Bought for Thirty-Six Cents

Would you trade everything for fast cash, or risk it all for the slow drip of something stranger? Erin clicks a mysterious pop-up that promises endless money—but only one minute at a time. As her bank account swells and her best friend vanishes into luxury, Erin’s marriage, secrets, and sense of self start to unravel. Every midnight deposit is a new chance—and a new warning. When the clock ticks down, what will she have left: love, money, or just regret? How long can you really buy happiness—before the countdown ends?

For ten years, Derek made my life hell—humiliation, bruises, and secrets that could ruin me forever. Now, trapped by blackmail and a twisted love triangle, I’m forced to choose between the boy I once loved and the monster who owns my body and soul. When I find out I’m pregnant with Derek’s child, I’d rather die than give birth to my tormentor’s baby—but Derek will destroy anyone who tries to take me away, even if it means destroying himself.

I paid his rent, funded his dreams, and still, Sean gave his heart to someone else. Now, as a new, eager sugar baby tries to buy my affection with charm and ambition, I wonder if I’m just another transaction in this city of deals. When love is bought and loyalty is always for sale, who’s really using who?

Five years of love—gone the moment my fiancée tasted money. Her family’s run-down trailer became a golden ticket, and suddenly I was just another bidder for her heart. When she demanded $150,000 or five condos to marry her, I realized: I was nothing but a price tag, and the girl I loved was already gone.

Sold at fifteen to a mansion of secrets, Hannah survives as a hidden half-bed wife—never seen, never loved. When her forbidden face is revealed, every cruel rule in the Carter household threatens to shatter. She must risk everything: her heart, her identity, and her only chance at freedom.

Natalie thought Lucas Grant wanted her, but she was just a challenge—a bet between rich boys to claim the 'innocent' girl from the wrong side of town. When Lucas’s game turns into obsession, Natalie finds herself trapped between his money, her family’s crushing debts, and the shame of being his dirty secret. Now, with her reputation and future on the line, she must decide: will she let him own her heart, or use his desire to finally break free?

Noah was always Rachel’s loyal backup, her doormat with a price tag, clinging to scraps of her glittering world. She paid him to be her boyfriend, but his heart broke every time she chased after the boy she truly wanted. When she finally tossed him aside—apartment and all—Noah must decide if he’ll stay her paid shadow or risk everything for a love that won’t leave him behind.

When a destitute ex-professor is handed a hundred-dollar bill by a viral livestreamer, the world expects a heartwarming charity moment. Instead, two people die in front of a hundred thousand viewers, and all eyes turn to her. With the police closing in and the internet thirsting for blood, no one suspects the real experiment she's running—or the next person on her list.

Hungry and desperate, Melissa trades homework for scraps until Derek—her old classmate—makes her a shocking proposal: twenty grand to pretend to be his fiancée. Torn between her aching past and the promise of something more, Melissa must decide if survival means selling her heart, or finally letting herself belong.

She woke up in a maid’s body, falling for her privileged boss and dreaming of a fairytale ending. But betrayal, heartbreak, and hard-won independence force her to fight for her own future—until disaster threatens everything she’s built. Will she risk her freedom for safety, or claim her power once and for all?

I spent my savings on a cold, gorgeous incubus—expecting a supernatural maid, not a desperate demon starving for affection. Now he’s burning up, purring like a cat, and staring at me with hungry, pleading eyes. Turns out, ‘capable’ didn’t mean chores…and if I don’t figure out what he really wants, I might lose my demon—or my heart.

Natalie Parker was paid to break her own heart—accepting five million to leave her college sweetheart, Alex Sutton, for good. Four years later, she returns to a world where she’s the ghost in Alex’s rearview mirror, forced to watch him love a girl who looks just like her. But when old wounds reopen and secrets threaten to explode, Natalie must choose: reclaim her lost love, or finally set herself free.