Nora Roberts Bookstore Novels & Stories

When I'm done putting my daughter, Alani Carter, to sleep, I suddenly come across a social media post. "My husband, who's always been uncaring about the household matters, suddenly decides to be more engaging and helpful recently. What's the reason behind his change in behavior?" The comments in that comment section cut to the chase immediately. "Oh, there's no doubt about the answer. Either he's having an affair behind your back, or he wants your money." As soon as I leave a like on the answer, my husband, Michael Carter, who has never cared about Alani before, suddenly asks me, "What sort of homework does Alani have today?" That's when I notice the parents' group chat on my phone, where Demi Miller's mother, Yvette Miller, has tagged Michael there abruptly. "Mr. Carter, what's tonight's homework?" He has responded to her immediately, "Give me a moment. I'll send you the list later." I glance at the time. It's already 10:30 pm. We've been married for so many years, and yet Michael has never responded to any of my WhatsApp messages on time before. I secretly tap on Yvette's profile picture, only to find out that her social media feed is filled with coincidental meetings with Michael. Apparently, she has met him coincidentally at the amusement park, at a bookstore, and even at a family restaurant the three of us have frequented. When I pick Alani up from the kindergarten in the next evening, I happen to overhear Yvette telling another parent, "Alani's dad sure has a heart of gold! He even helps me take care of Demi! "Whenever I ask him questions regarding Demi, he's able to answer me on the spot. Parents who care this much about children are a rarity these days!" I continue the topic smilingly, "Isn't that right? Michael has never attended a single parent-child meeting related to his own daughter, and yet he's quite skilled in helping others raise their children." After that, I find myself a secluded corner, where I dial my lawyer's phone number immediately. "Have you prepared the divorce contract? I want him to leave this marriage without a single cent to his name!"

“I loved you with everything I had... yet you chose my own stepsister?" Vionne Wallace's voice trembled with heartbreak. Her husband's response was a cold laugh. "Sign the divorce papers. Nora is the woman I love. You couldn't even give me a child." In one devastating day, Vionne loses everything. Her husband chooses her stepsister. Her father disowns her. The family she sacrificed everything for casts her aside like she never mattered. Heartbroken and humiliated, Vionne drowns her pain in alcohol... and wakes up in the arms of a dangerously handsome billionaire after one reckless night she can barely remember. She never expects to see him again. Until he walks into her father's mansion. Powerful. Untouchable. The one man her father has never been able to control. His best friend. Darien Callahan. When the people who destroyed Vionne try to humiliate her once more, Darien does the unthinkable. He claims her as his. What begins as a partnership fueled by revenge soon becomes something far more dangerous. Beneath Darien's cold exterior is a man willing to protect Vionne at any cost, while beneath Vionne's broken heart is a woman determined to rise stronger than the people who betrayed her. But revenge has a price. As buried secrets come to light and old enemies strike back, Vionne discovers that the man she's falling for has been hiding a devastating truth of his own. Will their love survive the lies between them? Or will her cheating ex-husband realize too late that the woman he threw away has become the one he'll spend the rest of his life begging to get back? Sometimes karma doesn't knock. Sometimes... it marries your dad's best friend.