Patty Duke Net Worth Novels & Stories

My mother is the Royal duchy and I am her sole heir. My mother was once deceived by my father, which nearly bankrupted our family. That bastard father of mine disappeared without a trace, taking the fortune he'd stolen from my mother and running off with his mistress. To prevent me from falling for the same kind of man in the future—to keep me from being fooled and robbed blind—my mother adopted two war orphans. She planned to raise them as potential husband candidates for me. But mother never knew the truth. These two men appeared respectful and obedient to her arrangements on the surface. But privately, they were both infatuated with my maid Josie. They constantly neglected me and made my life difficult, all to win her favor. My favorite, Marcus Reed, even gave up his own last name. He changed it to Josie's—Marcus Thompson. The betrayal cut deeper than I'd expected. Before mother died, she asked me the question I'd been dreading. "Which one do you want to choose as your husband?" But I had heard something interesting lately. There was a mafia heir—Vincent Rossi—who was notorious for his violence. He'd killed innocent people. Years of brutal fighting had left him severely injured. The doctors said he had less than six months to live. The mafia Rossi family wanted to marry him to a noblewoman before he died. I didn't hesitate to reach out to him. I offered an alliance through marriage. To my surprise, the Rossi family agreed. But on my wedding day, Marcus and the other candidate burst into the ceremony. They begged me to reconsider. "Please, don't do this!" Marcus shouted, his face desperate. "You can't marry him!" I stood there in my wedding dress, looking at the two men who had spent years ignoring me for my maid. Now they wanted me back? How interesting.

After Letitia was sold to the Duke of Kerstone, the least she expected was the Duke telling her they were to get married. To say she was bewildered was an understatement. *** "Married?" She echoed his voice in the carriage and the man simply nodded his green emeralds twinkling in delight. Why he seemed happy, she had no absolute idea. He was getting married to her! An uncouth, rude woman! He knew nothing about her! Why in hell does he seem happy?! *** She had planned to marry the man that she loved and he loved her in return and not just jump into the marriage with a man, even though handsome and warm, she didn't know a thing about, though it was the custom and norms of the society very well known to her as well. But what choice did she have? She was sold. He had bought her. She belonged to him now. All of her. Her body and her soul. She had one thing to be thankful for though. Escaping the evil clutches of her Stepmother and her two daughters. Her situation was like jumping from fire into hot oil. Except the hot oil wasn't all that very much bad. Will she agree to marry him or just go along with her plan of running away? But, everyone has a dark side... A dark part they so badly want to bury, a secret they want to keep... Even if it's impossible. But when that secret is threatened after thrown into a life of dramas and setups? Will that secret remain a secret to the end? That dark side, would it still be buried until the end? Letitia really hoped it did. Find out in *THE DUKE'S BRIDE IS A MONSTER!* COVER DOESN'T BELONG TO ME. CREDITS TO OWNER.

When Eliot Duke, a self-made man crosses his path with Raquel Roswell, he thought that he finally has the woman of his dreams, but fate seems to play a dangerous game. Raquel is married—and he, the greatest Billionaire of his time had just become her illicit lover. ** What Raquel and Eliot shared in Bali was magical. It was more than their pleasure. It was more than the libido they had drowned themselves, and Eliot thought that Raquel was the woman made for him, but she disappeared without any trace, gone without giving him a chance to ask her to become his lover. When fate allows him to meet her again—Raquel was afraid, because she too longs for the man she meets on that beach. One of the greatest scandals. The betrayal of a wife, and a downfall of a man. Will Eliot’s love for Raquel overcome her betrayal, or is she worth going against his principles and his prime?

On the mysterious and vast fantasy continent of Estella, magic and miracles coexist, and ancient families and emerging forces intertwine to create a complex and ever-changing power map. Among them, the ducal family, as one of the oldest aristocracies, not only has a long history and endless wealth, but also controls the key power that can shape the fate of the continent. However, behind this glory, there are also countless unknown secrets and simmering disputes.

