Why go that far for something that isn’t her business?
She couldn't shake off the feeling that there was more to this than met the eyes, but then again, there was little or nothing that she could do. Kimberly was Dawn's mother, and if she said she didn't want them around Dawn, then they were going to have to respect her wish.
Before Aaron could press for more information, Jade changed the subject again, her voice filled with curiosity. "I wonder what's become of her sisters."
She swallowed hard, her emotions a tangled mess. When the doorbell rang again, she turned and walked away without a word, her steps quick and unsteady.
Lucinda Perry, a social recluse and a workaholic, makes a pledge to herself to go all wild on her twenty-fifth birthday and even score a one night stand if she gets her long deserved promotion at work. Few days to her twenty-fifth birthday, she gets promoted to not just a higher position but to the head office in a different city.
Having to spend her birthday night in a new city, she goes to the club where she meets a very handsome stranger, Thomas Hank, who offers to be her one night stand after catching a glimpse of her dare-to-do list, which included having a one night stand.
Thomas Hank, after having been used by several ladies in the past, is bent on getting the lady of his dreams who would love him for himself and not his wealth. So when he meets the cute and naive Lucinda Perry at the club, he decides to keep his true identity from her and find out if she was worth keeping.
***Excerpt***
What is more entertaining than a crazy side character? Say hello to Sonia and Bryan.
Sonia's heart stopped beating for a second, and then different thoughts started flying right through her head at that same time. Bryan Hank? Her celebrity crush was kneeling right in front of her and asking her to be his wife? Was he mistaking her for someone? Was it possible this was a skit, or maybe this was like one of those celebrity pranks, and there were cameras around, waiting to capture her make a fool of herself? Or perhaps she was dreaming? Sonia wondered as she looked around them, but all she saw were curious onlookers.
"Please! Be my wife and make me the happiest man on Earth," He said in a very loud voice that caught the attention of everyone.
Her editor who she had been waiting on for over an hour because he was trying to sign a deal with a movie producer who was interested in one of her stories, showed up at that moment, "Sonia, you know Bryan Hank?" Her editor asked in genuine surprise as he watched the scene before him. It seemed like an hour had passed since Bryan went on his knees, but it had only been a minute.
Bryan knew no lady would be crazy enough to accept such a crazy proposal, and even if any were, paying her off and calling off the whole thing would be easy since all he wanted was the scandal that could come from this. The headlines were either going to be about his rejected Marriage proposal or his supposed engagement, which would be enough to let Sophia off the hook.
"Yes!" Sonia said as she bobbed her head excitedly and extended her finger for him to wear her the ring.
"Yes?" Bryan asked in confusion when he heard her response.
"Yes! I will be your wife and make you the happiest man in the world!" Sonia said with a giggle and wiggled her fingers until Bryan slid the ring down her finger. Surprisingly the ring was her exact size, and it sat on her finger like it was made just for her. The sound of applause erupted all around them as Sonia stood up with a big smile on her face and embraced Bryan before kissing him right on the lips.
Bryan was slightly taken aback by her boldness but quickly recovered since this was his game, and he had to play along. He was the one who had approached her first, after all. So when she tried to break the kiss, he held her chin and slowly nibbled on her lower lip before parting her lips with his tongue and sucked on it in a teasing manner, eliciting a moan from Sonia.
Sonia felt light-headed. This was too good to be true. It just had to be a dream. How else could she explain that one moment she was seated at the lobby of a hotel waiting for her editor, and the next she was engaged to her celebrity crush and was kissing him right here in the open?
(PS: Photo belongs to me. Art by @imagineTishaD)
Twenty-eight year old Delilah Sterling, has perfected the art of being a respectable realtor by day, and a professional gold digger by night.
Delilah believes she has her double life under control. Her meticulously crafted life crumbles when she wakes up one morning with a wedding band on her finger, a marriage certificate on the table, and a sinfully gorgeous man claiming to be her husband.
To make matters worse, he is broke and jobless, making her feel trapped in a surreal nightmare.
