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“Maverick, you never loved me all these years, did you?”

“Be good. You're just a substitute.”

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Never did Valencia expect that what her crush thought of her was a substitute for another woman. 

And never did she expect that the asshole would break the news to her after she gave herself to him a night before their wedding. 

Unable to take in the heartbreak, Valencia fled on her wedding ...

Cassandra Vale has built her world on perfection. Elegant, untouchable, and always in control, she knows that in high society appearances are everything. But when whispers of betrayal threaten to unravel her carefully constructed image, she needs a distraction fast, one so scandalous that no one will dare question her again. Enter Damian Cross. He is reckless, magnetic, and every bit the trouble h...

The champagne in my glass had gone flat, but I barely noticed. From our VIP box at the Vienna State Opera House, I watched my husband lean close to the pianist Lucia—close enough that she was practically sitting in my lap.

Five years of marriage. Five years of playing the perfect Habsburg wife, smiling through charity galas and dinner parties, pretending I didn't see the way other women looked at...

For nine years, I loved Jake, heir to the Steel Knights MC, like a fool—until I saw him tangled up with my own cousin in the garage… while she was carrying his child. They laughed at me, called me "just a mechanic," treated me like their loyal dog. But I'll show them—the most underestimated roses grow the sharpest thorns. From Texas to California, from a cast-out nobody to the underground racing q...

Elara's life takes a tragic turn when her parents are mysteriously murdered, and she is framed for the death of the man she loved. Imprisoned and separated from her children, Elara emerges from the depths of despair, only to discover the truth: her husband Liam Stone, whom she once loved, had orchestrated her downfall. Now, with a burning desire for revenge, Elara must navigate a web of lies, betr...

Most of Emma Knight's life she has been made to feel like an outsider, different from those around her. This sense of isolation has driven her to become a recluse, retreating into the safety and solitude of her own world. But one day, something changes. Maybe it's a chance encounter with a kindred spirit or a moment of epiphany that shakes her out of her self-imposed exile. Suddenly, Emma is thrus...

When investigative journalist Carter Hale vanishes without a trace, his ex-girlfriend Detective Maya Cross refuses to believe he simply walked away from his life. Her search leads her to Halstead, a forgotten town hidden in the mountains, where strange transmissions broadcast only at night and residents are either too quiet or too afraid to speak.

As Maya digs deeper, she uncovers evidence of a c...

She died at the hands of the man she loved most. Yet fate granted her a second chance at life.
Carrying the pain of betrayal, the memory of blood, and the terrifying white eyes that strike fear into everyone, she vowed never again to be the submissive, obedient Omega she once was！
With the memories of her past life guiding her, she navigates the deadly power struggles of the wolf clans, turning th...

I saved Frank from an avalanche. He paid me back by locking me at home with a pregnancy monitor and a salt-free diet. When he announced to the world on television that he was single, causing me to miscarry in a blizzard that very night, I knew this man was beyond saving.
So, I made him drink a potion that erases memory. Now, he has completely forgotten me, his wife, and our dead child.
And my grea...

At eleven p.m., I'm staring at the charity foundation's financial report, barely able to focus on the numbers—Theron is "networking" again, but for three years now, his "networking" has always involved another woman. Then my phone rings. It's Tommy, the paparazzo: "Mrs. Sterling, your husband's on his private yacht, all over some 22-year-old blonde intern!"

Thirty-seven times. Have you ever tried...

New York’s underworld has always been bloody. The five Mafia families keep their fragile peace with a mix of threats, bribes, and unspoken rules. Vittorio Falcone, the kind of man whose voice can make grown soldiers rethink their loyalty, sits at the head of one of the most feared families in the city. His daughter, Francesca, was never meant to be a player in this dangerous game—she was meant to ...

Leslie’s hand clamped around Ruby’s jaw, forcing her to look up at him, his light brown eyes glinting.

“How dare you think you can make me jealous, huh? You’re mine, Ruby. My woman,” he growled, his voice low, vibrating against her chest as he pushed her back against the wall.

Ruby’s lips parted, a shaky breath leaving her as his body caged hers in. “I—I wasn’t. We are still at school."

His thu...

Elena Martin, a once-promising investigative journalist, loses everything when her father dies under suspicious circumstances and his inventions are seized by Cade Industries. Broke, desperate, and blacklisted, she agrees to perform at a high-profile party for money—only to discover the host is Damien Cade, the ruthless CEO who ruined her life. When Damien notices her defiance and intelligence, he...

