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8.7
After dying from her husband Dario’s betrayal, the Vito family’s Principessa returns to her coming-of-age ceremony. Rather than choosing Dario again, she selects his scarred older brother, Cassiano, a man forged in the brutality of underground fighting pits. While she aims to avoid her previous fate and let Dario pursue his secret lover, she discovers a shocking truth: her treacherous ex-husband has also been reborn. Now, she must secure her future alongside a 'monster' to survive the coming war.

7.9
After discovering her boyfriend’s infidelity with her own sister, a heartbroken woman seeks a fleeting escape through a one-night stand with a mysterious, wealthy stranger. She hopes to leave the pain behind, but life takes a sharp turn when she discovers she is pregnant. Now, she must navigate the complexities of her unexpected pregnancy while the powerful father of her child re-enters her world, demanding a place in their future.

9.0
After three years of marriage, Ava discovers her husband’s infidelity when his mistress publicly claims him. Despite her devotion, she is met with cold indifference. Devastated by the betrayal, Ava decides to stop playing the submissive wife. As she seeks independence and starts a new chapter, her powerful husband begins to realize the magnitude of his loss. This modern romance explores heartbreak, self-worth, and the consequences of broken trust.

9.0
When Elena Cruz, a hardworking girl struggling to keep her family afloat, meets Adrian Cole, a cold but brilliant billionaire CEO, it's supposed to be nothing more than a chance encounter on a rainy night.
But fate doesn't let go that easily.
When Elena later takes a cleaning job at a corporate tower, she discovers that the stranger who once offered her a ride now owns the building-and half the city. He remembers her, though she tries to stay invisible. She's quiet, respectful, and determined to keep her dignity intact, no matter how powerful he is.
Adrian, who's spent years surrounded by people who only wanted his money or name, finds himself drawn to Elena's honesty and calm strength. She's not impressed by his wealth, and somehow, that's what makes him want her even more.
What begins as a series of small encounters slowly grows into something neither of them expected-a love that feels real in a world full of pretense. But as their worlds collide, pride, secrets, and the eyes of society test everything they're building together.
Can love truly bridge the gap between two completely different lives?
Or will the world remind them that some skies were never meant to meet?

8.6
A twenty-year-old student's life is upended by a police call regarding an abandoned newborn. At the scene, a stranger named Shirley Dunn falsely identifies them as the parent who just gave birth. Despite the protagonist's shock, the police and a crowd of college students believe the accusation. In the mystery The Baby Isn't Mine!, the protagonist faces public shaming and a bizarre case of mistaken identity. While the officer demands answers, a best friend’s laughter adds a strange twist to the crisis.

9.0
After catching Derek in bed with his secretary, a heated confrontation by the river ends in a near-fatal fall. Derek survives with apparent brain damage, leaving him dependent on his wife for six years. She grits her teeth and maintains their home, even conceiving a second child. However, a drunken outburst at a family dinner shatters the illusion. Derek reveals his amnesia was a facade to hide his ongoing devotion to his mistress, Chloe, and the secret son they share.

9.7
After six years with mafia heir Ted Moretti, Carly discovers a viral video of him proposing to Anya Rossi. While the public celebrates their romance, Carly overhears Ted claiming she will never leave him despite his betrayal. Determined to reclaim her life, she moves on in secret. A month later, their wedding processions cross paths downtown. Dressed in white and held by another man, Carly watches as the billionaire’s perfect composure finally shatters in this gripping modern mystery.

9.2
After sacrificing a high-powered career to care for his pregnant wife, Lily, Mr. Lane finds himself locked out of his own home on Christmas. Inside, his daughter and wife celebrate with Lily's elegant childhood friend, mocking Lane for his lack of sophistication. Realizing his years of devotion are now viewed as uselessness, he discards his daughter's gift and contacts a former apprentice. He decides to reclaim his professional status by accepting a prestigious overseas position, leaving his ungrateful family behind.

