Substituent Bride

When D.C. lawyer Hannah McCrae heads home for her brother’s wedding, she’s dragging a lot of baggage along with her—and she doesn’t mean suitcases. Betrayed personally, and humiliated professionally, the last thing she wants is a new man. That’s fine with square-jawed, rugged contractor Calder Blue. He and Hannah may be wildly attracted to one another, but all he wants is to build the town’s hotly contested new yacht club and mend a centuries-old family feud. Yet thanks to resentments old and new, day after day the pair wind up tangled in each other’s business—and maybe soon in each other’s arms. Every bride needs something “blue”… Includes a delicious wedding cake recipe!

On his 34th birthday, James Cross expects another lavish party and meaningless celebration. Instead, Mimi Rayne and their son surprise him at his office—only to discover another woman publicly claiming to be Mrs. Cross. Humiliated and heartbroken, Mimi walks away from the marriage she once believed in. When her former love, Jaxon Vale, returns, seeking revenge on James, Mimi faces an impossible choice: take revenge with Jaxon or forge her own path to freedom. Meanwhile, her son Simeon, wiser than his years, proposes a startling solution: “Marry Jaxon and start again, or let revenge destroy you.”But James won’t let her go so easily—and Jaxon has his own secrets. In a city where fortunes turn on a whisper, can Mimi find her voice, reclaim her strength, and discover a love worth fighting for?

"You swear you hate me Ruby, but your eyes tell a different tale. Your body responds to my presence with the promise of the most sinful pleasures of life." "I know you loved him once Ruby, but he's your past. I my dear, I am your future." The alluring Ruby Ferretti is a tempting heiress from the most decorated home in Milan, Italy. If Milan has a royal family, it is the Ferretti’s. She has the face of an angel, but the brains of a demon. The previous year, her elder sister Ethel Ferretti, was forced into an arranged marriage to the duke by their no nonsense father. This year, it is Ruby’s turn to be forced Into an arranged marriage to the heir of the most powerful Greek businessman from a prestigious lineage, Archer Petraki. All hell breaks loose when the arrogant billionaire discovers she's the woman who kidnapped him a few weeks back. He vows to put the sharp-witted beauty in her place, while Ruby plans to defy her father if it meant being stuck in a loveless marriage. A whirlwind of love, betrayal, power, lust, and drama tests the relationship between these two powerful families, leaving losses behind.

Dazed and blinded by her chase for a mate the society thinks was too late for her to find, for power that was believed was meant for only men, Rose walks on torn and prickles on the journey of anger of dissatisfaction, until the night her village got burnt down by the ruthless alpha king of the north. What is more befitting than finding one's mate and living the life you've always dreamed about? Rose is the eighteen year old werewolf who thinks she has seen it all, being unable to find and shift into her wolf form,and friends who mocks her around the village. But what's worse? Not finding her mate or not being able to shape shift? Alpha Aiden is the powerful, ruthless and feared Wolf who scattered through territories, irritated by the filth and cowardice of many Alphas. He's on a conquest to concur territories across the face of the earth. He is determined to continue a long lost dynasty of the power between the bloodlines of werewolves while also protecting the iron throne, hoping that one day he would find his Luna and rule side by side with her. What happens when a prophecy comes true? What happens when Rose's anticipation turns into a nightmare after finding her own true mate? When Alpha Aiden skatered what was left of the Blue moon pack, he hadn't thought he'd find a woman so right, it hurt so bad yet so good. When push came to shove, he finds himself dying inside, wanting nothing else but his beautiful mate who seemed to despise him so much. While the history of a terrifying conceurer pack starts repeating itself, Alpha Aiden finds himself gradually getting drawn from the woman he so much sought for.

I stretched lazily on the bed, much like a contented kitten, before opening my eyes. Hovering above me was a face that could have been sculpted by the gods—a handsome, well-defined face with sun-kissed golden eyes. My first groggy thought was that Cara had finally brought home a decent, well-groomed man for a change. But…. Why is he in my room? I abruptly shoved him away, ending the spell. "Get off your asshole!" With a scowl on my face, I got up quickly. “Was personal space not mentioned by Clara, huh?” I spoke in an irritated tone. “Clara?” He turned and casually picked up some papers from a nearby table, settling down with an annoying smile. “And who might that be, if I may ask?” He doesn’t even remember her? Asshole “Well, if you must know, Clara—” I started, but my words faltered as something shiny caught my eye. What is..? Then my memories began to flood back. —it’s a damn golden sofa. Shit. Brain Freeze. ~~~ Growing up as the oldest kid on a Chicago farm was no picnic for Mary Johnson. Her folks, good ol' Mr. and Mrs. Becky Johnson, were salt-of-the-earth types, who worked hard on their small farm not far from the gritty backstreets of Chicago. They taught Mary and her siblings the value of hard work, self-value. But as much as Mary loved her family, she dreamed big, but those dreams took a backseat when she needed to step up and help support her family. Then, out of the blue, fate threw her a curveball. A chance in the US came knocking, and Mary didn't hesitate. And then she crossed paths with the Blacks – New York’s high society, dripping with wealth and power, who offered her a deal she couldn’t refuse.

