Desperate Measures

After my husband died in a car accident, I worked tirelessly running a small restaurant to raise my son, Henry. Right before Henry's wedding, I won eight million in the lottery. Thrilled, I decided to sell the restaurant and finally enjoy retirement. So, I called to tell Henry about selling the restaurant, his usually polite fiancée turned hostile. "You're not expecting us to support you, are you? We've barely started working!" She even warned Henry, "If you spend any of our money on your mom, the wedding's off!" Henry argued with her but then reassured me, promising, "You've worked hard enough, Mom. I'll take care of you." Feeling pretty good, I planned to give him two million to start a business. The next day, I got a call saying Henry had been in a serious car accident and urgently needed fifty thousand for surgery. I sent the money immediately, but afterward, Henry vanished. Desperate, I braved a storm to find him in his city, only to walk into a wedding at some fancy hotel. There's Henry, giving a toast and calling another woman "Mom." And, oh, sitting beside her? My "dead" husband from ten years ago.

A student on a school camping trip gets possessed by an unknown creature; giving him special abilities and forcing him to its bidding, thus bringing a devastating threat to the camp and its surroundings. Has an elusive evil truly returned? Can the possessed student find a way to regain full control? And what are the origin and motives of the creature? Dive into a world of ignorance, mysteries, and thrills as the Unknown Origins series unfolds. Black River (Apocalypse Uprising) [Major sub-story synopsis] Dolly and her best friend Chesa go on a trip to visit the enchanted river, unaware of the strange happenings in the community living close to it. What will happen if their quest for paradise leads to desperate attempts to survive? and will they ever return home from the nightmare? [sub-stories in this book can be read at anytime the reader wishes, but it is advised to follow the plot sequentially. See note for more information. This book is rated 16+ because of its dark theme.]

TIGGER WARNING!! SEXUAL CONTENT, VOILENCE, ABUSE. ** “I, Adrian Blackthorne, Alpha King of the werewolves, reject you, Morana Ambrose, as my mate.” He said coldly, each word a dagger that pierced my heart with such pain that I felt like I was dying. Without saying a word, he turned and walked away. ** Rejected and tossed aside by her fated mate, Morana Ambrose, a naive, kind-hearted, wolf-less girl, vowed to never be the girl she once was. Years later, when fate brought Morana in front of her fated mate, Adrian Blackthrone, the ruthless Alpha King and Lycan, unlike anything she's ever met, gone was the naive, kindhearted girl and in her place stood a fierce, strong-headed, independent and sharp-tongued Morana. Realizing what he lost and regretting ever rejecting her, desperate Adrian begged for her forgiveness and another chance. But as she went deeper into Adrian's world, she uncovered hidden truths about her true identity, the true power she holds, and long-buried secrets that questioned everything she thought she knew. What will happen when he learns who she is? Will Morana be able to uncover the mystery surrounding the centuries-old curse? Will she unlock the secrets of her past and embrace the power within her? Will she ever forgive Adrian? Will she ever take him back?

Ryan is a rich guy in desperate need of a girlfriend to present to his family. His friend successfully persuaded him to date Claire, a waitress in a restaurant he frequently eats in. Ryan had something else in mind, he wants Claire to be his fake romantic partner instead. There's a problem though,he doesn't get along with her often. Claire is a nice waitress and Ryan was one of the grouchy customers she renders her services to. She finds herself agreeing to a fake relationship with Ryan; The grouchy customer because she needed some money. They made a deal not to fall in love since it was a contract but as time flies, Claire began to question herself if it was really impossible to fall in love with an attractive rich playboy like Ryan.

"Do you still hate me?" Ace smirked, as he rubbed his thumb against Gwen's bottom . At that moment, her heart wasn't the only thing that throbbed. "Well that all depends on what happens next..." * Some say that hatred is unhealthy. Some say that wasting energy hating someone will do no good for you in the end and only make you miserable. Gwen disagrees. Her entire life has been spent hating the Queen of Paria-Drae. She has ruined the lives of her people and even the people of other countries. She is a power-hungry witch that has no right sitting on the throne. A throne that she stole. And Gwen will her for it. And in order to do that Gwen joins the army, not the army of Paria-Drae but of their enemy, Estril. There, she plans to be a part of the group that defeats the Queen and be the one who retakes the throne. So she hides her identity as someone from Paria-Drae and plans to keep a low profile and only focus on her mission. That is until she meets Ace Puckett, the son of a famous army veteran, who has grown up on a military base his entire life. She immediately hates him upon meeting him, he's arrogant, picky, a show-off, and so, goddamn, sexy. Trying not to get distracted by his panty-dropping smile, she gains his attention because of her determined nature and the fact that she isn't begging for his attention. With the pride of being a citizen of Paria-Drae on the line, Gwen is desperate to take back her country and save its reputation before it's too far gone. But it gets harder to do that when there's a certain someone always looking over her shoulder.

