Traded for Cookies: The Governor’s Nameless Bride

For three years, I was forced to slip into the Callahan heir’s bed, a shadow of his fragile wife—my own identity erased in the darkness. When I begged for a place in his world, he offered only cold rejection and cruel truths: I was nothing but a servant, never worthy of love or status. Desperate to save my sister from a worse fate, I offered myself as a widow bride to a dying man—trading one gilded cage for another, as the man I secretly loved watched in stunned silence.

I was the governor’s hidden mistress, always overlooked and mocked—until I discovered my gentle assistant, Will Carter, was the main player in a ruthless game. The world says I’m just his practice girl, doomed to be discarded for the perfect first lady, but I’ve seen the darkness in Will’s eyes and the scars he hides for me. When the mansion’s whispers threaten to destroy my family, I have to choose: walk away in shame, or risk everything to claim a love I was never meant to have.

I bought a broken man at the market, never knowing he was the governor’s son—and now the whole town wants him back. Every night, I wield the whip and the leash, but his silence cuts deeper than any blade. The real heroine is coming for him, and when she does, I’ll lose everything—unless I break him first.

Emily was traded to the Walkers with nothing but a battered backpack and the promise that, if she could fill a pickle jar with hard-earned coins, Evan Walker would marry her. Mocked, starved, and forced to fight for every crumb of dignity, Emily’s dream of belonging shatters when she learns the engagement was meant for another family all along. Now, with her jar finally full and Evan’s cruel games exposed, she must choose: the cold comfort of wealth or the honest poverty—and unexpected tenderness—of the Walters’ son.

Derek wakes up in the body of Aubrey—the immortal heroine drafted to protect the border, but now targeted by jealous politicians. When the governor’s smug foster son threatens her with death and disgrace, Derek’s ruthless side erupts, shocking everyone. With the governor’s powerful family plotting her downfall, can Derek rewrite the rules of this world—or will he become the very monster they fear?

Eight years together, and Marcus erases me with a single word—'childhood friend.' At our friend’s wedding, I watch him give my favorite plush and his heart to another, while the crowd cheers for their new romance. Betrayed and humiliated, I open our hotel room door to hear him with her—and realize the man I loved is gone forever.

For twelve years, Cassie bore the heir’s children—twelve in all, only two survived—while his heart belonged to another. Now discarded for his first love and forced to give up everything but a box of ashes, Cassie is traded to a stranger like property. As she steps into the scorching Savannah sun, clutching the remains of her lost children, Cassie faces the world alone—determined that this time, no one will decide her fate but herself.

Traded by her starving father for four pieces of cornbread, Molly’s only path to survival is serving as a maid in the ruthless Whitaker mansion. When she’s forced to compete against a beautiful rival for the young master’s favor—and a chance to escape a life of servitude—one misstep could cost her everything. In a world where dignity is a luxury and betrayal lurks in every hallway, will she risk her soul for freedom?

Anna Foster is forced to marry the governor’s son, but her heart—and her freedom—are not for sale. As her wild sister returns to claim everything Anna was promised, Anna must outwit a house of Southern secrets, humiliation, and betrayal before she loses herself forever. One wrong move, and she’ll be devoured by the family that raised her.

When Lila’s father is burned alive for a cruel whim, her beautiful mother sets out to survive in a world ruled by power and jealousy. As they become pawns in a deadly love triangle with the governor’s vengeful mistress, Lila must decide how far she’ll go to protect her family—and whether true love can ever conquer Southern secrets. Every choice risks scandal, betrayal, or a fate worse than death.

To save his disgraced family, Caleb Lin marries me—a nobody with nothing but callused hands and a borrowed name. For three years, I played the loyal wife while he pined for his childhood sweetheart, Grace. Now that his father's name is cleared, all that's left is a divorce agreement and a heart that never truly belonged to me.

Melissa thought she’d found love with Jason, only to discover he’s the senator’s son—destined to marry his high-society fiancée, Natalie. Demoted from wife to mistress, Melissa is told she’s lucky to even keep that title, but the humiliation cuts deeper than any wound. When Jason demands she follow him to D.C. as a kept woman, Melissa chooses the open road and her own freedom, leaving the man who never truly saw her behind.