Once an award-winning chef with a flourishing food empire, Elena Valdez never imagined her life would end in tragedy-or begin again in another world. Reborn as Alaina, the Duchess of Aisenburg, Elena awakens in La Vita, a realm of magic, monsters, and rigid noble traditions. Trapped in an unfamiliar body and bound to a distant, intimidating duke through marriage, Alaina must learn to survive court life where whispers cut deeper than blades and trust is a luxury few can afford. With no allies and little warmth in her new home, Alaina turns to the one thing she knows best: cooking. Infusing her dishes with care, memory, and quiet passion, she begins to soften hostile servants, disarm rival noblewomen, and slowly bring life back into the cold halls of Aisenburg estate. As shared meals replace formal silence and the scent of warm bread and simmering sauces fills the mansion, an unexpected intimacy grows between Alaina and her husband. Each dish becomes a confession, each bite a promise-pulling them closer despite secrets, danger, and unspoken desire. [ WARNING! There will be a few chapters with graphic sex scenes. I will mark them as R-18 for those that want to skip. Otherwise, read at your own risk! ] NOTE: THIS IS VOLUME 1 of "My Lady Chef" .

Iana finds herself transported to another world after submerging herself in the cold waters of the sea and seeing a purplish black magic circle under her. It was the world of the last romance novel she read. She has stereotypically been reborn as the hateful and jealous Villainess--the Grand Princess of Forebros, Mariana--who will subject the saintly Heroine into all sorts of bullying and abuse. The Heroine is beloved by the people for her charm and innocence and catches the attention of the male lead--Imperial Crown Prince Zafiel of Clematis. The main leads will then navigate through political and social conflicts and have their love proven to be true to the end, and they get married. But there's only one problem: that male lead is somehow already obsessed with her. Now she must change her reputation while trying not to pique the male lead's interest. Will she triumph?