I threw a lavish surprise birthday party to finally win my cold husband's heart, only for him to walk in holding his runaway ex-fiancée.
Ivy
I spent years as Damian’s perfect wife, flawlessly running his grand estate and smoothing over his million-dollar deals. I gave him my everything.
Until his birthday. I stood holding a cake I baked from scratch, only to watch him walk in with her—the childhood sweetheart who broke his heart.
He ordered me to throw the cake away because she hated the smell. Then, he moved her into our home.
I endured the humiliation until I overheard the devastating truth: our entire marriage was just a spiteful revenge plot.
He never loved me.
So I left my wedding ring on the signed divorce papers. I poured my shattered heart into a small Brooklyn bakery, determined to raise my unborn baby alone.
Damian
I married my assistant out of spite, thinking she was just a convenient pawn.
But staring at her signature on the divorce papers, my world shatters. Without her, my mansion is a suffocating tomb, and the "first love" I thought I pined for sickens me.
It took me weeks to find her. One bite of a lemon-butter tart from a corporate gift box, and I instantly recognized my wife's recipe.
Now, she's a successful bakery owner who looks at me with dead eyes.
I don't care how much she hates me. Every day at exactly 3:00 PM, I strip off my tailored suit to sweep her floors, carry her heavy flour sacks, and swallow her cold rejections.
I broke the only woman who ever truly loved me, and I will spend the rest of my life on my knees to win her back.
Tropes:
Marriage of Convenience
Secret Baby / Misdiagnosis
Unrequited to Mutual Love
The Other Woman Drama (Misunderstanding)
Billionaire Grovel & Forced Proximity
Wife's Glow-Up & Moving On
He Falls Harder
No Cheating Complete Standalone
Trigger Warning: This book contains themes of medical trauma/misdiagnosis and emotional neglect that may be sensitive for some readers.
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Ivy
I spent years as Damian’s perfect wife, flawlessly running his grand estate and smoothing over his million-dollar deals. I gave him my everything.
Until his birthday. I stood holding a cake I baked from scratch, only to watch him walk in with her—the childhood sweetheart who broke his heart.
He ordered me to throw the cake away because she hated the smell. Then, he moved her into our home.
I endured the humiliation until I overheard the devastating truth: our entire marriage was just a spiteful revenge plot.
He never loved me.
So I left my wedding ring on the signed divorce papers. I poured my shattered heart into a small Brooklyn bakery, determined to raise my unborn baby alone.
Damian
I married my assistant out of spite, thinking she was just a convenient pawn.
But staring at her signature on the divorce papers, my world shatters. Without her, my mansion is a suffocating tomb, and the "first love" I thought I pined for sickens me.
It took me weeks to find her. One bite of a lemon-butter tart from a corporate gift box, and I instantly recognized my wife's recipe.
Now, she's a successful bakery owner who looks at me with dead eyes.
I don't care how much she hates me. Every day at exactly 3:00 PM, I strip off my tailored suit to sweep her floors, carry her heavy flour sacks, and swallow her cold rejections.
I broke the only woman who ever truly loved me, and I will spend the rest of my life on my knees to win her back.
Tropes:
Marriage of Convenience
Secret Baby / Misdiagnosis
Unrequited to Mutual Love
The Other Woman Drama (Misunderstanding)
Billionaire Grovel & Forced Proximity
Wife's Glow-Up & Moving On
He Falls Harder
No Cheating Complete Standalone
Trigger Warning: This book contains themes of medical trauma/misdiagnosis and emotional neglect that may be sensitive for some readers.
Genre: Paranormal Romance