A Perilous Marriage

Download A Perilous Marriage full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online A Perilous Marriage ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

A Perilous Marriage

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (11 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Marriage by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book A Perilous Marriage written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2021-06-13 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Eris wants is a love match... Miss Eris Tumilson longs for a love match. Unfortunately, being a wallflower who spends most of her time reading and doing embroidery isn't the kind of thing that attracts gentlemen. But, at long last, the spinster gets her chance. Her brother arranges a marriage for her with the Duke of Jowett. When her new husband dies on their wedding night, her hopes are dashed. There will be no love match. There's not even the prospect of a child on the way. Though a widow, she might as well still be a spinster. Then Mr. Charles Duff comes along to visit her, and something begins to stir up within her that she was determined to put behind her once and for all: the desire for a love match. All Charles wants is to prove his friend was murdered... Charles would rather focus on his investments than take a wife. But when his friend dies on his wedding night, he knows it's not from natural causes. His friend was murdered. And he's sure Eris did it. The problem? He has to prove it since no one believes him. So he comes up with a plan to make Eris believe he's fallen in love with her. Little does he realize that as soon as he steps through the doorway of her townhouse, he'll start to discover that this shy wallflower is a hidden gem among ladies...and it'll be difficult to tell the difference between pretending to be in love and really being in love.

A Perilous Marriage

Author : Isobel Kelly
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781519246295
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (462 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Marriage by : Isobel Kelly

Download or read book A Perilous Marriage written by Isobel Kelly and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucie has determined never to marry despite her grandmother's future plans. But the sudden death of her guardian precipitates a crisis, and Lucie is forced to choose. Richard seems the lesser of two evils, and he has promised an annulment - a tempting solution to a dangerous dilemma that will allow her to escape a menacing courtship by a man she loathes. But can she trust a stranger she has only just met? Or will she find herself trapped in an equally perilous marriage? This is a tale of two very different houses, the people who lived within them, and the love and hatred that held them captive.

A Perilous Marriage (a hero pretends to be in love with the heroine Regency romance)

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Marriage (a hero pretends to be in love with the heroine Regency romance) by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book A Perilous Marriage (a hero pretends to be in love with the heroine Regency romance) written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Eris wants is a love match… Miss Eris Tumilson longs for a love match. Unfortunately, being a wallflower who spends most of her time reading and doing embroidery isn’t the kind of thing that attracts gentlemen. But, at long last, the spinster gets her chance. Her brother arranges a marriage for her with the Duke of Jowett. When her new husband dies on their wedding night, her hopes are dashed. There will be no love match. There’s not even the prospect of a child on the way. Though a widow, she might as well still be a spinster. Then Mr. Charles Duff comes along to visit her, and something begins to stir up within her that she was determined to put behind her once and for all: the desire for a love match. All Charles wants is to prove his friend was murdered… Charles would rather focus on his investments than take a wife. But when his friend dies on his wedding night, he knows it’s not from natural causes. His friend was murdered. And he’s sure Eris did it. The problem? He has to prove it since no one believes him. So he comes up with a plan to make Eris believe he’s fallen in love with her. Little does he realize that as soon as he steps through the doorway of her townhouse, he’ll start to discover that this shy wallflower is a hidden gem among ladies…and it’ll be difficult to tell the difference between pretending to be in love and really being in love. *Charles originally showed up in Kidnapping the Viscount. Eris originally showed up in The Reclusive Earl.

