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They Called Her Simple, She Hit Back HardXu Xiyu wants to be treated as a daughter by the Xu family. She was born missing three souls and seven spirits and has been slow since childhood, and her parents favor her sister. Five years ago they talked her into confessing to something her sister had done, and she served the sentence. She stayed slow, but in prison she took a master and learned to fight.
On the day she gets out her parents decide she is a stain on the family and make arrangements to put her in a psychiatric hospital. Li Yanning, heir to the wealthiest family in the capital and the man promised to the Xu family by an engagement, comes to find her instead, and takes her straight to register the marriage.
Gorgeous Stepmom, Beloved by AllThe novel has an ending written for the stepmother already, and it is a bad one. Sheng Mumu was an office worker before she woke up inside the book as that character, married on paper to Qi Mo, who has more money than she had any idea of. She decided to stay clear of the plot, put her effort into her own business and otherwise live quietly on what the marriage gave her. Qi Shaobai, Qi Mo's son, wanted nothing to do with her at first, and she got through to him by being straight with him. She and Qi Mo had to perform a happy marriage in front of other people often enough that it started to work on both of them. Qi Mo has a hard manner in company and is easier with her when no one is watching. A secret about where Qi Mo came from comes out while the two of them are still keeping up the act.
A Pawn Turned BrideApril Cox has loved Paul Cooper for years, and he has always treated her with affection. Then Paul tells her to get close to Owen Cook, the heir to the Duke's house. Owen is about to marry Beth Dean, the woman Paul actually loves, and Paul wants that marriage broken off. April understands that she has been a tool for making Beth jealous. Out of disappointment she and Owen begin pretending to be a couple. The pretense turns real and they marry. Paul, who knows none of this, assumes April will come back to him the way she always has.
Goodbye, I've Got a Better ManThe Zhao family picked up a five-year-old chubby girl. Despite mockeries from villagers, the Zhao family cherished her dearly. After she joined the family, miracles happened one after another. The blind Hawley regained his vision. The poison in Sewell was neutralized. The once poverty-stricken family became an eminent wealthy family. Someone tried to find out the secret by eavesdropping, only to hear the chubby girl asking her mother for the red string on her root!
Captain, Your Fiancée Married Someone ElseZoe Long is about to register her marriage to Skye Nash, a pilot she has been with for six years. Before the papers are signed, Skye's first love comes back, the woman he never got over, and she starts needling Zoe wherever the two of them meet. Zoe works out from this that Skye had kept her around to get over the other woman, and that the six years had been a stand-in for that.
Zoe's mother had long ago lined up a man for her, Nick Carter, and the two families have business reasons for the match. Zoe agrees to marry him and goes in expecting nothing from it. Nick turns out to be steady with her, and over time she learns from him what being cared for is like. Skye, meanwhile, is left dealing with the moods of the woman who came back. Later on that woman's real character comes out, and Skye regrets what he did. Zoe and Nick have by then settled into a quiet life together.
If Only You'd Forgive MeJude Jensen spent years beside Quincy Perry without ever getting past how cold she was with him, and eventually he decided to let them both out of it. They were on their way to the civil registry office to make it official when there was an accident. Jude died getting Quincy clear of it, and her life went dark after that.
Then one morning, badly hungover, she saw him again. This time she meant to love him properly.
Reborn for a Second ChanceTen years ago, Sophie Parker married Quinn Sinclair, the son of a powerful duke, while her sister Shirley married a humble scholar. But fate dealt a cruel blow. Quinn Sinclair betrayed his country, causing the downfall of his entire family, while the scholar rose to become the Prime Minister. Shirley was granted a prestigious title, while Sophie was exiled. Their rivalry led to mutual assassinations and untimely deaths. Reborn into her past, she now has a second chance to right her wrongs, reclaim her title, and fulfill the dreams she couldn't in her previous life. Will she rewrite her fate and bring justice to her family?
