Sonadow Shadow Uke

Luke Contrero badly wants the innocent and very beautiful Isabelle dela Vega. He was even willing to marry her just to have her. Isabelle thought that they would have years of marital bliss but an immensely hot beast like Luke could never be controlled. Her dream turned into a nightmare. He was well-known while she was a nobody. He lusted after her but she loved him. He wanted to possess her body and soul and she gave herself and heart to him. He broke her so she escaped him...or did she?

[1st Account in the Tale of Shadow's Enigma] Z doesn't sit well in a world where a shadow is manipulated. As someone who has no memory of her past, she can't summon her shadow like others used to. It's a fatal mistake that may as well cost her life. But she can't worry with the facing danger when she's the only one who sees their world becoming undone. The legend of Dark, the only Shadow Wielder able to control time, is resurfacing once again. With a mob of wielders going on a rampage and going missing here and there, Z is losing a battle that haven't even started yet. In her haste, she makes the first mistake of leading her only friend to his death. And commits the second one by signing a deal with Dark himself just so he can be resurrected. Dark sends Z in a prestigious school where she's been thought of as someone she doesn't know. And while she has to endure living a stolen life, listening to a brat's whining, being patient with a maniac's snide remarks, and taking in the dazzling cold stares of an enthralling man whose eyes are only set at her, will she allow the world to crumble in the hands of Dark any further? And sacrifice every wielder alive just for a single friend?

Ironi. Bagaimana mungkin aku hidup kembali dan menjadi salah satu karakter dalam novel yang pernah aku baca? Di saat aku pikir kehidupanku berakhir, ternyata aku merasuki tubuh seorang Putri Bangsawan dan menjadi Guinevere Corette Luvena (Cette), yang ditakdirkan mati di tangan Grand Duke dingin yang di akhir kisah akan merebut takhta dan membunuh Putra Mahkota. Grand Duke itu bernama Morrigan Cavelio Glenn (Morgan) yang mendapat julukan 'Pria Musim Dingin'. Saat aku sibuk membuat berbagai rencana untuk menghindarinya, Morgan mendatangiku dan memintaku untuk menjadi tunangan kontraknya. Apa dia gila?

Keluarga terlilit hutang, membuat Kimberly dipaksa menggantikan kakak tirinya menikah. Kabarnya Grand Duke bernama Yuksel itu, alias suami Kimberly merupakan seorang adipati agung berdarah dingin. Setiap malam pertama, semua Grand Duchess akan dimakamkan. Hal serupa yang terjadi pada semua Grand Duchess pun menimpa Kimberly. Setelah dipaksa bercumbu, denyut nadi Kimberly langsung berhenti total. Tapi, saat dikuburkan secara diam-diam, Kimberly justru terbangun dalam kondisi sehat bugar. Entah apa yang membuat tubuh Yuksel menjadi beracun, juga Kimberly yang kebal terhadap racun itu. Tapi yang jelas, berkat kekebalan itu, Yuksel menjadi memanfaatkan Kimberly dalam urusan harem. Apalagi ketika cinta hadir tanpa permisi, membuat Yuksel antusias dalam mengekang Kimberly. Bisakah Kimberly terus bersama sosok Grand Duke yang ketika menyentuh akan membuatnya berujung pada kematian berulang? Terlebih, Kimberly harus berbagi suami dengan para istri dari Yuksel.

Mendapat perhatian dari Duke bukanlah suatu harapan yang muncul dalam benak seorang pelayan. Rosemary sama sekali tidak pernah memimpikan hal tersebut. Namun kenyataannya, Williams Russell, Duke of Wellington berhasil membuatnya kepanasan. Bukannya dia tidak tahu skandal sang Duke di kalangan bangsawan. Sebagian besar wanita bersedia menaikkan roknya dan menaiki tempat tidur pria itu. Haruskah dia akan menjadi salah satu wanita tersebut? Atau dia memiliki takdir lain yang menantinya.

Luke Contrero badly wants the innocent and very beautiful Isabelle dela Vega. His body is screaming for her. How she makes him feel is beyond what he had imagined. Magkaiba man ang mundo nila, he will do anything to have her...kahit pakasalan pa niya ito. Being young and naive as she is, Isabelle thought that they will have years of marital bliss but an immensely hot beast like Luke can never be controlled. Her dream turned into a nightmare.He is well-known while she is a nobody. He lusted after her but she loved him. He wanted to possess her body and soul so she gave herself and heart to him. He broke her so she escaped him.......or has she?

