The debt

Modern

I went to the City Clerk’s office for a routine copy of my marriage license to finalize a trust fund audit. I expected a simple piece of paper, but the clerk’s pitying look told me my entire life was a lie. "The license was never finalized, Ms. Oliver. In the eyes of the state, you are single." The three-hundred-guest wedding at the Plaza and the Vogue features meant nothing. My husband, Gray Cooley, had intentionally filed the documents with a "procedural defect" so he could discard me without a legal divorce. Moments later, an iCloud invite titled "Our Little Secret" popped up on my screen. It was a photo of my best friend, Brylee, holding a positive pregnancy test at our Hamptons estate. Gray’s text to her was the final blow: "Happy anniversary, babe. This baby is the best gift. Once the trust unlocks today, we’re done with the charade." I soon discovered they were even stealing my career, reassigning my architectural masterpiece to Brylee while preparing my eviction notice. Gray's mother called me a "barren mule" in a leaked recording, mocking the infertility I suffered after saving Gray’s life in a construction accident. I wasn't a wife; I was a three-year placeholder used to secure his inheritance. How could the man I bled for treat me like a disposable prop? How could my best friend carry his child while pretending to comfort me through my darkest moments? The betrayal burned until it turned into a cold, hard stone of fury. I didn't cry. Instead, I walked into the penthouse of the Barretts, the Cooleys' most powerful rivals. I signed a marriage contract with Kane Barrett, the man the tabloids called the "Beast of Wall Street." "I want a wedding," I told his father, my voice steady and lethal. "Bigger than the one I had with Gray." If they wanted me gone, they would have to watch me become the woman who owns their world.

Billionaires

In the world of the ultra-elite, everything has a price-but Abigail Sterling just discovered she is the currency. When her father's desperate embezzlement is unearthed by Adam Thorne, a verified billionaire with a reputation for cold-blooded acquisitions, the police aren't called. Instead, a black c

Romance

My life was a carefully constructed story, and I was its star. Elara Caldwell, the graceful "American Princess" adored by the public. An investigative journalist, married to rising Congressman Julian, our life was a perfect Georgetown fairytale. Seven months pregnant, I believed I had it all. Th

Mafia

Sera Hale is a young art student living a completely sheltered life, unaware of her father's dangerous secrets. When her father's debt is called in by the ruthless mafia boss, Damien Vescari, Sera is suddenly kidnapped and forced into marriage. She's terrified of Damien, especially because she suspe

Mafia

Seven years. That was the price tag attached to my father's life. When my father gambled away money he didn't have, Michael Vance paid the debt. He bought my father's safety, and in return, he bought me. I was nineteen then. A peasant girl he polished up to look like a mob wife. I was reapplying

Horror

My bank account was a graveyard of numbers, each one a testament to my crushing debt. One hundred and fifty-two thousand, four hundred and eighty-one dollars and sixty-two cents, to be exact. It all started when Jennifer Chavez, my ex-colleague, whispered about an impending grid collapse. I belie

Modern

I was the "fallen princess" of New York, living in a charcoal silk cage while paying off my father’s millions in debt with my own body. My owner was Braxton Kensington, a man who looked at me with the same cold interest he gave a fluctuating stock graph. One morning, a New York Times alert shattere

Literature

The Red Debt by Everett MacDonald

Mafia

His hand cups my other breast, roughly tightening his grip as he furiously sucked on my nipple. "L.. Lorenzo," my breathing is haggard, rough. He takes his mouth off my nipple and I marvel at the sight of the flushed colour. Involuntarily, I nudge my other breast forward and he straightens his pos

Modern

I was once the princess of the Upper East Side, but now I’m just "debt wrapped in pretty skin." To keep my father alive in a federal penitentiary, I signed a contract I didn't fully understand. I thought it was about restoring my family's name, but producer Barnett Orr treated it like a bill of sale

Young Adult

Amara believed marriage would finally give her the peace she had spent her whole life praying for. But after years beside Ayo-her charming, unpredictable husband-peace becomes the one thing she can never hold. Their home is filled with longing for a child Amara cannot conceive, and every month of di

Romance

She was payment for a debt. He was her captor by contract. But the deeper they fall, the harder it is to tell who owns who. When Emily Carter is sold to Marco Bianchi-ruthless mafia boss and undisputed king of the city's underworld-she expects fear, pain, and humiliation. But what she gets is far w

Mafia

Chapter 1: BLOOD ON THE DOCKS The scent of iron hung vividly in the air. Lorenzo De Luca stepped into the dimly lit warehouse, his gaze immediately locked onto the body lying lifeless on the cold concrete floor soaked in a pool of his blood. He was too late. His jaw tightened as he took in the bruta

Billionaires

"How much for a ride on the fastest thing in this graveyard?" Five years ago, Elena was a top-tier corporate spy with a mission: seduce the legendary "Phantom CEO," Jaxson Vane, and steal the drive that could ruin him. She got the drive, but she left behind something she never expected-her heart, an

Romance

I was a surgeon on the most luxurious ship in the world, scrubbing my hands until they were raw to forget the name Ye Jiuting and the past I’d left behind. But at 2:15 AM, Room 404 became my graveyard when a federal agent flatlined on my table, and the world I’d built turned into a nightmare. The

Billionaires

Amanda Armani - The woman who offered herself just to protect her youngest sister. Her family had an enormous debt to De Mevius, known as a nightmare by many. Byron De Mevius - The youngest son of De Mevius, he's aloof to all girls and only focused on their family business. They met in a problematic

Romance

Olivia Wilson is a hopeless romantic who dreams of finding true love. However, her life takes a drastic turn when her father enters into an arrangement that forces her to marry a cold and cruel billionaire, Ethan Stone. Olivia is trapped in a loveless marriage and is constantly mistreated by her hus

Others

Alice Brianna Oscar. She's a beautiful girl who has never been close to any man. Alice is the youngest in the Oscar family, known for their simple lifestyle. One day, Alice's father, the head of the Oscar family named Roberto, unexpectedly passes away, leaving behind tens of millions of dollars in

Billionaires

"Marry me, or watch your best friend rot in jail." Lila never imagined her culinary skills would lead her into the arms of a mafia heir. But after winning the prestigious "Gifted Hands" contest, she's thrust into a nightmarish marriage with Axel Blackwood, a man determined to soften his brutal imag

Romance

The honeymoon glow was still fresh in our new condo, a symbol of my perfect new life with Kevin. That illusion shattered the moment a hotel invoice landed: a staggering $217,453.19 bill for a wedding reception my mother-in-law, Brenda, had turned into a free-for-all. My husband Kevin, whose dismis

Modern

After six long years, I walked out of prison on my 30th birthday, ready to reclaim my life. Instead, my ex-husband, Ryan, arrived with his high school sweetheart, Gabby, who coldly informed me Ryan's sleek new Tesla had "Gabby's seat." My own son, Caleb, now ten, peered from the back, his eyes mir