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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was born with a unique gift: my blood is a natural antidote, capable of neutralizing any poison.
The aloof heir of a powerful family, Damien Blackwood, was bitten by a venomous snake and was on the brink of death.
In that critical…
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English · Contemporary
My husband has a mistress.
It's his childhood friend, Chloe, who just married and moved overseas.
At Chloe's wedding, he actually walked up to the altar, took her hand, and warned the groom, "If you ever hurt her, I swear, I'll take…
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English · Contemporary
My boyfriend secretly took annual leave and didn't tell me.
He hid it from me, traveling for seven days with his female 'best friend.'
After the trip, they were still clinging to each other, unwilling to part ways.
They were wrapped in…
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English · Contemporary
I loved Asher for a decade.
But he was the one who destroyed my life.
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I was three weeks pregnant when Asher dragged me onto the operating table.
He was my husband, yet here he was, disregarding my life and our baby's, demanding I…
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English · Contemporary
My first day at the new job.
I rode to the company in Caleb’s car.
After getting out, I handed him a portion of the breakfast Mom had made.
But as soon as I settled into my cubicle, my brother’s assistant called, her voice sharp and…
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English · Contemporary
My mom’s life motto was “Taking a Loss is a Blessing.” She firmly believed that every concession and sacrifice in life would eventually transform into good fortune.
When I asked her why, she’d say it was the wisdom of our ancestors: "A…
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English · Contemporary
I watched as my childhood friend, drugged and burning with desire, lured the principal's son into the bathroom. Then I turned and walked away.
In my past life, I had rushed in to stop her. That decision put me in danger.
By the time…
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English · Contemporary
Everyone knew Lily only married me to spite her first love.
For five years of marriage, she played the role of a caring wife to a renowned cardiologist in public. But behind closed doors, she was cold as ice towards me and brought up…
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English · Contemporary
Julian’s eighteenth birthday party.
Amidst the cheers and egging of everyone, he pulled me into the penthouse suite on the top floor of the hotel.
A night of pure recklessness. I clutched the exquisite Cartier necklace from the…
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English · Contemporary
My It-Girl roommate activated some kind of health system. She was the one sleeping around, but *I* was the one getting sick.
One night, she went wild with a guy, and the next morning, I ended up in the emergency room.
After I was…
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English · Contemporary
As the only daughter of a global conglomerate, I defied my family’s arranged marriage to five powerful heirs. I insisted on marrying Julian Thorne, a man whose beauty captivated me.
After our wedding, he revealed an insatiable appetite…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day I married Damian, my childhood sweetheart, was the same day my grandfather's ruthless business tactics drove his father to ruin, ultimately leading to his death.
For five years after, Damian tortured me in every way…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My daughter was bullied at school.
My husband, Alex Thorne, rushed over to handle it. The bully was suspended.
I felt the punishment was too light, so I escalated it to the school board. Eventually, the bully was expelled.
But the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My sister, Holly, claimed she was throwing me a bachelorette party the day before my wedding. But instead, she drugged the drink I was holding.
By the time I finally woke up and rushed to the wedding venue, Holly stood beside Dax…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was born with a unique crimson mark between my brows, a sign of a rare and profound destiny.
To save Marcus Thorne, the frail, only heir of the Thorne family, I used the power of my crimson birthmark to ward off his misfortunes.
He…
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English · Contemporary
My mom is a Forbes-listed billionaire, constantly traveling, almost impossible to pin down.
My dad was her "supportive partner behind the scenes," the one who raised me.
He always claimed my mom looked down on us, seeing us as…
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English · Contemporary
I was in the middle of a crucial international conference when my younger brother's call suddenly broke through.
His voice on the other end was strained, tinged with a tremor, "Alex, someone stole my exchange student spot…"
I rushed to…
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English · Contemporary
My sister smashed the necklace the CEO had given her.
“Who needs your cheap stuff? Don’t you dare insult me! I’m nothing like those gold-digging opportunists who cling to power!”
Standing by, I crouched down to pick up the broken…
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English · Contemporary
My high-powered CEO girlfriend, raking in millions every year, was so unbelievably cheap. She'd complain a single dollar for a bottle of water was too expensive, insisting I return it and just drink tap water. A two-dollar bus ticket?…
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English · Contemporary
I was talking to my online girlfriend. During a boring meeting, feeling drowsy, I sent her a flirty text to perk myself up:
"Man, I can't even sleep well now. How am I ever gonna sleep *with* you?"
The next second, that very message…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My first night in Vegas, fresh off the plane, I thought I’d flex a little, being the former King of Gambling and all.
Just a few quick rounds. But as I was leaving, some jerk insisted I cover his massive losses.
“One hundred…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Amidst the clinking glasses and celebratory chatter of the success party, Brandon, my fiancé, stood by as his ex-girlfriend, Cassandra, “accidentally” spilled an entire glass of red wine all over my design blueprint.
That wasn't just…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My brother skipped my birthday party to be with his girlfriend.
To make it up to me, he offered to buy me a Givenchy Starry Sky necklace.
I grudgingly accepted his apology.
But that very day, his girlfriend added me on SnapChat.
And…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
To go on a summer vacation with my husband and daughter, I barely slept three or four hours a night for half a month.
I worked myself to the bone to finish everything and take time off.
I also wanted to create the perfect itinerary…
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