Patty Duke Net Worth

The urge to protect begins with desire... A widowed researcher, Caitlyn Maddox, opts to take her second honeymoon trip with a hired escort, a mysterious man paired with her through an exhaustive agency matching process. Unbeknownst to her, the handsome stranger, Duke Carter, who her meets her at the airport isn’t the man she hired. Along the twisting channels of romantic Venice and the intimate eateries of sophisticated Florence, sparks fly between the duo. But the agency isn’t the only group looking for the spellbound scholar and her charming companion. Amid the narrow cobblestone streets, spectacular gardens and vitrine art galleries, dangerous secrets from both her late husband’s past and Duke’s present are swiftly encroaching on Caitlyn’s blissful fantasy. Against a firestorm of half-truths and flying bullets, Duke struggles to bring Caitlyn through safely. Not merely because it’s his job to protect her, but because no one is going to hurt what’s his.

Lady Vania, yang masih berusia 22 tahun, harus merelakan mimpinya untuk menjadi peneliti di Akademi Kiloa setelah saudara laki-laki dan kakak iparnya meninggal dalam kecelakaan kereta. Sebagai satu-satunya anggota keluarga tersisa, Vania mendadak harus menjadi wali bagi dua keponakannya yang masih berusia 6 dan 4 tahun. Tak hanya itu, dia juga terpaksa menerima gelar Duchess di Daerah Ansel sesuai surat wasiat sang kakak. Vania tentu awalnya menolak. Dia terlahir tanpa mana--sebuah energi--yang harus dimiliki oleh orang-orang Kerajaan Merden yang menjunjung tinggi dunia sihir. Namun, demi keponakannya, Vania rela melepaskan hidup tenangnya. Ketika satu per satu masalah teratasi, Vania mendapati masalah baru! Dua ponakannya tiba-tiba mencarikan jodoh untuk Vania agar dia dapat mempertahankan Duchess. Bagaimana kisah Vania dan dua keponakannya? Lalu, apakah ketiganya dapat hidup tenang dan bahagia sesuai surat wasiat sang duke?

Lyra Valeska, seorang anak haram dari keluarga bangsawan kelas bawah, terpaksa menyamar menjadi Putri Lavinia sesuai titah Kaisar demi menyelamatkan sang ibu, Tapi siapa sangka... itu semua justru mengantarkan Lyra pada pelukan Grand Duke Leonhard Vordane--Sang Iblis Perang dan pria yang bahkan Kaisar sendiri enggan hadapi..... Lantas, bagaimana nasib Lyra? Terlebih bila Grand Duke mengetahui identitas aslinya?

In my past life, my sister's secret lover says he wants to see a meteor shower. So, she takes all the family bodyguards and drives out to the countryside to create a romantic night under the stars for him. But she doesn't realize that an old enemy she once ruined sees the opening. They break into our home, seeking revenge and planning to wipe out the entire family. My mother throws herself over me to protect me, taking the brunt of the attack. She's critically injured and is barely hanging on. I call my sister again and again, begging her to come home. She eventually returns with the bodyguards, but it's too late. The enemies are caught, but then news comes in from the outskirts—her lover has disappeared, leaving behind a suicide note. In it, he blames me, accusing me of deliberately luring my sister away so that he would suffer at the hands of her enemies. Ultimately, he takes his own life. My sister burns the letter without a flicker of emotion. She says, "Don’t overthink it." Later, the blame falls on her. Our father promises to hand the family business over to me. But after the celebration banquet, my sister murders me in the bedroom. She stares at me with a blank face and snarls, "Someone as cruel as you should've died long ago. It should've been you who died, and the family inheritance should've been mine!" I die with a heart full of rage and disbelief. When I open my eyes again, I hear our enemies breaking down the villa doors.

The last thing William "Liam" Windsor, Earl of Clifton and soon to be the Duke of Ashbourne, need was to cross paths with his ex-girlfriend who had broken his heart ten years ago. However, fate dictated otherwise when he accidentally slipped into her bed and was caught red-handed. Driven by his revenge, he made her agree to marry him and planned on using her for his own personal agenda. Perhaps even made her fall for him then broke her heart in the process. Never had he imagined that instead of succeeding, he would be the one to fall head over heels for her for the second time. Disclaimer: 18+ Contains explicit sexual content and use of profanity. Read at your own risk.

