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BOOK TITLE: Through the ashes;A love rekindled. GENRE: Billionaire romance TROPE: Contract marriage,betrayal,second chance. SETTING: San Francisco SYNOPSIS Emma Wesseling's life is turned upside down when her indifferent father arranges her marriage to Evan Juniper, the notorious heir of the Lotus Leaf Group. Forced into a loveless union to fulfill a family deal, Emma faces humiliation and emotional torment as Evan parades his infidelity. Cast out of her marriage by Evan due to the schemes of her sister,she is at her lowest when Alex comes in, helping her to heal and in the process rekindle the dying embers of love in her. However,her past comes back to haunt her as Evan tries to shatter her new found joy. Will he succeed? Find out more in this soul stirring tale of love and betrayal! CHARACTERIZATION EMMA WESSELING: The daughter of pharmaceutical mogul Wesselling Farrow. Standing at just 5'8 the 22 year old is an absolute stunner. With her ice blue eyes,aface that could topple nations and a perfect figure she is every man's desire. She is an intelligent lady who has a tender heart towards all. This tenderness however often leads to her getting the shorter end of the stick. EVAN JUNIPER: (Male lead) Heir of the famous and influential Lotus leaf group,Evan is your typical 25 year old second generation playboy. Handsome and reckless he is utterly infuriated when he to marry Emma. He is abusive and eventually breaks the contract between them,a decision he later comes to regret. ALEXANDER MOCHI: A Self made billionaire and CEO of the Mochi group. He was the one that helped Emma through her toughest times. He later marries her when they discover that they have a lot in common. He loves her dearly and does everything to take care of her. LAURA WESSELLING: Emma's stepsister. She is the major disrupter of Emma's life due to the envy and jealousy she has towards her. Together with her mother they hatch various evil plans in order to make Emma's life miserable. PLOT The story kicks off at the dining table inside the Wesseling estate . The Wesseling family patriarch,Laura and her stepmother are seated at the table having dinner,while discussing in hushed tones. Emma as usual is cast away to the side though she also makes efforts to hide her presence. Done with dinner Emma is about to head to her room when the Wesseling patriarch tells her to wait back before announcing indifferently that she is getting married to the heir of the Lotus leaf group:Evan Juniper,as part of fulfilling his quota of their agreement. She tries to object to this sudden arrangement as Evan is notoriously promiscuous but is shut down by her father who deals her a slap. Her stepmother and sister gloat at her misfortune causing her to realise it's a plan of theirs. She calls her bosom friend,Emily,who consoles her as she is also helpless. A week later she signs the marriage contract that's skewed with various inequalities. After signing the contract,the representatives of the two families leave the room to Evan and Emma on the basis of getting to know each other. Evan pins Emma against the wall accusing her of ruining his life. She tries to explain but is roughned up by Evan who threatens her,telling her not to ever think that he'll love her before leaving the room. She tears up as she laments her fate. A month later she gets engaged to Evan in the most lavish way possible. INCITING INCIDENCE They've been married for three months now with Evan doing as he said. He treats her like a total stranfer yet is extremely possessive about her. She tries various methods to make the relationship work as per her friends advice though none works. It's also now that she knows why Evan has a terrible reputation;he's an extreme womanizer even going as far as bringing the women home to have sex with on her matrimonial bed. She tries to confront him but is always too timid to do so. She has tried telling her father but he's always shrugging her off. She consults her best friend,Emily who emboldens her to confront him. On getting home that night she does confront him,a plan which goes awry as Evan is drunk. In a moment of lust they both share a night of passion for the first time in the past three months. The next day there is a difference in how Evan treats her. After their passionate session the barriers between the two of them seem to have been broken as Evan reduces his rate of womanizing while paying her more attention. Emma is excited as this is great news. She tells Emily and her father who is surprised at this and for the first time since her mother's death apologizes to her. Unknown to her,this piece of good news makes Laura jealous. She is envious that Evan is actually falling for Emma as she expects her to suffer from him. In her jealousy she and her mother hatch a plan where to implicate Emma and snatch Evan in the process. One early morning after seeing Evan off to work,Emma feels nause

