Chelten Manor

About the Book

Chelten Manor is an intoxicating romp of forbidden passion unleashed

with opulence, greed and revenge as it sweeps across London, Italy, Morocco

and the United States during and after World War II. Two families and their obsession for power masquerade in turbulent encounters riddled with mystery, intrigue and betrayals that ascend to a stunning climax.

Polly Dempster’s elite English life is disrupted as bombs ravish Europe.

She meets Louie DeVal, an American soldier enchanted by her innocence and nobility. After a whirlwind romance Polly escapes war-torn London to America. But, her dreams are quickly demolished when she discovers the wicked truth

about Louie. Her dazzling rise to the top of the art world and her affair with the dashing Antonio DeLitta, leader of organized crime who radiates animal magnetism, overrides all obstacles – even his Sicilian wife. Antonio and Polly’s passion ignites, as he quenches her lustful desires bestowing on her his family legacy; a gold St. Christopher’s medal. Polly keeps it as a token of his love, unaware it places her in evil’s path. When Antonio sees the destruction Louie

has inflicted on his mistress he seethes until he devises a plan that involves the drug trade in Morocco.

Polly’s friends and family; Her son, Bryan, Gillian, mistress to a Saudi Arabian millionaire, Mark, an English aristocrat, and his lover, Ricardo an Italian Count  

become entangled in a perilous web of deceit.

Chelten Manor and its shocking transgressions unravels secrets and

scandals that rips worlds to shreds, unlocking the price of success with vindictiveness and human emotion.

About the Author

Donna Dvorak is an international journalist, author, award-winning poet, former talk-show host and creative writing teacher. Her articles appear on a continuing basis in magazines, newspapers and literary journals. She has traveled around the United States and the world visiting exotic places in Asia, Europe, Israel, Africa and Hawaii, successfully incorporating her adventures into her books. Donna was born and raised in Philadelphia and resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.