a perfect stranger by danielle steel

A spoiled socialite in Gilded Age New York defies warnings and photographs a cursed mummy. As her body wastes away, her hair falls out, and corpse spots spread across her skin... Her sister realizes the Pharaoh's Curse has begun. Beauty becomes rot. Fame becomes damnation. The dead always collect.

Duke Andrew's household is cursed with misfortune. His five sons are all afflicted. He's dying, but instead of planning a funeral, he brings home a daughter named Natalia. Declared the legitimate heiress, her arrival reverses her family's fortunes: the Duke recovers, and his sons are miraculously healed. When Natalia uncovers a major exam fraud scandal, everyone is stunned. Now,everyone wants to get close to her, but the overprotective Duke warns, "Touch her, and you'll be dead!"

When her DEA agent father was killed, Wendy Marshall decided to infiltrate the largest mafia of the south west to investigate and take revenge. The only way in however, is becoming the mafia boss—David Lewis’ BDSM“plaything”. By submitting to every humiliating command from David, Wendy thinks she is getting closer to the truth. Until she realizes that he already knows why she’s here…

Prince Titus goes underground as a gladiator, hunting the poisoners who targeted his father the Emperor. In the arena, he’s rescued by Valeria -- the senator’s daughter he once saved from slavers as a boy. She proposes marriage to free him from bondage. Together they expose the conspiracy behind the palace walls, reclaim the throne, and rule Rome side by side.

Luna Snow, once a cherished heiress, is bartered away by her mother to Yves Raven, a possessive powerhouse, all so she can keep living in luxury.On the day she is meant to marry Yves, Luna runs, only to stumble into the domain of Perry Hall, a notorious underground racer. Unbeknownst to all, behind this seemingly ruthless man lies another hidden identity. And so begins a love story that is equal parts thrilling and dangerous.

After failing the Awakening Ceremony, Yale Sullivan unexpectedly binds to the Beastmaster System and forms a contract with the Vampire Queen, Aria Tepes. With his unique bloodline talent, he shatters class barriers and enters the Beastbinder University. Along the way, he not only crushes his rivals but also tames god-tier goddess familiars, unlocking incredible powers.

At a lavish banquet in Metrovale, billionaire Ethan proudly introduces his new wife from the countryside: "My wife is gentle and soft-spoken—she's new here and not familiar with all your city games. Please look after her."But the guests know better. This "gentle" woman, Roxelle, once single-handedly took down an entire gang—ten men, no problem. Ethan insists she's "innocent and romantic,"while global business tycoons are secretly begging for her cooperation after her groundbreaking research shook the world economy. What began as a marriage of convenience slowly turns into something real. Until one shocking revelation changes everything—Ethan's beloved daughter… is actually Roxelle's own child.

An obedient psychology student, for her BDSM graduation project, mistakenly gets involved with Dom, the most dangerous gang leader in North America. What starts as a "master-slave contract" fueled by lust eventually evolves into an irresistible and fatal redemption.

Married for five years, Sophia discovers her husband Daniel has long been cheating with her younger sister Casey. She fakes amnesia after a car accident to test them. To cut ties, Daniel lies and claims she is the wife of her elder sister Taylor. Taylor, who fell for Sophia at first sight, plays along and stays by her side. She tempts Sophia step by step — from bold kisses to intimate nights — until Sophia falls completely. When Casey shoves Sophia into a pool in public, Taylor leaps to save her and claims her openly. Daniel is consumed by regret, while Casey goes mad with jealousy. In front of everyone, Sophia takes the initiative to kiss the woman who truly loves her.

Bankrupt socialite Aliyah was put up for auction as collateral by her gambler fiancé, inadvertently awakening Caspian, a deep-sea kraken. He strangled the gambler and took Aliyah away as the "pearl" he had been searching for across millennia. This reclusive global tycoon imprisoned her on a luxury yacht, unleashing an obsessive and forceful love. When a hidden mastermind sowed discord between them, Caspian risked his life to protect her. Through life-and-death trials, the two forged a "Life-Sharing Covenant." Aliyah awakened her priestess bloodline and joined forces with Caspian to repel the ancient gods. In the end, their curse was dissolved by true love, and Caspian offered the entire ocean as a betrothal gift, crowning his queen with the "Heart of the Deep Sea."

University student Rachel met city tycoon Connor while working part-time as a massage therapist to earn money for her mother's medical expenses, leading to a one-night stand. Later, at school, Connor discovered that Rachel was his student, and he helped her multiple times when she faced challenges from her aunt. Their relationship deepened despite various obstacles, and eventually, Connor married her. Rachel became pregnant, and they found happiness together.

Single mother Eleanor returns to L.A. with her twins, desperate to fund her daughter's medical care. She's blindsided by a reunion with her first love, Theodore, now a billionaire. Broke and burdened, Eleanor faces a cruel choice: reveal her past lie for her daughter's treatment, or keep the truth hidden and risk everything.

Lorna Grant is brought into the household as a child bride, raised under their roof and worked to the bone by the very family she is meant to belong to. What they intend as submission becomes something else entirely. By accident or by design, they sharpen her. A twist of fate pulls her into an assassin organization where her instincts, honed by years of surviving the wrong people, turn out to be exactly the right currency. She rises quietly and then all at once, becoming the most formidable blade in the guild. The men who once ignored her, dismissed her, looked through her now compete fiercely for her attention. The household that broke her in never imagined it was building a weapon.

Betrayed by my mate and left to die in chains, I was rescued by the one man who shouldn't have cared—the Alpha King. I’ve survived the dungeon and escaped my past, but as I stand by his side, can a broken soul like mine ever truly find love again?

The day my parents brought home an AI daughter, I lost my place in the family. Maddison Matthews was flawless. Gentle, intelligent, and obedient, she was the perfect daughter. Overnight, I became the problem child. Dad stopped hiding his disappointment. Mom compared me to Maddison in everything I did. Even my brother, Bailey, treated me like an embarrassment. "What else do you know how to do besides throwing tantrums and fighting for attention?" The day I finally snapped and shoved Maddison, Mom slapped me so hard my ears rang. "If you were even half as mature as Maddie, I wouldn’t be so exhausted every single day! Go to the Intelligent Excellence Academy and learn properly how to be an obedient daughter!" Then she sent me away. I was forced into a three-year exchange program at the Intelligent Excellence Academy, a place designed to train human children alongside advanced AI models. Three years later, my family finally came to bring me home. They called my name again and again, but I never answered. The director smiled calmly beside them. "Mrs. Matthews," he said softly, "you’ll need to say ‘Power On’. Unit 1314 no longer responds to human names."

With her mother critically ill in the hospital, 20-year-old Claire Wood is devastated when her father betrays her, sacrificing her future for his own gain. A fateful night with Timothy Leed, the CEO of Leed Corp, changes everything, and Claire soon finds herself pregnant. Despite their age difference, Timothy’s unwavering affection for his young wife transforms her life. Under his loving care, Claire begins to heal, grow, and embrace a brighter future.

In the grip of her brother's addiction and her mother's debts, a struggling young woman seeks refuge in a contractual affair with her charismatic CEO. But as their bond deepens, she realizes she's merely a stand-in for his ex-girlfriend.

Saddled with her father’s crippling debt, Yvette breaks up with her boyfriend Archer by pretending to sleep with another man. But while chasing her, Archer gets run over by a car and nearly dies. Years later, Yvette is secretly raising Archer’s son, while Archer’s conquered the business world. When their paths cross again, their mutual hatred and repressed love engulf them both like flames…