Covenient Marriage

If you love Bridgerton, you'll love Georgette Heyer! 'The greatest writer who ever lived' ANTONIA FRASER '[My] generation's Julia Quinn' ADJOA ANDOH, star of Bridgerton 'One of my perennial comfort authors. Heyer's books are as incisively witty and quietly subversive as any of Jane Austen's' JOANNE HARRIS _____________ Horry Winwood doesn't play by the rules. So when her family are near ruin and her sister is about to enter a loveless marriage to a wealthy man to settle the family debts, young and headstrong Horry proposes to marry him in her sister's place. As her new husband's attentions fall elsewhere, Horry begins to feel increasingly unhappy. Then she meets the attractive and dangerous Lord Lethbridge and her days suddenly become more exciting. But there is bad blood between Horry's husband and her new acquaitnance, and as complications and deceptions mount, the social tangle grows ever trickier to unpick. Will Horry's gamble cost her everything she holds most dear? _____________ 'Elegant, witty and rapturously romantic' KATIE FFORDE 'Utterly delightful' GUARDIAN 'Absolutely delicious tales of Regency heroes. . . Utter, immersive escapism' SOPHIE KINSELLA 'Georgette Heyer's Regency romances brim with elegance, wit and historical accuracy, and this is one of her finest and most entertaining ... Escapism of the highest order' DAILY MAIL 'If you haven't read Georgette Heyer yet, what a treat you have in store!' HARRIET EVANS _____________ Readers love The Convenient Marriage . . . ***** 'Another good read from Heyer!!! I absolutely loved the characters!!!' ***** 'Heyer's characterizations just sparkle and shine.' ***** 'Absolutely delightful. As expected, really.' ***** 'I enjoyed this historical romance very much.' ***** 'Splendid comedy, with a charming romance.'

An arranged marriage becomes inconvenient for two Sri Lankan Brits in this novel of love, family, and living your truth. Chaya is a young woman torn between her duty to family and her life in the UK. While her traditional Sri Lankan parents want her to settle down into marriage, they don’t know that Chaya, terrified of their disapproval, has turned away the one true love of her life, Noah. Gimhana is hiding his sexuality from his family. It’s easy enough to pretend he’s straight when he lives half a world away in the UK. But it’s getting harder and harder to turn down the potential brides his parents keep finding for him. When Chaya and Gimhana meet, a marriage of convenience seems like the perfect solution to their problems. Together they have everything – friendship, stability and their parents’ approval. But when both Chaya and Gimhana find themselves falling in love outside of their marriage, they’re left with an impossible decision – risk everything they’ve built together, or finally follow their heart? Will they choose love, or carry on living a lie? Perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse, Ayisha Malik, and Susan Lewis.

Double the drama—and desire—when two hard-charging tycoons are given second chances in this 2-for-1 collection from the USA Today–bestselling author. More Than a Convenient Marriage? It started with a signature . . . Rich, powerful, with a beautiful wife, Greek shipping magnate Gideon Vozaras has it all. Except, his perfect life is a façade . . . Gideon can’t afford the public scrutiny of divorce, but if his past has taught him anything it’s to fight dirty to keep what’s his—including the woman he’s grown to love. No Longer Forbidden? The limits of his control . . . Rowan O’Brien is the only woman ever to have tempted Nicodemus Marcussen’s steely reserve—but she was always forbidden. Years later, tragedy brings Rowan back into Nic’s life—and when deeply buried secrets begin to surface, they are forced to confront their darkest desires.

Fortune smiles on a former lady turned French governess when she reunites with an ambitious young man from her past in this Victorian romance. When Lady Alexandra Mannerly last saw Malcolm Gordston, he was a poor crofter’s son—someone a sheltered duke’s daughter would never be allowed to marry. But after scandal rocked her arrogant family, Alex’s prospects changed dramatically. Now she leads a quiet life as a governess in Paris—where she meets Malcolm again! Though Alex is embarrassed by her predicament, Malcolm is delighted to see her again. The humble young man has grown up to be a wealthy and powerful department store owner. All he lacks is the woman he never forgot . . .

A wife for six months? On their third date, millionaire Argentinean Javier D'Alessandroknocked Sabrina Kendricks off her feet when he asked her to marry him!But this was no whirlwind romance—Javier needed a British wife toadopt his orphaned niece. Sabrina knew it was only a convenientarrangement—even though the passion that burned in Javier's eyessuggested they could have so much more….

Gina works as a branch manager for her grandfather’s wine-importing company. One day when she hears the name of the client company’s new president, she’s immediately flustered. Antonio Ramirez! He’s the man who trampled her innocent heart eight years ago. And after all these years, Antonio has only become more attractive. He looks as if he has completely forgotten the past, and approaches Gina boldly. When Antonio ultimately proposes marriage to her, Gina hopes he is serious about her this time. She feels naively happy and cannot know that her love for him will be trampled again…

A secret carried down the aisle! Late one night, Susanna Lambert, the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Rockland, bursts uninvited into a stranger's carriage, turning both their worlds upside down. Suddenly, fun-loving Justin Connor finds himself forced to consider marriage! For Susanna, marrying Justin is a chance to finally escape her cruel stepmother and forget about the rake who ruined her. But as wedding bells begin to chime, Susanna discovers she's carrying a huge secret...one that could turn to dust all promises of happiness as Justin's wife!

Mack McGruder was there to pay her off...another one of his ne'er-do-well brother's women, claiming paternity. But Addy truly was having a McGruder heir...at that exact moment. At her side during the birth, Mack knew he couldn't just abandon her. So he offered Addy a name for her baby and a hands-off marriage, though secretly he desired her. Together in his grand Texas home, the temptation was unbearable. If Mack took what he truly wanted, would having Addy be worth the price he'd have to pay?