The Reluctant Bride (Wedded Bliss, #1)

by Monica Murphy

Books don’t let you down—especially romances. You get that ending you want, even if it’s hard won.

He doesn’t think I’m a prop. Perry Constantine looks at me as if I might be someone special.

I may not be thrilled to go through a fake wedding with this woman, but damned if I’m going to let someone abuse my fiancée. She may be a pain in the ass sometimes, but she’s my pain in the ass.

“He will never speak to you like that again once you become my wife,” I say, my voice firm. She stares at me, her lips parted. “What? I won’t let him, Charlotte. If he so much as lays one finger on you, I’ll break it. I’ll break all of them if I have to.” “But I’m his daughter,” she reminds me. “And you’ll be my wife. You’ll belong to me.” I pull her to me, slipping my other arm around her waist, my mouth at her temple as I whisper, “I don’t care if he’s your father. No one hurts what’s mine. Do you understand?”

I could fall in love with this man. And that’s the last thing I should do.