Stand-in

He gave her everything. She left him with nothing. On what should’ve been the happiest day of his life, Lucas Wren was abandoned at the altar—humiliated, discarded, and left in ruins by the woman he trusted most. She thought he was just another nobody… but Lucas was hiding more than just a broken heart. Now he's back—colder, smarter, and unrecognizably powerful. As the past claws its way into the present, secrets unravel, loyalty is tested, and the tables turn with devastating precision. The ones who laughed at his pain are about to choke on their regret. But revenge has a cost. And love, once lost, may never be found again. He vanished as a nobody. He returns as a man no one dares to cross. Will justice be enough… or will he destroy everything to settle the score?

Ethan's treated real bad by his rich wife, Amelia and her Family . One day, he watched helplessly as his wife cheat on him in their matrimonial bed with another guy, while forced to cook for them and sent on errand to buy condom too: Oh, yes. You must prepare a special dinner tonight. Richard loves the lobster risotto. Don't mess it up this time. And, um, make sure you buy... condom on your way back from the market. You know, just in case." "Condom? And who is Richard? Amelia, this is getting out of hand. I can't keep doing this." "Ethan, don't be difficult. This is what I expect from you. Just do as you're told, and maybe you won't mess things up for once." "I'm not your servant, Amelia. This has to stop. I won't be a part of this anymore." "Oh, please. You're just a lowly cook. Who else would want you? Now, do as you're told, or there will be consequences."

All Logan Smith got after a three year marriage, was a divorce agreement. His wife had become tired of his lowly status and cheated on him on the night of their anniversary. His boss Owen and many powerful men sought after her because of her beauty. How could she still be with a common man like Logan? But after the divorce, she found out that Logan was not the common man she thought he was. On the contrary he was a very powerful heir of a family who he left to be with her. But now that he was asked to return and take control of everything, Logan would make his wife and in-laws regret ever treating him poorly, and bow to his feet begging for his forgiveness.

Lucas Abnett, the aimless son of a business tycoon, finds a new sense of purpose when he meets Sophia Burner, who inspires him to take an interest in his family’s empire. But his world is shattered when Sophia betrays him, assisting Viktor Drago, the leader of a shadowy organization, in a brutal attack that leaves Lucas' entire family dead. Barely surviving with the help of his father’s loyal bodyguard, Kenji Kishimoto, Lucas is left scarred—both physically and emotionally. Driven by revenge, Lucas spends five years training under Kenji, adopting a new identity as Levi Kishimoto. With his new skills in martial arts and business, Lucas returns to America determined to bring Drago and Sophia down.

"You're unfit to marry my daughter!" Max's mother-in-law raged. "You don't even have a job and you think you'll be able to take care of my daughter, you useless human!" ---- Max was abused by his mother-in-law for being a useless loser. He has neither money nor power which was the most basic thing and was considered a loser. What nobody knew was that he was the heir of the Darkwood family, the most powerful and prominent family in the northeast. --- "Young master, the master of the family asked us to bring you back, he'll kill us if you don't go back with us." A row of men in suits bowed as they said in unison to Max. "Tell him I'm no son of his," Max growled ignoring the men. ---- But with the life of his foster mother in line and the safety of his wife who had cared for him on the line, would Max accept the huge inheritance awaiting him at home despite the anonymity between him and his father?

Tension arises when the king of England meets an untimely death which sends a wave of uncertainty throughout the region, concerns of instability arouse among the elders about his succession and the prevention of a civil war for the throne but the kings first son claims the throne and passes a law that all witches be put to the sword given that they were rumors that the witch were responsible for his father’s demise in an attempt to start an insurgency at the other end the Vikings saw this instability as the perfect time to attack and conquer English soil.

Nothing good seemed to have happened to Brian Fineman as far as he could remember. He had spent his childhood days at the orphanage when his mom succumbed to the cold hands of death; got adopted by Mrs Johnson at the age of five, and had dropped out of college when he couldn't watch the same woman, the closest person he had close to a family, die. And as if that's not enough, his girlfriend of five years also walked away when she couldn't endure the rigors of his financial struggles. In absolute dismay at his reality, he thought there was nothing more to live for until he met a life changing proposal from Lord Danley. Now, only good things can happen right? Well, that wasn't the case; for Brian's love and loyalty were put to test at each step of the way.

George Lockwood was that one man everyone loathed. He was from a poor background and always worked for the Wilson’s as a cleaner. After he saves Mr. Stefan Wilson, Rita’s granddad and the eldest of the Wilson’s family from getting killed, Mr. Stefan decides to reward him by making him a part of his family. Soon Stefan travels and the Wilsons start to maltreat their supposed son in law. Years later, George escapes their brutality and is now addressed as the young master in country Z.

Stefan's poor and miserable life turns into the opposite in one night when he kills his father-in-law. Stefan is married to a woman known as Dasha, the heiress of the Bratva company. Stefan becomes a servant in his wife's house because he's poor and doesn't have any power to fight back. Until one night he's almost killed but is saved by a ring he wears. The ring changed Stefan's life and made him a gifted person.

Jackson lost everything the night they kicked him out of the Family. His life was a piece of rag until an old man appeared. Jackson Raven, now Jackson Taylor, is preparing gifts to pay them back. A/N Many thanks to @dobolyuvV for the gorgeous cover