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Her Ex's Science Project Novel Cover
9.1
Betrayed by Harper, the protagonist is sent to the Bendora Mental Health Institute to serve as a test subject for Jeremy’s medical research. After enduring agonizing electroshock therapy and the loss of a leg, she is silenced with a prosthetic and threats. While Jeremy celebrates his award nomination, his victim plans a gruesome reveal. During a prestigious gala, Harper is forced to confront the physical evidence of the torture she helped facilitate.
His Pregnant Queen in The Death Game Novel Cover
9.6
Trapped in the Dockside Deathmatch while heavily pregnant, the Queen of New York is forced into a televised slaughter for the underground's amusement. Her husband, Don Alex, watches from the stands alongside his childhood sweetheart, Scarlett. Convinced his wife is a disguised assassin, Alex heartlessly bets on her demise and triggers more traps. As she faces vicious dogs and gunmen alone, the truth only surfaces once the game reaches its tragic, bloody conclusion.
The Phantom Heiress: The Underboss's Obsession Novel Cover
7.2
Codename Nine, The Syndicate’s top killer, is sent to New York to infiltrate the Russo family as their lost heir. Her biological parents reject her, favoring a fake daughter and treating Nine like a servant. When Nine confronts her mother about her kidnapping eighteen years ago, the woman’s terror reveals a dark secret. They believe they are bullying a helpless orphan, unaware they have welcomed a lethal monster into their home to uncover the truth.
The Mafia Boss's Lethal Obsession Novel Cover
9.5
Sold as a marital asset to Bratva Pakhan Enzo Volkov, my life is no longer my own. Yet, a stolen dance with Luca, my assassin ex-lover, shatters this fragile captivity. When Enzo witnesses our connection, he drags me into his vault, leveling a gun at Luca's chest. My husband's terrifying, absolute obsession is laid bare as he demands my total submission. Now, I am trapped between a forbidden past love and a lethal tyrant who will kill anyone who dares to touch what is his.
Here Comes the Bride's Corpse Novel Cover
8.2
Joey Hertza sacrificed her mobility to save Wales Price, yet three years later, her billionaire fiancé is openly unfaithful. While attending her own birthday celebration in a wheelchair, Joey reveals she has secretly regained her hearing, allowing her to endure the cruel mockery of guests and Wales's cold indifference. Rather than suffer further, she commissions a hyper-realistic corpse to fake her own death. As their wedding approaches, Joey prepares to vanish, leaving a gruesome surprise for the man who betrayed her.
In the eleventh year of waiting for my billionaire boyfriend, I married his brother Novel Cover
8.3
For ten years, I waited for Nolan to marry me. On the day we were supposed to get our license, I stood alone at City Hall—then watched his wedding photos appear on Instagram, his lips locked on another woman. The next morning, I found them in bed. His new wife demanded my job, and he fired me without hesitation. Overnight, I became the mistress who ruined their marriage. So I disappeared. But heartbreak led me to Quinn, Nolan's mysterious eldest brother—the man everyone believed was dying. He wasn't sick. He was hiding. And he remembered me from childhood. Now Nolan wants me back, his brother wants my heart, and I want my life.
HER FATED MATE IS AN OMEGA Novel Cover
7.2
After a decade of degradation under Greene Jones, Elara Vance returns to reclaim her status as the Republic’s most feared figure. Her quest for vengeance is disrupted by Silas, a recessive Omega from her past masquerading as an Alpha bodyguard. Now, Elara must protect her rightful throne and claim Silas as her mate while facing Calvin, a rival determined to keep the power he spent twelve years building. Can she prove true strength transcends biological dominance?
The Meal Before Everything Novel Cover
9.1
After being brutally murdered by the family she trusted, a talented chef wakes up in the past. In her previous life, she tried to stop her sister from serving sacred beef to Indoria's wealthiest man, leading to a fatal accident and her own eventual betrayal. Now, returned to the day of the billionaire's wife-selection contest, she abandons her warnings. As she navigates this dangerous romance and mystery, she must ensure her survival against her adoptive parents' hidden malice.
