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New to wealth and to London high society, American heiress Cora Dove discovers that with the right man, marriage might not be such an inconvenience after all. . . .

Cora Dove and her sisters’ questionable legitimacy has been the lifelong subject of New York’s gossipmongers and a continual stain…

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1 author picked The Stranger I Wed as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a Dollar Princess historical and it's like a story in reverse—which I love. 

Cora Dove has money; she needs a respectable, noble marriage. She goes to England, and by page 100 (if not sooner), she's married to an Earl who seems like a decent fellow with the best intentions in mind. He's even agreed to all of her marital conditions.

So, right up front, there's a happily-ever-after fairy tale in reverse. But also right up front is the marriage, which is where most romances end—(as if marriage is the end of life). This story is all about the…

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