In the Wake of MisunderstandingTim Moore mistakes Ann Charles for a means to purge a poison from his body, then learns she was an innocent victim and sets out to make amends. A crash leaves him comatose before he can find her, while Ann accepts marriage to the Moore family's unconscious heir to pay for her mother's treatment. Her care awakens Tim, but neither recognizes the other at first; repeated misunderstandings destroy their growing love until Ann fakes her death and disappears, leaving Tim's realization too late.
Coffin Bride, Mad TyrantThe bride arrives in a coffin, hoping her tyrant husband will kill her. Transported into the life of a prime minister's daughter, she can return to modern times only by provoking Gu Mingzhe into executing her. But every insult earns his indulgence: he can hear her thoughts and knows exactly why she wants to die.
Capturing The General's HeartVanessa thought she'd hit rock bottom. Dumped, humiliated, and framed by her ex Adrian and his manipulative mistress Mandy, she became the laughingstock of the industry overnight.
Then came Victor, her sharp-tongued first love. Arrogant, powerful, and back in her life with a plan.
What started as mutual revenge slowly turned into something darker and deeper. Together, they pulled back the curtain on the Yale family's darkest secrets, betrayals, hidden heirs, corporate backstabbing, and a legacy soaked in lies.
Vanessa was no longer the girl who once got played. She took control, exposed the truth, and set the whole stage on fire.
In the end, she didn't just survive. She reclaimed her life, her love, and every last piece of power that was stolen from her.
Bound to the Beast I Was Sent to KillOur Marriage Isn't Over YetClaire Blake and Evan Carter divorced five years ago over a misunderstanding. Now she returns to work at a hospital and reunites with him by accident. One night leads to sharing a bed. He storms back into her life, refusing to let go. Divorced, yet still entangled: their marriage may not be over after all.
My Demon Lord, Your Shepherd Girl Has Run Away AgainAbandoned on an island by her father, King John, Ingrid is recalled as her stepmother Martha and stepsister Lilith covet her betrothal to Lucifer, King of Hell. Scorned as an ignorant shepherdess, she secretly speaks to all things and wields great healing power. Lucifer disrupts her revenge: she once hid him, unaware of his identity, then fled. Seeing through her act, he grips her chin and claims her as his own. This time, he won't let her escape.
Married a Lizard，He Ruled the Beasts！After ten years of betrayal, rabbit shifter Evelyn bonds with Draven, a penniless “lizard.” But her new mate is secretly the Black Dragon King, ruler of all beasts. As enemies close in, he protects her, helps her fight back, and crowns the once-scorned bunny as his queen.
Captive of Her HarborBroke and desperate, Nora strikes a deadly deal: marry mafia heiress Lucia in exchange for saving her framed, dying mother. But their toxic alliance ignites into an all-out war against a crooked prosecutor. What starts as mutual exploitation becomes their only shot at redemption.
Flash Marriage Sweet LoveTo save her late grandmother's bakery, Lila marries a stranger named Silas in a paper-only deal—both hiding secrets. He carries her flour, stands by her side, but never reveals who he really is. Until the dessert gala, when a rival frames her in front of the entire city. Silas steps onto the stage, and the room goes silent: he's Sinclair—the most powerful man in the city. A contract marriage, a twenty-year fate sealed by a lemon tart.
She Moved On, He Fell ApartVivian Cross discovered her devoted husband Victor Stone was cheating. Without confrontation, she secretly changed her name, melted their wedding ring, and had a lawyer draw up divorce papers. When his assistant sent a pregnancy taunt, Vivian left without looking back. Victor tried everything but never won her back. Years later, Vivian had a happy new family while Victor ended up broke, insane, and lost forever without her.After Leaving My Ex, I Became the Duke's WifeJilted at the altar, Eleanor marries the powerful Duke Julian of Ravenwood. But when her obsessive ex returns and destroys the trust between them with vicious lies, love becomes a gilded cage. After betrayal and separation, Julian must learn to respect her freedom and win her back as an equal.The Pirate King's Virgin PrincessA runaway princess. A ruthless pirate king.When Yelena saves the wounded Cassian Thorn, she never expects to become the captive bride of the most dangerous man on the seas. Yet beneath his cold exterior lies a wounded heart, and their forced union slowly transforms into an unforgettable love.