Demi melunasi utang keluarga dan menghindari kehancuran, Aurelia terpaksa menjadi tumbal dalam pernikahan politik dengan Duke Alaric Valen. Sang Duke dikenal sebagai pria tak berhati. Namun, di balik tembok kebekuan itu, Aurelia mulai menemukan kepingan rahasia kelam dan luka masa lalu yang membentuk kekejaman Alaric. Di tengah kepungan intrik kerajaan dan ancaman yang mengincar nyawa mereka, kebencian yang selama ini menjadi dinding pembatas mulai terkikis oleh hasrat yang tak terduga. Akankah pernikahan ini berakhir dengan penyatuan dua jiwa, atau justru terkubur dalam tragedi dan tumpahan darah?

Sirena harus menikah dengan Duke Arsenio Orlan dari wilayah Utara untuk menyelamatkan Keluarga Count Sharon yang hampir bangkrut. Namun kediaman Duke Orlan adalah tempat yang berbahaya. Arsenio telah menikah sebanyak dua puluh tiga kali dan setiap pernikahan berakhir dengan kematian istrinya. Setelah menjadi Duchess, Sirena mengetahui fakta bahwa suaminya adalah cawan jiwa Raja Iblis yang membutuhkan jiwa wanita sebagai korban untuk menyegel kekuatannya. Sebagai istri ke dua puluh empat, mampukah Sirena menyelamatkan diri dari kematian?

"Leo, please stop, not so fast!" I panted hard, my fingers clenching the edge of the table as he overwhelmed me with the intensity of his thrusts. "If you beg for pleasure, you should be able to handle it when I give you some." He growled against my ear, tracing the side of my neck with his tongue, sending a jolt of pleasure. The sensation kept building so quickly that it made my vision turn black. It was pure rapture. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~~**~*~ Penny Williams, an orphan working for her uncle, spends her days tending horses on the palace grounds until one day, she is blackmailed into a dangerous mission. She must seduce the Duke of Mountbatten, the dangerously magnetic Leander Vance Bauer. But what happens when the seducer becomes the seduced? One brush of the Duke's ruthless charm shatters her resolve, leaving her trembling and craving more of his touch. Nights burn hotter than her lies, and every stolen moment pushes her closer to a pleasure that could ruin her. With her vengeful ex lurking in the shadows, Penny must choose: betray the Duke or surrender to the forbidden heat that might destroy them both.

She was his fated mate-until he cast her aside. Marked by rejection and left to pick up the shattered pieces of her heart, she swore she would never let herself be broken again. But fate is relentless, and when a second chance mate steps into her path, she faces a choice: risk her heart once more or guard it behind the walls she built to survive. Yet love is not the only battle she must fight. The rogues are rising, their threat creeping closer like a storm on the horizon. War is inevitable, and with it comes the ghosts of the past-secrets buried, betrayals unmasked, and a reckoning that could tear everything apart. As the lines between love and loyalty blur, she must find the strength to face her enemies and herself. Will she embrace the future waiting for her, or will the scars of the past hold her back when it matters most? The heart can heal, but only if she dares to let it.

Altheo Loeyzen sebelumnya tidak percaya dengan keajaiban. Menjadi seseorang dengan otak yang selalu berpikir kritis, Altheo menganggap semua hal yang terjadi pasti memiliki sebab yang menunjang. Bahkan ketika ia merasakan keajaiban itu sendiri, Altheo masih tidak percaya dia masih bisa membuka matanya ditambah kembali ke 20 tahun yang lalu. Pria dingin dan berwibawa yang sudah memasuki usia berkepala tiga itu kembali menjadi kanak-kanak belasan tahun alih-alih mati setelah diracuni saingan bisnisnya, Seanne Fenheir! Altheo adalah perantara yang dipilih Tuhan sebagai pengabulan permohonan Seanne yang dikhianati di ujung usianya. Tidak ingin ‘membaca buku dua kali’, Altheo pun bertekad untuk memperbaiki banyak hal. Sesuatu yang menjadi akar masalah fatal itu pasti akan dimulai. Maka, ia harus mencegahnya. Agar alur di masa depan berubah. Tapi, apakah tak masalah? Atau justru tindakannya akan menimbulkan masalah-masalah yang baru? ❛❛Baik dulu, sekarang, maupun nanti, kamu tetap pilihanku. Selalu.❜❜