STEPHENIE MEYER — $125 MILLION
There are just a handful of people who don’t like the Twilight saga. The exceptional popularity of the vampire romance series brought Stephenie Meyer instant fame and truckloads of money which helped her carve a niche for herself in the world of literature. From 2008 to 2009, she became a household name, and she was included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People list. With the success of her books and the movie adaptations, her wealth increased drastically, but despite that, she never sold her house in Arizona which she bought before she became successful.