A Timeless Love Cooked in SecretModern top chef Fiona Hart accidentally time-travels to ancient times, becoming the neglected eldest daughter of a prime minister. She is forced to marry Adrian Carter, heir of the Cheng Palace, who misses their wedding night. Fiona settles down in the palace with her superb cooking skills and befriends the disguised Adrian by chance. She repeatedly resolves schemes and provocations from her jealous younger sister with her culinary talent and wins the Divine Chef Competition.My Sister Took the Prince, So I Married ApolloElena Solaris was betrayed by her family and her husband and given up as a sacrifice. She wakes on the day she is to choose a husband. She lets her stepsister take the prince and picks a penniless street poet instead, who is Apollo, the sun god, thrown down from his place. The two of them work out the secret behind the cycle of sacrifices and move against the false god who has taken the throne. They break the cycle and end up ruling as equals in the mortal world and the divine one.Fate of the Dragon’s BrideLydia is forced to marry the "savage" Dragon King Lucian. She flees and meets a dragon-shifter, giving him her virginity. She becomes pregnant, is captured and put on trial. Lucian discovers she is the woman who saved him and descends to claim her as his only bride.The Demon King's Son Calls Me MomCast out of Heaven by her cruel ex-husband, Nora becomes the contract mother of Lucifer’s wounded son, Leo. Her kindness heals the little demon and earns Lucifer’s trust. When her past returns to humiliate her, Lucifer proudly claims her as his Queen. Nora finally finds love, family, and a life of her own.
The Shadow Elf King's Runaway BrideSeven years ago, Aurora was taken by Shadow Elf King Kaelen and had his son Leo. Seven years later, Leo's magic is tearing him apart; only the Shadow Core can save him. Aurora infiltrates the court, facing priestess Serafina's torment. Kaelen learns of Leo and searches for him. They reunite and marry after trials.
The King's Bride Is a Doom ElfVespera, branded a Doom Elf after her twin brother's stillbirth, was exiled. Years later, she and her daughter Mia return to fulfill a marriage contract to Prince Arvis, but she calls it off and declares she will marry King Lucian instead. She discovers Lucian is the stranger she spent a night with five years ago.
Three Alphas Abandoned Me for that Omega, Then Regretted ItSecret wife Lena is treated as an inheritance pawn until a kidnapping places her in the hands of Jack Kane, her formidable father-in-law and a mafia godfather. His rescue becomes an obsessive claim that threatens every boundary around her marriage.
Love Beyond RedemptionDelivery girl Chloe eases CEO Alexander's fatal heartache through intimate touch. He marries her to fund her mother's leukemia cure, hiding the deadly cost to her life. Framed and presumed dead, she gets plastic surgery, loses memory, and meets him again. Pregnant and ill, she is saved by his heart's blood. They reconcile in snow.
Second Chance: The Tech Billionaire’s Secret FamilySix years ago the Solaris family fortune was collapsing, and Milo, the heiress, left Asher while he had no money in order to save it. She was pregnant and did not tell him. Asher is now a tech billionaire and still holds it against her. They meet again at a gala. Milo is raising their son Leo alone and is trying to find the money for the heart surgery he needs. When Asher learns why she left, he moves to get Leo the best treatment available, goes after the person responsible for what happened to her family, and tries to win her back.
Kneel Before The Dragon QueenAfter seven years in hiding, Dragon Queen Veya
returns disguised as a humble healer, only to be
betrayed and humiliated by the man she once loved.
When she enters a marriage of convenience with
powerful Duke Kael Frostwing, her enemies mistake
her for a powerless commoner—until Veya reveals
her true identity and reclaims her throne.
The Ruthless Heir And His Runaway MaidBullied by her stepmother and stepsister, Sara Fair is forced to marry Kane Aster, the feared heir of the powerful Aster family, to save her sickly brother. After a fateful night at the pool, Kane discovers that the maid sent to marry him is the woman he can't forget. He takes Sara back to Aster Manor, only for misunderstandings, family schemes, and pure-blood politics to tear them apart.Substitute Bride, Conqueror of a Billionaire FamilyAfter ten years locked in an asylum by her stepmother, Eliza is released and forced to take her sister's place as the bride of Cassius Blackwood—a ruthless, cold-hearted business tycoon. Everyone expected her to meet the same grim fate as Cassius's four previous wives. But Eliza, armed with the skills she honed in the asylum and a heart full of sincerity, healed the entire Blackwood family—and in return, found the love and the home she had always longed for.