A Perilous Marriage

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781005305215
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (52 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Marriage by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book A Perilous Marriage written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All Eris wants is a love match...Miss Eris Tumilson longs for a love match. Unfortunately, being a wallflower who spends most of her time reading and doing embroidery isn't the kind of thing that attracts gentlemen. But, at long last, the spinster gets her chance. Her brother arranges a marriage for her with the Duke of Jowett.When her new husband dies on their wedding night, her hopes are dashed. There will be no love match. There's not even the prospect of a child on the way. Though a widow, she might as well still be a spinster.Then Mr. Charles Duff comes along to visit her, and something begins to stir up within her that she was determined to put behind her once and for all: the desire for a love match.All Charles wants is to prove his friend was murdered...Charles would rather focus on his investments than take a wife. But when his friend dies on his wedding night, he knows it's not from natural causes. His friend was murdered. And he's sure Eris did it.The problem? He has to prove it since no one believes him. So he comes up with a plan to make Eris believe he's fallen in love with her.Little does he realize that as soon as he steps through the doorway of her townhouse, he'll start to discover that this shy wallflower is a hidden gem among ladies...and it'll be difficult to tell the difference between pretending to be in love and really being in love.*Charles originally showed up in Kidnapping the Viscount (Marriage by Fate Series: Book 5).

The Cursed Earl

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Cursed Earl by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book The Cursed Earl written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Algernon Wright, the Earl of Draconhawthshire, takes great care to avoid bad luck. Over the years, he’s learned to sway good luck in his favor, and because of that, he’s managed to avoid many unlucky incidents. The only thing he can’t change, however, is the curse that hovers over his life. On his twenty-fifth birthday, Algernon is doomed to die. That leaves him only one year to get married so he can pass on his title to an heir. Ideally, the lady he marries will be a spinster who isn’t all that interested in marriage but will be happy to be a mother. Then, when he dies early, neither one of them will miss each other. Instead of the old spinster he hopes to find, however, he comes across Miss Reina Livingstone. She is vibrant and full of life. She gives him the one thing he lost over the years: hope. Reina knows Algernon believes he’s cursed, but she doesn’t. The poor gentleman has lived under the heaviness of sorrow for so long that he hasn’t really learned to enjoy life. He deserves a love match. And she’s going to make it her mission to marry him, regardless of whether it brings good or bad luck.

Perilous Journey

Author : Patricia Sutherland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780882822266
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Perilous Journey by : Patricia Sutherland

Download or read book Perilous Journey written by Patricia Sutherland and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful, life-affirming true story begins like a fairy tale come true when attractive, assertive and well-educated Patty Sutherland meets a handsome prince from Malaysia and they fall in love. At his insistence Patty converts to the Muslim faith so they can marry. They settle on an idyllic island resort he owns in the South China Sea. Soon their happiness is enhanced by the birth of a daughter and later a son. But as time passes, Patty begins to see another dimension of the man and the family into which she married: they are violent, amoral and involved with the Muslim extremist group which consorts in secret to bring down the West. Realizing she and her children have to get away, Patty tells her husband the marriage is over. Immediately, he snatches the children's passports and demands Patty leave the country alone or, he threatens, he will have her and the children killed.In the next years, as she travels between America and Malaysia trying to get custody, Patty sees that even with the excellent lawyer she has hired, there will be no justice since the all-powerful Islamic clergy close to her husband rule the religious court system.Finally, Patty realizes the only way to rescue her children is to smuggle them past the extremists guarding them. And she begins to plan, as the story accelerates with chilling momentum, their escape to freedom...a perilous journey.

Nelly's Mail Order Husband

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Nelly's Mail Order Husband by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book Nelly's Mail Order Husband written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valentine Silverton has enjoyed comfort and luxury his entire life. Then, all at once, the family fortune vanishes, and he’s a pauper. The only recourse he has is to find a wealthy heiress. But he doesn’t want to just find just any wealthy heiress. He wants to find one he can fall in love with. Since there are no suitable prospects in his area, he takes his friend’s advice and becomes a mail-order husband. Nelly Larson grew up on a farm, and she loves everything about it. She loves the life so much, in fact, that she got her own homestead. The last thing she wants is to be strapped to one of the men in town who think her place is in the kitchen. She’s going to keep her independence, and keeping her independence will require her to avoid marriage at all costs. Nelly’s sisters, however, can’t believe Nelly will truly be happy if she doesn’t get married. Romance, after all, is one of life’s most wonderful experiences. When they come upon Valentine’s ad, they know he’ll be perfect for her. So they take matters into their own hands and answer his ad on Nelly’s behalf. Valentine thinks Nelly is the one answering his ad, and at once, he’s intrigued by her. He has no idea what a homestead is, but he assumes that a young woman who owns land and runs her own business must have lots of money. Excited, he runs off to Omaha to marry her. The day comes when the two meet, and it’s at that time they realize they’ve been set up. Since Valentine has no money, he can’t leave Omaha. He has to marry Nelly. Even if she doesn’t have much, she has a place to live and food to eat. In exchange for marriage, he promises Nelly he won’t hinder her independence. Thankfully, she agrees to marry him. But Valentine kind of likes Nelly, and he’s determined to show her that some things are worth giving up total independence for…and love just happens to be one of them.

