The Bride's Substitute

Kyle Waugh wants something from Dawn. That's all. They decide to give this marriage a go for one year, and if it works out, Dawn will become the senior design editor in Kyle's parent firm and receive a fantastic divorce settlement. Kyle wants her to sleep in his bed, hold his hand at night, wear his ring on his finger at all times, and keep working for him. He also wants to convince his sceptical father that they are happily married and in love, and he's settled enough to run Waugh Industries. Dawn Brooks wants nothing more than stability and would marry a mysterious man to give her the stability she deserves. Even though she slowly learns that Kyle's heart has inbuilt cold walls, she'll do anything to keep the company job and never return to her parents. For now, she'll sleep in his bed, kiss him goodnight with a hole in her heart. Her heart may skip whenever Kyle is around, and his touch may ignite nerves that she never knew existed, but she won't actually give in to him. Would she? After all, she can be his wife if she can put her mind to it.

When Melody's father's company went bankrupt, she was forced to enter an auction to pay off nearly 50 million in debt. She was bought for the price he needed by a rich but old man. Even though she was afraid, she couldn't do anything without giving herself away. Five years ago, Apollo Luxerio one of the youngest billionaire in Asia slept with a woman he didn't know. He sent to look for it everywhere but his men could not find her. Until one day, he saw someone who looked exactly like the woman he was looking for. Fearing that the girl might run or hide again, he went straight to the girl's father to negotiate a marriage. Will Melody agree to the marriage her father wants? What will she do when she finds out that Apollo is the father of her twin children? Will she learn to love him even if she knows the reason why Apollo wanted to marry her?

THE CAPO'S DEADLY BRIDE : SHH... I TAME REAL MEN. Delilah Flynn is an orphan living in Ashwood City with her aunt. She has a gorgeous face and that curvy body that no man could resist. She is true beauty! At day, Delilah works as a coffee shop owner, but at night, she is the sexy pole dancer who steals the spotlight. She does not just ignite the desires in men, she tame them and bend them to her will. Suddenly, she is trapped in a web, where she is forced to get married to a dangerous man in the Cosa Nostra's organisation, Marco Donato. Her in-laws believed that she was the perfect, holy, submissive wife for Marco Donato, but no, she is not. She is the one who drags him by his tie, licks his ear lobe, and whispers, "Shh... I tame real men." [Warning: This book contains graphic violence, dark content, explicit scenes, rape (not between ML and FL), explicit language, and mature themes. It may be triggering for some readers due to scenes of violence, coercion, and emotional distress.] Author: @Royalmary23

Ariana Mason lives with her Uncle and Aunt. She is a 21-year-old student who knows nothing about her actual parents. Her day starts like any other day except for one thing. Her aunt Helen sold her to a 40 years old businessman. His goons were chasing her for their boss as she was running in an abandoned place for her life. Ryan Walter, 24 years old, thinks that life is perfect because he has everything. His family, business, mansion, and a good-looking sweetheart, his soon-to-be wife. Until his wedding day, his lover runs with the other man. In agony and rage, he is going home when he walks on Ariana, running away from the goons. He saves her from them, but she has to marry him and stay with him for at least five years. Can she stay married to a man who already has someone in his heart? A man who saves her but in return wants everything except for love. A man who has dark desires in corners for his lover, but now she has to bear them.

Anastasia Brooke is the Estineian Empire's princess. Despite being the daughter of the continent's most powerful figure, she is also known as the "unwanted princess" since she is thought to be responsible for the crown prince's death. Nonetheless, she resists the urge to give in to her loneliness and shame. She maintains her adventurous character by taking on difficult undertakings and attempting to be independent. Until one day, she comes upon a man covered in his own blood, in the middle of a snowy woodland. As quirky as she is, she looks for clues as to where this man comes from. She later finds out his true identity. Who would have imagined that Ana would eventually meet the dragon, who is said to have existed since the dawn of time?

