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The Reluctant Wife

(2025)
(The fourth book in the Davenports series)
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He’s my bodyguard
And my fake husband
He’s also in love with his dead wife...

Ryot Davenport is the most grumpy man I’ve ever met.
He’s a former Marine whose past is a secret.
I’m a princess of royal blood.
He’s turned his back on his family
I’m duty bound to mine.
He’s my bodyguard
I’m nothing but a job for him...

Too bad I’m attracted to him.
There is no future for us,
For I’m a princess and he’s a commoner
So what if he comes from money?
I must marry someone of royal blood.

I’m committed to country.
I can’t go against my duty.
Neither can he... for Ryot will not cross boundaries.
He will not give in to the chemistry between us for that will prevent him from carrying out his responsibilities
Besides he’s grieving for his dead wife

The odds are stacked against us
There’s no way we stand a chance... right?

But when my life is threatened,
I must pretend I’m marrying my bodyguard, and giving up my claim to the crown...
In the hope that the person who wants to take me out backs off...
But what happens when my pretend relationship feels all too real?

This is Ryot & Princess Aurelia’s story. A bodyguard - princess, royal marriage of convenience romance. There is no cheating and a HEA.

Tropes
Bodyguard – Princess romance
Fake relationship
Marriage of convenience
Forced Proximity
One Bed
Royal Romance
Emotionally wounded hero



Genre: Romance

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