desperate bargains

Forcibly bound by a system and transmigrated to the Beast World Continent, Bai Wanwan encountered a Shura field right from the start. The original owner, a 'waste female' with sky-high ambitions, wanted to make a powerful outsider Beastman her Beast Husband and secretly plotted against him, only to have her prize snatched away by the transmigrated her. No one asked if she was willing... This good fortune was forcefully shoved into her mouth. After waking up, thinking of Chou Rong's disgusted attitude towards the original owner, Bai Wanwan, without a second thought, fled. During the clan's fertility test, she suddenly made a comeback from a 'waste female' to a Holy Female. The Clan Leader had a change of heart, insisting on arranging a Beast Husband for her. She rejected them all, choosing only according to her own heart's desire. The gentle and affectionate 'waste beast' Xin Feng, the Wandering Beast Zhu Xiu abandoned by his tribe, a lone leopard she picked up on the road, and also a shameless flowery fox who insisted on clinging to her... How did they, one by one, suddenly transform and all become the top powerhouses of the Beast World Continent? The cubs she birthed became increasingly powerful, and her Points also grew more and more. Facing a male competition Shura field every day, Bai Wanwan expressed her desire to take a break. "System, can I take a vacation and transmigrate back?"

[Warning: Mature Content] Chuck was a 20-year-old professional body pillow reviewer who spent his days testing anime waifu pillows for online stores. His life was pathetic, lonely, and consisted mainly of rating the softness of fictional girlfriends. Then truck-kun struck. One evening while walking home from another humiliating day of pillow fondling, Chuck got obliterated by a speeding delivery truck. Instead of meeting his maker, he woke up as a newborn in a parallel world... a very different one from the one he knew. A second chance awaited, and he looks to make good use of it. However, he runs into the impossible; Chuck finds himself thrust into a society of proud lioness princesses, fierce wolf ladies, and noble panther heiresses, daughters of warlords. In hindsight, all those years of pathetic pillow fondling had been preparing him for this moment—a world where his wildest harem dreams weren't just possible, they were inevitable. [Disclaimer: I do not own this cover]

On the wedding anniversary, her husband left after answering a call from a woman. Lily Hart was disheartened, left a paper divorce agreement, and disappeared. Five years later, she brought her two kids back with a high profile. At that time, she was already a well-known cultural relic restorer at home and abroad. Seeing each other again, the atmosphere between the two is tense. Ivan Kramer suddenly felt flustered, as if something was out of control. "Do you know that children want a father? How dare you just leave?" Lily Hart found it funny, "Mr. Kramer, if they want a father, I can always find it. Who are you?"

In everyone's incredible eyes, Charlie slowly stood up. The eyes of the entire banquet hall focused on him in an instant. "Charlie, what are you doing! Sit down!" Elaine quickly reminded him in fright. He didn't look at what occasion it was! There are so many big men present, none of them dared to stand up, you Charlie is a wasteful son-in-law, what makes him think the limelight at this time is for him? Fred and Gerald also glanced at each other, secretly saying in their hearts, d*mn, the chairman of the Emgrand Group would really be him, right? But then, the two shook their heads again. Impossible, if he is really the chairman of Emgrand, how could he be scolded by Elaine? "What are you rubbish! sit down in your place!" Harold shouted from the stage with a dark face. Charlie glanced at him coldly, then walked straight to Doris Young, completely ignoring everyone's horrified gaze, and whispered a few words in her ear. While listening, Doris Young nodded slightly. This scene made everyone's heart tighten instantly. Doris Young! The vice-chairman of Emgrand Group, the famous beauty of Aurous Hill City! Charlie, a wasteful son-in-law, how could he know her? And looking like this, the relationship between the two seems pretty good.

When they were teenagers, Quinn MacGregor and Aaron Larsen fell in love over the course of one magical summer. It ended in bloodshed and tragedy.<br><br>Now, ten years later, Quinn is back in Spruce Creek, Nevada, to inherit his family’s criminal cartel. His cousin Jimmy has been making friends -- and enemies -- in dangerous places, but that doesn’t mean he’s happy to hand over leadership to Quinn. And Jimmy might not be the only one who wants Quinn out of the way for good, especially if Quinn’s secret comes out.<br><br>Aaron Larsen is back in Spruce Creek to sell his former family home. Aaron lost a leg in Afghanistan, and he’s drinking too much and battling depression and PTSD. The last thing he needs is for Quinn MacGregor to drop back into his miserable life. But when Quinn is shaken by the news that he left more behind in Spruce Creek than his bad memories, he turns to Aaron like it’s old times, and Aaron doesn’t know how to say no.<br><br>The events of ten years ago cast a long shadow, and in a town where they can’t trust anyone else, Quinn and Aaron just might have to learn to trust each other again.

