Weddings
can be a magical occasion and Indian weddings even more so. Beautiful model
Rayna Dutt has come to an Indian Ocean island to attend her best friend’s
wedding. However, behind her mesmerizing smile there lies a pool of pain and
heartache. Ditched by her boyfriend on the verge of her moving in with him; she
proposes a make believe engagement to Neel Arora the owner of the resort where
she is staying to attend her friend’s wedding. She does this to get away from
the press, inquisitive friends and relatives from her past and to save face in
front of the very man who ditched her. Somewhere is all this Rayna realizes that
she wants more than just a pretend engagement. She wants a real relationship.
Suave,
sophisticated, successful Neel; who hides his guilty demons away behind a mask
of efficiency and indifference. He is blown away by Rayna but is too scared to
admit it; sure that his past will catch up with him over here too and destroy
everything.
Will Neel
be able to conquer his fears and go to Rayna before she gives up on him?
This is
the second book that I have read of Adite Banerjies and yet again I was captivated
by her settings and her descriptions. They were beautiful and just pulled you
in. Neel’s anguish at his sister’s condition was palpable and the strength of
Rayna came through in her ability to deal with whatever life threw her way. The
passion between them is electric and fairly bounced off the pages. What really
stayed with me though was the spirit Rayna brings to the situation even when
she is absolutely down in the dumps and at her lowest.
She gets up; the
smile is flashed once again for ‘the show must go on.’
Good review Adiana! I also loved both of Adite's books, especially this one :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Adiana for the great review. Loved how you connected with Rayna! :)
ReplyDeleteNice review Adiana :) I totally agree with you. Indian weddings can be magical :)
ReplyDeleteAnd...it all came so well together in this book.
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