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After Trading My Life for Five Million, My Husband Made Eternal Vows with His Mistress Novel Cover
8.8
To secure a bright future for her husband Kenneth and their son Jose, she made a desperate bargain with a mysterious system, exchanging her life and physical senses for a five-million-dollar jackpot. Now blind, deaf, and enduring agonizing pain, she discovers the ultimate betrayal. Kenneth is planning to marry his mistress, Leila, while Jose rejects her in shame. Realizing her sacrifice was in vain, she makes a heartbreaking final demand to the system: undo it all.
I Clap for My Wife's Special Fundraiser Novel Cover
9.4
On his 30th birthday, a husband is abandoned by his CEO wife, Sabrina Langford, who claims urgent business demands her attention. However, a social media post reveals she is actually modeling in a bikini to help Timothy, a student she sponsors, sell apples. When she dismisses his concerns with lies and threats, he decides he has had enough. Instead of getting angry, he shares her scandalous photo with the entire company, offering her up for free alongside the fruit.
The Sickly Young Master Forced Me To Love Novel Cover
9.4
After failing her exams, a student is suddenly transmigrated into the pages of a book, waking up as the infamous villainess Ariella Marshall. To her horror, she finds herself holding a hanger, poised to strike a young boy kneeling on the floor. This child is none other than the story's future male lead, Xavier Gomez, whom Ariella is destined to torment. Trapped in this dangerous role, she must navigate her new life and find a way to survive her own villainous destiny.
The Hacker Heiress They Never Saw Coming Novel Cover
8.9
Billionaire heiress Elena Thorne hides a dangerous secret: she is the world's most elite underground hacker. While her family views her as a socialite, she navigates a web of corporate espionage and digital shadows to expose the truth behind her father's mysterious death. When a rival tech mogul threatens her empire, Elena must use her coding mastery to dismantle his schemes. It is a high-stakes game where one wrong keystroke could cost her everything.
Unholy Confession:A steamy Erotica collection  Novel Cover
9.3
Unholy Confession: A steamy Erotica collection explores forbidden desire where older men dominate younger women in a world of unchecked power. Stepfathers pull their almost-adult stepdaughters onto kitchen tables, strict uncles collar their nieces in cellars, and priests turn altar girls into trembling vessels of sin. Wealthy godfathers bend pupils over desks, professors give private lessons, and doctors push bodies beyond every limit. Each story pulses with brutal age-gap domination, collars, punishment, and relentless reproduction, leaving young women swollen, possessed, and craving the men they should never touch. A dark, shamelessly addictive surrender to taboo.
My Fiancé Proposed To My Adopted Sister Novel Cover
8.1
On the day of her engagement, Evelyn is devastated when her fiancé publicly chooses her adopted sister instead. Betrayed by her family and stripped of her future, she discovers a hidden magical lineage that changes everything. As she masters her new powers, she encounters a mysterious duke who offers an unexpected alliance. Now, Evelyn must navigate high society's schemes and her own rising heart to reclaim her destiny and find true love.
He Hated Me for Eight Years, Not Knowing I Gave Up Life for Him Novel Cover
8.3
Eight years of fury shaped Leighton’s world, aimed at the girl he believes destroyed him. He never learned she sacrificed everything—her future, his love, her own life—to shield him from watching her die. Diagnosed before she pushed him onto that plane, she hid her scars, swallowed her secret, and let his hatred fester. Now he returns with a fiancée, oblivious to her wheelchair and the truth she guards. But her doctor fights for her survival, and the letter hidden in their old book edges closer to discovery. When Leighton finally learns why she left, will forgiveness arrive too late?
Maybe Love is An Unexpected Injury Novel Cover
8.2
After ten years of devotion, he finally married Tina Laird, the daughter of the family that raised him. Yet, she immediately canceled their wedding and brought her assistant on their honeymoon. When a violent riot erupted abroad, Tina abandoned him to rescue her assistant. Left stranded, he endured a month of absolute horror and torment in a chaotic land. This nightmare forced him to see her true nature. Now, despite her desperate apologies, his love is dead, and there is no turning back.
