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Billionaire’s Substitute Bride Novel Cover
9.1
To rescue her family's failing business, twenty-year-old Sophia Cox is forced into an arranged marriage with Adrian Castillo. Wealthy, brilliant, and notoriously arrogant, Adrian is one of America's most eligible bachelors—and he utterly despises his new, innocent bride. Bound by his grandfather's demands, Adrian treats the quiet Sophia with cold hostility. As fire clashes with ice in this tense household, Sophia must navigate her husband's intense wrath without losing herself completely.
Contract Marriage: The Magical Love of the Debtor Groom Novel Cover
9.1
Sold to a wealthy woman in Evolle City to settle his father's debts, he was determined to earn his freedom and pay off every cent. After successfully escaping her grasp, he built a quiet, peaceful life in a secluded small town. However, his sudden disappearance drives his powerful creditor, Ms. Turner, to upend the entire city in her desperate search. Captured and dragged back to her side, he must now face the intense obsession of the woman he tried so hard to flee.
His Life for My Finger Novel Cover
9.0
After Luca Rossi brutally severs Alessia’s finger to steal her family heirloom for his new mistress, he believes he has secured his status. However, his mockery turns to horror when Alessia reveals the truth. The Ossuary Signet is more than a trophy; it is the exclusive key to her multi-billion-dollar fortune. By forcibly removing it, Luca has unwittingly triggered a financial collapse that will bankrupt the Rossi empire and leave him with nothing but a worthless ring.
Handle With Care: Real Heiress Coming Through Novel Cover
9.5
In this billionaire romance, a delicate real heiress returns home only to be rejected for the fake daughter, Quinn. Every time the protagonist attempts to end her life, her bad luck miraculously strikes her bullies instead. After a balcony jump leaves her brother Finn fractured and a highway incident nearly paralyzes her parents, the family realizes she is a lethal jinx. When Quinn tries to frame her for theft, her terrified relatives finally turn on the fake heiress to avoid her deadly aura.
Faking Amnesia For A New Life Novel Cover
8.3
After five secret years together, Conrad Gallagher cruelly dismisses our bond, labeling me a mere fling before announcing his engagement to a woman his family approves of. To escape the shame of his betrayal, I pretend to have amnesia, specifically forgetting only him. However, as I prepare to wed another man, a regretful Conrad resurfaces. He abducts me from my own wedding ceremony, desperate to stop the marriage and reclaim the love he once discarded.
The Secret Alpha King's Unexpected Contract Mate Novel Cover
8.8
My mother lay dying in the ICU, and the million-dollar surgery had to be paid today. Desperate, I begged my family for help—only for my stepfather and stepmother to hand me over to a notoriously brutal Alpha as a wedding gift. He stared at me like meat while his thugs blocked every exit. My stepmother hissed that refusing meant pulling my mother's life support, and my stepsister laughed at my Omega status. Trapped and suffocating, I had one secret they didn't know: the night before, I saved a wounded stranger in a blizzard. That man was Kaelen Beaumont, the legendary Alpha King. Clutching the black metal card he left behind, I dialed his encrypted number. "I agree to your terms," I whispered. "I will be your Mate."
I Watched Her Marry Others, Now She Kneels to Me Novel Cover
9.1
Sent on a sudden business trip on his own wedding day, Bryce rushes back only to find an empty venue and a shocking poster of his wife, Amanda Rose, with her personal assistant. Seeking answers, he returns home to a devastating sight: his new bride in the arms of her employee. Instead of showing remorse, the assistant mockingly claims Bryce’s genes are inferior. Keeping his composure, Bryce delivers a chillingly sarcastic response, setting the stage for a dramatic reckoning.
I Bought My Mafia Husband's Face Novel Cover
8.1
For seven years, Elara endured the neglect of her ruthless mafia husband, Dante Moretti. He prioritized arms deals and power over her health and grief, finally pushing her to flee when he ran off with a waitress. Seeking comfort, she pays millions to surgically alter a model into Dante's double. But her escape is cut short. The formidable Don tracks her down, shattering her new life and demanding answers as he tears her from her counterfeit lover's arms.
