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8.7
In her past life, she believed her fiancé Sterling was her savior, unaware he only loved her as a bone marrow donor for her sister, Veronica. After dying and being reborn, she refuses to be their puppet. Using a five-hundred-million-dollar trust fund from Sterling's family, she purchases a remote island to vanish forever. Yet, just as she secures her freedom, her family and her ex-fiancé desperately try to track her down. Why are they suddenly begging for her return?

9.8
Our third wedding anniversary also happened to be the thirty-sixth week of my pregnancy.
I didn't wait long enough for Santino Douglas to come home and cut the cake.
Instead, I got a phone call from the local police station.
"Your husband was caught stealing a woman's undergarments."
By the time I arrived, Santino's white shirt was covered in dusty footprints.
And a barely-dressed female intern was standing in front of him, guarding him like a human shield.
She kept yelling at the officer who was taking notes, "This is a misunderstanding! I bought those for Mr. Douglas!
How can you arrest him for that?!"
I looked at the black lace garment in Santino's hand-the one he didn't even have time to throw away.
My stomach twisted so hard I felt sick.
I walked toward him, but he suddenly stepped in front of the intern, Baylee Ford, trying to explain.
I slapped him before he even opened his mouth.
"Santino, you're disgusting."

8.1
After three years of a cold, transactional marriage, CEO Ethan Miller demands a divorce to marry his true love. Heartbroken, Avery Grant agrees and vanishes, only to resurface months later as the powerful chairwoman of a rival global conglomerate. Now, Ethan must secure her approval for his company’s survival. Forced to work under his ex-wife, he faces her professional brilliance while realizing the depth of his mistake and her true worth.

8.8
After becoming pregnant by the powerful Wilson brothers, two friends take very different paths. While one flaunts her romance, the other keeps her marriage to the family heir a secret. This silence leads to a violent confrontation when the jealous friend accuses her of being a mistress, live-streaming the assault and attempting to cause a miscarriage. However, the truth emerges when Rayden Wilson, the man who controls Junopia, arrives to claim his wife and settle the score.

9.5
Once best friends, Aiden Winston and Kai Valentine became strangers after Aiden’s life collapsed into bankruptcy. Years later, Kai has systematically stolen every one of Aiden’s eight girlfriends. Driven to a breaking point, Aiden decides to fake being gay to finally outmaneuver his rival. However, this desperate move triggers a dark, possessive side of Kai. Trapped in a stairwell, Aiden learns the shocking truth: Kai never wanted the girls; he only ever wanted Aiden.

8.7
At twenty-three, Adrian Vale inherited a ten-billion-dollar empire... and a ruthless condition in his father's will:
Marry before twenty-five - or lose control of Vale Consortium.
With only months left, the board pressures him.
Investors panic. Political rivals circle.
Vanessa Cole is the perfect solution - elegant, connected, and the daughter of a powerful senator. A marriage to her would secure billion-dollar contracts from New York City to London.
And then she drops a bombshell.
She's pregnant.
The media explodes. Headlines declare: Billionaire Heir Secures His Legacy!
The board demands an immediate engagement. The public celebrates the "royal" baby.
Adrian is stunned.
Because he knows something isn't right.
Meanwhile, Zara Bello - the only woman who ever loved him before the billions - has disappeared from his life after discovering his secret identity.
What Adrian doesn't know is this:
Zara is carrying his real child.
Alone.
Heartbroken.
And determined never to beg a billionaire for love.
As wedding plans accelerate and Vanessa tightens her grip with staged hospital visits and carefully leaked ultrasound photos, Adrian begins to investigate.
What he uncovers is devastating.
Fake medical records.
Bribed doctors.
A calculated plot to trap him into marriage and hand her father control of Vale Consortium.
But exposing Vanessa means public humiliation.
Stock collapse. Corporate war.
And if he's wrong?
He destroys the mother of his "child" - and his last chance to keep the empire.
Now Adrian must choose:
Marry the woman claiming his baby and secure his power...
Or risk losing billions to protect the woman secretly carrying his true heir.
Because in a world where pregnancy is a weapon and love is a liability-
The biggest betrayal isn't in the boardroom.
It's in the nursery.

8.2
I handed my resignation to my husband, Charles, ending seven years of being the secret genius behind his jewelry empire.
I thought I was just leaving a cheater, but then I learned the horrifying truth.
My stepsister, Haylee, hadn't just stolen him; she had tampered with my medication, deliberately causing every single one of my previous miscarriages.
When I tried to escape, the nightmare truly began.
Haylee killed her own poodle and framed me for it.
To "teach me a lesson," Charles locked me in a pitch-black closet for hours, ignoring my severe claustrophobia.
He dragged me out, forced my pregnant body to kneel, and slammed my head against the marble floor until I bled.
Then, he made me dig the dog's grave with my bare hands while my own mother watched and sneered.
Lying in the dirt, broken and bleeding, I realized they thought they were destroying Charles's heir.
They were wrong.
I dialed the number of the billionaire tycoon who had been waiting in the shadows.
"Grayson," I whispered through cracked lips. "The baby is yours. Come get us."

