Marriage First, Love Second

They mocked him. Betrayed him, and left him to die. Now he wears a mask to hide the scars from the past. Steven Hale was once a poor, broken student—bullied, humiliated, and beaten down by life. Until tragedy revealed a shocking truth: he’s the missing heir to the powerful Hale empire. But this isn’t a Cinderella story. It’s a payback. Reborn as Sinclair Hale, the mysterious billionaire CEO, he returns to Avalon City with one mission: revenge. And nothing—not even a contract fiancée chosen to subdue him—will stand in his way. But then there’s April Dawn—his sweet, clumsy personal assistant who wasn’t supposed to matter. With her loyalty, and unexpected courage, she begins to see the man behind the mask… the man Steven no longer believes he can be. When old enemies rise and betrayal hits too close, Sinclair must choose to either cling to the darkness that made him… or fight for the love he never saw coming. What will he do? Will his mission to seek revenge stand? Will he choose love over everything?

"Mellisa, we want nothing but the best for you. You are our world and at this point, it's best to divorce that good for nothing husband of yours." Paula, the 48 year old mother said to her daughter who sat in between her parents with her sweaty palms rubbing each other repeatedly. "It's obvious that he has nothing to offer you Mellisa, letting him marry you was a mistake and we are sorry about that." Gabriel said putting his hand gently on her daughter's shoulders.

[BOOK 1 OF HOLY STAR] Set in a world where the most powerful continent is ruled by the most powerful nation, and the most prominent symbol of grand power there is the Temple of Wisdom. Etanai Bazu, a nobody from the slums of Stell City, received a gift from the most powerful celestial, The God of Scriptures, through a life-altering experience that left him with an unstable mind. Along with four A-list military trainees: Chad Bravo, Cassandra Rayer, Bava Edward, and Garu Chanti, Etanai became a Holy Warrior to the priestess of the Temple of Wisdom. While dealing with a deranged mind and an uncontrollable power, Etanai is dragged into a journey entailing friendship, alliances, and enemies; dealing with trauma and healing them; trust and betrayal in relationships; the pros and cons of fame; dirty politics in the sacred temple…… then there’s love. The newborn warrior couldn’t fight against the pull of Forbidden Love, not if Priestess Eshya was involved. (Note: bXb and gXg characters.)

When the nation’s most mysterious trillionaire, Chris Alphonso, accidentally becomes entangled in the chaotic world of Deborah Lewis, the iron-willed daughter of a billionaire, neither realizes how a mistaken Uber ride will unravel the lives of two powerful families. Deborah is desperate her father’s empire will only be hers if she marries a man of equal fortune. Chris, living incognito beneath the radar of the elite, accepts a contract marriage proposal that should have been a simple façade. But secrets have gravity. As their fake union deepens, they’re pulled into a dangerous web of corporate espionage, family betrayal, and a love neither saw coming. In a world where appearances rule and loyalty is currency, two hearts must decide what’s worth more power, truth, or each other.

William's life as an orphan has been miserable since childhood. His life didn't change until adulthood; cheated on by his girlfriend, humiliated, fired from his job, and evicted by his landlord. However, his life changed after obtaining the Limitless Destiny System which allowed him to change his destiny to become whoever he wanted.

Charming had never been an issue for exiled Crown Prince, Wilhelm. Women came easy to him but he had been in love with another for as long as he could remember. Sent away by his father with the condition of his return home being for Wilhelm to convince a Princess, who has no interest in anything other than God and entering into the monastery, to be his wife. It was bad enough that that he didn't want her but the damn woman evades him at all cost. But he would try, no matter what it takes. Even if it means seducing a nun. For his family, there’s nothing Wilhelm won’t do. However, Princess Giselle Marié seems to have secrets and ideas about marriage – all not in the favour of an arrogant Prince.

Brian Dhariftan never thought his life would change drastically after a bank employee saw someone sending money to his account. Brian also found out who sent him the money. However, Brian has to do several things as a mission and take revenge on his girlfriend who survived. Fact after fact is revealed about who the billionaire really is who changed his life, including revealing Brian's true identity, it turns out he is the missing heir. There is a story behind Brian's initially unlucky life, about his relationship with a mysterious billionaire and his parents. What really happened? Follow the story and guide Brian to complete his mission.

Shinra Kazan, a disgraced, masked knight who once walked the darkest paths of the martial world, survives a brutal last stand that costs him everything, including the woman who loved him. But her last gift works a miracle no one expected: Shinra wakes in the body of a five-year-old, his power gone, his identity a secret, and his sins wiped clean by a second chance he never deserved. Taken in by the very man he once tried to kill, Shinra must hide an elder's cunning behind a child's face — navigating court politics, ancient sects, and knights who would kill just to claim a boy with blood like his. Because word is spreading, something extraordinary sleeps inside him, and every faction in the Kingdom wants it. *** Powerless! Hunted! Reborn! “This time, I'll do it right!”

Synopsis: Edward was adopted when he was five years old—a dream come true for orphans. However, his life was anything but happy. His adoptive father was a scoundrel, always cheating, drinking, gambling, and abusing his spouse and Edward. After years of gambling and drinking, there was nothing left but countless debts and four pale walls in the house. Though weak and sometimes neurotic because of her husband, his adoptive mother always showed great love and affection to Edward. However, good things could never last long. Unfortunately, his adoptive mother soon fell ill when Edward was seventeen. His scoundrel father shunned the responsibility by deserting them and ran away. Edward had no other choice but to drop out of school and toil himself day and night in restaurants, gas stations, and convenience stores. Yet, he could merely earn a little money that could not even support him to keep his head above water, not to mention pay his mother’s expensive medical expenses. One day, a chance came. One of his boss’s good friends offered him a better job as a salesman. Things seemed to go well for Edward. He got a girlfriend named Rebecca in his new company. He also had made a good friend, James, there. And above all, he got a better salary. However, something went wrong on the day he demonstrated the slide before his customers. Would he lose his job and come into the same plight again? Would his girlfriend be nice to him like before? Would Edward stay at the bottom rung of the social ladder forever? Read on to unravel Edward’s journey in this mundane world to become the extremely wealthy Supreme Trader with the help of his Super Trading System.

Karl Gordon disappeared for six years, married the wrong woman only to be murdered in cold blood by his wife and her plaything. As fate would have it, he gets a second chance at life. Now he wants his inheritance back but that is not going to come easy. Now that the king of lobbyists is back, the number of people who want him dead is astronomical. Is his rebirth going to be a blessing or a curse? Will he finally get his revenge and find the man behind his death in the first place?