Desperate for escape, Delilah demands a divorce, but the stranger—insisting he wants to stay married—thwarts every attempt.
Frustration and confusion mount until Delilah hatches a new plan: she proposes they team up to con her next target, the elusive billionaire, Hunter Quinn.
What Delilah doesn't realize is that her "broke husband" is actually Hunter Quinn himself.
Billionaire CEO, Hunter Quinn,
having discovered Delilah’s intentions to con him, had decided to outplay her at her own game.
Hunter agrees to the partnership, and together they plunge into a high-stakes game of deceit. As they plot and scheme, the lines between pretense and reality blur.
Their forced proximity ignites an unexpected chemistry, leading to moments of vulnerability and genuine connection neither anticipated.
Caught in a whirlwind of deception, passion, and power plays, Delilah grapples with their growing feelings. As their con deepens, she must confront the ultimate question: Can she open her heart to love and trust again?
****Exerpt****
Delilah’s eyes darted to the marriage certificate again, the official seal glaring back at her. Her fingers itched to tear it apart, to make this nightmare disappear. But deep down, she knew that wouldn’t change anything.
“I don’t remember,” she whispered, more to herself than to him. “I don’t remember any of it.”
Blake nodded as if he had expected this reaction. “That is expected. You had a lot to drink last night.” he fished out a phone from the back pocket of his trousers, opened it.
“Here, this is us celebrating, after we got married last night,” he said, showing her a picture.
Delilah’s breath caught in her throat as she stared at the photo. It was indeed her.
“How?” she whispered, her voice barely audible. “I don’t remember any of this.”
“It was a wild night,” he said softly.
Perhaps she had married Blake because he was wealthy. That would be the only logical reason for her to make such a blunder.
There was hope, she thought, as she clung to the possibility of salvaging something from this disaster.
Turning to him, she forced a smile, “Is this your house? Are we in your house?” She asked, looking around the bedroom.
Blake shook his head, “No. This is a hotel,” he said, and she nodded.
“I see. It looks like quite an expensive hotel,” she observed, “What do you do for a living?” she asked, trying to keep her voice steady as she searched his eyes for any hint of affluence.
Blake hesitated, his confident demeanor faltering for the first time. He looked away, rubbing the back of his neck. “I’m... in between jobs,” he stuttered, avoiding her gaze.
Delilah’s heart sank, disappointment crashing over her like a wave. “In between jobs?” she echoed, her voice tinged with disbelief.
Blake seemed to sense her dismay. “I know it doesn’t sound great,” he said quickly, trying to reassure her. “But I’m working on a few things. I just need a little more time.”
“You’re jobless,” she muttered to herself as reality sunk in.
“How did you pay for this room? For the wedding bands?” She asked, and he winced.
“I didn’t. You did,” he said, and she collapsed on the bed.
(PS: Cover photo isn’t mine. Credit to the real owner)
Kimberly Jonah, a stunning and clever blogger, finds herself in dire financial straits due to a lawsuit against her blog. Seeking help, she turns to Melvin Craig, a man she approached with ulterior motives three years before.
Meanwhile, Melanie Craig, Melvin's late mother, leaves a surprising twist in her will after her passing. In order to co-own her multibillion-dollar mansion, Kimberly and Melvin are required to live together for a year, and there's a catch – Melvin must get married within that timeframe to take over the family company.
The unexpected twist occurs when Kimberly and Melvin inexplicably swap bodies. Now, they're not only forced to live together but also navigate the challenges of understanding each other's lives from a completely different perspective.
Kimberly quickly adapts to her new luxurious lifestyle while Melvin discovers the joys of a simpler life. As they experience each other's lives, they gain a deeper understanding of themselves.
As they grapple with the intricacies of sharing a space, managing a multibillion-dollar empire, and adhering to Melanie's peculiar will, the two find themselves entangled in a humorous and heartwarming journey of self-discovery.
Amidst the chaos of their switched lives, Kimberly and Melvin learn valuable lessons about the true meaning of love. The race against time adds a layer of urgency, especially for Melvin, who must find a way to fulfill his late mother's wishes within the stipulated year.
