Characters enter marriage for practical reasons - immigration, inheritance, business deals, or family pressure. What starts as a business arrangement gradually evolves into genuine love as they navigate married life together.
Establish clear, compelling reasons for the marriage arrangement
Create specific rules and boundaries they agree to follow
Show gradual blurring of professional and personal lines
Use domestic scenes to build intimacy and connection
Address the moment when contract becomes real relationship
Include a crisis that forces them to choose love or convenience
Characters enter marriage for practical reasons - immigration, inheritance, business deals, or family pressure. What starts as a business arrangement gradually evolves into genuine love as they navigate married life together.
Establish clear, compelling reasons for the marriage arrangement Create specific rules and boundaries they agree to follow Show gradual blurring of professional and personal lines
Popular marriage of convenience books include "The Proposal" by Jasmine Guillory, "The Kiss Quotient" by Helen Hoang, "A Deal with the Devil" by Elizabeth O'Roark.
Marriage of Convenience is searched 150 times per month, making it one of the most popular romance tropes. Readers love the built-in forced proximity and daily intimacy