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Zara James thought she had it all—a promising journalism career, a passion for uncovering the truth, and the guts to expose the powerful. But when her exposé on a corrupt politician backfires, her world comes crashing down. Blacklisted, penniless, and humiliated, Zara is desperate to rebuild her shattered life. Enter Adrian Cross, a tech billionaire with a reputation as ruthless as it is alluring. Adrian’s empire is on the verge of collapse, thanks to a scandal tied to his enigmatic and estranged brother, Nathaniel. Desperate to salvage his public image, Adrian offers Zara an irresistible deal: become his fake fiancée, and he’ll give her the exclusive story that could redeem her career. It’s a win-win—or so it seems. Thrown into a world of glittering galas, high-stakes boardrooms, and shadowy secrets, Zara quickly realizes Adrian is hiding more than just a tarnished reputation. Beneath his icy exterior lies a man haunted by betrayal, bound by dark ties to his family’s criminal empire. As their staged romance starts to feel dangerously real, Zara finds herself torn between her growing feelings for Adrian and the truth she’s determined to uncover. But Adrian isn’t the only one with secrets. Ethan Blackwood, a charming stranger who sweeps Zara off her feet, has his own hidden agenda—one that ties him to her worst enemy. Caught in a web of lies, power plays, and dangerous alliances, Zara must navigate the treacherous waters of love and ambition. When betrayal strikes from all sides, Zara faces an impossible choice: trust the man who’s kept her in the dark or risk everything for the one who might be playing her.

"He vowed never to love her. Now he’ll stop at nothing to reclaim her.” When ruthless billionaire Adrian Blackwood and a sharp witted journalist Elena Carter find themselves entangled in each other's arms, they had an intoxicating one night stand that leads to a scandal that threatens to tear their world down. Their solution was straightforward: a marriage of convenience. No love. No strings attached. Nothing but cold, calculated damage control. Elena is faced with emotional neglect in a marriage that seems to slowly tear her apart. When framed for betrayal, Elena was sent packing and unknowingly to her she was pregnant. A secret she had kept hidden from Adrian. Four years later, fate draws them back into each other's lives. Adrian, colder and more commanding than ever before, discovers the truth: Elena is more than just a ghost from his past. She’s a mother. His child's mother. And the child she’s fiercely protecting bears his storm-gray eyes. Now, the CEO who once said love was a weakness is tearing the world apart to reclaim what is his. But Elena is no longer the woman he abandoned. Rising from the ashes of their failed marriage, she has created a life—and a legacy—that refuses to submit to his demands. But as explosive secrets resurface and old enemies emerge, Adrian and Elena are forced to play a deadly game in which the stakes are higher than pride or passion. Someone wants Elena destroyed. Someone wants Adrian broken. And their daughter's life is on the line.

“You're a long way from safe, Miss Allard,” he whispers, his fingers tracing the strap of my bra until I shiver. "If you want to turn around, I’d suggest you do so now.” I stare up at him, watching as his dilated grey eyes dip to my cleavage. “Where will I go, Mr. Sinclair?” I ask, pulling him closer until our lips are inches apart. “Where can I go that you won’t find me?” **** 24 year old Ava Jade Allard has a few problems, but like most issues, there’s nothing a little money can't fix. So when Ava attends an art show to sell a few of her paintings to some of the richest, high-society members of New York, she’s sure she can kill two birds with one very rich stone. In and out, just like she hoped. But New York seems set on eating Ava whole, and as one mess leads to another, she finds herself in the arms of Billionaire Leonel Sinclair, a ruthless CEO who is still dealing with the consequences of a scandal he was entangled in 4 years ago. Now more desperate than when she started, Ava reluctantly turns to this stone-cold, terrifying, but somehow insanely hot Billionaire to help her set right what was wronged 4 years ago, while somehow doing the same for him, and with one contract marriage, Ava signs away her single status, anonymity and possibly her soul. Will this contract fix the manytraumatic wrongs of her past, or will Ava crumble under the weight of her grey-eyed, stoic CEO, whom she seems less and less able to keep her body and heart away from with each passing day? What happens when Ava agrees to these reckless vows and emerges as the Billionaire’s Bride?

Five years ago, Elena Carter made the mistake of a lifetime — participating in the ruthless billionaire’s smokescreen, Damian Sinclair. A night to remember, never to forget, and then she slipped away, taking a secret that could tear apart his world. Now, intent on revealing a scandal, Elena reimmerses herself in Damian’s world. But when he learns the truth — that she kept his son from him — he is furious, possessive, and unwilling to let her slip away again. He gives an ultimatum: split the year with him or lose everything. Stuck in his frigid, gilded universe, Elena fights against his hold, yet the spark between them won't extinguish. With secrets unraveling and enemies closing in, Damian and Elena find themselves in a deadly

Para mailigtas ang bahay nilang malapit nang marimata, Amara De Leon ay napilitang ibenta ang sarili sa isang estranghero kapalit ng malaking halaga. Kinaumagahan, tinanggap niya ang bayad at umalis nang hindi lumilingon. Isang buwan ang lumipas, at doon niya nalaman ang hindi niya inaasahan... buntis siya. Nang matuklasan ito ng kanyang mga magulang, itinakwil siya at pinalayas. Sa loob ng apat na taon, tiniis ni Amara ang lahat—nagbanat ng buto sa iba’t ibang trabaho, pinalaki ang anak nang mag-isa, at pilit itinaguyod ang sarili upang makapagtapos. Hanggang sa dumating ang pagkakataon na maging sekretarya siya sa isang kilalang kumpanya. Ngunit nang humarap siya sa kanyang bagong boss, halos mabura ang mundo niya nang makita kung sino ito. Cassian Montenegro. Ang lalaking minsang binayaran siya... at ang ama ng kanyang anak. Pero bago pa siya makatakbo palayo, isang balita ang narinig niya... Si Cassian ay kasalukuyang engaged at malapit nang ikasal. At ngayon, araw-araw silang magkasama sa opisina, habang pilit niyang itinatago ang lihim na maaaring makagulo sa buhay nito. Ngunit paano kung si Cassian mismo ang makatunog na may isang bagay siyang hindi sinasabi? At paano kung ang isang gabing hindi nila inasahan ay hindi pa talaga tapos?

