The Marriage Bargain (2012) (edit title/settings)

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• Alexandria Maria McKenzie: Known as 'Alexa;' Feisty heroine. Owner of BookCrazy, a bookstore; Needs money to help her parents pay off their mortgage before they lose their home; Marries Nick in a marriage of convenience; Best friends with Maggie Ryan
• Nick Ryan: Architect and owner of DreamScapes; Maggie's brother; Is required to be married in order to receive what his uncle Earl left for him in his will; Billionaire
• Maggie Ryan: Nick's sister and Alexa's best friend; Photographer;
• Jed Ryan: Nick and Maggie's horrible, unloving, playboy of a father; currently on his fourth marriage
• Jim McKenzie: Alexa's father who's been given a second chance by his family; Has a heart condition
• Maria McKenzie: Alexa's mother
• Uncle Earl: Nick's uncle; now deceased; put a marriage requirement for Nick in his will;
• Gabriella: Nick's girlfriend before he marries Alexa; a model
• Isabella McKenzie: one of Alexa's younger sisters; twin to Genevieve
• Genevieve McKenzie: one of Alexa's younger sisters; twin to Isabella
• Taylor McKenzie: Alexa's 3-year-old niece.
• Gina McKenzie: Alexa's sister-in-law; Married to Lance and mother of Taylor
• Lancelot "Lance" McKenzie: Alexa's older brother; Married to Gina and father to Taylor
• Count Michael Conte: Owns pastry business in Italy; Prospective investor in the waterfront project that Nick hopes to nail down for his business
• Hyoshi Komo: Japaness business man and possilble investor in the waterfront project Nick is trying to nail down for his business;

Quotes edit see section history

• “It's always been you. I don't want anybody else; I don't dream about anybody else. It's only you.”

  Nick

• “I’m not a poet. But my wife is. She taught me to look for the extraordinary in the simplicity. She taught me about emotion, and truth, and second chances. You see, I never realized a person can keep giving everything with no thought to take. Alexa, you changed my life, but I was too afraid to reach for it. I believed I wasn’t good enough. Now I realize the truth.”

  Nick

• “She narrowed her eyes. "I see you're the same overbearing bully who teased me about my chest size. Some things don't change.""I guess you're right. Some things remain the same. Others keep expanding."She smiled, "and other things remain small."”

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• New York

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by The Marriage Trap.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Jennifer Probst (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Notes for Parents edit see section history

sexual content

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• Jennifer Probst: Author's website

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