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At first, I was his property. Then he poisoned me... Poisoned me with love. But everything changed when he refused to believe me. He gave me two choices, expecting me to pick the first—getting rid of the baby. But I chose a third. And now, four years later, fate crosses our paths once again.

He went to the land of mountains and winemaking to heal a twice-broken heart — and to claim his inheritance. The last thing he expected was to end up marrying a girl who disliked him from the very first glance. As the eldest daughter of a zealous madman, she’d learned to dream quietly, act quietly, and hide her fiery temper. But can she endure just as quietly... when she’s being given away to a stranger?

You heard me. Bring me all the documents immediately. You’re fired.” My boss looked down at me, destroying me with his cold stare. I felt like a tiny mouse trapped by a huge black cat… no, not a cat — a dangerous wild beast. “But it wasn’t my fault…” My voice trembled as I fought back tears like a helpless child. Oleksii Volodymyrovych turned away, sat down in his chair, leaned back, and kept piercing me with his icy gaze. “I don’t have time for you or for finding out who’s guilty. Do what I said.” Silently, my legs weak with despair, I walked back to the reception area and quietly closed the office door behind me. So this was the end of my first… and last day at my new job. That dream really had been prophetic.

Danilo is ready to propose to the love of his life. But how do you impress a girl who looks delicate on the outside but craves adrenaline on the inside—especially when even the Ferris wheel still feels like a personal Everest? Following his best friend's advice, he stages a fake kidnapping for Karolina, playing the hero who rushes in to save her. But every perfect plan has a twist. Danilo didn’t anticipate that real criminals would get involved—led by the enigmatic and dangerously charming Max. And Max isn’t in a hurry to let Karolina go. Then again… maybe she isn’t in a hurry to leave?

She’s a con artist — a master of deception with countless names and faces. Elusive, dangerous, and the best at what she does, she can outsmart the richest and most powerful men alive. But what happens when one of them becomes her downfall? He’s her first failed mark. The first man to see through her lies and uncover her real face. A dangerous man no one dares to play with. And now, she has no choice but to play by his rules. But will he still come out on top… when he’s left alone with the con woman?

Bar. Cocktails. A fake résumé. Oksana is a sharp-tongued pastry chef who’s talked her way into the CEO’s assistant chair. Artem is a director who destroys people with a single look—and never forgives lies. She lies to get the job. He wants her, not knowing the truth. Between them—an office, sarcasm, forbidden attraction, and explosive emotions. Because the most dangerous thing isn’t being exposed… It’s wanting to stay anyway.

Doll for Retribution Nastya always believed she was alone in this world. Until the day her father — a ruthless crime lord who had watched her from the shadows her entire life — looks her in the eyes and says coldly: “We’re even now. The debt is paid… with you.” Thrown into a world of violence, power, and dark desires, Nastya becomes the ultimate price for her father’s sins. Trapped with a dangerous man who craves both her body and her complete submission, she must survive a brutal game of retribution where pleasure and pain are inseparable. Content Warning: This dark romance contains intense scenes of violence, sexual domination, humiliation, and psychological torment. Reader discretion is strongly advised.

I have my own successful business, a car, an apartment in an upscale neighborhood, success, and recognition. I can afford anything I want — yet none of it makes me truly happy. Because my life is missing the most important thing: love. After a betrayal in my youth, I swore off relationships for good. But then he appears, and everything gets even more complicated. We can’t be together — everyone calls him a gigolo because of his difficult circumstances. Yet I can no longer fight my feelings.

He couldn’t stand me — thought I was spineless and foolish. I avoided him, always uneasy under the weight of his cold, piercing gaze. But will nothing change in our hearts… when I’m carrying his child? I hope not. Because he is… my sister’s husband.

Sometimes the path of least resistance is the one that saves you. Polina agreed to the marriage to escape her tyrannical uncle. For Ruslan it was nothing more than a revenge scheme — and she was just a pawn in his game. But will he really be able to hurt her and use her without remorse? Can she learn to trust him and stop being afraid? And will love force them both to stumble on the very path they thought was right?

He is the uncrowned king of their city. The Lion King. Cold, ruthless, and utterly alone — a man who sees everything through the lens of profit and power. But even principles can shift… when a stranger appears in his fortress. She is the youngest daughter of a noble family — the one everyone mocks for her strange passions, the only one who still holds onto a truth others have trampled and forgotten. Can she become a queen and win the heart of the Lion? Or will she be forced to live as a submissive servant instead? The answers to these questions will shape not only her own fate… but something far greater.

When half your face is scarred, it's your beautiful sister who gets to become the fiancée of a wealthy, handsome man. At least, that’s what your family — and maybe even fate — decided. The handsome man will fall for the beautiful girl, and they’ll live happily ever after. Because life isn’t a fairytale. …Or is it?

