Bride on Approval
Ashton, Elizabeth
An arranged marriage was not the answer!

Sancia longed to be free from the restrictive atmosphere of her father's house -- but her loveless upbringing had convinced her that she'd never be able to respond to a man's lovemaking.

So, when escape was offered in the form of an arranged marriage -- along with a lovely Venetian palazzo home -- she feared she would still be unhappy.

Giovanni Riccardo Antonelli, the husband chosen for her, certainly embodied all the sophistication and excitement any woman could desire. But could Sancia be like other women, especially when it was her heart, not just her body, that needed fulfillment?

Hero: Giovanni Riccardo Antonelli
Heroine: Sancia Everard