Marriage First, Love Later
371 series
My Deadly Marriage with Ms. CEO
Forced into a cold political marriage, a wealthy heiress has a reckless one-night encounter with a hidden elite. A fake marriage forged by danger pulls them into a bloody battle among top families. Conspiracies, framing and brutal hunts unfold. The retired powerhouse strikes back, crushes the evil tycoon, and wins the heiress’s heart at last.
Breaking the Blood Bond Before Dawn
On my birthday, I showed up right on time at the upscale Blood Banquet Lounge Daniel Cook had reserved, genuinely excited for the night ahead. By the seventh time a blood servant waiter came over with a polite smile to ask if I was ready to order, my phone finally lit up with an iMessage from Daniel. “Something urgent came up with the Elders’ Council. Go ahead and order yourself a glass of Blood Plasma. Don’t wait for me.” A second later, I scrolled straight into a new Instagram post. From his first love. Camila Bennett. A Pureblood Elite. In the photo, Daniel was seated at a table, casually flipping through the menu. He was even handing a fine silk blood napkin to someone just outside the frame, his attention clearly elsewhere. The caption read: “Been asleep in the Old World for so long. Someone was worried I’d come back to New York and starve because I couldn’t read the menu, so he’s treating me to a proper feast.” Just like that, the entire evening lost its flavor. I handed the menu, written entirely in archaic Latin I couldn’t even begin to decipher, back to the blood servant waiter. “I’ll have one of everything from your signature Blood Reserve selection.” By the time I finished feeding and had the rest packed up to take back to my Underground Manor in Manhattan, my phone was flooded with missed calls. Dozens of them. All from Daniel. The last one was a voice message. “Hey, don’t overthink this. Camila just woke up and isn’t familiar with New York yet. I was only helping her find a suitable coffin for Torpor. Next time. I promise I’ll make it up to you with an even better birthday dinner.” I didn’t respond. A relationship that keeps surviving on promises of next time… was that really something worth waiting for, especially for someone like me, a member of the Vampire Kind with time stretching endlessly ahead?
I Married Wall Street’s Most Wanted
Once a genius artist and the heir to a prominent family, Natalie Grant loses everything overnight, but the real reason for her bankruptcy is a financial algorithm system called Atlas Protocol. This system is secretly used by top banks and capital funds, manipulating rating agencies, media narratives, and bank liquidity to precisely create market panic and corporate bankruptcies. Then, at the lowest point, they acquire assets, enabling systematic plundering of wealth. To buy some legal debt relief time, Natalie exploits a legal loophole and marries a criminal of humble origins. What she doesn't know is that this criminal, named Sebastian Hale, was once Wall Street's youngest quantitative finance genius and the true architect of Atlas Protocol. When Sebastian realizes that this system is systematically causing financial disasters and tries to expose the truth, his boss, the oligarch Reymond, sends him to prison. Two lives destroyed by the financial system are forced into a hostile contract marriage. At first, they use each other — Natalie hopes Sebastian can help delay her debt settlement, while Sebastian seeks to escape regulation and find an opportunity to re-enter the financial world through this marriage. As they spend time together, they realize that both of their pasts were destroyed by the same system. Thus, Sebastian and Natalie embark on an unlikely counterattack. Sebastian uses his deep understanding of the financial system’s rules to exploit market loopholes, debt rules, and information asymmetry to strike back at the system. Meanwhile, Natalie uses her media influence and social power to rally the masses, transforming personal vengeance into a challenge to the people’s fight against capital. In this journey from survival to rebellion, Natalie grows from an innocent and proud elite artist to a public leader who dares to challenge the power structures. Sebastian, too, moves from being a lonely rebel to finding a true ally. As they fight against an unjust system, they gradually fall in love with each other.
Her Hidden Blade
In the kingdom of Aethelgard, where men bow and women rule, Princess Valerie, the ruthless Goddess of War, seeks revenge. To humiliate the enemy who once bested her on the battlefield, she takes the legendary Valdorian Warlord as her consort. But the seemingly submissive man at her side is not who he claims to be. He is Caspian Vale, the twin brother of her enemy, and a Blood Proxy forced since childhood to bear every wound, every poison, every agony meant for his sibling. Chained by a dark blood pact, Caspian hides behind his brother's name, waiting for the one thing that can set him free: the mythical Icebloom. But what begins as a game of deception slowly turns into something neither expected...
