desperate measures

Fed up with the perilous life of a deadly agent, Allison Miles decides to start anew. She relocates to a new city, adopts a new identity, and deliberately gets fat to avoid recognition. While at this, she finds love with billionaire tycoon Williams, and they marry. For a while, Allison believes she is loved by Williams. However, her whole world comes crumbling at her feet when she discovers Williams cheating with her best friend of two years, Jessica. The betrayal cuts deep, and Williams's remorseless attitude only increases her pain. Desperate to escape the agony, Allison runs out into the stormy night, her vision blurred by tears. And things get terrible when a car accident results in the loss of her three-month old pregnancy. Lying in a hospital bed, Allison's suffering worsens as Williams and Jessica visit her, not to offer comfort and apology but for Williams to shove divorce papers in her face, demanding she signs them. Devastated and heartbroken, she succumbs, freeing Williams to be with Jessica. With the pain eating through Allison, she decides to go back to her old life as a powerful secret agent.  A year later, she returns, utterly different with a great body. She has regained her skills and power as a secret agent. Confident, strong and ready to take control, she is fueled by a burning desire for revenge. And she vows to make Williams and Jessica pay for their betrayal.

A contemporary mash-up retelling of Cinderella and Romeo and Juliet.Ella Sinders is content to toil away as a graphic designer for the company owned by her absent father. She spends all her time in the attic of his large home, taking orders from her stepmother, fear of what lies outside of her own front door keeping her from wondering afar—until an accidental phone call opens her eyes to the lies she’s been told. Now, she’s desperate to reach the man on the other end of the line to see if they can build a life together. However, the discovery that the one she’s falling for is the son of her father’s sworn enemy complicates the situation even more so than her stepmother’s deception.Rome Verona wants nothing more than to make a name for himself amidst the glitter and gold of LA’s elite. His father might be a big name movie producer, but Rome wants to build his own legacy. When an accidental phone call leads him to the daughter of his father’s nemesis, Rome will do whatever it takes to find Ella and set her free, even if it means giving up everything he’s worked so hard for.Can these star-crossed lovers overcome the obstacles and find the happily-ever-after they deserve?If you like high-drama romances with lots of twists and turns and plenty of opportunities to suspend reality, then you’ll love Ashes and Rose Petals.

Sophia. Meaning: wisdom. Sophia Syde, a young, nineteen-year-old who grew up in the shadow of her elder siblings now has to step into the world that provides her an experience out of her comfort zone. With initial hesitation and doubts, Sophia finds her new life fascinating to the point where she takes extreme measures to contain the position in the company. The company that is run by her older brother that is too sensitive about her wellbeing. Sophia has to take decisions, ones that shifts her life to an undiscovered territory of not only living but also personality. A personality she moulds herself into for adaptation in her newfound, chosen life. A life where she has to hurt someone, and trust other. Where she gets hurt by a foe but also adored by a lover. A life where family matters, but they're also the one to hurt her. Welcome to Sophia's happening life.

Brandon's college sweetheart, Brenda keeps on escaping in his arms because of their cruel circumstances. Meeting her again in the same work place, he ended up with a plan to win her back by abduction and a hot seduction. Who wouldn't give in into a hot temptation? On the other side, when Brenda chooses to let him go for the second time after losing her hope for their love, she sacrifice her heart and vowed to never get tangled with him again for the best. But just how things unfold with them to end up with desperate measures? Will they ever stop going in a whirlwind chase?

“Why is she looking so wasted, a bit horny at the same time? Do you think she's horny because of us?” Someone asked. Why do their voices sound different? But I had the same feeling for all of them. It can't be that I was suffering from sexual starvation, and the reason I couldn't differentiate their voices. Just then, I felt someone behind me. He grabbed me from behind, and began caressing my neck with his tongue. I wanted to scream for him to stop, but at that moment, I just couldn't tell why I felt so aroused and dripping with horny liquids inside of me. “I bet you're going to get bent over and fucked if you keep releasing these pheromones, love,” the voice behind my ears echoed. I'm in trouble, this can't be happening for real. I must be dreaming. Kiera lived a simple life doing what she knew how to do best, with a secret, she kept hidden from the world. But what happens when she comes across four brothers who were hell-bent on taking that secret to light and calling her their mate? Will Kiera succeed in keeping her secret, or will she give in to the mysterious men who are desperate to make her theirs?