Sold by My Parents, I Returned as Their Judge Novel Cover
8.3
At eighteen, my parents drugged and sold me to a smuggling ship to fund my adopted brother’s elite education. But I survived the ordeal, swam ashore, and put myself through school. Ten years later, I am the youngest team leader on the State Commerce Investment Review Board. As my family prepares to take my brother's lucrative company public, they mistake me for a desperate beggar. They have no idea I’ve returned to audit his empire for tax evasion and fraud.
His Cold Revenge, A Hidden Love Novel Cover
7.6
After three years of tormenting her husband, Kane Chandler, his wife faces ruin as her family goes bankrupt. Now a billionaire, Kane demands a divorce to be with his lover, Astrid. Forced into a humiliating role as his mistress, she must serve the couple in her former home. However, she discovers Astrid is conspiring with Kane's brother, Cade, to ruin him. To save Kane, she risks everything to steal a secret file, unaware she is falling into his final, elaborate test of love.
My Husband Left Me in the Avalanche for His Mistress Novel Cover
8.7
Three invitations to refuse his final expedition. Three chances to walk away. But after seven years of marriage, I still packed my gear, silencing my doctor's warnings and the old ache from a childhood injury. Rowan called it his last great ride, so I went—because love meant showing up, even at my own expense. Then the Colorado snow buried me alive, and Rowan wasn't there. He was escaping with his mistress. My survival depends on no one but me now, and the fallout waiting for him will be devastating.
I Died the Day You Cheated Novel Cover
8.7
As a member of the family’s Strategic Intelligence division, the protagonist monitors her husband Zane’s deployment, only to overhear him laughing about his mistress. Though he calls her with feigned affection, she watches the truth unfold on a drone feed. Having logged every timestamp of his betrayal, she contacts a powerful internal figure to accept a relocation offer. She must now navigate the Palermo Capture as her final job before vanishing from his life in three days.
Turn Around and Start Anew Novel Cover
8.7
After being murdered by her husband Jake for supposedly driving his ex, Sarah, to suicide, a woman wakes up on the day of their divorce. In her past life, she fought for her marriage, only to be met with brutal violence. This time, she calmly accepts the split and heads to the hospital. Jake believes he is rescuing a victim, unaware of Sarah's terminal illness and scandalous secrets. As he pursues his old flame, his former wife watches him walk into a trap of his own making.
Powerful Heir Crippled Me for Refusing Him Novel Cover
9.6
As a midnight taxi driver, my passengers are far from ordinary. When a colleague requests a pickup for a wealthy client, I prepare special offerings for the journey. However, three arrogant living passengers, led by the powerful heir Nicholas Shenford, force their way into my cab. After they disrespectfully throw my offerings onto the road and demand a ride, I refuse them. Though they threaten to ruin me using their immense worldly influence, they fail to realize one crucial detail: my realm does not deal with the living.
Done Chasing the Cold-Hearted Commander Novel Cover
9.6
Following a tragic miscarriage, a woman decides to stop pursuing her husband, Commander Nathan Linwood. She abandons her old habits and indifference replaces her former devotion. When a rescue mission leaves her injured, she tells medical staff she has no family. Despite her silence, Nathan appears, frustrated by her new apathy. Even as guards gossip about his grand gestures for another woman, she remains unmoved. In ten days, she will walk away from their marriage forever.
Love on the cliff Novel Cover
8.3
When delinquent Zamari Bill is rejected by Caleb, her bitter resentment sparks a terrifying nightmare. Seeking vengeance, she and a gang of thugs ambush Caleb and his girlfriend, trapping them inside a pitch-black room. The confrontation takes a sadistic turn when Zamari throws down an axe, demanding a horrific sacrifice: the girlfriend must sever her own hands, or Caleb will face brutal castration. As Caleb struggles in sheer terror, a desperate battle for survival begins.
Claimed by my brother's friend after my Ex's revenge Novel Cover
8.7
Her grandfather's funeral turns into a public spectacle when a leaked video exposes her secret relationship, and her boyfriend Joe admits it was all a calculated act of revenge. Cast out with nowhere to go, she becomes the ward of Walter, a billionaire hiding a gentleman's mask behind a terrifying fixation. When she stumbles upon a room filled with photographs of her from long before they met, the truth of his obsession surfaces. As Joe pleads for another chance, Walter's protective fury ignites—leaving her to wonder if she's a guarded treasure or the focus of a dangerous, long-held desire.
