

Grace Smith's father, Lucas Brown, brings his illegitimate daughter Sophia Brown into the Smith family using a fake paternity test and falsely claims that Grace is not their biological daughter. Grace's birth mother, Helen Smith, never doubts this deception and even tortures and mistreats Grace for Sophia's sake. Sophia schemes to have Grace sleep with a homeless man, but unexpectedly, Grace encounters Eric Moore, a powerful figure in the city. When Grace has nowhere to turn, she seeks Eric's help after discovering she is pregnant with his child. They have a flash marriage, and from then on, Grace enjoys a life of being doted on by her wealthy in-laws while getting revenge on those who wronged her.

"In the fifth year of our marriage, my husband, Asher, insists on bringing another woman with us when we move abroad. Liana has been by his side for nine years, he explains, and he owes her too much to leave her behind. I don’t cry, argue, or demand that he choose. Instead, I calmly book her a seat on our flight. Asher believes I’ve finally accepted their relationship. But on the day of our departure, I watch him board the plane with Liana—then turn around and take a different flight home. He chose the woman he couldn’t abandon. **So I abandoned our marriage instead.**"

Emily, the only heiress of the powerful Ashford family, elopes for love and hides her true identity. Seven months pregnant and working as a milk delivery worker to support her husband, she is tricked into being nothing more than a surrogate tool, imprisoned, abused, and left disfigured. Rescued by her three older brothers—titans of business, film, and sports—she orchestrates her own revenge, publicly ruins her abusers, and sends them to prison.

Three months after the divorce, I promised my ex-wife I’d take my stepdaughter to college… Yet late one night on the train, the stepdaughter climbs into my bed… A three-day, two-night trip on the California Zephyr, from Chicago to San Francisco. Derek’s plan: Finish this journey and leave for good. Scarlett’s plan: Use these three days to win him back. Chloe’s plan: She’s waited six years, and this time she decides to make her move. But plans never go as expected. Caught between his ex-wife and his stepdaughter, what choice will Derek make?

My husband's childhood sweetheart was diagnosed with a terminal illness. To fulfill her last wishes and let her experience the warmth of family, my husband, Aaron Turner, gave her my necklace. He even let her claim my birthday. Even our son started calling her "Mom" in private. He told me, "Chrishell, Sylvia is dying. Just give in to her, will you?" Whenever I asked him to spare even a little time and affection for me, our son, Lucas, would rush to speak on their behalf. "Mom, didn't you always teach me to be generous? Sylvia is dying. Why do you always make things difficult for her?" Over time, I stopped asking for anything at all. Then one night, I overheard my son speaking to his father after returning from the hospital. "Sylvia is so gentle and graceful. I wish Mom could be more like her." Aaron chuckled and affectionately brushed his hand over our son's hair. "Your mom may be a little strict, but it's all for your own good. Since you like Sylvia so much, how about we let her be your godmother?" So even the child I risked my life to bring into this world didn't like me. I lowered my gaze, quietly closed the bedroom door, and pretended none of it had happened. Since they were both filled with such regret, I'd leave quietly and give them what they wanted.

Three days before the long weekend, the Department of Labor called me. "We got an anonymous complaint saying your company is forcing employees to go on a holiday retreat..." I went still. Then I checked social media. Yep. There it was. An intern who'd started a month ago had shoved me onto the local trending page. [Greedy boss turns holiday weekend into mandatory company retreat. Employees are basically free entertainment.] [They say it's optional. Yeah, right. Who's brave enough to say no?] Thousands of comments rolled in, absolutely roasting me. Except our retreats had always been elite. Fully paid. No cheap corporate nonsense. This time, I was paying out of pocket. Seven days in the Maldives. Everything covered. A $2,000 travel stipend each. Senior employees could bring family. But apparently, a free luxury vacation was oppression now. Cool. I told the labor officer, "We'll fully cooperate." Then I dropped a notice in the company group chat. [Per Department of Labor guidance, the long weekend company retreat is canceled. Everyone should take the holiday off as usual.] [The travel stipends and retreat budget will be moved into this quarter's employee benefits reserve.] The second I hit send, something slammed into a desk outside my office.

ayden is the only Black mercenary dropped into a zombie-infested city—and the one everyone expects to die first. While the others gain powerful combat abilities, he gets a Romance System. They laugh. Jayden gets to work. His first match is Emily, a beautiful, deadly mutant zombie. Winning her trust earns him food, a vaccine, and the resources to build a fortified home. As Jayden gathers survivors and turns a ruined city into his own safe zone, the men who dismissed him come for everything he’s built. But in an apocalypse ruled by monsters, they’re about to learn who the real king is.

Five years ago, a food safety scandal shattered Abigail Jensen's world—her father took his own life, her mother lost her sanity, and their family name was ruined. To spare her boyfriend from the fallout, she staged their breakup, breaking both their hearts. Now, when fate brings them together again, resentment turns to regret as he learns the truth and fights to win her back.

In their three years together, Ethan never let Nora stay over at his place. He always said he needed his personal space. Then one night, Nora's apartment was targeted by a burglar. She begged him to let her crash at his place, but Ethan got angry and accused her of scheming to move in. Feeling heartbroken, Nora checked into a hotel alone. There she accidentally discovered that Ethan's childhood sweetheart was at his place right then, having a candlelit dinner with him. It hit her—the real reason he'd never let her stay was that the other half of his bed was always reserved for another woman. She was done. She booked a flight and left. When Ethan realized that the girl who had loved him like her own life had actually walked away, he was so overcome with regret that he nearly fell apart. He wanted to do anything to win Nora back, but she already had her childhood sweetheart by her side. Who would she choose now?

After being reunited with my biological father, a powerful New York Mafia boss, I thought I had finally found my real family. But to protect their beloved adopted daughter, Sofia, they kept choosing her over me, even leaving me alone at the courthouse on the day I was supposed to officially join the family. They thought I would endure anything for the Moretti name, wealth, and protection. But I withdrew my name-change petition and walked away with the name my adoptive mother gave me. Only after I was truly gone did they finally regret losing me. Because this time, I wasn't coming back.