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One small thing I just have to mention

It’s means “it is” (or to be annoyingly pedantic about it, it’s could mean “it has.” The possessive is spelled without an apostrophe: its It’s the Roku’s remote. The Roku adores its remote. Your proofreader should catch this. Unfortunately, they don’t always. Now that I’ve posted it, we never have to visit this again.
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Is it to be a love match or something more . . .

... mercenary. Please do not use mercurial when you mean mercenary .  Mercurial does not mean mercenary .   Mercurial — “characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood” (Well, there is also the "thievishness" thing, but is marrying for money quite the same as being a thief?) Mercenary — “serving merely for pay or sordid advantage; greedy” Marrying solely for money or position is mercenary.  Unless the heroine/hero is also changing their mind about it every few seconds, it is not mercurial. As well, I would ask you not to use either "mercurial" or "mercenary" eight times in ten pages.  As a romance reader, I thank you for your consideration.
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