Destined for You
To stop her mother's nagging, Violet Evans rushes into a whirlwind marriage with a stranger, Tristan Sinclair. She assumes he is a regular assistant, unaware his true identity is The wealthiest man in Harbor City. They fall deeply in love, but her jealous friend Kendra Brooks teams up with her ex, Spencer Crawford, to frame Violet with AI deepfakes and orchestrate a car crash. Protecting Violet, Tristan is severely injured and loses his memory—forgetting only her. His mother then arranges for him to marry his childhood friend, Blair Kensington. Violet never gives up. Eventually, Tristan regains his memories, exposes the plot, and they hold a grand wedding where he tells the world: She is the woman I married.
Blades Out, Sheathed in Love
To escape her family's relentless matchmaking, Olivia Montgomery does the unthinkable: she pays $300,000 for a fake husband. But by a twist of fate, she ends up dragging a complete stranger to City Hall — a man who turns out to be the former captain of the Dragonfang Special Ops Unit. What starts as an absurd mistake slowly becomes something neither expected. Through gunfire and grief, separation and sacrifice, two strangers learn what it truly means to say I do. From an unexpected encounter to a lifelong bond, they prove one thing: sometimes, love lies where you least expect it.
Taming the Hellion Prince
On her wedding day, Adelaide Sterling arrives at the altar — only to find her groom running off with her half-sister. Instantly, she makes a split-second decision — marry Zachary Blackwood, the notorious "Hellion Prince". Known for his wild ways and late nights at the Elysium Theater, Zachary is every noblewoman's nightmare. But Adelaide is no ordinary bride. While others whisper, she sharpens her sword — and her plan. And when enemies close in, it is Adelaide who leads armies, crushes conspiracies, and forces her crownless king to kneel — not in defeat, but in devotion.
Loop of the Doomed Bride
On her wedding night, she wakes up in a death trap, tied to a bed, framed for adultery, and executed by the Madam. Reborn, she returns to this fatal start again! To survive, she cuts the ropes, knocks out the fake lover, and tells the Madam. But she just buries her alive. The third time, she finds her husband murdered and is executed as the killer... Caught in an infinite loop where every path leads to death, how will she survive?
His Longest Secret
Emma stood by Spencer through his darkest days. But he abandoned her in the wilderness on her birthday just for a call from his first love. Emma met two drunk punks and almost got assaulted by them. Luckily, she was saved by Joshua. Calling off the wedding, Emma flash married Joshua, Riverton's newly returned billionaire heir. Little did she know, Joshua has harbored a secret crush on her for eight years and is ready to spoil her endlessly.
Spoiled by My Husband in a Coma
Samantha Brooks desperately needs $150,000 for her daughter's leukemia treatment. Instead, her husband Bradley and his mother scheme with homewrecker Tiffany Sparks to steal her assets, forcing her to leave with nothing. With no way out, she accepts a marriage settlement to marry Nathaniel Sinclair, a man currently in a coma. After they wed, his mother treats Samantha like her own daughter, and Nathaniel miraculously awakens. It turns out he is the Chairman of Sinclair Group and the richest billionaire in Silver Bay. Falling for Samantha, Nathaniel crushes her vile ex, pays for her daughter's care, and sends her to an elite private school. The ex and the homewrecker face their karma, while Samantha finally finds lasting joy and is expecting Nathaniel's baby.
Hiring My Sweet Wife
Chloe Shaw had never worked a day in her life, until her parents cut her off and gave her three months to survive on her own. Desperate, she took a high-paying job: marrying her best friend's wealthy uncle. It was supposed to be an easy deal, until she realized her new husband had been in love with her all along.
Sold to the Stable Hand
Sold as a child bride to ward off bad fortune. Eighteen years later, her betrothed gambles her away for cheap to a lowly stable hand. Heartbroken, she resigns herself to the marriage—only to discover her new husband is not only sincere, but secretly a powerful lord. By the time her first fiancé regrets his choice, it is too late. She has already found her true home.
Sold to the Stable Hand
Sold as a child bride to ward off bad fortune. Eighteen years later, her betrothed gambles her away for cheap to a lowly stable hand. Heartbroken, she resigns herself to the marriage—only to discover her new husband is not only sincere, but secretly a powerful lord. By the time her first fiancé regrets his choice, it is too late. She has already found her true home.
