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Damon is a determined and cold-hearted man, driven by vengeance after the tragic loss of his parents. When Elena, a young doctor, accidentally crosses his path, he becomes obsessed with her, so he proposes a marriage of convenience just to have her around.
As they struggle to reconcile their differences and intense attraction, Damon and Elena become entangled in a dangerous game of power, love, and conflicts. It is a captivating story that combines romance, suspense, and thrilling twists. Amid ...

"Please marry me, I promise to compensate you in whatever way I can," Marina said to the man staring at her with confidence.
"Alright, I will."
After the wedding, "I want to get a divorce. Let me go Aiden."
"No, you are my compensation for marrying you," Aiden remarked, on his lips hanging a cocky smile.
She was left at the altar. He offered her a deal. Neither expected to fall in love.
When Marina is humiliated on her wedding day—abandoned in front of hundreds of guests—her life becom...

When Catherine finally found the courage to escape from her abusive boyfriend, she didn't know how painful the price of freedom would be.
Billionaire businessman and politician Nathan appeared in her life at the exact time she needed saving.
Just when Catherine was beginning to put her past behind her and longing for a happy ending, she and Nathan’s past came calling, a past that threatened to destroy them and their loved ones.
Will they fight it through or allow it to consume them?

She asked for a tragic ending. She never expected to live it.
Emilia George is obsessed with books—especially the ones that hurt. The more heartbreaking the ending, the better. So when a mysterious, velvet-voiced bookstore owner offers her a rare, unknown title after her requested book goes missing, Emilia is intrigued. But the book is empty—save for one cryptic sentence in Gaelic.
When she reads the words aloud, Emilia and her best friend Gabby are thrown into the pages of the book—into a haunt...

Olivia Morgan’s world is turned upside down when she walks in on her boyfriend betraying her with her friend. Devastated and drowning in debt, she’s thrust into an unlikely arrangement with Alexander Carter, the cold and calculating CEO of Carter Enterprises. In exchange for a year-long marriage of convenience, Olivia receives the money she desperately needs—and a promotion she never expected. But as their fake relationship blurs the lines between business and pleasure, Olivia finds herself torn...

'Miss Klean, the CEO would like to see you now." The junior secretary said to Varisha Klean with a warm smile and for a strange reason, whatever had caused Varisha to have doubts about this interview seems to have disappeared at this moment.
After attaining a degree in hotel management at Stanford University, Varisha set to prove to the world that she could make it without their support.
She never got their help when she needed them, anyway.
This was the first step to being the girl sh...

Harper Cole has been preparing her whole life to become her pack’s next Alpha. When her father gives the title to her youngest brother, Harper will proposition a fellow Alpha with a fake marriage, hoping to reclaim her position as heir.
Asher Black, Alpha of the Rising Moon Pack, is struggling to lead his Pack and get rid of his controlling uncles when he is offered a strange proposition from a beautiful young wolf. As Harper and Asher fight to secure their positions, their fake relationship wi...

the night of her highly anticipated jewel launch, Eloise's world shatters when her husband Lucian publicly divorces her on national TV, rekindling his relationship with his ex-lover Jennifer, who is also Eloise's step-sister. As Eloise picks up the pieces, she meets a new man, who happns to be her boss, and sparks fly. Just as she begins to find success and happiness again, Lucian comes crawling back, desperate to reclaim what he lost.

After dying in the crash of a flight to Berlin, what Joana didn't expect was to be reincarnated in the 16th century as the wheelchair-bound mistress of a Spanish marquis.
While she tries to adapt to her new life with its physical limitations, a marriage contract with the callous Duke of Barcelona will be her only chance of getting rid of her tormentor.
But what does Joana have to offer Fernando Casanova to make him accept the marriage for three months?
In this journey of redemption and second ch...

"You are like a father to me, I can't marry you."
"If you can't, then I guess you prefer to be an orphan if your mother dies."
Juliet Jones, was torned in between saving her mother's precious life, and getting into a contract marriage with her father's closest friend, George Watson.
And when she was left with no better choice, and the time is ticking faster on her mother, she got married to Mr George, to save her mother's life.
But unfortunately it was too late, and her mother died, after she ha...

Anna Miller
"I see...even after a year apart, your ice barricades hadn't melted yet Kardoula mou...." He was looking at her with a faint hint of aversion.
It was like waving a red cloth in front of an angry bull. She felt mad. 'How arrogant can a man be? A year ago, she had barely escaped the cell, where he had locked her up - in his ancestral castle in Greece ......after marrying her, and then throwing her away like a used toy that no longer interested him.
And if that hadn't been enough......

In the high-stakes world of corporate power plays, billionaire CEO Alexander Carrington has everything—except a wife. To secure a deal that could elevate his empire to untouchable heights, he needs to find a bride. Fast. Enter Victoria Sinclair, a fiercely independent young entrepreneur with a promising startup and a desperate need for funding. When she agrees to a contract marriage, it’s strictly business—until sparks fly, and their icy agreement begins to melt.
But Victoria has a secret that c...

