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After eight unhappy years with a cheating husband, Ronica Simmons chooses to go out with a bang. Although she had lost everything when she married James, including her family's support and blossoming career in music, she is determined to make a dramatic comeback that would leave him and his cocky mistress broke and ruined. Revenge is a dish best served cold and James Simmons will never know what's about to hit him.

Jasmine’s life was a nightmare under Ryker, the ruthless Alpha of the Eclipse Pack. Abused, despised, and trapped in a mate bond he refused to reject or accept her rejection, Jasmine seized her chance to escape. But her freedom comes with a shocking twist. She has another mate, Ramon, a powerful and enigmatic Vampire Lord! Supernatural law decrees that when someone has two mates, the rivals must fight to the death for their claim. Yet Ramon, with his gentle resolve, refuses. “I will not win your heart through violence, amor,” he vows. “I will win it through love.” Hiding in the safety of Ramon’s secluded mansion, Jasmine is torn between her two mates. Ryker, who once degraded and tormented her, now hunts her with an obsessive fury, unwilling to let her go. His possessiveness threatens to drag her back into the shadows of her past, even as Ramon’s love offers her a future of strength and freedom. As the mate bond brawl intensifies, Jasmine faces impossible choices. Will she embrace the promise of love and redemption with Ramon, or will Ryker’s unrelenting obsession force her back into his grasp? With danger closing in and her heart divided, Jasmine must confront the darkness of her past and reclaim her power before it consumes her.

"I came here to kill him. Now I’m the only one who can save him." Cressida Ashcroft is the last witch alive. For eleven years, she's hidden her magic, suppressed her power, and trained for one purpose: infiltrate Blackfrost Academy and destroy the werewolf heir whose family slaughtered hers. But when a near-fatal accident puts her in the arms of Lucian Thorneval, the enemy she swore to hate becomes the only one who makes her feel alive. One thing keeps them together; ice hockey and biking. Bound by a forbidden magic neither of them understands, hunted by his betrothed, a princess who killed her own sister to claim him. Cressida must choose: the revenge that has kept her breathing, or the boy who is slowly dying for his family's sins. Some bonds are written in blood. This one will be written in fire.

Mya Smith thought she had secured her place in a life of luxury when she married billionaire CEO Damon Smith. Instead, she was met with neglect, disdain from his relatives, and a marriage that existed only in name. When Damon brazenly brought his first love, glamorous socialite Sloane Monroe, into their home, Mya finally snapped. She walked into his office, slammed the divorce agreement onto his desk, and left his sneer of “You’ll regret this” behind her. Alone and humiliated, Mya’s world seemed to collapse—until four powerful men appeared: Alexander, Adrian, Cameron, and Casey Cross. To her shock, they revealed she was not an abandoned wife, but their long-lost sister and rightful heiress of the Cross family empire. With Alexander’s wealth, Adrian’s legal brilliance, Cameron’s fame, and Casey’s fierce loyalty, Mya was reborn as Mya Cross, and the world took notice. But Damon would not let her go so easily. Fueled by obsession and wounded pride, he launched a scandal to ruin her—fabricated affairs, forged evidence, and whispered lies meant to destroy her image. Yet his scheme backfired spectacularly. On live television, her brothers dismantled the lies and exposed Damon’s affair with Sloane. Overnight, Damon lost his family, his investors, and his reputation. Now hailed as a wronged but dignified heroine, Mya shines brighter than ever, her name synonymous with power and grace. And when Damon returns, broken and begging for another chance, her brothers deliver the final, cutting verdict: You will never be near our sister again.. The Cross Family is a tale of betrayal, rebirth, and revenge—where one woman learns that losing everything was only the beginning of finding her true self.

