I Loved You Then, I Love You Still

On the Fourth of July, a family prepares an exceptionally grand feast instead of their usual casual barbecue. This elaborate dinner is dedicated to the narrator's pregnant sister-in-law, Mila Payne. When the brother arrives with Janet and young Lily, the kids, Lily and Timmy, quickly run off to play. While the mother warmly welcomes the expectant guest and the brother acts as a doting husband, the grand scale of the celebration hints at a deeper shift within the household dynamics.

In this modern novel, marrying Percival Slater was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead, his new bride is immediately confronted by public wedding pictures of her husband alongside his college junior, Willow Morgan. When she confronts him, Percival coldly dismisses her pain, demanding she be satisfied with just his legal commitment. Even as a taunting Willow boasts that she owns his heart, the protagonist refuses to play the victim. Instead of begging for his devotion, she offers a surprising blessing.

For fourteen years, she repaid the Hayes family's kindness by working silently as a mortician and accepting an engagement to their arrogant son. But when she overhears their true feelings—calling her a death-tainted freak—she realizes their so-called gratitude was only a calculated move to seize her inheritance. Trapped by a marriage clause in her grandfather's will, she discovers the document never specified a groom. Refusing to be their pawn, she replaces their son with Caden Blankenship, a ruthless billionaire capable of destroying their world entirely. Now, the fortune they schemed to steal is worthless compared to the empire she is about to inherit through her new contract marriage.

Omega Elara dedicated three years to Alpha Kaelen, only for her fated mate to abandon her during a lethal rogue ambush. After severing their bond and exiling her, Kaelen believes she is gone. Instead, Elara survives to discover her true identity as the last Matron Luna of the Mooncrest Pack, a group Kaelen’s father once massacred. With her ancient powers finally awakening, she gathers her survivors to exact revenge on the man who betrayed her.

At three months pregnant, a woman attends her prenatal checkup alongside her attentive husband. He proudly uploads their baby's ultrasound image to social media with a loving caption for his future daughter, prompting a wave of warm congratulations from their loved ones. Yet, beneath this picture-perfect moment lies the chilling premise of Three Months Pregnant, One Planned Crash, where a celebrated family milestone is juxtaposed against a dark, impending deception.

What starts as a dishonest online transaction quickly escalates into a terrifying ordeal. After purchasing a counterfeit product, my wife attempts a fraudulent return by sending back an entirely different, defective item. When the delivery driver arrives at our door to confront her over the deception, she refuses to back down. Instead of resolving the dispute, she behaves completely unreasonably, deliberately baiting and provoking an already angry man into a dangerous confrontation.