These marriages may or may not be wanted by the partners involved.Ī marriage of convenience is one where one or both people entering the marriage have decided to enter the union for the sole purpose of gaining something. There’s a subtle difference between the two but one none the less.Īs I mentioned, arranged marriage books involve marriages arranged or decided by those who are not the two people entering into the marriage. I’m a stickler so I kept this list to arranged marriage books not marriage of convenience books. When an author does it right, they are often some of the best slow burn love stories!Īrranged marriage books can also often be the best enemies to lovers books, which are also favorites of mine because one or both characters resent the fact that they are forced into marriage and not given a choice as to who their partner should be. Since love is not the main reason for marriage in these books, I enjoy seeing how love does eventually grow between the main characters and blossom into something beautiful from something that didn’t exist before. Of course, I don’t believe in forcing anyone into marriage against their will or would ever condone that behavior, but I admit that I do love reading this romance trope. You can also find historical romance books with an arranged marriage storyline for the purpose of joining family dynasties, ensuring a suitable heir, or simply finding a partner to maintain the house. They typically fall into the mafia romance, royal romance or even office romance categories for a forced marriage can either secure alliances between made families, ensure the continuation of royal bloodlines or merge companies, secure contracts or ensure their future success. Many arranged marriage books are actually contemporary romance books.

You’d think all arranged marriage books are historical romance novels because a forced marriage where you don’t get to pick your partner is a thing of the past, but you’d be wrong!

They are marriages arranged by others to satisfy a need or reason instead of marriages chosen by the partners entering into the union.īecause the decision and choice is out of either both or one of the main characters’ hands, these are also considered forced marriage romance novels. Well, in the romance book world, these are the stories where the main characters are forced into marriage for reasons beyond their control. What exactly are arranged marriage books you may ask?

One arranged marriage book