The Promise
EGReece
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  • Time 2h 16m
EGReece
Complete, First published May 19, 2024
18andup18th-century2024arrangedmarriagecompletecompletedcontroldramaegreeceerotichusbandhusbandandwifeinnocentjealousylovelovehatemarriagemarriage-of-convenienceolderguyperiodromancesteamytoxicwife
At eighteen you were already promised to a man of great honour, a Lords title, large fortune and exquisite estate? Your whole life has been building up to you marrying this man and fulfilling your duty as a wife to provide an heir but what do you do when this man does not wish to speak to you and cannot bring himself to look in your direction?
This tension filled period drama has unsuspecting twists and turns as Lord Alexander tries to keep his secrets at bay but the thing about secrets is... They always find a way to come to light.
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