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After The Verdict by NiningGay1978
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Reyna Voss has helped forty-seven couples end their marriages. She is thirty-two years old, the youngest partner in her firm's family law division, and she is very good at her job. She knows the language of endings - how to calculate the fair split, how to protect the children, how to make the dissolution of a shared life look clean on paper even when it never is in practice. What she has never told her colleagues, her clients, or her mother: her own marriage has been quietly disintegrating for at least a year. Maybe two. She is not sure anymore, because she has been too busy drafting other people's exits to notice the cracks forming in her own foundation. When her husband Eli tells her, on a Tuesday evening in their kitchen, that he has been seeing someone - and that the someone is her colleague - Reyna does not cry. She opens a legal notepad. She starts calculating. The grief comes six weeks later. In a parking lot. Without any warning at all. After the Verdict is the story of a woman who was trained to help people survive the collapse of love - and who has to figure out, entirely without training, how to survive her own.
Fighting Through The Ashes by BWWM_Fictions
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✨Revenge is a dish best served silently. Machelle Richards has a beautiful home, a thriving career as a therapist, and a husband she's loved since she was sixteen. Until the night of their Valentine's Day party, when she catches him in the laundry room with their neighbor. In the shattering aftermath of his betrayal, Machelle makes a chilling choice: she doesn't confront him. Instead, she smiles, plays the part of the devoted, oblivious wife, and secretly hires a shark of a divorce lawyer to systematically dismantle his life. But carrying out her calculated exit strategy becomes a psychological torment when Brian, sensing a distance he can't quite pinpoint, suddenly transforms back into the perfect, attentive husband she always wanted. Completely unaware of the executioner's blade dangling above his neck, Brian fights to save their marriage with grand romantic gestures and vows of absolute devotion. As the lines between her cold-blooded performance and her lingering, heartbreaking love begin to blur, Machelle finds herself trapped in a devastating game of cat and mouse. Can she truly destroy the only man she's ever loved, or will the explosive secrets buried in their affluent neighborhood destroy them both first?✨
The Choices He Made by nooshebati
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Gabriella showed up for him when it mattered most, believing she knew exactly where her life was going, until everything unraveled in a single moment she couldn't unsee. Walking away wasn't something she had planned, but it became the only choice she could live with. With nowhere else to turn, she leaves behind everything familiar and starts over in a quiet town that doesn't quite feel like home, trying to hold on to the part of herself that still feels like her. She tells herself it was the right decision, that some things can't be undone and are better left behind. But distance doesn't always bring clarity, and no matter how far she goes, the past has a way of following. Because some choices don't stay in the past, and some stories don't end just because you walk away. Updates weekly ✦
His Greatest Regret  by MotherOfBookWorms
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Cara Smith is happily blessed with a caring and loving husband, Chris Knowles, with a true best friend, Jessica, by her side. For two years, everything is going on perfectly fine. Or so she thought? On their anniversary party, Cara discovers a shocking secret about an intimate relationship with Jessica and Chris, and apparently, everyone around knew about it except for her! Devastated and heartbroken, she filed for a divorce and headed back home to her parents. Somewhere else lies a rich and successful artist and CEO of a famous art museum, Romeo Armani, who is desperate for true love. Romeo and Cara are actually best friends since childhood, but when he asked her to come with him to France to further their career two years ago, Cara had rejected his offer to be married to Chris, although this is a sweet lie she tells herself. She couldn't dare state the real reason she left Romeo. Chris threatens to ruin Cara's career after a lie he hears from Jessica in an attempt to make him despite Cara. However, Romeo mocks him for making such threat. He is rich and powerful and announces that Cara's company would be the best no matter what Chris does. A year later and Cara becomes stronger and powerful. Chris has a change of heart and wants her back, but Cara has moved on and is finding a new love with Romeo.
The Fear of Wanting You by veranoire
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Laney came back to Riverbend to grieve her husband. She didn't expect to face Tate Harrington- her husband's brother who always hated her. And in a town this small, avoiding each other isn't an option.