What You Did to Our Daughter Novel Cover
8.4
Returning early from a classified project, a mother arrives home for her daughter Heidi Foster’s birthday, only to find a strange child living her daughter's life. The house is controlled by hostile maids who claim a new boss owns the property. The horror peaks when she discovers Heidi chained to a pillar, bruised and forced to eat from a dog bowl. Traumatized into acting like a pet, Heidi’s condition sparks a desperate quest for justice and answers.
Faking Her Death to Ski with Him Novel Cover
8.5
Hazel Mullins was known for her obsession with her fiancé, yet she abandoned everything to follow Rory Newman into a river after his public disgrace. Presumed dead or lost to her grief, Hazel's dramatic exit made her former partner a social laughingstock. However, while on his honeymoon in the Alps, he discovers Hazel alive and well, assisting Rory with ski gear. Unaware that her ex-fiancé has already moved on and married someone else, she coldly warns him against throwing a tantrum over her presence. Now, he must navigate this awkward encounter while keeping his own new marriage and life a secret from the woman who once claimed she couldn't live without his touch.
After My Ex Opened the 100th Urn, He Went Crazy with Regret Novel Cover
9.7
Before their wedding, Lottie’s husband bought one hundred urns, promising that if he ever cheated, she could store the evidence inside. Once all were filled, their marriage would end, leaving him with nothing. Over ten years, he committed ninety-nine affairs, completely forgetting his vow while Lottie quietly collected the proof. When he skips her crucial prenatal appointment on their tenth anniversary to celebrate his sponsored student's birthday, Lottie decides to fill the final urn.
The Audacity of Dumping Me Novel Cover
7.9
After three years of funding her boyfriend’s education through grueling service jobs, a woman discovers his true nature. While claiming he must move abroad alone for a prestigious university post, he is actually taking his mistress along. Unbeknownst to him, she has grown weary of their relationship and her role as his provider. Instead of a tearful confrontation, she chooses to embrace his betrayal as the perfect exit strategy. She calmly sends him away, ready to trade her sacrifices for a night of celebration and a fresh start.
Walking Away From Their Downfall Novel Cover
9.3
After being murdered by the classmates she saved, the protagonist returns to high school. In her past life, she stopped James Holden and thirty top students from sabotaging their Ivy League futures to protest for Mona Culver. Despite their success, they later blamed her for Mona’s tragic fate, framing her for crimes and killing her family. Now reborn, she watches as the group rallies for the same reckless plan. This time, she leaves the group chat, choosing to let them face the ruins of their own making.
After the Car Accident, I Forgot My Scumbag Boyfriend Novel Cover
8.3
On the day my long-term boyfriend Eric Davis married another woman, a devastating car crash changed everything. I woke up with amnesia, having lost all memories past the age of eighteen. Deserting his new bride, Eric desperately sought me out, kneeling in tears for my affection. While others think I finally won his heart, they do not realize that at eighteen, I felt absolutely nothing for him. He could abandon me at thirty, but he cannot accept my indifference now. Free from him, I can finally chase my dreams.
He Paid for His Mistress’s Tattoo, Not Mom’s Surgery Novel Cover
8.5
When her mother needed life-saving surgery, her wealthy husband refused to pay, claiming he was short on funds. However, she soon discovers he spent a fortune on a custom tattoo for his mistress instead. This ultimate betrayal shatters her heart and ends their marriage. Now, she is walking away from the billionaire’s lies to reclaim her dignity. It is a story of heartbreak, cold-blooded choices, and a woman finding the strength to start over alone.
After Buying My Ex, I Learned His Dark Secret Novel Cover
8.0
In a world of elite power, a wealthy woman makes a shocking decision to purchase her former lover at an auction. Driven by a mix of lingering feelings and a desire for control, she intends to reclaim the man who once broke her heart. However, possession brings unexpected revelations. As they navigate their complicated new dynamic, she unearths a sinister mystery he has been hiding, forcing her to face a truth that changes everything she knew.
