Hailey Norwood had a plan: choose a groom, have him arrested, escape marriage. It worked. Until her father replaced him with Noah Kingston, the man who rejected her when she was Sarah Jones. Now she's married to her first heartbreak. He wants her love. She can't stand him.

"Treat her like an object, Julian, and don't be surprised when someone else treats her like a queen." To the world, tycoon Julian Sterling is a ruthless god of stone and steel. Believing his quiet new bride, master archivist Maeve Thorne, is a calculating social climber who snared his inheritance, he vows to punish her with total emotional isolation. He thought she deserved his ice-cold cruelty. He was wrong. When the dark truth of their contract is exposed, the arrogant billionaire is dropped violently to his knees. Desperate to rebuild her trust under one roof, Julian falls into a frenzy of unhinged groveling. He throws his multi-billion-dollar empire at her feet-buying priceless portfolios, rare historical assets, and every archival treasure she ever admired just to see a single spark in her eyes. He hovers outside her door, hollowed out by tears, begging to heal the scars of his words. But nothing works. Her devastating detachment slides off an unbreakable armor. He taught her how to live without him, and she learned the lesson perfectly. Will his desperate wreckage ever be enough to spark a fresh bloom in her heart, or has her soul moved on to someone else entirely?

He saw nothing. The world saw everything. Bronte has loved Dorian Rhodes since she was fifteen. She thought nothing could break his hold on her-until one overheard conversation shatters the illusion and leaves her with nothing but the truth. They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Bronte prefers hers on canvas. Dorian Rhodes has always known he would inherit Rhodes Gallery. It's his birthright-even if his father isn't convinced he's ready. When he's finally given the chance to prove himself, curating his own exhibition, failure isn't an option. But one artist refuses to play by his rules. L'Étranger is elusive, captivating, and quickly becoming the most sought-after name in the art world-and the only one who keeps turning him down. What Dorian doesn't realize is that the artist he's chasing is the one he already drove away.

For eighteen months, Samara has loved Luke wholeheartedly. She's ignored the uncomfortable feelings, swallowed her doubts, and convinced herself that Ari, Lukes sister's best friend was simply part of the package. Ari has always been there. Always taking up more space in Luke's life than any "friend" should. And every time Samara questioned it, Luke had an excuse ready. Ari was just blunt, Ari didn't mean anything by it. Ari was family. Ari had always been around. Then one recorded conversation is sent to Samara. TROPES: OWD Female Best Friend Sisters Best Friend Overheard (sent recording) TW: Body shaming - will be renaming this but needed to get this story out of my head

Twenty years of marriage. One betrayal that shattered everything. Fiona walked away from the only life she'd ever known- because staying meant losing herself. Michael let her go- because he didn't know how to fight for what they had until it was already broken. Now, caught between who they were and who they're trying to become, they must face the truth: Love isn't about never breaking. It's about choosing each other again, especially when it's hardest. Told from both sides of a fractured marriage, The Bones of Us is a raw, intimate story of heartbreak, healing, and the quiet courage it takes to begin again.

He made me his ol' lady. I thought it was because he'd finally seen me as more than my brother's little sister. Until I heard him talking with his ex, I didn't realize he was with me out of guilt, that he'd promised to protect me. So I ran and didn't look back...until I had to go back to find him waiting for me.

Laiken and Eli have been friends forever. Until the finds out she's pregnant and overhears him and his older brother Rhys talking about how he's using her so he can please Abigail, the girl who relentlessly bullies Laiken. Rhys doesn't defend her, which adds double betrayal. She leaves after leaving a note for Eli. Later as she's leaving she gets a text telling her Eli doesn't want the baby. Six years later laiken returns to a Rhys who grovels and begs and Eli who begins the to realize maybe he should two. Torn when everything comes to a head who will she choose Rhys or Eli?

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.

They promised it was just fun. No strings. No feelings. So why does it feel like everything? At twenty-two, Sloane doesn't have room in her life for heartbreak. Between nursing school, long CNA shifts, and raising her daughter, she barely has time to breathe-let alone fall for someone. So when Braden, a friends boyfriends cocky, charming best friend, makes it clear he's only in it for fun, Sloane agrees. It's safe. Easy. Exactly what she needs. Until it isn't. Because somewhere between the stolen looks, mind-blowing sex and late-night banter, Sloane starts to want more. And without realizing it, so does Braden. But Braden has ghosts that won't stay buried. And when the girl he once claimed to love whispers a lie that cuts too deep, he doesn't just believe it-he uses it to break Sloane in the cruelest way. By the time the truth comes out, Sloane's heart is in ruins, and Braden's the one left bleeding. He never meant to fall for her. He never meant to lose her, either. Now he's ready to fight for the only woman he's ever really loved. But some promises can't be undone. And Sloane might be the one thing Braden can't win back.