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“My sister pushed me off the yacht and yelled, ‘Say hi to the sharks for me!’ And my parents? They just stood there, grinning. Their…

“I gave birth to my daughter on a quiet Tuesday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital, the kind of ordinary day I had imagined a hundred…

Disguised as a chauffeur, a millionaire overhears his fiancée tell the truth about him. When Javier Mendoza—thirty-six years old, heir to a Mexican hotel group…

Rain clung to the rooftops of Saint Aurelia as if the sky refused to let go of its grief. In the hillside cemetery of Valmont…

Dominic Serrano appeared to have everything. The glossy magazines painted him as the king of Manhattan real estate, a young mogul with skyscrapers, luxury condos,…

Julian Castaneda stepped out of his luxury SUV without even closing the door. He was frowning, his tie barely loosened, and that familiar annoyance surfaced…

My sister threw the wedding cake at me and yelled, “I only invited family! You weren’t invited!” My parents burst out laughing, and the whole…

Rain pelted the streets of Ashford, making puddles on the cobblestones shimmer under the gray sky. Derek Whitman drove home, hands tight on the steering…

During the months after Emily left, Catherine tried to reach her daughter in every way she could imagine. She called her phone, sent messages, and…











