Desperate Duchesses Series Novels & Stories

"It breaks my heart to see you looking so wretched." Cassy bit her lip, staring out of the window at the manicured lawns stretching out before her, and said nothing. "I can scarcely believe your husband hasn’t come here yet to apologize for the outrageous deceit he and Rebecca practised on you," the duchess declared irritably. "Perhaps he didn’t think at all that you'll be here." Restlessly, she walked about the room, leaning on her cane, her lively eyes darting toward the windows as if she, too, expected to see Henry Blake arriving at any moment.

In the town, a ragged madwoman appeared, shouting incessantly, "My husband has returned, he's coming to fetch me. Have you seen my husband?" After the death of Duke Page, the Duchess lost her status, her family fell apart, and she was reduced to begging for food. Her hair was disheveled by other beggars, and it seemed that witnessing the death of Duke Page was too much for her to bear, transforming her into this sorry state. Massimo, upon hearing that the Duchess had become a madwoman, ordered his guards to bring her back to the palace.

She snickered. My eyes widened at the mention of the Duchesses name. Duchess Von Keem was a cruel ruthless woman. She would do anything to remain as the prince's soon to be wife. I heard she slapped a count’s daughter just for admiring the prince during a hunting tournament. It was said that Lady Meroux gave the prince a favor. That was why she received a harsh smack from the Duchess. The rumors say that the bruising lasted weeks

At least not in the way she wanted. He was practically fussing all over her. But in a good way. She was constantly staring at him as she unwrapped the dress that Damian had sent. It screamed luxury. Liya checked the back, and it was expensive just as she thought it would be. She looked up at Aldo, and she watched him as he ran his hands through his hair. “He wants something else, Liya. This isn’t normal.”

“Where are the others?” “Captured by General Steward’s forces. Where is the duchess?” “In her parlor,” the guard said. He led him through the wine cellar and up the stairs onto the ground floor. He passed long tapestries and all the trappings of the duchess’ wealth and power. From down the hallway, he heard someone screaming in agony. They were getting closer to the screaming. When the guard opened the door, the screaming echoed down the hallway. He swallowed. The duchess was one of the most ruthless members of the vampire’s nobility, but she was also the most insane. Where John was led around by his ambitions and sense of entitlement, the duchess was driven to the edge of madness by her gri

"I'm sure something happened to you guys. So what?" "It’s nothing." Hazel answered quickly. “What about the other former servants of the Duffal family? I heard you had a farewell party yesterday?" She quickly changed the topic and thankfully Catherine ate the bait well. "Sad. We have to go back to our own lives. It's a shame that our time together was too short. I didn't think we would all end up like this. Amanda kills herself, Gabe dies. It was a tragic farewell for us." “Well, it is. Amanda chose to commit suicide after killing Duffals and Gabe. I didn't expect such a meek looking woman with a motherly side to be able to pull it off.”

I greeted her as I curtsied. Her name is Morticia Chase Whistleton, the Duchess of the Northern territory, the wife of the Grand Duke and the mother of Sir. Damian. “May you be guided by the Guardians of the North… Gale, who is she and why is she wearing my old clothes?” the Duchess asked.

It was about a week after we'd arrived at the keep that Dovette found me sitting on one of the walls, looking out over the mountains toward the northwest where the Scourge had gone. "You're thinking too much," she said, settling beside me carefully. Her own injuries had largely healed, thanks to Mira's careful attention, though she still moved slowly on her right side where she'd been burned. "Someone has to," I said. "Corvin's already doing that. She's trying to figure out how to survive the winter, how to maintain this keep, how to gather information about the Scourge. You're allowed to just exist for a while." I laughed, but it came out bitter. "Existing is what got my family killed. I sh

Slowly, he wiped his eyes with his palm as he stood and walked to the door. The door opened slowly and, the duchess and her sister sat on the floor before the door holding hands in prayer. They stood quickly at the sight of Batard. Everybody stood starring at the floor in silence until the duchess spoke. "Batard!" "My duchess, the woman is no longer with us. Forgive me for failing you." Abeti was dumbfounded and lost as she watched Khark Sterg big stomach dissolve and something rolled down from her waist to the edge of her gown. Then a mild cry.

" I wonder if the Viscountess, Baroness and Marchioness each want their titles and landed properties stripped from them." " But... " Carissa tried to say but was cut off by katherine. "Do not think for a moment that I do not know what is going on here but let me be explicitly clear with you three; I am the Duchess and I have more power than all of you seated here. At my order, you could lose everything that you own, " Amelia rebuffed. " Your Grace, do not take what Natalia said to heart. I'm sure that she didn't mean it, " Eunice tried to placate Katherine's anger but it wasn't working and they couldn't tell if she was being serious or not.