This is not your average Romeo and Juliet love story; it comes with a dark twist.
When your Romeo wants you dead!
Julienne Campry fell in love with Corey at first sight. He wooed her endlessly with gifts and sweet words and then left her to die, choking on her blood, shame, and plots for revenge.
When her cry for a second chance is provided, Julienne wakes up to realize she had gone back in time two weeks to her death. This time, she's not going to be a puppet.
It’s her second chance!
...

Nancy Morgan grew up living with her aunt's family, enduring constant bullying but remaining resilient and independent. After a whirlwind marriage to Christian Mason, the world's richest man, her life and work became even more thrilling. When faced with humiliation from her aunt and a wealthy socialite, Christian Mason publicly revealed her true identity, which only led to more skepticism and schemes. Together, they navigated the complex situations, uncovered the truth behind the conspiracies, a...

Founding out her boyfriend got her sister Pregnant, Zoe Gil flirted with an unknown stranger and ended up marrying him in a flash.
But why did the stranger turned out to be the most richest and powerful man in the city?

Life is sweet when it's filled with possibilities. For eighteen year old Skyler Johnson it's more true than anything. Newly graduated and looking forward to spend the upcoming summer with her friends possibilities seem endless. That is until dinner with her parents go terribly wrong and she's introduced into a world she knows nothing about. With anger and confusion in the air can she trust everything she's feeling? Is there more to the story than what's being fed to her and does she stand to loo...

Jessie Walker never imagined a weekend in Vegas would change her life forever. Nursing a broken heart after her fiancé’s betrayal, she only wanted to escape, have fun, and forget. But one reckless night, a few too many drinks, and a mix-up at a hotel lead her into the arms of Din Cooper—the ruthless billionaire who claims she’s the woman his grandfather has chosen for him to marry.
Din never planned on getting married, at least not to Jessie, but to keep his empire, he has no choice. When he wak...

Asalea’s eyes narrowed. She can guess that the event is a wedding ceremony. So, she will be attending a wedding occasion. “Whose wedding is this?” she asked the man who fetched her.
“Yours Madam.” He said and then got something inside his paper bag. “Please wear this,” he said again handing her a black veil with a tiara in it, beautifully adorned with black diamonds.
“What did you say?!” Asalea gasped in surprise.
“This is your wedding Madam.” The man repeated his prior statement.
“Who shal...

When Sara Lexington decided to loosen up a bit by getting drunk and ended up giving her virginity to a complete stranger, she didn't expect this to become such a huge problem.
“ I can make you forget everything by pleasuring you in ways you didn't even knew existed! ” He whispered before leaning down and nibbling on her earlobe, making her moan loudly

“ Ple-Please...” She pleaded, dragging her nails down his bare back without caring about how she didn't even know his name. . (Recommended for...

To the outside world, they look like American Royalty, giving to charities, feeding the homeless, rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two Bosses, cultures, and hearts. Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, following the life and marriage of Melody Nicci Giovanni and Liam Callahan–rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage was arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the ...

I never imagined I’d end up as Mrs. Alexander Kane. The cold, enigmatic billionaire barely notices anyone—let alone me. But when his grandfather's will demands that he marry and have a child within 18 months, I become his unexpected choice after he dismisses dozens of other women.
Why me? I don’t know. But I’m determined to make him see me as more than just a convenient solution.
Life in his world is nothing like I imagined. Beneath his frosty exterior lies a man haunted by secrets—and the clo...

A marriage bound by a contract, and she obliged to accept it. He was her boss, and she was his secretary.
She gave him everything he wanted, but her love was neglected, but when she decided to leave, he offered her a contract marriage to make her stay. But, someone occupied his heart, and he couldn't offer anything to her except his talent on the bed.
After their marriage, she endured the pain, but scheme after scheme destroyed her tolerance. Finally, she was ready to leave him, but su...

Sabrina Parker used to fall deeply in love with a man named Simon; she did everything and anything for Simon and for her relationship with him as his wife; she sacrificed everything for him, yet what he gave in exchange was pain, tears, and nothing but all of his lies. That's why she decided to end her suffering by filing a divorce, yet Simon won't let her go unless Sabrina will do something for him at last, and that is where he already made a deal with her wife- no, her ex-wife, to be precise."...

Madelyn Amenadiel's fate is sealed when the Moon Goddess mates her to Kieran Cormac, the ruthless pack leader responsible for slaughtering her family and burning her pack to ashes. Kieran Cormac cruelty knows no bounds as he brutally claims Madelyn's virginity, imprisons her in a dungeon, and only summons her to satiate his wolf's desires.
Fate had other plans for Madelyn as she escapes only to wonder into the rumored brutal and feared Lycan King who turns out to be her mate too.
Scared and s...

