A Marriage Most Inconvenient
  • Reads 813,502
  • Votes 45,011
  • Parts 60
  • Time 11h 44m
  • Reads 813,502
  • Votes 45,011
  • Parts 60
  • Time 11h 44m
Complete, First published Nov 04, 2022
Mature
Forced into marriage by duty and obligation, The Duke and Duchess of Rothbury parted ways a week after saying their vows under the explicit understanding that theirs was a marriage in name only. There would be no expectations of love, fidelity, or romance.

The Duke hates the American Heiress who married him only for his title, completely unaffected by the senseless tragedy that had made their marriage necessary in the first place. When an illness forces him to retire to the country, he makes sure to choose the property where his wife wouldn't be. Except that she is, and she is still as insufferable as ever.

The Duchess resents the man who killed her youthful dreams of love and abandoned her to live his bachelor life unencumbered. When she is jilted by her lover, and faced with inevitable ridicule, she decides to retire to her beloved estate in Cornwall, where she runs an orphanage. Never once does she expect to run into her cold, selfish, insufferable arse of a husband!

Forced into each other's company by circumstance, the couple begin to unravel their individual prejudices.  Resentment turns into respect and friendship. Respect and friendship soon turn into attraction and affection. 

Was love closer than either one of them could ever have imagined?

And that begged the question; can the Duke win his wife's favor, or is it far too late to make their marriage a love match?


