Best Love After Marriage Stories & Novels Collection

I had a 3-minute wedding night.
I married Dr. Zachary Palmer out of convenience. His golden hands are legendary in the OR, but in our bed? Let's just say it was a quick, humiliating failure. I was sure our marriage was a lost cause.
Then I saw him fight to save my father's life. I saw the tears in his eyes. I saw the man behind the surgeon.
Now he's determined to prove he can be the husband I need...

My worthless husband murdered me in cold blood, along with our six-month-old unborn child.

Reborn at my own mating ceremony, I boldly rejected the weakling ex who couldn't even complete his wolf transformation, and shocked everyone by proposing to his powerful Alpha father!

"Alpha Dominic, make me your Luna! I'll give the Storm Pack the true Alpha heirs they deserve!"

The entire pack was stunne...

He serves me divorce papers for his one true love, and I readily agree. But when I move on with another man, he's driven mad by jealousy, pinning me to the wall with a furious, possessive kiss.
"Until I'm tired of you, you are mine!"
I thought it was just a twisted game of possession... until a cold blade presses against my throat, and he becomes my only hope...

Lucas: “You need the money, and I need a wife to shut my grandmother up. We’re a perfect match—don’t overthink it.”
Sophia: “You really know how to sweep a girl off her feet. Where’s the romance?”
Lucas: “I’m offering a solution, not a fairy tale.”
And that's how Sophia Lane got married to the Cruel CEO of Davenport and Co multi billion company, because of money and a burning hope to save her youn...

“There’s nothing wrong with breaking her legs to keep her. Or chaining her to the bed. She’s mine.”
She was looking for freedom. He gave her obsession, wrapped in tenderness.
Genesis Caldwell thought escaping her abusive home meant salvation—but her arranged marriage to billionaire Kieran Blackwood might be its own kind of prison.
He’s possessive, controlling, dangerous. Yet in his own broken way…...

Desmond Velasquez is in love with his fiancée, but in just one night, many things will change in his life.

Desmond has proposed to his fiancée many times, but she hasn't accepted because she still wants to fulfill her dreams. On the third occasion that Desmond was rejected by his fiancée, he got drunk, and the unexpected happened with a woman he didn't know.

Heaven Rosales is NBSB (No Boyfriend ...

Do you not understand your duty?” Ethan’s voice cut through the air, cold and commanding.
Sophia stiffened, her heart drumming in her chest. Duty? Her brows furrowed as she looked up at him. “What duty?”
Before she could step back, Ethan closed the distance between them. His hand shot out, fingers clamping around her jaw, forcing her to meet his gaze. The pressure of his grip sent a sharp ache thr...

"Is this your way of seducing me?" Clifton looked at the woman before him, wearing only a thin nightgown, her perfect curves exposed to his eyes.
"I admit, I'm attracted to you." Clifton suddenly lowered his head, his thin lips biting down on my collarbone, his fingers trailing down from my full chest, slipping between my thighs.
I was pinned down on the bed by Miranda, feeling the pleasure he b...

"Noah, we can't..."

"Can't what?"
"Someone will come."
"No one can access this elevator now."
"Are you going to help me 'cool down,' Emma?"

I never imagined a three-year contract marriage would destroy and rebuild my entire world.

My name is Emma Wells, and I sold myself into marriage to save my father. Noah York—cold, brilliant, untouchable—needed a wife to protect his "white moonlight" Lucy ...

Samantha's life took a drastic turn when her sister, Olivia, stole from Nicolas Lewis, the most powerful man in the city and the feared king of Wrath, a cold mafia lord. Olivia, the third child in their family, put both herself and Samantha in peril. Fearing for her sister's life, Samantha took the blame for Olivia's crime. However, Nicolas had no intention of sparing anyone who crossed him, belie...

One careless word. One contract marriage.
Aria thought she knew danger until desire, betrayal, and a fake brother’s death she can’t trust collide in Damian Blackwood’s world.
In a game of secrets and revenge, love is the deadliest weapon.

Every love has its limits. When trust breaks and hearts shatter, two souls find themselves at the breaking point of love. In the aftermath of betrayal, they must decide if forgiveness is worth another chance — or if love has finally reached its end.

