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RUNNING AWAY WITH THE BRIDE – Sophia Singh Sasson
Nights at the Mahal , Book 2
Harlequin Desire #2782
ISBN: 978-1-335-23267-0
January 2021
Contemporary Series Romance

Las Vegas, Nevada – Present Day

Billionaire Ethan Connors hasn’t really thought about marriage, but he does hate being alone. His ex-girlfriend had given him an ultimatum, which he ignored, and watched her walk away. Now she’s about to marry another man and Ethan suddenly wants her back. He plans to interrupt the wedding ceremony and “steal” the bride. But things go awry when Ethan barges in on the wrong wedding ceremony and the bride-to-be runs off with him. The wrong bride. But a very willing woman. He didn’t realize his mistake because her face had been hidden by an elaborate wedding veil.

Divya Singh is being pressured by her family to enter into an arranged marriage and she hasn’t been able to stop the ceremony—until a stranger interrupts them—and he whisks her away. Using the distraction that he provides, she agrees to go off with him, though he quickly learns he has the wrong bride. But Divya begs him to take her with him, and intrigued, he agrees. Divya is beautiful and smart, but her traditional Indian parents wanted her to give up her dreams of singing and marry the man that they chose for her. Instead of just dropping Divya at the airport, Ethan flies her to New York City with him. The attraction that had sparked between them from the moment they met soon intensifies. Ethan takes Divya from New York City to Key Largo to Minnesota—where their sexual fling soon turns to love. But Divya knows that she will need to face her family, which means she will likely give in to their demands to marry the man of their choice—who isn’t going to be Ethan.

In RUNNING AWAY WITH THE BRIDE, readers get an unusual tale about a stolen bride and how they eventually fall in love. Ethan is a tech wizard who has more money than he needs and is willing to help others, but he can’t find love. He is not even sure he wants marriage, but he feels lonely, which is why he reconsidered his breakup with his ex and decided he wanted to marry her after all. Turns out, Ethan really wasn’t into love, just a woman to love him. But things between him and Divya are different. She comes from a wealthy family, so she can’t be a gold digger, and she isn’t ready to marry right now. Their adventures together expand Divya’s horizon, while Ethan begins to realize that he has brought on his loneliness himself. They are the perfect couple and appear headed for love, but can they make it work for a future together?

It’s old-world tradition versus modern-day love for Ethan and Divya in RUNNING AWAY WITH THE BRIDE. Readers will be rooting for a happily-ever-after for our couple.

Patti Fischer

 
   
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