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Family drama & emotional wounds

Favouritism, misunderstanding and unheard pleas.

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01
Marriage for Debt : CEO's Unwanted Wife — original cover9.2

OngoingMarriage for Debt : CEO's Unwanted Wife

Catherin’s parents arrange her marriage to Nolan to settle debt and fund a sibling’s surgery. He belittles her and has an affair, while financial threats prevent her from leaving. After discovering his mistress’s infidelity, Nolan gradually responds to Catherin’s sincerity. The relationship begins to improve, though the introduction also establishes the coercion and mistreatment preceding that change.

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My Stepbrother's Cruel Game — original cover7.6

CompletedMy Stepbrother's Cruel Game

A photography scholarship offers a woman a future in New York, but she discovers that stepbrother Ethan has used their secret relationship to take revenge on her mother. His intended wife Chloe humiliates her and destroys her father's ashes, with Ethan taking Chloe's side. The narrator repays her stepfather, leaves a breakup note and boards her flight, severing the ties that trapped her.

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Unwanted By The Alpha, Honored By The Queen — original cover8.8

CompletedUnwanted By The Alpha, Honored By The Queen

Exiled over forged treason letters, the narrator is summoned back after ten years because the family needs healing skills and compensation from Lucien’s pack. Serena, responsible for the framing, still enjoys favour. Years away have awakened the White Wolf within. Returning with a High Healer badge and the letters, the narrator refuses to remain a resource for those who abandoned them.

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07
Out Of Prison, Conquer Them All — original cover9.4

OngoingOut Of Prison, Conquer Them All

Reborn after wrongful imprisonment, Corinna cuts ties with the family that sacrificed her for a false heiress. She marries wealthy Jayden as a practical response to her ex-fiancé's new match. Hidden talents emerge, her family faces imprisonment and her ex is refused. Jayden's businesslike approach turns into devoted pursuit, adding unexpected affection to her determined break from exploitation.

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08
Comeback Of The Adored Heiress — original cover8.4

CompletedComeback Of The Adored Heiress

Cast out after discovering she is not her guardians' biological daughter, Madisyn finds a birth family far different from what others expected. Her father is the city's richest man, and accomplished brothers welcome her. They then learn she already has a thriving business herself. Family identity and independent success overturn the assumptions behind her earlier humiliation and her former boyfriend's dismissiveness.

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09
Dear Ex, I Want Your Brother — original cover9.1

CompletedDear Ex, I Want Your Brother

Daisy Turner marries the enigmatic Liam to recover her stolen inheritance, expecting distrust and a useful transaction. Her stepmother’s schemes, shifting allies and dangerous former attachments complicate that plan. Attraction develops within the marriage, making the man she intended to use a possible source of trust. Reclaiming the family’s business now involves choices that could endanger both revenge and love.

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The Runaway Heiress And Her Secret Triplets — original cover8.7

OngoingThe Runaway Heiress And Her Secret Triplets

Betrayed by her fiancé and stepsister, the narrator faces family pressure to marry an elderly billionaire. She secures her shares using evidence of the affair, then leaves abroad after an encounter with a stranger. Five years later, she returns with three children to reclaim what is hers. The stranger proves to be corporate titan Kendall James, who notices a child bearing his striking resemblance.

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The Mute Bride Is The Secret Mastermind — original cover8.4

OngoingThe Mute Bride Is The Secret Mastermind

A disgraced financier marries Elza for appearances and ignores her while searching for the stranger who saved him after poisoning. He does not recognize that his wife is both that rescuer and financial mastermind The Zero. Her family's humiliation ends in a public display of wealth, forcing him to confront the ability and identity hidden behind the woman he dismissed.

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The Exiled Heiress And Her Secret Triplets — original cover7.3

OngoingThe Exiled Heiress And Her Secret Triplets

Told one triplet died and falsely accused of selling a baby, the narrator leaves with two children and later returns as surgeon Rain. Her father has seized her mother’s medical business. An encounter with Holden Bentley and a boy leads to DNA confirmation that her firstborn survives. Mutual misconceptions surround the separation, while Rain intends to expose the false mother and reclaim the stolen enterprise.

