Desperate Measures Manhwa

Max Walker, a charming but untidy chef, is the last person Grace Chen, an uptight editorial assistant, anticipates when she finds herself in dire need of a roommate. He is spontaneous, gregarious, and utterly unorganized everything she is not. Despite their apparent inability to live together, their desperate financial situation compels them to attempt. What begins as a personality conflict gradually changes into something neither party anticipated. Grace and Max learn that sometimes the one who makes you feel at home is the one who drives you crazy as their walls fall down. But when their new connection is threatened by past relationships and job chances, they have to choose between their planned life and their newfound love.

Elara was never meant to be more than a mistake. After a one-night encounter with Adrian, a powerful man desperate to secure his inheritance, she finds herself pregnant—and trapped in a contract marriage built on cold terms and zero love. He promised her protection. He promised her stability. But he never promised her his heart. Because it already belonged to someone else. And when the woman he truly loves walks back into his life, Elara’s fragile world begins to crumble. Now, carrying his child and wearing his ring, she must decide- Is it worth staying in a marriage where she will always come second?

Every new job comes with trials. But of all of them, I never could have speculated my boss would end up being an alpha. Not the kind that commands a boardroom with his gaze alone, despite the fact he can do that too, but the kind that can't be beneath the shades of a full moon without shedding his human form into that of the supernatural creature. As desperate as I am for this job, I am not willing to put my life in the line for a paycheck to a shadow world beneath our own. However, he thinks independence away from him is the real danger. For it, I cannot escape the peril that certainly follows, along with my growing attraction to him.

Izzy, Kate, and Susanna are on their way to their very first, and very possibly last, Hunt. During The Hunt, for three weeks in June, unmated shifters converge on Castle Rouge where a week of opening games and festivities sends them into barely contained frenzy of excitement. The five-day hunt gives every omega a chance to run or hide from their mates if they dare try to last five days unclaimed. Izzy can barely contain her excitement now that her Hunt is finally here but when tragedy strikes, she finds herself desperate to evade capture. The girls will find that the hunt is far from ordinary, and secrets from years past threaten to destroy the bonds they hold most dear.

Forced into a marriage she never wanted, Scarlett Norman was humiliated when her husband failed to show up on their wedding day. Mocked by society and abandoned by the very man she was meant to marry, she stormed out, seeking solace in a hotel room near her workplace. Angry and desperate to reclaim control of her life, Scarlett made a reckless decision—she spent the night with a mysterious stranger. What was supposed to be a fleeting act of rebellion soon turned into a cruel twist of fate. The man she had unknowingly given herself to was none other than her elusive husband, the same man who had left her to face shame alone.

Elara Hart, a top lawyer on the brink of becoming a partner, sees her career crumble under a scandal. Just when she’s about to give up, Damian Blackwood, a billionaire heir in a desperate race to marry before his 30th birthday, offers her an unexpected deal. With only weeks left and a reputation that scares off most women, Damian proposes a one-year, no-strings-attached marriage. For Elara, it’s a chance to restore her career; for Damian, it’s his only hope to secure his inheritance. As their arrangement begins, will they stick to their no-strings plan, or will they discover that the real gamble is falling in love? And what happens when the year ends, and the stakes are higher than they ever imagined?

When Dahlia Monroe is promised to the ruthless Mafia Boss Giovanni Orlando to settle her father's debt, she becomes his only obsession. However, just before their wedding, tragedy strikes and Dahlia dies in an accident. Desperate to avoid Giovanni's wrath, her twin sister Daisy is forced to take her place, stepping into a world of danger and deception. What started as a marriage of convenience turns into something more, and soon Giovanni starts to fall for the witty and beautiful woman. But how long before he realises his bride is not who she claims to be? And when he does, will Daisy survive the wrath of the Mafia Boss who doesn't take betrayal lightly?

"In the quaint town of Ritcheton Falls, Northern California, Maddie Ried's life is turned upside down. The feisty single mom and coffee shop owner discovers her ex-husband's shocking betrayal and that their child was swapped at birth. Desperate to reunite with her biological son, Maddie's five-month search ends in a stunning revelation - billionaire CEO Theon Kennel is the father, and his son Thomas is her true child. Driven by love and determination, Maddie proposes a contract marriage to Theon, navigating the complexities of family, loyalty, and trust. As they confront their complicated pasts and growing attraction, will their arrangement blossom into true love, or will the secrets and lies that brought them together tear them apart?"

Isabelle Caballero's heart yearns for a wedding plucked from the pages of a fairytale, but life pens a different tale. Desperate to save her mother, she trades her dream for a pact with Melinda, marrying a man she does not love. Little does she know that her husband, Leon Montenegro, harbors a secret wealth. As Isabelle steps into a marriage woven with secrets, she must ask herself if the man behind the mask, the prince, can be what she’s always dreamed of or if the price of her mother's life is a loveless future. Can love flourish in the soil of deception, or will Isabelle's story diverge from the promised 'happily ever after'?

Wyatt Lane stands at the precipice of his own making. Behind the façade of a successful CEO lies a secret life of underground fight clubs, where Wyatt, known as Hawk, battles his inner demons. As he grapples with a love he dares not confess for his childhood friend, Penelope, his nights are consumed by brutal violence, a desperate attempt to control a life that feels increasingly chaotic. Penelope, ever-present yet painfully unaware of the depth of Wyatt's restlessness, struggles to penetrate the armor he's built around himself. As their bond deepens, so does the danger, leading Wyatt to a crossroads: confront his hidden fears and desires or succumb to the darkness that threatens to consume him.