A rich heir and a part-time barista—same world? Not even close.
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Isabella struggles in Christopher's arms. "Let go of me! Two years ago, you were just toying with me. Didn't your friends say I smelled like poverty? What do you want now?"
Desire smolders in Christopher's eyes, his voice rough with restraint. "Behave, or I can't promise what I'll do..."

Thornhill Academy trains the powerful. Dragons, hellhounds, shifters, vampires, witches, warlocks and worse. But I’m not one of them. I’m a siphon. And this isn’t a school to me. It’s a cage and a possible death sentence.
I can steal any magic I touch. That’s why they fear me. That’s why the Council would cage me, weaponize me, and use me in their endless war. They think I’m alone.
But they don’t ...

"Oh my darling, if you don’t say 'I do' right now, today might end tragically for you"
A gun pressed to my head, my heart hammering, cold sweat dripping down my forehead.
"I do… I will be his wife, till death do us part," I whispered, swallowing hard, clinging to every shred of composure.

And just like that, I was married… to someone I didn’t even know. I had no memory of how I got to the altar, ...

My name is Sophia Blake, a small-town girl from Ohio who earned her way into Juilliard on a full scholarship. Three years ago, while playing jazz in a Greenwich Village dive bar, I was discovered by the mysterious Italian conductor Alexander Rossi, and my life changed forever.

He gave me the Lincoln Center stage, a luxury Manhattan apartment, and a music world I'd never dared to imagine. I though...

I clutched the diagnosis paper that read "Stage 4 Gastric Cancer," my knuckles turning white. For twenty-two years, no matter how bad things got, Ethan always said he could handle it. But this time, my call only reached his voicemail.

I still remember that snowy night when I was seventeen. Under that tree, he squeezed my hand and promised, "You don't have to be strong anymore. Just lean on me." H...

I awoke in the middle of the night to find my husband of over ten years, Rupert Getty, comforting my stepsister in his arms.

I thought he was simply showing compassion for her unhappy marriage, until I discovered that Rupert—drugged as he was—would rather pleasure himself with my stepsister's undergarments than touch me!

Heartbroken, I chose divorce, deciding to let this shameless couple have ea...

Falling in love with my arranged marriage husband is my sorrow.

Cedric York has countless lovers. Beautiful secretaries, bar girls, coffee shop owners... all could become his romantic interests.

I thought I had grown accustomed to handling these affairs for him.

But when I saw him entering a hotel with his first love, I finally understood that this endless cycle would only bring me pain.

I fil...

She came for vengeance.
He offered rejection.
But fate doesn’t care about their hate.

To avenge her family’s death, Mara infiltrates the Bloodfang Pack with one purpose, kill the ruthless Alpha, Ronald. But when their eyes meet, fate betrays her.
He isn’t just her enemy.
He’s her mate.
Rejected and stripped of pride, Mara hides her identity to survive among his wolves. Yet the bond between them r...

Dominic Volkov is danger in a tailored suit—the heir to the most feared mafia empire in Russia. A man used to power, blood, and control… until one week in Las Vegas changes everything.

Maggie, a spirited literature student and hardworking waitress, is smart, independent, and unlike anyone he’s ever met. One week of passion, no promises… and a child he didn’t know existed.

Two years later, Domini...

I thought the day I put on that wedding dress would be the most beautiful moment of my life.

Until I heard my fiancé Marcus talking to his mistress in the next fitting room—"Does she really believe you love her?" "Of course she believes it. Sophia's so damn naive, I just gotta say some romantic bullshit and she gets all teary-eyed and grateful."

In that moment, my world shattered completely. Thr...

I died once.

Torn apart by the fiancée of the Alpha Prince who I thought loved me, bleeding out on a cold basement floor. But when I opened my eyes again, I was back in that luxury car heading to the Royal Territory—one year ago, about to walk into this beautiful trap because I saved an amnesiac stranger named "Alex."

In my past life, I was too naive, thinking that saving a wounded stranger woul...

When I woke up in the hospital after the crash, I croaked "Bro" at my brother. He stared back like I was a stranger and coldly shot back, "I'm not your brother."

Even more bizarre, he pointed at some guy with an IV stand and said, "That's your brother." I clutched my sheets, faking amnesia, and followed this "fake brother" home, only to discover his leukemia medication and hear him coughing blood...

