First Wife at My Door

Everyone at Maple Heights Country Club called me a doormat—an orphan, barren, forced to kneel for my cheating husband and his mistress. But when Derek Lawson died the night I almost lost my life, the family who scorned me suddenly needed my signature for their fortune. Now, the weakest wife holds all the power—and this time, I’m not giving it back.

Through a peephole in my shabby apartment, I watched the beautiful Natalie play the perfect wife by night—and sell her love by day. When I stole her hidden cash to buy my own bride, I set off a chain of betrayal, violence, and murder just a wall away. Years later, with a family of my own, I come face-to-face with the woman whose secrets—and body—were once closer to me than anyone ever knew.

I was the husband everyone envied—until my secret affair with the girl I once worshipped shattered everything. While my wife braved the snow for my health and waited up with a birthday feast, I was tangled in another woman's arms, convincing myself guilt was love. Now, in the freezing silence, my wife stares through the glass, and I know the truth is about to destroy the only warmth I have left.

I married Chicago’s most coveted bachelor in my sister’s place, only to become a ghost in my own marriage—unwanted, untouched, and tormented by suspicion. Every night, Jake shuts me out, his body close but his heart locked away, leaving me desperate and humiliated. But when I discover his secret online confessions—and the twisted truth behind his distance—I realize our cold war is just the beginning of a forbidden, addictive game neither of us knows how to win.

For ten years, Annie was traded from one cold home to another, finally forced into a loveless marriage with Jason Carter—the wealthy heir who never wanted her. She gave him loyalty, care, and her body, but he saved his love for another woman and called Annie dirty in her own house. When she finally asks for a divorce, Jason refuses—not out of love, but because he can't bear to lose his caretaker, leaving Annie to choose: stay invisible, or walk away and reclaim her life.

Derek thought he’d buried his past—until a chance encounter with his ex ignites a wildfire of old passion and betrayal. Torn between a loyal wife and the woman who once shattered him, Derek risks everything for a taste of forbidden love. Now, one mistake threatens to blow up the perfect life he’s built, and someone’s about to get burned.

Lillian was always the stand-in—married to Derek but haunted by the ghost of his first love, Natalie. When Natalie returns and the whole town roots for their reunion, Lillian is left to watch her own marriage unravel in the harsh glare of small-town gossip. But when Lillian finally moves on, Derek can't let her go—and his jealousy might be the only real emotion he's ever shown her.

Ryan has spent a decade sacrificing for his wife’s freeloading family, only to be betrayed when they demand his parents’ house for her brother’s wedding. Pushed to the edge, he finds himself drawn to Aubrey—the woman who sees him for who he is. As Ryan’s marriage crumbles and secrets explode, he must decide: will he reclaim his life, or let his family take everything?

The night my wife needed me most, I chose my first love instead—and my son will never forgive me. Now, haunted by guilt and shattered trust, I must rebuild a broken family with the woman who tore us apart. But when my son’s rage turns icy and unforgiving, can love ever wash away the blood on my hands?

When Marcus is arrested for embezzlement, his stunning new wife Rachel turns to me for help—and in one desperate night, ends up stranded in my apartment. I’m supposed to save their marriage, but every secret she shares and every stolen glance pushes us closer to a line we can’t uncross. If Marcus finds out what happened between us, it’ll destroy everything—but can I really let her go?

Dave thought love could heal anything—until a hotel escort card revealed his wife’s secret double life. Betrayed by the woman he sacrificed everything for, he’s forced to watch her slip into the arms of his own coworker. Now, with his marriage and career in ruins, Dave must decide: walk away, or take revenge on everyone who shattered his world.

Emma’s world unravels when she discovers her perfect husband’s evening shave is the first clue to a double life—one that hides forbidden passion, betrayal, and a child with another woman. As Emma’s suspicions spiral, the truth will shatter everything she thought she knew about love and loyalty. Will she confront the devastating secret, or be destroyed by it?