The Marriage Exchange
The Marriage Exchange

Author: Martha C. Howell

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2009-02-15

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0226355179

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Medieval Douai was one of the wealthiest cloth towns of Flanders, and it left an enormous archive documenting the personal financial affairs of its citizens—wills, marriage agreements, business contracts, and records of court disputes over property rights of all kinds. Based on extensive research in this archive, this book reveals how these documents were produced in a centuries-long effort to regulate—and ultimately to redefine—property and gender relations. At the center of the transformation was a shift from a marital property regime based on custom to one based on contract. In the former, a widow typically inherited her husband's property; in the latter, she shared it with or simply held it for his family or offspring. Howell asks why the law changed as it did and assesses the law's effects on both social and gender meanings but she insists that the reform did not originate in general dissatisfaction with custom or a desire to disempower widows. Instead, it was born in a complex economic, social and cultural history during which Douaisiens gradually came to think about both property and gender in new ways.

The Tycoon's Marriage Deal
The Tycoon's Marriage Deal

Author: Melanie Milburne

Publisher: HarperCollins Australia

Published: 2017-10-01

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1489247475

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A virgin's passionate awakening... Ruthless playboy Blake McClelland dominates in the boardroom and commands in the bedroom. So when he's required to produce a fiancée in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as cold–hearted as Blake himself – he'll choose a woman innocent enough to convince the world he's a reformed man! After being jilted at the altar, shy bakery owner Matilda Toppington is in no hurry to wear another man's ring. Blake's cynical proposition is scandalously, shockingly outrageous – of course she should refuse! Unless Tillie dares surrender to the unknown pleasures his sinful gaze promises...

The Tycoon's Marriage Deal
The Tycoon's Marriage Deal

Author: Melanie Milburne

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2017-10-01

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1459293304

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A pragmatic deal between a businessman and a bakery owner leads to her passionate awakening in this red-hot romance from the USA Today–bestselling author. Ruthless playboy Blake McClelland dominates in the boardroom and commands in the bedroom. So when he’s required to produce a fiancée in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as coldhearted as Blake himself—he’ll choose a woman innocent enough to convince the world he’s a reformed man. After being jilted at the altar, shy bakery owner Matilda Toppington is in no hurry to wear another man’s ring. Blake’s cynical proposition is scandalously, shockingly outrageous—of course she should refuse! Unless Tillie dares surrender to the unknown pleasures his sinful gaze promises . . . “A wonderful and sizzling read . . . I would recommend The Tycoon’s Marriage Deal by Melanie Milburne, if you enjoy the fake relationship trope, the opposites attract trope, or books by authors Penny Jordan, Annie West, Dani Collins and Carole Mortimer.” —Harlequin Junkie (4 1/2 stars)

The Tycoon's Socialite Bride
The Tycoon's Socialite Bride

Author: Tracey Livesay

Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence

Published: 2014-02-10

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1622664922

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Revenge has been the only thing on real estate tycoon Marcus Pearson's mind since his mother's mistreatment at the hands of her upper-crust employer. He worked his way up from the bottom, but the only way he's going to get entry to their exclusive world is by finding a wife already in it. So when the most beautiful woman he's ever seen turns out to be a socialite from "old" money, and needs his help, he has the perfect proposition--marriage. Pamela Harrington will do anything to save the women's shelter she volunteers at, even agree to a marriage of convenience. She isn't worried about the pretend passion with Marcus turning real, no matter how attractive he is--she's sworn off powerful, driven men who use her for her family's connections. So she'll deny the way her pulse races with one look from his crystalline blue eyes. And he'll ignore the way his body throbs with each kiss from her full lips. Because there's no way he'll lose his blue-collar heart to the blue-blooded beauty.

THE GREEK TYCOON'S CONVENIENT WIFE
THE GREEK TYCOON'S CONVENIENT WIFE

Author: Sharon Kendrick

Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative

Published: 2017-09-07

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 4596248818

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【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】Alice was waiting for a guest, an old boyfriend, Kyros. He suddenly disappeared ten years ago after telling Alice that he was returning to his homeland, Greece, to get married. So why did he call out of the blue to say he was stopping by? Alice wore a bold, black satin dress. She wanted to impress him so that he would regret ever having left her…but the moment Alice greeted him, her heart was immediately shaken. It didn’t matter how much time had passed… His light tan, his rough, pirate-like features and strong body?he was all too irresistible!

