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Between Ruin and Reign by Lovecrafttragics
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They say a woman like me shouldn't love a man like him. I'm too loud. Too volatile. Too willing to burn everything down just to make a point. But Matthias Moretti didn't pick me for my sweetness. He picked me because I'm the only woman in this cursed city who can take his violence, match his obsession, and ride him like owning him is a birthright. He was supposed to be a holiday sin I'd laugh about later, a sweat-soaked distraction I used to bury my past. Then one savage little truth blew the floor out from under me and everything we built. Now he's tearing apart his own empire trying to drag me home, razing anything that stands between us. He shouldn't worry. I'm not hiding. I'm waiting.
UNFAITHFUL HEART by Gunj40
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Seraphina Calloway always believed she would recognize betrayal if it ever came near her marriage. She imagined it loud. Obvious. Unforgivable. She never imagined it would look like this. Like her husband smiling at another woman the way he used to smile at her. Like late-night messages that weren't inappropriate - just intimate. Like emotional comfort slowly being outsourced. And she definitely never imagined standing outside a glass office in downtown Los Angeles... Watching her husband hesitate before pulling away from another woman's lips. The kiss wasn't hungry. It wasn't desperate. It was worse. It was familiar. And in that single second - She realized she had already been replaced emotionally long before that moment happened. She didn't scream. She didn't storm in. She simply turned... And walked away from the life she thought was unbreakable.
The Mechanic by CharmingArachnid
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Aspen Slade thought the worst betrayal of her life was walking in on her husband in bed with another woman. She was wrong. After fleeing her marriage, Aspen accepts a deal she never wanted, becoming the hidden nurse for a violent biker organization in exchange for her brother's and husband's lives. Exiled to a remote mountain safe house, Aspen survives alone for five years, learning how to hunt, fight, and protect herself in ways she never imagined. Freedom comes at a brutal cost. When her ex-husband Ransom Duke, the gang's mechanic, is shot and brought to her door, the past crashes back into her carefully controlled solitude. Aspen wants nothing to do with him until the truth comes out. The betrayal that destroyed their marriage was staged to save her life, and the man she hated has been suffering in silence ever since. Now hunted by rival bikers, betrayed from within, and forced to run, Aspen and Ransom must rely on each other to survive. As secrets unravel and loyalties turn deadly, Aspen discovers she was never just collateral damage; she was the prize. With the RCMP, witness protection, and a violent criminal empire closing in, Aspen must decide whether to disappear forever... or burn everything down to protect the man who never stopped loving her. Some loves are worth running for. Some are worth fighting for.
Zola by RhyonRose
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Zola and Shane have been married for years and the spark has yet to die. She supports his dream of becoming a writer just like he supported her dream of owning her own bakery. The only thing missing in their relationship is a baby. In walks Zola's sister Imani, a fly by the seat of her pants type that embodies the younger sibling mentality of everything revolves around me. Never would Zola have believed that inviting her sister into her home would result in her life being turned upside down. Not only is her sister and husband sleeping together, but they seem to have the blessing of her family. Meanwhile, a surprise pregnancy rocks everyone to their core, and Zola now has to choose how she proceeds in her once charmed life. Betrayal, audacity, and scandal now come in spades in Zola's world, and all she can do is hold her head high... and bake.
My Vow by Mp_Books
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Cheating romance - please beware, new H. When Stella discovers her fiancé is cheating just weeks before their wedding, she doesn't fall apart, she rises. With her closest friends by her side, she swaps heartbreak for strategy and turns betrayal into the perfect revenge. TROPES: Cheating Revenge - new life with new H Grovel
There's No Such Thing as Second Chances by AnnaChase1981
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At midnight, on the most imparting day of her life, Charlie's life was shattered by her husbands betrayal. Trying to leave it all behind, she gets into a terrible accident making everyone believe that she has died. Derrick falls apart at hearing the news and regrets everything, so when she turns up alive and well, he will stop at nothing to get her back. Will she take him back, or will she move on with the life she initially sought after.
Kismet - The story of me by FoxyLadywrites81
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They said the night I was born a storm engulfed the small town. They didn't realize how that storm will follow me through my love life and how this girl turned into a woman who became the storm. Not out of choice but build out of heartbreaks and betrayal. This is the story of me - Elaina Ross famous trust fund rebel, the Blacksheep of the family and the girl who was cheated on by her husband. How he burned me to the ground and how I got back up again, bringing thunder, lighting and the whole fucken storm and how I demolished his whole goddam world (with the bitch he calls wife now) **Content Warning - Strong language, explicit sex scenes, betrayal, on page cheating, religious mention** This list will grow into other mature warnings as the story develop Love yourself & take care Hiya everyone, the FoxyLady here. Welcome to my first story ever! This story has been living rent free in my mind for a long time. I've mixed fiction with a bit of my own past and I'm in love with these characters. With their flaws and all. Please vote, share and comment. Welcome to a small town, with a bad ass chick that like fast cars and living on the edge. a Boy with good manners that turns into bad manners in bed and how he loved the shit out of this girl, but love isn't always enough to stay out of someone else's bed. Follow the story of Elaina & Liam.
No Place Like Home: A Marriage In Trouble Romance by midnightbluewriting
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𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭. Emerald Sawyer has always been my home. She saw something in me when everyone else saw a hockey goon who could barely read. When the world called me stupid, she called me capable. Her faith built me in ways my father's cruelty never could. Now I'm Hayden "Haymaker" Sawyer-the league's most feared enforcer. My violence goes viral. My fists pay the bills. Every hit, every fight, every autograph, every deal-I told myself I was doing it all for her. Somewhere along the way, I stopped seeing what it was costing our marriage. I let my agent handle the business so I could focus on the game. I ignored the threats and harassment. The fans who hated her simply for being mine. When Emerald tried to show me how cruel it had gotten, I told her it didn't matter. That I would always keep her safe. I was wrong. The losses piled up. The fans turned vicious. My temper snapped, and with one ugly moment, I pushed away the only person who has ever truly loved me. Then, while I was smiling for the cameras, my wife was brutally attacked by a fan wearing my jersey. Now I see everything too late. I want blood from every single person who touched her. And the deeper I dig, the clearer it becomes that none of this was random. My agent, Rick Fox, has been pulling the strings for far too long. I'll do whatever it takes to bring down the people who came for my wife, earn back the woman I love, and prove that this time, I won't fail her again. Because Emerald Sawyer is my home, my heart, my everything.
THE DAY I WALK AWAY by iamcynthia_87
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Sasha Michael thought she had everything, a loving husband, a comfortable life, and a family who adored her. But when the truth about her marriage shatters the world she built, she's forced to make an impossible choice: protect the people who turned their backs on her... or protect herself. In a battle between love, loyalty, and survival, Sasha must decide how much she's willing to lose before she finally walks away.