My Hidden Secret. by lovebubbles91
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I stand here looking at the woman who stalked her way into my life. I look at her with hatred. Do you want to know what my problem is? You ruined my marriage. She laughs, "I ruined your marriage?" "No, Leo, you ruined it; you're the one who cheated on your wife, hell I kind of feel bad for her." Maybe if she wasn't such a prude, then her husband wouldn't have fucked the first thing he saw.
Can a Cheater Change? by Bl00mingTales
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Can a Cheater Change? Ethan Carter is the quintessential bad boy: notorious for his fast cars, black leather jackets, and a string of broken hearts. His reputation as a charming yet reckless heartbreaker seems impossible to shake. Enter Lily Thompson, a popular and kind-hearted university student who finds herself unexpectedly drawn into Ethan's turbulent world. Their initial chemistry sparks a romance, but Ethan's history of infidelity threatens to derail their relationship. When Lily discovers Ethan's cheating, her trust is shattered, leaving her heartbroken and conflicted. Yet, Ethan is determined to change. In an effort to prove himself, he surprises everyone by entering a singing competition and winning a record deal. With his debut single, "Just a Friend," dedicated to Lily, Ethan aims to make amends and show that he's more than just a cheater. As his career takes off, Ethan faces the ultimate challenge: can he truly change and win back the trust of the one person who saw the good in him? Join Ethan and Lily as they navigate the complex terrain of love, forgiveness, and personal transformation. Will Ethan's journey of redemption be enough to rewrite their story, or will his past mistakes keep them apart forever?
Betrayal  by pinkfloydhoe
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Alison Abbott is an 18 year old art student. She is spending the summer before her freshman year of college with her boyfriend and his family at the beach. She has been through her fair share of trauma, depression, and struggles with trying to heal from her childhood. Warren Sallow is a happily married man with four children. He's a successful surgeon, wealthy, handsome, a doting father, and a loving husband. He has everything he could ever want. Alison and Warren realize quickly that they share a deep attraction to each other. They begin an affair. The problem? Alison is dating Warrens son... WARNING: This book is 18+ only. It contains extremely sexual content, a substantial age gap relationship, instances of self harm, adultery, and many other adult themes. Read at your own risk. BUY BETRAYAL NOW ON KINDLE or KU, LINK IN BIO
Turned Backs (Short Story Series: #5) by StrangeOutcast
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-I am scared. I am terrified of seeing another back turned towards me- I saw it. It was my aunt who paid the price of my uncle having an iron fist. It was my friend who became mentally insane. It was my cousin who held my hand on her deathbed while muttering for her absent husband to show up. I saw it all, and I promised myself to never become a victim---until I did. He wanted me to stay. I didn't want to be imprisoned. He wanted me to listen. I didn't want to wait. He was a victim of childhood abandonment, left behind because his parents felt too embarrassed to keep him. I was traumatized by the fall of my loved ones who had offered their hearts on fancy platters. It was a game of push and pull until I saw him smiling at another. He was my storm, yet I wasn't brave enough to seek him for shelter. I wanted to be given trust, instead of snatching it. I had seen the falls, the downs, and now, I was just too tired to deal with the tragic results. --- Turned Back is a heartbreaking story about strangers falling in love. It is to be read as a standalone.
EX-WIFE'S REVENGE by Irisinspring
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"Everything's fine, honey." That's what Steven has been telling her for months. But tonight, at their wedding anniversary party, Shirley can't shake the feeling that something's off. Her husband, once so present, now seems distant. His evasive glances, his forced smiles... and that text message he tried so hard to hide. "We can't keep going like this. You need to tell her the truth." The message flashes on his phone screen, and Shirley feels her world tilt. Seven years of marriage, a picture-perfect life: a flawless home, an adorable daughter, a loving husband... or so she thought. But behind the closed doors of their home, lies are piling up. And Shirley, the former NYU prodigy who sacrificed everything for her family, is about to confront a truth that could shatter it all. Betrayals, buried secrets, and impossible choices-Shirley is thrust into a maze of deception where every revelation brings her closer to a heart-wrenching decision: stay and forgive... or risk everything to reclaim herself. "Sometimes, the truth doesn't set you free. It tears you apart."