MARRYING MS. RITCHIE (UNDER MAJOR REVISION)

How much can a wife endure just to love and save a marriage that was already over before it even began?

Marriage is meant to be a union built by two people in love, bound by vows that promise a lifetime of commitment. For Johanna Klaire Watson, marriage was never that simple.

She married the woman she loved, Yael Yverix Ritchie. A love born from longing, sacrifice, and unspoken devotion. But Yael had once belonged to someone else. She was the widow of Johanna's deceased cousin, and the past remained a constant presence in their lives.

Johanna loved Yael deeply, painfully, and without restraint from the moment she first saw her as a child. Yet Yael vowed to make her life miserable for forcing her into a marriage she never wanted.

In a marriage shaped by hate, guilt, and unfinished love, Johanna must face a question no wife should ever have to ask: How much of herself can she give before there is nothing left to save?

Date Begin: January 22, 2026
Date Finished: March/26/2026