{"id":1900,"date":"2015-07-05T13:59:58","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T12:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/abbygreen\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=220"},"modified":"2015-08-25T21:11:25","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T20:11:25","slug":"the-spaniards-marriage-bargain","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-d18d8c2c81d10022ebd21ffa95322c35 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1900'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_two_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_two_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_two_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_two_fifth  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-42d85e5d42d4a3afb03a73e989228051\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-42d85e5d42d4a3afb03a73e989228051{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-42d85e5d42d4a3afb03a73e989228051 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-42d85e5d42d4a3afb03a73e989228051 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-42d85e5d42d4a3afb03a73e989228051 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Description<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>Back in her husband\u2019s bed\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rowan had discovered two things that would change her life forever. The first filled her with joy \u2013 she was pregnant! The second was something that she felt compelled to keep to herself \u2013 even from her husband\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Rowan had been Isandro Salazar\u2019s bride of convenience. But, knowing that he would never love her as she loved him, her choice was to make her unborn child her priority and then, once he was born, make her dark journey by herself\u2026<\/p>\n<p>But in Isandro\u2019s eyes Rowan\u2019s decision rendered her a gold-digger who had committed the worst possible crime. However, he couldn\u2019t stop her seeing her baby son \u2013 or deny that the passion between them was as raw and intense as ever\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='togglecontainer av-av_toggle_container-f0c39e76d1f074f51d6efd8dbfc052b2  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  toggle_close_all' >\n<section class='av_toggle_section av-av_toggle-f04bce2323acb8b5ce65ca4b0a8679a9'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-1' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-1'>Review of THE SPANIARD\u2019S MARRIAGE BARGAIN<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-1' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em><span class=\"title\">THE SPANIARD\u2019S MARRIAGE BARGAIN<\/span> (4) by Abby Green: When Rowan Carmichael agreed to a marriage of convenience with Isandro Vicario Salazar, she yearned for their attraction to develop into something more. But the unthinkable happens and she abandons him and their son, Zac, leaving her husband furious. Three years later, a surprise reunion causes Rowan to faint at Isandro\u2019s feet, but he thinks his money-hungry wife is just pretending to want to be part of her son\u2019s life. When she returns with him to the small town of Seville to prove her good intentions, Isandro cannot control his lustful reaction to the woman he plans to divorce. Readers will be quickly turning pages to see how this passionate and emotionally charged story unfolds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>~Sabrina Madan<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-42b83fc1d7e0886e3795b0f5da2f91a7\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-42b83fc1d7e0886e3795b0f5da2f91a7{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-42b83fc1d7e0886e3795b0f5da2f91a7 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_toggle_container  el_before_av_button '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-av_button-c92618446e5c68b64e558e8e19060c32-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><a href='#excerpt'  class='avia-button av-av_button-c92618446e5c68b64e558e8e19060c32 avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-dark'  ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read an Excerpt<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-f9c49c3d3336fc54a3f31ed109c785bd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-f9c49c3d3336fc54a3f31ed109c785bd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-f9c49c3d3336fc54a3f31ed109c785bd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_social_share '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-av_social_share-091364a88cbf1bf8768d3d05e1fe0801 av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this Book<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/&#038;t=The%20Spaniard%E2%80%99s%20Marriage%20Bargain' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The%20Spaniard%E2%80%99s%20Marriage%20Bargain&#038;url=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?p=1900' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-pinterest' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Pinterest\" href='https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabby-green.com%2Fportfolio-item%2Fthe-spaniards-marriage-bargain%2F&#038;description=The%20Spaniard%E2%80%99s%20Marriage%20Bargain&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fabby-green.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F07%2Fthe-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US-446x705.jpg' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f8' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Pinterest' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=The%20Spaniard%E2%80%99s%20Marriage%20Bargain&#038;body=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_two_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-7eb2f89975080eee9a2861781f5b107a\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-7eb2f89975080eee9a2861781f5b107a img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-7eb2f89975080eee9a2861781f5b107a .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-7eb2f89975080eee9a2861781f5b107a av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1825 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1825 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-UK.jpg\" alt='' title='the-spaniard&#039;s-marriage-bargain-UK'  height=\"712\" width=\"450\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-UK.jpg 450w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-UK-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-UK-446x705.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Mills &amp; Boon Modern Romance<\/strong><br \/>\nOctober 2008<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN<\/strong>: 0263864685<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_font_icon-87e18697cf03101a9a88f3bf0815db63\">\n.av_font_icon.av-av_font_icon-87e18697cf03101a9a88f3bf0815db63 .