Will they overcome their differences, fulfill Melanie’s unique condition?
This tale weaves together elements of romance, comedy, and self-discovery, creating a captivating narrative of love, personal growth, and the unpredictable journey life often becomes.
**Exerpt**
Kimberly opened her eyes and sat bolt upright in bed the moment a phone alarm went off under her pillow.
Kimberly didn’t like alarms. She never set them because they had a way of making her feel anxious when they went off, and she didn’t like it.
So, who could have set an alarm on her phone? She mused with a frown as she raised the pillow to take out the phone.
The moment she saw the phone, the crease between her brows deepened.
This wasn’t her phone. This was the latest iPhone, and she didn’t use iPhones.
Almost as soon as the thought crossed her mind, she noticed that something was different about her. She was feeling sort of funny.
While she was still trying to figure out why she was feeling funny, she looked around the bedroom and frowned even more when she realized that this wasn’t her bedroom.
Where was she? she mused as she quickly took off the duvet and got out of the bed.
As soon as her feet hit the ground, she looked down with a frown. Her feet were different. They were bigger. Her hands, too.
Was she still asleep and dreaming? She wondered and then gasped when she noticed the tent in front of her pajamas as though something was protruding out of it.
What was that? What was in her pajamas? She wondered with wide eyes. Her heart beat fast, and her mouth was dry as she reached out a finger to see what it was.
She poked her forefinger at it, and she felt something hard. It moved but remained erect.
Was that what she thought it was? She wondered as she held the waistband of her pajamas to take a peek.
Just as she was about to look inside, the bedroom door burst open, and she looked up to see who it was.
She was shocked when she looked back at herself dressed in exactly what she had worn to bed.
“Kimberly?” Herself asked, unsure.
Kimberly frowned as she hurried over to the mirror to see what she looked like if she wasn’t in her own body.
“MELVIN?” She screamed in disbelief when she saw that she was now Melvin.
She turned to look at herself and before Melvin could say another word, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.
(PS: cover photo isn’t mine. Credit to the owner)
**Cover photo does not belong to me. (From the author of bad things in-house)**
Ann Peters, a poor orphan, finds herself in love with CEO Wang Tae-joon, a man who everyone believes is far beyond her reach, she decides that only the deity can help her get him.
She becomes even more desperate when she finds out that he is getting married to the billionaire daughter, Jiang Grace who is very mannerless and arrogant.
Her desperate cry for help causes the deity to move in her favor and so after a brief accident both Ann and Grace wakes up in different hospitals to find out that they now occupy different bodies. Grace finds herself in Ann's body, and Ann finds herself in Grace's body.
Ann goes home with the billionaire family and has to adjust to being the billionaire's daughter and automatically Wang Tae-joon's Fiancee.
Tae-joon observes this new Grace in surprise as she is nothing like his arrogant fiancee, the lady before him represents everything he has ever wanted in a woman yet he is too scared to believe her when she professes her love to him. His fiancee never loved him and the only reason they were getting married was for a merger between both companies.
Chairman Jiang finds out about the soul swap and instructs Ann to keep it a secret from everyone else, including his knowledge of it. As he wants his arrogant daughter to learn humility through this process.
Grace on the other hand returns home with Mrs Shu, Ann's benefactor and finds out that a difficult life awaits her.
Grace finds herself falling in love with Ann's cousin, Brad Carter who shows up in search of Ann.
What happens to everyone and their relationships when the soul swap takes place again and both ladies return to their original place?
**PS: Cover photo does not belong to me. (From the author of bad things in-house)**
This is a story of betrayal, love lost, and love found again.
Kim Haewon, radiantly beautiful and unsuspecting, finds herself irresistibly drawn to Jake Davies, a man she perceives as her knight in shining armor, who always appears miraculously at crucial moments in her life.
Little does she know that their encounters were not mere coincidences, as she had assumed.
Jake is a man on a mission, driven by the manipulations of his grandmother.
