the marriage effect

His first love barged into my office and stood before me, mocking, "He doesn't love you at all." I rolled my eyes. "I don't know whether he loves me, but I am Mrs. Brooke now. And who are you, exactly?" I was surprised that there was still someone so clueless in this day and age. Marriage was all about mutual benefit; the idea of love was downright ridiculous. To me, Noah was just a means to an end—a tool that would double my worth. I had never taken him seriously.

"You only miss the sun when it starts to snow." Zara Hall was a lover girl, who only had eyes for Scott even though he treated her like trash. After they got married according to their grandmothers' wishes, Zara saw hell at the hands of Scott. He not only refused to show her off to the world as his wife, but also blamed her for his parents' death. To muddy the waters even further, Cora—another childhood friend of theirs—stuck to him like glue. Zara did all she could to win Scott's heart. One day, he asked her for an open marriage. She agreed because she loved him. However, he got angry after he saw her with another man. One thing led to another and Zara had no choice but to ask for a divorce. Surprisingly, Scott was unwilling to let her go. The messy battle soon became messier when she falls pregnant for him. Zara is torn between the devil and the deep blue sea as she works her way to the top to restore her family's lost glory. Meanwhile, Scott realizes that he can't live without her. Cora continued to pose a threat to their happiness. She pulled all the stops just to break them apart, using her child as a pawn. Later, it's discovered that the accident that occurred several years ago was orchestrated. Zara continued to shield her baby from the whole drama, but there was only little she could do as Scott tries everything to win her back. "I'm sorry for not valuing you, Zee. Please, just give me a second chance," he said on his knees in public. Would Zara get back with him for her son's sake? Who's behind their parents' murder? Wanna find out what exactly the future holds for them?

For Serafina, they are a picture of a perfect family. She has a caring and loving parents. But an event turned her life upside-down when her mother died. Her father remarried and suddenly got into an accident. Jacob is desperate to get his inheritance. And his grandfather has only one condition that is to see him getting married before he died. Unexpectedly their path has crossed and they’re both desperate in different circumstances. Will they found the love and contentment despite of their convenient marriage?

“Hey little brother, wanna get married? Here are nine bucks, it’s on me!”Just like that, Cecelia Shayne gave herself away with nine bucks.Consequently…The random cutie she dragged off the street? He’s a poor good-for-nothing who needs her to tend to his every need.However, there’s nothing she can do.This is a husband she bought, and she needs to swallow this somehow.But… But…Why does his name seem to be the same as the owner of a certain conglomerate…?What?Asset transfer?Cecelia was shocked. “Why’re you giving me all this money?”William Sandler looked her dead in the eye, “Money’s yours, you’re mine!”

When Cosa Nostra got into a war they asked for help from Bratava and to make this official they arranged a marriage between a broken girl and a psychopath. Anna Fratello was given as a virgin bride to Alex Ricco, a man who is brutal and deadly and does not feel emotions. But what will happen when he gets to know that his newly wedded bride not only fears men but is not a virgin as well.

My name is Helen Fonseca, I am a young girl of the lower-middle class, recently graduated from high school and with the dream of studying nursing, but, my world changes radically when because of a serious illness in my mother, my father forces me to marry a man in a wheelchair; I do not know who he is, I do not know him, but it is said that he is an arrogant, cold, calculating and intimidating man, and that's not all, I will have to deal with that, and around him from this moment, what will happen? I don't know, the only thing that is clear to me is that I hate him with all my strength for forcing me to marry him, when I had a life made, a boyfriend, a life, and now I have to leave my whole life to contract a marriage contract with a paralytic.

Marriage is for better or worst!!! But what happens when Lisa's contracted marriage to CEO Alvin Fisher, end up being a blood bath, she must stand by him and fight against his wicked stepfather!!! Who gunned after his life.

Entah Kinan harus bahagia atau merasa terkurung ketika ia dijodohkan dengan pria yang sempat ia taksir sebelumnya. “Mas?” Kinan memanggil pria yang sudah menjadi suaminya itu perlahan. Sembari menjawilnya dengan jari telunjuk.   “Apa, sih, Nan?!! Astagaaa!” Alan rupanya juga belum tidur pulas.   “Kenapa? Kamu grogi!?”sindir Alan lagi.    “Eh?”   Alan kemudian berbalik menghadap pada istrinya.    “Kamu mau aku ngapain kamu???”   “Ng-nggak kok, Mas. Aku nggak minta apa-apa,” ucap Kinan gemataran. Ia menarik selimutnya hingga sebatas leher.   Alan malah semakin mendekatkan kepalanya pada Kinan. “Kamu mau malam pertama seperti pasangan pada umumnya?” tanyanya. Apakah mereka akan menyesali ini semua nantinya? ==================== Published in March 2022 Cover by Canva Pro Follow Instagram dan Facebook Page @novelbyreb

Elena and Holden's story is told in the novel. Two people who are destined to spend their whole lives together aside their differences. Before they are husband and wife, they meet each other. They do not even manage to impress one someone because they're lost in their own worlds.

Lorenzo Codrenzo, a billionaire playboy, is tired of his mother trying to control his life and is desperate to secure his inheritance. He approaches Sophie Winterfield, a young woman in a difficult situation, with a proposition. He offers her a deal: she will pretend to be his wife and in return, he will provide her with a safe place to live, take care of her and her child, and help her find her missing father. The deal comes with strict conditions, however. Sophie must play by Lorenzo's rules and must never fall in love with him. He makes it clear that he will never return her feelings and that their marriage is purely for show. Sophie, desperate for a solution to her problems, agrees to the deal. She moves into Lorenzo's luxurious mansion, and they start to play the role of a loving couple in front of the world. They attend high-society events, go on trips, and make public appearances together, all the while keeping up the facade of a happy marriage. As they spend more time together, however, Sophie begins to see a different side of Lorenzo. She starts to feel a connection with him and starts to question whether their marriage is truly fake. On the other hand, Lorenzo, who initially saw Sophie as nothing more than a means to an end, finds himself drawn to her and starts to question his own feelings. As they navigate the complexities of their relationship, they are faced with a dangerous enemy who threatens to tear them apart, and a shocking secret that shakes their foundation. Will they be able to survive the storm and make their fake marriage real, or will they lose everything that matters?