I believed in our love story. Then I uncovered the truth in the company books: my husband was funneling my money to his mistress. He was paying for her spa and a child that wasn't even his. He betrayed me in our own bed, then laughed in my face, calling her his "real family." Okay. Challenge accepted. I'll show him a real lesson in loss, using the very wealth and influence he desires. Mess with a ...

His lips grazed her neck, slow and hungry, trailing lower until his mouth closed around her breast like he’d done it a thousand times. His hands gripped her bare waist, firm and trembling, like he needed her just to breathe. She didn’t even know his name.

One night. One wrong door, and everything changed.

Amelia Raine never meant to sleep with a stranger, let alone one that is a billionaire. But...

“You think I don’t have a heart, little one? You’re right. But if I did, it would already belong to you. And that’s far more dangerous.”

“You break the world with your hands, Nico. I mend it with mine. And maybe that’s why fate threw us together… to remind you even beasts can bleed.”

Born into one of the most powerful crime syndicates in Los Angeles, Serena Moretti has lived a life gilded with d...

Elena is a 15-year-old girl who grew up in an abusive and hostile home, unlike her twin sister who, despite growing up in the same house, had the life of a princess.

Eloisa grew up surrounded by luxury, fake smiles and the certainty that the world revolved around her.

A tragedy throws them into the mansion of the older brothers they never knew: Lorenzo, Vicente, Luca, Leonardo and Sandro - powe...

“Are you afraid?” he murmured, his voice low, teasing, and commanding, each word slicing through her mind like a razor. She bit her lip, wanting to resist, yet her body had already betrayed her，every heartbeat echoed his presence, every inch of her skin ached for his touch.

His fingers glided over her shoulder, tracing down her arm with deliberate, intoxicating pressure, soft yet impossibly stron...

Camilla. An Italian American whose parents were allegedly killed in an auto accident, is attending law school in New York City. Camilla was oblivious to what her parents had actually been doing with their careers, kept in the dark by her family for her entire life. Her brother completely cuts off contact with her after he graduates from high school. The only family she speak with is her Nonna, who...

In Sicily, Italy, family is more than just blood... it’s power.

Loyalty is earned with bullets, and betrayal costs lives.

Two strong Mafia families, the Bellantis and the Morettis plan to unite through marriage. It’s a careful deal built on years of violence and tradition.

Valentina Bellanti is the perfect daughter. She was chosen to be the bride, the symbol of peace between the families.

Mean...

Rowan Hayes was just another woman lost in the city—tired, broke, and invisible—until the day she threw herself in front of a van and saved a little girl’s life.

Now that girl, Emma Vance, refuses to let her go.
Her father, Asher Vance, refuses to let her stay.

With sharp suits, inked skin, and a voice that sounds like danger, Asher is the kind of man who gets what he wants—and never forgives wh...

Abandoned with unborn twins five years ago, I've returned with sons who mirror their father perfectly.

After surviving wrongful imprisonment, I raised my boys alone overseas. Now back home seeking peace, my ex-husband Benjamin has found us and demands we stay. My twins despise him, refusing to accept the man who left us. As old lies about the fire and Olivia's schemes unravel, I'm torn between ho...

I died at seventeen on a Christmas night, bleeding out on cold pavement while my bullies scattered. "If there's a next life, Mom... just go without me this time."

But I woke up back to that day—fifteen years old again, standing in the chaos of FBI cameras and reporters. The day they rescued us from that mountain hell.

In my past life, when the Whitman family found their long-lost daughter Rose, ...

He was Brett Wilson—every girl's dream on campus, yet he was obsessed with me, the coding "Ice Queen." When I proposed a "three-month relationship trial," he actually agreed? Learning to code for me, pulling all-nighters to debug algorithms, even skipping a crucial game to stay by my hospital bed… Everyone said I should be moved. But when I saw those unsaved flirty texts on his phone late at night...

“We are divorced, Adams.” She sighed and wanted to walk away, but he held her.

“It doesn't matter.” He answered, his voice laced with determination.

“I don't love you anymore.”

“That doesn't matter either. What matters is that I want you, and there's nothing you or anyone can do about it.”


Alicia's life has been a series of ups and downs. She suffered abuse from her husband and his fam...

Vanessa, an omega in the Blood Moon Pack, suffered a devastating blow when the Alpha's son spurned her in favor of another. Seeking solace elsewhere, she eventually returns to her pack, only to be greeted by tragedy: the untimely passing of the beloved Luna, the woman who raised her.

