The Infamous Marriage (Regency Short Story)
by Emily Ward
Twenty-two-year-old Clarissa Wakefield has always wanted to be a doting wife. Her dreams of the perfect little family have given her a doe-eyed sense of reality. She thinks every man who looks at her could be the perfect Husband, she imagines her life with them and it warms her heart. Imagine her excitement when Mr. and Mrs. Wakefield informs her that they have a man lined up for her to marry, and they'll meet at the Yuletide ball in just a few days.But, things don't go as planned in Clarissa's search for a husband. She meets not one, but two men who want her heart. A sexy, stubborn man from her past. A rich, renowned man her parents picked out. It breaks her heart when her parents DEMAND she marries the man they picked out. She never wanted to be like other women, marrying for convenience instead of love.