THE WIFE HE NEVER CHOSE

On the night she was supposed to become a billionaire's wife, Arabella Laurent discovered the truth about the man waiting for her at the altar and walked away from a fortune worth billions. By sunrise, the most coveted heiress in the country had vanished. She abandoned her name, her family, her inheritance, and the life that had been chosen for her. All she wanted was a quiet life where nobody could tell her who to love or what she was worth. Then she met Damien Devereux. Powerful. Ruthless. Untouchable. He was the last man Arabella should have trusted, but one unforgettable night was enough to make her forget every reason she had learned to run. She disappeared before he could learn her real name. What Damien didn't know was that the mysterious woman who walked out of his life was carrying his child. Months later, he finds her. And the woman he has never been able to forget turns out to be the runaway heiress whose family he has every reason to despise. Now Damien wants answers. Arabella wants freedom. And neither of them is prepared for what happens when desire turns into something neither can escape. Because she ran from one man who wanted to control her future. She never expected to fall in love with another man powerful enough to own the world. This time, running won't save her.

THEY KILLED HER FAMILY. THEY ERASED HER NAME. BUT THEY FORGOT ONE THING SHE SURVIVED. For eighteen years, Elara Vale has believed she is nothing more than an ordinary servant girl. She has no memories of her childhood. No knowledge of her true parents. And no idea why strange things happen whenever the moon is full. Then one night, everything changes. When Prince Kael Draven the cold and feared heir to the throne finds her, his first commandy is simple: "Kill her." But the moment Elara is wounded, Kael feels her pain as if it were his own. A mysterious silver mark appears on both their bodies, and Elara's forbidden magic begins to awaken. Soon, assassins are hunting her, ancient magic is calling her name, and secrets buried for eighteen years begin to surface. Then Elara discovers a portrait of a dead princess who looks exactly like her. Princess Elara Lunaris. The last heir of the fallen Moon Kingdom. The girl who was supposedly murdered eighteen years ago. But there is one problem... The man she has been taught to hate may be the only person capable of protecting her. And the more Elara discovers about Kael, the more dangerous their connection becomes. Because they aren't merely enemies. They are fated mates. Now Elara must uncover who destroyed her family, why her existence was erased, and why the kingdom is terrified of her awakening power. But the deepest secret is still waiting in the shadows Someone who was there the night her parents died knows that Elara survived. And they will do anything to make sure the forgotten princess never takes her throne.

Five years ago, Elara Voss walked into a room and found a dead man at a billionaire's feet. Silas Veyr was standing beside the body, holding the murder weapon. The next morning, he paid her to forget everything she had seen. She took the money, signed the silence agreement and disappeared. Now she's back. After her grandmother's suspicious death, Elara discovers a photograph, a disturbing letter and a warning that could destroy everything she thought she knew about that night. The trail leads straight back to Silas Veyr-the dangerously handsome billionaire she swore never to see again. But Silas insists he didn't kill Adrian Vale. He claims he arrived after the murder and concealed evidence to protect someone he loved. Elara doesn't believe him. Unfortunately, she needs him. As an investigation into a deadly family conspiracy forces them into dangerous proximity, their hatred begins to blur into an attraction neither can afford. His controlled exterior hides a man haunted by guilt. Her determination to expose him threatens to uncover secrets powerful enough to get them both killed. But the deeper Elara digs, the more frightening the truth becomes. Someone has been watching her for five years. Someone murdered her grandmother to protect a secret. And the man she was paid to forget may be hiding the one truth that could destroy their growing love. Silas once paid Elara to remain silent. This time, he may have to risk everything to make her listen. Because some secrets can be buried. Some sins can be forgiven. But can a woman love the man who once made her silence worth a fortune?

