Bridgerton Book The Duke And I

"Aku memiliki darah penyihir, aku kebal terhadap racun vampire, dan aku sangat kuat. Kamu boleh menghisap darahku." "Tidak. .. eh ... tidak." Elora terpana melihat senyuman dari bibir Damio, wajah tampannya sulit diterima akal sehat. Kok bisa ada orang setampan ini? Apa karena dia keturunan bangsawan? " ... kamu pasti tidak bisa menolak aroma ini 'kan? Darah penyihir selalu memabukkan untuk vampire, hisap saja darahku sebagai awal perjanjian kita," ucap Damio dengan suara lirih seperti rayuan iblis. "Tapi, aku tidak ... bisa ... tidak tahu ..." *** Elora terjebak masuk ke dalam novel yang baru selesai dibaca. Dia menjelma karakter yang bernama sama dengannya, Elora, seorang vampire, karakter sampingan yang tewas di awal cerita karena dibunuh pasukan pemburu taring dari kerajaan Lux. Untuk menghindari takdir yang sial, dia berlindung di hutan wilayah kekuasaan Duke Damiano Grim. Menurut novel yang dia baca, pria itu memiliki darah penyihir, sangat misterius, dijauhi oleh bangsawan lain, dan konon katanya terkena kutukan. Seperti karakter Elora, karakter Duke Damiano Grim adalah karakter sampingan yang akhirnya mati karena dikhianati tunangannya. Karena itulah, Elora merasa mereka harus bekerjasama sebagai karakter sampingan agar tetap hidup di gempuran takdir buruk yang akan menimpa mereka. Namun, Duke tersebut sangat menjengkelkan, egois, posesif, dan suka menggoda Elora. Bisakah dia bertahan dengan sikapnya? *** Warning: Jika di judul bab ada tambahan (++), maka ada adegan vulgar/bahaya.

Lyra Valeska, seorang anak haram dari keluarga bangsawan kelas bawah, terpaksa menyamar menjadi Putri Lavinia sesuai titah Kaisar demi menyelamatkan sang ibu, Tapi siapa sangka... itu semua justru mengantarkan Lyra pada pelukan Grand Duke Leonhard Vordane--Sang Iblis Perang dan pria yang bahkan Kaisar sendiri enggan hadapi..... Lantas, bagaimana nasib Lyra? Terlebih bila Grand Duke mengetahui identitas aslinya?

"Oh tidak! Aku benci anak-anak!!" Irina Fernandaliz, terus mengumpat ketika pertama kali menginjakan kakinya di panti asuhan. Irina sangat anti dengan anak-anak apalagi yang sudah menginjak usia 5 tahun, menurut Irina mereka sangat menyebalkan! Jika bukan karena suruhan ibunya yang menyuruhnya untuk mencari muka di depan publik demi menutupi skandalnya yang sudah menjadi headline, ia tidak akan sudi beramah tamah disini. Saat ia akan kembali pulang dari panti asuhan, tiba-tiba mobil yang dikendarai oleh supirnya oleng menembus pembatas jalan hingga hancur dan merenggut nyawa nya dan sang supir. Ketika detik terakhir nya saat ia benar-benar merasakan tubuhnya hancur dan sakit luar biasa, ia melihat sebuah cahaya menghampiri nya kemudian menariknya hingga ia benar-benar menutup mata. _______________________ Verona Van Helsing "Kau jahat Alexander! Aku baru saja melahirkan putra putri kita, aku baru saja kehilangan ayah ku dan sekarang? Kau menambah penderitaan lagi kepada ku dengan membawa perempuan ini Alexander? kau sungguh pria yang kejam!" Verona sudah tidak bisa bertahan lagi, ia sudah pasrah jika ia harus meregang nyawa dengan cara tenggelam. Namun ia berdoa di akhir hayatnya, ia meminta jika anak-anak nya dapat hidup dengan bahagia tanpa merasakan kurangnya kasih sayang. Verona menyesal atas apa yang telah ia perbuat kepada anak-anaknya. Bagaimanapun mereka tidak bersalah, mereka hanya korban dari keegoisan orang tua mereka.

Jika ditanya siapa sosok yang paling ingin dinikahi oleh gadis-gadis Victoria, maka jawabannya hanya ada satu. Xavier George Sanders Dia adalah Duke termuda victoria yang diangkat menjadi Duke di usia 10 tahun. Mewarisi dua darah biru sekaligus membuat Xavier kian populer. Popularitasnya sebagai Duke sekaligus Panglima perang Victoria bahkan digadang-gadang melebihi popularitas putra mahkota Victoria sendiri, Jayden George Sebastian. Tapi sejatinya, tak ada yang sempurna di dunia ini. Xavier yang dianggap sempurna pun bahkan punya cacat. Karena diantara semua perempuan kalangan atas Victoria. Xavier harus menikah dengan Catalina Ruth Spencer, wanita yang dijuluki gagak hitam Victoria. Catalina dikenal sebagai salah satu wanita yang paling tidak diinginkan oleh pria mana pun. Apalagi setelah skandalnya dengan banyak pria terekspos di berita harian Victoria. Malang. Catherine yang menulis buku berjudul Royal Scandal itu harus masuk ke novelnya sendiri menggantikan Catalina asli yang mati konyol karena cinta gilanya pada putra mahkota Victoria. Lalu, bagaimana Catherine akan menjalani kehidupan Catalina selanjutnya? "Tidak baik mengatakan ini. Tapi sepertinya sebentar lagi aku memang akan mati. Pertukaran jiwa, sialan!"