A Perilous Undertaking

Author : Deanna Raybourn
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451476158
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Undertaking by : Deanna Raybourn

Download or read book A Perilous Undertaking written by Deanna Raybourn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visiting a ladies-only club for intrepid women, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell is challenged to save a society art patron from execution.

The Marriage Book

Author : Lisa Grunwald
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1439169675
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (391 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Marriage Book by : Lisa Grunwald

Download or read book The Marriage Book written by Lisa Grunwald and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive anthology of wisdom and wit about one of life’s most complex, intriguing, and personal subjects. When and whom do you marry? How do you keep a spouse content? Do all engaged couples get cold feet? How cold is so cold that you should pivot and flee? Where and how do children fit in? Is infidelity always wrong? In this volume, you won’t find a single answer to your questions about marriage; you will find hundreds. Spanning centuries and cultures, sources and genres, The Marriage Book offers entries from ancient history and modern politics, poetry and pamphlets, plays and songs, newspaper ads and postcards. It is an A to Z compendium, exploring topics from Adam and Eve to Anniversaries, Fidelity to Freedom, Separations to Sex. In this volume, you’ll hear from novelists, clergymen, sex experts, and presidents, with guest appearances by the likes of Liz and Dick, Ralph and Alice, Louis CK, and Neil Patrick Harris. Casanova calls marriage the tomb of love, and Stephen King calls it his greatest accomplishment. With humor, perspective, breadth, and warmth, The Marriage Book is sure to become a classic.

A Good Marriage

Author : Kimberly McCreight
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062367706
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Good Marriage by : Kimberly McCreight

Download or read book A Good Marriage written by Kimberly McCreight and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COMING SOON FROM AMAZON AND NICOLE KIDMAN’S BLOSSOM FILMS A New York Times Summer Reads Selection | A People Best Book of the Summer | A Library Reads Pick | A Book Riot Addictive New Thriller to Add to Your TBR Pile | A Book of the Month Selection | A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Pick | A Bookish Most-Anticipated Novel | A Good Morning America "Binge This!" Pick Big Little Lies meets Presumed Innocent in this “irresistible domestic drama” (Washington Post) from the New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia, in which a woman’s brutal murder reveals the perilous compromises some couples make—and the secrets they keep—in order to stay together. Lizzie Kitsakis is working late when she gets the call. Grueling hours are standard at elite law firms like Young & Crane, but they’d be easier to swallow if Lizzie was there voluntarily. Until recently, she’d been a happily underpaid federal prosecutor. That job and her brilliant, devoted husband Sam—she had everything she’d ever wanted. And then, suddenly, it all fell apart. No. That’s a lie. It wasn’t sudden, was it? Long ago the cracks in Lizzie’s marriage had started to show. She was just good at averting her eyes. The last thing Lizzie needs right now is a call from an inmate at Rikers asking for help—even if Zach Grayson is an old friend. But Zach is desperate: his wife, Amanda, has been found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their Brooklyn brownstone. And Zach’s the primary suspect. As Lizzie is drawn into the dark heart of idyllic Park Slope, she learns that Zach and Amanda weren’t what they seemed—and that their friends, a close-knit group of fellow parents at the exclusive Brooklyn Country Day school, might be protecting troubling secrets of their own. In the end, she’s left wondering not only whether her own marriage can be saved, but what it means to have a good marriage in the first place.

