The Bollywood bride

Ria Parkar is Bollywoods favorite ice princessâbeautiful, poised, and scandal-proofâuntil one impulsive act threatens to expose her destructive past. Traveling home to Chicago for her cousins wedding offers a chance to diffuse 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 Rias exclusive boarding school in Mumbai. Their friendship grew seamlessly into loveâuntil Ria made a shattering decision. As far as Vikram is concerned, Ria sold her soul for stardom, and its 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 shes been guarding for everyone elses benefitâand 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.