A Marriage of Necessity by Lisa Oliver

A Marriage of Necessity – Jasper and Avalon

I owe my mother everything.
Jasper, the youngest Prince from Lowenthorp, had one driving need – to get away from the castle. After being abducted, abused, and having lost an eye, Jasper believed his only chance of keeping his Mother safe was to be as far away from her as possible. Which was why, when his Mother suggested a Marriage Contract, Jasper agreed. He didn’t care who he married, so long as he could keep his Mother safe.
I can’t believe I’ve just agreed to marry a man I haven’t met. Maybe there was something in those mushrooms.
Avalon, Crown Prince of Cijan, never wanted to marry. He’d lost his fiancé many years before and determined a life filled with duty and travel was enough for him. Until he heard Jasper’s story. Deciding he could be a friend to the young prince, if nothing else, marrying Jasper would at least put a stop to the endless Marriage Contract suggestions his father had been dealing with.

A marriage of necessity could work for them both…
Magic, whales, and ships that pass in the night. Somehow Avalon and Jasper are drawn together and when Jasper jumps overboard… The heart knows what the heart wants.

As an author I rarely include trigger warnings basically because I rarely write stories that include anything triggering. However for readers sensitive to discussions of abuse, Jasper’s past includes abuse and there are two paragraphs in the book where this is alluded to in dialogue. While I promise this story has a very sweet and happy ending, if this is a possible trigger for you, then this might not be the story for you.