On the day she’s meant to marry the man she’s loved for years, Liora Reynolds’ world is ripped apart when a powerful stranger storms the ceremony and claims her as his bride.

Nikolai Volkov is ruthless, untouchable, and used to owning whatever he wants—and now, that includes Liora. Forced into a marriage she never agreed to, she’s determined to hate him, to fight him, even as the walls around her...

"If you hadn't played hero that day, Dayna," my father snarled, "we wouldn't be in this mess. Saving some random old woman and ruining your eyes! Do you have any idea what your medical bills cost us? Now a guy wants to marry you. Marry him quick and stop bothering us!"

I was just a college freshman when I sacrificed my sight to save an elderly lady from an ancident. But now, my own family called ...

To save my family business, I married my childhood friend—Los Angeles' top cardiothoracic surgeon. Dr. Stephen was perfect… and painfully distant. He followed our contract to the letter, especially the "no falling in love" clause.
Just as I was ready to give up, I uncovered his secret: he turned down Harvard, his walls were covered with my photos, and this entire marriage was his master plan—a tw...

This story is about 23-year-old Lily Hills, waking up to the dead body of her one-night stand in a motel. The same man, Damien Kalashnikov, was to tie the knot the next morning, and Lily was slated to handle the magazine publishing the glamorous wedding events.

Lily who just wanted an adventurous night for once in her life, was now accused of murdering a ruthless Russian Mafia boss.

Just as all...

She hit delete, and her husband's betrayal vanished from the screen.
Elena had no tears left to cry. All that remained was a deep, physical disgust for her marriage.
To save her family's collapsing company, she was forced to stay by Damon's side, enduring his coldness and humiliation. But one night, under the name "Diana," she walked into a brothel and gave herself to a stranger, believing it was...

"Sign it," Logan said coldly, raising three fingers. "First, don't file for divorce unless I allow it. Second, last at least three years of marriage. Third, take care of each other's business. Because really, we're just strangers."
Victoria's hands trembled as she stared at the contract. "What I need is my daughter's life. What you need is your freedom. Let's not pretend this is a gift."
Once, Log...

Teddy Fox doesn’t do feelings. He does contracts. Numbers. Leverage. The cold-blooded kind of business his old-money parents raised him for. But when they arrange his marriage to Mabel Harrigan… the most dangerous heiress in New York… Teddy knows it’s not tradition. It’s a corporate trap with a diamond ring.
His solution? Scandal.
He offers his secretary, Jill Matteo, a deal: pretend to be his lov...

"You owe me an explanation, Vanessa. How could you do this to me? How could you betray me like this?"
Vanessa rolled her eyes, her expression one of casual indifference. "Oh, please, Isla. It's been over a month. You need to move on. Nate never loved you—not the way he loves me."
"Since when?" she demanded. "Tell me, was it before or after I helped you get a job in his company? Was it before I reg...

"Let's get married here, today. I'll give you a home, a family, and after you give me an heir, you'll walk away with a hundred million dollars."
After being humiliated on her wedding day and finding her fiancé in bed with his secretary, Angel's world shattered. With nowhere to go and no one to turn to, she found herself standing before Salvatore, a man desperate for a bride to fulfill his dying gr...

As Anita Blake celebrates her new job at a club, she never expected to wake up the next day with a stranger in her bed, accompanied with a hangover. But when she finds out that her new boss, the billionaire and CEO Declan Harris, is the man from last night, things become even more complicated. Anita can't deny the attraction she feels towards Declan, but she's also afraid of getting too close. And...

Three-year contract marriage. $5,000 monthly salary. Peaceful divorce at the end.

That was my deal with Ethan Blackwood.

Until I overheard him on the phone—booking restaurants, ordering white roses, preparing a necklace. I knew his white moonlight Bailey was back.

So I paid $3,000 for a fake ultrasound and told him I was pregnant.

He transferred $500,000 and said coldly, "Take care of my child...

I was married to Finn Murphy for five years, listening to him drunkenly cry my half-sister Isabella's name every single night. She had been sent to the Moretti family in my place and died in a shootout. Finn blamed me for her death every day, believing I had stolen Isabella's life and destroyed their love.