Died at Work, Got a Family
Adrian Vale, a worker at Elixir Works in the Immortal Realm, dies in a car accident, only to be reincarnated in the body of Henry, the neglected eldest son of the Lynch family. Once a bitter man mistreating his wife and in-laws, Henry is now touched by the warmth and care he receives. Inspired by this newfound love, Adrian, a thousand-year seeker of immortality, decides to lead his family on the path to power and eternal life.
Awakening
First step up, dump the dead weight. Leo Landon spent years funding Elena Vance's education. Now she's a top earner, and she kicks him to the curb. But Sasha Sterling, Veridia's ruthless queen of industry, sees the power Leo truly holds. She doesn't ask. She claims him. "I'm going to marry you." And the room falls silent.
Double Life of a Cell Block King
Harrison hits rock bottom after a betrayal by his own stepfamily. He deliberately goes to prison to gather evidence of his stepfamily’s crimes. After his release, a sudden marriage ties his fate to Sophia, and the two are quickly pushed to the margins, facing humiliation, poverty, and open scorn from those in power. As Sophia chases a chance at a new future, Harrison is repeatedly branded as a ex convict—until a single moment inside the Maple Group building signals that everything they believed about him may be wrong.
Bound by Love
Aria won Luca’s love in an arranged mafia marriage, but when she secretly helps her sister flee the life, she betrays him. With their families at war and a baby on the way, Aria must decide whether love can survive when loyalty is paid for in blood.
Head Witch in Charge
Based on the novel by Avery Flynn. The Sherwoods are the most respected witches in all of Witchingdom, and as heir it's Leona's duty to protect her family's ancient wand and enter an arranged marriage. But all her plans go up in pixie dust when she crosses paths with notorious bad-boy witch Erik Svensen... and ends up magically bound to him in an unbreakable marriage! To undo her mistake and preserve her family legacy, she must accompany Erik on a magic-filled road trip to get him to cast a divorce spell, but the longer she spends with her husband, the more she feels all her walls and duties come crashing down.
Runaway Single Mom, Safe in His Arms
Single mom Maria escapes abuse and fights to protect her daughter, Judy. From factory struggles to elite schools, she faces enemies, family betrayal, and unexpected love. When billionaire Levi enters her life, everything changes...
The Janitor Billionaire & His Swapped Bride
After Nora's stepsister Bianca steals her AI-matched partner, Nora is forced to marry a janitor and becomes the laughingstock of her family. Little does she know that the janitor is the billionaire behind the AI matchmaking system, using their marriage to test her true feelings...
The Spy Who Married Me
Two modern best friends wake up in a rival kingdom as royal sisters sent into political marriages and secretly planted as spies. One weds the stoic war prince, and the other marries his charming, scheming brother. Both princes suspect betrayal. But the "elite spy" is a clueless bookworm, and the "naive girl" is a master strategist. As traps backfire and schemes unravel, suspicion turns into a sweet battle of wits and love.
Golden Cage, Silk Chains
A modern office worker wakes up in a novel as a substitute wife for a "sick" rich heir, and she decides to work the system. But her four mothers-in-law compete to spoil her rotten, and her frail husband? He's secretly a possessive powerhouse. She planned to cash out and run. He planned to keep her. Forever.
Divorced on Day One: The Commander Wants Her Back
Lyra married the most feared commander on Alpharis. Her only plan? Escape. She never wanted this arranged marriage. But the ruthless war hero everyone fears turns soft the moment she's near, whispering, "Babe, are you leaving me again?" In public, he's ruthless. In private, he's all puppy eyes and desperate pleas. Every word, every touch is designed to keep her close. This man would burn the galaxy down before he ever signs those papers.
The Deceitful Marriage
On a snowy night in Northhaven, Sarah is abandoned by her first love, Sean, and reluctantly marries Simon, who has secretly loved her for over a decade. After four years of a cold marriage, with her ex returning, family pressure, and rumors swirling, Sarah discovers the truth: Simon's love for her was always real, and their marriage was his deep, unwavering devotion. As the truth comes to light, she runs into his arms, saying, "For the rest of my life, please guide me."