Books like His Makeshift Wife by Anne Ashley
When Briony Winters learns that her beloved godmother’s will requires her to marry, she faces an unexpected choice: submit to an arranged marriage or risk everything for freedom. Briony, hesitant yet determined, agrees to become the wife of the infamous rake Luke Kingsley. Though Luke promises to respect her rights, he guards a web of secrets that could change everything. As the two navigate their complex union, truths emerge that test their trust and forge a bond neither could have imagined.
Set in the Regency era, the novel explores themes of duty, love, and deception, while highlighting the social pressures of arranged marriages and the complexities of concealed motives behind seemingly glamorous lives.
First publish date: 2012
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Anne Ashley
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