Goodreads asked Laura Browning:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Laura Browning This is tough. Because I read multiple genres, there are usually couples who stand out in their fictional milieu. I would narrow this to two. Rhage and Mary from J.R. Ward's Blackdagger Brotherhood and Wulfric, Duke of Bewcastle and his bride, Christine, from Mary Balogh's Slightly Dangerous.
Rhage and Mary stand out because they help to balance each other so perfectly. Rhage's total devotion helps Mary to recognize just how strong she truly is, and her lack of fear of him helps Rhage to let go of the shame he feels about his curse. On top of that, they are a couple always focused on creating the possible in spite of impossible odds. Love that.
Christine and Wulfric appeal to me because of their seeming total incompatability. I know some people find Wulfric to be a stiff, pompous character, but I have always seen him as lonely and locked behind the rigid bars of his ducal/family duties. Christine is the key that unlocks that cell, and in unlocking his emotions, she finds someone strong and confident enough to support her beyond the shadow of a doubt.
I guess the key to both of these couples, for me, is their devotion to that sense of being a team--that together they are a stronger whole.

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