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College senior Shelby Yates accidentally saves the life of billionaire ex-mafia CEO Matteo Franconi. He immediately falls in love with her and pressures her to marry him. Is he as dangerous and cruel as he seems? Or is there a soul inside the man worthy of her love?

A modern female doctor unexpectedly travels back in time to become Elara, second daughter of the disgraced Blair family. To save her family, she disguises herself as a man and becomes the close servant of the war god, Noah Croft. Using her talents and modern medical knowledge, Elara repeatedly saves lives in times of crisis. Noah develops feelings for her but struggles with his perception of her gender until her true identity is revealed. Then, together, they overcome challenges and forge a magical romance that transcends time.

In her past life, she and her husband grew up as adoptive siblings, became spouses, and spent a lifetime together until old age. When both are reborn, she believes fate has given them a second chance only to discover that he has always had a woman he couldn't forget. This time, he abandons her without hesitation. Left behind, she is adopted into another family and chooses to walk a completely different path, starting a new life without him.

When Jane visits the hospital for an allergy, she falls for the handsome doctor, Henry Darcy, at first sight. Gathering her courage, Jane asks for his contact information, only to be coldly rejected multiple times. Undeterred, Jane crafts a plan to win his heart. A sweet romance unfolds between a determined ballerina and a reserved doctor.

Framed at nine by a fake heiress and pushed off a cliff by her own mother, Winter Sinclair survives and is rescued by a mysterious master. Twelve years later, she returns as a metaphysics prodigy, saving tycoons and cracking impossible cases. As her corrupt family schemes against her, each is publicly exposed. While the Sinclairs self-destruct, Winter rises above them, untouchable, unstoppable, and rewriting fate itself.

Asher Vale, CEO of the Vale Group and a fishing enthusiast, never expected his own life to end in water. Betrayed by his wife Talia and her scheming friend Blaine, he was drowned in a lake—only to wake up as a fish. But death was not the end. The Human Shock System activated within him: every time he shocks someone, he gains evolution points. Meanwhile, the Grand Fleet is closing in on Arcton, and Talia and Blaine are racing to seize Asher's inheritance. What they don't know is that Asher—now watching from the water—has just unlocked a mission: revenge, and more importantly, save his parents.

Based on the novel by Abbi Glines. Sadie White takes her mom’s housekeeping job at the Stone family beachside mansion and accidentally saves global pop star Jax Stone from a mob of fans. Their worlds collide through forbidden chemistry, steamy tension, and explosive jealousy as Sadie is swept into Jax’s glamorous — and dangerous — life. But fame, sabotage, viral scandals, and heartbreak threaten to tear them apart. As Sadie discovers who she is outside of the chaos, she and Jax must decide whether love can survive the glare of the spotlight.

In her past life, Mara Jones believed Evan Jacquet was her savior, so she devoted herself to him, giving him everything she could—only to be betrayed and murdered in the end. After being reborn, she wastes no time and calls her former arranged fiancé, Charles Xander, determined to change her fate. This time, she proposes to him with an irresistible deal.

In a tale of transformation and revenge, bullied high schooler Alexandra reinvents herself as "Lexi" with the help of childhood friend Dan, returning to expose her tormentors, reclaim her dignity, and find true love.

Hailey Kaplan, a wealthy teenager who decides to conceal her true identity when she transfers to Western High, a public school. Tired of being known only for her family's wealth, Hailey hopes to make genuine friends and experience a normal teenage life. However, her plans are thrown into chaos when Candice Mathis, the daughter of the Kaplan family's maid, arrives at school posing as the Kaplan heiress. Candice quickly rises to the top of the social hierarchy, while Hailey finds herself at the bottom, subjected to bullying and ridicule.

An ancient princess is murdered on her wedding day and reincarnates into the body of a modern woman. In her new life, she isn't interested in her CEO husband's affection and asks for a divorce, which grabs his attention. It's then that he realizes his wife is nothing like he imagined, and he begins to be drawn to her step by step, ultimately falling deeply in love with her.