Cover by MuniWilliams.
All Rights Reserved
Table of contents
Sign up to add A Marriage Most Inconvenient to your library and receive updates
or
Content Guidelines
You may also like
*:・゚   𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮  *:・゚ by purplebbg
32 parts Complete Mature
a story how a young woman fell in love with a man through a forced marriage ••• Violet Rosé McQuoid, a 23 year old who dreamt to become a doctor to chase after her mother's dreams and as well as her dreams. Violet was a child out of wedlock so her father didn't treat her that much of a princess. Her father Luke McQuoid was one of the richest man in the world, and had gotten his maid, Rosé , pregnant almost 24 years ago. As he found out about the child he starts to torture the maid as she passed away in a painful matter when Violet was at the age of 3.. Violet has 2 half sisters younger than her and a step mother who didn't quite fancy her.. ••• Ryder Joseph Williams, a 39 year old billionaire who was still single and craved for the feeling of having a romantic loved one. Ryder has always been one who wanted to impress his father, though sadly he could not bring a daughter-in-law for his father.. With 7 other siblings, either in a serious relationship or married had made him stress out about his love life as he had no time for finding love.. and with that he goes on a search to find himself a beautiful wife and an amazing daughter-in-law for his father to satisfy his father's-self.. ••• "So basically I'm like the real life Cinderella." I chuckled. "Yeah, and I'm your Prince Charming." He says as he smirks and winks at me. I guess this won't be too bad after all... WARNINGS mentions of abuse, violent language and dirty scenes, cringey, poorly written. bare with me, and thanks for reading !!
THE CAGED INNOCENT BRIDE by saivignanasindhu
9 parts Ongoing
ONLY ON WATTPAD Please note that the title of the book is changed from Beneath the frozen petals to THE CAGED INNOCENT BRIDE He was a star hero in the film industry -adored by millions, celebrated for his talent and acting, and respected for his kindness. Until a single betrayal destroyed everything. Framed in a shocking drug scandal, his life and career crumbled under the weight of public humiliation. The truth? His own girlfriend - a budding actress, had orchestrated it all to hand him over to his rivals. Years later, he's no longer the man the world once knew. Now, he's a ruthless fashion icon and Hollywood star actor, with only one goal: revenge. And he knows exactly where to strike. To destroy the woman who betrayed him, he marries her sister-a quiet, naive girl with no education, no idea of fashion and no knowledge of his dark world. She's the polar opposite of her scheming sibling, a beacon of innocence in his shadowy life. But as their lives collide, the lines between revenge and redemption blur. Her warmth begins to thaw his icy heart, while his darkness threatens to consume her light. In a world where trust is shattered and love is a dangerous game, can revenge truly heal-or will it destroy them both? Can he trust the sister of the girl who destroyed his life in the past? Can he fall in love once again where love became a nightmare in his life? A gripping tale of betrayal, vengeance, and an unexpected love that could change everything.
Regency Romance: The Earl's Obsession (Historical Romance) (COMPLETED) by charlottestonebooks
14 parts Complete
(COMPLETED) It's 1817 and there is nothing more a woman wants than to marry a rich man and live a life of comfort. But not Nancy Brooks. Having spent half her life helping her mother run her laundry shop and the other half in the local library, Nancy knows what she wants, and it is not a life spent looking for the perfect suitor. Things take a turn when she delivers clothes to one of the schools she always dreamed of attending and ends up saving the day. Lord Andrew Montgomery rules almost every place he sets foot in-one of the perks of being the son of the most powerful duke of the time-and this includes Oxford. Violent and aggressive, he vows to make the life of every student who dares defy him miserable. However, when he targets the new (and first) girl at Oxford, his obsession becomes a little more than just making her life miserable. It began, he would later speculate, with a shout: the simple sound of someone shouting at him-for the first time in his life. It began, she would later speculate, with a catch: the simple movement of strong arms, breaking her fall, catching her midway. But after that, there would come many more events, and ones not too keen on bringing them together. What will they do when a powerful duchess steps in, when it seems every person is working to keep them apart? This is a story of betrayal and love, because they are not so different after all...
Entangled Love ✓ by nailawritesfiction
89 parts Complete
"You?" She yells. "You feisty cat, look what have you done? You have teeth or cutters?" "And what the hell did you just do? You scared the hell out of me." She announces. "Because that stupid tongue of yours wasn't letting me act humanely towards you so I need to do that." He grabs her hand and drags her along with him, towards his car. "What do you think you are doing? Leave me." "Get inside the car quickly, " he orders. "I won't. What do you want from me?" "Answers. If you think I will let you go without having the answer to why you ignored me then that won't happen. Now get inside," he says in a low voice, completely opposite of me. "And do you think I will go with you? Never." I remove his hand from my wrist and rushes back but he again grabs my arm. "You jerk! I will shout and tell people you are kidnapping me," I try to punch his chest. He chuckles. "You will say your husband is kidnapping you? Wow!" This time, he succeeds in making her sit inside the car. "Tie the seatbelt, girl." "Unlock the car right now," she stressed in every word. "You are so stubborn," he sighs and bends towards me. As soon as he comes closer to me, I drag myself away from him, barely making myself stick to the door. He looks into my face as his hand grabs the seatbelt and pulls it in front of my body. He leans near to my face, his eyes never leaving mine, "but I can't help. I love this stubbornness of yours." 🌺Do read the sequel of Entangled Love "Far Away Love" on my profile. 💮 Featured in newlywrittenbooks' Roses are Red | Romance reading list. 💮 Featured in Rainbow Salt's | Best Ongoing Stories reading list. 💮 Featured in Wattpad General Fiction Finding Love | Romance reading list. 💮 Featured in Wattpad Romance | Featured Books reading list. 💮Featured in Wattpad Community Team | Romance reading list. 💮Featured in Wattpad Romance | Head Over Heels reading list. 💮 Featured in Wattpad free the POC. From 31.3.20 to 3
Royal Fools by greenwriter
43 parts Complete
As Sutherland's new king, Emory Davercher faces countless challenges, but nothing as excruciating and frustrating as his mysterious, eccentric betrothed. *** When King Emory of Sutherland receives news that his betrothed is on her way to Sutherland, he sends her away before even laying eyes on the woman he has no intention of marrying. Months later, after a narrow escape from an assassination, he flees to his childhood home where he discovers a massive problem. Due to an unfortunate mishap, his betrothed has not left Sutherland. She's been in his secret estate all along. Grand Princess Florence Paulet of Gavaria and her cousin, Lucy, thinks her arrival in Sutherland will be easy. She doesn't expect that her betrothed, King Emory of Sutherland, will send her straight to an empty estate on an island where they fend for themselves for months. And when he finally shows up, he has the audacity to fool her by introducing himself as someone else. After having killed dozens of chickens with her bare hands to stay alive, and with lying as her ultimate weapon for survival since she left Gavaria, what else can an annoyed, blithe, and audacious Florence do? Of course, she has to return the favor and make him twice the fool. He thinks he's fooling her, and she finds fun knowing it's the other way around. As the harsh winter traps them in the estate, lies, little accidents, and undeniable attraction draw them together stronger than the snowstorm. But not as much as Florence's true reasons for leaving Gavaria, which are also making their way to Sutherland.
You may also like
Slide 1 of 20
Yours Faithfully cover
*:・゚   𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓸𝓷𝓮  *:・゚ cover
Bound To Bea cover
Pricing The Heart cover
Chosen cover
The Duke's Dangerous Wager cover
THE CAGED INNOCENT BRIDE cover
Deceiving the Viscount cover
Vengeful Redemption  cover
Regency Romance: The Earl's Obsession (Historical Romance) (COMPLETED) cover
Entangled Love ✓ cover
Royal Fools cover
Shattered Chains cover
Eventually Yours cover
Discovering the Devil cover
Hidden Places, Book 1 of Autumn Club Series cover
DESOLATION cover
A Reputation Reclaimed cover
The Royal Deal cover
Love Me Never cover

Yours Faithfully

38 parts Complete

Highest Ranking: #4 in Romance #1 in forcedlove Please read 'Yours Forcefully' before reading this book. ----------------------------------------- After a forced marriage, Maisie is trying hard to cope up with her Possessive, controlling, dominating husband - Lucifer Knight. With her college crush, a jealous cousin and a cruel mother in law she is trying her best not to break. What will happen, when Maisie will face the real Lucifer, The real devil? What will happen when new characters will introduce themselves to take Maisie away from Lucifer? Will the sweet innocent Maisie will fall in love with the devil? ----------------------------------------- "Look at me, wife" he hissed. I whimpered looking up at him. He moved closer, hardly leaving any distance. "Listen to me and listen good. You, my beautiful wife, belongs to me. I don't want anyone near you ever again. You are mine. Your soul, body, every fucking thing belongs to me. So next time, I won't hesitate to kill those fucktards, lusting around you". With that he kissed me.