A cursed duke and a divorced woman form a marriage of convenience for survival and stability.
Duke Cassian Thorne battles a magical affliction that demands Aveline's presence to suppress its dangerous surges. Their bond forms when she pulls his daughter from imminent peril, a debt he repays by extracting her from the ruins of a collapsed marriage. With both facing ruin — he from the curse's escalating toll, she from utter destitution — they negotiate a contractual union. He secures the vital contact needed to remain functional; she gains the shelter and resources her former life stripped away.
Elements
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Noble estate setting
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Contract marriage bond
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Desire curse affliction
Suited to
Readers drawn to fantasy romance where a magical affliction forces a pragmatic union between a nobleman and a resilient woman.
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