7.9
For three years, Jane endured a cold, loveless marriage to billionaire CEO Ethan. Tired of being ignored and treated as a mere accessory, she devises a clever plan to regain her freedom. By disguising divorce papers as a business contract, she tricks him into signing away their union. Now liberated, Jane thrives as a successful woman, leaving Ethan stunned by her sudden departure and desperate to win back the wife he never truly appreciated.

8.5
THE EXTRAORDINARY BRIDE OF THE WYNDHAM FAMILY follows two generations of a powerful dynasty. First, Isla Ainsworth navigates a loveless marriage to billionaire Gabriel Wyndham, struggling against a family that rejects her until a shocking truth surfaces. Later, Mercy, betrayed by her family, joins Wyndham Holdings and enters a marriage of convenience with the reclusive heir, Aurelian. Living together uncovers secrets from Mercy's past that are dangerously tied to the Wyndham empire.

9.2
In this young-adult horror novel, a student catches her roommate, Yvonne, obsessively pointing their shoes toward the room's interior at 3 a.m. What begins as a playful prank of rearranging the footwear turns into a week-long battle of wills. No matter where the shoes are hidden, they return to their inward position. After witnessing Yvonne whispering to the objects, the protagonist seeks advice online, only to receive a chilling warning that a paranormal entity is closing in.

9.4
After her billionaire husband blamed her for his lover's death and left her to be devoured by wolves, a woman wakes up on the day her mother-in-law is kidnapped. In her previous life, she sacrificed everything to save the woman, only for it to lead to her own gruesome end. Now reborn, she chooses silence as her powerful mafia husband ignores the crisis to celebrate a rival's pet. This time, she will not beg for his help or intervene in his fate.

8.2
After her boyfriend's childhood friend, Wendy, uses her credit card to pose as a wealthy heiress and frames her for plagiarism during a livestreamed event, the protagonist faces brutal public harassment. The situation turns fatal when a fan of the newly famous Wendy kills her. However, she suddenly regresses to the day of the first betrayal. Now back in the past, she must navigate this mystery to reclaim her life and stop the thief's ascent.

9.3
Carter wakes up to a nightmare when his wife, Riley, surgically steals his identity to protect Leo Ferdinand from a hit-and-run charge. By swapping their faces, she frames her husband for a crime he didn't commit. Using their young son as leverage, Riley forces Carter to accept his fate. After serving five years in prison behind another man's face, Carter is finally released into a world where his life has been stolen.

9.4
After a devastating betrayal by her fiancé and sister, Elena Vance decides to rebuild her life from the ashes. She unexpectedly crosses paths with Alexander Sterling, a man she believes is a struggling laborer. Little does she know, he is actually a powerful billionaire hiding his true identity behind a humble facade. As their paths intertwine, Elena must navigate a world of hidden secrets and intense passion while learning to trust again in this modern romance.

8.2
Reborn after a bitter, loveless marriage, a former Marine is determined to rewrite history. In her past life, her sister Paige was driven to her grave by the ruthless rivals of Gideon Graves, the king of the Chaos Serpents. To shield her sister from this tragic fate, she alters their destiny by marrying the cold-blooded outlaw leader herself. She is no helpless victim; she is a hardened soldier ready to face his dangerous underworld. To protect her family, she will force anyone who opposes her to kneel.

8.3
Five years after their painful split, a high-stakes legal battle erupts between a powerful billionaire and his former lover. When he discovers the existence of the daughter he never knew about, he vows to claim custody by any means necessary. Caught in a web of old wounds and new rivalries, the mother must fight to keep her child. As their past secrets surface, the war over their family threatens to reignite a passion they both tried to bury forever.

8.8
A simple act of theft spirals into a high-stakes confrontation in Mafia Men VI - Alessandro's Ruin. What began as a playful chase between rivals soon evolves into a profound connection that neither anticipated. As they delve deeper, guarded secrets surface, threatening the foundations of their lives. With control slipping away, they must confront the lethal consequences of their hidden truths. In this world of crime and passion, they face a choice: find a way to survive together or let their mutual obsession lead to their ultimate destruction.