Then Finn died in a gunfight protecting me. With his last breath, he begged me to stop clin...

She is the 7th princess of the north kingdom and became the Baroness of Westland when she was forced to marry the Baron.

A Day that was supposed to be the happiest day of her life turned the saddest nightmare when Princess Althea woke up to the news that her father the king was going to give her away to the Baron of Westland, Damian Clark, who is said to be the most Ruthless, Merciless and unki...

I married a billionaire for a contract. Three years, five million dollars, zero feelings required.

He made me breakfast every morning but never said it was for me. He held me through my grandfather's death, then went back to calling me "Mrs. Sterling" like a stranger. For three years, I told myself this was fine. That I could leave when the contract expired.

Then his mother showed up with a chec...

To avenge my father, I married Philadelphia mafia don Salvatore and poisoned him with my own hands on our wedding night. I thought my revenge was complete, until I met his son Matteo at the funeral—a cold, handsome,dangerous man.

Matteo suspected from the start that I'd killed his father. According to plan, I was supposed to get close to him, seduce him, then kill the last Rossi heir when he trus...

"And now, he's certain your life is over because he kicked you out. They're probably already placing bets on how long it will take for you to bow and beg at their feet to take you back. But..." He said coldly.

"But..." I breathed.

"Imagine suddenly returning with a husband so wealthy he makes them look like paupers. Not only is he filthy rich, but he's hopelessly in love with you, spoiling you r...

“You are not a prisoner, but you are my wife. You are officially a Davenport for the next six months, so act like one!” He warned me.

“Fuck you.” I spat at him.

“If you want my dick, all you have to do is strip and bend over the table. I might consider you and fuck you.”
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THIS IS A SPICY AND DARK MAFIA ROMANCE BOOK. KILLIAN DAVENPORT IS UNHINGED!! R18.

185 days.
That’s how long Aspe...

Money. Power. One night of reckless desire.
Cora Dev has lived with quiet self-discipline for years—until her closest friend betrays her, delivering her into the arms of a stranger.

Julian Watson, the ruthless heir who controls an empire with a single call, needs a bride to quell a scandal and outmaneuver his enemies.
He never expected her.
She never expected to carry the next generation of the W...

My name is Serena, and I've always lived in my sister Stella's shadow.

In the werewolf world, only she-wolves with Moonlight bloodline can bear the strongest heirs for Alphas. When my sister Stella refuses to marry the car-accident-disabled Alpha Adrian, I'm pushed forward as her substitute bride.

Everyone believes I'm Stella with the precious Moonlight bloodline, including my gentle "crippled" ...

I am Scarlett King, heiress to a Texas oil empire and a woman who has died once before.

In my past life, I thought my marriage to cowboy Colt was nothing more than mutual respect and distant politeness. It wasn't until I was sorting through his belongings after his death that I discovered the truth—those yellowed photographs, handwritten love poems, a decade's worth of secret devotion...

"She is...

Artemis Sinclair has spent the last five years as the perfect wife to her arrogant husband, Van Calloway. Artemis loved her husband a lot, which was the only reason why she continued to let him mistreat her even though he was responsible for bringing her family to ruins after she made him CEO of her family’s company.

Now, Van seemed to have forgotten he was the one who made her nothing and wante...

What? She married a wrong guy? It wasn’t the person who was going to marry her but someone else?
After the death of her boyfriend, her family sold her off, in the name of marriage, to the wealthiest family of the city in order to pay back their debts. The condition was: She has to give birth to the Reynolds’ family’s heir within a year!
Sienna Millar always thought that, she replaced her sister ...

Amelia Reed thought marriage was supposed to mean love. Instead, her wedding vows bind her to Damian Blackwood, the cold, calculating heir of a billionaire dynasty. For him, their union is nothing more than a strategy: a contract signed in silk and diamonds, where her role is to smile for cameras and warm his bed at night.
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‎But what happens when a woman starving for affection finds it in the one...

Time always bent in her favor—until it didn’t.

Anna Joe had lived through betrayal, heartbreak, and even death in another life. This time, she vowed to rewrite her story.

But fate had other plans.

