Elegantly Wasted

Modern

For three quiet, patient years, Christina kept house, only to be coldly discarded by the man she once trusted. Instead, he paraded a new lover, making her the punchline of every town joke. Liberated, she honed her long-ignored gifts, astonishing the town with triumph after gleaming triumph. Upon discovering she'd been a treasure all along, her ex-husband's regret drove him to pursue her. "Honey, let's get back together!" With a cold smirk, Christina spat, "Fuck off." A silken-suited mogul slipped an arm around her waist. "She's married to me now. Guards, get him the hell out of here!"

Werewolf

I was three months pregnant when the car hit me. Lying there, barely hanging on, I called my husband-Alpha Ethan-over and over. No answer. When I finally woke up from the pain, I saw a post from his first love, Ivy. "Thank you, Alpha, for knowing how scared I am of the dark and staying with me all night. He even cleared his whole schedule today to take me to the auction, just to give me the best gift in the world. I'm so happy!" Right then, it hit me. While I was fighting to protect our child, he was with another she-wolf. I calmly liked her post and put my phone away. Since he chose his first love, I chose to let go. Seven days from now, I'd leave his world for good-with our child.

Billionaires

After 10 years of waiting, Nicky finally felt her first pregnancy. But it turns out that Jackson -- her husband actually already has two other children from the affair. Nicky was abandoned by Jackson Moreno's family because it was considered too late to give offspring. A heated grudge eventually f

Romance

"You must die today!!!" That was the only sentence that rang in Mina's ears before she closed her eyes forever. Mina Namari's life changed drastically after her father died. Mina became ill and could not do anything. She was even sadder when she found out that her husband was having an affair with h

Literature

A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce