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English · Romance · Contemporary
Everyone said I hit the jackpot.
I was an orphan, yet the Vance family picked me out at a glance and took me in as their foster daughter.
From then on, I was treated like royalty, just like Brittany Vance, the Vance family's true…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
Five years after my divorce, I received an old diary from my ex-husband.
It contained things he couldn't let me know until he died.
[An arranged marriage? Seriously? Over my dead body!]
[Chloe Sterling just had a kidney removed,…
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English · Contemporary · Fantasy
It was the third year of the Extreme Cold Apocalypse. I barely kept the indoor temperature above freezing, thanks to my stash of anthracite coal.
My mother-in-law, Eleanor, who had fled to my house, dumped all the coal down the drain…
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English · Contemporary
The spotlight at the concert's song request segment danced between me and my boyfriend, Ethan, then settled right on me.
I clutched the diamond ring in my pocket. It was the signal I'd pre-arranged with the organizers. During the…
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English · Contemporary
After signing the multi-billion dollar contract with Robertson Corp., our company held a celebration dinner.
When a roast chicken was served, Chloe Belle’s assistant, Ethan Calderon, deliberately cut out the fatty, greasy piece of the…
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English · Contemporary
When I pushed open Ethan's office door, Serena was leaning against his shoulder, watching a surgical video.
They were so close, you couldn't even slip a piece of paper between them.
They were practically kissing.
I stood in the…
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English · Contemporary
As the top deep-sea rescue diver in the country, I received an urgent call for help.
The missing person was a ten-year-old, last seen in Gale Creek Bay.
Ten years ago, my sister, Sophia, accidentally fell into the same waters.
My…
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English · Contemporary
I made ninety-nine calls.
My brother, Caleb Reed, lay in the emergency room.
He had a rare blood type, and only my husband, Nathaniel Thorne's, private medical facility's blood bank had a matching supply.
Every call went unanswered.…
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English · Contemporary
Five years after I married the unhinged billionaire heir, news suddenly broke of my reserved guardian, Kate Brown’s death.
The transatlantic call from his assistant came at five in the morning, London time:
“Ms. Fiona, Mr. Kate Brown…
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English · Contemporary
Two months pregnant, Daniel Brown demanded I give blood to his childhood sweetheart, Chloe.
Already anemic, I refused, my eyes burning. But his friends just called me selfish.
“Chloe is on the operating table. You’re the only match.…
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English · Contemporary
Waking up from the car crash, I could only say "Yes" and "No," and I had to tell the truth.
My wife pulled a chair to my bedside and took out a small notebook filled with questions.
"Mason, do you have a secret stash of…
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English · Contemporary
Seven years together, and on the day we were supposed to put down the deposit for our future home, Ethan didn't show.
He sent a message: "Chloe had a small car accident. She's really shaken up, so I need to stay with her at the…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
“Give that account to her? Why? Just because she’s your favored one?”
I pushed open Director Jenkins's office door.
Director Jenkins slammed her hand on the table. “Chloe Miller, watch your tone. I decide who gets what. Let’s keep…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
It was the ninth year of our 'thing,' and Ethan announced his engagement.
I hadn't even had a chance to ask for my severance pay yet, when he sent a super long message, basically saying:
You're too low-class for my family.
Staring at…
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English · Contemporary
After my sister drowned that summer, my mom lost her mind.
She set a rule: on odd-numbered days, I was Maya. On even-numbered days, I was Lily.
When I was playing Lily, I had to wear a pair of red Mary Jane shoes, two sizes too small,…
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English · Romance · Contemporary
I helped Ethan Cole build his empire from the ground up, but right before our wedding, he confessed he was in love with my half-sister, Chloe.
I agreed to break up, but on one condition: he had to help me win over his business rival,…
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English · Contemporary · Inspiring stories
My daughter, Ashley, came home for her first Christmas after graduating from a prestigious university, driving a luxury car and making a grand return. She handed out gifts to everyone in the family.
“Grandma Susan, Grandpa George, this…
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English · Contemporary
I was born with a condition: my tears fall uncontrollably. The moment I felt wronged, the tears would always come before any explanation.
Everyone accused me of faking it, calling me the manipulative daughter of a murderer.
Until…
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English · Contemporary
I married my best friend Ethan Cole's sister, Frost.
I was addicted to her for three years, but ever since she gave birth to our daughter, she refused to share a bed with me.
When she had needs, she'd rather take care of it herself than…
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English · Contemporary
Seven years together. At our engagement gala for the company's anniversary, my fiancé Ethan Brown put that priceless ten-million-dollar heirloom pink diamond on my best friend Chloe's finger---right in front of all the city's elite.
He…
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English · Contemporary
There are two famous good-for-nothings in New York's high society.
One is me, Celine, who only knows how to eat, drink, and have fun.
The other is my childhood friend Tony, the heir to a fortune who has autism and congenital heart…
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English · Contemporary
For generations, my family has produced high-ranking females who bring good fortune and bear top-tier beast cubs. But after marrying Lion King Emmett for seven years, I showed no signs of pregnancy.
During those seven years, his mother…
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English · Contemporary
Before the school stage play performance, my daughter Betty came home clutching a dingy cardboard costume, secretly wiping tears in the corner.
I asked her what role she was playing.
She mumbled quietly, "A trash can."
Her teacher…
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English · Contemporary
In the fifth year of our marriage, Lucas knelt in the pouring rain, begging me to save him.
He said his company had lost a financial gamble and owed five hundred million dollars. If I mortgaged the century-old manor my parents left me,…
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