** @TheWattys 2025 Shortlister in Romance ** **A spicy enemies-to-lovers romance with a fake marriage contract trope.** To rescue her missing best friend, a lawyer must marry her arrogant boss, only to realize her entire life has been built on lies. Can be read as a Standalone. || Book 1 of Fatal Alliances Series ************ Sofia Reyes has fought her way to the top of New York's legal scene, hiding scars she can't fully remember. But just as she's about to claim the promotion for Junior Partner she's worked so hard for, her best friend, and her boss's fiancée, Kiara, disappears. This forces Sofia into a marriage she never asked for; an alliance bound by secrets, contracts, and survival. Xavier Kingston is everything she loathes: ruthless, cunning, and impossibly arrogant. Yet behind his cold, calculating exterior lies a hunger for something real, something neither of them dares to admit. As Sofia navigates their fake marriage, the line between duty and desire blurs dangerously. Their chemistry ignites, but the truths Sofia uncovers: about the law firm, Kiara's disappearance, and her own hidden past, threaten to destroy everything. In a world of billion-dollar deals, betrayals, and forbidden glances, love might just be the deadliest game of all. **Cover image by Freepik**

He's 44. She's 25. They say age is just a number. Is it really? ••••• They were never supposed to fall in love, but they did. As their hearts converged, against their will. He was a man defined by his rigid persona, an entity wronged by the past. His sole purpose was to survive in the world where everyone's existence is nothing less than detrimental to your own. Except when it comes to his son, a flicker of hope in his diminished life. The only one whom he loved and lived for. Until it changed when he crosses path with a woman, carrying calmness in her eyes and promises in her words. He wanted to keep her to himself, desired the love which she had immense. The only problem? She was young, way too young.

The weddings finally happening, and the Kalanski and Kazer family is buzzing. All except two. Caleb has been living his life in Chicago as a three time Super Bowl champ and MVP. He had it all. Gorgeous penthouse overlooking the lake and the city he'd fallen in love with eight years ago. His life is seemingly perfect. He hasn't been home since he was drafted half way through his junior year of college...he's dreading going back. But how could he miss his best friends wedding? Especially after Ace named him his best man. Bailey-Belle is currently the youngest trauma surgeon, being a third year resident, to win two of the most prestigious medical awards in the nation. She's been living in California for the passed eight years. Ignoring her emotions and living with her twin, She's tried her best not to think of home when she's almost forgotten the place and the people she left behind. But how could she miss her big brothers wedding? Especially after Brett names her his best (wo)man alongside Gabe. Despite their initial reluctance, both return home. Seeing most of their friends and each other for the first time in years, five for Caleb, eight for Bailey, It's overwhelming. Both have to come to terms with feelings they've ignored since they left. Feelings towards the accident, feelings towards the place they've seemingly come to hate, and feelings towards each other. Their story was left open ended, they are nothing but awkward. One has had a dark few years, the other is engaged but are they really happy? Both have empty, broken hearts. Day by day though, they start to heal in the town they fell in love and fell apart. They pick up the pieces of each other as they come to terms with the past. Even returning to something they consider a new-old normal. Will that love between them ever return? Did it ever leave in the first place? SEQUEL TO 'NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS' READ THAT ONE FIRST OR YOU WILL DEFINITELY BE LOST!!

[FEATURED] Shruti never had marriage in her life plan. For her, it was, ❝Shaadi aur bacche, dusron ke hi achhe.❞ (Marriage and children benefit only others.) After seeing her sister's failed marriage, the only thing she wanted in her life was to repel all the wedding proposals. Until her teenage crush, Rishabh Randhawa, comes into the scene. ♡♡♡ Rejecting seventeen men by the age of 27, Shruti Goyal was sure that nothing could change her mind. But when she saw the eighteenth man, she couldn't help but say yes. Why wouldn't she, when he was her dream guy, her first crush? Was the chance worth taking? Rishabh Randhawa, who just made his dream come true by taking his jewellery company to new heights, finally decided to listen to his parents and settle down at the age of 29. After their wedding, would he ever know what she once felt for him? ♡♡♡ An arranged marriage story devoid of exes and misunderstandings! Just a tale of how their relationship progresses. ➵ The book is written in English, so non-Hindi readers can read it without any worries. ➵ Contains sexual scenes. It's obvious, our couple's married. ➵ Featured on @WattpadRomanceIn in Tujh Mein Rab Dikhta Hai | Love after Marriage (25/05/2023) Copyright © 2021 Meteor Knight All Rights Reserved.