The Tycoon Takes a Wife
The Tycoon Takes a Wife

Author: Catherine Mann

Publisher: Silhouette

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1426855117

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I Now Pronounce You… Still Married! It had been a mistake…at least for Jonah Landis's new bride. She'd left him the morning after their whirlwind wedding. And he'd never forgiven her. As quickly as they had once exchanged rings, Jonah filed for an annulment and vowed to put memories of Eloisa behind him. But a year later, due to a technicality, it seemed the millionaire was still a married man. Eloisa had lied about many things, and now he finally had the ammunition to unravel it all. If his "wife" wanted out of this marriage, she was going to give him the answers he still needed… and the honeymoon he still craved….

The Tycoon's Marriage Exchange
The Tycoon's Marriage Exchange

Author: Elizabeth Lennox

Publisher: Elizabeth Lennox Books (www.ElizabethLennox.com)

Published: 2012-04-27

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 1940134099

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Kallista couldn’t believe what Hector Christophe was suggesting. He wanted to marry her? But they barely knew each other! They’d exchanged possibly three or four sentences over the past several years, and now he was suggesting that they marry to save her father’s business. Only Hector had the resources, but Kallista’s father wouldn’t accept help from anyone but family. Hector’s solution? Become part of Kallista’s family. She didn’t understand him – he was kind and considerate one moment, then grouchy and insulting the next. So how could his touch send sparks of electricity through her body? Why does his kiss make her forget everything? How could she fall in love with such a mercurial man? Hector knew he didn’t deserve Kallista. She was sweet and pure, intelligent and witty. He’d grown up an orphan, survived on the streets by stealing for his next meal and slept in places others had abandoned. If it weren’t for Kallista’s father, he might still be stealing but the man had picked Hector up and cleaned him up, given him hope and urged him to become something. Now he had the power and wealth to pay her father back but the only way he could do that was by marrying his daughter. Falling in love with Kallista had been the last thing he’d wanted to do. But she got under his skin, wove through his defenses and he’d been no match for her smile or kindness.

Married for the Tycoon's Empire
Married for the Tycoon's Empire

Author: Abby Green

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2016-10-01

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 1488001227

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In this contemporary romance by a USA Today bestseller, a bride could soften a Manhattan billionaire’s image, but the one he wants has a hard heart. Ben Carter’s reputation has been savaged by a shocking press exposé, and there’s only one way to save both it and his latest business venture: with a gold ring. In Julianna Ford—daughter of his European rival—Ben’s found the perfect candidate . . . until she says no. No one refuses Ben Carter, not least of all this beautiful and beguiling English society princess. So when Julianna auctions one kiss for charity, Ben seizes the chance to win his heiress. He might have paid one million dollars for a kiss, but Ben intends to have so much more!

The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride
The Tycoon’s Convenient Bride

Author: Leslie North

Publisher: Relay Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13:

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USA Today Bestseller Leslie North invites you to indulge in a steamy billionaire romance with an unforgettable bad boy billionaire and the smart-talking woman who tames him... To billionaire Anthony Charles Harrington V, everything is about business. Including marriage. All he needs is a society wife who will give him an heir and he’s completely prepared to marry a woman he doesn’t love or desire to secure his fifth-generation company’s future. Until he meets Diana Tinsley. She’s quirky and the kind of free spirit he’s looking to spend time with before he settles down. Using all his considerable charm, he convinces Diana to have a one-week fling, just a lark with no strings attached. But when Diana shows up at his door two months later, he realizes their “no-strings” affair will have long-term consequences: Diana is pregnant. Nothing could be more… perfect. He’ll get his heir, get his wife, and focus on his business. He just needs to get Diana to agree to a marriage of convenience. Diana is reluctant about the marriage idea at first. She can’t imagine giving up her job as a nurse to become a society wife, but eventually her practical side wins out. Her child will have a secure future and she’ll be able continue her life as usual. She doesn’t count on her attraction to Tony—which was already fierce—growing even hotter. Worse, she thinks she might be falling in love, which was totally against their agreement. This marriage of convenience isn’t turning out to be as convenient as she’d thought it would. Just when she believes the two of them might have a real marriage, Tony brutally reminds her that love is not an option. But running away doesn’t seem a workable solution to her problems... or is it?