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Bound by His Vow

His Final Bargain / Rings That Bind / Marriage Made of Secrets

by Melanie Milburne, Michelle Smart, Maya Blake

Published 2016576 pagesISBN 978-0-2639-2083-3

His Final Bargain - Melanie Milburne Eliza Lincoln is stunned to find Leo Valente at her door; four years ago his passionate embrace was a brief taste of freedom from her suffocating engagement. Until Leo discovered her secret. Yet he hasn't come to rekindle their affair. He has a proposition he knows Eliza can’t refuse; she’s the only person who can help his small motherless daughter. Torn, Eliza can’t ignore a vulnerable child, but the last time she was near Leo her desire nearly consumed her. Is she willing to take that risk again now that the stakes are even higher? The Rings That Bind ' Michelle Smart The day Rosa agreed to wear Nicolai Baranski’s ring she wasn’t so foolish as to expect love.Yet nothing could have prepared her for the aching loneliness of her husband’s constant indifference – an indifference that proved too much to bear. Nico is furious – no one turns their back on a Baranski. Rosa has some nerve if she thinks he would just let her walk away. He’ll use every sensual trick at his disposal to bring her back, begging for more. And once he’s got her where he wants her? He’ll let her go. But only when he’s ready! Marriage Made of Secrets- Maya Blake It takes an earthquake for billionaire businessman Cesare di Goia to realise what’s important in life. His wife may have become a stranger, but he’s determined to keep his heir close. Returning to the luxurious Lake Como palazzo with her daughter, Ava di Goia feels like an outsider in what was once their home. Although the bond between them is undeniable, the memories, tarnished rings and broken promises make it clear that the secrets that drove them apart are still unresolved

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Bound by His VowMelanie Milburne, Michelle Smart, Maya Blake
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Reading lengthA longer, immersive read576 pages in this edition
Publication eraContemporaryFirst published or edition dated 2016
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-2639-2083-3
Language
English
Edition record
OL29319440M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

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  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
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  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

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