A Hard Play Novel Book 2: Rebel Hard by Nalini Singh

A Hard Play Novel Book 2

New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh continues her Hard Play series with a sweet, sexy romance featuring big, fat, OTT weddings, a meddling grandma, and a too-serious hero who needs to be unbuttoned…

Nayna Sharma agreed to an arranged marriage in the hope it would heal the fractures in her beloved family… only to realize too late that a traditional marriage is her personal nightmare. Panicked, she throws caution to the winds, puts on the tiniest dress she can find, and ends up in the arms of a tall, rough-edged hunk of a man who has abs of steel—and who she manages to mortally insult between one kiss and the next.

Abandoned as a child, then adopted into a loving family, Raj Sen believes in tradition, in continuity. Some might call him stiff and old-fashioned, but he knows what he wants—and it’s a life defined by rules… yet he can’t stop thinking about the infuriating and sexy woman who kissed him in the moonlight then disappeared. When his parents spring an introduction on him, the last woman he expects is her. Beautiful. Maddening. A rulebreaker in the making.

He’s all wrong for her. She’s all wrong for him. And love is about to make rebels of them both.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41453773-rebel-hard

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

I loved Nayna and Raj when I met them in Cherish Hard, so when I heard they were getting their own book, I was super excited! And it was everything that I hoped it would be. I love their story. It was sweet and fun and hilarious and so many other things that I look for when I am reading. Their relationship was so real in their fears and hopes and dreams. 

Nayna agreed to an arrange marriage believing that it would help her family but it leaves her feeling like she is trapped in a cage with no way out. Raj was adopted as a child and remembers the feeling of not being wanted, so he decides that he wants something traditional and stable. But when they meet by chance, neither come out the same. Suddenly, tradition doesn't sound like the right path for Raj, not when he can't stop thinking about the woman who kissed him and then disappeared. As for Nayna, the agreement to an arranged marriage especially doesn't sound like a good idea after meeting Raj. But then fate decides to help them out once more, when their parents arrange for them to meet, not realizing they knew one another. 

From there, Nayna and Raj decide to explore the spark between them. The best part is that they understand one another. Raj wants to marry Nayna but he doesn't want to force her. He wants her to marry him because she wants to, not because her family is telling her to. Nayna wants adventure and doesn't want to end up feeling caged in marriage, even if it is with a man who makes her heart flutter. However, she can't let him go and is willing to explore the relationship between them. Their love for one another has them willing to do whatever it takes to find a way they can be happy. Even with the pressure of family and tradition. They know that their future is with one another, the question is will they be given a chance to make the path themselves. 

Absolutely loved this book. All of Nalini Singh's work is brilliant. And I am looking forward to more stories from her.  

I received an ARC for an honest review.