When Fierce's triplet children are kidnapped, her life takes a devastating turn. Desperate and without resources, she finds herself forced to turn to the only person who can help her: Hunter. Hunter, the werewolf whom Fierce once loved, is now the powerful alpha king of the pack. He has no idea that Fierce's kidnapped children are his, and the truth behind the abduction is more complex than anyone could imagine. As they join forces in a desperate quest to recover the children, secrets from the past begin to emerge, including the consequences of the night of love they shared when Hunter was crowned the direct heir of alpha Alastair... The unresolved passion between Fierce and Hunter becomes an irresistible driving force, but also a barrier that threatens to tear them apart. Will they be able to overcome their differences and accept the truth their hearts have always known? Or will the scars of the past be insurmountable obstacles to being together? Could Hunter forgive Fierce for keeping his children from him?

Behind the self-made billionaire that Roman Hendricks was, what the world never got to witness was the man who, five ago years, got abandoned by the love of his life after they had their first children. The nonexistent list of what Roman had learned to give a damn about got narrowed down to just his kids and work affairs. Asides these, nothing else mattered. Until she came along. Desperate not to get kicked out of college, Rose Turner began to search for a job to cover her bills and pay her debts. With the support of her sweet as hell boyfriend, she finally lands a babysitting job for the children of intimidating and drop-dead gorgeous business tycoon, Roman Hendricks. However, Rose knows she’s ruined when everything about this demanding man invites her in more than it should. Rose knew it was extremely wrong, but she couldn’t stop herself from falling for sinfully hot Roman. With passion comes feelings, a burning desire and one angry boyfriend. In the midst of heavy passion and confusing feelings, coupled with unexpected drama and rising conflicts, Rose would be stuck in the midst of everything.

Shannon was terribly heartbroken after she caught her fiancee of two years cheating on her with her Sister. Her heart was ruptured and the only place she could think of was a bar where she drank herself to stupor. She woke up the next morning in her sane mind only to find herself naked lying beside an unknown man. Shannon fled the city and two years later, she gave birth to a son. In a desperate search of Job , Shannon ran into the hands of a Cold Billionaire CEO, who she later discovered was the man she had a one-night stand with. How would she hide the secret away from him, her son, how she protect her son?

So, before that happened, I got up from squatting in front of him and went near my working table and... "Now you have time to listen to my proposal," I told him seriously. And then I took the paper I put on the working table a while ago. I raised it in front of him and even though he was right, kidnapping him is a very desperate move. I got a more desperate proposal for him in the line. "You just have to sign this marriage contract so we can be married. Then I can get my inheritance and my problem will be sold, then we'll release you." "What's in it for me? I can't get anything in return so why should I allow what you want to happen?" He teasingly told me. Urgh! He's getting on my nerves! Damn you Travis Forger! "You are my hostage! Your freedom depends on me and you have no choice but to consent to what I want!" I said in my most demanding tone. However, I immediately regretted being demanding, I acted again like a kid throwing my tantrums at him and when I looked at him again, I saw in his eyes how he was disappointed in my actions. "I already have a Fiancé, Kourtney and we're getting married. I can't marry you." He told me emphatically. I'm aware of that! I am updated on everything he does! But the reason why I am updated is that I need him! I swallowed hard, even though I did not eat anything. I feel weak in what I am doing right now but as I said before, I had no choice! "I love her and if I ever get married, it's the woman I love and it's Kim." I bit my lower lip.

"First, I wanted us to leave separately after the wedding, next I won't interfere in your relationship, you can still have a lover and so do I, and third I won't go in your way I will stay away from you,and additional maybe giving our marriage a limit like two years so you can marry whomever you want and I can marry the man I wanted to,even were already couples I swear,you will never notice me like I never existed" She was expecting a positive response from her husband to be Asher Sebastian Voclain who was a famous car racers, but he looked displeased, after he refused to marry her for three consecutive years ay hindi na umaasa si Maleah na magpapakasal pa sila. But because of what she did she hits the most sensitive part of her narcissistic fiancee, which activates his possessiveness and obsessive sides towards her. He didn't want a divorce, he wanted her to stay with him but Asher is a womanizer and looks like she's just his second priority of course the fans will be the first. And she had enough of his self centeredness, and apathetic behavior towards her. She wanted to know his true self and she wanted to push him to his limit hanggang mapaamin niya ito. She was desperate to know what he really feels about her, because it's driving her crazy and breaking her heart every time. Does Asher really like her? Or Just using her to fulfill the last will in testament nang lola nito.