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9.2
After her credit card is rejected during a night out with coworkers, the protagonist of this modern tale seeks financial help from a mysterious man in a VIP section. Though the billionaire claims they are strangers, his own security detail reveals a different story. It turns out that during his frequent bouts of intoxication, she is the only person he allows to assist him. Having safely escorted him home numerous times before, she now demands a favor in exchange for her past help.

9.1
After a devastating accident, a young woman loses all memories of her husband and their life together. Waking up in a world where her soulmate is now a complete stranger, she must navigate the pain of her forgotten past. Meanwhile, her devoted husband refuses to give up, struggling to help her fall in love with him all over again. It is a poignant journey of rediscovery, testing whether true love can survive when the mind forgets.

8.0
When a fire ravages her wedding venue, the protagonist is abandoned by her fiancé, Alan, and her family. While they prioritize saving her cousin Brenda and a sentimental gift, she is left to sustain life-altering burns. Instead of offering comfort, they blame her for the disaster and demand she let Brenda take her place at the altar. Choosing a quiet departure over further humiliation, she secures an overseas job and vanishes, leaving her regretful family to realize their mistake.

7.9
After discovering her husband embezzled company resources to purchase a luxury estate for his secret lover, a high-society wife finds her world collapsing. This billionaire romance explores the fallout of a deep betrayal within a marriage defined by wealth and status. Forced to confront the ultimate infidelity, she must navigate the complex web of corporate theft and heartbreak while deciding how to reclaim her dignity from her deceitful spouse.

9.1
In the modern mystery He's Not My True Mate, a woman’s reality shatters at the Werewolf Affairs Division. Attempting to reissue her mate certificate, she learns the document is a forgery; Alpha Sam is legally bound to his childhood friend, Lily, instead. The realization explains why Sam never marked her despite their public ceremony five years ago. Facing a half-decade of calculated lies and a hollow bond, she decides to reclaim her dignity by walking away from the Alpha who betrayed her.

8.8
After her husband’s cold betrayal, a woman finds herself at the helm of a massive corporate empire. Thrust into the high-stakes world of billionaire power plays, she must navigate treachery while reclaiming her dignity. As she transforms from a discarded wife into a formidable leader, she discovers the strength to rule alone. This journey of vengeance and self-discovery explores whether she can protect her legacy while finding a love that is truly earned.

8.6
Sasha is devastated when her fiancé, Yale Salvatore, dies in a tragic accident just before their wedding. Pregnant and grieving, she struggles to survive until she discovers a horrifying truth at his funeral. The man claiming to be Yale’s twin is actually Yale himself, having staged his death to fulfill the dying wish of another woman. While he plans to return after her passing, Sasha refuses to be his backup. She decides that since he chose to die to her world, she will disappear from his forever.

8.9
Warning: contains mature content
Elena has long harbored a secret crush on her enigmatic billionaire boss, Andrew Blake. One night in San Francisco turns a routine business trip into a forbidden, passionate affair.Back home, Andrew faces pressure from his family: if he doesn't marry before his stepbrother Matthew, he could lose the company. Determined to secure his inheritance, he offers Elena a contract marriage and she accepts.But life gets complicated. Matthew is her ex, his fiancée is her best friend, and a betrayal orchestrated with a scandalous video shatters Elena's world. Humiliated, she disappears, determined to build a new life away from Andrew and Matthew.Yet escaping a billionaire isn't easy. Torn between revenge and forgiveness, past and future, Elena must decide: can her heart truly heal before it's too late? especially when the truth about the betrayal surfaces?

