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The Burden of Us
Ella Webb was never destined to be free.
When she turned sixteen, Ella's only present was an arranged marriage to Dean, her ex-friend.
Desperate for time, she bargained for a three-year reprieve to get an education and graduate before she was forced to marry.
Falling in love with someone else was never Ella's intention. Yet she allowed herself to fall deep into the rabbit hole of forbidden love and hidden family secrets that Ella wished had stayed buried... but it all might be the key to setting herself free.
When she turned sixteen, Ella's only present was an arranged marriage to Dean, her ex-friend.
Desperate for time, she bargained for a three-year reprieve to get an education and graduate before she was forced to marry.
Falling in love with someone else was never Ella's intention. Yet she allowed herself to fall deep into the rabbit hole of forbidden love and hidden family secrets that Ella wished had stayed buried... but it all might be the key to setting herself free.
- GenresRomanceContemporary
422 pages, Paperback
Published October 22, 2024
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January 4, 2023
couldn’t stop!
First all of Alex’s books are so amazing. She should be in the best seller category with the big ones like Hoover and Picoult. She knows how to tell a love story that captivates you!
I was going to read this over the week… I got twenty pages in and I was obsessed. I HAD to know what would happen and literally didn’t put this down for five hours!! Best binge read ever. It was so compelling! The characters were all so layered and well written! I was rooting for the couple so much. I won’t give anything away but read this today!!
First all of Alex’s books are so amazing. She should be in the best seller category with the big ones like Hoover and Picoult. She knows how to tell a love story that captivates you!
I was going to read this over the week… I got twenty pages in and I was obsessed. I HAD to know what would happen and literally didn’t put this down for five hours!! Best binge read ever. It was so compelling! The characters were all so layered and well written! I was rooting for the couple so much. I won’t give anything away but read this today!!
March 19, 2023
One of the absolute best romance books I have ever read! One week of non-stop reading--I couldn't put it down! The characters are loveable and I rooted for Matty and Ella from page 1. Alex really makes the story come alive. As a reader, I love when I can get so absorbed in a book that I drown out everything else going on around me. This book does exactly that, something I have missed when reading over the past few years. I will forever keep this novel in a special place on my bookshelf and in my heart. Thank you for writing such a beautiful love story and I can't wait to read more of your works in the future <3
~Han
~Han
November 18, 2025
I wrote the thing, and am kinda proud of it :P
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