Bastard King of the Cage

Lucien Varelli once cherished his wife's obsessive devotion, but when her jealousy crossed a line, he discarded her. Labeled unstable, she was sent to St. Dymphna House, a facility designed to break defiant women. Five years later, Lucien returns for his now-compliant Donna, unaware of the cost of her transformation. While she appears cured and submissive, the institution didn't fix her madness; it simply extinguished her love for him.

After being lost for years, I returned to the Hill family only to find myself a living medical spare part for Paisley, their "precious" adopted daughter. My biological parents demanded my bone marrow, while my husband, Silas, treated me as a mere shadow of his true love. He even forced me to hand over my inheritance and raise Paisley’s child, threatening divorce if I dared to resist. They mistook my silence for submission, but I was simply counting down the days. Behind their backs, I secretly enrolled in a classified national program, securing a future they could never touch. By the time Silas realizes he traded a diamond for glass, I will have vanished into the state’s protection, leaving him with nothing but a ruined career and the ashes of his betrayal.

Skylar’s life is shattered following a devastating betrayal by her partner, Liam. Driven by a thirst for revenge, she pursues Ryder, a reserved hockey captain who secretly leads a dangerous biker gang. Though she intends to manipulate him, their undeniable spark complicates her scheme. When Skylar’s family orders her to target Ryder’s pack, hidden truths surface. Caught in a spiral of secrets, she must decide if she is the hunter or if Ryder has won her heart.

After three years of playing the perfect wife, Ellie signs divorce papers and prepares to vanish. But her billionaire husband, Julian, awakens a power to hear her thoughts, discovering her hidden wealth and fabricated identity. A family crisis traps her in a guarded mansion, where his mention of "The Surgeon"—her secret alias—turns their split into a dangerous hunt. Fueled by betrayal, Ellie vows to dismantle his empire.

To escape a forced union with a dangerous thug, I impulsively marry Drake, a stranger claiming to be a destitute driver. He even insists on a prenuptial agreement for his old car. My suspicions grow when he easily defeats three mobsters, citing a mysterious past as the reason. After his grandfather offers a priceless heirloom, the truth emerges: my supposedly broke husband is a billionaire CEO who has carefully lured me into his elaborate trap.

In this modern novel, Quinn Vance is paralyzed after her husband and dance partner, Zane Rhodes, drops her during a performance. While claiming it was an accident, Zane denies her medical funds to buy a costume for his first love, Celia Linden. When Quinn discovers Zane intentionally crippled her to let Celia win the championship, her world shatters. Facing a dark future, she slits her wrists in despair, leaving a regretful Zane to face the consequences.