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English · Romance · Contemporary
My fiancé was drugged. As he burned up, completely out of his mind, clinging to Seraphina, I didn't stop him.
It was only because, in my past life, I was his 'cure.' And we were caught in a compromising position, entwined together.…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Fourteen years of marriage. I thought our days would drift by, peaceful and steady, but fate had a cruel twist in store.
Julian Thorne actually brought his first love, the one he had always pined for, into our home. And she was…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My girlfriend got into a car accident and lost her memory.
My brother, Liam, pretended to be me and became her new boyfriend.
Watching Liam’s sweet smile in the photo, I couldn’t help but curl my own lips.
He had no idea that woman…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was Skylar Adams, the illegitimate daughter my family kept hidden away. My only purpose was to take my sister’s place and marry the notorious Damian Thorne – a powerful magnate, rumored to be ill-tempered and confined to a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was born with a nose that was far more sensitive than most.
To be precise, I could literally *smell* the goodness or rottenness in a person’s soul.
Kind people had a faint, fresh scent, while evil people reeked of decay.
All my…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The coastal breeze whipped Scarlett’s wedding gown around her as she embraced her childhood friend, Julian.
The crowd around them chanted in unison, “Marry them! Marry them! Marry them!”
Julian looked at Scarlett with a gaze so full…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone in the capital city used to say Aubrey Vance was fortunate, that she’d married a wonderful husband.
Caleb Vance, Chief of the Elite Security Task Force, was a rising star. Accomplished and exceptionally capable, he was the man…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On the third anniversary of Hazel Miller and Julian Thorne’s marriage, Hazel’s sister, Seraphina Hayes, returned from abroad.
Hazel wanted to invite her sister over for dinner.
But before she could, she overheard Seraphina’s emotional…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On my twenty-sixth birthday, I finally called my brother, Julian.
"Julian, I'm getting a divorce."
My voice was as parched as a desert, choked with a weariness I could hear myself.
Three seconds of silence stretched on the other…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After waking up from the car crash, Adrian clutched my hand. The very first thing he did was shove a statement of forgiveness for his mistress in my face.
He snarled at me, "Vivian just barely grazed you. Why are you being so…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After six years of a hidden marriage, Liam lifted our daughter, Lily, high for the very first time tonight.
Five-year-old Lily burst into happy laughter. She waved at me, "Mommy, Uncle is making me fly!"
A pang of sorrow twisted my…
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English · Contemporary
My husband's first love was seriously ill, and every day he secretly took the meals I cooked to her, treating me like his personal, unpaid maid.
When our son found out, he didn't side with me. Instead, he helped my husband hide it, and…
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English · Contemporary
Midnight. One AM. I was jolted awake by a sudden burst of "Happy Birthday" from the dorm room across the hall.
I stepped out to take a look. Through the glass doors of their balcony, I could faintly make out the flickering glow of…
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English · Contemporary
After catching my wife cheating, I lost myself to a chilling fury.
Six months later, my mother-in-law jumped from a building, my father-in-law suffered a heart attack, my brother-in-law was jailed, and my wife became infertile.
They…
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English · Contemporary
I was on maternity leave, taking it easy at home, when I suddenly got a SnapChat friend request: “Be careful of your husband, he’s going to kill you.”
“Crazy!”
I couldn’t help but curse, hitting ‘decline’ immediately.
Right after,…
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English · Contemporary
That year, when I was seventeen, I discovered I was the real heiress of a prominent family.
But after I swapped places with the girl who’d been living my life, something strange began to happen.
My biological parents, the Harringtons,…
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English · Contemporary
My mom always said she loved me, but her 'love' came with strings.
"Do you think I'd be this exhausted if it weren't for you?"
"If you don't study hard, how can you face me?"
"Everything I do is for *your own good*."
She forced me…
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English · Contemporary
I’ve never been one for beating around the bush.
So when intimate messages from a strange girl popped up on my doctor boyfriend’s phone, I didn’t hesitate. I just placed the phone in front of Liam Davis and demanded an…
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English · Contemporary · Rebirth
Five ruthless figures from various powerful circles tortured me to death six times.
This seventh time, I was reborn to my teenage years, at 13.
The five of them cornered me in the girls' restroom, cameras fixed on me.
They demanded I…
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English · Contemporary
I was a transmigrator.
Right from the start, the plot jumped to the climax: my wife telling me she was in love with someone else and wanted a divorce.
The original plot had me begging, pleading, and making a huge scene, refusing to…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
On our fifth anniversary, I found an old cell phone in Liam Blackwood's personal safe.
The password was his first love's birthday.
It chronicled all their sweet moments from the past.
And his current photo album? It didn't even have…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone knew Julian Blackwood nearly lost his life pursuing Skylar Hayes back in the day.
Yet, just three years into their marriage, his heart had strayed.
When Skylar heard the news, the talk of Julian chasing after a spiritual guru…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Pushing open the VIP room door, the first thing Aurora saw was a man and a woman kissing.
One was her boyfriend.
The other, her best friend.
Julian pulled Chloe fiercely into his arms, his mouth taking hers with a raw, wild hunger,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
In the eighth month of Amelia Vance’s pregnancy, a horrific car crash shattered her world.
Her uterus ruptured. Her baby, stillborn.
The driver responsible, Serena Harding, stormed into the hospital. She’d converted tens of thousands…
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