The First Night With The Duke

"Aku difitnah!" Demi melunasi utang-utangnya, Anya Levitski menerima lamaran Duke Alexey Korzakov. Padahal, pria itu terkenal telah memukuli mantan istrinya, suka sesama jenis, dan sering memenggal kepala orang. Alexey menikah lagi demi menyelamatkan reputasinya sekaligus untuk membuktikan bahwa dia tidak bersalah. Anya menikah karena ... laki-laki mana yang mau menerima seorang perawan tua? "Cinta hanya untuk anak kecil. Ada dunia yang lebih nyata untuk dihadapi." Bagaimanakah dua insan yang putus asa akhirnya bersatu? Siapakah yang telah membohongi Anya? Dunia? Atau Alexey?

“What is it? You sighed.” Gabriel stared at Rosalind. “I can’t do it ….” She shook her head. “It will be like I’m selling myself to you if I accept your offer. I’m not a whore, you know.” “Rose, I know you aren’t a whore. I don’t need to offer a whore anything, nor will I be interested in one, either.” He took her hand and kissed the knuckles. “I want you, Rose, only you.” “But why?” *** Rosalind Miller (twenty-three years old) is an orphan and poor. She has double jobs because she wants to get a bachelor’s degree to improve her life. It devastates Rosalind when her boyfriend of five years cheats on her. She goes drunk, only to wake up naked the next day beside a naked guy too, her ex’s uncle. Gabriel Da Costa (forty-five years old) is a transportation mogul in the five countries. Listed as one of the most eligible bachelors in the capital, including in the nearest countries, many women want to be with him, but he stays single for years. Knowing his nephew has been cheating on Rosalind for a long time, he feels sorry for her and brings her to his apartment when she is drunk. What will happen later after that night? Will it be a one-night stand only or will their relationship continue afterward? *** This is the second book of the series The Most Eligible Billionaire Bachelors/The Age-Gap Billionaire Series. The first book is My Beloved Billionaire. Despite being a series, readers can read both books as stand-alone.

Ryo Matsuda is the Prince of the Entertainment business but he is fed up with love. He always finds himself in a relationship where he was either just seen as a tool to enter the show business or as a living ATM. Liz Ross is a young passionate pastry chef. Her love life is nowhere close to the sweetness of the cakes she makes. She'd been in a number of relationships where she finds herself cheated on. Their world unexpectedly collided in a beautiful stroke of luck. Will they hold on to their promise to keep love out of their lives or will they take another gamble and give love a chance?

“Tell me again,” he murmured, his bare chest a hot, dangerous brand against her back. His teeth grazed the shell of her ear, making her shudder. “How you want me to treat you.” She clutched the silk sheets, dragging them up to her chin, hating the tremor in her voice. “I—I want you to be professional.” A low, dark laugh ghosted over her damp skin. “Then stop looking at me like that.” His amused, arctic-blue eyes held hers captive in the bedroom mirror. She squeezed her eyes shut, wondering what in the world she’d gotten herself into. ^ ^ ^ Isabella Rossi’s life shattered when she discovered her boyfriend’s affair with her best friend, Chloe. The happy couple were even expecting a baby, and she was supposed to be happy for them. Hah. Heartbreak was just the beginning. Drunk and deceived, she woke up in the bed of a powerful, enigmatic stranger—Vincent Sinclair. She thought it was a one-time, humiliating mistake. A secret she would bury forever. Until Monday morning, when Vincent Sinclair strolled into her office as the new, ruthless CEO. And she found out he was her ex-best friend Chloe’s half-brother. Flustered but confident, she met his eyes. Men like him didn’t remember girls like her. She was sure of it. He was most likely just an entitled playboy and the faces in his bed probably blurred. But oh, how wrong she was. Vincent Sinclair remembered everything. Finding his "one-night stand" playing the part of a forgettable employee was his new favorite amusement. First, he made her his personal secretary. Then, he made her life a living, tempting hell. Finally, he served her a contract. Not for a raise—for marriage. It was absurd. But with her life in shambles and his offer too lucrative, Isabella signed.

Janine’s plan was simple: just one night. One night to earn enough money to ease the crushing weight of her mother’s medical bills and secure her brother’s future. She had no intention of staying. This job—this world—was a desperate detour, not a new path.But the moment she stepped into that room and locked eyes with the man sitting like royalty in the shadows, everything shifted.He wasn’t just any client.He was Theo Lucas Guevara III, the man she had only seen from afar—on TV screens, in headlines, in the hushed gossip of women who dreamed beyond their means. Powerful, untouchable, and dangerously magnetic.She thought he would take what he wanted and leave.But to her surprise, the billionaire didn’t just want one night.He wanted her.And he was willing to pay any price to keep her.

