Love Like a Sour Candy

After her fiancé abruptly breaks off their engagement for another woman, a heartbroken socialite finds her world spiraling into chaos. As she attempts to rebuild her shattered life, she uncovers a web of dark secrets and hidden agendas surrounding her former lover's family. Her quest for closure transforms into a dangerous investigation where nothing is as it seems. Amidst the betrayal, she must solve a mystery that threatens her very safety.

After stepping in to babysit her toddler grandson for a meager thousand dollars a month, a retired teacher finds her goodwill weaponized against her. When she accidentally pockets a single leftover dollar coin, her son-in-law and his mother seize the opportunity to brand her as greedy, plotting to replace her and take the payment. Worse, her own daughter, Natalie, fails to defend her. Overhearing their toxic scheme, she refuses to be discarded. She confronts her ungrateful family, quits on the spot, and walks away.

My mother-in-law's obsessive stinginess cost my daughter and me our lives. From serving toxic kitchen scraps to inviting dangerous strangers inside for a free cleaning, her cheapness invited a killer into our home. My husband dismissed my warnings, and after our deaths, he and his mother seized my inheritance to start a new life. But death wasn't the end. Waking up on June 18th—the exact day she bought expired milk—I am determined to rewrite our tragic fate and make them pay.

After surviving three years in prison, Freya Swanson is left with nothing but a rusted cart, selling roasted sweet potatoes on a bitter New Year's Eve. As the freezing wind cuts through her, she unexpectedly crosses paths with Liam Delgado, her former love. Standing beside him is Charlotte, the true Swanson heiress, wrapped in designer luxury. While Liam stares in shock at Freya's cold-damaged, scarred hands, Charlotte impatiently drags him away, leaving Freya alone in the festive crowd.

Channel’s dream marriage to Rowan Reynolds shatters when a framed photo leads to false accusations of infidelity. Pregnant and cast out, she faces the wrath of a husband turned enemy. At her lowest point, the arrogant billionaire Calvin Blackwood offers a cold lifeline: a contract marriage. Driven by desperation, Channel signs her life away. As she navigates this uncertain new world, Rowan’s hunt for her begins, sparking a dangerous game of vengeance and power.

Elara’s world shatters when Alpha Kael, her destined mate and the man she trusted with her heart, ruthlessly betrays her for power. Forced into exile and stripped of her status, she must navigate a dangerous wilderness while nursing a broken bond. However, as Elara discovers hidden strengths within herself, she plots a path toward reclamation. Can she find the courage to confront her past and forge a new future away from Kael’s shadow?