9.3
On her wedding night at The Plaza Hotel, Clara went looking for her husband.
Instead, she found him in the dimly lit parking garage, passionately pinning down her bridesmaid.
She couldn't even scream or expose them. Just hours before the ceremony, Julian had tricked her into signing away her twenty percent shares of their co-founded company, leaving her completely penniless and unable to pay her grandmother's life-saving medical bills.
Fleeing in absolute despair, a sudden hotel blackout plunged her into a second nightmare. She was dragged into a pitch-black room and brutally violated by a heavily drugged stranger.
When a shattered Clara returned to the office to audit the books and reclaim her power, Julian demoted her to a dusty desk by the trash cans.
He flaunted his mistress in the executive suite and deliberately sent Clara into a horrifying trap. He arranged for vicious clients to drug and assault her, demanding high-definition blackmail photos so he could divorce her with absolutely nothing.
"Since you want to play rough, you can service Mr. Petrocelli tonight," the thug sneered, locking the VIP room door.
Clara was pushed to the brink of hell. Why was the man she devoted three years of her life to trying to destroy her so completely? And why did the freezing cedarwood scent of the stranger who ruined her in the dark perfectly match Conrad Vance, the ruthless CEO and Julian's untouchable uncle?
Rather than let Julian win, Clara smashed a glass bottle, held the jagged edge to her own throat to force the men back, and threw herself off the second-floor balcony into the freezing night.
But the bone-crushing impact never came. A massive figure shot out from the shadows and caught her, and her brutal counterattack finally began.

7.9
For seven years, Elara endured the cold neglect of her powerful New York mafia husband, Dante Moretti. He chose arms deals over her hospitalizations and victory banquets over her grief. But when Dante abandons his duties for a Monaco getaway with another woman, Elara finally flees. Seeking comfort, she spends millions to surgically recreate his face on a toyboy. Yet her escape is shattered when the real, furious Don tracks her down, demanding answers as he confronts his own double.

8.1
During Olivia Bennett’s birthday celebration, a tense round of the King’s Game takes a devastating turn for her husband, Ethan. When Damien Hayes, Olivia’s male best friend, is tasked with revealing one of her secrets, he makes a scandalous claim: Olivia must seek his permission before sleeping with her own husband. This shocking revelation silences the room, leaving Ethan to question the true nature of his wife’s relationship with her closest friend amid a web of lies.

9.3
After five years acting as a substitute for her runaway sister, Alyssa, the youngest Costello daughter is discarded when Alyssa returns to reclaim her place beside Elio Ross. Despite years of devotion, Elio and her three brothers abandon her during a lethal medical crisis to fret over Alyssa’s minor injury. Surviving a murder attempt by her sister, she realizes her family never truly loved her. Heartbroken, she contacts a private exchange to purchase an isolated island and escape them forever.

7.8
After a tragic accident claims the life of her infant, a grieving mother discovers the horrifying truth: her husband’s mistress was responsible for the child's death. Devastated by the betrayal of the man she loved and the cruelty of his lover, she embarks on a chilling journey for justice. As she uncovers a web of lies and hidden motives, the line between love and hate blurs, leading to a high-stakes confrontation fueled by vengeance.

9.1
My perfect marriage shattered with an e-vite for my husband's son's first birthday-a son I never knew existed.
The true nightmare unfolded at my own birthday party when his mistress, Hayden, had their son run to my husband, Chase, and call him "Daddy" in front of all our friends.
In the ensuing chaos, Chase shoved me. I fell, hit my head, and miscarried the baby I had just discovered I was carrying. He left me bleeding on the floor to comfort his mistress and their child.
But Hayden wasn't done. To eliminate me for good, she had me kidnapped and thrown off a cliff into a canal, whispering that Chase wanted me gone permanently.
I survived. I faked my death and disappeared, channeling my pain into my work. Now, six months later, I'm accepting a prestigious award on international television.
I see Chase in the crowd, a broken man rushing toward me, begging for forgiveness.
This time, I'm the one who gets to walk away.

9.0
After five years of marriage, Dominic Harrington brands his wife a lunatic to justify a divorce, replacing her with a pregnant mistress to secure his heir. Locked away in a remote sanatorium, she endures years of isolation and false promises of a reunion while he builds a new family. When he demands she wait yet another year, her sudden, calm submission masks a tragic reality. Terminally ill and depleted, she no longer has the time or will to fight for a man who discarded her.

9.6
Belgard Estate, a historic vineyard, has become an influencer hotspot, much to the owner's dismay. His fiancée, Sylvia, claims the intrusion is a temporary favor for the mayor, but the situation escalates when the protagonist is barred from his own home. During his grandfather's 90th birthday, he discovers Sylvia has publicly gifted the estate to a streamer named Jacques. Now, he must expose the lies and reclaim his family's heritage from those who betrayed him.