An Earl In Time (a Regency Fairytale Romance)

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis An Earl In Time (a Regency Fairytale Romance) by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book An Earl In Time (a Regency Fairytale Romance) written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willow Knudson just inherited an English estate that she intends to sell. There are two problems. One, she’s unable to sign the contract, and two, she can’t even leave the property. She’s not superstitious by nature, but common sense tells her something strange is going on. In 1817, Julian Azazel, the Earl of Blackwell, went to his country estate to tend to his father’s funeral. That evening a missive came from a stranger warning him that when the clock struck midnight, he was going to be cursed to relive the same day. He laughed it off and threw the missive in the fire. Two centuries later, he’s no longer laughing. The curse is real. From before they were born, Willow and Julian were destined to meet on June 17, 1817. Willow had assumed wealthy and titled gentlemen would be snobs, but Julian turns out to be the kindest person she’s ever met. And even better, he’s more attractive in person than he was in his portrait. It’s enough of a temptation to convince her to stay in the past forever. At long last, the aching loneliness that has plagued Julian’s life for centuries is at an end. Not only is there someone who understands what he has been going through, but she’s far lovelier than he recalls any of the ladies in London being. But isn’t it selfish to ask a lady from another time to give up everything to live under a curse with him? The path to happy endings can get complicated, especially when magic is involved. This fairytale romance features a dark villain, a curse, fairies, a hero who is an earl from the Regency era, and a heroine from modern times. People who enjoy Grimm’s fairy tales and romance will enjoy this tale of true love conquering the darkest of curses. Please note: This is a standalone book. It is not part of a series.

Interview for a Wife (a marriage of convenience historical western romance)

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Interview for a Wife (a marriage of convenience historical western romance) by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book Interview for a Wife (a marriage of convenience historical western romance) written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A widowed father of two bound to a wheelchair and a barren widow looking for a place to stay might discover that despite one's imperfections, love is possible. *********** When her husband died, Deanne Grayson didn’t shed a tear. She did, however, worry that his death meant she’d have to return to her hometown in Kentucky. Fortunately, she stumbles upon an ad in the paper from a man in Lincoln, Nebraska who is interviewing for a wife. Widower Bill Harvey is in need of a wife to help him run his general store. Plus, it would be nice to have help raising his two young children. But being confined to a wheelchair doesn’t exactly make him confident when it comes to a more intimate union with a woman. So when Deanne comes in for an interview, he makes a stipulation. He’ll marry her, but they won’t be consummating the marriage. So the marriage will be more of a partnership than a romance. A marriage of convenience suits Deanne just fine. She’s not looking for love. As long as she doesn’t have to return to her hometown, she’ll be happy. It’s not long before Bill starts to have desires he put behind him after the accident that confined him to a wheelchair. Yes, it was his decision to treat their marriage like a partnership, but after he gets to know her, he starts to want more. Exactly how can he, someone who is only half a man, expect a woman to want a real marriage with him?

A Perilous Pal

Author : Laura Bradford
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593334787
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (933 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Pal by : Laura Bradford

Download or read book A Perilous Pal written by Laura Bradford and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Entrepreneur Emma Westlake’s new business is booming until her latest client is arrested for murder in this new Friend for Hire Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Laura Bradford. Emma Westlake, proprietor of A Friend for Hire, finds a heart-wrenching email from a prospective client in her inbox. The email is from Kim Felder, a woman struggling with empty-nest syndrome and an out of left field divorce. Determined to help get Kim in a better headspace, Emma suggests she draft a bucket list of things she has always wanted to do in life but has put off in favor of taking care of everyone else. Together, they fill that list with fun baking classes, traveling, and dancing in the middle of the street for no reason. Kim also adds in some hilarious items about getting even with her ex. But all laughter ends when Kim’s ex winds up dead via one of the ideas Kim proposed. Now, Kim is Deputy Jack Riordan’s lone suspect in a murder Emma knows she did not commit. Emma will have to put her budding relationship with the deputy on the line to corner a cunning killer.

