Desperate Measures

Samantha Laire Madrigal always resembles Maria Clara as what others told her so. Not until she met Tyrone Madrigal. The man who captivated Samantha. The simple crush she felt towards him later on became desperate love that pushed her to do such pathetic moves just so she would be noticed. Not until that night, when Samantha thought everything will be on favor with her, but turnsed out becoming her greatest nightmare that she wanted to forget. Marrying Tyrone Madrigal.

"When love and technology collide, the boundaries of humanity are pushed to the limit. A starlet's glittering facade hides a shocking secret. A father's desperate attempt to save his daughter's life sparks a chain reaction of events that will change everything. Amidst the glamour of the Philippine entertainment industry, a forbidden love blossoms, threatening to expose the truth behind the spotlight's dazzling glow. Will love prevail, or will the secrets of the past destroy everything?" Dive into the poignant and heart-wrenching tale of a love that transcends the boundaries of life and technology.

After being kicked out of his family home because of his sexuality, Jackson Stroud is left with nothing but his pride. Desperate for a place to stay, he posts a tweet offering his body in exchange for shelter. Charles Thorne, a ruthless billionaire CEO, offers Jackson a temporary place in his luxurious mansion, under one condition: Jackson must be his bedmate. The arrangement quickly spirals into something neither expected. Will Jackson be able to resist falling for Charles, or will their toxic bond become too powerful to break?

Blessed with the powers of an African God, Tamsyn is the only Orisha to be born in the last century. Or so she believes. Desperate to protect the rest of her family, she swore to never step foot back on African soil. All of that changed when she heard that her baby brother was all grown up and set to be married. One week. A forgotten family. And all of the stolen kisses an Orisha can salvage. Tamsyn realises quite quickly that coming home was the worst thing she could have ever done for the family she wants to protect.

Aria endured Richard's cruelty and betrayal until death released her—only to wake five years in the past. Armed with knowledge of her tragic fate, she walks away before the nightmare begins, building an empire from ashes while he remains oblivious. But when Richard finally realizes what he lost, his desperate attempts to reclaim her are met with icy indifference. Now the hunter has become the hunted, and Aria holds all the cards. Will she grant him mercy—or make him beg?

One drunken night. One desperate deal. Elena signed a contract to marry a stranger who promised to clear her debts. Adrian Blackwell needed a wife. Elena needed money. Eighteen months. No feelings. Simple. Except Elena looks exactly like his first wife. The woman who jumped from his balcony. Now she's pregnant with twins, trapped in the place where a woman died, discovering Adrian's family has secrets that kill. Love wasn't in the contract. But survival might not be either.

Poppy Hopkins is left with nothing in a world where power is everything. Stripped of her title, robbed of her home, and publicly humiliated, she escapes into the wilderness, desperate to protect her unborn child. Years later, her quest for justice leads her to the enigmatic Prince Logan Brantford—a man who is both charming and perilous. As they delve into a labyrinth of lies, deceit, and unyielding conspiracies, their connection deepens, igniting feelings that could either save them or lead to their ruin. Will Poppy and Logan uncover the truth and reclaim their lives, or will their growing bond become another casualty in the fight for justice?

Desperate to make end meets,young stripper Emma catches the eye of enigmatic billionaire Robert at the club. Their age gap and different worlds aside,he offers her a proposition; be his sugar baby and he will take care of her financial woes. But when a surprise pregnancy tests their arrangement, Emma must navigate the Billionaire's lavish lifestyle and famousity, when her mother has finally recovered, she opposed their Marriage. But as their relationship deepens, can she overcome her troubled past? And the Billionaire's past? Or will their differences and family issues tear them apart?

After the car accident, one of the Johnson sons was dead and the other gravely injured. When my devout, devoted husband woke up in the hospital, he called out, "Dorothy." He claimed that his body then held the soul of his brother, Elias Johnson. I went mad, calling doctors, priests, anyone I could, desperate to bring my husband back. It was not until that night that I overheard his conversation with our son: "Father, you've loved aunt for years. You even kept yourself chaste in your private prayer room, waiting. Now, finally, you can be with her openly." The man in the bed reached out to stroke our son's hair. "If it weren't to stop your mother from destroying her relationship, I wouldn't have married her." I hid in the shadows, still reeling from their words, when I saw what happened after our son left. The husband I had always known, icy, composed, and ascetic to maintain his devout faith for seven years, was then holding his sister-in-law close on that tiny hospital bed, sharing a warmth meant for lovers. The next day, I applied for Jim Johnson's death certificate and burned our marriage certificate. At his grand wedding, I climbed aboard the helicopter sent to fetch me. However, my once-cold husband went mad, chasing after us down several streets, desperate and unhinged.

When Noah, alpha of the Lykos pack, proposes a two-year marriage agreement to Charlotte, she's desperate enough to accept. With nothing to lose and a death sentence looming, she agrees to become his wife and bear him an heir. But as they navigate their fake marriage turned real passion, secrets threaten to tear them apart. Noah's pack is cursed, and Charlotte's connection to the enemy could spell doom. As war erupts and loyalties are tested, can their love survive the darkness of their fate? Or will Noah be forced to choose between his pack and the woman he's destined to love?