The Substitute Bride Rises to Queen

Isabella is the Earl's daughter, but her face is a near copy of his illegitimate daughter, Margaret, a resemblance that becomes the seed of a dangerous scheme. Her life is set on a path toward the throne, yet a painful complication threatens to shut that future away from her entirely. Caught between a marriage built on deception and the rising pressure of royal ambition, Isabella must find a way to hold her ground. The story follows her climb from a substitute bride toward a crown while the truth behind her identity waits to surface.