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Lizzie Paxton wishes to avoid the traditional path of marriage, hoping to live independently. When her childhood friend, Captain James Marlowe, proposes a contract marriage, she sees it as the key to her desired autonomy.
James, wary of entanglements and uncertain about his future, is drawn to Lizzie’s defiant spirit. Despite promising a purely practical union, he quickly succumbs to the attraction between them, challenging both their expectations and the constraints of duty.
The arrangement complicates when Lizzie discovers that James has deceived her, forcing the captain to confront a choice between his naval obligations and a deepening bond that could alter both of their lives.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Elizabeth Essex
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