Never Fall For My Father's Friend

Locked in a basement for seven days while her husband slept with his mistress, Victoria Montgomery heard her son call another woman mom—and her husband call her worthless. A cancer diagnosis made those she loved wish her gone. Then her true family found her: the long-lost daughter of a powerful dynasty, with brother Lucas as her fierce ally. Together, they dismantle everyone who shattered her. Yet vengeance grows tangled when Lucas confesses years of hidden love. Her enemies beg forgiveness, but Victoria never planned to give it. She holds the keys now.

After traveling eighteen hours to support her daughter's postpartum recovery, an exhausted mother is met with cold calculation. The moment her care ends, her mother-in-law, Cornelia James, returns from vacation to demand fifteen thousand dollars for lodging and utilities. Worse, the protagonist's husband, Seth, defends the charge, dismissing his mother-in-law as an outsider. Instead of arguing, the protagonist pays the fee—treating it as tuition for a lesson they will never forget.

After losing a bet at a high-stakes casino, Nalitan mafia leader Cesare Xandri calls his pet on speaker to entertain his men. Instead of submission, she offers a biting insult disguised as devotion. Having been executed in a past life for choosing virtue, she is now reborn with a dark purpose. She no longer fears his violence or his Beretta. Instead of resisting, she intends to become the ultimate temptation, luring Cesare toward his inevitable ruin under the Cecilian sun.

After losing their lovechild and enduring her mate's harsh neglect, Dani finally reaches her breaking point. With Malachi's first love, Lili, back in the picture and his infidelity exposed, Dani grants him his freedom and walks away. Seeking a fresh start, she crosses paths with Keon Page, a rogue wolf and surgeon who makes her feel truly special. But just as Dani begins to heal and look forward, Malachi reappears on her doorstep, begging for another chance.

Desperate to pay for her father's care and her brother's surgery, Elly accepts a shocking offer from Harrison Scott, Briar University's golden hockey captain. He needs a respectable fake fiancée to silence his scandal-hungry ex and protect his career. The contract promises $300,000 and no feelings, but Harrison is secretly heir to a multibillion-dollar sports empire. As he clears her family's debts and helps her confront the former friend who framed her, their pretend romance turns dangerously real. Then her dying father confesses he stole a locket bearing the Bass family crest, revealing Elly may be the lost daughter of a powerful dynasty.

Expert wedding planner Elena Torres is used to managing illusions, but she never expected to live one. Reclusive billionaire Alexander Thorne proposes a one-year marriage contract worth two million dollars to finalize a crucial merger. Their agreement demands strictly professional boundaries, yet the fake affection they display for the cameras begins to feel authentic. Under the gaze of the paparazzi, Elena must figure out if their cold deal can survive a real spark.