She needed $500,000 or her son would die. He offered her a marriage contract instead.6 months. $500,000. No love. No kissing. No touching.Easy rules.But Damian Blackwood didn’t tell her about the nights he’d watch her sleep. Or how he’d burn the world down to keep her.Ava was desperate. Damian was dangerous. And the contract they signed might be the only thing keeping them alive."Desperate Heroines - Book 1: The Devil’s Bargain" A dark romance about a woman with nothing left to lose... and a man who was never meant to fall.Contract Marriage. Billionaire. Single Mom. Revenge. He was her deal. He became her obsession.Updates: 3x per week

Grace Community Church has two kinds of people: those with gold rings and those with dust on their sandals. When Pastor Daniel preaches James 2:1-4 about favoritism, one Sunday changes everything. Mr. Kato, the church's biggest donor, is used to the front row and the best seat. Joseph, a poor man who walked 5km to church, is told to sit on the floor. But what happens when the pastor decides to sit on the floor too? A story about faith, pride, equality, and the cost of doing what's right in God's eyes. In a world that judges by clothes and money, can one church learn that in God's house, every seat is the best seat?

She needed $500,000 to save her brother. He needed a wife for 6 months to keep his company. Aria Bennett was drowning in debt the day she walked into Blackwell Tower to beg for a job. What she got instead was a marriage proposal from the coldest, richest man in the city.Damien Blackwell. Billionaire CEO. Ruthless in the boardroom. Untouchable in public. And desperate.His grandfather’s will states that Damien will lose control of Blackwell Enterprises unless he’s married by his 30th birthday. In 7 days. He doesn’t want love. He doesn’t want complications. He wants a contract.The deal is simple: Marry me for 6 months. Act in love in public. Sign the papers. In return, I’ll pay off your family’s debt. $500,000. No questions asked.Aria has no choice. Her little brother needs surgery, and the hospital won’t wait. But living in Damien’s penthouse is not what she expected. He’s not the monster the news makes him out to be. Behind the tailored suits and ice-cold stare, he cooks breakfast at 3am when he can’t sleep. He remembers how she takes her coffee. He stands between her and danger without thinking twice.And Aria? She’s not supposed to fall for him. That wasn’t in the contract.The problem: The city thinks they’re the perfect couple. The media won’t leave them alone. His ex-fiancée is back and wants revenge. And his grandfather’s lawyers are watching every move to prove their marriage is fake.With each fake date, each stolen glance, each time he calls her “my wife” in public, the line between contract and real gets blurrier.What happens when 6 months are up? Can you walk away from someone who saved your family, even if your heart is now on the line? And what if the man who said he never wanted love starts fighting to keep you?This is a story of debt, desire, and a deal that was never supposed to feel real. Enemies to lovers. Contract marriage. Billionaire CEO x strong heroine. No cheating. HEA guaranteed.If you love stories with: - A cold CEO who melts for one woman- A heroine who fights for her family - Secret kisses, jealousy, and public scandals- And a love that starts as a lie but becomes the truthThen start reading “The CEO's Secret Contract Wife” now.

The East Wing has been empty for 20 years. So why is the light on?Broke and desperate, 20-year-old Lina Carter takes a live-in maid job at Blackwood Manor. The pay is triple. The rules are simple:Rule 1: The East Wing is forbidden.Rule 2: Curfew is 10 PM.Rule 3: Do not look at the East Wing.But on her first night, Lina hears a woman singing from behind the chained doors. Someone whispers her name in the dark. And in the morning, she finds a mysterious key on her desk.The Duke, Adrian Blackwood, never appears. The staff whisper about a wife who vanished. The manor feels alive. Watching.Lina needs the money to save her sister. But the more she uncovers, the more dangerous it gets.Is the East Wing haunted? Or is someone hiding a secret that could get Lina killed?A gothic mystery with slow-burn tension, secrets, and a cold Duke who might be the key to everything.New chapters every week. Add to your library 💛