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He needs a wife. NOW. With his hockey season on the line, he can’t afford any distractions. And a dating reality show is one huge distraction. But there's a surefire way to get out of this dating show contract. All he has to do now is get married. Even with a reputation like him–the Scottish bad boy of hockey–I'm confident I can find someone to play Mrs. Taylor Savage for a year. Like Becca Barnes. The one who got away. Too bad she hates me. But that's why she’s perfect for this arrangement. When her contract is dissolved. She gets the bakery of her dreams. Win-Win. She just has to live with me and pretend she loves me in public for a year. No strings. No touching (unless there’s a camera). No messy heartbreak. It’s sure to be a challenge because with the way I crave her, keeping my hands to myself might be harder than I intended. But he can handle the matter. Being married to her will be easy. As long as he doesn't fall in love with her along the way.

"You are getting married to Damien McMillan, the eldest son of the McMillan family" --- Claire was told to get married to a man she barely knew because of business income and public rumors. The McMillan family had been their enemy and business rivals for over ten years and all of a sudden, she was getting married into that same family. She couldn't object even if she wanted to because she was mute. Because of her disability, her family treated her like nothing and they only saw her as a tool for cleaning up their mess. Damien McMillan on the other hand was twisted. No one knew the real him because his attitude and intentions were hard to detect. Damien was also facing the same cruel life as Claire - cleaning up his family mess because he was a half-breed (stepbrother). Even if they saw him as a tool, Damien was something much greater. Damien was hiding his identity and was waiting for the right time to expose it but suddenly, he felt another leech around his neck when he was told to get married to Claire Adamson, the youngest daughter of the Adamson family.

My three-year-old daughter was playing in the room, and she suddenly fell from the window of the room and died. In my past life, I held her lifeless body after learning the news, crying so hard I thought I would never stop. But when my husband rushed back, he slapped me across the face without a second thought. "How could you be so cruel? You actually threw her out of the window—she was only three!" I was too stunned to react. Later, my husband and my best friend teamed up and testified that I had thrown my daughter from the window because I had an argument with my husband. I was cyberbullied and labeled the "evil mom". Amid the public hatred and the pain of losing my daughter, I jumped to prove my innocence. Even in death, I still didn't understand. My daughter had been fine playing in the room—how did she fall out of the window? When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day she fell.

She had just one task; find the killer. But she fell in love instead. *** Laura Huxley is assigned to go undercover and find the killer of CEO and Mafia Boss Diego Steele, the former Head of the richest family in the country and secretly, the biggest Mafia in the country. She infiltrates the Steele mansion with the aid of pretending to be the Personal Assistant to the eldest son, Armani Steele, the current CEO of Steele Empire and Mafia Boss, who she had met in the past. Her task is very simple; find the killer of his father and make it out alive. But as Laura stays in the Steele mansion, to find the real killer and carry out her own hidden intentions; revenge, she discovers that the "perfect" family isn't always as perfect as the public thinks. They are twisted, ruthless, wicked and secrets run deeper than one can imagine. And to crown it up, she begins to develop feelings for her boss, Armani Steele. Armani Steele is as deadly as they come and trusts no one, except his family. Can Laura see through the lies and make the right choices in time?, Or will she be swallowed up in the family’s web.

Maya, a weak omega, spent her life bullied and ignored by her pack. On the day of the coronation of the new Alpha, she realized she was the Alpha’s Mate, hopeful that her sufferings had come to an end, she wasn't prepared for what happened next, Alpha Zane rejected her in public… and chose her sister instead. Shattered and humiliated, Maya fled into the forest, where death nearly claimed her, until she was saved by the ruthless Supreme Alpha, a man no one dared cross. For reasons she can’t understand, he takes an interest in her. The Moon Goddess has her plans. She blesses Maya with a second wolf, transforming her into the most powerful female werewolf to ever live. Now Zane is drowning in regret, especially after the seer reveals his punishment: he will never have an heir for rejecting the Chosen One. But when he vows to make amends, the question remains, will Maya forgive the mate who broke her… or stay with the man who helped her discover her true strength?

