The Governor’s Son Chose the Wrong Bride

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.

Madison, the President’s unlucky daughter, has buried three husbands and now faces an arranged marriage to Marcus, the notorious 'Widowmaker' governor with a deadly curse of his own. As political games and personal grudges ignite, sparks fly and fates collide in a battle of wits, desire, and survival. Will love break their bad luck—or will their wedding be the ultimate disaster?

Forced to be her stepsister’s errand girl, an unloved foster daughter stumbles into a deadly game when she kidnaps the Governor’s infamous son. As twisted family loyalty and dangerous secrets close in, she must choose: betray her own heart, or become the villain’s next victim. One wrong move, and everything she’s ever known could burn.

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.

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.

Maddie, the governor’s forgotten daughter, is bartered away in her sister’s place—her only reward, a box of lemon bars and the hope of a full belly. Abandoned by her family and mistaken for a pawn, she’s thrust into a brutal marriage alliance with the war-scarred conqueror of the northwest, who threatens to kill her for being a fraud. With no name, no allies, and only her stubborn hope, Maddie must survive a husband who wants her dead and a world that never wanted her at all.

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.

Morgan’s engagement to Evan shatters when he humiliates her and demands her perfect half-sister as his real wife. Betrayed and branded as 'damaged goods,' Morgan is exiled to the South, forced to rebuild her life while her childhood love claims her sister. But Evan isn’t done with her—and now, Morgan must decide: will she remain his discarded side piece, or fight for her own worth, no matter the cost?

My father sold me to the mayor’s son, but I ran—straight into Ethan’s arms, hiding my identity and my plan. I thought one reckless night and a secret baby would free me, until Ethan showed up in a tailored suit, revealing he’s the very heir I was supposed to marry. Now he knows everything, and he’ll never let me—or our baby—go.

Emily Harrison is forced into a high-society marriage after a drunken bet by the senator’s son, Nathan Pierce. Trapped between scandal, a jilted ex, and the wrath of Rachel Thompson, Emily vows to turn her arranged marriage into her own victory—no matter the cost. In a world of secrets and sabotage, only one woman can come out on top.

Emily always thought she’d be the Howell bride, until Chris shattered her trust—sacrificing her happiness for his mentor’s orphaned daughter. Humiliated, overlooked, and expected to give up everything for Lily, Emily finally refuses to play the gracious loser. When Chris announces his own engagement to Lily out of duty, Emily must decide: will she keep living in someone else’s shadow, or claim her own future—even if it means breaking every rule of Chicago high society?

I drugged Caleb to force a marriage, but he’d rather see me ruined than save me. When a coup turns me from governor’s daughter to prisoner, Caleb chains me to his bed and makes me pay for every sin—his words and silence cutting deeper than steel. After my suicide, I wake up on the day I doomed us both, given one last chance to undo the scandal that destroyed our lives.