Duchess Stories

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]

'𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆, 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒆.' But not Casanna, the sole heir of the Duke of Rosemore. She refuses to be what society expects her to. She rejects its standards, defies its traditions and breaks every expectation placed upon her. Casanna is not your typical lady. She simply refuses to be dictated to. All she ever wanted was to live at her own pace, to honor her family's legacy while quietly fading into the background. 'Not just a rose with vivid petals and thorns but something far more.' Yet peace always demands a price. What seemed like a simple dream becomes far more complicated when she meets someone who mirrors her own fire, someone who will challenge her heart and change her forever. Someone who has the same temperament as hers. PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME. ❁✿❀✾❃

"She was a rare beauty that he couldn't resist." "He was a handsome devil that she couldn't avoid." * ~ * ~ * ~ * When devilishly handsome but arrogant Amos Knight - the new Duke of Westland - is in a deep crisis, marriage is his only viable solution. But who will make the perfect candidate? An uninterested maiden who doesn't want anything to do with wealth, nobility and power especially with the arrogant Duke, Ella finds herself in a deal that cannot be rejected. A deal that poses her as his wife.

A fool arrived at court dressed in bells and silk. He mocked nobles twice his rank. Spoke too freely. Smiled too easily. And from the very first day- he refused to bow to her. Lady Seoha, daughter of a powerful duke, has spent her life following the rules of court. The last thing she needs is an infuriating jester who seems determined to break every rule she has ever followed. But as secret meetings turn into dangerous games and stolen moments, Seoha finds herself drawn to the mystery hidden behind the bells and mockery. After all, a noble lady has no business losing her heart to the court fool.

Creation is effortless for the celestials. Experience is not. They can design landscapes, histories, entire civilizations. They can engineer catastrophe and salvation. But they cannot produce genuine interiority. Iridescent was conceived as a solution. Not a spectacle. Not a narrative. A living consciousness placed within endlessly shifting realities. Some participants were chosen. Some were taken. Some never had a choice. One did. Her operational name: Iris. She will inhabit countless lives. She will forget and remember in fragments. She will become many. But the system recognizes only one constant. Iris. Always. Now she is in: Iridescent 1321

The first time Seraphina Valmont saw Kael Arden, she was sixteen years old. The grand hall of the Imperial Palace glittered beneath countless chandeliers, filled with nobles draped in jewels and silk. Voices echoed through the chamber, blending into a sea of meaningless conversations and ceremonial speeches. Seraphina sat quietly beside her father, barely paying attention. She had attended countless royal events throughout her life. To her, they were all the same-beautiful smiles hiding empty intentions, lavish celebrations masking political schemes. Then the hall fell silent. A young man stepped forward. Dressed in the black uniform of the Imperial Army, he walked with unwavering confidence toward the center of the chamber. Medals gleamed against his chest, and a sword rested at his side. Kael Arden. His name spread through the crowd in whispers. The son of a middle-class family. A rising star of the Empire. A soldier who had earned every step of his success through blood, discipline, and sacrifice. He knelt before the Emperor and placed a hand over his heart. "I swear my loyalty to the Empire." His voice was calm. Firm. Certain. "If the day comes when this nation requires my life, I shall offer it without hesitation." For reasons Seraphina could never explain, her heart trembled. Not because he was handsome. Not because he was admired. But because for the first time in her life, she saw someone who stood before the world with nothing but his own strength. A man who did not rely on his family name. A man who belonged to no one. And in that moment, without realizing it, Seraphina Valmont fell in love. It would become the greatest happiness of her life. And the beginning of her greatest sorrow. Because years later, she would become his wife. Yet never the woman he loved.

Is it possible to mend a heart that's already broken?

Lady Laurel Abbington discovers passion and desire in the arms of two men- Lord Giles Rosehaven, a dashing young marquis in whose arms she feels safe and secure. Then there is the arrogant insufferable Duke of Roxborough, Lord Thomas Grayson, who steals kisses and insults her at every turn. But appearances can be deceiving, a lesson Laurel is forced to find out the hard way.

They had been engaged as children. But he fell in love with another. A person of lower status, and the two as a forbidden couple indirectly tarnished her reputation as a rejected fiancée. In spite of the unfairness, her love persisted for him while watching his happiness bloom only with that commoner by his side. Though heartbroken, she never resented him once or the commoner who stole him away. She only resented her dull appearance for not attracting his gaze like the beautiful commoner had done. However.... Perhaps the heavens had seen through the unconditional sincerity of her love that his marriage did not last up to a year before the commoner disappeared, reported as dead. And so, the former engaged couple eventually got married under the pressure of their families. Of course, the union brought about a sense of awkwardness and distance, but through her persistence and efforts, he eventually opened up to her. Just when their marriage was on the path of love from both sides, the dead commoner returned unexpectedly. And with a child looking exactly like him. **** ''I regret loving you for a long time, my Duke.'' In his world, she was his replacement wife to his first love. In her world, he has always been her everything...or used to be now. . . . . . AN ORIGINAL NOVEL Copyright © 2026 Kuro Onna.

