Professor by Day, Master by Night

To satisfy her friend's thirst for revenge, a woman infiltrates a high-stakes wedding. Realizing the danger, she tries to flee, only to be intercepted in an elevator by the groom's imposing best man. The stranger instantly identifies her as a trespasser, trapping her with menacing intent. This chance encounter leads to an unexpected pregnancy, permanently tethering her to a ruthless man and the dark underworld she desperately wanted to avoid.

For six years, Cornelia Sullivan tolerated endless delays from Duane Delgado, even sacrificing her late mother’s precious keepsakes to contribute three hundred thousand dollars toward their future home. But at their housewarming party, Duane’s sister hands the keys to a newly returned Willow Simmons, expecting Cornelia to simply accept it. Tired of Duane’s excuses and disrespect, Cornelia refuses to play the victim. With legal evidence of her funding secured, she prepares to reclaim her money and walk away forever.

After discovering her husband drained their life savings to fund his mistress's lavish lifestyle, a devastated wife embarks on a quest for the truth. What began as a stable marriage unravels into a web of deceit and hidden agendas. As she digs deeper into his financial betrayals, she uncovers dark secrets that suggest her spouse is not the man she once loved. Now, she must navigate a dangerous path of mystery to reclaim her future.

On the eve of signing their marriage license, Ernest's fiancée, Cecily, plays a high-stakes room-key game. Assuring him she rigged it for them to win, she instead draws the key of his best friend, Roy. As the room cheers, Roy and Cecily dismiss Ernest's concerns as mere sportsmanship, ignoring the shared scent of cologne between them. Refusing to be humiliated, Ernest takes his turn and draws the key of Cecily's bitter rival, Marina Gilbert, turning their own game against them.

Moments before a major tour, a lead dancer is stripped of her role without warning. A tragic fall leaves her injured, but the digital notification she receives hurts more. Her secret billionaire husband, Julian Ford, is now sponsoring the Redwood Dance Troupe, with his mistress Averil Wells taking the spotlight. Seeing Julian embrace his lover confirms a seven-year betrayal. In this modern romance novel, a wife’s life is shattered by the two people she trusted most.

Loretta’s ten-year marriage shatters on her son Luca’s fifth birthday when she finds messages between her husband Stanley and his friend’s widow, Hallie. Stanley has been secretly playing father to Hallie’s son, even wearing matching outfits and claiming them as his responsibility. Though he begs for forgiveness, Stanley immediately abandons Luca’s birthday celebration to comfort Hallie’s child. Realizing his priorities lie elsewhere, Loretta decides that divorce is her only path forward.