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Romance · 2008 · PG-13

First Comes Marriage

by Mary Balogh

Elliott Bedwyn marries the wrong Miss Huxtable—which is how all the best stories start.

For14+GenreRomanceLength340 pagesRead time~9.4 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

Barely any

Period language

Sexual Content

Some

Mild romantic scenes

Substance Use

None

Period social drinking

Emotional Intensity

Some

A marriage of convenience between strangers building something unexpected

What this book is about

Elliott, Viscount Lyngate, arrives to marry the eldest Huxtable daughter and leaves betrothed to the youngest—Vanessa—who proposed the match to save her family. First Comes Marriage opens a charming ensemble series with Balogh's characteristic wit and the specific charm of the Huxtable siblings.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Marriage of convenience start

Romantic content—restrained

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