9.8
DIRTY DADDIES is an explicit anthology of modern romance stories focused on billionaire power dynamics and taboo encounters. This collection features a series of intense narratives involving forbidden age gaps, authoritative bosses, and high-stakes sexual situations. From desk-bound trysts with powerful figures to raw, public encounters, each story explores themes of dominance and submission. These tales are engineered for readers seeking unfiltered fantasies and extreme kinks in the web novel space.

9.0
In The Cruel Wife, Howard dies in a private hospital after his billionaire wife forces him to give his heart to her first love, Skye. Despite their six-year-old son Ash's desperate pleas, she dismisses Howard’s agony as a lie. Ash even pawns his precious medal to save his father, but Skye blocks their last hope by reserving the final hospital room for his pet dog. This heart-wrenching romance and mystery explores a family torn apart by cruelty and betrayal.

8.6
Forced into a cold union of convenience, a young woman finds herself bound to a powerful billionaire who views their marriage as a mere business transaction. Despite the lack of affection, she must navigate the complexities of high society and his distant nature. As secrets emerge and tensions rise, she struggles to maintain her dignity in a loveless house. Will their icy arrangement remain professional, or will unexpected emotions shift the balance?

9.0
I was a wolfless Omega, forced into a humiliating contract with Alpha Declan just to keep my mother's life support running.
Four years ago, he publicly rejected me as his Fated Mate, treating me like a shameful secret.
But one night, I unlocked his tablet and discovered the sickening truth.
He already had a "Chosen Mate," Karly, and a secret daughter named Ava.
While I was fed gray nutrient paste like a stray dog, he was parading them around as his perfect family.
He even moved them into the master suite and tossed out the last wooden toy belonging to my dead son.
Worse, I found out my own stepbrother was Karly's spy, helping them keep me in the dark.
The week I was hemorrhaging in the hospital, terrified of losing my baby, Declan wasn't fighting a border war. He was buying Karly diamonds in Paris.
The week my mother suffered a massive stroke, he abandoned her to take his secret daughter skiing.
I was entirely alone, a convenient shield for his lies.
But the absolute betrayal burned away my lingering grief, leaving behind a freezing, unbreakable clarity.
I didn't just want a divorce anymore; I wanted to burn their entire world to ash.
So, I slipped a forged termination agreement into his stack of Pack contracts.
Blinded by his own arrogance, the Alpha signed my freedom without even looking.
Holding the legal key to my cage and a folder full of his treacherous secrets, I sped out of the manor and dialed an encrypted number.
"It's time. Unleash hell."

9.2
Adeline spent years dedicated to a one-sided marriage, hoping her devotion would melt Xander’s cold heart. Instead, her world was shattered when he unexpectedly demanded a divorce. Years later, she returns to high society as a world-renowned jewelry designer. When Xander and her sister encounter the transformed Adeline at an elite gala, he is desperate to reconnect, only to be met with a chilling question: “Hello sir, do I know you?”

8.0
After her husband’s calculated betrayal leaves her family’s legacy in ruins, a devastated heiress vows to reclaim everything she lost. No longer the naive wife he once manipulated, she transforms into a cold strategist ready to dismantle his billionaire empire from within. As she navigates a dangerous game of corporate sabotage and emotional warfare, she ensures his downfall is as public as his rise. Revenge is the only debt left to collect.

8.0
After being burned alive by her husband, an air traffic controller who blamed her for his lover's death during a flight emergency, a woman wakes up in the past. In her previous life, her plea for a priority landing to save her daughter led to a fatal crash for another plane. Now reincarnated, she faces the same crisis. When her husband intentionally ignores her call for help this time, the consequences are devastating, sending him into a spiral of madness.

7.9
After selling her grandmother’s house and her own wedding fund to cover her boyfriend’s massive debts, a dedicated florist discovers a devastating truth. Her partner, Mr. Hart, has been faking his bankruptcies as a sadistic game to test her devotion. Realizing she is merely a source of entertainment, she finally calls her billionaire father. She agrees to inherit the family empire and marry his protege, choosing a cold business arrangement over a life built on lies.

