Madeline’s world shatters when her first time is sold to the highest bidder and she’s forced into the arms of a brooding, wounded war hero. Betrayed by her family, haunted by small-town gossip, and thrust into a battle for her own name, Madeline must fight for survival—and for a love that might be her only way out. But in a town built on secrets and power, can she trust anyone, even the man who claims her as his wife?
My father sold me to the mayor’s son, but I ran—straight into Ethan’s arms, hiding my identity and my plan. I thought one reckless night and a secret baby would free me, until Ethan showed up in a tailored suit, revealing he’s the very heir I was supposed to marry. Now he knows everything, and he’ll never let me—or our baby—go.
Lillian was forced to marry Caleb—her best friend’s pawn and the golden boy of their small town. Used as a shield in Natalie’s twisted love triangle, she endures betrayal, public shame, and a marriage built on lies. But when secrets come to light and Caleb finally sees her, Lillian must decide if she’ll keep playing the supporting role…or rewrite the rules for good.
Tess clawed her way into the Carter family, desperate to belong—but Mason, her fragile stepbrother, became both her obsession and her prison. Their twisted marriage is a daily battlefield of power, guilt, and longing, each cruel test pushing Mason closer to the edge. When Tess’s last chance at escape is dangled in front of her, she must choose: abandon the boy she broke, or sacrifice herself to a family that will never claim her as their own.
Aubrey is forced to marry Ethan Callahan—the ruthless bully who made her high school years a living hell. Now, trapped in his luxurious world, every touch feels like both punishment and promise. When a secret pregnancy and his first love's return threaten to shatter her last defenses, Aubrey must decide: will she escape, or let her pain bind her to the man she hates most?
Banished from the city and betrayed by her own family, Aubrey is forced into a marriage with Derek—a rugged stranger who barely looks at her. But as secrets unravel in a drafty Ohio farmhouse, every touch, every glance, and every hidden drawer threatens to ignite a passion neither of them saw coming. Will Aubrey risk her heart on the man she was never meant to love?
Transmigrated into a cold Chicago mansion, Shane is ordered by a ruthless system to win the heart of his icy CEO 'wife'—or face electric shock and a fate worse than death. Humiliated, invisible, and forced to play the clown while her true love returns, he must choose: grovel for survival, or take the money and run before the billionaire male lead destroys him. But when the divorce is signed and secrets spill, will freedom cost more than his pride—or will the CEO come hunting for the man she never thought she’d miss?
Emily Harrison is forced into a high-society marriage after a drunken bet by the senator’s son, Nathan Pierce. Trapped between scandal, a jilted ex, and the wrath of Rachel Thompson, Emily vows to turn her arranged marriage into her own victory—no matter the cost. In a world of secrets and sabotage, only one woman can come out on top.
Ethan never believed in his town’s chilling tradition—until his brother’s death forced him into an impossible marriage with Natalie, a woman haunted by secrets. As Ethan’s world unravels, reality blurs: the dead walk, memories fade, and trust turns deadly. If he can’t uncover the truth about his family and the woman in his bed, he may lose himself—and his soul—forever.
I drugged Caleb to force a marriage, but he’d rather see me ruined than save me. When a coup turns me from governor’s daughter to prisoner, Caleb chains me to his bed and makes me pay for every sin—his words and silence cutting deeper than steel. After my suicide, I wake up on the day I doomed us both, given one last chance to undo the scandal that destroyed our lives.
Once a senator’s pampered daughter, I was forced to marry a ruthless Army captain after my family was branded traitors. Now I endure humiliation, cold nights, and whispers that he’ll pass me off to his men once he’s bored. But when I finally fight back—and call him 'babe'—I discover the man I fear might be the only one desperate to protect me, and the only one who knows where my missing parents are.
I was just an extra in someone else’s love story—until my forced marriage to the second male lead became my only shot at survival. For three years, he cared for me through every illness, but when the heroine needed saving, he left me to die. Now, as I demand a divorce, he’ll do anything to keep me—even if it means crossing the line between love and obsession.
He was my childhood friend—the boy who once baked me cupcakes in a cold attic. Now he’s the president who holds my life, and my brother’s, in his hands. To save my family after the fall of the old regime, I married the man who hates me most, enduring years of cruelty for the sake of the only person I had left. But when betrayal and lies twist the knife, and my brother is killed by the one I loved, I’m forced to choose between my unborn child, my shattered heart, and the ghosts that haunt these gilded halls. In a world where loyalty is a weapon and love is a curse, can I ever break free—or am I doomed to become a memory, lost to history and longing? When revenge and regret collide, whose heart will survive?
Sold at fifteen to a mansion of secrets, Hannah survives as a hidden half-bed wife—never seen, never loved. When her forbidden face is revealed, every cruel rule in the Carter household threatens to shatter. She must risk everything: her heart, her identity, and her only chance at freedom.
Maddie, the governor’s forgotten daughter, is bartered away in her sister’s place—her only reward, a box of lemon bars and the hope of a full belly. Abandoned by her family and mistaken for a pawn, she’s thrust into a brutal marriage alliance with the war-scarred conqueror of the northwest, who threatens to kill her for being a fraud. With no name, no allies, and only her stubborn hope, Maddie must survive a husband who wants her dead and a world that never wanted her at all.
Sold to a scarred, infertile veteran to escape a cruel guardian, Jenny’s only value is her body—and the luck she might bring to the Mason name. But when Captain Mason refuses to touch her, shame and longing twist inside her heart. As secrets simmer and old wounds threaten to tear them apart, she must decide: will she fight for love, or accept her fate as nothing more than a lucky charm?
Betrayed by her mother-in-law and shamed before the whole town, Rachel is cast out and forced to marry the one man everyone pities—the lame genius, James Carter. But with her reputation in ruins and her heart still aching for the husband who discarded her, Rachel must fight for dignity in a world that wants to see her fall. What her enemies never expected: this broken match will spark a future that leaves the Parkers in the dust—and Rachel at the center of a legacy no one saw coming.
Ava, a maid forced into a stranger’s marriage, must navigate the treacherous world of the Caldwell family—where her new husband is blind, powerful, and anything but weak. As secrets simmer and rivals plot, Ava’s only chance at survival is to play the game better than anyone else. But in a house built on lies, every kindness has a hidden price—and every touch could be a trap.
Anna Foster is forced to marry the governor’s son, but her heart—and her freedom—are not for sale. As her wild sister returns to claim everything Anna was promised, Anna must outwit a house of Southern secrets, humiliation, and betrayal before she loses herself forever. One wrong move, and she’ll be devoured by the family that raised her.
Betrayed by my own family, I was forced into a loveless marriage as a cure for my cousin’s mysterious illness—never more than a shadow in his grand home. But when I try to set him free, his cold fury turns possessive, and escaping only binds me tighter to his secrets and desires. In a town that would rather see me a mistress than a wife, I’ll risk everything to reclaim my name—even if it means going to war with the man who owns my fate.