Love Brewed Bitter

Lorelei abandoned her college dreams to save her childhood sweetheart from financial ruin, spending a decade selling liquor to clear his massive debts. Just as he finally proposes, she discovers his true character through a series of leaked messages. Her partner and his friends mock her age and past sacrifices, while a shocking revelation about a secret child with his secretary destroys her world. This romance novel explores the bitter price of loyalty and the fallout of deep betrayal.

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The next morning, Aidan woke up expecting his usual hangover soup.

When he didn't see it, he sulked, "You're up this early and didn't make anything?"

He treated me like a maid, but a maid got paid $3,000 a month. I'd served him for a decade and got nothing.

In the cloakroom, he yelled for me to dress him. Without me, he didn't know which shirt to wear or which tie to match.

He enjoyed my care and service like a giant baby.

After he left for work, the wedding planner sent me a slideshow.

It was my dream wedding with a hall full of roses. I glided down a spiral staircase in a white gown, Aidan took my hand as everyone cheered.

Some said roses were cheesy, but to me, they meant love. The first rose he gave me was on the day he asked me out.

I texted back, [Looks great, but I haven't set a date yet. Hold off.]

The wedding planner agreed.

I slipped off the engagement ring and stared at our only group photo at the orphanage. I studied the frail boy who once shielded me.

'Why has it come to this?' I sobbed, wondering when our relationship went wrong.

My phone chimed. A text sent me rushing to the hospital.

Sophie Green had started at the bar with me. I had resigned after paying off the debts, but she had stayed.

Now she was lying in the ER, battered.

I grabbed her hand. "What happened?"

She forced a smile, but before she could reply, a man burst in, yanked her up, and slapped her.

I quickly shielded her.

Chaos erupted. Machines crashed. Nurses and doctors rushed over.

The man spewed venom. "You slut, selling yourself to bankroll me! It's filthy! And you have the nerve to call the cops on me?"

His words dropped a bomb, turning the crowd's pity for Sophie into disgust. They even eyed me the same way.

Holding Sophie, I looked up to see Aidan in the crowd. He was cozying up to a young woman and glaring at me with contempt.

Security hauled Sophie's boyfriend away, and the ER calmed.

Aidan helped Isabella lie down, but she clung to his hand, wincing. He leaned in, soothing her like a child. "Don't worry. I'm here with you."

He pulled the curtain, blocking my view.

I couldn't help but move over. Through the curtain, I heard them.

"Is that your wife?" Isabella whispered.

She'd seen me before, knowing I was Aidan's girlfriend. My beauty made people unforgettable but made her jealous.

"Nah," Aidan replied.

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After a brush with death, a woman decides to spend eighty million dollars on an elite male model for a night of unprecedented physical intensity. However, the high-priced service is interrupted the following morning during an intimate moment. Her husband, the formidable mafia Don Leone Vieri, suddenly enters the room to find his wife with another man. This modern romance explores the dangerous fallout between a billionaire's indulgence and a deadly crime lord's wrath.

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9.7

After Sterilizing Me, He Adopted His Mistress' Child

9.7

Forced into a cold sterilization by her billionaire husband, a woman’s world shatters when he brings home his mistress’s child to raise. This cruel betrayal forces her to confront the hollow reality of her marriage. Trapped in a web of deceit and emotional abuse, she must navigate the pain of her stolen motherhood and her husband's blatant infidelity. It is a gripping tale of heartbreak, power dynamics, and a woman seeking her own path to survival.

Billionaire Modern Romance

8.8

Billionaire Heiress's Humiliation: A Brother's Fury

8.8

My fiancé' s mistress hacked off my hair in the middle of Van Cleef & Arpels while he laughed on the phone. He told her to "teach the stalker a lesson," having no idea the woman in the hoodie was actually the billionaire heiress he was arranged to marry. Ten minutes later, my brother' s private army shut down Fifth Avenue, and I picked up the scissors to return the favor. I had spent a year doing humanitarian work in war zones, so I arrived at the jewelry store in jeans and a worn hoodie to collect my custom engagement tiara. Glennie Kramer, a supermodel and Ashton' s "true love," sneered at my appearance and claimed the diamonds for herself. When I tried to stop her, she grabbed gift-wrapping scissors and violently severed my waist-length hair while the staff watched in terror. Desperate, I called Ashton, but he mocked me as a "pauper" and authorized security to hold me down while Glennie finished the job. They smashed my phone, thinking I was helpless. But the call hadn't disconnected before my brother, Ason Kane, heard everything. The King of Wall Street arrived with a fleet of armored SUVs and a rage that froze the room. Ashton collapsed when he realized he had just assaulted the sister of the most powerful man in New York. I walked over to the trembling supermodel, the scissors cold in my hand. "You said a nobody doesn't deserve beautiful hair," I whispered. I didn't just ruin their looks; I sent them to the Black Cell and erased their existence from high society forever.

Billionaire Modern Romance

7.3

Bound By Lies: Marrying The Strict Colonel

7.3

I borrowed my wealthy best friend's identity to seduce Colonel Ethan Christensen. He was the powerful uncle of my ex-boyfriend, Kayden, who had brutally dumped me for a rich heiress. My revenge plan worked too well. Ethan fell deeply in love with my fake persona and proposed. But then he handed me a thick envelope: a top-secret military background check requiring fingerprints and ten years of history. My fake identity was about to be shattered. I faced federal fraud charges and prison time. More than that, the guilt was eating me alive. Ethan wasn't a pawn; he was a genuinely honorable man who promised to protect me. Terrified and exhausted by the lies, I typed out a full confession, ready to tell him everything and walk away. But right before I hit send, Kayden's new fiancée called to gloat about their engagement. Through the phone, I heard Kayden's voice, lazily mocking my low status. "Tell her to stay home. Tell her to find someone on her own level in the gutter." The rage burned away all my guilt. Why should I be the bigger person while they destroyed my life without a second thought? I deleted the confession and called my friend to hire a black-market hacker. I needed a flawless, forged background in forty-eight hours. I am going to marry Ethan Christensen, and I am going to smile when Kayden is forced to call me "Aunt."

Billionaire Modern Romance

9.6

Boyfriend's Costly Mistake

9.6

After her boyfriend prioritizes his first love over their own child's life, a devastated woman chooses to leave him forever. She manages to escape his influence, only to discover she is pregnant with his child once again. Years later, he tracks her down, desperate for a second chance and begging for her forgiveness. However, the deep scars of his past betrayal remain, leaving her to decide if his redemption is truly possible or if some mistakes are final.

Billionaire Modern Romance

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HIS REGRETS

7.8

After a heart-wrenching divorce, Chloe chooses to vanish from her billionaire husband's life, determined to start anew. Years later, fate intervenes when she crosses paths with her former spouse, who is now consumed by profound remorse. Though he desperately seeks her forgiveness and a second chance at their love, the scars of their past remain deep. Chloe must decide if his transformation is genuine or if some broken hearts are meant to stay apart.

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