The Unwanted Wife's Dazzling Public Divorce Novel Cover
8.4
For three years, I was the obedient wife in a contract marriage with ruthless billionaire Julian Beaumont, trading my freedom for my mother's life support. That illusion died when his supermodel mistress announced her pregnancy at a board meeting—and Julian publicly humiliated me, ordering me to drive her to the hospital while he held her close. When I handed him divorce papers, he violently refused to let me go, then demanded I smile beside him at a gala welcoming his true love, Victoria. I finally saw the truth: I was never a person to him, just a disposable shield. He expected me to swallow the humiliation. Instead, as New York's elite raised their glasses, I stepped toward the microphone.
My First Love, My Worst Mistake Novel Cover
8.8
Clara Morgan believed Julian Vance was behind her—the high school sweetheart who vanished without a word. Then he resurfaces: wealthy, magnetic, insisting his love never died. But his wife Victoria brands Clara a homewrecker, and his pregnant mistress Chloe joins the hunt. As Julian's world collapses, he turns Clara into his scapegoat, while her best friend Nora secretly aids him. With Dr. Daniel Mercer at her side, Clara uncovers Julian's hidden past—until Chloe is found dead. Yet Chloe lives, faking her end to punish every betrayer. Clara must expose Julian before he takes everything left.
The Ice Prince's Runaway Fiancée Novel Cover
9.5
Julien Leon, a billionaire NHL star, abducts florist Elara from her shop, convinced she's the con artist who swindled his dying grandmother. Using her identical name and a childhood scar as proof, he forces her to sign a fake fiancée contract and face his family estate. But before she can meet the matriarch, the doctor declares the old woman dead. Grief-stricken, Julien pins Elara to the wall, vowing to destroy her. His greedy relatives seize the tragedy to stage a coup, branding her a gold digger and murderer. Trapped in a nightmare of prison or death, Elara realizes the rare neuro-active plant she handled can mimic death. She steps out, betting her life on reviving Mrs. Leon in ten minutes.
My Fiancé Planned to Fake His Death, So I Married My Nemesis Novel Cover
9.4
Three days before the wedding, Ryan Brooks throws himself a bachelor party, calling it his last taste of freedom. With intern Lily Moore in his arms, he promises to fake his death at the ceremony and take her away. But this marriage was never an equal match—the Brooks family begged for it. Watching the couple kiss, Clara Hayes calmly slides her ring onto the finger of Ethan Blackwell, Ryan's sworn enemy. In a cool, steady voice, she tells him: three days from now, come marry me. A modern romance of betrayal, power, and unexpected alliances unfolds as Clara takes control of her own destiny.
The Bastard Alpha  Novel Cover
9.1
Kael has never had a surname, a father's protection, or a place in the Nightfang Pack. The Alpha denies him blood and truth, tolerating him only for his strength. On the night he is publicly rejected as both son and heir, the Moon Goddess binds him to a mate—and when Kael refuses the bond, something ancient awakens. His blood carries a lineage older than packs and Alpha law, a power so feared it was erased from werewolf history. As rival packs stir and the Alpha Council hunts him, Kael must uncover his origin before his power consumes him or the world burns.
After My Husband Called Me a Weak Trophy Wife Novel Cover
9.6
For years, she endured her husband’s cold disregard, dismissed as nothing more than a fragile trophy wife. However, behind her delicate facade lies a dangerous secret: she is a lethal combatant with unparalleled skills. When his betrayal finally pushes her to the edge, she sheds her submissive persona to reclaim her true identity. Now, she must navigate a world of high-stakes action and hidden agendas to prove she is anything but weak.
Stolen Identity, Forced Marriage Novel Cover
9.2
After her sister steals credit for a prize-winning elixir and seduces her fiancé, a talented alchemist faces a grim future. The stolen potion was actually a betrothal contract to the feared Prince Kaelan, a vampire rumored to be a barbaric monster. While her sister hides behind a new protector to avoid the royal marriage, the protagonist realizes she can escape the predatory Matchmaking Registry by claiming the dark prince herself.
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