Pepper never meant to lose her best friend. Lucas never meant to fall in love. Yet the aftermath of broken hearts leads them to blur the lines of their friendship forever. When Pepper is dumped by her boyfriend and Lucas is led on by his crush, they seek comfort in the arms of intimacy and underage drinking. Neither of them expect to wake up tangled beneath his bedsheets with nothing but lust-stained skin to separate them, and nothing will prepare them for the chaos storming in the wake of their biggest mistake. ✧ completed ✧ Registered with the United States Copyright Office Limerence © 2020 | All Rights Reserved This book or any portion thereof, may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever, without the express written permission of the publisher, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Rabya was unwillingly tied up in a knot of marriage with the only son of a big Zamindar; Adhrit Singh Chauhan. She once had a happy life, trying to achieve her dreams in the metropolitan city by striving to become independent so that she can financially support her family. But then, her one mistake and she was forced to marry Adhrit who's a decade older than her and lives in that regressive part of a small town in Uttar Pradesh where girls are not even allowed to step out of their house. Will Adhrit ever be able to be loved by his wife? Or will she always remain his unwilling bride?

ミ★ "𝘜𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭" ★彡 Vaidehi Chauhan's dreams always started from him and ended at him but dream always stays a dream and the reality hits harder. She tried her best but neither did she found the happiness she wanted neither the love she dreamed of. And stood in front of her , her husband - a man with a broken heart. Sanskaar Singh Suryavanshi was already broken, and "Marriage" was his most hated word, still he fell for her and her innocence only to find his heart ready to be broken again. But this time was he was ready for it, he was ready to be left alone again ,for her sake. But was this what she wanted? He was longing to be someone's everything but all he could see was his loneliness. With two choices ahead, Vaidehi must decide. Whom will she pick, and will it lead to the love they both desire or will it leave Sanskaar all alone once again? Story of a man left alone by his love and a woman who was forced to leave her love. Two broken hearts are going to be joined, by the strings of marriage. But is this God's plan or just a game of destiny? All rights reserved ©

❝𝐈𝐟 𝐈 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭?❞ The man sitting on his knees in front of his seven year old son plated his question. Obeying his father, he gave a nod. The man turned to his right, where the cradle was placed and she, a little soul whose life has turned into a never ending turmoil was sleeping peacefully in it. ❝𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐒𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐲?❞ ❝𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥❞ 7 years old Suvansh agreed to something he doesn't know will bring an eerie devastation. Two souls, in which one hasn't even stepped in this ferocious world and another who was born to protect her and change her fate. Taking small steps towards her, he stood on his toes and looked at her with his onyx siren eyes. He was covering her with the quilt when she held his forefinger in a tight grip. A smile smeared on his lips, gazing at her. ❝𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬❞ _________________________________________ He was supposed to trap her for the sake of his revenge but ended up falling for her and that's where it all started. Three lives were ruined and the next target was she, the one he's is going to save even if it takes his sacrifice. As simple as this novel seems, It isn't. 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓽, 𝓗𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓲𝓽. [Please read TW before dwelling i

Book 1: Married at an young age , Meera's whole world was her family. But what is Meera to them? Do they love her or mere a duty. Peek into the book to read the journey of Meera. Ranked No. 1 in #happiness on 10.03.2023 Cover credit goes to @wordtwiner. Thanks to all the readers who have decided to give my book a chance. This is my baby. Kindly refrain from blind copying.

When Alaia married the billionaire, Agastya Singhania, she was okay to be stepped in a loveless marriage. She knew from the start that she'd always be the Unloved Bride but then what about the soft corner that she's going to develop for her husband? Will she ever be loved even if she loves him with all her heart? Will she ever be enough? How can she be okay with the fact that her husband is still in love with his girlfriend who's dead?