It’s that time again!! Time for another book release! ENRICHED, the fourth book in my medieval series, Knights of Brethren, hit shelves this past Tuesday, July 12.
If you missed out on the first three books in the series, never fear. You can read them FREE on Kindle Unlimited. If you want to jump into the series with ENRICHED, you can do that too. One early reader said this:
“Enriched is the fourth book in the Knights of Brethren series. I hadn’t read any of the others yet but because of the fantastic storytelling I never felt lost and was able to pick up that the quest to find the chalice has been something ongoing in past books.”
ENRICHED was especially fun to write because it involves the popular trope of an arranged marriage. I absolutely adore writing marriages of conveniences (when a couple decides to get married based on a mutually beneficial reason). Arranged marriages are similar, except in this trope, the couple usually doesn’t have a say in the transaction. Instead, someone else—a parent, guardian, etc.—is making the plans for them, and they’re compelled to go along out of duty or some other reason.
Obviously, in our modern culture, we don’t see arranged marriages too often. But in the past, arranged marriages were much more common and advantageous to both parties and their families. The couple accepted a union that was practical and involved wealth, politics, or land. Love didn’t usually play a part in the equation.
As I said, it’s super fun to write an arranged marriage trope. Not only do I like all of the complications that come from such a union, but I like the forced proximity trope or the trapped trope that the lead couple faces. It’s always fun to put the two into situations that require them to get to know each other and, in the process, fall in love.
And then of course, with the arranged marriage trope, there’s always the question of will they or won’t they consummate their union. As a writer of sweet romances, I always keep my couples from having sex. However, I love manipulating the tension that comes from the growing attraction. The fact that they’re married gives me a little more leeway in putting them into romantic situations that add to the sizzle.
If you like the arranged marriage trope, then I invite you to give ENRICHED a try! Find out more information about the book HERE: http://jodyhedlund.com/books/enriched/ To read it FREE on Kindle Unlimited) go here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09QKNWQC2/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
What about YOU? Have you read any arranged marriage stories lately? What do you like about the arranged marriage trope?
Jody Hedlund
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