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Hurricane Season by lilp29
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She came home early. She shouldn't have. Noa Reevse is a therapist. She spends her days sitting across from people in the worst moments of their lives, holding their pain with both hands, and sending them home better. She is very good at it. She is also, it turns out, very good at not looking too closely at her own. Until the afternoon, she opens a door she was never supposed to open. Fifteen seconds. That's all she records. That's all she needs. And then, a week later, she puts on a burgundy dress, walks into her husband's televised political forum, and raises her hand. She has the video. She never has to play it. His silence does the work for her. "Hurricane Season" is about what happens after the worst imaginable betrayal, after the divorce papers are filed, after the woman who taught everyone else how to survive the unsurvivable has to figure out how to do it herself. For readers who need their protagonist to be the storm.
Three Weeks To Ruin Him ( Now Available On Selar) by seraphinequill
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Three weeks before her wedding, she discovers her fiancé is already married. Not to a stranger-but to the woman he never truly let go of. He thinks she's powerless. Replaceable. A convenient secret. What he doesn't know? She built everything he owns. And she's not the orphan he thinks she is. Now, she's done playing the supportive fiancée. She's coming for his company. His reputation. His legacy. And this time... she's not hiding her name.
The Afterthought by RaynaEpisode
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Elara Scott believed love was something you built, steady, patient, earned. After a childhood defined by chaos, Jonah Sterling's calm attention feels like oxygen: the quiet check-ins, the small touches, the safety of being wanted. But Jonah, heir to an old money East Coast dynasty and CEO of a powerful tech and security empire, only ever loved one woman. Sofia is the ghost his family still worships, the future he never stopped craving. When the board demands a "settled" image, Jonah chooses Elara not with devotion, but with convenience. In the Sterling world, Elara is an outsider in every room, enduring polished cruelty, public humiliation, and a husband who watches in silence. Even when an unexpected pregnancy gives them a daughter, Isla, Elara remains the wife who was never truly chosen. When Sofia returns and Jonah's attention begins to slip, first from Elara, then from Isla, Elara makes a decision that shatters the perfect façade: she leaves. But divorce doesn't erase Jonah's past. It exposes it, and forces Jonah to face the damage he allowed, the family that enabled it, and the woman who learned to live without him. A devastating, angst-filled story of second choice love, quiet cruelty, and a father fighting to repair the bond he nearly destroyed, after it's too late to save the marriage.
Veils and Vows by PsundrahPayne
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Elena's maid of honor is her ride-or-die best friend since childhood. Lucas and Chloe have always had "harmless" chemistry and inside jokes. During the chaotic wedding planning, the stress pushes Lucas into Chloe's bed. The affair continues right up to the wedding day. Elena finds out on her wedding morning when she overhears them in a quiet hallway , Lucas whispering that he "can't go through with marrying her" but Chloe convinces him to "just do it for now." The wedding happens anyway. The gut-punch: watching Chloe stand beside her in the white dress moment, knowing she's the reason the marriage is already broken.
Every Word but Yours by AudreyHalliwell
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No blurb yet, but in short: marriage-in-crisis. Both working professionals. She's a public defender; he's a court reporter. Will have emotional cheating on hero's side. Betrayal in that emotional cheating sense, grovel, and redemption. Will have OW drama, but I'm not sure how much yet and to what degree. It will be posted on Wattpad and free, but eventually I may pull it for KU--depending--once it's completed and edited. A new chapter(s) will be published on Fridays. At no specific time.
In The Fallout by SatansPrincess666
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Sarah Bennett finds her husband on a dating app. She doesn't confront him. She follows him. Right to the other woman's front door. But the man who answers isn't who she expected in the slightest- Michael Carter had no idea his wife was cheating. Until Sarah shows up and destroys everything. Now bound by betrayal, they strike an uneasy alliance - to uncover the truth, to catch them in the act... to survive the fallout. But grief is a dangerous thing to share. And the line between revenge and desire? It doesn't stay uncrossed for long.
The Risk In Betrayal by mnicoleauthor
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Book 1 - Complete Mark Powell doesn't cheat because he's unhappy. He cheats because he likes it. The secrecy. The control. The rush of getting close to the edge without ever going over. Sherri was never supposed to be anything more than convenient- someone willing, eager, and easy to keep in her place. But she's starting to want more, and Mark is beginning to push boundaries he never thought he would. At home, Sophie remains unaware-secure in a marriage built on years of love, trust, and shared history. Until one night changes everything. Because sometimes the most dangerous part of an affair isn't getting caught- It's believing you won't.
All the Good Parts by lilp29
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A "wife" without the ring was what he was after. She let him witness her glow-up up close. Hailey is the perfect "stand-in." She has been Callum's lifeblood for the past two years, acting as an ideal partner without being called that. He believed he was getting a test run for free, while she believed they were creating a life. "I get all the good parts and none of the responsibilities... Sienna's the one I actually want," is what she hears next, and it completely changes her life. Game. Set. Match. Hailey stops being the force that keeps Callum going. Callum's life turns into a hilarious, mouldy nightmare of weaponised stupidity and "salmon-pink" laundry disasters. Hailey finally starts living for herself. And then there's Nick - the rugged builder who doesn't just have a vibe; he has a spirit level, a plan, and a way of looking at Hailey that makes her feel like a masterpiece, not a convenience. Featuring: The "Placeholder" Revenge Weaponised Incompetence vs. Radical Indifference The Ultimate "Upgrade" Hero A Slow-Burn Downfall that is 100% Spectacular
Choice by byaprilwinters
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Dylan Brennan has the corner office. The marriage. The five children. The life everyone sees and calls complete. So why does the laughter sound like it's coming from slightly too far away? At fifty-eight he has everything he spent thirty years building. He is not unhappy. He is finished. And for a man who has never stopped moving, finished is the worst thing to be. Then a woman named Riley walks into his life and for the first time in thirty years his mind goes quiet. For eleven months he is more alive than he has been in years. But she was never the answer. She was a vacation. And vacations end. MATURE CONTENT. This is not a typical romance. Expect complexity, not comfort. No villains, no neat endings - just choices and what they cost.
The Porcelain Mask by mistryfaux0
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In a world of silk gowns, inherited wealth, and unspoken rules, perfection is a performance-and no one performs better than her. Married into a prestigious aristocratic family, she's the model wife: elegant, composed, and quietly intelligent. For eight years, she endures the subtle cruelty of high society, the cold dismissiveness of her parents, and the calculated apathy of a husband who only sees her as a social asset. She plays her part-until the day she walks in on him in bed with her younger sister. But this betrayal is not a beginning. It is the end of her patience. Unknown to them, she has already been collecting evidence: conversations, confessions, financial corruption, and the quiet complicity of every family member who turned a blind eye. Armed with her knowledge of technology and a mask of obedience, she launches an anonymous online forum-a slow, deliberate unraveling of two dynasties hiding centuries of rot beneath velvet and lace. As secrets spill and empires fall, the woman they dismissed becomes the force they cannot trace or tame. Reputation is their currency, and she's burning it all to the ground. This is not a story of revenge. This is the story of a woman reclaiming her voice- And forcing the world to finally hear it.