Why does Aria marry Ronan Vale?

To obtain medicine for her dying father by replacing her stepsister at the altar.

What is the truth about Ronan's previous wives?

They were assassins dispatched to kill him, not victims he murdered.

The Merman King's Sacrificial Bride

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The Merman King's Sacrificial Bride — Aria Blackwell marries the Merman King Ronan Vale to save her father, uncovering a deadly secret about his past wives.

Aria Blackwell trades places with her stepsister to wed Ronan Vale, the Merman King, securing medicine for her dying father. Court gossip brands Ronan a monster who slaughtered seven brides, but Aria discovers each woman was a covert assassin sent to kill him. With hostile factions mobilizing on land and beneath the waves, the pair fight side by side against the conspiracies targeting them both, forging an alliance that bridges the human and merman worlds as affection grows between them.

Quick answers

Why does Aria marry Ronan Vale?: To obtain medicine for her dying father by replacing her stepsister at the altar.
What is the truth about Ronan's previous wives?: They were assassins dispatched to kill him, not victims he murdered.