Modern Romance Romance Novels

Author: aisy_david|Status: Completed

Clara loved Sean deeply, but Sean did not love her. They married through arrangement, and Sean hated his wife while being satisfied with the physical aspect of their marriage. Clara gave everything -- her heart, her body, her dignity -- and received contempt in return. When Clara finally files for divorce, Sean is relieved. The wife he resented is finally gone. But relief turns to confusion when Clara's absence creates a void he did not expect. The house feels emptier, the silence louder, and the meals he took for granted are replaced by the hollow realization that the woman who cooked them was the only person who ever truly cared. Sean comes begging for a second chance, but Clara has learned her lesson. The love she once felt for him has been replaced by the clarity that comes from being treated as disposable. No second chances for the ex-husband who wasted her first one. Clara's life after Sean is not just recovery -- it is revelation, and the woman who was dismissed becomes the one person Sean can never have again.

Author: Tail Tone|Status: Completed

In her pursuit of saving enough money to return home, Hannah found herself playing the role of the 'first-love' character in a beloved novel. Originally, this character was a substitute -- standing in for the real first love while the male leads pined for the original. Hannah's job was simple: look the part, play the role, collect the paycheck. But Hannah is too good at the role. The bigshots who were supposed to see her as a substitute begin to see her as the real thing. Their devotion shifts from the character she is playing to the woman behind the performance, and the line between substitute and genuine love blurs beyond recognition. As the bigshots compete for Hannah's genuine attention and the original 'first love' character realizes her replacement has become more beloved than the original, the substitute who was supposed to be disposable becomes irreplaceable. No substitutes for the dream girl -- because the substitute turned out to be the real dream all along.