He Left Me a Widow; I Became a Queen

The Synopsis

What it's about

Five years of love, three years of marriage. Odette Sinclair was certain she would spend eternity with Kaelen Crestwell. When news of his death in a plane crash shattered her world, she was prepared to follow him into the grave, believing not even death could do them part. Until she discovered the truth: he wasn't dead. He had merely faked his end to become a husband to another and father her child. With her devotion turned to ash, she puts an end to the absurd charade and agrees to an arranged marriage with Aethelgard's most powerful and revered tycoon, Alastair Blackwood. High society is in an uproar. Whispers fly that Alastair must have a hidden defect to settle for a widow. Even Odette believes it's a simple marriage of convenience. "If you're unable," she offers reasonably, "we can adopt a child." Pinning her by the waist, he murmurs, "If you want a child, Mrs. Blackwood, just say so. Why be so coy?" His friends mock him for playing the fool for another man's wife. Alastair just scoffs. "What's wrong with being devoted? In the end, I'll have everything I've ever wanted." They laugh, but they don't know the years of silent suffering his secret love has cost him or just how hard he fought to finally win her.