It was a big day for Callie. She looked forward to marrying her handsome groom. Unfortunately, he abandoned her at the altar. He never showed up throughout the wedding.
She was made a laughingstock in front of all the guests. In a fit of anger, she went and slept with a strange man on her wedding night.
It was supposed to be a one-night stand. To her dismay, the man refused to let her be. He pestered her like she had stolen his heart on that night.
Callie didn't know what to do. Should she give ...

My stepmother is extremely vicious. She actually drugged my drink and sent me to another man's bed. To make matters worse, the next morning, a group of reporters was waiting outside the door...

"You won't expect love from me and will please me whenever, wherever I want."
What will happen when Christian Elvis, a person with a golden heart tainted black marries Sophie Skye, a normal girl just to fulfill his lust?
But, between that show of seduction, there was something else- a promise- A promise he made to someone dear to him.
Yet sadly, he turned their marriage which can become salvation for them into nothing but a mere contract.
They were different, he knew she was his since t...

Consumed by the pain of a past relationship, Viktor decides to take revenge on his ex-girlfriend by using Eleonora as the centerpiece of his plan. When he asks her to marry him in a moment of pure provocation, he doesn't imagine that it will trigger an unexpected connection between them.
Eleonora, on the other hand, is a strong and determined woman, who realizes Viktor's game from the start, but also finds herself drawn to his complexity. While he tries to keep his distance because of his emoti...

Kadian Hayes was the only grandchild in the Hayes family. She was never welcomed or recognized as such until the death of her mother when she was nine years old. Her grandfather was a billionaire who ruled his family with an iron fist. He was a tyrant who always got what he wanted without exception. When Kadian was twenty one she came home for summer break from college and found out that her grandfather had arranged a marriage for her to his business partner's grandson Justin. Kadian refused to ...

Our marriage is falling apart and there's need to spice it up. An open marriage for 2 weeks can help right? But let's not forget the rules, after all not everything is open in an open marriage.
WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS MATURE THEMES AND

We wouldn't sleep together.
We wouldn't do things married couples does.
We would just be normal friends.
When we reached the court room, where the marriage was to be held.
I then noticed the man I was about to get married to, it was someone that made me so shocked.
"Here is the copy of the contract, Sign it, and we would make it contractual."

I loved Jayden for three years until his beloved Sherry returned from abroad, and I realized I was just a substitute.
I broke up with him.
Jayden thought I was being unreasonable. He yelled impatiently:
'Gabriella, stop it. There's nothing between me and Sherry."
'I only treat her like a sister."
But at the banquet, he put his arm around her waist, acting intimately, ignoring me.
Until after I died, Jayden would kneel in front of my grave with red eyes, acting like a madman.

"Love me or hate me either way, I will fuck you every night.."
MXM R18+
A FORCED CONTRACT MARRIAGE WITH THE DEVIL.
I sucked in my breath when he all of a sudden took hold of my jaw and kept my other hand above my head" "Let go of me, you devil," I beat against his chest repeatedly. I wanted to shove him off me but he didn't even budge a bit. Within minutes , l brought my knee up and kicked him in the shin. As soon as I did, he groaned out in pain and I took that as an opportunity to free myself...

She doesn't want to rely on a man because she believes all men are jerks.
She does literally anything as far as it would generate more income to her account, What she doesn't do is stealing, killing and kidnapping. But anything else apart from those three she will do it.
She signed a 90 days contract marriage with a billionaire.
He is the heir of Rainbow Company and the CEO of one of the biggest businesses.
On his grandmother's death bed she makes him promise to get married.
What will...

His voice, low and gruff broke my thoughts of obsession, "Use me."
It was like a bucket of cold water was thrown on my chest. I turned to him with a scoff full of disbelief. I wanted laugh and throw my hands in the air to show him that I understood what he said was a joke.
But the darkness in his eyes and the heaviness of his brow told me different. He was serious. He tilted his head, his eyes flickering to my lips for a moment before returning to my eyes.
"Use you?"
He shrugged, his eyes la...

All my life I've been a hunter, living it loving it and being it I never saw it coming, that I would be killed by my kind and be mated to one of the monsters I kill or being one of those monsters
I open my eyelids slowly but it seems to be heavier than I recall, I try to recall activities of last night but a splitting headache is all I get
"You're awake gorgeous "
I turn to look on recognition of the voice ,I smile it's goofy
" What did you do to me and how did I get here, where's ...

Ariana is a nerdy young lady who loves to study fantasy creatures and is been wanted by so many hot guys who notice her innocence, she keeps hiding herself until she gets to meet a werewolf for real and her life changes forever.