"There will be no falling in love, we will only act as a loving couple when we are in public, we will share a room to make it believable, but no intimacy, touching is off-limits. We'll only have sex once a month, and that's solely to produce an heir. You won't interfere in my business, and I won't interfere in yours. You will be my wife in every sense and you will not be involved with any other man," he said, arrogance seeping from every word. I watch his mouth move, I'm not ready to fall in love with any man, especially not one as arrogant and egoistic as him. I can handle acting as a loving couple, and as for intimacy once a month. I can agree to that just to satisfy my sexual cravings with no strings attached. "Where can I sign?" I asked since I had nothing to lose. *** Nadine's wedding dreams turned to nightmares when she caught her sister and fiancé cheating! With a secret recording, she's ready for revenge. But then mysterious billionaire Logan West offers a deal: A Contract Marriage to take down her ex's empire. But what Nadine doesn't know is her life is getting complicated as she takes her chance to get revenge or risks everything for a chance at love?"

"I heard you're going to marry Marcelo. Is this perhaps your revenge against me? It's very laughable, Renee. That man can barely function." Her foster family, her cheating ex, everyone thought Renee was going to live in pure hell after getting married to a disabled and cruel man. She didn't know if anything good would ever come out of it after all, she had always thought it would be hard for anyone to love her but this cruel man with dark secrets is never going to grant her a divorce because she makes him forget how to breathe.

Lucia Balstone thought she had chosen the right man to spend the rest of her life with, but he was the one who ended her life. Their ten-year marriage seemed like a joke when her husband stabbed her with a dagger. Fortunately, God is never blind to people's tears. Lucia got a second chance. She was reborn at the age of 22, before all the terrible things had happened. This time, she was determined to avenge herself and let those who hurt her pay! She made an elaborate list of her goals, and the first thing on her list was to marry her ex-husband's enemy, Alonso Callen!

June Rivera was divorced by her husband after three years of marriage because he wanted to be with her sister who was pregnant for him. Kicked to the curb with a divorce and rejected by her parents,she struggles to make ends meet and get a job until she saves Luis Ambrose from an accident - the only child of Rafael Ambrose, a widowed man and the CEO of Ambrose Corporation. When little Luis asks to have her as a nanny, and Rafael's mother pressures him to get married, they draw a contract. To be Luis's nanny and his fake wife for one year in exchange for 50 million dollars!

Darya spent three years loving Micah, worshipping the ground he walked on. Until his neglect and his family's abuse finally woke her up to the ugly truth-he doesn't love her. Never did, never will. To her, he is a hero, her knight in shining armour. To him, she is an opportunist, a gold digger who schemed her way into his life. Darya accepts the harsh reality, gathers the shattered pieces of her dignity, divorces him, takes back her real name, reclaims her title as the country's youngest billionaire heiress. Their paths cross again at a party. Micah watches his ex-wife sing like an angel, tear up the dance floor, then thwart a lecher with a roundhouse kick. He realises, belatedly, that she's exactly the kind of woman he'd want to marry, if only he had taken the trouble to get to know her. Micah acts promptly to win her back, but discovers she's now surrounded by eligible bachelors: high-powered CEO, genius biochemist, award-winning singer, reformed playboy. Worse, she makes it pretty clear that she's done with him. Micah gears up for an uphill battle. He must prove to her he's still worthy of her love before she falls for someone else. And time is running out.

"I've warned you from the beginning. Don't marry him, but you won't listen." She stood close to me and smiled with concern. "You are not a woman worthy of a man as handsome, rich, smart, and virile as Blaze." My whole body trembled at her words. "Have you no shame?" I asked in a quivering voice. "Take a good look at yourself, Heather." She looked at me in the mirror. "You can't even look at your ugly face. Do you think Blaze can endure a lifetime of looking at that face?" Heather Bailey had a surprise from her husband that night: a divorce agreement. After a year of marriage and facing ups and downs, she couldn't believe Blaze intended to divorce her. But she was devastated when she saw him gazing lovingly at another woman because that person was closest to her. Shortly after she put her signature on their divorce papers, shock waves caught her up. Her flower shop was severely burnt, beyond repair. Her father's company collapsed, and her parents blamed her. She struggled to rebuild her life from the ground up and became more successful than ever. Having many customers who came from influential families, she started her action against Blaze. She won the very thing he wanted. But that was just the beginning.

