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The Duke's Wife {Wallflower #1}

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Reads 3,700,698
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Parts 42
Time 5h 54m

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When the Hemmingway's go into debt, their only hope out of their dilemma is their daughter, Rhea. Rhea realizes the situation and immediately agrees to help her parents. But marriage? Not what she hoped for, especially when she had become known to the ton as a Wallflower. When it comes time for Rhea to meet her future beloved, she's shocked at how intense their bond is.
Although Hadrian Vale abruptly refuses to marry the girl, he immediately has a change of heart when he meets her. But somebody has held a grudge against the Vale's, and soon Hadrian finds that his wife is being victimized for it. Can he protect the woman that he promised to cherish, in sickness and health? And maybe even the woman he's come to love?All Rights Reserved

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Discovering the Devil by yahsss

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The Chaos of You and Me by wannabecurious9

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Betrothed In Enmity

"I hate you so much, but why is it so hard to stop thinking about you" In a world where family legacies are everything, Alina finds herself at the heart of a desperate bargain: marry the son of a billionaire to secure her father's crumbling empire. It's a union born of necessity, not choice, and one that binds her fate to a man she despises. Alina is fierce, independent, and determined to protect her father's legacy, even if it means sacrificing her own happiness. But Damian, the aloof and brooding heir to a vast fortune, has his own resentments and secrets. Their marriage is a collision of wills, each harboring their own motives and passions. As tensions escalate and the weight of their familial obligations presses down, Alina Chesterfield and Damian Ridge navigate a treacherous path of deceit, desire, and conflicting loyalties. Forced into proximity, they uncover layers of betrayal within their own families and begin to question their animosity toward each other. In "Betrothed in Enmity," love emerges not from passion, but from understanding and respect as Alina and Damian confront their shared destiny. Can they forge a future together amidst the shadows of their pasts, or will their alliance shatter under the weight of their mutual disdain?