Layla's career has been stagnant since she returned to America. When her friend came with a project unlike any other, she hoped that will be her big break. The assignment? An expose on Lucas Asher, a billionaire tycoon that everyone is talking about. The goal is to uncover something unseemly about his background and ruin his reputation. She feels bad about it, but it is the only price for success and she decides to pay it. Besides, the public deserves the truth, right? When Layla poses as a heiress of a conglomerate and manages to get some time with Asher, she finds that he is charming and considerate. He's nothing like she expected. The more time she spends with him, the more her feelings grow until she realizes she is unable to complete her assignment. What will happen when a secret from the past zooms into the present and Layla has to stay away because if he ever found out about her true background, her budding relationship would be doomed? Can the present be redeemed or the past will destroy it? Will Layla follow her heart or a deadly mission assigned to her?

Emelia MyCray is a naive, innocent young lady who has always dreamed of fairytale love. Her dream shatters when she finds her fiance in bed with another woman a night before their wedding. Heartbroken and devastated, she drowns herself in alcohol only to accidentally crash into a luxurious car owned by billionaire CEO –Isaiah Lyon. Isaiah Lyon, billionaire CEO of the Lyon Enterprise, the biggest organization in all of Mexico and a ruthless leader of an underground empire. A cold and ruthless man who has no interest in love whatsoever, a man only got into a contract relationship for the sake of his public standing. Determined to get her back at her fiance ,Emelia MyCray requests to be Isaiah's contracted girlfriend. But Isaiah has one rule ; no love or affection Emilia MyCray, a naive innocent young lady and Isaiah Lyon, a cold ruthless man. What happens when these two worlds collide? Will Isaiah teach innocent, naive Jane into his cold ruthless world of pleasure or will Emelia show him the joy of simple things life has to offer?

In a single night, Serena Vale's entire world falls apart. Her ex-fiancé is set to marry her sister, and to make matters worse, her family blames her for it. Just when Serena thinks things couldn't be more disastrous, she receives a dreaded invitation to the wedding. Enter Damien Cole-ice-cold, irresistibly charming, and richer than anyone she knows. He proposes a deal: pretend to be his girlfriend to make his ex-girlfriend jealous and sidestep a marriage he doesn't want. In exchange, he promises to help her regain her footing in life, one public appearance after another. What begins as a plan for revenge and temporary convenience, quickly spirals into stolen glances, kisses that feel far too genuine, and secrets that neither is prepared to face. Yet, they both agreed to one rule: never fall in love. But the heart doesn't follow rules or contracts. If stories filled with fake romances, slow-burning tension, family feuds, betrayal, and a dangerously possessive billionaire entices you, then Selfish Romance will be your next obsession

Arranged to be his wrath, possession and lastly his bride. Heira’s life changed completely when she was forced to marry a cold hearted billionaire, Dante Moretti. Her father, Charles Arven’s reputation is being tarnished as a result of a public scandal. His company was losing investors and also going bankrupt. He had desperately set up the marriage with the aim of acquiring influence from Dante’s family. Dante agreed to the marriage without revealing the cost that comes with it. But from the moment Heira says "I do," she knows something is wrong. Dante doesn’t just resent her, he wants her nowhere near his world. Unknown to her, he had plotted the downfall of her family’s company and orchestrated the marriage as a part of his long game of vengeance. He planned to take his revenge fully on Heira, but she is nothing like he expected, soft where he is hard, and warm where he is cold. When the truth about the past is revealed, their relationship is put to test. Will their marriage survive the fire or burn with it?

Vanna Shaw is a woman who built the Secret Territorial Group in Spain, she owns all of the contraband units that handle carriers, securities, and public dispatchers of their assets. She is one of the five women who run the group, thus, she knows that eventually, her position is about to end. When he went home to his family, he knew he was about to marry, yep! A big clown to her plan. First, she doesn’t like Magnus Daviro to be her husband. He is like her, an arrogant, cold, and dominant man she knows she can’t handle. It is also a company’s heir, and their marriage will be a strong relationship between the Shaw and Daviro family for their business. She believes that she is a lousy, useless, not attractive man, but she mistakenly because all she can see is a grown-up man who can take her breath away. Can they have a spark together? or will they end up battling who is the boss? What if despite their situation, he will know its secret? Can he love the other personality?