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Alpha Heiress Returned Novel Cover
8.4
To become Marcus’s Luna, the Alpha heiress of Crimson Ridge suppressed her bloodline, weakening her wolf to conceive. Her sacrifice is met with betrayal when Marcus ignores her during a fatal rogue attack to shop with his mistress. After losing her child and enduring his verbal abuse, she realizes her mistake. Refusing to play the submissive wife any longer, she abandons her husband and calls her pack’s Beta to arrange her flight home. The hidden Alpha is finally returning to her throne.
Divorce After Betrayal Novel Cover
9.0
After discovering her husband’s devastating infidelity, a woman decides to end her marriage and reclaim her life. Stepping out from the shadow of betrayal, she navigates the complexities of a high-stakes divorce while rediscovering her own worth. As she severs ties with her unfaithful spouse, she unexpectedly crosses paths with a powerful billionaire. This encounter sparks a new beginning, proving that true love can emerge from the ashes of heartbreak.
YOUR LOVE IS MY ADDICTION Mr. CEO Novel Cover
8.6
Adult reading, 21 years and older. Erlan Levin, a handsome man and CEO of a large company in Jakarta, is mature enough to start a family with a young woman. His extended family has even intervened to set him up with several girls, but Erlan is not interested at all. However, at one point, Erlan could no longer avoid it when he was caught sleeping in the same room with a girl he had never met before. In the end, Erlan had no choice but to get stuck in a marriage with the girl because his whole family liked her very much. Will the girl be able to win Erlan's heart? Or will she have to accept her fate as a wife who is never acknowledged by her own husband?
The Wife I Buried Was Still Alive Novel Cover
9.6
Airline captain Candice Jenkins was eight months pregnant when her aircraft went down. Despite her successful emergency landing, her husband Jon Cole finds no sign of her body among the wreckage. Five months into his desperate search, Jon overhears a drunken confession revealing that his sister-in-law is actually Candice in disguise. She assumed the false identity to care for her brother-in-law, Austin, while nursing old grudges against Jon. Heartbroken, Jon decides to erase her records and move on.
My Switched Life With My Sister Novel Cover
8.4
After failing her exams, a young woman is sold into a brutal marriage, only to discover her twin sister stole her identity to live a life of luxury. Their confrontation ends in a fatal fall, but death is not the end. She awakens on the day the exam results were released, armed with the truth of her sister's deception. In this billionaire romance novel, she must navigate a web of secrets and betrayal to rewrite her destiny and take back the life that was stolen.
His Atonement Gift of Lies Novel Cover
8.3
When New York real estate tycoon Ethan Thorne was diagnosed with acute leukemia, I didn't hesitate to donate my bone marrow to save him. But while recovering from the painful procedure, I stumble upon an unlocked laptop containing a chilling folder titled "Revenge Plan." Reading his private journal, I discover a shocking truth: our entire relationship was a calculated five-year plot to avenge his ex-girlfriend, Scarlett. My life-saving donation was merely the final step in his scheme.
FALLING FOR MR SNOWFLAKE Novel Cover
8.0
Lily Carter never expected the clumsy tourist she rescued from black diamond slope to have the bluest eyes she'd ever seen or a smile that made her chest ache. Teaching him to ski was supposed to be easy. Keeping her feelings in check? Not so much. Jake seems sweet, awkward and almost too grateful for her time... but he's hiding something. Because Jake Rylan isn't just another tourist-he's one of the most powerful billionaires in the world. She's falling for the man behind the mask. He's terrified she'll hate him when the truth comes out. When secrets melt and sparks turn into fire, will their story end with heartbreak or a love worth more than all the billions in the world?
His Secret Temptation  Novel Cover
9.4
Elara thought she had escaped her past, but a chance encounter with the enigmatic billionaire Silas Thorne pulls her back into a world of luxury and danger. Bound by a secret that could destroy his empire, Silas is determined to keep Elara close, even if it means breaking her heart. As their forbidden attraction intensifies, they must navigate a web of lies and betrayal. Will their love survive the truth, or will it be their ultimate downfall?