Wala sa bokabularyo ng isang Clement Kit ang pagpapakasal, kahit nga ang salitang "commitment" ay hindi sumagi sa isipan niya. Everyone calls him a playboy, but not for so long dahil nakatakda na siyang ikasal. Natagpuan niya na lang ang sarili sa isang bar bago ang araw ng kaniyang kasal. Sa hindi malamang dahilan ay naagaw ng isang babaeng nakatayo sa entablado ang kaniyang pansin. Sa kabilang banda, nakatayo si Fauvine Lavar sa isang entablado. Sa dami ng taong naroon ay humihiling siya na sana ay may tumulong sa kaniya. Kaya laking gulat na lang niya ng may lalaking humila sa kaniya at inalalayan siya pababa. Nauwi sila sa isang mainit na gabi. Isang gabing kapwa hindi nila malimutan. Kapwa tumatak sa isip ng bawat isa pero tumatak din kaya sa puso ng bawat isa? Ngunit paano si Fauvine kung nakatakda na ikasal si Clement?

Chloe never thought that one day she would be forced to be a bride for a man who is entitled as 'The evil Duke'. In the history of Iquarayon, Alexander Rossi has earned all the infamous titles and she was forced to become his forged bride. And in order to save her mother's life, She had made a reckless decision to accept her ruthless fate. But, first meeting with the paranoid Duke, and Chloe was kicked out of the house! In the next moment, she got a chance to enter the mansion again by his three year old son! Wait!!! Why no one ever told her that the impotent Duke has a son himself!!!

"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.

Sepuluh tahun lalu yang lalu para Iblis muncul dari Hutan Rimba menyerang seluruh Dunia dengan wabah penyakit hingga hanya tersisa tiga kerajaan besar yang bertahan. Kerajaan Plumeria merupakan kerajaan para penyembuh yang ditakuti para Iblis karena Bangsa Plumeria yang berhasil menyegel Iblis namun akibatnya ribuan Penyembuh tewas karena perang menyebabkan populasi para penyembuh berkurang. Plumeria kehilangan para penyembuh murni yang menjadi masalah dari Negeri ini. Menceritakan Aricia Ahinsa tewas mengenaskan kemudian hidup kembali dalam Negeri antah berantah menjadi seorang Healer (Penyembuh) legendaris yang memiliki kekuatan yang langkah. Aricia dipaksa oleh seorang Duke yang arogan saat baru pertama kali ia temui di dunia ini untuk jadi istrinya. Aricia yang menolak diperkerjakan jadi Healer sang Duke saat berperang, masalah Aricia tidak hanya menghadapi Duke yang dingin dan egois itu namun kedengkian dari Ratu Kerajaan asalnya, Ratu ternyata membenci Aricia namun menggunakan cara licik agar menjebak Aricia kembali mati meski gagal. Keika dijebak Ratu untuk belajar di Markas Penyembuh dan lagi-lagi Aricia mendapatkan masalah karena seorang perempuan yang bermata merah dianggap tabu untuk jadi seorang Healer meski begitu Tabib pemimpin markas yang mendidik Aricia secara langsung. Puncak masalah terjadi ketika Duke semakin obsesi terhadap Aricia yang membuat Aricia melarikan diri darinya yang mana masalah ini dimanfaatkan oleh Ratu Clara agar bisa mendapatkan pengorbanan Duke, sebagai hasutan dari Iblis. Aricia yang lamban laun mencintai Duke mencoba mengagalkan aksi Ratu Clara serta mengagalkan rencana Iblis untuk bangkit menghancurkan Dunia.

Demi melunasi utang keluarga dan menghindari kehancuran, Aurelia terpaksa menjadi tumbal dalam pernikahan politik dengan Duke Alaric Valen. Sang Duke dikenal sebagai pria tak berhati. Namun, di balik tembok kebekuan itu, Aurelia mulai menemukan kepingan rahasia kelam dan luka masa lalu yang membentuk kekejaman Alaric. Di tengah kepungan intrik kerajaan dan ancaman yang mengincar nyawa mereka, kebencian yang selama ini menjadi dinding pembatas mulai terkikis oleh hasrat yang tak terduga. Akankah pernikahan ini berakhir dengan penyatuan dua jiwa, atau justru terkubur dalam tragedi dan tumpahan darah?