My Fated Mate Poisoned Me for His Mistress Novel Cover
8.3
On their Marking Night, Alpha Barrett Hoffman injected wolfsbane into his fated mate's veins, turning their bond into a dead, icy ache. Now, after six months in an underground cellar, he parades her before the pack while his mistress Nina glows with pregnancy. But a poisoned Luna still has teeth—and when Barrett demands she appear 'well,' he unknowingly awakens a wolf determined to burn his empire to ash.
The Night He Left Us in the Snow Novel Cover
8.1
On a freezing Christmas Eve, Adrian Moretti chooses his mistress over the man who served him for years. By driving away with the life-saving equipment Elena’s father desperately needs, the billionaire seals a tragic fate. While Elena begs for help, Adrian dismisses her as dramatic, focused only on Lucia’s needs. After her father passes in the snow, Elena sees the pair celebrating online. Accepting the betrayal, she leaves a final, chilling blessing for their future together.
Her Sanity Lost, Our Marriage Gone Novel Cover
8.7
An unexpected government buyout transforms a man's life, granting him unimaginable wealth overnight. However, this sudden fortune quickly triggers a nightmare. Merely three days after securing his immense riches, his wife is suddenly abducted. Thrust into a dangerous crisis where his new billionaire status makes him a prime target, he must face the immediate consequences of his windfall. Can he navigate this sudden threat and rescue his wife before their life is completely shattered?
He Locked Me in the Dark and Watched Me Die Novel Cover
9.7
Allan Fox promised a romantic proposal inside a haunted house on April Fools' Day. Instead, he shut off the power and locked her inside, triggering the severe claustrophobia she had carried since a childhood kidnapping. As she suffocated in the pitch-black room, she heard Allan outside, celebrating winning a bet to gain the affection of a female livestreamer he obsessed over. Ten years of love were sacrificed for a cruel game. But after she actually perishes in the dark, his tears will come too late.
The School Belle Roommate Who Used the Public Washing Machine to Wash Her Underwear Novel Cover
8.9
Living with the campus beauty should be a dream come true, but reality is far more chaotic. In this charming young-adult modern novel, an ordinary student's life is turned upside down by a roommate who lacks basic boundary awareness. When she washes her delicates in the shared laundry, a hilarious domestic dispute ignites. What begins as an awkward confrontation soon evolves into an unexpected, heartwarming romance novel as two opposites learn to navigate shared spaces and secret feelings.
The Decoy Bride Who Burned the Empire Down Novel Cover
9.2
Forced into a sham marriage as a substitute for her sister, Elara enters the cold world of the ruthless billionaire, Julian Thorne. While the public sees a perfect union, she is merely a pawn in a high-stakes game of corporate power. However, Elara harbors a hidden fire and a secret agenda that threatens to dismantle Julian’s vast empire. As their dangerous attraction grows, she must decide if her revenge is worth destroying the man she loves.
Reborn From Ashes: The King's Ruthless Queen Novel Cover
7.4
Trapped in a house fire, I watched my husband, Kenney, flee and leave our daughter and me to perish. I died in the inferno, consumed by betrayal and rage. Suddenly, I awaken two years in the past, on the day Kenney plans to trade me to the King for status. With our daughter alive again, I recognize his false concern. As the Winter Masquerade approaches, I will no longer be his pawn. Instead, I plan to dismantle his life and transform his climb to power into his downfall.
LOVE: EVERYTHING OR NOTHING  Novel Cover
8.1
Keith arrived at Brownstead Brewery seeking total anonymity among the Saturday night crowd. After being emotionally drained by a past romance, his only goal was to embrace numbness and fade away. However, his plan for isolation is challenged by a sudden twist of fate. A single, unexpected smile and a basic greeting change everything. Now, the quiet disappearance he once craved becomes impossible as a new connection begins to take hold of him.
