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English · Romance · Contemporary
My mom said she was on a mission. If she couldn’t make my dad fall in love with her again, the system would wipe her out.
Completely erased from existence.
I secretly told Dad, but he just said, “Then let her die.”
Mom heard it too.…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My sister’s school was holding a charity sale.
She came home clutching a love letter, holding it up like it was a priceless treasure she’d found. “Look, Summer!” she chirped, her eyes wide with excitement. “The name on this letter is…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My fiancé and my own brother hated me for ten years.
They firmly believed I’d bullied the sweet, innocent girl they adored.
And on my engagement party, they exposed my so-called crimes to the world.
“She’s nothing but a bully, a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Scarlett had strung me along for seven years. Then she said she was bored and went after a younger, more handsome college guy.
This time, I didn't make a scene. I tossed the diamond ring I’d bought for her and cut up the wedding dress…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
To bring an end to the brutal war, I volunteered to become a peace bride, marrying Kael, the formidable chieftain of the Wolfen Clans, my childhood companion.
Kael, a whirlwind of raw power, pinned me to the open plains. For three days…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Our dream home, months in the making, was finally ready.
Owen, completely ignoring my glare, insisted on letting his drunken childhood best friend stay the night.
His excuse? She had nowhere else to go. He couldn't just leave her on…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
For seven years, I lived under a different name overseas. Now, to celebrate my sister’s graduation, I secretly came back home.
I went straight to the Art Authentication Gallery where she was interning, only to find the three…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I was pulled into an apocalypse game with my entire class. The group chat title was `[Zombie Siege]`.
Everyone else picked weapon depots, military bases, or reinforced prisons as their safe houses.
I chose the most indefensible spot:…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Seven years into my marriage with Julian Thorne,
I discovered he had a seven-year-old child.
And I wasn’t the mother.
"Ma'am, we can't process this child's official registration."
I froze.
"What do you mean? My husband and I only…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
After my twin sister died of cancer, my family manipulated me onto my brother-in-law’s bed.
The next day, I knelt naked before Julian Vance, begging him for a chance at life.
His dark eyes lingered on my face, a mirror image of the…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My wife's assistant linked a bizarre system to me.
Every time I got angry, his bank account would rake in massive amounts of money, directly proportional to my fury.
He'd deliberately flirt with my wife, infuriating me so much I had a…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
My Wife Forced Me to Die for Her First Love
Scarlett Sterling’s first love, Julian Thorne, was in kidney failure and desperately needed a transplant.
She went absolutely frantic searching for a match, and in a twisted turn of fate,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The Inferno Apocalypse was coming. Working as a climate scientist, I'd detected anomalies and urged my family to prepare.
My parents, Brenda and Robert Smith, seemed to trust my judgment. They even proposed creating a "Family Survival…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
It was the sixth year of my marriage to Seraphina Sterling, and her 88th kept man showed up at our door.
I kept my face calm, expertly handling the situation.
Then, I got a message: my three-year-old daughter had been kidnapped by her…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
The day the cruise ship sank, raging fire and thick smoke billowed.
Everyone fought frantically for the last lifeboat spot.
I clung to the railing, my knuckles white, but Seraphina, right beside me, acted as if I wasn't even…
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English · Contemporary
In my past life, I took the fall for the Reed family’s foster son and served five years in prison.
But the day I was released, I was greeted by his extravagant birthday party. The Reeds stripped me naked and threw me into a snowdrift,…
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English · Contemporary
The day Eleanor and I got married, the man who had taken my place committed suicide.
By our second year of marriage, that event had completely torn us apart.
She hated that I, the true heir, had returned and caused Brandon…
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English · Contemporary
I was the most envied woman in the entire city.
My billionaire husband adored me, treating me like a queen, and my powerful brother doted on me, loving me to bits.
Three years ago, I was diagnosed with a rare illness.
They told me…
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English · Contemporary
The donor heart I’d waited two years for was snatched away and given to Leo, the son they pretended was theirs.
My doctor, Dr. Davies, told me I had just one week left to live. So, I decided to have my body cryopreserved.
I donated my…
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English · Contemporary
My wedding with my boyfriend of three years was just around the corner.
But then, I found so many texts on his phone.
Every single word, sent by him to another girl.
"I'm getting married."
"Any regrets?"
"I’m happier than…
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English · Contemporary
For seven years, **Alistair Vance** still called out his **Sera's** name when he was drunk, even to me.
"Sera, please, don't leave me."
I'd softly agree, then take out his hearing aid.
And whisper **Liam's** name to him.
He always…
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English · Contemporary
"Aria, I'm over it." Leo rolled off the couch, chin tilted defiantly, an arrogant smirk playing on his lips.
I froze, my hand instinctively flying to my shirt buttons. "Okay."
"Okay?"
"It's too late now. Taxis are expensive," I said,…
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English · Contemporary
I woke up and found myself the heroine of a brutal romance novel.
The day I slashed my wrists, the male lead was picking up his idealized first love, Genevieve, who had just returned from overseas.
He sneered, "Didn't you say you'd…
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English · Contemporary
Eighteen years old, I accidentally killed a privileged jerk to protect Vanessa Thorne.
But she took a bribe from his family and gave false testimony in court.
My self-defense became intentional murder…
I was sentenced to death. After I…
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