Sold as the Antidote, Claimed by My Cousin

Humiliated and drugged at a party, Melissa’s lifelong crush publicly rejects her for the perfect girl. Desperate, she flees to the only man who ever made her feel safe—her distant, untouchable cousin, Senator Evan Carter. But as fever and longing ignite, Melissa discovers Evan’s icy mask hides a passion and obsession that could destroy them both, and the world is watching every forbidden move.

My little sister died as a decoy so the Sullivans could survive, and my father called it fortune. Now orphaned and branded by betrayal, I’m forced to serve the girl who once humiliated me—my childhood tormentor, now my master. But as secrets, blood money, and forbidden promises bind us, I’ll do whatever it takes to make them all pay for what they stole from me.

Trapped between a wild alpha’s obsession and a livestream’s cruel scrutiny, I’m forced to play the villain in someone else’s love story. With every kiss and betrayal broadcast to the world, I fight to hold onto my heart—before I’m erased from the script forever.

When Carter’s cousin returns from a night fishing trip unresponsive and ice-cold, the whole town whispers about curses and restless spirits. With his cousin’s soul trapped and a haunted apple tree blazing where a mute orphan girl once hanged herself, Carter is forced into a world of backwoods magic and secrets no one dares name. Now, the line between dreams and reality is burning—and Carter may be the only one who can save his family from a darkness older than the town itself.

He was my sun, my secret, and my undoing. As the Lane family’s loyal attendant, I grew up loving Ethan from the shadows—until the day he traded my trust for his own ambition, poisoning me and selling me to Magnolia House. Stripped of my voice and dignity, I become a silent prize in a world of velvet cruelty and whispered deals, caught between the ruthless Marquis Carter and the man who once swore to save me. Yet every humiliation is a test: how much pain can love survive, and how far will power go to bury the truth? When a forbidden night puts me back in Ethan’s sights, will I find freedom—or lose what’s left of my soul? What does a broken boy do when even hope becomes a weapon?

Family never lets go—even after betrayal, even after death. When Colin’s half-brother’s accident throws his life into chaos, a single desperate phone call drags him into a twisted inheritance plot and a custody battle with a cunning niece and a manipulative stepmother. Every decision is haunted by the echoing voice of a cosmic comment section, warning of schemes, traps, and a future where he’s the one destroyed. But this time, Colin remembers everything—and he’s not playing by their script. Will he outsmart the family that ruined him once, or is he doomed to repeat the same nightmare? What if the real enemy is the one smiling right at him?

Abandoned, scapegoated, and used as bait, Jason Reed is the team’s unwanted outcast—until a fatal leap delivers him into the arms of a monstrous suitor. As betrayal deepens and the poison in his veins spreads, Jason must decide whether to fight for survival or surrender to a love that’s not quite human. In this deadly game, who will save Jason’s soul: the team that never wanted him, or the monster who calls him bride?

On the heels of her 28th birthday, Natalie is kicked out by her mom and rescued by Derek—her brother’s quiet, hyper-competent roommate. What starts as shared dinners and one shocking mall misunderstanding spirals into a forbidden slow-burn where Natalie must choose between secrecy and the love she’s yearned for. If she gambles her heart, she could lose her family—or finally claim the man who’s been hers all along.

Alex’s life unravels when his girlfriend rejects him and the only comfort he finds is in the arms of his powerful, impossibly proper Aunt Rachel. As forbidden cravings boil over, a flood of mysterious comments reveals their twisted fate in a romance novel where his aunt is destined to become his darkest tormentor. Torn between shame, need, and a love that breaks every rule, Alex must decide: will he run from the truth, or surrender to the woman who’s loved him too much, for too long?

He stole my innocence with whiskey vows and swore I’d be his wife if he survived the war. But when he returned a hero, he married my perfect sister and left me shamed, carrying his secret child. Now I must fight for my dignity in a town that wants to see me fall, knowing the man I love chose betrayal over truth.

After being blamed for his cousin’s amputation—and murdered on his own wedding day—Jason wakes up with a second chance. This time, he won’t let his toxic family use him as their scapegoat or destroy the woman he loves. When tragedy strikes again, will Jason finally break free, or will his family’s guilt and greed drag him down forever?

When Mike’s beloved cousin is driven to suicide by a ruthless card shark, he risks everything to confront the men who destroyed his family. In a town where everyone knows your secrets and debts can cost you everything, Mike must outwit a crew of hustlers before he loses it all—or exposes the truth. One wrong move, and Maple Heights will never forgive or forget.