The Bollywood Bride

By: Sonali Dev

Narrated by: Priya Ayyar

Ria Parkar is Bollywood's favorite ice princess - beautiful, poised, and scandal-proof - until one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past.

Traveling home to Chicago for her cousin's wedding offers a chance to defuse the coming media storm and find solace in family, food, and outsized celebrations that are like one of her vibrant movies come to life. But it also means confronting Vikram Jathar. Ria and Vikram spent childhood summers together, a world away from Ria's exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into love - until Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom, and it's taken him years to rebuild his life. But beneath his pent-up anger, their bond remains unchanged. And now, among those who know her best, Ria may find the courage to face the secrets she's been guarding for everyone else's benefit - and a chance to stop acting and start living.

Rich with details of modern Indian American life, here is a warm, sexy, and witty story of love, family, and the difficult choices that arise in the name of both.

©2015 Sonali Dev (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Great series!

This book is well written and performed. If your looking for your next Ceres to read come out read them in order as I did not. However, I still enjoyed listening to them.

Can't get enough of India, Pakistan, Bollywood....

Funny story, good characters, rings very true on many counts.
A typical love story: struggles with misunderstandings.
Nevertheless, it's fun to travel along on these journeys, with excellent narration.

Good Storry, Bad Narrator

Loved the story, but the narrator reads without emotion. She's very monotonous and it takes away from the story.

Enthralling

From the prologue, I was hooked. The author gives just enough information to leave you wanting more all the way until end. Add that to the fact that you feel like you're inside the book, feeling the emotions with the characters, and it is truly a wonderful listen.

So, heartbreaking and beautiful!

The only reason I did not give this a full five stars is simply because second chances aren't my favorite trope... It has nothing to do with the powerful storytelling Sonali Dev always delivers. I have read several of her books and always walk away feeling so much and this was no exception. I can't wait to read the next book.

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