

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?
