This week, we breakdown Ines’s favorite trope to write: the Marriage of Convenience story (MoC), where characters marry for reasons other than love, such as financial gain or social necessity. 

Forget something borrowed or blue, Ines presents her Seven Must-haves to Successfully Pull Off a MoC as she and Leslye explore this compelling romantic trope, its enduring appeal, and its reflection of changing societal views on relationships.

More info on The Twelve Stages of Intimacy- https://www.noblechoices.org/12-stages-of-intimacy/

BOOKS MENTIONED:

The Wall of Winnipeg and Me https://amzn.to/3vCmXlz 

Noelle Adam’s MoC series:

• Convenient Marriages https://amzn.to/3O49IjN 

The Interstellar Brides series by Grace Goodwin https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB 

Heroes of Chance Creek series by Cora Seton https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB 

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas (Derek Craven’s book) https://amzn.to/4b1gPDB 

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas (Lord St. Vincent’s book) https://amzn.to/48VYJRm 

Marrying Winterbourne by Lisa Kleypas (Rhys Winterbourne’s book) https://amzn.to/3HgLgIh 

The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan https://amzn.to/3vCuWPs 

A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan https://amzn.to/421GWpM 

Radiance by Grace Draven https://amzn.to/3HmudEK 

The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare https://amzn.to/4aVjIFP 

Liars Like Us by JT Geissinger https://amzn.to/41Yde54 

The Mountain Man’s Mail Order Brides series by Frankie Love https://amzn.to/3Hm0Nqk 

FILMS MENTIONED

The Magic of Ordinary Days https://amzn.to/3RXKJ2F 

Green Card https://amzn.to/3HinWtJ 

The Proposal https://amzn.to/48VV9qm 

Purple Hearts on Netflix

Want to learn worldbuilding from Leslye? Sign up here: https://learn.myimaginaryfriends.net/

Want to learn story structure from Ines? Sign up here: https://ineswrites.com/PTP

Find the hosts online at:

L. Penelope: https://lpenelope.com/ 

Ines Johnson: https://ineswrites.com/