8.6
After two years of a cold, untouched marriage to tech billionaire Diego Prescott, his neglected wife finally sees the truth. At a high-profile charity gala, Diego’s dormant passion erupts not for his wife, but for his true love, Sienna Reed. Watching him publicly claim Sienna on the dance floor, the forgotten wife realizes she will never have his heart. Choosing freedom over a loveless union, she returns her multi-million-dollar ring and walks away from his empire for good.

7.9
Unseen bond
7.9
In the high-stakes world of elite business, a powerful billionaire finds himself entangled in a complicated web of hidden emotions and unspoken promises. When a chance encounter reignites a connection from the past, a mysterious and invisible bond begins to pull two souls together. As secrets threaten to surface, they must navigate the pressures of wealth and social status to discover if their love can survive the truth of their shared history.

8.5
Immediately after moving in, a mother is thrust into a legal nightmare when neighbor Fiona Harper sues her. Fiona claims Lucas Cole assaulted her daughter, Daisy, leading to a public outcry for the death penalty. As Daisy provides a harrowing testimony of threats and fear, the courtroom erupts in rage against the alleged predator. However, the atmosphere shifts dramatically when the judge finally calls Lucas to the stand, leaving the entire assembly in a state of shock.

8.1
Betrayed by her husband and her best friend, Olivia’s life shatters when their affair leads to her tragic death. Unexpectedly, she awakens in the past, granted a second chance at life before the treachery began. Consumed by a desire for justice, she orchestrates a calculated plan to dismantle their lives. To ensure her success, she enters a strategic marriage with a powerful man, turning her pain into a cold, sophisticated quest for vengeance.

8.1
Pretty Devil
8.1
Maddy worked at an exclusive underground club, always hidden behind a sleek black mask. One night, a wealthy client approached her with a filthy fantasy , he didn't want to just fuck her. He wanted to be her complete slave.
He took her to his luxury penthouse, while she shoved her soaked pussy onto his face and rode his tongue until she came, then mounted his cock and used him mercilessly, slapping and choking him while denying his orgasm until he begged like a broken whore. Even after she quit the club and started a new corporate job, she kept hooking up with him. One day, she walked into the CEO's office... and froze. Her new boss was the same man.
By day, in his luxurious office, he is the dominant, commanding CEO , barking orders, running the company with iron authority, and no one suspects a thing. By night, he becomes her secret pathetic slave: crawling, getting pegged over his own desk, licking her cum off his floor, and having his cock locked in chastity while she laughs at how easily she owns him.
Pretty Devil is a raw, extremely explicit erotic novel packed with intense femdom, heavy BDSM, humiliation, orgasm denial, pegging, face-sitting, and twisted power exchanges that blur the dangerous line between boss and secret slave.
This book is unapologetically nasty and graphic. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

8.0
After two years of a celebrated romance, a woman discovers she was only a stand-in for her partner's true love. Following a tragedy, her billionaire lover strips her of her identity and wealth, leaving her to suffer. Having protected the sons he never knew about, she returns with the support of four long-lost brothers. Now leading a massive empire, she seeks revenge against the man who tried to destroy her. This modern story follows her mission to reclaim everything.

8.8
After three years, a woman discovers her boyfriend Liam’s betrayal when she finds him with his ex. Devastated, she seeks a distraction at an exclusive L.A. club and meets Michael 'Shark' Stone, a man radiating power and danger. Their encounter sparks an intense obsession, but the situation turns volatile when she realizes Michael is Liam’s father. As underworld enemies strike and hidden truths about her own identity emerge, she is trapped between the most ruthless men in the mafia.

9.4
After being betrayed and murdered by her husband Aurelio and stepsister Maeve, the Santoro heiress is reborn with a burning desire for retribution. In her previous life, she sacrificed her career as a perfumer to make Aurelio the Mafia’s youngest Don, only for him to steal her "Reverie" formula and leave her to die in flames. Now, she rejects him to marry the scarred eldest brother, Cesare Guerra. As she plots their downfall, she discovers that Aurelio has also returned with his memories intact.