{"product_id":"arranged-part-one-makare-family-novels","title":"Arranged: Part One by Lara G. Elmore","description":"\u003cp\u003eI always knew I’d get married.\u003cbr\u003eNot who. Not when. Just… eventually.\u003cbr\u003eAn arrangement made before I was even born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanavae Makare never questioned the kosola—the promise her parents made while still pregnant with her. It was almost comforting that they’d chosen her husband. It left her open to focus on her career and avoid heartbreak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn her twenty-eighth birthday, she meets Markim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sexy history teacher takes her by surprise with late night conversations, humor, and his attention to detail. They were never supposed to be serious, but after six months Hana can’t deny her feelings anymore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarkim makes her question everything. And when she started to crave the things she thought she could live without, she told her parents she wanted a choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpoiler alert: They said no.\u003cbr\u003eAnd then they dropped a bombshell. The kosola wasn’t a promise for Hana to marry one man; she was expected to marry three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe fully intends to find a way out of the arrangement, but the handsome men are just as determined as she is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaught between her growing love for Markim and the men she'd dreamed of for years, Hana is faced with a choice. She knows she should follow her heart, but where does that lead? And what will it cost?\u003cbr\u003e__________________\u003cbr\u003eFirst published on 2020-MAR-01 as \"Arranged\", book 1 in the \"Machoro Family Novel\" series, under the pen name of Lara G. Elmore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully revised and expanded. Book one ends softly, but with plenty of things unanswered. Book 2 will address them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA list of content information and translations are on the author's site.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charmed \u0026 Bound","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44198182813756,"sku":"9781649231215","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/0161\/4396\/files\/9781649231215.jpg?v=1776192624","url":"https:\/\/charmednboundbooks.com\/products\/arranged-part-one-makare-family-novels","provider":"Charmed \u0026 Bound","version":"1.0","type":"link"}