Light in WinterOn Christmas Eve, Isabel Whitney marries Felix Starling — an heir to the Starling fortune, in a wheelchair since a car accident two years ago, with an assisted death already booked in Switzerland for next year. He only agreed to the wedding because his grandmother gave him no choice.
Isabel moves in with one suitcase, finds the paperwork on his desk, and stays anyway. She tells him she wants a baby; he counters with five months.
Over those five months, the man who planned to die starts to want to live — and Isabel is the reason.
Married by MidnightAfter being betrayed by her ex, hotel event coordinator Nora unexpectedly saves wealthy heir Ethan from a forced engagement. To escape family control and protect his voting rights, Ethan proposes a marriage before midnight. Their contract begins with strict boundaries, but as they face family pressure, public humiliation, and inheritance battles together, the relationship becomes real. Nora proves her worth through her own ability, while Ethan learns to support rather than control her. What starts as a practical deal slowly becomes a genuine partnership built on choice and trust.
Rent-A-Mom for the Billionaire TwinsRuby, a temporary nanny, takes on the impossible job of caring for billionaire Ethan's twin twins who drove away sixteen predecessors. She breaks through their coldness, heals the family, and helps Ethan learn to be a father. What starts as a hired role becomes a real family, and she becomes the home they never had.Trapped by the Billionaire Who Owes MeShe paints, and he is the man a wrong delivery brings her to. He has been drugged by the time she gets there. Nine months pass before the two of them are in the same place again, and she is ill by then, ill enough that he is the only person able to help her. He assumes she is running a scam on him, and she considers him a monster. They marry anyway, on obligation, and once the marriage exists the relatives on both sides start working it for their own ends. There is older business in the family that has been kept from both of them, and it comes into the marriage.
Waking Up to My Billionaire HusbandAmanda, a foster daughter of the Lucas family, discovers her fiancé Chris faked death and cheated with his sister-in-law. Desperate, she marries Evan, the rumored comatose head of the Reynolds family, to replace her friend. But Evan had awakened a year ago and is the one who saved her in a car accident five years ago. At the wedding banquet, he reveals his identity, supports Amanda, and destroys the Lucas family.Billionaire’s Sudden WifeEvelyn, an IT genius, enters a contract marriage with billionaire CEO Landon to inherit her mother's estate. From a fake couple to true love, she uses her hacking skills to solve crises, grows in the high-society game, and ultimately wins love and family recognition.
The Mercenary Wife of a Dissolute AristocratRetired mercenary Louise accepts a high-paying contract from wealthy lady Carter to fake-marry the dissolute heir Felix. She tames him with force, reforms the family, and they go from mutual dislike to true love. They join forces for revenge, turning fake marriage into real love.
Blood moon loverHalf-werewolf Carl brings his human wife Eve to an ancient castle for their honeymoon, where he and his vampire brother Miles accidentally swap souls. Their mother Vivian schemes, revealing that only a child carrying all three bloodlines can restore the brothers' souls—then tries to kill Eve.
Who's Her FatherSix years ago, Iris spent a night with a masked man to escape her family's sale. She raised her daughter Ella alone. Ella accidentally enters the Blackwood family, and three brothers—Zane, Ethan, and Xavier—all appear to be the father due to identical DNA. Iris becomes a nanny, faces schemes from her stepsister, and falls for Zane. Genetic testing reveals Zane is Ella's real father. The stepsister's fraud is exposed, and Zane marries Iris.Fake marriage,True loveYe Xiang, a wealthy heiress, runs away from her arranged marriage and becomes a nanny for Su Yan, unaware he is her runaway fiancé. He proposes a one-year contract marriage to avoid his mother. They fall in love amidst schemes from rivals, and her hidden talents emerge. Eventually, their fake marriage becomes real.The Dying Witch King’s Unexpected Heir GrandsonThe Dark Moon Witch King is dying, and a five-year-old boy Caspian arrives seeking his father. His father Silvan and mother Elowen were separated by the king. Caspian, with a blood defect, is framed by priest Olivia but saved by a moon charm. Family elders clear the past, punish the true villains, and the family reunites.
