Robeson Family Series by Christine Michelle, Christine M. Butler

Even I knew it was an archaic practice.Still...When my father informed me that I would be married to a man that he needed to merge his business with - in order to save it - I agreed.Of course, I agreed reluctantly until I realized exactly what all was at stake. The man I was to marry, he was even less keen to walk down the aisle with me, but he had his own risks to weight in all of this.I didn’t expect a perfect marriage.I didn’t even believe they existed... moreEven I knew it was an archaic practice.Still...When my father informed me that I would be married to a man that he needed to merge his business with - in order to save it - I agreed.Of course, I agreed reluctantly until I realized exactly what all was at stake. The man I was to marry, he was even less keen to walk down the aisle with me, but he had his own risks to weight in all of this.I didn’t expect a perfect marriage.I didn’t even believe they existed.What I didn’t expect was to say, “I do” and then be completely forgotten....At least, that was how it started out.It just got more complicated from there, until it wasn’t.Happiness was just around the corner, and maybe even, in time, the perfect marriage too. less

COURTNEYI always thought Beckett was the man who I would marry. He had been my everything since we were 10. We were engaged by the time I turned 22.Then, one day, he came to me with a plan to help save his cousin’s inheritance. It would make me the villain of the story in everyone else’s eyes. It would also mean that walk down the aisle would happen with the wrong man.Still, Beckett asked... moreCOURTNEYI always thought Beckett was the man who I would marry. He had been my everything since we were 10. We were engaged by the time I turned 22.Then, one day, he came to me with a plan to help save his cousin’s inheritance. It would make me the villain of the story in everyone else’s eyes. It would also mean that walk down the aisle would happen with the wrong man.Still, Beckett asked. I granted him this crazy scheme, played along, and quickly learned that he had agreed to it because it freed him from me for a little while. I never knew he wanted out. He never let on until I had a different husband's ring on my finger and was forced to watch from the sidelines as Beckett carried on with other women.Flynn was the shoulder I leaned on, and we grew closer as a result. Eventually, Beckett began to notice me again, but somewhere along the line, things changed. When I saw my future, he was no longer the man wearing the ring that matched my own.FLYNNMy cousin won our mutual best friend’s heart long ago.I’d hated him for it then.I hated him for allowing her to marry me ‘temporarily’ even more.I’d always been a little in love with Courtney, but watching as the light left her eyes when her fiancé threw her away and paraded other women in front of her made me want to show my beautiful new wife what it was like to be with the right Robeson man. I wanted to bring her light back. The only problem was, I had to do it before my cousin realized just how badly he had screwed up by letting her go in the first place.*A Different Husband is the third book in the Robeson Family Novels, but it is a standalone story. The Robeson Family Novels can be read in any order. There is no cheating by main characters, despite the arranged marriage. less

Till death do us part...That was how it was supposed to go.We didn’t even make it that far.The day of my wedding, I found out that Law, the man I planned to marry, didn’t really love me. Maybe he did, just not enough.Watching a petal fall from my bouquet, almost like a silent tear commemorating the end of a relationship, instead of the beginning of a blessed partnership, felt like a sign.Then, my best friend, Ky, stepped in.He told me that all was well and to meet him at the altar, as planned... moreTill death do us part...That was how it was supposed to go.We didn’t even make it that far.The day of my wedding, I found out that Law, the man I planned to marry, didn’t really love me. Maybe he did, just not enough.Watching a petal fall from my bouquet, almost like a silent tear commemorating the end of a relationship, instead of the beginning of a blessed partnership, felt like a sign.Then, my best friend, Ky, stepped in.He told me that all was well and to meet him at the altar, as planned.I took a leap of faith, and hoped that Law would be there waiting for me.He wasn’t there.That didn’t stop me from getting married though.The difficulty came when Law realized his mistake a moment too late, the moment when I pledged myself to someone else.Stepping in to be my best friend’s replacement husband was the best decision I ever made. I’d been in love with her since we were young, and I wouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to finally make her understand how I felt.This is book 2 in the Robeson Family Novel Series. While each book focuses on a Robeson sibling, they each stand alone as their own story. There is an HEA and no cheating. less