Lila Dawson believed she was no longer affected by heartbreak following her breakup with billionaire hotel tycoon Max Edwards. After signing the divorce papers, she left and was prepared to begin her new life. However, half a year later, a legal error revealed that their marriage was never legally dissolved. Max pleads with Lila to maintain the facade of a happy marriage for a crucial business agreement, and she reluctantly agrees. Residing once more in the same house, old emotions resurface, as do previous hurts. Max is committed to winning her back, however, Lila is hesitant to believe he won't hurt her heart once more. Could this unexpected meeting be their opportunity for a fresh start, or just setting them up for more heartache?

The Desperate Lovers Isabella Carter has everything a woman could want—beauty, status, and a powerful fiancé, Nicholas Montgomery, heir to one of the wealthiest families in the country. But behind the perfect engagement lies a heart that belongs to another. Alexander King. The man she loved. The man she lost. Three years ago, Isabella walked away from Alexander, choosing duty over desire. Now, fate has thrown them together again, and the passion they buried refuses to stay hidden. Every glance, every touch, every stolen moment reminds her of what she left behind. But breaking free isn’t easy—not when Nicholas is willing to do whatever it takes to keep her by his side. Torn between loyalty and love, Isabella must make an impossible choice: risk everything for the man who owns her heart or surrender to a life without passion. But love this desperate never fades—it burns, it consumes, and it refuses to be forgotten. When the heart and duty collide, who will she choose? And will love be enough to overcome the forces determined to keep them apart? A breathtaking romance filled with longing, heartbreak, and a love that refuses to die.

Despite having a distorted view of life,Lilian Lazaros still expecting that she can get the rights after her husband William filed a divorce with her.She hopefully wants her children beside her,even she will fight against what's right. Demetri Sylvestre,the man who allegedly ruined her marriage helps her out to claim her desperate rights against William for which he needs some selfish benefits in return. Having amidst the two rich selfish and lunatic CEO,another man appeared obsessively to fulfill his promise towards her,which makes her life more complicated and twisted. She's under the playful games of the three possessive fellas.But,their games turn into an irrepressible trap of love. — She married to a stupid douche.She met the selfish traitor,and she met the third guy who was sick and obsess with her. William, " I regretted that I let her go, but I will surely regret more if I will choose to lose her forever." Demetri, " Love? I didn't know what is love but until she came, she taught me how to be a person." Wyndell, " I will kill myself if she choice to remarry someone over me. She's my life,and she could be my healing." Lilian," I'm just claiming my desperate rights but those three guys appeared of destroying my drowsy soul." " I'm confuse of choosing the right one but let the love choose the best." — Cover is not mine. This story contains a lot of grammatical errors, sentence lapses and plot holes. Please bear with me. This is not a kind of heavy drama story.Heavy lines at first but not so light plots on the rest. This is my first english story and I am not good at writing english.

What would you do if someone kidnapped you and threw you into a high stakes betting game of survival? Could you manage to do what it takes, or would you hide and pray for a savior? Dawn is about to learn the type of person she is. One that needs to learn to survive a deadly game where the price is your life. What Dawn learns might be her ticket to keep living, is by giving their inhuman participant what he wants. Dawn is willing to pay the price with Lucian, even if that means capturing the heart of a killer who will never let you go.

It was a curse that took away love even if it were at the tip of your fingers. Her family dreaded the curse! 'She' dreaded the curse! The curse was the end of happiness and the end of laughter. It was the beginning of loss and heartache. Hence, her family lost everything. She, lost everything! Tessy thought she had indeed lost everything from the moment she was born and did not put her hope on anything or anyone. Not putting her hope on anything and anyone, she actually gained more than she thought. She gained happiness in the most unexpected way after meeting Mason. Who knew the curse would end with her? Definitely not her.