Being Good Is Tough

After enduring three years of agony in a correction camp, I return home to find my family treats me like a liability. My brother leaves me in a storm, my mother forces me into a shed, and my sister Kaleigh—the one who framed me—has stolen my fiancé. They believe I am a broken addict, but they are wrong. With a secret phone and a drive for retribution, I will expose their treachery. The hunt has started, and their lies are about to burn.

Three years ago, Owen Galloway sacrificed his mobility to save me from a flood, leaving his childhood sweetheart, Sylvia, disfigured. I dedicated my life to him, promising forever. But devotion turned to bitter resentment. Now, Owen blames me for Sylvia's tragic fate, neglecting me to protect her. As our three-year marriage deadline approaches, he openly humiliates my family, completely unaware that I have accepted a job in France and am preparing to leave him forever.

When Joyce, her husband’s first love, posts a headline about an impending asteroid, the protagonist dismisses it as clickbait. But her world is upended when her husband Chase, an astronomy professor, rushes home demanding a divorce. Citing the cosmic threat, he refuses to spend his final years settling. Realizing Chase will believe any absurdity if it comes from Joyce, she flings his laundry at his face and calmly agrees to end their marriage.

Returned to her biological family, the true daughter of the Lowell family faces immediate ostracization. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lowell, make it clear that their adopted daughter, Susie, remains their only beloved child. Cruelly warned that she will not receive a single penny of their fortune, they expect her to beg for their favor. However, they have vastly underestimated her. She has no intention of relying on their wealth, having already achieved complete financial freedom on her own.

For five years, Olivia devoted herself to Jake, only to be betrayed when he chose another woman. Heartbroken, she leaves him behind and discovers her true identity as the long-lost heiress to a massive fortune. Now an elite socialite, Olivia embraces her power and luxury. When a regretful Jake tries to crawl back into her life, he finds that the woman he once took for granted is now far out of his reach. Her new life of wealth has just begun.

A single party game threatens to shatter a marriage in this gripping modern romance. When my husband's close female friend—the one he always dismisses as just a "female bro"—loses a card game, her penalty is highly provocative. She is challenged to select one man in the room, sit directly face-to-face with him, and shake for ten tense seconds. As she makes her choice, boundaries are crossed, trust is shattered, and a devastating downward spiral begins for the man who thought he could get away with it all.