THE HEART OF GOLD
HEMALATHA GNANASEKAR
(Independently published, Sept. 30, 2018)
Trapped in an arranged marriage, Nithya succumbs to an alluring call from the past. Will Mukesh forego his wounded pride to save the woman he loves?A gripping romance thriller set in today's fast-paced global lifestyle.Mukesh, a successful business man on a steady rise in the corporate world, is hesitant when his mother urges him to find a wife. But when she introduces him to his bride-to-be, Mukesh finds himself entranced by Nithya's captivating beauty and manners.Mukesh falls in love with Nithya and they get married. Their marriage, however, is anything but loving. Nithya tells him how she was blackmailed into accepting him and feels only resentment towards Mukesh and her parents.To make matters worse, Giridhar, a flame from Nithya’s past, unexpectedly makes his way back into her life. At first, Nithya is wary of her ex, but as she grows more and more distant from her husband and her parents, she finds herself letting him in.Giridhar convinces her to go away with him on vacation, where events take a dangerous turn. When she awakens, locked inside a lodge alone in the dead of night to a strange noise at the door, she realizes that perhaps she shouldn’t have trusted Giridhar so blindly.With no one else to turn to, Nithya calls Mukesh in her desperation, but will he be willing to help her despite his anger and wounded pride? Can they put the past behind them to disentangle her from the peril she's in?The Heart of Gold is a gripping romance thriller that explores time-honored traditions, the changing culture of modern Indian city life, and the new, fast-paced global lifestyle.Order your copy NOW, sit back, and enjoy this heart pounding novel.