title: Marriage by Design: A Novel
author:  Lynn Michaels 
description: Lynn Michaels, a three-time nominee for the Romance Writers of Americas RITA Award, is the author of more than a dozen novels and one novella. Her books have consistently appeared on the Waldenbooks bestseller list. She lives in Independence, Missouri, with her husband, their two sons, and three cats she calls the Little Queens. One of her most cherished possessions is a misspelled writing award. Visit the authors website at www.lynnmichaels.us or write to her at P.O. Box 520756, Independence, MO 64052.
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  # Here
  
  
  ## A Here in Lillyvale Novel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Jenny Bunting
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Jenny Bunting
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
  mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without
  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
  a book review.
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either
  products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance
  to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events or locales is
  entirely coincidental.
  
  
  
  
  
  Editing: Lopt and Cropt Editing
  
  
  Proofreading: Allusion Graphics, LLC
  
  
  Cover: Kari March Designs
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  For Jeremy, the smartest man alive for marrying me.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-27d11abb55464312a2186a018cad307d)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part00