After being manipulated by her cold-hearted ex-husband, Anna ends up in a stranger’s bed. By morning, flashing cameras and a room full of paparazzi greet her with one headline: ‘Adulteress Heiress C...

"You will be married to the King of Grok on the fourth night, and that's final!"

I fell to my knees, the cold marble digging into my skin. I had studied for years in the flickering candlelight, memorizing every herb and poison to pass the healer's exam. I wanted freedom. I wanted to save my mother from the servant's quarters. I placed second. I thought I had won my life back.

But the King didn'...

When I was in excruciating pain from cancer, my husband gave the last box of painkillers to his pregnant mistress.

At the press conference, my husband Thaddeus Getty publicly declared his love for his first love in front of all the media.
In an instant, the whole world knew I was a wife who wasn't cherished by her husband.
Heartbroken but not defeated, despite my deep love, I chose to leave.
Months later, Thaddeus looked at my belly and snarled through gritted teeth: "Tell me, whose bastard child is this?"

Forced to marry ruthless Charles Edward, orphan Charlotte hides her identity as "K," heir to the Barrott mercenaries. While investigating the Edward family for treason, she unexpectedly develops feelings for this seemingly psychopathic man.
As Charlotte searches for her missing brother, she must navigate Charles's growing suspicions and unmask the traitor threatening her mission. In this dangerou...

So after this weird plague, basically all the alphas disappeared. Only a few packs had alpha bloodlines left, so they formed an alliance. Whoever could produce an alpha pup in the younger generation becomes the next pack leader.

I'm Natalia from Moon Stone pack. My dad's the alpha, I've got alpha blood, but I can't shift. So everyone treats me like garbage. My mom died young, dad remarried this b...

Hospital disinfectant has this way of making everything feel final. I stared at my phone screen—$3,247. That's all I had left. Mom lay unconscious in the bed beside me, her cancer spreading faster than we could fight it. Half a million dollars for treatment. On my salary? I'd need about ten lifetimes.
I was losing her, and there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it.
Then came that mortifying da...

"Lisbeth, you'd better agree to this divorce quickly! Otherwise, I'll make these photos public and let all your fans see how their beloved star with millions of followers was once molested by an old man!"

"What?" Lisbeth Whitaker looked up in shock, unable to believe what she was hearing.

This was her husband of five years, who had cheated on her with the female caregiver she'd hired to look aft...

Ioannis Holland never imagined a political marriage would rewrite her entire fate.
As the Alpha’s daughter, she wants nothing more than to paint—not to marry the heir of a rival pack, Nickolas Harvey.
She expected him to be arrogant and cold, a man who saw her as nothing but a bargaining chip.
“If you expect me to obey, Alpha, you chose the wrong bride.”
Nickolas lifts a brow.
“Good. I have no int...

I’m Molly Johnson. At my own engagement party, I witnessed my fiancé’s betrayal with my stepsister right before my eyes. Devastated, I turned around and married Edward Howard—a wealthy heir rumored to be terminally ill, with not much time left to live.
Everyone laughed, saying I was in a hurry to become a widow. But little did they know, I leaned close to his ear, my breath warm and teasing: “Sin...

To escape his torture, I faked my death while pregnant and fled. Four years later, I returned in glory, intending to make him regret everything for the rest of his life. Instead, my cold ex-husband became insanely obsessed with me.

Deep in the night, he trapped me in his arms, his thumb brushing against my lips, his voice husky and dangerous: ""Name your price. As long as you stay by my side, hal...

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...

On the day of her wedding, Elena’s perfect world shatters—her groom vanishes, eloping with her best friend. But before the whispers destroy her, his powerful billionaire brother, Damian Blackwell, steps forward with a cold proposition: marry him instead, right there at the altar.

Trapped in a scandal she never asked for, Elena is thrust into a dangerous marriage built on secrets, lies, and twiste...

Duke Orion von Hawthorne is feared by kingdoms, yet cursed with one weakness—he cannot produce an heir. Only a Velaryn woman can break that curse.
He never expected to find one in the Dark Forest.
Sylvara Nyx, wild and painted in gold, fights him like a cornered starfire beast. She is powerful. Untamed. Dangerous. And Orion takes her captive, determined to claim what he believes is his.
But what i...