«The Bride Not in Earnest, or the True One for a Dragon» is a novel by Mила Синичкина in the genres of time travel to magical worlds and romantic fantasy.
I came to in the body of a marchioness who had been betrayed by her fiancé. My uncle turned away, and my stepmother tried to poison me. I was disinherited, thrown out of the house, and allowed to take only the books of my late mother. Everyone expected me to disappear in exile—out in the swamps, in my uncle’s run-down house. But in one of the books I found a permanent offer of employment, and I decided to seize the chance to start living independently. Only, on the path to freedom, I made a fatal mistake…
— Ophelia, forgive me, but I warned you that it would happen sooner or later. Meet my fiancée—
The blond man draws me to himself as if I’m his property; I try to pull away, but I’m held in place.
— What…—I begin to protest, but the guy harshly whispers into my ear:
— Be quiet. It’s more beneficial for you to play along. You secretly boarded the royal ship—so they’ll simply throw you overboard and won’t bother to investigate.