Wifeâby royal declaration!
Language teacher Molly Carlisle is furious when she is kidnapped by an impulsive young sheikh and taken to the kingdom of Djalia. Until she meets her abductorâs brother, and his commanding charisma sends a shock wave of need through her...
King Azrael fights hard to resist the temptation of Mollyâs bountiful curves, especially when a sandstorm strands them overnight in the desert. To protect her reputation from scandal, Azrael declares them secretly married, only to discover his tactical announcement is legally bindingâMolly is now his queen! And Azrael is determined to claim his wedding night...
âTo recap: youâre telling me,â Azrael breathed tautly, âthat even today in Djalia a man can marry a woman simply by declaring that she is his wife?â
âIn front of witnesses. The marriage contract is verbal and complete as long as there are witnessesââ
âBut what about the brideâs consent?â Azrael demanded. âIn such a situation the woman has not given her consent.â
âIn law she does not have to give consent for the union to be binding and legal,â the professor assured him. âYou must appreciate that such arrangements were common hundreds of years ago, when women were viewed as property. By ancient law you are now a married man and the young lady is your legal wife. May I wish you both every happiness, Your Majestyâ¦â
Azraelâs usual cool was fracturing fast. He was marriedâlegally marriedâand there was nothing he could do about it. Because even if he was desperate enough to admit that he had lied in the first place the public declaration of marriage he had made would still stand.
He breathed in deep and slow, striving for calm. âThat wasâ¦enlightening,â he conceded quietly, for want of any better word. âI must discuss the situation withâ¦with my wife.â
His wife. It changed everything. His wife.
Wedlocked!
Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!
Whether thereâs a debt to be paid,
a will to be obeyed or a business to be saved⦠sheâs got no choice but to say, âI do!â
But these billionaire bridegrooms have got another
think coming if they think marriage will be that easyâ¦
Soon their convenient brides become the objects
of an inconvenient desire!
Find out what happens after the vows in:
Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed by Michelle Smart
Expecting a Royal Scandal by Caitlin Crews
Trapped by Vialliâs Vows by Chantelle Shaw
Baby of His Revenge by Jennie Lucas
A Diamond for Del Rioâs Housekeeper by Susan Stephens
Bound by His Desert Diamond by Andie Brock
Bride by Royal Decree by Caitlin Crews
Claimed for the De Carrillo Twins by Abby Green
The Desert Kingâs Captive Bride by Annie West
The Sheikhâs Bought Wife by Sharon Kendrick
Wedding Night with Her Enemy by Melanie Milburne
Claimed for the Leonelli Legacy by Lynne Graham
Look out for more Wedlocked! stories
coming soon!
LYNNE GRAHAM was born in Northern Ireland and has been a keen romance reader since her teens. She is very happily married to an understanding husband who has learned to cook since she started to write! Her five children keep her on her toes. She has a very large dog, who knocks everything over, a very small terrier, who barks a lot, and two cats. When time allows, Lynne is a keen gardener.
Books by Lynne Graham
Mills & Boon Modern Romance
Bought for the Greekâs Revenge
The Sicilianâs Stolen Son Leonettiâs Housekeeper Bride The Secret His Mistress Carried
Wedlocked!
Claimed for the Leonelli Legacy
Brides for the Taking
The Desert Kingâs Blackmailed Bride
The Italianâs One-Night Baby Sold for the Greekâs Heir
Christmas with a Tycoon
The Italianâs Christmas Child
The Greekâs Christmas Bride
The Notorious Greeks
The Greek Demands His Heir
The Greek Commands His Mistress
Bound by Gold
The Billionaireâs Bridal Bargain
The Sheikhâs Secret Babies
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CHAPTER ONE
KING AZRAEL AL-SHARIF OF DJALIA studied the British newspaper headline with scorchingly angry dark golden eyes, his wide sensual mouth set in a harsh line. Long, luxuriant black hair fanned round his set bronzed features as he sprang upright.
âI do not think you should concern yourself with such trivia, Your Majesty,â his right-hand man, Butrus, assured him. âWhat does it matter to us what other countries think? We know the truth. We are not backward. It is merely that Djaliaâs infrastructure was neglected while the dictator was in power.â
What infrastructure? Azrael almost asked, because his tiny oil-rich country was suffering from a sustained half-century of neglect. Hashem had been a cruel potentate of legendary excess, as fond of torture and killing as he had been of spending. A newly enthroned monarch, painfully aware of the trusting expectations of a people who had suffered greatly under Hashemâs rule, Azrael sometimes felt weighed down by the amount of responsibility that he carried. But he was downright enraged when other countries laughed at Djalia through the offices of their media.