songbird bioshock

***Completed*** Lady Jessamyn brought home a ten-year-old orphan when she was eight. He was handsome ^_~. She provided him with a place to stay and warm meals. As they grew up, she desired to marry him, despite their differing statuses. As war raged, he signed up for the military, promising to ask for her hand when he was worthy. Two years later, he became more than what he promised he would be. He became the Archduke of Ayberia. But he broke her heart by marrying her friend. Years rolled away; life happened. She married a man who loved her and fell madly in love with him. She didn't think of him again. But fate was cruel; she was widowed at the age of twenty-one. She lost everything. Seven years later, she met a mysterious wolf while she was out at work in the Archduke's fief. She had a fall. The next morning, she found herself on the Archduke's bed. Did fate bring them together again? Or something nefarious is at play?  Is this a chance for a second love? Will she find out why he abandoned her in the past? Is it possible to rekindle their old love, or is it too late? ----- Join me in this journey. Your comments and votes are appreciated. Gift me to motivate me. Updates will be daily.

After the division of Witches magic, a small number of humans gained particles of it, thus enabling them to control one animal from the animal kingdom. Their errand consisted of throwing the Lord off his corrupt throne and slaying him alongside the help of magic particles they held within them. When she was just a little girl playing in the wheat fields, Eivör met the power of the bees. What Eivör thought would be a regular escort turned out to be one of the darkest sightings followed by the most painfully beautiful discovery she would ever live through. —She met him.

Nineteen-year-old Amina Yusuf has never had the luxury of dreams. A high school dropout burdened with an ailing mother, younger sister who looks up to her,and an alcoholic, philandering father,she becomes the reluctant breadwinner of her struggling family. when a chance audition thrusts her into the ruthless world of the music industry,Amina discovers a stage that could either free her or destroy her. At first mocked as an unpolished "stray", she survives sabotage, humiliation, and betrayal through sheer talent and resilience. Her raw, soulful voice captures the hearts of audience, turning her into an underdog sensation. But success comes at a cost, with an industry built on lies and power, talent alone may not be enough. To protect her family, keep her integrity,and claim her rightful place, Amina must risk everything ___including her heart.

Isabella: Let me go! Leo: You think you can run from me? Isabella: You can’t keep me here like this! Leo: I can. And I will. Isabella: You’re a monster. Leo: Monsters don’t fall in love with angels. Isabella: …Love? This isn’t love. Leo: Call it what you want. Obsession. Possession. Fate. But you’ll never leave me, Isabella. Not alive. She was never meant to be part of his world. Isabella lived a life of music, dance, and dreams, far removed from the dark empire her father’s debts had tied him to. But when Leo Romano, the ruthless Italian mafia, lays eyes on her, nothing will ever be the same. Kidnapped, trapped in his villa, Isabella swears she will never bow to him. Yet with every brush of danger, every bullet that flies, Leo proves one terrifying truth: she is no longer just a captive. She is his weakness. In a world of blood, betrayal, and unstoppable ambition, can love survive the shadow of the Mafia’s stronghold? Or will obsession claim them both?

A quiet, observant boy named Leo spends his mornings sketching strangers in a park — not for art school, but as a personal ritual of appreciating fleeting beauty in everyday life. One day, he notices a girl who comes every morning at exactly 6:47 AM, sits under the same tree, and listens to music with her eyes closed. She never speaks, never notices him. But there's something about her presence — something serene, almost fragile.

When her voice becomes his obsession, she discovers his heart is the real prize. Aria Chen never expected her late-night busking in Manhattan would catch the attention of Dominic Hawthorne—ruthless tech billionaire, venture capitalist, and the man Bloomberg calls "The Titan of Silicon Alley." But after a viral video captures her soulful performance, Dominic makes her an offer she can't refuse: perform at his company's high-profile gala for a fee that could save her struggling music school. One performance. One night. That's all it was supposed to be. But Dominic wants more. Haunted by a tragic past and drowning in the cold world of corporate warfare, he finds unexpected solace in Aria's music—and her fierce independence. As he pulls her deeper into his world of penthouse parties, billion-dollar deals, and dangerous enemies, Aria must decide: protect her heart or risk everything for a man who doesn't believe in love? When Dominic's ruthless business rival threatens to destroy everything Aria has built, she'll discover that the most powerful man in New York has a weakness—her. And he'll burn his entire empire to the ground to keep her safe.

What's the price of a white wedding? The tears of a broken and naive soul. Maevus. Z Murphy thought she had everything. The perfect job, the perfect fiancé. All until she found him cheating on her. What was a girl supposed to do when her college sweetheart fractured her heart and left her hiding from the world and his family in his attic. Her dreams of a Christmas wedding went up in smoke leaving her in the darkened ruins of betrayal. The fact that she had everything she could ever have wanted, including being the youngest curator at the national history museum in London didn't stop the darkness feeding her anguish with torment. She also didn't think that her historical ass would have accidentally summoned a demon either. A dark, and charming demon that left her in a trace. Maevus's pain had whispered into the depths of hell and he came for her. What's a heartbroken girl on the rebound to do? Other than having a little fun playing with the devil…

Songbird has lost her parents and her previous life, and needs a place to hide. Fortunately, she has found a position on a team of shadowrunners. Alpha, their genderfluid team leader, has a soft spot for her, as does Shark, their troll street samurai.  Jazz, their technomancer, most decidedly does not.  What is Songbird running from? What secrets are her teammates hiding? Will her strange connection with spirits of all sorts prove to be a blessing, or a curse? 

After overhearing my fiancé's sweet-talking to his lover over the phone, I had him kicked out of my flat within the same hour. Even though I didn't have any plans after, I hadn't expected to find myself in front of an altar before a foul-mouthed red-eye hunk of a man. Elodie de Montmorency was what he called me, and Elodie had been a hot-headed villainess that was murdered by her husband, the garbage male lead, due to her raging obsession with the Grand Priest of Lux. I'm inside an R18 dark romance novel I read. The vows had already been read and even if I keep refusing to put on the wedding ring, my death flag was already in place. Did I get rid of one trash to find another?

A young female bard is on the run from the moral security guards of the king for it is against the law in the country of Torean for women to sing. Meanwhile, a seasoned and exceptionally handsome clown who performs in a travelling circus, befriends the strangest creature he has ever met: a young girl whose voice is enchanted by the Gods to tame the hearts of the most unlikely monsters.