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Fractured Bonds  by EbbyWritings
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Emma, a high powered attorney is always on the move too busy to see her marriage slipping through her fingers. Eric , her patient but frustrated husband is left feeling invisible. When Emma's best friend , Diana is thrown out by her own husband , Emma opens her home without hesitation . But what starts as a gesture of loyalty turns into a test of trust , desire and betrayal. Can a marriage survive when an unexpected guest crosses the line ?
A Lesson in Love by LexieHill82
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She thought her marriage was unraveling. She had no idea it was about to explode. Tamesha McClendon believed she knew the man she married. The charming high school sweetheart. The devoted husband. The proud father. But beneath the surface of their life together, something darker had been quietly growing. When betrayal shatters her marriage, Tamesha is forced to confront a truth far more devastating than infidelity. Control. Deception. Violence. As her husband tightens his grip, using money, intimidation, and fear as weapons, Tamesha must fight to protect not only herself, but her young son. With the support of her fiercely protective family and a relentless attorney, she begins the painful process of reclaiming her life. As the past collides with the present, long-buried memories resurface, forcing her to reckon with how love once blinded her and how strength will now set her free. Set against the backdrop of family loyalty, cultural identity, and the resilience of a woman pushed to her limits, this is a raw, unflinching story of survival, awakening, and the courage it takes to walk away from the man who was supposed to love you. This is not just a story about divorce. It's a story about choosing yourself before it's too late.
KARMA by AshleighWilkes2222
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Lisa Branson is married to Ryan Matthews, her first love. Her perfect life unravels when she discovers that Ryan is cheating on her with Susan Wells, her best friend. Susan is married to Maxim Chamberlain, the enigmatic, charismatic, and devastatingly attractive billionaire. There has always been something simmering between Lisa and Maxim, but they have never acted on it. Together, both of them decide to plot revenge against their cheating spouses. Is it time, finally, for Lisa and Maxim to give in to their undeniable attraction toward each other? And what happens when the cheaters find their affair exposed, and their marriages and their lives crumbling and spinning out of control?
Where Wildflowers Bloom by InkedbyVenus
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Meadow Hartley has loved Elijah Williams from the shadows. For everyone he was the charming, yet brooding golden boy, but for Meadow, he was her 'Rayne'. When his attention turns to someone else, her quiet longing turns to devastation. The final blow? Overhearing him say something that shatters her soul. Determined to move on, Meadow steps out of the sidelines and into her own light. But as she lets go, Elijah starts to see what he's lost. But, he might be too late to win her back. Especially, when his past seems determined to keep them apart.
Only Love Wasn't Enough  by Gunj40
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Sequel of, Love Wasn't Enough ". Bea had finally learned how to open her heart again. Daniel found a second chance at happiness. But the past is a ghost that refuses to stay buried, and it has come back to tear their world apart. They were never meant to be more than a moment, until one night at Zara and Alexander's house rewrote their futures. Eighteen months later, he's got a ring waiting and a secret he's kept from her. She's got one photograph and a decision that could shatter everything they've built. In "Only Love Wasn't Enough", a man's attempt to protect his past, becomes the very thing that threatens his future. Because sometimes, love isn't the only thing you need to survive it. Book 2 in the "Love Wasn't Enough" series
UNFAITHFUL HEART by Gunj40
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Seraphina Hayes always believed she would recognize betrayal if it ever came near her marriage. She imagined it loud. Obvious. Unforgivable. She never imagined it would look like this. Like her husband smiling at another woman the way he used to smile at her. Like late-night messages that weren't inappropriate - just intimate. Like emotional comfort slowly being outsourced. And she definitely never imagined standing outside a glass office in downtown Los Angeles... Watching her husband hesitate before pulling away from another woman's lips. The kiss wasn't hungry. It wasn't desperate. It was worse. It was familiar. And in that single second - She realized she had already been replaced emotionally long before that moment happened. She didn't scream. She didn't storm in. She simply turned... And walked away from the life she thought was unbreakable. Sequel of the novel tilted 'Unfaithful Promise' is out. Do read
Unfaithful Promise ( sequel to Unfaithful Heart) by Gunj40
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I was the woman he loved. She was the woman he could never refuse. I stopped competing with Veronica the day I understood the truth: Adrian hadn't just let her into our lives, he'd built her a home inside the spaces meant for me. For two years, I was Claire Monroe. The safe and steady one. The woman Adrian Cole never had to worry about because she never made a scene, raised her voice, or asked for more than he was willing to give. Understanding. Patient. Reliable. I wore those words like armor, never realizing they were the very reasons he felt free to look away. And while I stayed quiet, Veronica Steele, the grieving family friend, the woman who wielded her sorrow like a blade, quietly took everything that should have been mine. Not his heart. No. Something worse. His presence. His attention. Every late-night conversation, every cancelled dinner, every moment he chose to be somewhere I wasn't. I learned the cost of that choice on the kitchen floor of our apartment, my body folding in on itself, my appendix rupturing as I whispered his name into a voicemail he wouldn't hear until it was too late. Adrian. Please. I need you. He was with her. Of course he was with her. I survived the surgery. But lying in that hospital bed, staring at the empty chair beside me, I finally understood something I should have known all along: There was no reason left to stay. So I stopped waiting. And only then, only when the door had already closed, did Adrian finally see the truth. But seeing and losing never happen in the right order. "Unfaithful Promise" is the story of a man who realized what he had only after he had nothing left to hold, and a woman who finally decided she would never again be someone's second choice. Some people don't recognize love until they're standing in the ruins of it.
 Love Wasn't Enough  by Gunj40
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Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.
If I Choose to Stay  by R_M_Fozoo
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Amara & Matteo series Eight years ago, Matteo Rodriguez vanished from Amara's life, leaving nothing but heartbreak, unanswered questions, and a love she thought was lost forever. Now, fate has brought them back together in Seattle-but nothing is simple. Matteo has returned, carrying regret, responsibility, and a desire to prove he can be the man she deserves. Amara has rebuilt her life-career, independence, strength-but her heart isn't ready to give itself so easily. Caught between the pull of a past that never truly let go and a future that demands trust, Amara must navigate love, forgiveness, and the choices that come with second chances. Small gestures. Big hearts. Dangerous desires. One love worth fighting for. Will Amara choose to stay... or will the past push them apart forever? Sequel to 'If I Had Stayed.'
Eyes on Courtside by souleemac
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"I will get you back, Sinclair." He grabbed my hand and put the ring on my palm, then closed my hand tight. "And that's a promise." I froze as he kissed my hand and slowly reached for my forehead. ─────── ○ ─────── After two years since her divorce with her NBA player ex-husband, Sinclair Leighton is ready to start fresh and swear that she was done playing the game. Until she met Essien Boateng, a former basketball player now billionaire. And when he saw her from across the court, she's the only game he wants to win.