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-av_font_icon-87e18697cf03101a9a88f3bf0815db63 avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0263864685\/agreen-21' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue924' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span> BUY NOW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-5ac24b1f9c71722d978fee7ae7c004d0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5ac24b1f9c71722d978fee7ae7c004d0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-5ac24b1f9c71722d978fee7ae7c004d0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-5ac24b1f9c71722d978fee7ae7c004d0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-14  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-1826 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1826 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg\" alt='' title='the-spaniard&#039;s-marriage-bargain-US'  height=\"712\" width=\"450\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg 450w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US-446x705.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Harlequin Presents Extra<\/strong><br \/>\nJune 2009<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN<\/strong>: 0373527233<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_font_icon-f0c7c564ce00db721e8fa0c45cc4a21e\">\n.av_font_icon.av-av_font_icon-f0c7c564ce00db721e8fa0c45cc4a21e .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-av_font_icon-f0c7c564ce00db721e8fa0c45cc4a21e avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0373527233\/agreen-20' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue924' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span> BUY NOW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-60e65def2443d4fedd70f2f69834ac0f av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-aa423a153c56595ada845c7c894d92f7\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-aa423a153c56595ada845c7c894d92f7 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-aa423a153c56595ada845c7c894d92f7 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-aa423a153c56595ada845c7c894d92f7 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-353 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-353 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/His-Suitable-Bride2.jpg\" alt='' title='His-Suitable-Bride'  height=\"712\" width=\"450\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/His-Suitable-Bride2.jpg 450w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/His-Suitable-Bride2-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/His-Suitable-Bride2-446x705.jpg 446w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Also contained in the Anthology<\/strong><br \/>\nHis Suitable Bride<br \/>\nMarch 1, 2012<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_font_icon-b6eff3ea5de23d31d57b8b19623b7c8f\">\n.av_font_icon.av-av_font_icon-b6eff3ea5de23d31d57b8b19623b7c8f .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-av_font_icon-b6eff3ea5de23d31d57b8b19623b7c8f avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/ebooks\/dp\/B006PHODAU\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1439551310&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=His+Suitable+Bride+Abby+Green' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue924' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span> BUY NOW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-a39f1395b9c26d6fce19cea65cb3b34b\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-a39f1395b9c26d6fce19cea65cb3b34b{\nbackground-color:#f6f6f6;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='excerpt'  class='avia-section av-av_section-a39f1395b9c26d6fce19cea65cb3b34b main_color avia-section-large avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1900'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-352b07ef7d3bc99b2e9f92e7a9e06bdb av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-22  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-16b6c90d55d7f1aa8be9bd43e81fe658\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-16b6c90d55d7f1aa8be9bd43e81fe658{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-16b6c90d55d7f1aa8be9bd43e81fe658 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  excerpt flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a68ad2dea2f1b44df97ff973cba5613c\">\n#top .hr.av-av_hr-a68ad2dea2f1b44df97ff973cba5613c{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-av_hr-a68ad2dea2f1b44df97ff973cba5613c .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a68ad2dea2f1b44df97ff973cba5613c hr-custom  avia-builder-el-24  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:42px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:42px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-7606da863e2a16d0a9e2419ce0bf0145 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Excerpt from<\/p>\n<\/div><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-35972167d9f102c5ddaec0c531c98b9e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Rowan Carmichael faltered slightly as she stepped into the minimalist lobby of the small boutique hotel, she hadn\u2019t realised it was so exclusive. Even though she was well dressed, well enough to look as if she belonged here, she felt as though everyone must surely be able to see under her skin\u2026to the very heart of her that beat so unsteadily. God. It had been so long since she\u2019d been in a place like this. Another lifetime, another woman. She should have picked a more down at heel hotel. This kind of hushed luxuriousness reminded her of too much and made the skin on the back of her neck prickle\u2026which was crazy.<\/p>\n<p>She was completely oblivious to the several appreciative looks she drew with her dark red hair and flawless creamy skin, which contrasted with her ever so slightly awkward grace as she moved.<\/p>\n<p>Her expressive full mouth tightened as she looked for a seat willing herself not to let the rising panic overwhelm her. She couldn\u2019t think of the past now, it was gone and with it \u2013 her step faltered again as a slicing pain ripped through her stunning her with its intensity. With its rawness, its newness\u2026even though it was old. And she felt old, a lot older than her twenty seven years.<\/p>\n<p>She found an empty seat and sank into gratefully. Within moments a waiter had come to take her order of earl grey tea. She sat back and crossed her legs taking a deep breath. She had to get it together, had to be in control and above all calm.<\/p>\n<p>She would have to discuss with a solicitor in less than ten minutes how she could best contact the husband she\u2019d walked away from two years ago\u2026and her baby \u2013 that slicing pain gripped her again and she was made aware how tenuous her control was. She needed time to gather herself, perhaps she\u2019d been silly scheduling the appointment so soon; she was literally just off the train. This was the first time she was out in public again in two years. In the busy heaving metropolis of London. Somewhere she\u2019d truly never expected to be, ever again.