When Duty Kills Novel Cover
9.0
When Liam Dunlap botches a bomb disposal, his mentor's boyfriend steps in to save the day. The resulting fallout leads to Liam's suicide, leaving behind a note that fuels a dark obsession in the protagonist's girlfriend. Years later, she achieves high rank only to execute a cold-blooded revenge during a kidnapping. After dying in the blast, the man wakes up in the past. He watches her rush to save Liam, unaware that the hostage is actually the mayor’s son.
Burned Out of the Moretti Name Novel Cover
7.9
Sophia Moretti believed her husband Lorenzo’s devotion was absolute until she discovered his secret life in Naples with a younger lookalike. After hearing him claim this new woman is someone his wife could never be, a pregnant Sophia decides to vanish forever. Seeking a clean break from the mafia world, she enlists her mother’s help to orchestrate a lethal fire. Her goal is simple: Sophia Moretti must die so a new woman can live, free from the Moretti name.
Breaking Free from Betrayal Novel Cover
7.9
After three years of silent devotion, Elena’s world shatters when she discovers her husband’s cruel infidelity. Realizing her marriage was a hollow lie built on deception, the once-submissive wife decides she has had enough. She walks away from the toxic billionaire lifestyle to reclaim her lost identity. As she navigates her newfound independence, Elena transforms into a force to be reckoned with, proving that betrayal was the spark she needed to finally thrive.
Rotten Love Novel Cover
9.4
While a woman endures the agony of being dismembered, her fiancé is busy assisting her cousin with wedding preparations. He answers her desperate distress call with venomous insults, wishing death upon her and her unborn child. Even after discovering a severed limb in a rooftop water tank, he remains convinced it is a cruel prank, mockingly sending funeral flowers to her home. The gruesome reality only shatters his denial when he unearths her head on their scheduled wedding day.
The Blood Union Was a Lie, and So Was My Mother’s Death Novel Cover
9.2
Bound to the Marchetti brothers—Don Salvatore and Underboss Lorenzo—in a secret ceremony, two sisters faced ultimate betrayal. When their mother traveled to see them, the brothers abandoned the family to care for another woman, Carmela. Dismissed as liars, the sisters watched their mother die of grief. After burying her, they demand to sever their sacred blood union. In response, the ruthless brothers bring Carmela directly into the sisters' home.
Fifty Million Dollar Contract: My Enemy Husband Novel Cover
7.3
Eloise Brandt’s life as a privileged heiress shatters when her family empire falls. To save her dying father, she must beg Christian Clarke, the billionaire who once publicly broke her heart. He offers a fifty-million-dollar marriage contract, treating her as a cold asset while displaying a confusing, fiery obsession. Though Eloise finally earns a film role to find independence, she is unaware that her vengeful husband is secretly pulling strings to ensure her success.
The Ninety-Ninth Time He Broke My Heart Novel Cover
7.9
For five years, Adriana Valente has protected her husband, mafia heir Lorenzo Falcone, by preparing tedious healing broths for his chronic ailment. Yet, Lorenzo constantly risks his health to chase street food with his errand-girl, Gemma. When his ninety-ninth hospital visit occurs, Adriana refuses to cook. Lorenzo remains oblivious to the secret pact she made with his mother: this ninety-ninth relapse officially dissolves their marriage. Tomorrow, Adriana is flying away for good.
Running Away From My Treacherous Wife Novel Cover
9.1
Wade abandoned his career and family to become a loyal live-in husband to wealthy socialite Rianne Scott. Despite her promises, constant scandals plague their marriage, culminating in Rianne purchasing a luxury yacht for a young actor. Wade’s heartbreak turns to solidarity when he shows his mother-in-law, Allison, a trending report exposing her own husband's Maldives affair. Sharing the pain of betrayal by the elite Scott family, the two reach a silent, life-changing realization.
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