Here and Now and Then

Author : Mike Chen
Publisher : MIRA
ISBN 13 : 1488099588
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (88 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Here and Now and Then by : Mike Chen

Download or read book Here and Now and Then written by Mike Chen and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Star Wars: Brotherhood A Goodreads Choice Awards 2019 Semifinalist One of BookBub’s Best Science Fiction Books of 2019 One of Book Riot’s Best Books of 2019 So Far One of The Nerd Daily’s Best Debut Novels of 2019 Featured in The Millions “A Year in Reading” One of Entropy’s Best Fiction Books of 2019 He’ll go anywhere and any when to save his daughter Kin Stewart is an everyday family man: working in IT, trying to keep the spark in his marriage, struggling to connect with his teenage daughter. But his current life is a far cry from his previous career…as a time-traveling secret agent from over a century in the future. Stranded in suburban San Francisco since the 1990s after a botched mission, Kin has kept his past hidden from everyone around him, until one afternoon, his “rescue” team arrives—eighteen years too late. Their mission: return Kin to 2142, where he’s been gone only weeks, not years, and where another family is waiting for him. A family he can’t remember. Torn between two lives, Kin’s desperate efforts to stay connected to both will threaten to destroy the agency and even history itself. With his daughter’s very existence at risk, he will have to take one final trip to save her—even if it means breaking all the rules of time travel in the process. “Heartfelt and thrilling… Chen’s concept is unique, and [his characters’] agony is deeply moving. Quick pacing, complex characters, and a fascinating premise.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

The Earl's Secret Bargain

Author : Ruth Ann Nordin
Publisher : Ruth Ann Nordin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Earl's Secret Bargain by : Ruth Ann Nordin

Download or read book The Earl's Secret Bargain written by Ruth Ann Nordin and published by Ruth Ann Nordin. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Davenport and Lord Pennella have just made a bet for the hand of Miss Regina Giles. The gentleman she chooses wins the loser’s estate. It’s the most daring wager at White’s, and quite possibly the most foolish. Toby York, the Earl of Davenport, knew it was a mistake to make the wager when Lord Pennella stormed into White’s bragging that he could get any lady he wished. Toby really should have kept his mouth shut. But he didn’t. And now there are only three things he can do to protect Miss Giles. One, he must get her to choose him instead of Pennella. Two, he must make sure she never finds out about the wager. And three, he must quietly break off the engagement so that she is free to marry a gentleman worthy of her. As long as he doesn’t fall in love with her, there should be no problems. Too bad things never work out the way they’re planned.

A Perilous Secret

Author : Charles Reade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Perilous Secret by : Charles Reade

Download or read book A Perilous Secret written by Charles Reade and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wedlocked

Author : Katherine Franke
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479815748
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Wedlocked by : Katherine Franke

Download or read book Wedlocked written by Katherine Franke and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares today’s same-sex marriage movement to the experiences of black people in the mid-nineteenth century. The staggering string of victories by the gay rights movement’s campaign for marriage equality raises questions not only about how gay people have been able to successfully deploy marriage to elevate their social and legal reputation, but also what kind of freedom and equality the ability to marry can mobilize. Wedlocked turns to history to compare today’s same-sex marriage movement to the experiences of newly emancipated black people in the mid-nineteenth century, when they were able to legally marry for the first time. Maintaining that the transition to greater freedom was both wondrous and perilous for newly emancipated people, Katherine Franke relates stories of former slaves’ involvements with marriage and draws lessons that serve as cautionary tales for today’s marriage rights movements. While “be careful what you wish for” is a prominent theme, they also teach us how the rights-bearing subject is inevitably shaped by the very rights they bear, often in ways that reinforce racialized gender norms and stereotypes. Franke further illuminates how the racialization of same-sex marriage has redounded to the benefit of the gay rights movement while contributing to the ongoing subordination of people of color and the diminishing reproductive rights of women. Like same-sex couples today, freed African-American men and women experienced a shift in status from outlaws to in-laws, from living outside the law to finding their private lives organized by law and state licensure. Their experiences teach us the potential and the perils of being subject to legal regulation: rights—and specifically the right to marriage—can both burden and set you free.