Consumed by a thirst for revenge for his father's tragic demise, he is determined to rectify the past and reclaim what he believes is rightfully his.
In order to achieve this, he sets his sights on winning the heart of Kim Haewon, the sole heiress to the fortune he seeks to acquire.
However, what Jake never anticipated was the unexpected twist of fate that led him to fall deeply in love while orchestrating his deceitful plan to steal the affection of the woman he was meant to despise.
Can he afford to allow love to blossom between himself and the daughter of his enemies?
(Photo Credit to the real owner of cover photo! It’s not mine)
A story of two ill-fated lovers that met under unusual circumstances in three different lifetimes, but overcame their fate by the power of their love.
Volume One(The Beginning)
First Lifetime(Year I718):
A war was fought, lives were lost, a kingdom was conquered, and now Princess Becca of Rodena, must live as her identical twin brother and serve Prince Ian of Lumba. What happens when Prince Ian discovers his valet is a girl and they fall in love? Would Princess Becca choose love over her quest for vengeance?
Second Lifetime(Year 2018)
Bella is a tomboy who is seeking for a job. She disguises as her identical twin brother to seek a job as Dan's personal assistant. When she meets Dan she realizes that not only is he the annoying stranger who had annoyingly stolen her first kiss, but they are also ill-fated lovers from their past life.
Together they try to find out what happened in their past, and seek ways to prevent history from repeating itself.
****Volume Two****
(The Princess Switch)
After returning from the past, everything is restored and they are now two strangers who are faced with the responsibility of getting married to each other to foster the unity of their kingdoms.
What happens when Princess Bella goes missing hours before her first date with the prince, and her identical twin brother has to stand in for her?
What happens when Prince Dan meets and falls in love with a strange amnesiac lady who just happens to look exactly like his Princess bride?
PS: Credit to the real owner of the cover photo (The cover photo doesn't belong to me)
**Credit to the real owner of the cover photo**
Lee Nana finds herself caught up in the middle of a drama she knows nothing about, when she accepts the request of her best friend to stand in for her as an hired girlfriend. She meets and falls in love with Kim Tan who happens to be her boyfriend's best friend unknowing to her, and drama ensues as different love triangles are formed.
Lee Nana comes to find out that she isn't really who she thinks she is, and everyone around her is keeping one secret or the other from her. She gets to understand how one decision can change a person's life as well as those around her for the better... Or maybe for worse.
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Tan locked eyes with her over his wineglass, she was pretty as sin. He wanted her, he wanted to take her right there. He could barely remember the last time he felt this strongly about any woman. What surprised him most was the fact that he didn't just want her body, he wanted her heart too.
Most of the women he knew were all golddiggers, and he could get any of them between his sheets for the right price, so why the hell was this one proving stubborn?
She shifted her gaze from his, "The wine is nice," She said smiling nervously, wanting to say anything to break the silence. She may be naive but she knew desire when she saw it, and she could see it written all over his eyes. The thought of it made her heartbeat quicken. 'You have a boyfriend, what are you doing letting yourself get attracted to this guy?' she asked herself.
He could tell she was nervous, it made him smile. It reassured him to know he still had that effect on females, especially this one that roused everything in him.
He reached across the table and placed his hand over her hand making her jump. He chuckled, "Calm down girl, I don't bite. you just look so nervous, I wanted to calm you down." He said, laughter dancing in his eyes.
"I'd appreciate it if you keep your hands to yourself. I don't appreciate being touched randomly like that," She said with a frown.
"I'm sorry, I'll try to let you know before I touch you next time," he said with a smile, making her know he intended to touch her again.
"We'll be attending the wedding tomorrow with you as my date. I hope you won't jump up everytime I touch you. that would raise suspicion don't you think?" He said with a wicked glint in his eyes
"Isn't that what this whole week has been about? You have nothing to worry about, I'll do it right. But until then keep your hands to yourself." She said with a polite smile.
We'll see about that. Tan thought.
PS: Credit to the real owner of the cover photo (The photo doesn't belong to me)
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Unexpected Romance: Love $ Hustle
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