“Stay away from my husband, you bitch,” she said with jealousy written all over her.
“Your husband? Are you sure?” I said standing up. “You know, rumor has it that you snatched him from your step-sister after you killed her,” I said and she looked at me in shock.
“Surprised? Yes, you should be and one more thing, you better be careful or I will tell everyone how you slashed her face with a broken bottle” I whispered into her ears.
“How…how?” She asked in surprise and I smiled, if only she kne...

Alpha Brian is a powerful, intelligent and the strongest Alpha ever known. He is rich and handsome but surrounded by enemies within who sought for his downfall. Faced with a lot of challenges on his rise to become the new Alpha of his pack, Alpha Brian is tested in the form of so many challenges.
During this tough part of his life, he discovered his mate was Sarah, the quiet, easy hybrid of his pack. With the help of his mate, Serah and her hybrid powers, Alpha Brian was able to navigate some ...

They say memories stored in our brain could be sometimes forgotten, but then the heart does not forget. Because our heart always remembers, the heart recognizes our beloved when our brain couldn't. the same place where they met. And funny how destiny works, they met again just like how they first met, accidentally bumping with each other.
Zhanaia's heart was filled with joy, she couldn't contain her happiness and jumped to hug Dion, not wanting to let him go again. But all the hope in her shatte...

That year, I fell ill with a mysterious disease that no one could cure. Until one night, under the blood moon, my family was all lit up for a celebration. From that moment on, I gained an invisible husband. It was also then that my mother, looking grave, warned me to remain devoted to my husband and keep my distance from other men, or it would bring disaster.
At the age of nineteen, I broke that vow, and he... appeared.
The book is updated with one chapter per day.

Allison is the oldest of her three sisters and has one older brother. She is a werewolf and is not telly liked by anyone in her pack she is 21yrs old and has not found her mate yet. She has been told all her life by her family that she will never have a mate. She is very curvy and is tall. Her father the alpha of the pack is also a very successful CEO.
Zander is 24 and has two younger siblings a sister and brother. He is tall and very muscular and is wanted by almost every woman. He is a huma...

He’s a successful author but the heroine of his love story wants nothing to do with him. After clashing on national television, Tanner can’t get the beautiful Kylie Mitchel out of his mind.She’s a spit-fire with long legs, glossy dark skin and spikes aiming in all directions.Even if it seems impossible, he’s determined to have her.Soon, Kylie’s barbed quips soften into smiles whenever he comes around. But reaching past her defenses to the brokenness beneath might mean facing a secret from his ...

He's a handsome restaurant owner who doesn’t care about her past… because she hasn’t told him everything.When church secretary Rochelle Johnson stumbles into an entanglement with her pastor, life becomes a maze of scandals and secrets.Conflicted and trying to run from her past, she’s not at all ready for a new relationship.Until she meets a man who’s perfect for her.Handsome, suave, and wealthy, Sam Richards clashes with her at first. But soon, he falls hard for her and makes it impossible to re...

Rule number 1 for the music school landlord? Don’t date the back-room tenant.Duke's a grumpy recluse struggling to care for his fragile sister, but when he meets Careena he's instantly drawn to her.She’s bright smiles, warm laughter, and completely off-limits.A stickler for the rules, he struggles to keep his distance… until a trauma from his sister’s past resurfaces and puts both Careena and his sister in danger. Now, Duke has no choice but to get closer to the woman who makes his heart race.Ca...

I pulled her closer and entered her again. Again and again, picking up the rhythm. The more intense my movements, the louder she screamed.
"Amelia?" I asked.
"Stop asking if I'm okay and take me, Leonardo!" she shouted. "Harder!"
My boss, proposes that we get married for six months to improve his bachelor image and save his company. I agree, thinking it's just a game. But from the first kiss in this fake marriage, I realize my innocence won’t last long.
Rule number one? Some boundaries are m...

Rather than marrying a repulsive blind date, I'd prefer a quick wedding with a handsome older man. What I didn't anticipate, however, was that this man I hastily married would turn out to be not only kind and caring but also a hidden billionaire...
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Gabrielle has been in love with her fiancé for years, however, her fiancé betrayed her and messed up with someone else. Once he left, Gabrielle started a relationship with a strange man, Joshwa Powell, who is the heir to Powell family. Joshwa owns a good-looking face as well as countless wealth. He is as vicious as Satan and he never misses a object that he desires. Somewhat, Gabrielle becomes the prey of Satan, at the same time, the game of love formally begins.

I stepped into the room and he smiled at me.
That was my first warning.
Rowan Vaughn hadn’t smiled at me like that in years. Not since the cheating. Not since the Cold War between us began.
"Hi," he said, like I was a stranger.
And just like that, I knew.
He didn’t remember.
Not the marriage. Not the fights. Not the night I begged him to sign the divorce papers.
But then she walked in, Gigi.
And he remembered her.
I stood there, invisible again, while he held her hand and called her nam...