

Gabrielle Taylor, a bold young model, is publicly humiliated and fired after discovering her ex is marrying her best friend. A spontaneous kiss with powerful CEO Kyle Wright sets off a chain of events that pulls her into his world. Hired as his assistant, Gabrielle must navigate ambition, romance, and betrayal in a glamorous, high-stakes world.

Serena Rivers spends three years in prison for a crime she didn't commit and uses every single day of it. She trains under four of the most formidable masters the underworld has ever produced and walks out as something entirely different from the woman who walked in. On her first day of freedom she corners the cold prison warden Xavier Stone against the water dungeon wall and kisses him without apology. He is her insurance policy and she knows it.Outside, the fake heiress has stolen her shares, her younger brother demands she kneel, and her former fiance has already moved on with a new bride. She tears up the rejection notice on the spot. Moments later, the Stone family motorcade arrives, the warden reveals himself as the family patriarch, and he shows up with a hundred billion in betrothal gifts and absolutely no intention of letting anyone touch her again. Together, they dismantle every person who had a hand in her three lost years.

During our decade together, I stay by Felix Valentino's side as he slowly ascends to the peak of the mafia world. I become the woman he trusts most. However, he secretly names an island that we fought for and won together after my best friend, Lilian Fenati. Why? Because Lilian is terminally ill. Her dying wish is to marry Felix on the island named after her. Felix clamps down on this and forbids anyone from telling me. He has no idea Lilian live streams the whole thing for me. That night, I cry my heart out. Meanwhile, Felix spends the night with Lilian. I lie in a pool of blood. My heart condition acts up, and my breathing starts to slow. Where is Felix? At the hospital with Lilian. Five days later, I accept a marriage proposal from Harold Bonanno, the mafia king.
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Serena Rivers spends three years in prison for a crime she didn't commit and uses every single day of it. She trains under four of the most formidable masters the underworld has ever produced and walks out as something entirely different from the woman who walked in. On her first day of freedom she corners the cold prison warden Xavier Stone against the water dungeon wall and kisses him without apology. He is her insurance policy and she knows it. Outside, the fake heiress has stolen her shares, her younger brother demands she kneel, and her former fiance has already moved on with a new bride. She tears up the rejection notice on the spot. Moments later, the Stone family motorcade arrives, the warden reveals himself as the family patriarch, and he shows up with a hundred billion in betrothal gifts and absolutely no intention of letting anyone touch her again. Together, they dismantle every person who had a hand in her three lost years.

Addison Rowe is the true heiress who is reunited with her family 12 years ago. Upon her return, Addison falls in love with Jensen Lott at first sight and eagerly pursues him. However, Jensen looks down on Addison for her country origins and rejects her advances.

Husband prefers secretary, who looks like his white moonlight, over his wife Iris. Calmly, Iris asks for a divorce, revealing that the baby she's carrying isn't his. Five years later, she returns powerfully with her new flame, while Husband is left drowning in regret.

A commoner with nothing but her wit and striking beauty, Kate Moy clawed her way up from obscurity to become one of the entertainment industry's brightest stars. But fame came at a price. When the ruthless head of her talent agency forced her to entertain wealthy patrons, Kate refused to play the game. Her defiance came with consequences: threats, blackmail,and the looming ruin of everything she'd built.Just as the shadows closed in, fate intervened.She crossed paths with Greg Finn, her high school dream boy, now a formidable lawyer. With his help, Kate fought back, not just for her career, but for the chance to rewrite her destiny.

We had been dating for ten years before my boyfriend, Shawn Jepson, agreed to marry me. When the wedding photographer asked us to pose a few kissing shots, Shawn claimed he had germophobia and walked out on me. I awkwardly apologized to the team. Taxis were a rare commodity during blizzards, so I trudged through the snow to get home. To my dismay, I stumbled upon Shawn tongue-deep into his crush’s throat in what was supposed to be our marital home. “Just say the word, Casey, and I’ll leave Jessica.” Later, word went around that Shawn searched the world for his ex-fiancee, begging her to return.

For ten years, Gracie Turner has endured humiliation in the Zimmer family, pretending to be mute and weak, yet still ignored by her mother, who favors her well-connected stepsister. If power is what matters,then she'll take it for herself. Everyone says Mr. Ingram is cold and untouchable, yet he falls for a girl ten years younger than him.

Iris donates her heart to a tycoon in exchange for $5 billion to help her bankrupt boyfriend Adrian rebuild his empire, surviving on an artificial heart. To spare him guilt, she pretends to be a gold-digger and leaves him, secretly raising their daughter alone. Eight years later, Adrian has reclaimed his fortune while Iris, facing heart failure with only three months to live, reunites with him. He torments her out of resentment, unaware of her sacrifice. His scheming fiancée Karen frames Iris and impersonates the "heart donor." As Iris exposes Karen's lies and the truth emerges, will Adrian realize everything in time to save her?