Love at First VowOlivia and Ethan are both powerful CEOs who impulsively marry after a drunken night overseas. They try to make each other miserable to get a divorce, but their grandmothers discover the marriage and force them to live together. What starts as a battle of fake identities turns into a sweet romance.
My Badass StepmomA pizza girl with a sharp tongue. A billionaire with a contract. One rebel kid who needs a wake-up call. She was hired to tame him—but she ended up healing them both. And the man who drew up the deal? He's about to find out that some rules are meant to be broken.
Baby, Daddy Never Gave Up on MommyPregnant Evelyn suffered liver failure after being poisoned by her stepsister. Her fiancé Atlas donated half of his liver to save both her and their child, yet the vicious stepsister forged Evelyn’s death certificate. Five years later, Atlas spotted a little girl playing the piano on the street calling him Daddy. Beside the child stood the pale woman worn down by hardship, and only then did he realize the lover and child he’d risked his life to save had been alive all along.
I Married My Ex’s Uncle at His WeddingAlison's fiancé and stepsister cancel her wedding in a public betrayal and seize the planning company she built. Cornered, she enters a ninety-day contract marriage with powerful businessman Alexander, agreeing that they will combine their strengths to recover her equity without intruding on each other's private lives. His unfailing respect and protection soon reveal that his commitment began long before their bargain.
Blind EyeFramed for her billionaire father's murder, Emily is thrust into a lethal succession war against her family. To secure his will, she shocks everyone by marrying her estranged childhood protector, who hides a secret identity that could upend the game. Surrounded by assassins and corporate traps, can Emily expose the real killer before the final checkmate?
The Mechanic I Married Owns ManhattanClara Bennett is driving away from her ex-husband Derek with her five-year-old daughter Lily in the back when the car dies in the rain outside a small town. Mason Hale runs the garage there. He puts them up, and when Derek's people come for her he stands in the doorway and says, "Then stay. Tonight, nobody takes you back." Clara takes him for exactly what he appears to be, a decent mechanic with a steady trade, and she proposes a temporary marriage because a married mother has a better chance in a custody fight. At the hearing Derek spends his time on Mason, on his hands and his income and his lack of anyone behind him. Then Mason's lawyers come in, with people from his company, and the court is told that the largest claim against Derek's firm belongs to him. He is the heir of a Manhattan real estate group and has been living where nobody would look for him.
My Bestie’s Father Became My SanctuaryTwenty-three-year-old law school graduate Olivia has her private photos leaked publicly by her ex-boyfriend. Humiliated, she flees into the study of her best friend’s father, Killian Voss. Killian is the city’s most formidable privacy attorney and Mia’s dad. He shelters her, hides her away, and teaches her how to fight back. Yet with every late-night moment they draw near, her gratitude blazes into forbidden desire.
The Perfect PlayWhen Chloe, a vulnerable cheerleader facing deportation, is publicly betrayed by her fiancé Dylan at a professional football stadium and fired due to her immigration status, superstar quarterback Maxwell impulsively marries her to protect her. What begins as a fake marriage to survive legal and workplace persecution escalates into escalating jealousy, social warfare, and emotional intimacy, forcing both to confront class divides, public scrutiny, and whether their contractual union can become real love.
The Equestrian Star's Cinderella BrideAfter a reckless one-night stand with equestrian champion Phillips Hobbs, hotel maid Cindy Becker is caught in a scandal that forces them into a flash marriage. Bound by pride and passion yet divided by class and circumstance, their fragile union faces relentless tests—from Phillips’ devoted fiancée to the weight of family expectations. But as jealousy, rivalry, and sacrifice threaten to tear them apart, Cindy and Phillips uncover a truth neither expected: their lives have been intertwined long before that night.
