In the heart of the CEO

Modern

Twenty minutes before the "Wedding of the Century" at The Plaza, I stood outside the Presidential Suite in a fifty-thousand-dollar Vera Wang gown. I was the girl from a West Virginia trailer park about to marry Hugh Maxwell, the golden heir to a billion-dollar defense empire. I pushed the door open only to find Hugh pinned against the bed with my own stepsister, Floy. She was wearing my bridal diamond necklace, and the sounds of their laughter scraped against my eardrums like sandpaper. I didn't scream; I listened as Hugh grunted that once the wedding was over and the trust fund unlocked, he'd dump "that hillbilly trash" on a bus back to the mountains. They weren't just cheating; they were planning to steal my family's land deeds and leave me with nothing. When I set off the sprinklers and exposed their naked bodies to the paparazzi, the Maxwell family didn't apologize. They called me a "greedy peasant" and threatened to ruin my life unless I signed a new deal to save their crashing stock. I realized then that I was never a bride to them. I was a transaction, a rounding error in a ledger to be used and discarded. They thought my poverty made me weak and my silence made me a victim. "If we don't have a marriage certificate by midnight, the bank freezes thirty percent of our liquidity," their lawyer warned. So, I gave them exactly what they wanted. I used a loophole in their hundred-year-old family covenant and married the only other direct heir available. I didn't marry Hugh. I walked into the ICU and married his uncle, Fleet Maxwell-the legendary war hero who had been in a vegetative state for months. Now, I am the matriarch of the Maxwell dynasty. I've suspended Hugh's executive powers, exiled my mother-in-law to the Swiss Alps, and taken control of the family vault. They think I'm just a gold-digger waiting for a "corpse" to die so I can collect a fifty-million-dollar widow's payout. But last night, as I lay beside my comatose husband, the man they called a vegetable gripped my hand back.

Romance

Davi Rivera had everything planned out in his life, and that included achieving his greatest ambition, to be the president of the family company. However, what he didn't count on was that an intriguing woman would appear again in his path, or rather, she had never left it. Manuele intrigued him, and

Romance

After being framed of a crime he didn't commit, his heart was filled with hatred. Angered and betrayed, he completely disappeared in her world without a trace. She thought she could finally move on with her life with him out of her life—or so she thought. On her wedding day, he suddenly reappe

Billionaires

Lindsey, since childhood, suffered abuse from her family. She fell into a trap orchestrated by her sister Courtney and was taken to a room to be photographed with two men. At a fashion event, Kyle Pratt spotted his girlfriend with another man. Rage consumed him, and he began drinking heavily. Dizzy

Romance

Julia is a young and beautiful girl living in the village, having the character of a dignified and principled girl, her mother who has always raised her alone since the disappearance of her father in a small village where they have been there for several years. Julia will have a relationship with a

Literature

The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Thompson Norris

Literature

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Romance

On the tenth anniversary of our marriage, I received a photo of my husband in bed. The mistress flaunted it in front of me, boasting, "The one who is not loved is the real third party." I laughed uncontrollably. She may not know that besides her and other mistresses, my husband also has a "moonlight

Romance

To protect her mother and young brother, Jessie had no choice but to accept the blind marriage her father had arranged for her. But just before she could tie the knot, her fiance abducted her because of a mysterious accident she got involved in the past. However, Cupid has never stopped being misch

Romance

Lancy, a daughter of a wealthy family, is sold to an agent organization. During a mission, she is seriously injured and lost her consciousness. Years later she wakes up, unexpectedly finding that she has boy/girl twins. Her six-year-old boy is smart, with excellent business thinking; the girl is goo

Romance

Isabella Wright, an independent artist seeking recognition, unexpectedly meets Liam Mercer, a wealthy tech mogul known for his ruthless business practices. What begins as a professional arrangement turns into a passionate romance that is tested by dark secrets within Liam's empire, manipulative ex-g

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Romance

"If you wonder just how much I love you, wonder no more. You are the sun in my sky, the river that runs through my soul, and the very air I breathe. Before I saw you, I didn't believe it was possible to love someone so deeply and completely, but you have given me faith that true love does exist be

Werewolf

In this present reality where the twilight backwoods disguises old mysteries and secret cravings, Alice, a young lady troubled by her lycanthropic nature, is going to leave on an excursion that will challenge her actual character. Tormented by the call of the wild and driven by a longing she can't o

Romance

Serena Montana is a career woman who's working as a signed writer for a big publishing company in Brisbane, Australia. She received a great news from her Boss that her manuscript was handpicked by a famous production company, and they will have a television adaptation of her novel. Since 50% of the

Romance

"I don't need your money... I never have... And, I never will..." Jenifar stated firmly. Alexander smiled ruefully, his eyes glinting with a mix of amusement and challenge. "What you feel for me is irrelevant... I've never asked for your love. And you always seem to forget that what we have here..."

Billionaires

Victoria's life has always been a story of sacrifice. Rejected by her parents as a teenager and blamed for their misfortune, she found solace in faith, dedicating her life to a Catholic Nun. But when the charming young billionaire Fedrick enters her world, her heart faces a challenge her vows nev

Werewolf

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Romance

When a determined woman from humble beginnings moves in with Crest, a wealthy and guarded man with a complicated past, their worlds collide in a whirlwind of passion, secrets, and unexpected family ties. As love grows amidst challenges from fractured relationships and guarded hearts to surprising ne

Modern

The Heart of the Matter is a novel by English author Graham Greene. The book details a life-changing moral crisis for Henry Scobie. Greene, a British intelligence officer in Freetown, Sierra Leone, drew on his experience there.

Romance

"Yes, we have, but I still want you to stay.” "Stefano, we just finished arguing, and you did not give me a single reason why I should stay, so I am leaving.” “No, you are not,” He says, dangerously coming close to me “Excuse me,” I say, backing up the wall “You heard me; I won’t let you leave me,”