Talk:Your Character (The Royal Romance)/@comment-24107012-20180128045240/@comment-3452092-20180128052647

My great-great-great-grandfather married a woman with the same last name as his mother's maiden name (I suspect they were related, although I've yet to prove that, currently thinking second cousins). More recently, my cousin's daughter married a man with the same last name she did. No relationship between the two that I know of. Same last names happen. It can be weird, but they do happen.

If it helps, come up with more of a backstory for your character. Maybe Elizabeth's Beaumonts come from generations of English merchants before her grandparents came to the US before her dad was born. Or maybe her aristocratic French ancestors escaped the revolution and came to America. It doesn't have to be super detailed (and feel free to grab one of those if you like the idea and want it), but if it helps you feel more comfortable with the last name being the same, try it out for size. Pretend it's a joke between Elizabeth and Maxwell. Of course she belongs in House Beaumont, she's already a Beaumont, but since she's from the wrong Beaumont house, maybe some day in the future they might make it official. I'd suggest you try pretending the name of her Duchy was her last name, but. . . Drake. He'll keep reminding you of her actual last name, so that won't work.

Have fun. :D