4.5
adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

" 'Get a machete, cut your own.' "

The latest in Braeme's Married In Windfall series comes Neha and Jay's story.

Summary: Marrying a perfect stranger to nix Neha’s parents’ plans to marry her off seemed to be a great idea. It was for show only, after all. That is, it was until Neha’s powerful father threatened to have the marriage annulled so she’d be free for the fiancé he had chosen for her. Neha thought hard and long for a sanctuary, but the only place that came to her mind was her husband’s. And so she was stuck in exactly the scenario she had tried to avoid: make-do with a stranger as a husband.

This was a fantastic, quick read and I really enjoyed their story.

I absolutely loved Braeme's take on the topics of arranged marriage, of family drama, of Indian cultures. Someone I Chose had such hard-hitting topics, and they were addressed so well, and I fell lin love from the first page.

Neha is a total badass, standing up to her parents, and a concept that she never wanted. And Jay protecting her from the get-go, was and is beautiful.

Neha and Jay might just be my favorite couple in her Married In Windfall series.

Highly recommend for any small-town, arranged marriage romance readers.

"He always had to smile at that, as a group of marmots was called a "madness". Who came up with names like that?"

And the fact that he automatically buys her a car since the car she was using was never equipped for winter? Ugh, kill me now.


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