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Fake Mating To My Ex's Powerful Enemy — original cover8.7

CompletedFake Mating To My Ex's Powerful Enemy

Years of family favouritism prepare the narrator to accept Niall’s humiliating demands, until she learns their engagement was a cruel game involving Beatrice. After accepting rejection, a drunken encounter with neighbour Alpha Hudson becomes another complication. He is Niall’s powerful enemy and refuses to let the connection end, while she resolves never again to occupy a second-choice role.

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Billionaire Captain: Claiming My Rival's Ex — original cover8.2

OngoingBillionaire Captain: Claiming My Rival's Ex

After surgery, the narrator learns that secret boyfriend and hockey star Jared is engaged to her stepsister Christy. Her mother uses a trust fund to force a marriage to his rival Beckham Waller. Jared denies their relationship despite her hidden contributions to his company. The new marriage lets her reclaim her inheritance, and she begins removing the people who betrayed her from the family estate.

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The Runaway Bride's Secret Billionaire Protector — original cover8.2

OngoingThe Runaway Bride's Secret Billionaire Protector

Fran escapes a marriage arranged to repay her father's debts and is rescued by a scarred driver. Rejected at home, she discovers evidence that her supposedly stillborn son was taken by her family. She accepts shelter from the apparently poor driver, Cooper, unaware he is billionaire groom Cooper Ortega. With little left, Fran prepares to fight the relatives who stole her child and future.

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Beneath His Ugly Wife's Mask: Her Revenge Was Her Brilliance — original cover8.5

CompletedBeneath His Ugly Wife's Mask: Her Revenge Was Her Brilliance

Unfavored Elliana faces humiliation beside admired stepsister Paige, until Cole unexpectedly marries Elliana instead. Her medical, financial, appraisal and AI abilities then challenge the image others imposed on her. As mistreatment becomes known, Cole publicly supports his wife and rejects the need for outside approval, turning a wedding others expected to fail into a platform for her recognition.

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22
Claimed By The Pure-Blood Dragon Tyrant — original cover9.2

OngoingClaimed By The Pure-Blood Dragon Tyrant

A former emergency doctor and fighter awakens as Ayla Mcintosh, an earl's despised daughter without a dragon soul. Her sister and Crown Prince fiancé, Kamden, frame her and threaten execution. Ayla escapes and unexpectedly saves a pure-blood Dragon Prince, who publicly extends his protection. With that backing, she returns to the castle determined to confront those who expected her to remain helpless.

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23
His Mafia Betrayal, My Unwanted Heir. — original cover8.9

OngoingHis Mafia Betrayal, My Unwanted Heir.

At her father’s wedding reception, the narrator refuses to surrender her late mother’s necklace to her new stepmother. An enforcer assaults her, destroys the gemstone and injures Arlene, the maid who intervenes. Her Mafia-boss father laughs instead of helping. That night, she seeks his enemy Damien Flynn, determined to defy the family’s plan to trade her through an alliance marriage.

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24
The Sterling Scandal: Married To The Uncle — original cover9.3

CompletedThe Sterling Scandal: Married To The Uncle

Framed at her engagement party, the narrator is abandoned by Ryan and traded away by her own father. She marries Julian Sterling, a family outcast known for using a wheelchair. That night, she sees him stand and reveal a collection of Sterling secrets. What began as her isolation and exploitation becomes involvement in his planned confrontation with the family.

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I SOLD MY SOUL — original cover8.8

OngoingI SOLD MY SOUL

After her father’s death, Sandra chooses a less expensive marketing qualification and graduates with distinction. An internship fails to become permanent employment, while she remains responsible for household costs and her siblings’ university expenses. Financial pressure leads her into sex work. Her mother Maria Johnson continues making demands, including money for hairdressing, prompting Kelvin to question the fairness of what Sandra is expected to provide.

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Substitute Bride For The Comatose Billionaire — original cover9.3

OngoingSubstitute Bride For The Comatose Billionaire

Returning to a wealthy biological family brings rejection rather than acceptance, as relatives favour Corie. They demand that the narrator marry a comatose heir to settle an enormous debt. His records identify Andres Gillespie, the father of her concealed twins. She agrees, bringing an undisclosed personal connection into a marriage her family intended merely to transfer its burden onto her.

