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Chosen : Assassin Book 1 by HeatherWampler
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Chosen when a child, Lady Joselyn is trained to be a ruthless killer. She is destined to be the English king's assassin and protector. Only he and the guild master are supposed to know. It's a life and death secret that must be kept. For an assassin survival is precarious. Life is something you simply cannot take for granted because the next day is never granted. Despite her privileged upbringing, Joselyn quickly learned how to survive on her own and to never trust a soul while following the Guild without question. Upon her return to England, a murderous plot against King Cassiush is discovered. Joselyn is shocked when she finds out who the fiend is. She's even more shocked when the King proposes marriage, a lot. An assassin has never married her king before. The last one who fell in love had her tongue ripped out and was burned alive. Letting her emotions cloud her judgment, Joselynfalls for Cassius and agrees to the marriage, jeopardizing not only his life but her own. Disobeying the Guild means death. Now she must figure out how to keep them both alive and not piles of smoldering ash.
Imported Love by Madi303
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Erica York has lived her whole life in her small village with her family. Her parents work night and day to support their ever growing brood of children, but there never seems to be enough money. Desperate to keep their family alive Erica's father sells his daughter to an American man as a mail order bride. But what will happen when Erica meets her fiance and his family?
Against Their Wishes by tiger2835
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Olivia Knight and Lord Gregory Willington have never liked each other. They make it very clear to each other that they want nothing to do with the other. So what happens when their respective parents decide that its time for their children to get married? What do they do when the people their parents want them to marry is each other?
All the Wrong Reasons by shelbylw03
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They married for the wrong reasons. He married her for the money and status, while she married him to start over again. It doesn’t really matter why exactly they married, but what happens when he starts to feel something towards his own wife. And what happens when the trouble she left behind catches up with her?
The Abandoned Lady  by LilyCane
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Lady Amelia Grey is too rich, too quiet and very insecure. In a society where impressions and arranged marriages are popular, Amelia needs a husband. When she miraculously marries the oh-so-handsome Lord Pierce, he can't stand the sight of her! However, when Amelia is abandoned by her husband of two days, everything changes and when he returns, nothing is the same, including Amelia. Will it be second time lucky for Lady Amelia and Lord Pierce?
War Prize (A Roman Britain story) by Happilyneverafters
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Aurelia, a Noble Roman woman, had heard of the savage British tribes, their mystic Celtic ways, and the battles the Roman army was fighting against them on their shores. The battles her soon-to-be Husband, Quintus Acquilla, was fighting in the name of the Eagle. But she could not have predicted that, when she crossed the ocean to be with him and fulfil the marriage contract between their families, she would be captured by a Barbarian War Lord and made to be his War Prize...
The Final Goodbye © By: J.L. Jacobs by jljacobs
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Grab a box of tissues, your favorite beverage, and get ready to read the emotional journey of Sophia Lancaster. 💔 Left at the altar. 💌 A stranger's ad for a wife. 🔥 A marriage of convenience that turns into a battle of hearts. When Sophia Lancaster's world crumbles on what should have been the happiest day of her life, she takes a daring leap of faith - answering the ad of a rugged Texas rancher looking for a wife. But Travis Ewing doesn't want love, just someone to raise his children... and Sophia, with her secrets and her privileged past, is the last woman he'd ever choose. Now, trapped in a marriage born of desperation, Sophia must prove she's more than a pretty face - while hiding the one secret that could tear everything apart. ✨ The Lancaster Series: Book One - A story of betrayal, resilience, and love that fights back even when all hope seems lost. Follow Sophia's journey through hell and back as she fights for the one thing she truly believes in: Love.
The Sapphire Pendant by ShootingSparkles
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Two royals, both of whom would do not want to meet each other, are brought together. An unspoken alliance form which leads to...more? Princess Adeline. Headstrong, defiant, loves solitude and wants to be a hunter. The last thing on her mind is marriage. But when Prince Joshua comes along to pick a bride amongst her other sisters, what is the chance he will pick her? Not even her own father enjoys spending time with her anymore. Prince Joshua. Arrogant-to an extent and the best warrior in the realms. The last thing on his mind is marriage. But what happens when his father announces he has to pick a bride? What are the chances he picks the mysterious, blue eyed beauty everyone in the realms gossips about?