Five years ago, Ava Sinclair was forced into a contract marriage with Damian Cross, a ruthless billionaire CEO, to save her family from financial ruin. Their marriage was cold and transactional, but one night, emotions got the best of them, leading to a passionate encounter. The next morning, Ava overheard Damian saying he would never love her—only tolerate her as his wife. Heartbroken, she left him, pregnant and in hiding. Now, five years later, Ava is back in the city as an accomplished and a successful executive in one of Damian’s rival firms. A scandal forces her company into a fake engagement with Damian, a strategic move to keep the media at bay. Damian has no memory of their past marriage—a mysterious accident erased that part of his life. To him, Ava is just an ex-employee, a woman he feels inexplicably drawn to. But when he starts chasing her back, desperate to understand why she despises him, Ava is caught in a web of revenge and longing.

Si Bella Monteverde, pinanganak galing sa mayaman na pamilya. Isang tagapagmana, subalit dahil sa pag-ibig, tinakwil siya ng sarili niyang pamilya. Hanggang sa dumaan ang ilang buwan. Ipinaghiwalay sila ng tadhana ng kaniyang asawa na si Brent De Guzman. Tunay na pagmamahal ang ibinigay nila sa isa't isa. Isang bulag si Brent. Ngunit, ginawa pa rin ni Bella ang lahat upang ipaglaban nito ang kaniyang asawa sa pamilya niya. Hangang sa isang araw, pumunta siya sa hospital dahil masama ang pakiramdam niya. Naging masaya naman si Bella dahil buntis pala siya. Ngunit, pagbalik niya sa kanilang bahay ay hindi na niya naabutan ang asawa niya. Tanging mapanakit na sulat na lang ang natanggap ni Bella. Pitong taon ang nakalipas. Muli siyang bumalik, ngunit hindi na siya tinaggap ng kaniyang ama base sa sinabi ng stepsister niya. At ngayon ang pamana na dapat kay Bella ay pilit na kinuha ng kaniyang step sister. Kahit nagawa man ni Bella ang lumapit sa pamilya niya para sa pagpapagamot ng anak niya. Ay naging walang saysay pa rin ito. Subalit, patuloy pa rin na lumaban si Bella. Hanggang sa hindi niya sinasadyang makatagpo ang isang matanda. Ang matandang ito ay nagpanggap bilang isang pulubi. Subalit, sa likod nito siya ang lolo ni Brent. Na siya ring dahilan nang muling pagkikita ni Bella at ni Brent. Ngunit sa kasamaang palad, hindi na si Bella ang kinikilalang asawa ni Brent. Dahil kinuha ng stepsister niya ang bagay na 'to at nagpanggap bilang si Bella. Gayunpaman, ay nais ng lolo ni Brent na ikasal si Brent kay Bella. Saan hahantong ang ganitong buhay? Muli kaya niyang maibabalik ang kaniyang asawa sa piling niya? Muli kaya niyang mababawi ang dapat para sa kaniya?

Kinalimutan ni Chelsea ang kanyang pangarap na manirahan at makapagtrabaho sa ibang bansa para gawin ang nais ng kanyang mga magulang kahit labag iyon sa loob niya. Isang mabuting tao ang lalaking papakasalan niya at inaalagaan siya nito, ngunit biglang nagbago lahat ng iyon dahil lamang hindi niya naibigay ang gusto nito. Paiba-iba ang kasama nitong babae at ang mas masaklap na roon ay dinadala niya ito sa kanilang bahay at sa mismong kwarto nila nagtatalik. Gustuhin man niyang makipaghiwalay ay hindi niya iyon basta-bastang magagawa, kaya tiniis na lamang niya lahat ng ginagawa nitong kababuyan. Hanggang isang araw ay sumulpot sa kanyang harapan ang pinsan nitong si Vander at nag-offer ito sa kanya ng isang fake marriage. Walang pag-aalinlangan na tinanggap ni Chelsea ang offer nito dahil alam niyang yon ang tanging paraan upang tuluyang masira ang kanilang engagement ng kanyang fiancé Habang tumatagal ay unti-unting napapansin ni Chelsea na nahuhulog na ang kanyang loob kay Vander, agad niya iyong ipinagtapat sa binata at sobra siyang nasiyahan nang malaman niyang pareho sila ng nararamdaman para sa isa’t isa. Ngunit ang sandaling kasiyahan na iyon ay agad rin napawi, dahil nalaman ng kanyang fiancé na peke lang pala ang kanilang kasal, at sa mismong araw na iyon din ay nalaman ni Chelsea na ginamit lang pala siya ni Vander para sa kanyang sariling interes. Ano kaya ang mangyayari sa kanilang dalawa? Bibigyan ba ni Chelsea nang pagkakataong magpaliwanag si Vander o makikipag-ayos siya sa kanyang fiancé na si Axel?