[Political intrigue] + [Two equally matched leads]+ [Mutual devotion]+ [Redemption]+ [Unconventional wastrel] + [Fake marriage, real love] + [Path to an official title]
Clear-headed, independent heroine who isn’t ruled by love / Hero who appears to be a wastrel but is actually devoted / Marriage before love / Mutual devotion / Face-slapping and punishing scoundrels / A mix of sweetness and satisfaction
My half-sister schemed to make me take her place and marry a wastrel. I planned to coast through life, only to discover that my husband was putting on an act and was wholeheartedly determined to earn me an official title.