THE BRIDE THEY GAVE AWAY
Novel By Debby Â
On her sisterâs wedding day, everything falls apart.
Rumors swirl that the groom is crippled, poor, and an illegitimate child. Determined to protect her familyâs reputation, their mother makes a shocking decisionâshe forces her quiet, overlooked younger daughter to take her sisterâs place at the altar.
Humbled, humiliated, and powerless, she steps into a marriage everyone expects to be miserable.
But the man she married is nothing like sheâor anyoneâexpects. Strange things begin to happen, whispers of wealth, influence, and power follow him everywhere, and suddenly, the life she thought she was trapped in becomes unpredictable and dangerous.
Now, the woman everyone overlooked must navigate a web of secrets, betrayal, and desiresâand discover whether this forced marriage is her undoing⌠or her greatest chance at love.
And when the truth finally comes to light, what will become of her mother, her sister, and everyone who betrayed her? Will they pay the priceâor be left in the shadows of her triumph?