The Portrait Of A Lady Book

When Esther was a perfect wife but her husband cheated, she ordered a call boy for revenge. He was so young and skilled. Then she left a check and ran away. Later, she ran into the "call boy" and found he's in fact the youngest congressman, the future president ... But he wants Esther every night ...

When heiress Celeste Montaire is forced into a marriage of convenience to save her family’s collapsing empire, she vows to keep her heart untouched. But her groom, Arrow De La Vega – cold, brilliant, and bound by duty – comes with his own chains. Their union is a merger, not a marriage, sealed by a ruthless contract where falling in love means losing everything. Thrown into a world of staged affection and rising tension, Celeste and Arrow struggle to keep their walls intact. But one forbidden kiss threatens to break every rule they swore to follow. When a scandal erupts accusing Arrow of cheating, Celeste’s world shatters—until she learns Arrow is willing to risk his entire empire to protect her.

เมื่อไฮโซสาวเจ้าของ ฉายา Evil Lady ต้องมาเจอกับทายาทมาเฟีย เรื่องราวความรักของสาวแสบสุดเพอร์เฟคและมาเฟียหนุ่มคลั่งรัก

The book chronicles the intriguing transformation of a woman tormented by tragedy into a formidable strategist, using chess as her guide. In the midst of a parallel life, she molds the people close to her into pieces on a board, each move strategically planned. The plot involves love, betrayal, overcoming and human manipulation, creating a perfect parallel between reality and the game of chess. The plot unfolds across three books, including, in addition to “The Origin of the Lady”, “The Inheritance” and “The Heirs”, promising surprises by exploring generations and the emergence of the Opposite Twins. But first of all, the protagonist of the first book known as the "Lady," seeks the real checkmate to control her cousin-husband's billions. The outcome is announced on a global level, presenting a Lady with a manipulative power that will transcend everything. (The three books can be incorporated and become a feature film or will also be published individually on this platform)

Claire thought she was done with her husband. Claire Grace Channing left a life of violence and crime behind her when she took her son away from the Steel Claw Motorcycle Club, and away from her husband, the Vice President of the club and the love of her young life. But when Claire's father -- the president of the MC -- is grievously injured, she returns home and finds herself drawn back to the man she thought she left in her past.

Flora's one reckless night with mysterious stranger Damien leaves her pregnant and alone. When dangerous men hunt her, Damien reappears—a ruthless biker enforcer who'll destroy anyone threatening his woman and unborn child. Flora never knew the tattooed man from that passionate night controlled the city's underground, but now Damien's claiming her as his old lady. She's carrying his legacy, and he'll burn the world down to protect what's his.

According to my mother, the men who were loved by the daughters of the Granger family were blessed with fortune beyond belief. In exchange, however, the women of our family were cursed with short lives, not being able to live past the age of 30. Only by having their husbands willingly agree to share their lifespans with them on their wedding day could they return to normal. I didn't want to die young, so I started picking out a husband ever since I was a child. I saved the brooding young boy next-door who was being bullied. I stayed by his side as he went from rags to riches, becoming one of the rising stars of the business world. On the day of our marriage, however, he abandoned me at the altar and went straight to his first love, the woman who used to bully him in the past. While I was searching for a new husband, he had the gall to threaten me with his status. "Penelope, don't push it. You're really testing my patience." Little did he know that he only had his fame and fortune because of me.

Cerita ini mengambil seting masa revolusi industri Inggris pada masa Napoleon gencar menyuarakan revolusi Prancis, pada masa itu Inggris banyak kehilangan koloninya termasuk di Amerika yang menuntut kemerdekaan dan sekarang menjadi Amerika Serikat. Revolusi industri sempat mengakibatkan banyak polusi lingkungan di Inggris dan Scotlandia terutama Glasgow dan London. Para bangsawan yang tidak mampu berbisnis mereka semakin tertinggal dan kalangan pengusaha mulai diterima di lingkungan sosial. Pada cerita ini mengisahkan tiga putri seorang Erl dari Yorkshire yang di jodohkan dengan ketiga putra Nicolas Stanley dari Newcastle. Pada masa itu anak perempuan tidak mendapatkan warisan mereka harus mendapatkan jodoh bangsawan kaya demi status sosial, maskawin diberikan oleh pihak perempuan. Laki-laki bangsawan yang bangkrut bisa memilih istri dengan maskawin besar. Dari ketiga kakaknya Lily yang paling kecil dan selalu merasa tidak cantik karena tomboi ternyata malah menarik perhatian Brandon Lington yang bergelar seorang Duke. Duke adalah gelar yang sangat tinggi setara dengan Adipati atau pangeran. Brandon Lington ini yg menjadi kakek moyang Brandon Lington selanjutnya di HOT NIGHT. Pada masa itu Brandon Lington sudah sangat kaya dengan semua bisnisnya yang justru berkembang pesat di masa revolusi industri. Brandon Lington yang berdarah Scotlandia itu ditengarai lebih kaya dari Raja Inggris. [Aku hanya akan menulis tentang karakter wanita-wanita yang tangguh karena aku ingin semua wanita menjadi hebat]

Talia grew up without trusting anyone but herself to live. With no father figure to look up to and a clinically depressed mother who keeps on betraying her, Talia crawls her way to the top of the social chain to survive. But upon one drunken night, she meets her terrible end. Just like that, Talia loses all she worked hard for, or so she thought. When she wakes up, she becomes a duke’s eldest daughter in a medieval era where alliances and conspiracies dictate a noble’s future and where love is a luxury that will lead anyone to ruin. No matter how twisted the world she is pushed into, Talia is determined to live long. She realizes that she is given a second chance to live – or not. Reality slaps her hard when she learns that she is now inside the body of a sixteen-year-old villain character of the Netflix series that she binge-watched, “Thorny Crown”! Talia, who is now the infamous Lady Victoria, entered a popular yet twisted Netflix series two years before the plot started. And in that plot, the character of Lady Victoria is meant to die like cannon fodder for the female lead! Talia refuses to die again. And this time, she is going to extend her helping hand to another side character, the second prince of the story, Prince Cory. She decides to be the queen and defy the plot called destiny with the king of her choosing. In an era of deceit and conspiracies, will she be able to keep her head as she walks the thorny path of a villain? With her head on the line, will she be able to control her blooming feelings for the pawn that she has chosen?

Book 2 Two years after the death of her mate, Lamia has returned to MacTire and built herself an empire. A war is coming, one that threatens all the kingdoms. she needs to work with all kingdoms to defeat the evil that threatens to change the way of life for shifters and mankind alike. When she crosses paths with the ruthless and cold King of the bears, who is holding her beloved father prisoner, she finds herself challenging him for her father’s life. There’s just one problem. Lamia isn’t a fan of bear shifters and he’s her second chance mate. With no other choice she makes a deal with the ruthless king, she is dead set on rejecting, but first she has to survive the storm that’s coming. Mathias Artos, the unforgiving and cold blooded King of the bears and ruler of Lonely City, a place where the scourge of the realm come to find respite, fortune and misguided happiness, was never destined to find another mate. He wasn’t interested in taking a chosen queen; he preferred his harem of women. Until, the Moon Goddess sent him a she-wolf he didn’t want her nor need. Or so he thought. When an old ally of the bear-shifters helps them discover who they really are, can they work together to take on the powerful man who is behind the army that is sweeping the realm and wiping out whole packs? When past and present collide Lamia and Mathias are forced to work together to unite all shifters in a bid to defeat the evil that is coming for them. Can Lamia and Mathias survive each other and work together to bring down a common enemy, or will their pride get in the way becoming their downfall.