" I....I don't have anything else left with me, except my heart with love." She said crying her heart out with a pained expression in her black orbs. Staring at her vulnerable state, I went near her pulling her into my embrace and hugging her tightly preventing her from crumbling into pieces. Tears well up in my eyes too, but I blinked back squeezing my eyes shut. I didn't lie to her saying that everything will be okay and false promises that everything will be better. I stood there hugging her that would say enough for her that I'm there for her no matter what! Athena is a broken girl with only the memories of the horrible past which she hides it from everyone. She always smiles to heal her broken heart. Liam Knight is one hell of a successful and ruthless billionaire who owns Knight Industries. No one stands when it comes to business. To him, love means nothing but a trash and has no sympathy or kindness towards anyone. But she changes him at first sight. What happens when Athena is appointed as the Personal Secretary of Liam in which Liam tends to find the mystery about her that catches him off-guard. Will he protect her with all his life? Content/Trigger Warning: this story contains sexual content and deals explicitly with sexual assault and violence.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't let you know earlier, she is my girlfriend, i had never loved you!" that was the words from Torian that shattered Lola's heart into pieces. Lola's life came crumbling the moment she met her boyfriend, Torian smooching and kissing another lady at his birthday party, he has been her childhood boyfriend and they grew up together falling deeply in love with each other, that was what she thought not until that day. Lola was so heartbroken and couldn't get over it, To forget the pain, she got herself drunk in a bar and had a crazy one night stand with a hot, sexy and charming man. It was just to forget the heartbreak and it helped her forget it, but then, that night with him couldn't leave her head. What happens when she meets him again in her new school in New York but this time he turned out to be her teacher, a strict and cold-hearted one feared by every student. What do you think will happen when he recognizes her? what happens when they falls deeply for each other, even as her teacher? They must avoid each other as the love is forbidden but it seem like fate has something for them.

One night. One mistake. One billionaire who won’t let her walk away. When Bella Bluefield agrees to a spontaneous night out, she never expects to wake up next to Xavier Louis — the cold, ruthless CEO of LV Group with a reputation as unbreakable as his empire. It was supposed to be a one-night stand. But weeks later, when she shows up at his office for a job interview… their worlds collide. And then she drops a bombshell: “I’m pregnant, sir.” What starts as an impossible situation spirals into a high-stakes war of secrets, sabotage, and shattered loyalties. With powerful enemies closing in — including Bella’s own manipulative mother — and a multi-billion-dollar scandal threatening Xavier’s legacy, the line between business and desire begins to blur. As love ignites, betrayal strikes — and someone wants Bella silenced. Forever. In a world where every choice could cost them everything, Bella must decide if she’s strong enough to fight for her child, her truth… and the man who just might break her heart.

My fiancé's first love was taking photos on a cliff before the landslide. To save her, he actually left me behind on the crumbling edge. I pleaded with him to save me. "Lucy isn't physically strong—she can't handle this alone. You've always been resilient. I'll get Lucy to safety first, then come back for you." Their silhouettes vanished over the ridge. After a brief commotion, everything went silent. Including me, with my freshly sprained ankle. When he saw the news of my death, he completely fell apart.

What else could Bella Kiretti possibly want? She had the perfect billionaire husband, the cars, houses,vacations and even the most beautiful children. Everything was given to her on a golden plate. But so everybody thought. With her husband always on business trios and her children now in College, Bella is left home alone most of the time. Everything was automatically running for her…wake up, eat, scroll through social media, walk the dog and sleep. Until there was a knock on the door; her twenty year old Nephew,Jack is in town and he wants a place to stay. “You have grown, and matured.” He was no longer the boy she carried when he was young, he was taller, bigger and his dick was just the perfect size.

Betrayed by the man she loved the most, and a family that never loved her, Ivy finds her world crumbling down before her. She gets convicted for a crime she never committed, and her stepsister takes her place as the new wife of her billionaire husband. Fueled by anger and quest for revenge, Ivy returns with a whole new force and personality that threatens to take down those who ruined her life for ten years. Now, she's back- but with her secret babies, and a new partner. She's going to stop at nothing to take those who betrayed her down!