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Marisa, a 20‑year‑old orphan raised by the affluent Santangeli family, is confronted with the expectation that she marry the family’s son, Lorenzo Santangeli, a 30‑year‑old billionaire known for his flamboyant lifestyle. The marriage is arranged primarily to secure an heir, setting up a tense dynamic between Marisa’s desire for independence and Lorenzo’s desire to cement his control. The novel examines themes of forced marriage, power imbalance, and the struggle for personal agency within a contemporary romantic framework.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Sara Craven
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