He married her for a secret. She married him for survival. Then his supposedly dead first wife returned to destroy them both. Valentina Moreau never intended to marry a billionaire. But with her family's fortune collapsing and her father's mysterious disappearance still haunting her, Lucien Devereux's marriage proposal offers the one thing she desperately needs: a chance to save everything she has left. The arrangement is simple. One year. One marriage. No expectations of love. Except Lucien is dangerously handsome, impossibly controlling, and far too good at making her forget that their relationship is supposed to be business. As forbidden attraction turns into something neither can control, Valentina begins uncovering disturbing secrets hidden inside the Devereux empire. And the deeper she digs, the more she suspects her husband knows exactly what happened to her missing father. Then, on their wedding night, a woman walks into Lucien's bedroom. His first wife. The woman who was declared dead three years ago. She has a chilling warning for Valentina: "Your husband knows what happened to your father. And if you knew why he married you, you would never have said yes." Suddenly, Valentina's marriage is built on secrets, her husband's loyalty is in question, and someone powerful is willing to kill to keep the past buried. But the most dangerous discovery may be the truth about the man she is beginning to love. Was Lucien ever meant to love her, or was she simply another piece in his family's deadly game? And when his first wife returns, will Valentina fight for the marriage she never expected to want or walk away before love destroys her? Some marriages begin with a promise. This one begins with a lie.

He had everything money could buy. Except the one woman he couldn't control. Nathaniel Ashford was a billionaire who never lost a negotiation, never tolerated disobedience, and never allowed emotions to interfere with business. Love, to him, was simply another risk best avoided. Until Isabelle Rowan walked into his boardroom, challenged his decisions, and walked away from the job he had offered her. Desperate to save his family's prestigious seaside hotel, Nathaniel offers Isabelle a ninety-day contract. But she has one condition: he can be her employer, never her owner. What begins as a battle of stubborn wills soon becomes an irresistible attraction. Behind Nathaniel's cold exterior is a man terrified of being vulnerable, while Isabelle discovers that the billionaire who seems to have everything is secretly afraid of being left behind. But just when Isabelle finally gives him her heart, a buried family secret threatens to destroy everything. Her father's painful past is connected to the Ashford empire. And Nathaniel knew more than he ever admitted. Now the man who once promised her a future must face the truth that could cost him her love forever. Will Nathaniel finally learn that love cannot be bought, controlled, or demanded? Or will the woman who taught him how to love become the one who teaches him what it means to lose? He was a man who never knew how to stay. She was the woman who made him want to.

He offered me six months of his name. I gave him six months of my life. Neither of us expected to lose our hearts. Seven days. That was all Elena Hayes had left before the hotel her late mother had built from nothing was sold at auction, taking the last piece of her family with it. Desperate for a miracle, she walked into the office of Adrian Blackwood, a billionaire who could destroy a person's future with a signature and buy back their loyalty with a smile. His offer was simple. Six months as his fiancée. Public appearances. Family dinners. A convincing performance of a love that didn't exist. In return, he would save her hotel. Elena agreed, but not before making one thing clear: he could buy her time, but he would never own her. Adrian found her defiance amusing. He was accustomed to women who wanted his money, his power, and his attention. Elena wanted none of those things from him, and the more he tried to understand her, the more she became the one woman he couldn't stop thinking about. She challenged him when everyone else obeyed. She saw through his arrogance when everyone else praised his brilliance. And without asking permission, she began reaching the lonely man hidden beneath his expensive suits and perfectly controlled smiles. Then a staged kiss became a memory neither could forget. A simple act of kindness became the one thing he looked forward to. And the woman he had hired to pretend to love him became the woman whose absence he could no longer bear. But Adrian Blackwood has spent his entire life believing that losing control means losing everything. Elena has spent hers learning that love without freedom is just another kind of prison. When their pretend engagement becomes real, a secret buried in her family's past threatens to destroy the very love Adrian has fought to understand. Suddenly, every promise sounds like a lie, every sacrifice raises a question, and the man who taught Elena to trust again may be the one person she can never forgive. Now Adrian must face the one battle his fortune cannot win for him. He must convince the woman he loves that she was never a transaction, that his love was never a lie, and that the man who once believed he could buy anything is finally willing to risk everything for her. Because Elena Hayes was never the woman he could afford to lose. She was the woman he should never have let himself love if he wasn't prepared to become a different man. And when she finally walks away, Adrian will discover that the most expensive mistake of his life wasn't losing his fortune. It was teaching the woman he loved how to live without him. Some men fall in love too late. Some women leave before love can destroy them. And some hearts must break before they learn how to belong to each other.