Years Of Rice And Salt

My parents died in an accident when I was 16 years old. That leaves me and my stepbrother, Freddie Sanford, to rely on each other. At 20 years old, I get drunk and confess my feelings to him. But instead of being gentle as usual, he lashes out in fury. "Rosalie Hunter, do you have no shame at all? I'm your brother!" From that day on, he gets back together with his first love, Bianca Reed. His attitude toward me plummets and turns cold as ice. What Freddie doesn't know is I'm sick. To me, every day feels like a countdown. On the day of their wedding, I quietly reach the end of my life. When I open my eyes again, I've returned to two years ago. At the same time, I learn an unbelievable piece of news. Freddie has been dead for three years.

Three years ago, Samantha Jade and her parents were trapped in a raging fire. She watched with her own eyes as the flames devoured her mother and father. At the critical moment, it was Connor Parker who charged in and saved her. She fell hopelessly in love with him. For the following three years, she drowned in the tenderness he wove so carefully around her. But later, Samantha discovered the truth: that fire three years ago—Connor had set it. He had approached her on purpose, loved her on purpose, all to avenge his first love. Every bit of love, every gentle word, every beautiful moment between them—none of it was real. It had all been a lie. Since he hated her that much, Samantha decided to play along. Amid Connor's revenge, she faked her death. But when he saw the charred body—believing it was hers—Connor lost his mind.

Lili Cooper was only 16 years old when she decided to run away from home, now 8 years later she is a broke student who is working as a waitress at a diner that doesn't pay very well and continues to wonder when her life will get better. One day, her co worker calls in sick which causes Lili to take up her shift. A shift in which she meets a handsome stranger but as the night continues, she soon realizes that this stranger is very well known by everyone in the neighborhood.

Four years ago, she was drugged by her so-called family and lost her innocence to a mysterious man, fleeing in panic. Four years later, she returns with her adorable child, only to find that the stern-faced CEO bears an uncanny resemblance to her little one. Thus begins a story of familial ties drawn by blood. "Daddy, I'll tell you a secret. A handsome uncle said he wants to take Mommy away, but I still like you best. You should go get the marriage certificate with Mommy quickly."

Genevieve was a sweet and innocent girl who has always dreamed of having a simple life; a loving and caring husband. But she’s forced to abort that dream when her parents showed up years later to take her back home and not only that, she had been engaged for years to Marcus who didn’t want her. Genevieve was left to face the humiliation when her fiancé left her hanging at their engagement party. Would this stop her from getting what she wants or was this just a trial?

I was cast out of my pack the moment Dominic found his mate. I left pregnant and alone. And now, years later, I’m face-to-face with him: the Alpha who rejected me, the man cursed in ways no one can fix… except me. I’m the only one who can save him. But why should I? After everything he’s done… Do I save the man who abandoned me, or let him fall and finally feel what I felt all those years?

Ever since Tammy Armstrong was six years old, she knew she was a vampire. And not just any vampiree, but rather a half breed. Thomas, her creator, cared for Tammy for the last ten years; getting the plan ready for his beloved. Upon meeting with the Vampire Council, Tammy realizes the true meaning behind her being turned. Betrayel, confusion, and hurt swarms Tammys mind as she unknowingly does what the Council wanted all along. All they wanted was a powerful hybrid on their side... The first one in centuries. And Tammy is the key to it all.

Alex, a CEO and university professor, struggles with his disabled legs, leading him to be harsh on himself and others. Claire, the daughter of a prostitute, feels low self-esteem and faces numerous challenges in her life with nothing to offer. They are afraid to approach each other, yet their hearts yearn to be together. 'I never chose to love her; my heart did, and I was powerless against it.' 'Three years, thirty years, three hundred years... as long as your heart still loves me, I will still be here waiting for you.'

Betrayed by her fiancé–Ben, while getting married who turned out to have a relationship with her stepmother–Jane, Emily West sought help from a man ten years her senior to save her company. Unexpectedly, the savior man was the uncle of her ex-fiancé, named Mike.  Mike, who was willing to help, asked for a special reward for which Emily had no choice but him, namely contract marriage with him. Could Mike help Emily? What was their story when they were married without feelings for three years? Did it work?

Three years of marriage. One contract. Zero kisses. Lira Hart, rising actress and media sweetheart, has been married to cold, enigmatic billionaire Damian Blackwood for three long, loveless years. Their union was forged not from love, but from a contract signed by their powerful families. While the world envied her last name, Lira knew the truth: he never wanted her. Never touched her. Never looked at her like she mattered. Until the night she asked for a divorce. Suddenly, the man who never cared is showing up on her film sets, making headlines with unexpected kisses, and whispering things that sound dangerously like regret. But Lira’s heart isn’t something she’s willing to gamble anymore, not after three years of being invisible in his world. Can a man who locked his heart away learn how to love the woman who’s already slipping through his fingers? Or is this billionaire three years too late?