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Bride by Contract: A practical marriage becomes a partnership of hearts
Paperback
Series: Tales from the Matchmaker's Society, Book 3
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 10 2025
Pages: 238
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A ruined viscount's daughter. A self-made magnate. A marriage contract that was supposed to save a family-not awaken a heart.
With creditors at the door and the unentailed Vaughn home days from seizure, Isabel Vaughn is out of time. Responsible for her three sisters and an ailing mother, she agrees to the only practical offer on the table: a marriage of convenience to William Rothwell, a wealthy shipping merchant who needs a high-born wife to ease his path into society.
The terms are clear-Isabel's breeding and social grace in exchange for William's promise to settle every debt and provide dowries for her sisters. Separate bedrooms. Polite distance. No expectations.
But London has a way of unmaking tidy bargains. Isabel's quick mind for numbers proves invaluable to William's empire; ledger talks turn into late nights and genuine partnership. A kiss meant to be a mistake becomes a promise neither of them saw coming. And just as trust begins to take root, a scandal from William's past resurfaces, threatening to brand her a fool and him a fraud-destroying the very future they're quietly building.
Now the viscount's daughter who bartered herself for her family's survival must decide if she'll fight for a marriage no contract can contain. And the man who bought his way into society must prove he can earn the only thing that matters: his wife's heart.
Bride by Contract is a class-difference, slow-burn Regency romance with a fiercely capable heroine, a protective merchant hero, found-family vibes, and a guaranteed HEA. Come for the bargain wedding; stay for the smart chemistry, house-party tension, and a love that turns convenience into forever.
Heat level: Steamy open-door (sensual, character-driven intimacy); not erotic.
Perfect if you love:
- Marriage of convenience → real marriage - Merchant hero × titled heroine- Separate bedrooms (at first) - Business/ledger banter & true partnership
- Scandal, redemption, and swoony protectiveness - Found family & sister arcs
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