6 years ago, Lydia suffered a brutal betrayal orchestrated by her own husband and step-sister, who drugged her and framed her. In a twist of fate, she ended up having a one-night stand with a stranger. Don't even remember what he looked like. Later, in the throes of death, she discovered the truth about her mother's death all those years ago. In the blink of an eye, she lost everything. 6 years later, Lydia returned with her genius son, vowing to exact revenge on all her enemies! Little did she know, she encountered an incredibly familiar man at the airport! *** The man was briskly pushing open the door to the restroom, heading to the urinal. Even with such a mundane action, he did it with unparalleled elegance and grace. Lydia, following him in a daze, saw his fierce lower body and suddenly snapped back to reality. She let out a high-pitched scream, instinctively covering her eyes with her hands, her cheeks flushed, and stood there stiffly, unsure of what to do. Lambert furrowed his brows slightly but remained calm as he continued to relieve himself. The sound of water hitting the urinal made Lydia's face even redder. She angrily shouted, "You pervert!" Little did Lydia know that Lambert, seeing her in this state, had a flicker of recognition in his eyes. Memories from many years ago flashed through his mind, and his heart couldn't help but stir. It was her!

The day Raina gave birth should have been the happiest of her life. Instead, it became her worst nightmare. Moments after delivering their twins, Alexander shattered her heart-divorcing her and forcing her to sign away custody of their son, Liam. With nothing but betrayal and heartbreak to her name, Raina disappeared, raising their daughter, Ava, on her own.Years later, fate comes knocking when Liam falls gravely ill. Desperate to save his son, Alexander is forced to seek out the one person he once cast aside. Alexander finds himself face to face with the woman he underestimated, pleading for a second chance-not just for himself, but for their son. But Raina is no longer the same broken woman who once loved him.No longer the woman he left behind. She has carved out a new life-one built on strength, wealth, and a long-buried legacy she expected to uncover.Raina has spent years learning to live without him.The question is... Will she risk reopening old wounds to save the son she never got to love? or has Alexander lost her forever?

Three years ago, Cecilia was left battered and alone by the man she loved most, Alston, yet she bravely completed the wedding ceremony while pregnant. Three years later, although they were married, they grew apart over time. Cecilia focused on her career, no longer foolishly believing in love. But her transformation instantly threw Alston into a panic... And what is the secret from 11 years ago that Cecilia has always been reluctant to reveal? *** "She went to a law firm, met with a lawyer..." A lawyer? Is Cecilia suing someone? Who? Is there any recent litigation against the company? Alston suddenly chuckled coldly, "Who could she sue? I'm the CEO of this company. How come such a matter doesn't come to me first?" The assistant swallowed nervously, speaking softly, "Sir, there's no litigation against the company. She met with... a divorce lawyer."

Due to the plight of her family, Phoebe had no choice but to embark on the path of selling herself. In an accident, she had a tangled night with Alexander. Everything began to derail, and even if she fled to the ends of the earth, she would still be found by him and entangled... *** Phoebe screamed in frustration, "What do you want from me?" What was this supposed to be? He raised an eyebrow wickedly. "What do I want? You'll find out soon enough." With that, he hoisted her up and carried her back into the office. The door slammed shut with a kick, and he cleared the desk with a sweep of his arm before laying her down on it, his body pinning hers in place, completely trapping her in his grasp. Every cell in his body was telling him he wanted her. He wanted to claim her again. This time, there would be no escape for her-he wouldn't let her slip away. Never again. If he had suffered for five years, then this woman wouldn't get off easily either!