Bulletproof Heart Finally Breaks Novel Cover
7.9
Mafia princess Sofia dedicated a decade to Don Lorenzo Moretti, serving as his lucky charm and even taking a bullet to save his life. Their electric connection spanned the globe, yet everything shatters at their engagement party. After Lorenzo abandons her at the altar, Sofia discovers him in the arms of her stepsister, Juliana. Realizing she was merely a substitute for his true love, Sofia rejects his desperate excuses. Coldly, she contacts her mother in Sicily to arrange a strategic marriage into the rival Romano family.
The Billionaire's Asset: Carrying His Heir Novel Cover
7.1
I stood in the marble bathroom of the Pierre Hotel, staring at the two pink lines that signaled the end of my life as I knew it. The dates didn't match my sterile, arranged engagement to a business heir; they matched a blizzard in Davos and a man whose name I had tried to scrub from my memory. I thought I’d hidden the test deep in the trash, but my stepsister Kendall was a viper who had been watching. Moments later, in the middle of a high-stakes gala, she stood on stage and projected a giant image of my positive pregnancy test onto a screen for all of New York’s elite to see. The fallout was instantaneous and brutal. My fiancé, Preston, didn't ask for an explanation; he simply announced to the room that our merger was terminated because I was a "fraudulent asset." My stepfather, Senator Hansen, didn't offer a hand as I was swarmed by reporters; instead, he had security drag me out into a freezing rainstorm, hissing that I was a liability who had tanked his campaign. Barefoot and soaking wet on the sidewalk, I watched his black town car splash gutter water over me as I realized my bank cards were frozen and my apartment was already being sold from under me. I huddled in the rain, feeling the strange, protective heat in my abdomen, realizing my own family had orchestrated a public execution of my character. They didn't just want me gone; they wanted me destitute and destroyed. "Who is the father?" the reporters screamed, their flashes blinding me as I collapsed on the wet concrete. I had been discarded like trash by the people who were supposed to love me, left with nothing but the secret growing inside me and a flash drive that could burn the city to the ground. But I had one nuclear option left. When a black Rolls-Royce pulled up to the curb, I didn't beg for a ride. I held up the drive containing the evidence of Corbin Heath’s illegal offshore accounts—the cold-blooded billionaire who was the true father of my child. "I want sanctuary, my father’s freedom, and my assets unfrozen," I told him, shivering but resolute. Corbin looked at me with eyes like cold steel and offered a deal that felt more like a hostile takeover than a rescue. He would protect me, but only if I signed a contract that made me his wife and gave him total control over my life and his heir. I had escaped the wolves only to sell my soul to the devil, and as the car door clicked shut, I realized the war for my survival had only just begun.
The Timid Wife Is A Ruthless Boss Novel Cover
7.9
I married Curtiss Coffey under a strict business contract, playing the role of a pathetic, timid orphan to survive my greedy uncle’s family. They treated me like dirt, mocking my cheap clothes and forcing me to beg for their scraps while I lived in the shadow of their Manhattan penthouse. But my life as a doormat ended the night Curtiss discovered who I really was. During a high-stakes meeting at an exclusive SOHO club, a door cracked open for a split second. Inside, I wasn't the trembling assistant they all despised; I was Freya, the ruthless, cold-blooded founder of Verve, dominating powerful executives and dismantling their pathetic offers with surgical precision. Curtiss stood in the hallway, frozen in the shadows, his eyes locked on the woman he thought he knew. He watched me command the room with a lethal, calculated grace that shattered every lie I had ever told him. The timid girl he had pitied and protected didn't exist. He had been playing a game with a predator, and he had been her biggest fool all along. As the door clicked shut, he didn't storm in to confront me. He simply loosened his tie, a dark, terrifying smile spreading across his face. He looked like a wolf that had finally cornered his prey. He turned to his assistant and gave the only order that mattered: "Lock down the club. Nobody leaves."
My Father’s Affair, My Magic Powers, and the Man Who Saved Me Novel Cover
8.2
Following a bizarre bird droppings incident, an ordinary woman discovers her life has taken an extraordinary turn. What starts as a joke quickly becomes reality when she idly wishes her washing machine would produce cash, only for it to spit out fifty thousand dollars. When a casual thought about the wind delivering wealth also comes true, bills flood through her window. She must grapple with the shocking truth: she has developed the magical ability to summon money out of thin air.
