My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Summary from GoodReads
New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh continues her Hard Play series with a
sweet, sexy romance featuring big, fat, OTT weddings, a meddling grandma, and a too-
serious hero who needs to be unbuttoned…
Nayna Sharma agreed to an arranged marriage in the hope it would heal the fractures in her
beloved family… only to realize too late that a traditional marriage is her personal nightmare.
Panicked, she throws caution to the winds, puts on the tiniest dress she can find, and ends up in
the arms of a tall, rough-edged hunk of a man who has abs of steel—and who she manages to
mortally insult between one kiss and the next.
Abandoned as a child, then adopted into a loving family, Raj Sen believes in tradition, in continuity. Some might call him stiff and old-fashioned, but he knows what he wants—and it’s a life defined by rules… yet he can’t stop thinking about the infuriating and sexy woman who kissed him in the moonlight then disappeared. When his parents spring an introduction on him, the last woman he expects is her. Beautiful. Maddening. A rule breaker in the making.
He’s all wrong for her. She’s all wrong for him. And love is about to make rebels of them both.
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I received an e-ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Nayna and Raj...what can I say about this couple! They were different than the heroes and heroines I usually read in Nalini Singh's books and it felt very refreshing. For once, I got to read about a different culture and expand my vocabulary, since the only idea I have about Indian culture was through Bollywood (which is wrong).
The need to be perfect in an Indian family is stifling for Nayna who doesn't want to let down her parents. On the other hand, Raj is very traditional to the point of being absolute. But both meet in the middle and their courtship had its moments, which make you swoon all over.
I enjoyed the book, with Isa and Sailor making a cameo appearance too and I can't wait for Kait's story!
About the author:
I was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand. I also spent three years living and working in Japan, during which time I took the chance to travel around Asia. I’m back in New Zealand now, but I’m always plotting new trips. If you’d like to see some of my travel snapshots, have a look at the Travel Diary page (updated every month).
So far, I've worked as a lawyer, a librarian, a candy factory general hand, a bank temp and an English teacher and not necessarily in that order. Some might call that inconsistency but I call it grist for the writer's mill.
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