9.2
Celestia woke up heavily sedated, her wrists bound tightly to the legs of a grand piano in a cold, opulent room.
Before she could even process the panic, a towering billionaire named Sterling Sinclair IV stepped in, looking at her like a possessed piece of art.
The head maid then handed Celestia a thick surrogacy contract with her perfectly forged signature.
"You are here to bear an heir for Mr. Sinclair," the maid stated flatly.
Celestia screamed that they had the wrong person, but her desperate cries bounced uselessly off the soundproof walls.
Stripped of her clothes, phone, and identity, she was trapped on an isolated island surrounded by high-voltage electric fences and armed guards.
When she furiously fought back, Sterling physically overpowered her, punishing her resistance with brutal, terrifying dominance until she lost consciousness on the marble floor.
She didn't understand who had kidnapped her from her normal life.
Why was her biometric data perfectly faked in a classified dossier?
Who had framed her as a willing, ten-million-dollar premium product for a ruthless billionaire?
Driven by pure survival, Celestia began aggressively consuming raw garlic and bathing in harsh white vinegar to destroy her fertility and repel his touch.
And when Sterling finally reviewed her bizarre, self-sabotaging dietary logs, the terrifying truth hit his calculating mind like a physical blow.
The broken, innocent woman he had been brutally tormenting all week was never his hired surrogate.

9.1
For seven years, Hazel lived as the hidden lover of the elite Luke Smith, enduring his affection while knowing he deemed her social status insufficient for marriage. When Luke's noble-born wife proves unable to conceive, public scrutiny falls on Hazel and a mysterious child at a funeral. Choosing to reclaim her dignity, Hazel denies knowing Luke to the media, wishing him a happy life. Her public rejection sends a distraught Luke on a desperate journey to find her.

8.4
After saving Vincent Parcelle from a studio fire, the protagonist is blamed for the tragic fate of his first love, Tammy. Despite their marriage, Vincent murders her on their wedding night as revenge. Unexpectedly reborn, she is granted a second chance to escape her husband's hidden malice. This modern fantasy and action story follows her mission to abandon a toxic love, uncover the mystery of her past, and secure her survival against the vengeful Parcelle family.

9.4
After her husband discarded her for another woman, a betrayed wife finds her life in ruins. However, her path crosses with a powerful billionaire who offers her an unexpected alliance. Driven by the pain of her past, she transforms herself to reclaim her dignity and dismantle those who wronged her. This journey of retribution leads to a sophisticated game of power and passion, proving that the sweetest satisfaction comes from rising above.

8.4
The night before her return to the Cantrell household, the protagonist experiences a chilling vision where she is the villain of a tragic story. In this dream, her father adopts a girl resembling her late mother, only to die in a car crash while fetching her. Her brother Shawn brands her a curse, while Seth offers only cold neglect. To avoid being abandoned to a lonely death, she must navigate these dark premonitions and change her destiny in this mystery fantasy mystery.

9.8
A husband's world shatters when he discovers the true nature of his wife’s sibling devotion. Long believing her to be a typical doting sister, he is paralyzed by terror after witnessing her commit a gruesome act of violence against her own brother in their storage room. Despite the blood on her hands, she maintains her gentle facade, calling out to him with her usual sweet voice. This chilling horror novel explores a domestic nightmare where a familiar smile masks a monster.

8.2
After nine years together, Harold Lane finally agrees to marry his pregnant girlfriend. However, she returns from a trip to find the billionaire CEO has publicly wed his secretary, Leila. While the media expects a breakdown, she offers her congratulations instead. Harold claims the marriage is a temporary reward for Leila's hard work, promising a future wedding once the divorce is finalized. But as he pleads for her silence for the sake of their child, she reveals a devastating secret about the baby's true parentage.

7.7
BAD REPUTATION
7.7
It was her hair that fascinated him. The reddish-brown mass was parted high to one side, windswept almost. And then there was her make-up, neutral save for the liner around her eyes and the bold lip colour... was that purple?
His gaze narrowed over it and she must have sensed his attention, her eyes flickering in his direction. "You know, it's rude to stare."
Her voice was husky, a crisp edge that rasped along his spine and sealed her appeal. Derek was hooked. Her eyes were back on the doors, her lack of interest obvious.
He should've taken it as a sign, but since when had he backed off from anything he fancied?