EMBERS OF RESISTANCE

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.

Romance

In the influential city of Bravia, Shreya Wynter stands as the powerful CEO of Shreya Fashion House and the sole heir to the Wynter family empire. Her life, filled with glamour and success, masks a tragic past. Nineteen years ago, a mysterious accident claimed the lives of her parents, leaving Shrey

Romance

Worried with his wife's views about sex, and her refusal to let him please her the way a woman should be pleased, Karl refuses to give her the one thing she so desperately needs, which is a child. This sets him on a path to distract himself, leading him to an unlikely fellow, his first love.

Romance

Sophie Wilson loved Daniel Carter for a lifetime. As she neared the end, Daniel held her hand, tears streaming down his face. She thought it would be a final confession of love. But then Daniel sighed, "Sophie, being your husband this lifetime was exhausting. I just want to live with Lily i

Billionaires

A passionate one night stand with a troubled billionaire heir Karl Martinez soon changed the trajectory of Zena's dysfunctional life when their part cross again. This time subconsciously igniting fire in Zena as she falls head over heels for Karl, against her will. She struggles to navigate the com

Romance

Mikaella Vergara Assunção is the daughter of a powerful mafioso, but she lives a life filled with restrictions and rules imposed by her father. After a heartbreak, she decides to leave everything behind and makes a pact with herself: not to fall in love again. However, her life takes an unexpected t

Billionaires

When Ranya calmly announces Vivian’s return, it marks the abrupt end of Calista and Ryan’s relationship. Three years of convenience fade as he chooses Vivian over her. She gracefully accepts the end of their arrangement with a brief response, parting ways with the compensation he provided. Leaving T

Fantasy

Traversing back to the ancient Prime Martial World from modern age, Austin finds himself in a younger body as he wakes up. Yet, the young man he possesses was a miserable dimwit, what a bummer! But it doesn’t matter as his mind is sound and clear. Possessing this younger and stronger body, h

Romance

Lollo got set up to an arranged marriage upon reaching the age of twenty. Aside from this discovery, what shocked her most was that her future groom was no other than Harrison, the billionaire whose photo she secretly took for a job assignment. "You have the liberty to marry any woman you fancy. Wh

Romance

She was forced to wed him. Their marriage was only a deal, but he intended to get more from her. How could she resist a perfect and cunning man like him? She thought it was true love between them until she found out his secret... "Divorce?" Then, the divorce agreement was burned and she was coerced

Romance

On a spring morning, she opened her eyes to a different world. A world that looked familiar, yet eerily strange. Wendy woke up as a child again! By a stroke of mysticism, her life had started all over again. But her destiny was fixed. She grew up to become the queen of racing again. This time aro

Modern

Poverty is a terrible disease. Most humans want to be wealthy. Are you also one of them? Well, I'm one of those few people who don't love money. I believe that there was more to life than money. Money can't buy happiness. At least, that was what I thought until life happened. My mother became term

Modern

"You're useless, so why would I be with you!...it's over, I'm getting married to someone else!" Arthur's wife said. - Everyone looks down on Arthur stark. His in-laws call him trash and useless, they consider him lower than their maids, treat him worse than they would treat an animal. But none of

Romance

Brian, a notorious playboy, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. His father wanted him to help the family by joining the company, but he preferred to enter the world of entertainment. Rachel, an orphan, learned the skill of theft from the master who adopted her. She was a talented thief who us

Romance

A love child who failed to fulfill her father's wish for a son and was abandoned by her mother at birth, Leona grew up in the Ling household, being scorned at by her step-mother. Although born in a wealthy business family, she had to fund her tuition fees and living expenses on her own by doing part

Romance

He was free and unrestrained, while she was beautiful but not ostentatious. He came from a prominent family, and she was struggling to survive. He seemed to be cynical, while she was cold and ruthless. She swore that she would never marry a rich man, but she fell in love with him. No matter how a

Romance

Claire, a pharmacy clerk, was framed for making a mistake, which brought her into Henry’s world. She even ended up having to marry him to compensate for his loss. Regardless of how hard she tried to explain herself, he just took her words as more trickery, or a part of her evil plan to marry into a

Literature

Journals of Expeditions of Disc by Edward John Eyre

Romance

His feelings for her oscillated between love and hatred. He wanted her, but he couldn’t get erase the feelings of resentment for her family. After all, Celia was the daughter of the man who had destroyed Hans’s family. And so began their story fueled by his thirst for vengeance. It was not until

Literature

Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume II (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell