The Dowry Bride by Shobhan Bantwal

The Dowry Bride by Shobhan Bantwal

Kensington Publishing/Books

Published in 2007

ISBN 0758220316

343 Pages

Summary (Mine): Megha, a 21 year old Indian woman, is stuck in an arranged married to someone who is weak, selfish, and a “mommy’s boy”. After one year of marriage, she hears a conversation between her husband and her mother-in-law that will change her life forever or it will end it her life.

Running away from the evil plans that her husband and mother-in-law, she goes to Kiran, her cousin-in-law who has always been kind to her, for help and protection from his cousin and aunt. Only when the two of them are together their relationship blossoms into more than just family relations and friendship, will their feelings bring both of them to their doom?

Summary (Back Cover): In her first novel, Shobhan Bantwal takes readers to India and into the life of Megha who, overhearing plans for murders, is horrified to discover she is to be the victim. Her husband and his mother intend to kill her. Panicking, she runs for life, all the while knowing that eluding her would-be killers is impossible if she can’t find someone to help her.

Clinging to a memory of kindness, Megha finds her way to Kiran, the one man who has shown her friendship and respect. Hiding her in his apartment, Kiran becomes her protector. As their friendship grows, their relationship turns into something even more forbidden, more dangerous than Megha’s bid for life and freedom.