Princess Valery of Vesperia is a cheerful hardworking woman with a massive saviour complex that strikes at the most inconvenient times. So when she has a chance encounter with a potentially dangerous masked stranger with a bad sense of direction, her first instinct is to be unnecessarily helpful. Then her life takes a completely unexpected detour when she finds out that someone had nominated her for the Prince of Astanza's upcoming Courtship. A broadcasted event where the last girl remaining gets to become the Queen of an empire. The most beautiful, talented and accomplished girls from all over the world apply, but only 50 will be chosen as Nominees. Valery considers herself none of those and does not understand why her name was even on the list. Unfortunately the whole world seems to be conspiring against her, because despite the suspicious circumstances surrounding her nomination, her uncle actually insists that she participate in the occasion. So, she resigns herself once more to the King's whims and tries not to be too resentful about it. Fortunately she has her masked stranger, who she strikes and unexpected friendship with, to anonymously confide her injustices to. As fate would have it, the masked stranger is the very prince she will be competing for in a few months, but what she doesn't know can't hurt her right? Right?

After the death of her father and destroying the Elite hunter's organization of the earth realm, Emi is forced into hiding in the Barbarian Pack, A hybrid Pack that has an alliance with her adoptive father Alpha Ian. Little does she know her life is about to change when the Alpha, Alexander, stumbles into her workplace late at night with blood pouring out from a wound. Emi, being the innocent human she is readily assists the Man without knowing who or what he is. They bond over a shared cup of coffee which leads to Alex's accidentally imprinting on her. Alex a man who believes that he is all beast lets her leave when its time for her to return to Denmark but he is never too far away keeping her out of danger but at a distance. Until they reunite after years of growing into who they are meant to be... Sparks fly as soon as they touch and it's not long till everything is set ablaze... but can old flames and mates come between the bond created between A Beast's Angel and Her monster???

When a vegan werewolf falls for a celebrity chef, will his appetite for her cause him to stray from his reformed ways? Santiago is a werewolf living in sunny Beverly Hills. Despite being an Alpha, he's abandoned his pack after a family betrayal. After years of sunning in the suburbs, he's bored and has given up all hope of ever finding his Luna. Only, after seeing celebrity chef, Gabrielle on a television cooking show, ancient feelings begin to stir inside him. Feelings he thought would never surface. Now, he must decide if he should pursue his mate--even if she is human--to quench the hunger that now stirs inside him. Take one hungry wolf, mix in one lonely chef, and sprinkle in some hot sex and you'll find a tasty treat that will keep you coming back for more.

"What would it take to tempt you? What would it take to pay for my father's sins?" Elena asked, feeling intimated. Andrea studied her with a smile on his face. "You." Elena staggered back with shock. "What?" "I want you." Andrea said taking a step closer to her. "I want you to be my mistress. To please me in exchange for your father's debt." ************************* When Elena's father, Rocco, embezzles money from Andrea's company, he is faced with prosecution in jail. Andrea is bent on dealing with him to maintain his reputation as a ruthless multi-billionaire. But his plans for Rocco changes when he meets Elena. Elena is determined to save her father from going to jail and she is willing to do anything for that. Anything including suggesting a deal with Andrea. But Andrea wants something she cannot easily offer. Herself. Will she become his mistress and please him in exchange for her father's debt? Or will she resist his tempting charms and offer?

After the earth is rendered inhabitable due to global warming and climate change in the year 3000, humans led by various space explorations seek out new planets to live. A team led by the ISRO land at a white dwarf binary planet T-786, a where the day never ends. 500 years later, a highly successful businessman who has a dark hobby - he is a serial killer finds out abut a fabled object of power being sought by a terrorist group. He has the power and the skill to stop the massacre he know that will happen.

The Legend of Karistus is a story the elders told to keep the young ones in line. At least that's what Damon Cortez thought. But then a sexy stranger started at Moonvalley High, and weird things began to happen. Lisa Montgomery wasn't there to make friends. She has a bad temper and a long history of violent blackouts. Moonvalley is the last chance she has to get an education. When wolves start disappearing and legend becomes flesh and bone, can Damon pass the test? What will he do with a mate far stronger than his Alpha wolf? And when a Royal reappears from a line thought dead, who is the rightful ruler of the kingdom? Read on at your own risk.