Jason Bateman Net Worth 2023 Novels & Stories

Sold by her foster mother to marry a dying billionaire, Mia expected her wedding night to be the beginning of a nightmare. Blindfolded and terrified, she whispered, “I only need tonight to escape this mess.” But the man who touched her wasn’t old, weak, or cruel. He was young, tender, and instead of the determinant features of an old man, he gave the young man vibes with youthful vitality. The next morning, She made sure to hold tight to the bracelet he left behind; a mysterious bracelet… and questions no one would answer. Then fate throws her into the arms of a devastating stranger whose scent, voice, and touch feel hauntingly familiar. “Careful,” he said softly. “I’ve got you But the truth is far worse than Mia imagined. The stranger is Jason Lu—the billionaire heir. Her husband’s son. And according to a secret marriage contract, the man from her wedding night was never the old billionaire at all… It was always Jason.

A dark-age gap-mafia romance about a little girl who finds herself keeping a 10-year promise to a shadow but will it be worth it? She's never seen his face. Will she still love him once she finds out who he really is...but one thing still lingers on her mind Is he real? If so why hasn't he tried to find her

I had just bought a coin worth 3,000 dollars from a trading website. However, when someone came to deliver it, it was not a courier—it was my stepsister, Eleanor Holt. She dropped to her knees, begging me not to tell her mom about what she was doing. "Shawn, please. If you promise not to say anything, I'll do whatever you want tonight. Anything."

At the company's annual dinner, I win a three-day trip to the Marosa worth 50 thousand dollars. But when I go to claim the prize, the person in charge stuffs a cheap stuffed toy into my hands instead. The price tag shows that it is worth five dollars. At the same time, the intern, Katie Thorpe, suddenly cries out in surprise, "A three-day trip to Marosa? I'm so incredibly lucky!" I step forward to question them, but the organizer blocks my way. "Katie is Mr. Cosby's girlfriend. This prize has already been decided in advance. I suggest you do not make trouble." She looks me up and down mockingly and says, "If you anger Mr. Cosby, you better watch out. You'll lose your job in this company." Not only am I not afraid, I am even tempted to laugh in her face. I immediately make a phone call. "Grandpa, I have made up my mind. I do not want to keep struggling alongside Vincent Cosby anymore. The wedding is canceled. Withdraw your investment from his company."

"The Elders have chosen. Omega Jessa Malraux walks into the dark woods tonight and she is not expected to return." ★★★★★★ Jessa Malraux has spent twenty-five years being invisible to everyone in Silverwood until the night the Elders decide her life is worth sacrificing. Thrown into the cursed dark woods during a blood eclipse, Jessa expects to die alone. Instead, three powerful Alphas, the honorable Jarek, the charming Cassian, and the cold, cruel Denric, charge in after her and strike a dangerous bargain with an ancient spirit to save her life. The price? All three men must claim Jessa as their fated mate. Now Jessa lives under the same roof as the man who tormented her for twenty years, a flirt who sees straight through her walls, and an Alpha whose quiet intensity makes her forget every reason she built those walls in the first place. The town still wants her gone. The darkness that claimed her is not finished. And three men who never wanted a mate are slowly realizing they cannot breathe without her. But can Jessa finally believe she is worth fighting for before the dark comes back to finish what it started?

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. But for her, it's been simmering for years. He destroyed her self worth, leaving her a shell of her former self. Now, she's back, disguised in a quiet strength he'll never see coming. Prepare for a game of cat and mouse where the prey just might be the predator. The rules have changed, and this time, she's writing them.

“I reject you because you are not even worth the dirt on the bottom of my shoe, Alpha Gwendolyn Radcliffe.” Rejected by her mate in the most humiliating way a year ago, Gwen thinks she has moved on and has accepted that she is not meant to have a mate or a happily ever after. But then she finds out that the rejection is incomplete, and Alpha Reagan Lorde is back. And he is here to stake his claim.

BLURB: Avery Tyler happened to attend the wedding of her boss's daughter but was left in dismay when the groom turned out to be her boyfriend of five years, also the father of the life growing in her belly. Jeffrey Rosser, the CEO of Tech Rosser. Avery was devastated but a glimmer of hope shone on her when a phone call and a stranger, Tobias Maxwell, a billionaire CEO stepped into her life. Their paths crossed again, Avery, now the CEO of Jason’s company, held the approval of Tech Rosser company's expansion. She tried to avoid any contact with Jeffrey but their children kept entangling them together. Will Avery give their love a chance or is she bent on sticking with one person who has stolen her heart? Only a love that burns can save them. But can it? Find out in this epic tale of love, betrayal, revenge, and redemption that will have you at the edge of your seat from start to finish.

He aimed for a better life, but slumped into ruins. His life could have been filled with light, but he instead plunged into darkness. Tears and snort was how he lived his life but why was his heart beating so fast? "I think I fell in love..." Brewster cried out. But would his love ever be reciprocated? He had no idea if he was worth it.

She fell in love with a lie. Elena Cross has nothing. No money, no safety net, no parents left to call. She has a voice that stops rooms and a stubborn refusal to let the world win. When she meets Danny Miller, a quiet sound engineer with sad eyes and steady hands, she does the one thing she swore she wouldn't do: she trusts him. He falls for her too. For her fire. Her music. The way she fights for her little brother and refuses help from anyone. Danny Miller wanted someone to love him without knowing his last name. Because his last name is Ashford. As in Ashford Global Industries. As in billions. When the truth explodes in public, his family goes to war. Not against him. Against her. His mother smiles for the cameras while orchestrating Elena's destruction. His brother, who wants Daniel erased from the inheritance, uses Elena as the weapon. A famous ex-girlfriend pretends to help while twisting the knife. Elena loses her career, her home, her reputation, and the man she loved in the same week. She discovers she's pregnant in the wreckage. She runs. She rebuilds from silence. She turns her pain into songs that millions hear. Daniel walks away from everything to find her. No money. No name. No family. He becomes the nothing she always was, searching for the woman who loved him when he pretended to be nobody. But his brother has one final lie: he tells the world the baby is his. Now Elena and Daniel have to fight an empire, a public scandal, and every person who ever tried to keep them apart. Some love stories are fairy tales. This one is a war.