My Dear 19th Century HusbandIn 19th-century Ohio, Georgiana—brutalized by her stepmother and her downtrodden sister Bertha—flees her domestic hell by assuming Bertha's name and marrying Thomas, a wealthy and handsome trapper. After the wedding, Georgiana confesses the truth to Thomas and is forgiven;
Secrets Hidden in MoonlightHacker Kate Lowe replaces her sister in marriage to aloof executive Yuri Mills, and a pregnancy test throws their already strained three-year union into suspicion. Seeking divorce, Kate threatens Yuri under her digital alias Zeke Moore. The disguise instead exposes her transformed sister's revenge plot, forcing the spouses to combine their secrets and survive the mastermind before admitting they want the marriage after all.
Oops, I Flash Married My Football StarThe team bans relationships between its own people. Iris is the team doctor. She spent a night with Arthur, a World Cup player, without planning to, and afterward they married and registered the marriage. What Iris did not know was that Arthur had wanted her for a long time and had been waiting. He started pursuing her right after she broke off with a boyfriend who had cheated on her.
Unexpected Marriage with My BossAfter getting drunk, Ace unexpectedly spent a night with the male lead, Christopher. To escape her family’s pressure to marry, she hastily obtained a marriage certificate with him, but after the wedding, the two lost contact and lived apart for an entire year.A year later,her exceptional alcohol tolerance, Ace joined the Olga Group—only to discover that the president was none other than her registered husband.
The Fierce ConcubineRachel Hawthorne, a street performer, saves Keith Lockwood and marries him as a concubine. She defeats malicious rival concubines, safeguards the legal wife, and uncovers plots involving witchcraft and poison. She helps the madam fake her death to elope with her true love. Later Rachel bears the marquess's heir, seizes household authority, and becomes the legitimate mistress of the family.
My Homeless Billionaire HusbandWhen exiled heir Chris Alden walks out of prison disguised as a beggar and impulsively marries indebted waitress Olivia Cooper to save her from a forced engagement, their unexpected romance begins. Chris has secretly loved her for years, but with Olivia’s memories lost, he must hide his true identity to stay by her side. Yet as danger closes in and the truth surfaces, one question remains—can their love survive once his secret is exposed?
Reborn, I Dumped My Humiliating FateIn her past life, Caroline was forced into surrogacy to bear a child, only to be abandoned and ruined by scandal. Reborn, she firmly turns down the degrading arrangement, marries an upright tough guy, and later gives birth to triplets. She sets up a fruit processing factory to lift the whole village out of poverty, confronts her vicious mother-in-law and gossipmongers, and ultimately turns her life around to become a total success.
Runway To My HeartAnna, an independent aircraft mechanic, impulsively wed Dennis, the charming captain at Hargus Airlines. As they soar 30,000 feet in the air, their relationship unfolds. While facing professional biases as a female mechanic, Anna also wards off rivals vying for Dennis' heart. Little does she know that beneath their contract marriage lies a romantic secret from their academy days, waiting to be unearthed and reignite their love.
My Enchanted Wife of FortuneBobby Green sees Helen Gray again on a dating show and hurries her off to register their marriage. Five years before, Irene Gray, the Gray family's adopted daughter, had drugged him as part of a scheme to harm Helen, the heir to the Gray Group. The scheme went wrong and Bobby and Helen ended up spending the night together. He did not forget her. Since then Irene has taken control of the Gray Group. Passing herself off as Helen, she got close to Bobby, pulled confidential material out of the Green Group, and quietly attacked its investment projects one after another. The Green Group is now close to bankruptcy, and Bobby does not want to lose Helen a second time.
After the wedding he gives Helen her first sum of money. This sets off a cashback system: every amount spent on her comes back a hundred times over. Bobby and his sister do not believe it at first. They keep spending on Helen to test it, and each time the hundredfold return arrives. Irene turns up more than once to make trouble, and each time the siblings put the returns in front of her. After enough rounds they accept that the system is real, and the rest of the Green family starts spending on Helen as well.