My boyfriend of eight years secretly plans the grand wedding I've always dreamed of. Just as I'm overwhelmed with joy, he sends me to a landslide zone to replace his true love. Turns out, the entire wedding is for her. Heartbroken, I walk away. But just as I enter the experimental site, a second landslide hits. At the wedding, he finally panics when news breaks that I've gone missing.

Daniel was young and in love, just not with the girl he was set to marry. Unfortunately for him and his would be bride, he was from a very rich and powerful family who owed a favor to someone else. His father made a private deal with the man to repay the debt by allowing his daughter to marry Daniel. The deal was made long ago, when the two were just children, but that didn't matter now. All that mattered to his father was keeping his promise and repaying his debt to the other man. He considered it a blemish on his family's good name and flat refused to die with that promise still unkept. Daniel had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

Daisy is the illegitimate daughter of Mr. Hubert. His company went bankrupt, so he asked for help from Drkov's house. They agreed to help Mr. Hubert but with one condition. One of his two daughters must marry their nephew - Atlas Drkov. Atlas Drkov is a billionaire but he is disabled and uses a wheelchair. Yaretzi - daughter of Mr. Hubert's official wife - does not accept marrying a disabled man. She and her parents made a plan. They kidnapped Daisy's mother, threatened her, and forced her to marry Atlas. To save her mother, she accepted. However, after getting married, she fell in love with this man, and so did he. Difficulties start from here.

Trapped between pack politics and a bond she never asked for, Ember must thrive especially when there darker things and plots lurking in the corner. She was traded for peace but now she finds herself in the middle of a blossoming war. In a world where strength is everything, can a shiftless wolf change the game?

Amora Rebecca Andrada is the drop-dead-gorgeous woman in the small town of Santa Monica. She's a well-known beautiful and knowledgeable woman. Maraming humahanga sa kaniya. She has been labeled as a goddess. Ngunit sa kabila ng magaganda niyang katangian, hindi kailanman iyon nakita ng kaniyang mga magulang. Her parents were disappointed for her indifferent decisions in life. She's nothing compared to her almost-perfect sister, Natasha. Matalino, maganda at paboritong anak si Natasha. Kaya hindi na siya nagtataka kung bakit mas pabor ang kaniyang mga magulang sa kaniyang kapatid kaysa kanya. Lalo na nang maging doctor din ito samantalang siya ay kumuha ng ibang kurso sa kolehiyo. She's tired for all the comparison and disappointments. Nang makapagtapos at makapagtrabaho, pinili niyang bumuklod agad ng tirahan. Mas gusto niya iyong malaya siya sa lahat ng mga panghuhusga ng kaniyang pamilya. Hanggang sa magdesisyon ang kanilang mga magulang na ipakasal si Natasha sa isang Gazalin. Kilala ang pamilyang Gazalin sa buong San Gabriel. Ang pinakamayaman sa kanilang rehiyon. Dahil sa pagiging sunud-sunuran ng kaniyang kapatid, pumayag ito sa kasunduan. Nakaayos na ang lahat at umaayon na sa plano ang bawat pangyayari nang biglang sa araw mismo ng kasal ni Natasha nagmakaawa ito sa kaniya. Natasha is conceiving a baby. Nabuntis ito ng dating nobyo at ayaw ng tumuloy sa kasal. The almost-perfect daughter is now doomed. Ang pagmamakaawa nito sa kaniya ang nag-udyok na piliin niya ang isang bagay na magpapabago sa kaniyang buong buhay. She has to marry Nicolas Syn Gazalin to spare her sister's life. Siya ang pumalit sa kaniyang kapatid sa araw ng kasal. Now, could love bloom after their sudden marriage? How could Nicolas loves her when she's just his sudden bride? How could love makes its way when they are both forced for this marriage?