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“Please don’t leave me, Ariana; I’ll give the world under your feet as long as you stay with me.” -Sean Valentino- ** Ariana Alexandra, a singer with rising popularity, must marry the billionaire most wanted by many women, Sean Valentino because her parents planned the marriage arrangement between them a long time ago. Sean is charming and slowly manages to make Ariana fall into his arms. Still, when Ariana gets to know the possessive man, she finds another side of the man. Sean's unpleasant childhood and other dark side make Ariana struggle to understand the man and bring him out of the shadow of his dark side. Her marriage would be perfect until Sean's ex-girlfriend came and tried to get Sean's attention again. Once again, Ariana faced the hardest time and fought for her marriage.

Ethan Fani, a rising star in the business world, finds his heart shattered after a betrayal by his partner. Desperate to see his son happy again and protect their family's legacy, his father devises a plan: pay someone to date Ethan and restore his confidence. Enter Anna Hobbs, a young woman thrust into adulthood by family tragedy. Struggling to provide for her father and sister, she's drawn to the promise of quick cash when she stumbles upon an intriguing job opportunity. But as she delves deeper into the charade, Anna realises that the price of easy money may be higher than she ever imagined. Can Anna keep her secret from Ethan, or will their burgeoning connection unravel everything? In a world where love and deception collide, Ethan must navigate the thin line between truth and fiction, risking her heart in the process.

Charlotte Watson, a twenty-five year old rising pop star has been with Alexander Calloway for four years and married for two. When she comes back home after a tour to see her husband has started treating her coldly, she’s confused and wonders if he has a new woman. Alexander has always been loyal to his wife. What happens when he hears rumors about her? Will he dismiss them? Or will he let it foster and end up ruining his marriage? ~•~ His head whipped to the side from the impact of my slap. His mouth fell open, surprised I’d raised my hand on him. He tried to speak but I didn’t let him. “How dare you, Alex?” I questioned, burning with anger. “How dare you accuse me of such!?”

She was his fated mate-until he cast her aside. Marked by rejection and left to pick up the shattered pieces of her heart, she swore she would never let herself be broken again. But fate is relentless, and when a second chance mate steps into her path, she faces a choice: risk her heart once more or guard it behind the walls she built to survive. Yet love is not the only battle she must fight. The rogues are rising, their threat creeping closer like a storm on the horizon. War is inevitable, and with it comes the ghosts of the past-secrets buried, betrayals unmasked, and a reckoning that could tear everything apart. As the lines between love and loyalty blur, she must find the strength to face her enemies and herself. Will she embrace the future waiting for her, or will the scars of the past hold her back when it matters most? The heart can heal, but only if she dares to let it.

An accidental meeting between Faye Marielle and the CEO of GLW Company brought a hot scandal to the woman who works as a model. The two were caught on paparazzi cameras making out in front of the hotel room, and caused a scandal between the CEO and the rising model. Faye received a claim for compensation from the party who collaborated with the woman, because she thought Faye had leaked information about their work to the GLW Company. Alard, who also needed an alibi to stop his grandfather's attempts to find a wife for Alard, finally offered a deal to Faye. “We have to pretend we are a couple,” said Alard Gem Lodewijk. "How to?" she asked. “Married,” Alard answered. The man promised to help Faye pay the penalty fee for violating the cooperation contract, as long as the beautiful woman is also willing to help Alard regardless of her grandfather's demands.

Amira Davis was a rising doctor with a bright future, until her stepsister kidnapped her, stole her kidney, and revealed the man Amira loved was part of the plan. Left for dead, Amira leapt to escape her pain… but fate gave her a second chance. Reborn at 18, she returns with one mission: revenge. When she saves the life of ruthless Mafia boss Leonardo Marchetti, he vows to protect her. But as passion ignites and secrets unravel, Amira discovers she’s the daughter of Leonardo’s deadliest enemy and her entire past was built on blood and lies. Now caught between love and vengeance, family and betrayal, Amira must choose: destroy the man who stole everything or trust him to help her reclaim it all. Revenge runs deep. Love cuts deeper. Start reading now—Amira’s war has only just begun.

‎Amari Dawson has spent her whole life figuring out how to disappear. Locked in her room by a stepfather who sees her as less than nothing, she's survived by staying small, quiet, and out of the way. ‎Then the dead start walking, and disappearing is no longer a choice. ‎Thrown into the chaos of a city overrun by the rising, Amari finds herself navigating broken friendships, buried secrets, and a world that keeps demanding more from her than she thinks she has to give. But something is changing. In the world, and in her. The scratch on her arm that should have killed her didn't. The wounds that should hurt don't. And the veins creeping beneath her skin aren't going away. ‎Amari has always been told she's nothing. But she's starting to think they were wrong about her all along.

She gave everything to her family, her dreams, her hardwork, her dedication and in return she was signed off for marriage to a stranger without her knowledge. Racheal Knight was forced into a loveless marriage for the sake of a corporate merger. To her husband, Axel Alistair, CEO of Ace Group, she was just a contract until she finally walked away with nothing but the child he never knew existed. She struggled to meet her needs and rising from the ashes wasn’t easy. She was homeless, jobless, and pregnant, facing a world determined to see her fail. Until a chance encounter with a mysterious artist who changed her life forever. When she’s building a new future with her son, Axel comes crashing back into her life, begging for a second chance. Will she let the man who broke her and tried to ruin her back in? Or will she take her revenge by breaking him in a way that he would never see coming?

Tim Dalman has always wanted to be an actress. Finally landing on her big break in the industry, she finds herself with another problem—she reunites with her ex-boyfriend, Raphael Liu, who also happens to be the screenwriter of the television series she is a part of. Finding out about it, she is faced with different problems in the span of her series shootings as the guy doesn’t want to make everything easy for her. She develops hatred for the guy, constantly finding herself in heated arguments between the two of them. Destiny then plays amusingly as their love team becomes popular, forcing her to stick with the guy as she is told to do so if she wants her career to grow. She later finds out the reason why Raphael broke up with her years ago, and is later left with a career-breaking problem that could not only possibly end not only her rising fame, but her improving relationship with Raphael as well.

Emma Livingston never thought she would end up in an arranged union. The twenty-four-year-old fashion and event planner, who just finished her master's programme, is heartbroken to learn that her father has signed her up to wed 30-year-old billionaire barrister Liam Henderson in order to pay off his enormous debts. Liam consents to the convenience marriage because he feels pressured by his father to provide a family-friendly image. Emma and Liam start to see surprising aspects of each other as they work through their unplanned union. Beneath Liam's cold, entitled exterior is a compassionate guy battling familial demands. Emma is unable to ignore the rising sentiments that are emerging between them, despite her initial resentment of the arrangement. With the support of their best friends, Samantha and Ryan, Emma and Liam must decide whether to surrender to the love blossoming between them or fight against the odds stacked against their happily ever after.