Traded to the Crippled Scholar

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.

Aubrey spent her life loving Derek—the man who raised her like a princess, only to cast her aside for the woman who lost her legs saving him. Betrayed and accused, Aubrey is forced to apologize for a crime she didn’t commit, realizing she’ll never be chosen, only tolerated. With her heart shattered, she walks away from the only home she’s ever known, determined to reclaim her life and leave the pain behind—but Derek’s cold eyes haunt her every step.

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.

Eighteen years after a small-town life, timid Abby is ripped from her loving family and thrust into the cold embrace of her wealthy biological parents. Haunted by horror stories of swapped daughters, she braces for betrayal, only to find kindness—until the looming threat of an arranged marriage and jealous rivals puts her newfound happiness on the line. Will Abby survive the gilded cage, or become the next tragic headline?

Wounded war hero Marcus is forced into a humiliating arranged marriage with Natalie, a quirky small-town girl everyone calls 'unworthy.' As political enemies circle and his health fails, her fierce loyalty and innocent questions awaken a hope he thought was dead. But when the President comes to claim her, Marcus realizes he might lose the only light left in his haunted life.

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?

Dragged into a world of humiliation over thirty-six cents, a struggling driver is forced to choose between survival and dignity when a wealthy customer turns a night out into a brutal test of pride. As money, violence, and shame swirl around him, he clings to the memory of his parents’ hopes—until a single, shocking act flips the power dynamic forever. Will he reclaim his worth, or be broken by a system rigged against him?

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.

After my father died, he came back—different, wild, and full of secrets. Just when I thought he'd save me, he sold me to a cold-hearted old teacher, breaking every promise and leaving me trapped, alone, and desperate. Now, my only hope is to survive long enough to find my sister... before another stranger decides my fate.

Mason Reed is a smooth-talking drifter who never draws his blade—until a legendary bladesmith makes him a deadly offer: reclaim four cursed weapons from infamous outcasts, or die trying. As Mason faces killers, loners, and heartbreakers, every choice pulls him closer to love, betrayal, and a truth that could cost him everything. Can a man who hates violence survive a game where only blood repays old debts?

Bullied and branded a loser, Caleb sacrifices everything—even his reputation—to save his first love. Just when he’s about to break, a supernatural secret turns the tables, pitting him against the school’s queen bee in a high-stakes bet that could cost him everything. Will redemption come at the price of ultimate humiliation, or is the truth more explosive than anyone imagined?

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.