Desperate Measures

A desperate woman. A ruthless billionaire. One contract that changes everything. When cold, powerful billionaire Alexander Blackwood offers Sophia Carter a lifeline, she has no choice but to accept. To save her mother, she accepts his simple proposal: one year of marriage, in exchange for her mother's life. But nothing about their arrangement is straightforward. As Sophia is swept into Alexander’s cold, glittering world, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous game of dominance, passion, and secrets. The lines blur between business and desire, control and surrender, until Sophia no longer knows where her heart ends and the contract begins.

In the final second before the elevator crashed down, my husband finally picked up my desperate call for help. I begged him, who was in charge of elevator maintenance, to save me. "That elevator was just serviced. What game are you playing?" he snapped. "Wasn't your silent treatment so strong? Keep going and stop bothering me. It's Marina's birthday today." I never reached out to him again. I died. Later, he'd have given anything just to see me one more time.

My wife's first love broke into our home and killed me. Yet my wife, one of the world's top defense attorneys, stood in court to secure his acquittal. She insisted that the entire incident was nothing more than an act I had staged myself—a desperate attempt to win her attention. She even appeared at my funeral. Pointing at my coffin with open disgust, she sneered, "You'd stoop this low just to get my sympathy? Stop pretending and come out right now to apologize to Marvin."

Maya Chen's life is a mess. Her ex just got engaged to her coworker, she stress-eats ramen for dinner, and now she's desperate enough to interview at Sterling Industries—a company so elite she's pretty sure they'll laugh her out of the building. But Damien Sterling doesn't laugh. The gorgeous, intense CEO offers her the job on the spot, and Maya's suspicious. Guys who look like him don't just hand out six-figure positions to girls who bought their interview outfit at Target.

After a one night stand, Maggie discovers that she's pregnant to a set of twins. Not knowing who the father is, she's become the ridicule of all. She flees and starts a new life elsewhere. But fate brings the kids' father to her years later, a powerful man (an alpha) that everyone fears. Desperate to keep her children Luke and Leah secret and safe from his influence, she hides them from him and refuses to reveal their identities. But as the children grow older and their similarities to their werewolf father start to emerge, it becomes harder and harder to keep their true nature a secret.

Sophia Grant is desperate to save her marriage to Julian who's drifting away under the spell of his seductive employee, Vanessa. With their baby on the way, Sophia fights to rekindle Julian’s love, but as his betrayal becomes painfully clear, she must confront a harsh truth: love alone may not be enough. Heartbroken and humiliated, Sophia walks away, vowing to reclaim her life and her power. But what secrets lie in her past that could change everything? How can she do her revenge if she leaves with nothing but heartaches?

A ruined promise. A reckless threat. And a proposal that turns vengeance into a dangerous game. Desperate to restore her shattered dignity, Raellyn confronts Arnav, the powerful director who holds the key to her ruined past. Driven by pride she offer him marriage instead of money. For Arnav, she’s the perfect solution. For Raellyn, he’s the only path left. But what begins as a cold transaction spirals into a storm of passion, power, and dangerous emotions. Because in a deal built on vengeance and desire… who will end up surrendering first. Raellyn’s heart, or Arnav’s control?

Desperate to protect her honor, Bella Thompson agrees to a one year contract to become an Alpha's wife. But the marriage is cold and straining as Bella hates Alpha Draven for forcing her into this. To make matters worse, Alpha brings his mistress into their home, and Bella is flirting with another man. But as the time passed by, Bella finds herself slowly falling for her husband, despite the fact that he is womanizer and arrogant. But what if she discovers the truth behind the past from Alpha Draven's ex fiancée. Will she still choose to love him after all?

He’s the leader of his Pride. She’s a normal with no idea Shifters exist. Calling a Magical Matchmaking Service isn’t exactly ideal, but Hunter Maverick is desperate to find his mate. If he doesn’t have control of the eight-hundred-pound Tiger living inside him, he can’t run the Pride. The best way to manage his beast is to claim a female as his own, but no one in his Pride calls to him. Only his fated mate will do. There’s just one problem. He has no idea who she is.

Isabelle Hart is an innocent girl, struggling to make ends meet alongside her ailing mother, until a devastating cancer diagnosis forces her into a desperate decision. She signs a marriage contract, unaware that she has become a pawn in a dark game: Daniel’s plan to unleash his wrath on Adrain. But when Isabelle meets Adrain, everything changes. The man meant to channel fury and vengeance finds himself incapable of anger toward her. Is it her innocence that captivates him, or is Daniel’s scheme destined to succeed, bringing Isabelle face-to-face with unrelenting rage?