In the midst of grief and upheaval, Vanessa’s world is further rocked when she discovers she's been chosen as the ...

"You're so fucking tight for me," Austin Raymond whispered, his cock filling her with deep, relentless strokes. "Sweetheart! Give me a child, okay?"
Ella's body quivered beneath him, nipples taut against the sheets, her soaked pussy aching for him.
After four years of selfless devotion, Ella Brooks was callously replaced by his first love, losing everything in a fiery betrayal. Heartbroken, she sh...

Elara Carter has always been a survivor. Orphaned at a young age, she learned to navigate the cruel city streets using her wits, scams, and sharp tongue. She believes in love but has no time for fairytales, especially when they involve possessive, overbearing men.

But one night, desperation drives her to sneak into an extravagant gathering in the park, where food and drinks flow freely. She think...

He promised her forever but chose her over her best friend…

Keisha, an Omega maid, never imagined stealing the heart of Alpha Alan Walker but their romance comes to a dead end when she catches him pants down with her best friend. Publicly rejected and banished, she vanished, carrying the one thing Alan had always wanted. An heir!

A desperate escape from the cruel world costs Keisha her memory. N...

Kate Murphy was a strong independent woman. She learned discipline in the sands of Afghanistan. She went from the battleground as a marine to the streets of Boston, first as a street cop and then as a homicide detective. Her skills were recognized early and she made lieutenant, by hard work and a dedicated spirit.

She was a mentor for those who were her subordinates and an example for those she ...

"Baby, lend me Stella for the movie."
When my fiancé Damon said this, I thought it was the most romantic thing ever. My guide dog starring in his Oscar-worthy film—what a perfect love story.
I'm Aria Sinclair, 26-year-old blind film producer with perfect pitch and endless money, but no eyes. So when he said "The press will go crazy for our story," I stupidly agreed.
Three weeks later, in the editi...

I was always overlooked... until I was forced to take my sister's place.

My twin, Calista, was destined to lead our pack as alpha. I’m Aveline, the second-born, expected to serve.

Calista was engaged to the heir of a powerful rival pack. But when he arrives, he rejects her and chooses me, throwing everything into chaos.

Suddenly, my world is turned upside down. I’m no longer invisible; now, I’...

[Divorce + Empowered Female Lead + Hidden Identity + Regretful Ex]
After the divorce, Alexander Brooks regretted it so much he could barely stand it!
How did his formerly dull and uninteresting ex-wife unexpectedly become so impressive?
The nation's top actor treats her like his sister, powerful elites can't stop thinking about her, and rising tech stars call her their mentor...
Not only that, but...

In her previous life, her mother suffered heartbreak and betrayal from her father, who misplaced his trust and met a tragic end. After a cruel twist of fate, she was exiled to a remote village for 19 years and ultimately lost her life at the hands of the Hampton family.
Now, given a second chance at life, she vows to avenge her mother and herself. Fueled by fierce determination, she embarks on a m...

The Wedding Variation plays the music of betrayal, the strange man's violation is like a nightmare, and the black hand of the table pushes her into the deep sea. Three years later, Evelyn Ross is reborn as a goddess of vengeance and joins forces with the mysterious Finn MacLeod to unravel the conspiracy of the past. Who set up this deadly deception? Who is the mastermind hiding in the dark? Each i...

"SIGN IT AND GET THE HELL OUT OF MY LIFE!"
Calvin threw the divorce agreement in her face, his voice seething with fury.
Adriana Clarke Walker, a well-known heiress and the wife of the richest man in the country and CEO of the Grand Empire Corporation, Calvin Walker, had always believed in the possibility of love.
Despite knowing that Calvin didn't love her, she married him with the hope that her ...

"You were, are and will be fucking mine. Whoever will dare to mess with you, they will be buried 6ft deep in the ground." He said with possessiveness and I gasped at his tone.

"But I hate you, Zen Warner." I said through the gritted teeth.

He smirked sinesterly and ran the pad of his thumb on my lower lip, "It's alright. I can work with hate."


Marr...

"Bella? You mean that wolfless piece of shit? I'm just fooling around with her. I don't need her. She's useless. She's poor. She feeds on me more than I ever feed on her and worst of it, she won't even spread her legs. What the fuck do I need from a trashy woman like her?"


Bella Montagu, adoptive daughter of Luna Cora and Alpha Grey has her heart shattered by her five years boyfriend o...