Dignity and Distance: Fathers in the New World

Emily, a former Chicago executive, returns to her small hometown to care for her father, whose Alzheimer’s has upended both their lives. As she searches for him after yet another disappearance, Emily confronts painful memories, long-held resentments, and the truth about her family’s sacrifices. Through heartbreak and revelation, she discovers a new sense of purpose and hope, learning that even in loss, love can transform everything.

Sold to save my father’s company, I ended up pregnant with a man who only sees me as a bargaining chip. Now my secret could destroy us both—especially if my ruthless father or possessive lover discovers the truth. With nowhere to run, how do I choose between shame, survival, and a child no one can ever know about?

Father Thomas returns home a hero after enduring a lifetime of trials, only to find his hard-won glory threatened by a young, impossibly perfect rival. As whispers of favoritism and corruption swirl, Thomas must confront the painful truth: in a world obsessed with shortcuts, is there still room for real sacrifice? His faith, legacy, and self-worth hang in the balance.

A devoted mother travels to support her daughter through new motherhood, only to be blindsided by her son-in-law’s cold demands and her daughter's conflicted loyalty. As old-fashioned family values clash with modern independence, the protagonist is forced to reckon with heartbreak, pride, and the true cost of unconditional love. In the end, she faces a devastating choice that will forever change the meaning of family.

A triumphant young woman’s victory is upended by a televised confrontation with her birth family, forcing her to defend her true father and reclaim her narrative. As public spectacle turns to personal reckoning, Autumn’s courage exposes old wounds and paves the way for both herself and her estranged sister to break free from cycles of abandonment and sacrifice.

In the Connelly mansion, every daughter’s fate is a move in her father’s ruthless game for power. Betrayal, heartbreak, and sacrifice lurk behind every velvet curtain—one wrong step, and you’re exiled, broken, or bartered away. But when love and ambition collide, which daughter will rise—and which will be sacrificed for the family legacy?

Natalie’s world shatters when she discovers her husband’s secret plan to abandon her and their children for a five-year overseas job. Forced to carry the weight of his parents and two kids alone, she serves him divorce papers the moment he lands. Five years later, he returns—only to find her wedding invitation waiting instead of a welcome home.

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.

Seven days after my father’s death, over a hundred desperate cancer patients stormed our home, demanding his secret cure—just as I learned they were the ones who reported him to the police. Trapped between my grieving mother and the furious mob, I’m blamed for their suffering and forced to choose: surrender my father’s legacy or let them die. But as the truth about their betrayal surfaces, I realize grief isn’t the only thing haunting our family.

Desperate for a fortune, I signed up to be the Bennett family’s paid daughter-in-law—three million a son, two million a daughter, just for giving birth. But the Bennett heir is a gorgeous, unwilling bachelor with a secret, and his mother is determined to tie us together at any cost. Now I’m stuck between my family’s dreams and a husband who refuses to play along—until one night changes everything, and suddenly the whole city is watching our every move.

Abby always believed her family was perfect—until the day she saw the words 'manipulative sweetheart' floating above the woman who ruined everything. Caught between betrayal, heartbreak, and her desperate need to save her mother, Abby will do anything to rewrite the story—even if it means becoming the villain herself. But in a world where truth is twisted and love is never enough, what will she lose to win her mother back?

In a world of legacy and cold ambition, Julian Grant is the overlooked son whose heart is slowly thawed by the luminous Emmy Delacroix. Spanning years of longing, heartbreak, and ruthless family battles, their story arcs from childhood innocence to the hard-won promise of love, forgiveness, and a future neither thought possible.