"I’ll give you everything a wife deserves—protection, loyalty, power. But love? I can’t give you that." That’s what Nicholas Baldocchi said the night he proposed. Our marriage was never about love. It was a deal—one meant to unite two mafia dynasties and end years of bloodshed. I told myself I could survive it. After all...he was the love of my life. I dared to hope that beneath his cold exterior, there might be something real. I was wrong. Now I’m stuck in a cold, loveless marriage with a man in love with someone else and caught in the middle of a war fueled by old family secrets and deep betrayal. Maximus Vanucci is ruthless and secretive, his thirst for revenge darker than I ever imagined. I am his ultimate leverage. And his obsession. And he won’t stop at nothing to have me. Even if I belonged to his brother—Nicholas. In a fight between two enemies bound by blood and sharing a past written in revenge, who will lose everything? And where will I stand when the storm finally hits? PS: Very steamy, 18+ content ahead.

Russell desperately needs to get married because according to his grandfather's will, that is the only way he can claim his inheritance and secure his position as the CEO of NNT coperations. This is a problem for him since he doesn't even have a girlfriend, but luck shines upon him when Elisa, a young and beautiful woman shows up pregnant with his identical twin brother's baby, claiming that he had rejected both her and the baby. Elisa is heartbroken by Charlie's rejection but Russell is not. He takes her in and offers to pay her ten million dollars if she agrees to be his wife for only one year after which they would get divorced and each go their seperate ways. Everything is going according to plan until the one year period elapses and Russell finds himself reluctant to let Elisa go. Things get even more complicated when Charlie returns a few years later vowing to do everything in his power to get back custody of his child.

Freda Lewis has spent her life fighting against the odds, scraping her way through college with nothing but grit and determination. But when the world outside proves just as unforgiving, a desperate leap of faith lands her in an unexpected arrangement—a five-year contract marriage to the enigmatic billionaire, Williams Franklin. Williams needs a wife to secure his position as the rightful heir to the Franklin family empire. Freda needs an escape from her toxic past. It seems like the perfect deal: no strings, no emotions, and a generous payout. But the deeper Freda steps into Williams’ gilded world, the more she uncovers the cracks in his armor—and the secrets that threaten to tear them both apart. When a shocking revelation exposes Freda’s true identity as the long-lost heir of the powerful Harrington dynasty, she finds herself at the center of a dangerous game of power and betrayal. Torn between her growing feelings for Williams and the family that abandoned her, Freda must decide where her loyalty lies. But just as Freda begins to carve out her place in this treacherous new world, an unexpected betrayal leaves her questioning everything—and everyone. Who can Freda trust when her life has been planned from the start? And as the lines between love and duty blur, will she fight for her heart or risk losing everything? *The truth about Freda’s past is about to change everything… and Williams might not survive the fallout.*

"Get up, I'm hungry. Cook for me NOW!" The authoritative tone jolted me awake, not giving me a moment to freshen up or even change. We don't sleep side by side; he stays in the master bedroom while I occupy the guest room. He can't stand being near me. It hurts deeply when those words come from him, but it's a recurring pattern. I hurriedly made my way downstairs, still tying the robe around me. In the kitchen, I began preparing his breakfast. You see, I'm his secret wife. No one knows except our parents and a few friends. Since we got married, not a day goes by without him reminding me that he doesn't love me. Not a day goes by without him hurting me. But that's alright because, as I've mentioned, I love him so much that I'm willing to do anything just to earn his love in return. A single tear escaped and fell onto the clove of garlic I was chopping. I quickly wiped it away. From the corner of my eye, I noticed Manang watching me. I took a deep breath to regain my composure before turning to her with a forced smile. "I'm sorry; I got emotional over garlic." I lied.

Luna, the daughter of a debt-ridden father who owed money to a dangerous gang, had no choice but to accept Maximilian's offer to become a surrogate mother. Maximilian, who had everything money could buy but didn't believe in love or marriage, wanted an heir to his vast fortune. As Luna begins her journey, she finds herself drawn to Maximilian's intelligence, charm, and wit. Despite his reservations about love.