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Bella Hale has known suffering her entire life. Orphaned at sixteen, she survives on scraps and desperation. She does whatever it takes not to starve with only little dignity intact. She envies the rich—people who seem immune to hardship and pain. Yet she promised herself that if she ever got her hands on one of them, she would never let go. She was done suffering. Lucian Rodriguez is everything she should despise. A cold, selfish, ruthless billionaire with little conscience and no mercy… a man who knows how to smile for the world while keeping his darkness well hidden. Their worlds collide when Lucian’s four-month-old daughter goes missing… and Bella finds her. Lucian offers no gratitude…and Bella refuses to let the opportunity slip. She demands compensation. Not just money, but security. A lifetime guarantee that she will never be poor again. In return, she will do whatever he wants. Her body. Her life. He can have it all. Bella is taken into his world—strictly as a deal. What she doesn’t realize is that when you make a deal with the devil, you should never expect it to be fair. And she will learn too late that being poor was far better than belonging to Lucian Rodriguez. A deal turns into obsession. Survival into desire. Desire into Hate. Hate into Love. That love and commitment becomes the biggest and worst mistake. Will Bella’s desperate deal destroy her? Or Will she become Lucian’s destruction?

A game of seduction… It's obvious to Jason that his son's girlfriend is only after the Masters’ money. He figures it will be an expensive lesson for the young man, but tries to ignore the situation despite the way Lanie makes him feel. It's only when Josh announces their engagement that Jason decides to do something to get rid of the gold-digger. Something cold and calculating, like seduce her away from her younger mark before scorning her. It's a straightforward plan, so why does she make him feel things he hasn't since his wife died years ago? Could the infallible Masters have misjudged Lanie? Or is she simply playing him in return? Just who is seducing whom?

She never belonged in his world, and he never wanted her in it. When Nora lands a job at the prestigious Sterling Capital Enterprises, she knows it’s her one chance to escape poverty and prove that success isn’t just for the wealthy. But when a secretary’s mistake places her under the cold, dismissive, and dangerously handsome billionaire Adrian Sterling, she realizes survival in his world will take more than determination—it’ll take everything she has. To him, she’s an inconvenience. To his father, she’s an embarrassment. And to the woman he’s supposed to marry, she’s nothing but a nuisance. Yet, no matter how much they clash, an undeniable pull keeps them from walking away. But when past wounds, family expectations, and an arranged marriage threaten to rip them apart, they’re forced to ask: Are they strong enough to fight for what they shouldn’t want? Or is the weight of them too heavy to bear? .

Everyone believes Aria Vale has everything. Daughter of the elusive billionaire founder of Vale Global, she lives behind quiet luxury and a reputation for kindness. To give back, Aria secretly funds scholarships for underprivileged students at Northbridge University, never revealing that she is the real heiress behind the fortune. One of those students is Lena Ward—a girl Aria rescues from poverty and personally sponsors. But Lena wants more than a scholarship. When Lena discovers who Aria really is, she begins weaving a dangerous lie—slowly convincing everyone at the university that she is the mysterious Vale heiress. Suddenly Aria becomes invisible. Her classmates mock her. Professors doubt her. And the man she thought loved her—Daniel Hart, charming, ambitious, and dangerously opportunistic—abandons her the moment Lena claims the billionaire name. But Lena’s biggest mistake is thinking Aria is weak. Because Aria Vale isn’t just a quiet girl with money. She’s the heir to a business empire built on ruthless strategy—and she’s about to prove that kindness should never be mistaken for helplessness. As secrets unravel and alliances shift, Aria prepares the ultimate revenge. But when Adrian Cross, a cold and powerful rival billionaire, enters her life with his own hidden agenda, Aria realizes something terrifying: The lies surrounding her identity may run far deeper than Lena’s betrayal. And someone might be trying to erase the real heiress entirely.

Sophia Miller spent her entire life surviving debts, humiliation, and the kind of poverty that forced people to sacrifice their dignity just to keep breathing. One wrong decision inside a luxury club changes everything when she accidentally walks into the private suite of Elija Hudson, the ruthless heir to one of the most powerful business empires in the country. Drugged and betrayed by the people around him, Elija loses control for one reckless night with a woman whose name he never learns. By morning, Sophia overhears the terrifying truth about the kind of man he really is: powerful enough to silence anyone who becomes a problem. Fearing for her life, Sophia disappears without a trace. But months later, fate drags her back into the same city she tried to escape—straight into the company now ruled by Elija himself. This time, he notices her. The quiet employee who refuses to be intimidated. The woman who keeps avoiding his gaze despite the strange familiarity he cannot explain. What Elija doesn’t know is that Sophia is carrying his child. And the deeper he pulls her into his world of power, revenge, and dangerous family secrets, the harder it becomes for Sophia to protect the truth that could destroy them both. Because in Elija Hudson’s world, love is weakness, trust is dangerous, and walking away is never that simple.

We love reading novels, fall in love with the characters, sometimes envy the main girl for getting the perfect male lead... but what happens when you get inside your own novel and get to meet your perfect main lead and bonus...get treated like the female lead?! As the clock struck 12, Arielle Taylor is pulled inside her own novel. This cinderella is over the moon as her Prince Charming showers her with his attention but what would happen when she finds herself falling for her fairy godmother instead? Please read my interview with Goodnovel at: https://tinyurl.com/y5zb3tug Cover pic: pixabay