhan at isang dare ang nangyari. Ang dare ay pumili ng lalaking halikan, kahit sinong lalaki na trip niyang halikan. Napadako ang tingin niya sa isang matangkad, matipuno at guwapo na lalaki. Ang lalaking hinalikan ni Cassandra ay ang tanyag na Doktor Adrian Razon na mula sa bilyonaryong pamilya. Namangha si Dr. Razon ng masilayan ng masinsinan ang babae dahil kamukha ito ng kaniyang girlfriend na si Sharon, nasa Amerika at comatose. Isang linggo ang lumipas pagkatapos ng insidente ng halikan sa party ay kinausap ni Dr. Adrian Razon si Cassandra at nag-offer ng proposal. Gusto niyang magpanggap si Cassandra na kaniyang girlfriend at maging asawa. Pumayag si Cassandra , nagkasundo silang dalawa na gumawa ng kontrata na ang pagpapanggap ay sa loob lamang ng dalawang taon. Isang taon pa ang lumipas ng pagsasama nina Dr Razon at Cassandra ng malaman ni Cassandra na siya ay nagdadalang-tao. Gusto niyang sabihin Kay Adrian na dinadala Niya ang anak ng doktor, subalit hindi Niya nagawang magtapat pa ng bigla namang nagpakita ang Isang babae na nagngangalang Sharon.