A skilled art thief, Bella Morgan, targets Aaron Davis, a billionaire and his priceless collection but finds herself captivated by the mysterious billionaire instead. Meanwhile, in order for Aaron to inherit his family's business empire, he must produce a legitimate heir within a year and a half. Desperate to retain his independence as well as his career, he enters into a contract with feisty and fierce Bella who agrees to be his temporary wife and the mother of his child after being caught of theft. As their arrangement progresses, things begin to get out of hand and nothing seems to be going as planned. Noah, Aaron's brother, whom he hates, comes into the picture to make things even more complicated.

Tara isn't your everyday beauty shit she wasn't a size 0 runway model, she was curvey thick and flawless nonetheless. It took her years to see that in herself after going through the ups and downs of being tossed through the foster system she had all but lost her faith in herself. This is why she chooses to become an advocate for foster kids like her. When she first launched her UFCP program she had only one private supporter. Now here she was at a huge charity banquet representing her program publicly and the program would now be recognized nationally. It was like a dream come true especially when she runs into the investor who happens to be an old friend from the foster system who was in the same house as her. Giovanni Berlusconi, he had glowed up since she last saw him all those years ago and he apparently felt the same about her. The only problem was he was a mafia king pin and Tara might have known much about the mob, but she sure as hell knew she wanted no parts of it. Especially after two of her colleagues end up dead in a mysterious car crash after questioning Gio's family connections to the recent spike in missing persons cases in the city. Tara had tried to blow him off politely but Gio wasn't having it. Stopping by her office unannounced. Tara was desperate to avoid the mob boss at all cost that is until she accidentally stumbles on to a private family meeting and witnesses him killing someone. Now she has only two choices marry the very man she fears or die.

Jackie is a 38 year old divorcee who has two kids (13 year old Sam and 10 year old Dylan) and just happens to own and run 5’o Clock Ville, one of the hottest bars around, and is in desperate need of a bartender, amongst other things. Enter 26 year old heart throb, who just so happens to be a bad boy, Bobby, who is in need of a job. She hires him for his skills, but Bobby sure makes her see that everything didn’t die during her marriage. Can the bad boy be tamed? Can the divorcee learn to have fun again? What problems can arise from a little flirtation? He wasn’t looking for love and she wasn’t looking for marriage again; but just how deep were they willing to go to explore these new found feelings with each other?

Emma couldn't say she loved Luxstay in this life. And Luxstay in this life loves Emma with all her life. A marriage took place in name, Cupid's arrow shot accidentally hit two hearts that were beating intensely, creating a memorable emotional scene. It turned out that she was just a tool for him to take revenge from the start, it turned out that he didn't really love her in the first place. When she learned the truth of the past, Luxstay was in despair again. The last time of her life was meant for Luxstay to calm down, but at the last minute she was in danger because she took a bullet for Emma. When the warm rays of early spring landed on earth, Emma's nominal wife of two years left him. Five years after the death of his late wife, Emma lives as if half of her soul has been stripped. At his most desperate moment, when darkness engulfed his mind, he met her - a girl who looked exactly like Luxstay. “Five hundred million, become my secretary.”

Vivienne Alvarado secretly married Rogue Montague five years ago. Ngunit isang araw, isang magandang balita sana ang sasabihin ni Vivienne sa asawa niya nang makatanggap siya ng isang video kung saan makikita si Rogue, kasama ang kambal nilang anak at isang babae na kung tawagin nila ay Aunt Celeste, ay masayang nagdiriwang ng kaarawan ng mommy ni Rogue. Nadurog ang puso ni Vivienne kaya hindi siya nag-atubiling makipag-divorce kay Rogue dahil para sa kaniya ay panloloko ang ginagawa nito. Kahit ilang beses nagpaliwanag si Rogue, hindi ito pinakinggan ni Vivienne. Rogue had no choice but to accept Vivienne's decision. They went back to the U.S.—where they had married secretly—and got divorced. However, three years later, fate would bring them together again. At hindi inaasahan ni Vivienne na hahantong siya sa isang matinding desisyon—iyon ay kung papatuluyin niya ang ngayo'y ex-husband niyang si Rogue kasama ang magkambal sa kaniyang bahay sa gitna ng nararanasan nilang unos o hindi. Gayunpaman, akala ni Vivienne ay iyon lamang ang magiging hamon sa kaniyang buhay, ngunit nagkamali siya nang lokohin siya ng taong pinagkakatiwalaan niya at nang magkasakit ang kaniyang anak. Desperate to save her daughter, Vivienne had no choice but to auction herself off. But she’ll be shocked to discover who bought her: her billionaire ex-husband, Rogue Montague.