9.3
Ethan's life is a lie. His wife, Sophia, sees him as nothing more than a disposable blood bag. She drains him to the point of death to help a powerful company create super-soldiers.
A mysterious woman known as the Miracle Doctor, Linda Sarman, saves him. She tells him a shocking truth: he is Gad, a legendary War God who had his memory and power taken from him.
Now, Ethan is thrown into a secret war of corporate spying and old fights.

9.8
At exactly 10:14 on a devastating Tuesday morning, Emily's life is completely shattered. Standing before the assembled Silverfang pack, her mate, Alpha Ellis, delivers a brutal blow. Using his commanding Alpha tone, he publicly rejects her as his mate and Luna. The agonizing words slice through Emily, causing her inner wolf to go silent. As their sacred bond is severed, the mark on her neck turns instantly cold, leaving her to face a bleak, rejected future.

9.6
[R-18 | MATURE CONTENT]
Sasha thought saving a stranger would be the most dangerous thing she'd ever done.
She found him half-dead on the shore of her quiet island-bleeding, unconscious, and with no memory of who he was. Out of kindness, she brought him home, cared for his wounds, and gave him a place in her life.
Days turned into months.
The mysterious man with dark eyes and quiet strength slowly became her everything. In the small warmth of her seaside home, they built something that felt real-something that felt like love.
Until the morning he disappeared without a trace.
No goodbye. No explanation.
Years later, Sasha learns the truth.
The man she saved isn't a helpless stranger.
He is one of the most feared mafia bosses in Russia... and his amnesia was never real.
Now she's trapped in his world-far from the sea she calls home-and the man she once loved offers her a dangerous deal. One that ties her fate to his once again.
Was every touch just part of his plan?
Or is the ruthless mafia king hiding the same man who once held her like she was his entire world?
Sasha only knows one thing for certain.
Saving him was never the mistake.
Falling in love with him might have been.
After all... she accidentally adopted a mafia boss.

9.2
Connor is a mysterious figure who hosts only three livestreams a year, promising to fulfill any request he accepts without charge. His reputation for success has drawn millions of viewers to his channel. During his final broadcast of the year, a grieving mother begs him to locate her son, who has been missing for two decades. Despite public pressure and the woman's desperation, Connor senses a chilling secret behind her plea. To everyone's shock, he denies her request and cuts the feed.

7.3
Ten years ago, I was banished from my pack, branded a whore and a traitor for allegedly drugging and stealing my sister's fated mate.
Now, I was summoned back because my father, the Alpha who disowned me, was dying from a poisoned attack.
Standing by his deathbed, a locked memory finally surfaced—I didn't drug anyone. My husband and I were both victims, poisoned with wolfsbane to force our mating.
But before my father could reveal who orchestrated the setup, his heart monitor flatlined.
My brother instantly shoved me to the ground, pointing a trembling finger at my face.
"You killed him. I will hunt you, I will break you, and I will make your life a living hell."
Even my husband, Kieran, the man I was forced to marry to save our unborn child, walked right past me in the hospital corridor.
He didn't spare me a single glance, choosing instead to gently comfort my mother while I sat bruised and shattered on the cold floor.
I didn't understand why my own family hated me so blindly, and I understood even less who had framed me a decade ago.
What terrified my father so much in his final moments that he couldn't even speak the culprit's name?
Watching my cold husband walk away with the family that abandoned me, the last shred of my naive hope died.
I wiped my tears and stood up. This time, I was going to tear this pack apart to find the truth.

9.0
Tired of being undervalued, an elite attorney quits his job and marriage after his billionaire wife publicly humiliates him. During a gala, she credits his success to a marketing manager and grants the man a massive bonus. The next morning, he hands in his resignation, suggesting she give his salary to her favorite employee. While she predicts his professional ruin, she ignores his reputation as a legal powerhouse that every top firm is now desperate to hire.

7.2
Elena stood flawless in her bridal gown. Five years of molding herself for Dante Moretti and a powerful mafia treaty culminated now. This dress was her only solace.
Then her phone buzzed. A text from Dante: "Wedding canceled." Two cold words, no explanation. Her world shattered, heart a sledgehammer blow.
Dante answered her call from a hospital, commanding her to leave, no apology. Her father and 500 mafia guests outside whispered of "humiliation." Marco then cleared Dante's things, revealing he was moving his long-comatose 'white swan,' Sofia, into their intended home. Her father's ultimatum: win Dante back in thirty days, or be married to a sadistic Russian boss.
Discarded, betrayed, and trapped, Elena felt absolute humiliation. She despised five years wasted, facing a fate worse than death. But as tears blurred her vision, a dangerous thought ignited: Dante wasn't the only Moretti. She wouldn't cry or beg. Instead, she'd choose the most terrifying Moretti of all, and make Dante pay for his arrogance.