I Fell For My Brother’s Rival Novel Cover
8.5
At Westbrook High, Lily Whitmore has always obeyed the one unbreakable rule: never get close to Ethan Cole. Yet beneath his reckless charm and dazzling smile lies a wounded soul, and one frozen night—a stray dog, a shared scarf, a whisper of winter—unlocks something neither can deny. Secret kisses and hidden meetings follow, but when whispers spread and her brother's rage ignites, Lily faces an impossible choice. Is their forbidden bond worth losing friends, reputation, and family? Because some rules are made to be shattered.
My Crippled Husband Regrets Saving His First Love Novel Cover
9.0
After her husband was paralyzed trying to save his colleague, Savannah, she spent a grueling decade nursing him, only to be met with his bitter hatred on her deathbed. As she lay dying in the hospital, he cruelly confessed his enduring love for the other woman, celebrating her demise. But when her heart finally stops, she suddenly opens her eyes to find herself sent back in time to the very day of the drowning. This time, she holds the power to change her fate.
THE NERD WHO TAMED THE YOUNG BILLIONAIRE  Novel Cover
8.0
Vida's boyfriend, Lucas, pins her against a locker and tries to push past her boundaries. She stops him, reminding him she's a virgin and not ready, but he keeps pressuring her until she starts to give in. Then she spots a mysterious guy nearby holding up a phone. Convinced he's recording her humiliation, she panics—unaware that Lucas made a cruel bet and arranged for someone to film the moment. But the stranger isn't there to expose her. He's there to save her. As Vida uncovers Lucas's betrayal, she's drawn into the secrets and unexpected romance surrounding the quiet nerd who stepped in when no one else would.
More Than His Soulmate Novel Cover
9.2
Seven months pregnant, Cora watches in silence at a villa party as her husband, Wayne Ashworth, shamelessly pours tequila over his self-proclaimed soulmate, Sloane Gallo. Egged on by onlookers, Wayne ignores his pregnant wife to engage in an intimate game. Though Sloane tells her not to get jealous, Cora feels no sorrow—only a freezing resolve. Turning away from the humiliating spectacle, she immediately looks up a divorce lawyer. Wayne and Sloane have gone too far, and Cora will make them pay.
Love After a Broken Heart Novel Cover
7.9
After enduring a devastating betrayal that shattered her spirit, Elara swore off romance to focus on her career. However, her resolve is tested when she meets Julian, a billionaire CEO with his own hidden scars. As they collaborate on a high-stakes project, their professional boundary blurs into a deep connection. Elara must decide if she can risk her heart again or if the shadows of her past will prevent her from finding a second chance at true love.
I'm the Heir to A Billionaire Fortune Novel Cover
8.0
After my colleague wins a sixty-million-dollar lottery, my girlfriend Alana Ward ruthlessly abandons me for him, mocking my modest rental home. She has no idea that my ordinary life as an employee is just a temporary test. I am actually the sole successor to a family fortune worth hundreds of billions. When Alana eventually realizes her mistake and begs for my forgiveness, she is shocked to find a gorgeous, world-famous superstar answering my door and claiming me as her husband.
After He Gave Our Baby's Locket to His Mistress's Dog Novel Cover
8.2
When her husband gifts their infant’s precious heirloom locket to his mistress's pet, the ultimate betrayal shatters their marriage. Devastated by his blatant disrespect for their family, she chooses to walk away from their life of luxury. As she navigates the pain of his infidelity and the loss of her dreams, she must find the strength to reclaim her dignity. This billionaire romance explores the fallout of a broken trust and a mother's new path.
My Alpha Betrayed Me for His Fated Mistress Novel Cover
8.4
At 10:14 on a Tuesday, the mating bond snaps—but Lily doesn’t feel it. Buried in pack paperwork, she’s spent years holding Ironveil together, silently propping up Alpha Elias. Then a hallway creaks, a new scent floods the air, and his fated mistress appears. Everything she built, every sacrifice, now teeters on the edge of destruction in this modern werewolf romance.
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