<\/p>\n<p>No. She couldn\u2019t think like that. She\u2019d be fine. After all hadn\u2019t she been through so much worse?<\/p>\n<p>This was the first day of the rest of her life. A new page, a new chapter.<\/p>\n<p><em>A new beginning.<\/em> And perhaps\u2026a tiny alien bird of hope fluttered in her chest, perhaps another chance at happiness? Even though in truth, she\u2019d had precious little happiness in her life so far\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Just then her attention was taken by a little boy who was running and fell headlong at her feet on the marble floor. With instinctive and unquestioning swiftness, Rowan was out of her seat and bending to lift the boy up gently, her hands under his arms, a reassuring smile on her face.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s ok sweetheart, I don\u2019t think you\u2019ve really hurt yourself have you? You look like a very brave boy.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He stood unsteadily on chubby legs, his face veering between crying and not crying, a lip wobbled. He was adorable. Dark blonde hair, olive skin\u2026and huge eyes\u2026they were the colour of violets. Unusual and distinctive.<\/p>\n<p><em>Too<\/em> unusual and distinctive.<\/p>\n<p>Shock slammed into Rowan like a punch in the gut. They were in fact, the exact same unique shade of violet that looked back at her in her own mirror every day. With that thought came a surge of something so instinctive, so primal, <em>so inexplicable<\/em>\u2026Rowan felt the world flip over and right itself again at an angle.<\/p>\n<p>She held onto the boy. He\u2019d obviously decided against crying and looked at her guilelessly, his mouth cracking into a huge grin, showing tiny baby teeth. He rubbed his forehead and babbled something unintelligible but she didn\u2019t hear him. The shock was so intense that she couldn\u2019t breathe with it.<\/p>\n<p>This couldn\u2019t be him\u2026<em>couldn\u2019t be<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Had she dreamt of this moment for so long that she was hallucinating?<\/p>\n<p>That was it. And perhaps arriving back like this was too much\u2026perhaps\u2026but as she looked into his face, those eyes, she knew rationally it couldn\u2019t be possible\u2026yet\u2026 her heart told another story. Every instinct clamouring loudly.<\/p>\n<p>She started to feel slightly desperate. Was this going to happen every time she saw a boy his age? Surely someone had to see her, had to <em>know<\/em>. Had to take him away from her because she didn\u2019t think she would be able to move, ever again. Or let him go.<\/p>\n<p>Black shod feet had appeared behind the boy. A man. There was a blur of movement and she had a sense of his size, his magnetism, even just in that quick moment as he bent down to pick the little boy up. His scent washed over her. <em>It was familiar.<\/em> Her heart had already stopped beating. Blood froze in her veins. Her hands dropped.<\/p>\n<p>A coolly cultivated deep voice came from far above her head. The man spoke with a slight accent that was barely noticeable, \u2018\u2026need eyes in the back of your head, they move so fast\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>She couldn\u2019t believe what she was hearing, or seeing. He was tall, so tall that even when Rowan stood fully \u2013 she didn\u2019t know <em>how<\/em> \u2013 he towered over her own not inconsiderable height. He was so sinfully handsome that her brain seized, exactly the way it had when she had seen him for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>This couldn\u2019t be happening. This was too too cruel. Life <em>couldn\u2019t<\/em> be this harsh. And yet, she knew well that it could.<\/p>\n<p>He was still talking. And then abruptly he stopped, the warm smile faded. Dark blonde brows drew together over piercingly light blue eyes. The colour of blue ice. They pierced all the way through to Rowan\u2019s heart and soul, ripping her open. Laying her bare to the myriad expressions crossing his face; the shock of recognition, disbelief\u2026and then something much more potent. Disgust, anger\u2026hatred. <em>Rejection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Rowan felt her mouth move as if to speak. But nothing came out. Everything seemed to hurtle around them in fast forward, but they were cocooned in an invisible bubble. Suspended in time. She looked at the little boy held high in his arms and that was her downfall. She felt like her heart would explode. It was all too much. She had one coherent thought before she slid into a dead faint at her husband\u2019s feet: my baby.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-2a64de42b738552fe666ca889af77e28 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click to Learn More<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[21],"portfolio_entries":[23],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Click to Learn More\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Abby Green\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-08-25T20:11:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"712\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"13 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/\",\"name\":\"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-07-05T12:59:58+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-08-25T20:11:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg\",\"width\":450,\"height\":712},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/\",\"name\":\"Abby Green\",\"description\":\"USA Today Bestselling Author\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green","og_description":"Click to Learn More","og_url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/","og_site_name":"Abby Green","article_modified_time":"2015-08-25T20:11:25+00:00","og_image":[{"width":450,"height":712,"url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"13 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/","name":"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain - Abby Green","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg","datePublished":"2015-07-05T12:59:58+00:00","dateModified":"2015-08-25T20:11:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain-US.jpg","width":450,"height":712},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-spaniards-marriage-bargain\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Spaniard\u2019s Marriage Bargain"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/","name":"Abby Green","description":"USA Today Bestselling Author","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/1900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1900"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=1900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}