Andrea Simmons thought she had seen the worst. The world was cruel, she needn't be told that. But everything happens for a reason. Perhaps now, reincarnated as Irene Caverton - the villainess of an otome game she played in her past life, she would now find happiness! What started out as a revenge plan served as an avenue for her to experience love, warmth, and even drop her act. Read to find out how she navigates her way as a duchess, and even take on more tasking jobs with love finding her out, no matter how she hides from it. ᯽ ᯽ ᯽ 𝓜𝓲𝓻𝓻𝓪𝓒𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼

"Tell me, did you approach me for my title?" "No, Your Grace. I approached you because power walks with a crown... and I intend to walk beside it." "Careful, darling. Power cuts deeper than affection." "Then let's bleed together." She was trained to charm, conquer, and never falter. He was taught to lead, manipulate, and never yield. In a world where every glance is a calculation and every touch might be a trap, love is the most dangerous move on the board. This isn't a love story. It's a game. And she never plays to lose.

Lady Claudia is engaged to the most eligible bachelor in London. However all her plans backfire when she is kidnapped and mistaken to be Princess Clara of the Isles of Butterworth. Then there is also Lord Roland the Duke of Manchester who is promised to the princess. Can Claudia escape in time to walk down the aisle, will Princess Clara get the happily ever after she has always dreamed of. Find out. *No part of this story can be copied or used without permission from the author.

By: Mr.Mia 🖤🐅🚬 Ongoing "Apollo Kellen Ankin the second prince of the animal hybrid kingdom. On a different planet lives his new life not battling cancer but battling girls to get to the Duke of the kingdom. An older man who only cares for his job. He has always been left alone, abandoned either by his family or friends. Apollo takes interest in that and thinks it's a good way to secure his current life style. But others don't want him to take the lone Duke. What will Apollo do?" Also creates to all of the art work I just got these off of their printers so go look it up they are awesome!!! Creators to the art again!!!! They are not my art at all only the story line is mine!!

The girl's eyes glittered with malice as she leaned in close. "I have a proposition for you," she whispered, her voice dripping with ill intent. "Let's end the wretched life of Princess Aster Winter d'Algernon."

SYNOPSIS Claire is a struggling Computer Science student. Now that she is in her final year in the university, she has to keep up with her thesis and her multiple part-time jobs to make ends meet. Having her burdensome groupmates does not help either, thus, she is always left doing the thesis alone in her cramped apartment. But one day, she wakes up in an unfamiliar room; a spacious and grand room to be exact. As the double doors open, a man rushes to her while mumbling "My child!" repeatedly... which adds to her confusion because as far as she remembers, her father is long gone.

It's February 1443, in the North- West of Fontland in the city of Mephistopheles also known as the home of the cannibals , inside the sinister Ares Fortress, holds the most feared castle in Fontland , Terror Ring Tower, who houses a high-profile prisoner: Catherine Mary Rose Harnlee. Daughter to the most brutal monarch in the history of Fontland, King Christian II and his first wife, also the first Queen in the history of Fontland to be executed. Catherine, the former Princess of Fontland and the last heir to the Harnlee Dysnaty, has been stripped and removed from everything she once held dear in her life and now only holds only the title of Duchess of Shadowfort which really means nothing to her, as the man who imprisoned her, Catherine's own cousin King Onyx of Fontland, holds power over her duchy and no one has any knowledge of her whereabouts, they simply think she retired from court. Catherine's once youthful, graceful and glowing allure in times past, shone and gleamed across the kingdom and portraits, now is slowly fading or maybe not....! We shall travel once again back to 1443 Fontland, to understand what happened after Catherine's last account on September 28th 1442, and uncover the secrets and mysteries Terror Ring Tower has that may help Catherine finally get her so longed for crown of Fontland and other 3 more kingdoms if the prophecies told by the voice are true and Catherine does not stay out of her royal path. Well only God holds the answer to her regal and mortal destiny ...So for now Catherine must be remember to be patient, wise, and cautious whilst awaiting for the duo squad of men's fall and her sovereignty over the quad of realms...

The Duke of Halewick is a monster. At least, that's what the kingdom says. Cold. Ruthless. Untouchable. So when Calista Everdane-a quiet, unremarkable noblewoman with no ambition-is forced into marriage with him, everyone expects tragedy. Calista expects inconvenience. She arrives at his fortress with tea, a stack of books, and a preference for east-facing windows. She doesn't challenge him. She doesn't fear him. She doesn't even seem particularly interested in him. While the court watches for scandal, Calista quietly claims a chair no one is allowed to sit in, befriends the Duke's hound, and begins dismantling political schemes she was never meant to notice. She doesn't scheme. She doesn't strategize. She simply observes-and acts when necessary.

Visenya Cromwell is the daughter of Grand Duke Tieran Cromwell who is the left hand of Emperor of Dile Synet which is a country whose boundary clashes with the Sea and that is why it is famous for its trading throughout the islands of Sea. Visenya has a strong aura and not just aura she is actually a smart and strong lady of Brighton House. Arnold Theodore is the son of Grand Duke Whitaker Theodore who is the right hand of the emperor. Arnold has a dominant aura, and no one can stand in front of him for more than a few seconds. Due to some certain consequences they have to board on the same ship where they get interwind with the strings of destiny not wanting to step down.

Duchess thinks about the night that her parents never came back.