The Ruthless Laird’s Contract Bride

The Highland Marriage Ledger: Book 1

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Forced Marriage, Highlander Romance, Scottish Romance, Victorian, Historical, Novels, and Debut

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Apr 4, 2026

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The Ruthless Laird’s Contract Bride

The Highland Marriage Ledger: Book 1

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A forced marriage. A ruthless laird. A love neither of them expected.

Ruined in London and unwanted by society, Lady Elspeth Hale agrees to a practical marriage with a feared Highland laird who needs a wife before his enemies strip him of everything. Their bargain is meant to be cold, temporary in spirit if not in law, and useful to them both. But in the wild Highlands, where danger stalks the halls and someone wants their union to fail, Elspeth and Thorne discover that the most perilous part of their marriage is not the contract that bound them. It is the love neither of them expected to find.

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Genres

Forced Marriage, Highlander Romance, Scottish Romance, Victorian, Historical, Novels, and Debut

Type of Ending

Series

The Highland Marriage Ledger — Book 1

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Publication Date

Apr 4, 2026

Page Length

325 pages

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Author

Marilyn Johnson writes warm, emotional historical romances filled with sharp heroines, complicated men, and hard-won happy endings. Her novels blend sweeping atmosphere, family tension, and slow-burning love in richly imagined settings. When she isn’t writing, she’s usually researching old houses, forgotten customs, and the kinds of secrets that change lives.