A Bachelor Husband

"A Bachelor Husband" by Ruby M. Ayres is a romance novel set in the early 1900s that captures the tangled connection between Marie Chester and Christopher Lawless, who were raised as siblings, face a challenge under the constraints of expectations of society and family as their lives become irreversibly linked through an arrangement tied to a family inheritance. Marie, who has always adored Christopher, finds their relationship tested as Christopher becomes more distant and the arrangement of inheritance leads them to marriage. Their shared history turns into a complex web of unfulfilled desires, misunderstandings, and insecurities that sets the stage for a journey full of loyalty and the often painful realities of love.