She entered his world as prey. Now, she’s learning to bite back. After her mother’s death, Annabelle Gracia seeks fragile solace in the flower shop—until her father trades her to Antonioni D’Angélo, the ruthless mafia billionaire known as The Shadow King. Nights with him burn with pain, pleasure, and control. His coldness shields a heart hunted by a dangerous fraternity, one that will not forgive tenderness—love is a risk he cannot afford. Yet desire refuses to be silenced. In their world, love is weakness, and weakness could destroy them both. Antonioni is not just another mafia heir; he is a force who commands the world’s shadows. Beyond the empire most will never see: high-stakes deals in European marketplaces, clandestine arms trades, and the quiet power of a man who moves money, influence, and danger across continents. Once fragile, she rises. No longer a pawn, she becomes his fiercest ally and mafia queen, his quiet hope. But betrayal is never far, and enemies wait in the shadows. When Nora, the daughter of one of their deadliest rivals, enters their world, alliances shatter, and danger multiplies. In a world ruled by secrets and scars, can love save them… or destroy them?

Luke Cabrera is a struggling 22 year old male left with nothing but a note full of debts. Desperado na siya at sa hindi inaasahang pagpihit ng kaniyang mundo, natagpuan niya ang sarili na nag-iisa. Ang kagimbal-gimbal pa ay naubusan siya ng pagpipilian kung kaya't ganoon na lang ang pamumursigi niyang magtrabaho sa ilalim ng taong siya ring dahilan ng paghihirap niya ngayon. Sa bawat kilos niyang inuulan ng kamalasan, darating pa kaya ang inaasam-asam na suwerte?

Putri sulung Duke Yoargi, Qilistaria La Yoargi, yang memiliki penampilan terkutuk ini, … begitu dibenci oleh semua orang. Mereka mengejeknya, mereka menghinanya, mereka merendahkannya, dan mereka pula tak menginginkannya. Qilistaria benar-benar tak disukai, apalagi diterima. Terutama, selepas sang Duke Yoargi, ayahnya, mengadakan sebuah sayembara untuk membiarkan orang membawanya pergi dari kediamannya tersebut, sebagai apa pun yang dikehendaki, … semacam istri, selir, budak, atau bahkan sekadar perempuan rendahan pemuas nafsu. Akan tetapi, pertanyaannya, … apakah ada, yang akan mau menerima monster seperti Qilistaria? Semuanya berpikir, bahwa orang gila sekali pun, … tak akan pernah mau mendekati sang putri terkutuk tersebut. Apalagi ini, sampai mau menjadikan perempuan mengerikan sepertinya sebagai seorang istri. Namun, …. ————— "Istri, apakah kamu tahu? Cinta sejati yang selama ini kamu cari-cari itu, bukanlah cinta dari sepasang kekasih yang saling mencintai apa adanya, … bukan pula cinta sepasang kekasih yang tak memandang ras, agama, suku, beserta status." "Kalau begitu, apa cinta sejati yang selama ini kucari sampai kelelahan ini, Suamiku?" "Nah, soal itu, … cinta sejati itu adalah, …." —————

Ang maging chef ang pinaka pangarap ni Everlee Moore talaga. Lahat na kasi meron siya kaya nakatutok lang siya sa pangarap niya. Sa ikakasiya niya. Pinanganak siyang may gintong kutsara na sa bibig. Hindi na niya kailangang magtrabaho din sa kumpanya nila dahil nandyan naman ang mga kapatid niya. Gustong-gusto niyang magluto. Para sa kanya, food is life. At iyon ang naging dahilan para mag-enroll siya sa isang cooking school sa England. Dalawang school iyon. Isa sa Bedfordshire, kung saan kasalukuyang Duke si Davey Kristoff or DK Ward Collin. Matalik na makaibigan ang pamilya nila. Kaya humingi siya nang tulong dito nang mawala ang bagahe niya sa airport. Walang natirang gamit sa kanya at walang naibalik. Kinupkop siya nito at pinatira sa palasyong tinitirhan nito. Hindi pwedeng malaman ng magulang niya ang nangyari sa kanya, dahil baka pababalikin siya ng mga ito sa Pilipinas. Kaya inilihim nila ni DK ang lahat. Pero hindi akalain ni Everlee na may mabubuong pagmamahalan sa kanila ni DK habang nasa poder siya nito. Akala niya dahil sa utang na loob lang kaya siya pumayag na maging Duchess ng Bedford. No. Mahal na pala niya si DK. Ngunit isang aksidente ang pumutol sa pagmamahalang iyon. Hindi siya maalala ni DK na pinakasalan siya nito. Dahil sa respeto nito umano sa magulang at kapatid niya, dinivorce siya nito bago pa malaman ng pamilya niya. Kaya nang muli silang magkita sa Pilipinas, tanging sambit lang ni Everlee sa sarili sa tuwing nakikita si DK, she once married that Duke…