Desperate Measures

Zara James thought she had it all—a promising journalism career, a passion for uncovering the truth, and the guts to expose the powerful. But when her exposé on a corrupt politician backfires, her world comes crashing down. Blacklisted, penniless, and humiliated, Zara is desperate to rebuild her shattered life. Enter Adrian Cross, a tech billionaire with a reputation as ruthless as it is alluring. Adrian’s empire is on the verge of collapse, thanks to a scandal tied to his enigmatic and estranged brother, Nathaniel. Desperate to salvage his public image, Adrian offers Zara an irresistible deal: become his fake fiancée, and he’ll give her the exclusive story that could redeem her career. It’s a win-win—or so it seems. Thrown into a world of glittering galas, high-stakes boardrooms, and shadowy secrets, Zara quickly realizes Adrian is hiding more than just a tarnished reputation. Beneath his icy exterior lies a man haunted by betrayal, bound by dark ties to his family’s criminal empire. As their staged romance starts to feel dangerously real, Zara finds herself torn between her growing feelings for Adrian and the truth she’s determined to uncover. But Adrian isn’t the only one with secrets. Ethan Blackwood, a charming stranger who sweeps Zara off her feet, has his own hidden agenda—one that ties him to her worst enemy. Caught in a web of lies, power plays, and dangerous alliances, Zara must navigate the treacherous waters of love and ambition. When betrayal strikes from all sides, Zara faces an impossible choice: trust the man who’s kept her in the dark or risk everything for the one who might be playing her.

Shannon Rivers - The striking twenty-four-year-old with a heart of gold who’s running from trouble. Her main focus is surviving the life-or-death scenario she’s been unwittingly cast into the middle of. But when she meets Pete Jenkins, sparks fly despite the desperate circumstances that introduce them. Pete Jenkins – The twenty-eight-year-old U.S. Marshal living and working in Fort Worth, Texas. His routine pre-shift morning ritual is upended when he is assigned to hide and protect two young women - Shannon Rivers, the target of some very ill intentions, and her roommate. Smitten with Shannon at first sight, Pete resolves to keep her safe - at any cost.

Mr James Thompson followed me. Look at me. I shouldn't like it, but I do. I was desperate to get the job done and tried to ignore his sultry gaze. I've never had an opportunity like this before - working for someone so talented and powerful. James is unlike any boss I've ever had. He can't. Domineering, ruthless. But he also has a protective side. He only showed me a part of him. But working together late at night pushes every boundary. I tried to keep things professional, but James made it very clear. He wants me. Not his secretary, but a very different position.

At Bernard Tech, financial troubles loom large as their current major project hits a snag.  The Lorenzo family grapples with challenges, caused mainly by their youngest son, Dimitri, who is haunted by past heartbreaks as he walks a dangerous path, much to their dismay. Kingsley Bernard, desperate for a solution, asks his friend Donald for assistance. Donald Lorenzo offers a lifeline. A marriage proposal between their children.  Audriana must navigate the treacherous waters of Dimitri's unpredictable behavior. As tensions arise and secrets unravel, will Dimitri discard his reckless ways and embrace love? Will their union rescue Bernard Tech from ruin? Would they find out who tried to sabotage pivotal project?

In the depths of a bitter feud, a shocking twist of fate unfolds. The sister of his sworn enemy is revealed to be his destined mate. Alpha Thane, iron-fisted and brutal ruler of his pack, has long been involved in a ruthless war with a rival pack for years. In a desperate attempt to gain the upper hand, he unleashes his most daring strategy yet; kidnapping the alpha's younger sister. But as he gazes upon her captive form, a searing truth ignites - she is his mate. A girl who is supposed to be his mortal enemy is bound to him by an unbreakable bond of destiny. Will he do right by his pack or let his heart betray his duty?

He’ll teach her every dirty thing her mother warned her about. …… Daniella Wilson has never been touched. But every night, her dreams drag her into sin; slick heat, whispered moans, the kind of filthy hunger she has never tasted in reality. By day, she’s the quiet, obedient college girl her mother demand her to be. By night, she’s writhing in her sheets, soaked and starving for a release her own fingers can’t give. Desperate, she seeks help from the one man she should never have gone to… Jeffrey Cross. A private psychosexual therapist known for fixing desires too dangerous to speak aloud. But the moment she walks into his office, she realizes her mistake. His eyes strip her bare, his words crawl under her skin. What begins as counseling twists into something darker. His questions slip into places they shouldn’t, his gaze holds her until she forgets how to breathe. She tells herself she can resist. That she can escape him, but guilt turns to craving, and craving spirals into sin when Jeffrey steps out of his office and into her home as her private tutor. Drawn into a dangerous obsession, Daniella must choose—cling to the innocence she’s desperate to protect, or surrender to the forbidden man who makes her feel alive for the first time. CONTENT WARNING: This book is strictly 18+ Contains explicit sex, lust, obsession, manipulation, seduction, taboo desires, and morally grey characters. Readers discretion is advised. Who can't wait for this story?

Bunso sa magkapatid si Carmelita. Madali sana ang buhay niya dahil nakapagtapos na ng pag-aaral sila at tanggap na ang kanilang pamilya sa kanyang lolo at lola, pero habang na sa sinapupunan palang si Carmelita may marka na ng isang sumpa ang kanyang pagkatao. Sa edad na labing-walo tatalab ang sumpa. Sumpa na makakabago ng paningin ng ibang tao sa kanya at ang kanyang paningin sa sarili. "Carmelita, Ganyan na ba talaga ang tingin mo sa akin? Do I look that desperate for a child?"

They called me a gold digger. A barren fool. A street rat in designer heels. For three years, I played the perfect wife to an aging, cheating husband. I bit my tongue through their cruel snickers, desperate to earn a place in a family that never wanted me. I endured everything—humiliation, betrayal, loneliness—all for a child that never came. But when my arrogant stepdaughter brought home her shiny new fiancé that fateful evening, fate handed me a new game to play. This time, I wasn’t begging to belong. This time, I was ready to burn it all down—with a smile on my face.

Prince Ryder son of Alpha Than the tyrant king whom was known for his desperate need for having a male heir. His mistresses and Luna's were all unable to bore him a male cub and as a result were all beheaded for disappointing him. What happens when Prince Ryder the air apparent have a secret that could consume him wholly. Summoned to service by Alpha Ethan, the Lycan King whom is also a sorcerer rumoured to be going feral. He is entangled in a confusing mated game of chess. Would his true identity be revealed or would he pass off as what he was trained to be, the perfect prince.

An inosent women named Crystal Cestin become a sex worker from a famous bar in the Philippines. She doesn't know what she entered because she was desperate to have a job just to pay back all things for her Tita but she's too lucky, she met a man named Swenn Tristen Fontaime, a rich, handsome, smart and goodboy who just pulled by his playboy friends in the bar just to move on to his ex. But the world is too small for the two. An innocent women meets the innocent man for the first time. Let's found out how the world will turn between the two.