Reborn From Ashes: The Vengeful Heiress Novel Cover
9.5
I was the heiress to a real estate empire, celebrating my engagement to Douglas at our Manhattan penthouse. But when I stepped into the master bedroom, I caught him sleeping with my best friend, Krystle. Before I could even react, Douglas forced me to sign away my family's entire trust fund. He held up a tablet and forced me to watch a live feed of my parents being burned alive in our Hamptons estate. "The fire hasn't reached the main house yet, sign it and I'll call them off," he lied. As soon as the ink dried, he beat me to the ground and locked me in the soundproof study. He poured twenty-three-year-old whiskey on the carpet and dropped a lit cigar. "You could have walked away with nothing, but alive," he sneered. He left me to burn to death while he and Krystle went back to our engagement party to drink champagne. As the flames melted my skin and my bones shattered against the bulletproof glass, I couldn't understand it. How could the man who promised me forever brutally exterminate my entire family just for money? But I didn't die in that fire. Three years later, with a reconstructed face and a new identity as the mysterious global designer Alice Moreau, I returned to New York. Watching Douglas and Krystle flaunt the wealth they stole from my family's ashes, I smiled behind my black veil. It was time to make them pay with everything they had.
I Chose to Say Goodbye Novel Cover
8.7
After nine years together, the protagonist of I Chose to Say Goodbye prepares for marriage, only for her partner to abandon her when his ex-girlfriend returns. He honors a past promise by filling a room with thousands of roses, ignoring his girlfriend’s severe pollen allergy. Following a life-threatening hospital stay caused by his negligence, she realizes their bond is broken. Rather than confront him, she asks her parents to arrange a new marriage, determined to leave her past behind.
My Fiancé's Ticking Time Bomb Novel Cover
8.9
On the eve of her wedding, Ava stumbles upon a chilling social media video. A distraught woman recounts a toxic ten-year history with a man who nearly killed her three times—through heartbreak, a near-fatal abortion, and now, his upcoming marriage. With an ominous threat to end her life if he fails to appear, the woman tags a profile featuring a photo of Ava’s wedding dress. When Ava's fiancé, Liam, abruptly cancels their ceremony, a dark mystery unravels.
From Secret Lover To Shining Star Novel Cover
7.9
For ten years, I was the secret girlfriend of my billionaire boss, Arthur. When my mother needed an emergency $50,000 surgery to save her life, I went to him, believing he would help. He coldly refused, citing "company policy" and sending me to his executive assistant, Deanne. She deliberately delayed the loan application. My mother died. When I confronted him, I found him with Deanne, who was wearing a dress he'd bought for me. He didn't just side with her-he fired me on the spot. He called me a gold digger and a slut in front of the entire office. I later learned Deanne had spent a decade sabotaging my career and withholding my bonuses, ensuring I'd never have the money to be independent. And Arthur had let her. But they underestimated me. As I walked out of that office for the last time, I made a call to the one man who had silently protected me for years. And when he answered, he didn't just offer me the money. He offered me a new life.
My Girlfriend Pretended To Be Sick To Test Me Novel Cover
8.4
After donating blood 99 times for Elaine Foster’s fake illness, Michael Messner finally refuses the 100th request. In retaliation, Elaine leaves him for the campus star, Karl Claflin, mocking Michael for failing her ultimate test of love. Five years later, their paths cross at a prestigious hospital. While Elaine and Karl suffer from malignant brain tumors, Michael has become a world-class neurosurgeon. Mistaking him for a janitor, Elaine sneers at his supposed downfall, unaware that the man she once exploited is now the only specialist capable of saving her life.
Thanksgiving Dinner Deception Novel Cover
8.7
The Miller family gathers for their annual Thanksgiving feast, but the holiday spirit quickly dissolves into a web of lies and long-held secrets. When a valuable heirloom disappears during the meal, suspicion falls on every guest at the table. As the evening progresses, hidden motives and past betrayals come to light, revealing that no one is truly who they seem. This modern mystery follows the tense search for truth before the night ends.
Ruins of Us Novel Cover
8.6
Connor Foster, heir to a massive fortune, is granted a second chance at life. In his past, his devotion to Abigail Chandler led to a loveless marriage, public humiliation, and a fatal 'accident.' Determined to avoid his grim fate, Connor rejects Abigail during their family's marriage alliance and selects Grace Sutton instead. However, his attempt to sever ties triggers an unexpected and violent reaction from Abigail, threatening to pull him back into a web of obsession and secrets.
