{"product_id":"an-inconvenient-marriage-a-regency-historical-romance-9781967169627","title":"An Inconvenient Marriage: A Regency Historical Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs a duke is brought undone by a vicar's daughter, and a marriage forged in anger and necessity turns to love.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Layne, Duke of Troubridge, has long sought a marriage based on love, but this longed-for felicity has persistently eluded him. Then with the death of his father, he discovers that the estate's finances are in such a parlous condition that he must forego his dreams of love and with all haste find himself a wealthy wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Sarah Watson, vicar's daughter and veteran wallflower, has been saddled with a fortune thanks to the untimely death of her godmother. This elevation to the rank of heiress has made her a target for all of London's fortune hunters. Sarah has long nursed a secret infatuation for the duke, but she is furious when it's only her sudden acquisition of a fortune that brings her to his notice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparks fly and passion erupts between these two seemingly mismatched people, but the starched-up duke is persistently wrong-footed, and his attempts to woo Sarah seem doomed from the beginning. Then circumstances force them into a marriage of convenience, and as Robert falls hopelessly in love with his wife, Sarah's heart softens. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut when Robert stumbles yet again, can he make amends well enough to win her heart forever?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTropes\/Themes: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eMarriage of Convenience\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eSecret Infatuation \/ Unrequited Love\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eHeiress Heroine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003ePrideful, Stuffy Duke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eWallflower Turned Heiress\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e✔️ \u003cstrong\u003eEnemies-to-Lovers Vibe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote: \u003c\/strong\u003e This series is part of Dragonblade's Flame line, so this is a scorching-hot read with open-door steam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dragonblade Publishing, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967169627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Wren St Claire","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52085760622773,"sku":"9781967169627","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ad91a42f-ca98-4453-ac4f-1cf68504dc01.jpg?v=1765295130","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-inconvenient-marriage-a-regency-historical-romance-9781967169627","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}