Lady Vania, yang masih berusia 22 tahun, harus merelakan mimpinya untuk menjadi peneliti di Akademi Kiloa setelah saudara laki-laki dan kakak iparnya meninggal dalam kecelakaan kereta. Sebagai satu-satunya anggota keluarga tersisa, Vania mendadak harus menjadi wali bagi dua keponakannya yang masih berusia 6 dan 4 tahun. Tak hanya itu, dia juga terpaksa menerima gelar Duchess di Daerah Ansel sesuai surat wasiat sang kakak. Vania tentu awalnya menolak. Dia terlahir tanpa mana--sebuah energi--yang harus dimiliki oleh orang-orang Kerajaan Merden yang menjunjung tinggi dunia sihir. Namun, demi keponakannya, Vania rela melepaskan hidup tenangnya. Ketika satu per satu masalah teratasi, Vania mendapati masalah baru! Dua ponakannya tiba-tiba mencarikan jodoh untuk Vania agar dia dapat mempertahankan Duchess. Bagaimana kisah Vania dan dua keponakannya? Lalu, apakah ketiganya dapat hidup tenang dan bahagia sesuai surat wasiat sang duke?

The Cinderella story never ends about a wicked step mom and her daughter who takes over the mansion and maltreats the husband's daughter. In the case of Roxanna Roland, she's more like the unfortunate Cinderella who never got to meet a prince at midnight. About to be wedded to a man who is in love with her sister and at the same time, pregnant for a complete stranger with no identity or a face to him. A daughter from a wealthy home how can she face the shame and disgrace she unleashed upon herself. Who is the father of her child? Will she ever find him? What if she finds him, will he accept her child?

The rain starts to hit at my window, I can see dull clouds slowly coming over. I frown as I look trying to ease my mind. Again my mood is reflected in the weather outside. I'm still unsure if it is 100% me that makes it happen, but it seems too much of a coincidence for it to not. It isn't often the weather reflects my mood, when it does it's usually because I'm riddled with anxiety or stress and unable able to control my feelings. Luckily its a rarity, though today as I sit looking out of the window I can't help but think about the giant task at hand. Can Iris unlock her family secrets and figure out what she is? A chance "meet cute" with an extremely hot werewolf and things gradually turn upside down. Dark secrets emerge and all is not what it seems. **Contains Mature Content**

Following the success of her two novels, Cela receives an offer for the TV adaptation of her stories but a third story has to be written soon to complete a three-story special. She is not in to the project until she rediscovers the paper bearing the address of the meeting place of her supposed first date with Nate. Now that her mother is no longer around to interfere, she becomes inspired to reunite with him after many years and hopefully write the third novel based on their new story. Unfortunately, he is now about to get married in two months. Disappointed with the turn of events, she decides not to meet him again. She visits their old meeting place and finds it a good place to write but unexpectedly meets him there. They agree not to talk to each other if they meet there again but fate leads them to meet again under different circumstances leaving them no choice but to speak to each other. Suddenly, Nate’s fiancée starts acting weird and suggests that he spend the weekend with Cela while she is away. Although it confuses him, he figures that it is her way of helping him get closure. The two spend one Sunday reminiscing the past expecting a closure in the end but the wonderful moment they share this time only makes it harder to achieve that closure so Cela has to put a stop to it saying, “Please don't think even for a second that there is still something left or something new to explore after everything that happened or did not happen. This is not a novel. This is reality. We don't get sequels or spin-offs in real life. We just continue. We move forward and that's how we get to the ending."

Deep in the night, the ballroom was filled with splendor and dazzling Jewells. Young women showed off their slim figures wearing tight-ass corsets. Eloise shrunk to the corner, adjusting his boobs in her makeshift bra. ‘Fuck who is crazy enough to wear a corset. They want to destroy their ribs, don’t they….’ “Eloise,” a middle-aged woman happily waved at her from the center of a huge crowd. Eloise back away. “that’s my cue to leave. No way am I going over there,” she subtly ran out of the ballroom into the hallway. The cold wind and salty droplets hit her face as she moved closer to the edge of the ship. Suddenly a man in a majestic three-piece suit walked up to her. It was duke Raymond. ‘he must have been chased around by girls. Poor guy having such a handsome face is also dangerous,’ she thought, casually sipping her wine. he moved dangerously closer, panting softly. “Duke you are too close.” She reminded him. He suddenly cupped her face and kissed her lips. His sharp tooth tore into her bottom lips. “hmmm!!” Blood dripped down their connected faces, staining her beautiful white dress red. Eloise pushed him away hurriedly. “Duke! What the hell…” Glancing up, she froze. His eyes were blood red. “I want your blood, Eloise… I want you so bad.” “Huh! I thought you were gay! Hey!”

"A brilliant, aloof lawyer, Phin Younger has focused solely on his career and on helping people less fortunate. Living his life without romance? He’s just fine with that. Phin knows all too well how relationships make life messy and complicated. Until the day Emily Lassiter begs Phin to help her teenage brother. Beautiful but as fierce as a lioness, Emily is like no other woman he’s met. Suddenly, all of Phin’s plans to avoid romantic entanglements are thrown out the window the moment he sets eyes on Emily. A former model, Emily now struggles to make ends meet for herself and for her teenage brother Josh. When Josh commits a crime that could put him behind bars for years, she turns to her brother’s court-appointed lawyer, Phin Younger, for help. But Emily never expected that her brother’s lawyer would be young and handsome. And she definitely never expected that Phin’s kiss would heat a need inside her that soon transforms into a conflagration. When these two can no longer deny their feelings for each other, an embittered rival of Phin’s threatens to destroy his career, dragging Emily into the scandal. Now these star-crossed lovers must overcome the fears that hold them captive—or face a future without the love that could set them both free."