I was the daughter of a crime boss. To escape his iron grip, I changed my surname, crafted a new identity, and vanished from the city, desperate for a taste of normal life. I lived like a ghost—no nice clothes, no makeup, nothing that might catch an eye. My father's men had eyes everywhere. I worked two jobs while studying, and my classmates whispered that I was just another scholarship charity case from the wrong side of town. The campus heartthrob, Loki Dalton, fell for me at first sight and pursued me passionately. Moved by his persistence, I soon fell in love. His family was wealthy and looked down on me, so they didn't even give me a wedding ceremony before making me drop out of college to marry into the Dalton family. I didn't care. I'd escaped my father's shadow and married a man who worshipped the ground I walked on. Or so I thought. But on our first wedding anniversary, I wanted to surprise Loki at his office, only to find him entangled with another woman in a heated embrace. Later, I discovered the truth. All those late nights, all those "business trips"—he'd been collecting women. Women who all shared one trait: they looked exactly like me. I thought he was seeking substitutes for me because he couldn't touch me during my pregnancy, but I finally realized that I was the substitute all along. Loki had married me for one reason: I was a carbon copy of the woman he couldn't have. Heartbroken, I dialed a number I hadn't called in years: "Dad, I was wrong. I want to come home."

Food journalist Margaret Carter travels to New Orleans to investigate the mysterious sauce that has been passed down for 47 years at Miller's Barbecue. Restaurant owner Robert disappeared ten years ago, with his wife Sarah claiming he went to Mexico. But the hidden truth is far from that simple…

Everyone thinks Ivy is just a weak she wolf after she didn’t gain her wolf at 16. Her mate decides to reject her after her 16th birthday but wants to keep her as a mistress or exchange her to get power.

On her 21st birthday, Lila’s world shatters. What should have been an ordinary day turns into a nightmare of secrets and revelations—she’s the heir to an ancient werewolf legacy, bound by destiny to a powerful and brooding alpha. Thrust into a world of primal instincts, blood feuds, and supernatural danger, Lila must navigate her newfound powers while a centuries-old war between rival packs brews around her. But the deeper she dives into this violent, hidden world, the more torn she becomes. A mysterious stranger haunts her thoughts, drawing her closer with secrets of his own—secrets that could change everything. As tensions rise, loyalties blur, and forbidden love ignites, Lila must decide: will she embrace her fate, or fight for a future that’s entirely her own?

Chloe Miller thought she had perfect control over her love life—five men, each fulfilling different needs, what she called "emotionally efficient relationship management." Alex brought the fire—raw, addictive passion that scorched her sheets. Ethan offered stability, a shoulder to lean on. With Ben, she flipped the script, taking control for once. Daniel and Felix? They filled whatever emotional cracks remained. In theory, she could enjoy all the benefits of intimate relationships while avoiding the risks that came with commitment. When she heard Alex introduce her as "my girl" at a party, she thought she'd finally won. Until 3 AM. Tangled in his sheets, still catching her breath, when he dropped the bomb: "You're just convenient, babe. Don't make things complicated." In that moment, she realized her Plan B had completely fallen apart.

I was once the luckiest mermaid in the world. My husband adored me, brushing and tending to my scales with his own hands every single day. My childhood sweetheart cherished me just as deeply, personally feeding me my medicine, drop by drop. They said I was their one and only treasure. Until the moment I loved them the most. Julian Morgan clamped his teeth onto the scale over my heart and tore it off—blood instantly soaking the bed in crimson. "A mermaid's scales are most potent," he said calmly, "when her desire peaks and her blood runs hottest." The two of them crushed my scale into powder and fed it to the girl who looked uncannily like me. "Lily… you're finally going to live." Only then did I realize—every ounce of tenderness had been meant to kill me. Every dose they fed me was a death sentence in disguise. This time, I'll make you watch helplessly as hope slips away.

Since my father died three years ago, my mother has bounced from one boyfriend to the next. When we moved in with Professor Williams, I didn't expect that his two full-grown sons still lived at home. Phoenix seems nice enough, but Jack really doesn't like me.

Five years of marriage, two miscarriages, yet on the day of our divorce, he was accompanying his beloved during her pregnancy care. When I lost my last child, his only response was: "This is your retribution." He didn't know I was no longer the canary he could manipulate at will. When I took the international art exhibition by storm as a mysterious artist, he still tried to drag me back into his cage. Under the spotlight, I exposed his hypocritical mask before global celebrities: "Mr. Grant, some debts must be repaid." Later, he knelt in the rain begging me to come back, while I smiled lightly on my lawyer boyfriend's arm: "Mr. Grant, I'm out of your league now."

He said, "Lucia is young and full of life. Meeting her made me understand what it means to be alive." I asked, "What about me?" He replied, "You're like a dead fish. Completely boring." On the day of our divorce, I thought my heart couldn't possibly hurt any worse. I was wrong—it could. I began to heal myself: exercise, work, rediscovering who I was. Until I met him—a man younger and gentler than my ex-husband. "Darling," he said with a playful smile, "Look how he bruised my handsome face. You won't fall for someone else now, will you?" I leaned down to kiss him. "Never." My ex-husband stood in the rain all night, but my heart remained unmoved. Life is long, and I choose to spend it with someone who truly loves me.

Amy believed Sean was her destined Alpha until her heat cycle, when he coldly injected suppressants while other Alphas lost control. The devastating truth: she's a legendary Pure-blood Omega, and he's an undercover Hunter sent to capture her. When Sean deliberately helps her escape, these star-crossed lovers begin their desperate flight. "I'd rather face the world as my enemy than let anyone harm you." A tale of identity and redemption, where healing meets killing and love confronts hatred.