Entwined Destinies:The Billionaire's Reluctant Bride  Novel Cover
8.1
Sophia Bennett never expected to cross paths with Alexander Sterling again-not after the masked charity ball where a stranger in black claimed her body and soul for one unforgettable night. She walked away with no names, no regrets... and a secret that would bind them forever. Now, four months later, Sophie is drowning in debt and grief when the same man-cold, commanding billionaire CEO Alexander Sterling-blackmails her into becoming his fake fiancée. The deal is simple: play the perfect partner to secure a fifty-billion-dollar merger, and walk away with enough money to start over. No strings. No feelings. But the chemistry that once burned behind masks refuses to stay hidden. Late-night arguments turn into stolen kisses. Forced red-carpet appearances become dangerously real. And every time Alexander's hand lingers on her waist, Sophie fights the truth screaming inside her: the baby growing beneath her heart is his. When a collapse at work lands her in the hospital, the doctor's words shatter the fragile illusion-"You're four months pregnant." Alexander hears. He calculates. He assumes the worst. "You let me believe this was real," he snarls, voice like ice. "While you carried another man's child." Fired. Humiliated. Cast out with nothing but the clothes on her back. Sophie doesn't chase him. Doesn't beg. Doesn't tell him the baby is his. Because if the man who once held her like she was everything can discard her so easily, he doesn't deserve the truth. But fate has other plans. As Alexander spirals in regret, haunted by memories of a masked woman who felt like destiny, he begins to question everything he thought he knew. The merger closes. The empire stands. Yet the silence from the woman he wronged grows louder than any boardroom battle. Some destinies are entwined too tightly to break. And when the truth finally crashes through the walls they've built, it will either destroy them both... or bind them forever. A steamy, angsty billionaire romance full of enemies-to-lovers fire, a secret baby, cruel misunderstandings, possessive obsession, and the ultimate grovel redemption. Perfect for fans of twisted vows, forced proximity, and second-chance heartbreak.
Dating My Boss Online Novel Cover
8.7
When a young woman discovers her long-distance internet boyfriend is actually her high-powered CEO, she faces a professional nightmare. Terrified of the consequences if her identity is revealed, she abruptly ends the relationship to protect her career. However, her boss's devastation leads to grueling overtime for the entire office. To save her coworkers and her own sanity, she must reconsider the breakup in this captivating billionaire romance about secret identities.
Your Uncle My True Love Novel Cover
7.5
On the night of her wedding anniversary celebration, Emma Taylor discovers her husband, Harry Smith, kissing his own assistant. Her world collapses in front of hundreds of invited guests. Her dignity is shattered. Yet in the midst of that betrayal, James Walker appears-Harry's uncle, cold, stern, and a man who despises infidelity. He is the one who steadies Emma... and at the same time, draws her into a forbidden emotion she never meant to feel. While Harry loses himself in Sophie's arms, news of the affair spreads like wildfire, dragging the once-respected Smith family name toward the brink of ruin. Between heartbreak and forbidden love, can Emma find a new path for her life? Or will she sink back into the shadows of her past? "A story about a love born from devastation."
MARRIED TO MY BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND, PREGNANT FOR HIS TWIN BROTHER Novel Cover
8.4
Rosaline thought marrying Donald Mendez was her fairy tale ending, but a single night of intense, forbidden passion with his twin brother leaves her pregnant. When Donald reveals her mother is dead and her father has been kidnapped by the city's most powerful man, Rosaline must strategically weaponize her husband's immense wealth. To save her father, she plunges into a dark mystery, where every uncovered secret threatens to completely shatter her fragile world.
Husband's Cruel Deception Novel Cover
8.3
Elena believed her marriage was a sanctuary of love until a series of chilling discoveries shattered her reality. Her husband, once a pillar of devotion, is now a stranger hiding a dark, calculated agenda. As she unearths his long-held secrets, Elena finds herself trapped in a web of lies and betrayal. To survive his cold-blooded deception, she must navigate a dangerous game of shadows where the man she trusted most has become her greatest threat.