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28
The Comatose Billionaire's Shotgun Bride: Now They Kneel to Me — original cover9.4

OngoingThe Comatose Billionaire's Shotgun Bride: Now They Kneel to Me

Pregnant Natalie is humiliated while her adopted sister is praised, despite secretly creating the achievements behind her family's success. They force her to marry a comatose man for profit. Once her abilities emerge, her former partner seeks forgiveness for the child's sake, while another powerful man disputes his connection to the baby. Identity and competing claims reshape her relationships.

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The Convict Heiress: Marrying The Billionaire — original cover8.7

OngoingThe Convict Heiress: Marrying The Billionaire

After five years in prison, the narrator faces a family that rejects her and Gavin, the former fiancé who framed her and stole her research. He is now engaged to Mia. Unbeknown to them, she has become the wealthy covert consultant Dr. X. She offers Horatio Melton help for an ailing elder in exchange for marriage, intending to reclaim what was stolen.

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30
The Ghost Surgeon's Secret Billionaire Twins — original cover8.3

CompletedThe Ghost Surgeon's Secret Billionaire Twins

Drugged and assaulted after her stepsister’s arrangement, Adelia is publicly condemned and stripped of family support. Six years later, she returns with twins and exceptional surgical skills, prepared to challenge the empire that discarded her. Her first move involves saving the powerful man responsible for the earlier encounter, linking professional ability with an unresolved and deeply damaging past.

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31
I Dumped My Cheating Fiancé and Married His Uncle — original cover8.1

CompletedI Dumped My Cheating Fiancé and Married His Uncle

Navia Harrison discovers her fiancé's affair with her stepsister and their plan to eliminate her after the wedding. She exposes them during the ceremony, damaging both families' reputations. Then she encounters Leonel Crawford, the powerful head of the Crawford family and her ex-fiancé's uncle. An impulsive marriage proposal opens a new possibility, though the introduction does not establish a completed wedding.

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The Mating Love me or Kill me! — original cover9.4

CompletedThe Mating Love me or Kill me!

Elsie flees an arranged marriage imposed by her Alpha relative, then suffers an injury and loses her memory. Wolf hunter Madriod finds her and brings her home without knowing she is a werewolf. His care creates an uncertain refuge, while her concealed identity raises questions about whether protection can survive the discovery and opposition from his own community.

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33
Reborn to Reject the Supreme Alpha — original cover9.1

CompletedReborn to Reject the Supreme Alpha

Forced to impersonate her dead twin Celeste for a political mating contract, the narrator suffers a fatal ritual rejection while the family refuses to intervene. The Moon Goddess returns her to the week before her eighteenth birthday. Given another chance, she refuses the substitute’s role and intends to expose the family’s lies through the White Wolf power within her.

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SCORNED EX WIFE : Queen Of Ashes — original cover8.4

CompletedSCORNED EX WIFE : Queen Of Ashes

Camille Lewis vanishes after betrayal and a near-fatal attack, returning a year later as the wealthy Camille Kane. Her revenge destabilizes the sister, parents and former husband who discarded her. Their apologies do not answer what comes after retaliation. Alexander Pierce offers the possibility of another future, challenging her to consider whether renewed love can enter the life she rebuilt.

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35
Beyond Fair: A Daughter's Escape — original cover8.2

CompletedBeyond Fair: A Daughter's Escape

Sarah's mother Karen imposes identical outcomes for twins Sarah and Emily, restricting Sarah's education despite different achievements. Her depression and requests for independence are dismissed, and protest brings violence. Emily benefits from the unequal burden. In acute distress, Sarah contacts her estranged father, seeking a way out of the control disguised as fairness and a chance to protect her future.

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The Masked Heiress: Don't Mess With Her — original cover8.9

CompletedThe Masked Heiress: Don't Mess With Her

Yelena discovers that the parents who raised her intend to use her in a business deal. Sent away after seeing through them, she learns that her true origins lie in a family with a long history of wealth that welcomes her. She confronts adversity and a supposed sister's jealousy while displaying her abilities, attracting an eligible bachelor's attention as her concealed identity changes her position.

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