“Are they mine?” the man I still love-now reduced to the status of a scumbag ex-demands, his gaze accusing me of a lie I never told. “Yes.” the truth I’ve hoarded for years scrapes out of me. “They’re your triplets.” The fury and disbelief in his eyes fling me back in time-to the day he broke my heart, to the office where I once ran a department at Makar Archontov’s company. They called him the Archon of modern commerce. “Why?” His voice is quiet, sharp enough to slice through memory. “Why did you keep them from me?” “Keep them?” My anger flares. “You told me to end the pregnancy after you cheated. What right do you have to ask anything after telling me to get rid of these angels?”

Summer Lennox fled with a broken heart and a child in her belly, away from the man who betrayed her. Five years have passed—enough time for her to become a strong, independent woman—but the scars on her heart still throb with the pain of a lost love. Ivan Harper had it all: success, wealth, and the woman he loved… until he confused love with obsession and let the most important thing slip away. Five years later, he discovers that his error has cost him more than just redemption. Now fate gives them a second chance. In this story of second chances, secrets revealed, and hard decisions, time will tell if the bond that unites their souls is strong enough to endure… or to break once and for all. © All rights reserved.

Ivan Harper is a young entrepreneur who, by a twist of fate, ends up at a nightclub one night. There he meets Ivy, a dancer who dazzles him completely. A girl who represents an enigma he is determined to unravel, to the point of falling in love with her. But just when he thought he was in love with one woman, another one sneaked into his dreams—the unexpected one, the nonexistent one, the object of his mockery, and the torment of his life. Summer Lennox is a simple girl who lives her life with the sole purpose of making her mother’s last days memorable and, if possible, forgetting the bitter memory of a mistake that left her bedridden forever. But Summer keeps a secret from everyone: she silently loves the man who makes her days miserable. © All rights reserved.

Vira lives in a perfect marriage with the man she loves. But the fairy tale shatters when she uncovers a brutal truth: her entire life is nothing more than a pawn in a cynical plot to seize her uncle’s business empire. Held captive in her own home, she finds an unexpected lifeline in her personal driver—a man secretly in love with her—who helps her claw her way to freedom. Her escape leads her to a remote village, where she meets Andriy. In his presence, Vira finally begins to dream again, finding a peace she thought was lost forever. But the past refuses to let go. Betrayal, an abduction, and a desperate fight for survival tear her world apart once more. Vira must make a heartbreaking choice. She will have to risk everything to save the man she loves and reclaim her right to happiness.

Nyla was told she would be Nolan Rutherford's wife the day she began to understand the world. Her father had been Mr. Eugene Rutherford's chauffeur, and after his death, the family raised her as their own daughter. They groomed her to be the perfect wife and married her off to the Rutherford heir. Nyla was an exemplary wife and a devoted mother to her one-year-old daughter, until one day Nolan asked for a divorce, confessing that he had met another woman. He gave her money to leave quietly. Only six months later did Nolan realise what a gem he had lost. But Nyla already knew: he did know how to love… he just never loved her. "I tried to save our marriage," she said, "but now there's nothing left to save."

— Girl, do you understand what you’re asking for right now? — Yes, — I swallow convulsively and repeat. — I want you to sleep with me. — My tastes in sex are definitely not for a girl as gentle as you. — I’m not some gentle virgin! — I snap. — I’m a grown woman, and I know what I want. — Then let’s not waste time, grown girl. On your knees. Now… I caught my husband cheating, and he told me I was too gentle for his needs. Realizing that was the end of our relationship, I decided to give him the green light. But before that, I swore I’d get revenge and prove I’m not nearly as innocent as he thinks. And for that, the perfect choice is the broad-shouldered man who suddenly crossed my path…

Hester Valentine's life is so complicated that she can only pray not to die on her way to work. Between her father's debts, her sick grandmother, and the house that's slowly falling apart, she has no time for anything other than work. Faddei Artem Grigoryev is clear that he only needs one thing to be fulfilled, and that is to be his father's legitimate heir. Love only makes you an idiot, and he would never fall for any woman again, least of all the beautiful nurse who will now be his wife. What will happen between the girl who has no time for love and the man who refuses to love again? Perhaps everything, perhaps nothing, this... fate will tell.

Willow and Vincent once dreamed of a future together. But their destiny was torn apart when she was forced to marry Alexander in exchange for her brother’s medical treatment. Trapped in a loveless marriage, subjected to humiliation and consumed by pain, her only light fades with her brother’s death. Determined to reclaim her life, she seeks a divorce and a new beginning… but the past returns, carrying a familiar shadow: Vincent. The man who once loved her with devotion now sees only a traitor. Wounded and resentful, he treats her with contempt… yet his love never truly died. Amid pain, redemption, and buried secrets, they will face the ashes of their love. Will she be able to tell him the truth? Or is it too late for a love destroyed by fate?