A marriage hiding secrets …but forged by passion! A Penniless Brides of Convenience story. Miss Estelle Brannagh has never met a man who’s tempted her to renounce her hard-won independence—until an encounter with Irish landowner Aidan Malahide blossoms into spine-tingling attraction. He’s carefree and charismatic; accepting his proposal seems practical and shockingly desirable! Yet Aidan is hiding a dark secret, and it will take all of Estelle’s courage to ensure it doesn’t tear them apart…

A marriage hiding secrets ...but forged by passion! A Penniless Brides of Convenience story: Miss Estelle Brannagh has never met a man who has tempted her to renounce her hard-won independence - until an encounter with Irish landowner Aidan Malahide blossoms into spine-tingling attraction. He's carefree and charismatic...and accepting his proposal seems practical and shockingly desirable! Yet Aidan is hiding a dark secret, and it will take all Estelle's courage to ensure it doesn't tear them apart...

Their marriage was a solution… Until passion turns it into a problem! Part of Penniless Brides of Convenience. Lord and Lady Elmswood’s convenient marriage has allowed them to live separate lives for years. Until larger-than-life Daniel almost dies and Kate must nurse the husband she barely knows back to health…and discovers how maddeningly attractive he is! With the clock ticking on his departure, they disagree on everything—except the impossibility of resisting each other!

'So compellingly personal you feel you're looking over her shoulder as she sits down to write' New York Times 'Electrically entertaining ... Funny, generous, spirited and kind' The Times This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, friend and writer. Here, Ann Patchett shares entertaining and moving stories about her tumultuous childhood, her painful early divorce, the excitement of selling her first book, driving a Winnebago from Montana to Yellowstone Park, her joyous discovery of opera, scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department, the gradual loss of her beloved grandmother, starting her own bookshop in Nashville, her love for her very special dog and, of course, her eventual happy marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a memoir both wide ranging and deeply personal, overflowing with close observation and emotional wisdom, told with wit, honesty and irresistible warmth.

The Truth Behind Their Practical Match - Marguerite Kaye Miss Estelle Brannagh’s unexpected encounter with Irish landowner Aidan Malahide blossoms into spine-tingling attraction, and a convenient proposal! Yet Aidan is hiding a dark secret... The Lord’s Inconvenient Vow - Lara Temple Samantha Sinclair was always Lord Edgerton’s complete opposite. And yet when she impulsively suggests a convenient proposal, he surprises her...by accepting! Scandalously Wed To The Captain - Joanna Johnson Grace Linwood’s employer, intent on seeing her protected, suggests she quickly weds her son, brooding Captain Spencer Dauntsey. But who is the man she’s to marry? Miss Lottie’s Christmas Protector - Sophia James Desperate to find a missing woman, Lottie Fairclough asks family acquaintance Jasper King for help. And she soon realises the injured entrepreneur needs her, too!

Describes what marriage should be according to the Bible, arguing that marriage is a tool to bring individuals closer to God, and provides meaningful instruction on how to have a successful marriage.