A romantic short story from ‘Hearts & Hots’ story collection.
Rashi’s promise was as sacred and binding as any oath in the world. Something she could never disclose to anyone. A product of Indian society’s prejudices and cruelty, she had sworn not to get attached to any man, until she meets Samar. He chips off all the barriers showing her that the future can be vibrant and colorful, only if she was willing. But was she?
Note: This is a standalone story from the previously published 'Hearts & Hots' collection.
Author of the bestselling romantic thriller ‘The Bodyguard’, Ruchi Singh is an IT professional and novelist writing under Romance and Suspense genre. She is a bilingual author and writes in both Hindi and English. Her other notable published novels are ‘Jugnu (Firefly)’ and ‘Guardian Angel’.
Winner of the Times Of India WriteIndia Season 1, she began her writing career writing short stories and articles, which have been published on various forums. She has been a contributing author to a number of anthologies and has published many short stories under various genres. She has also won the Indireads Story Competition, in ‘crime’ genre.
A voracious reader, she loves everything—from classics to memoirs to editorials to chick-lit, but her favourite genre is 'romantic thriller'.
Another Exciting Step Forward Is Taken With Author Ruchi Singh With A Promise Is A Promise That Is The Fourth Read In The Heart & Hots Series That Has Successfully Paved The Way For Her To Permanently Make A Place In The Heart Of Her Readers. Presently Ruchi Singh Stands At That Comfortable Threshold Where Her Name On The Cover Is Sufficient To Have Her Loyal Readers All Excited As By Now They Know Only To Well What To Expect From Her.. If You’ve Read Even A Single Of Her Books From The Heart & Hots Series In No Particular Order Then You May Not See It Too Vividly On The Surface But A Chain Reaction Is Silently Set In Motion Whereby No Sooner Is One Book Finished And The Invisible Craving Begins To Lay Ones Hand On Her Next Read From The Series And Mind You That Isn’t Just For This Series Alone But Also For Women From Mars Series. A Promise Is A Promise Apart From Being An Indie Romance Between Rashi & Samar That Blossoms In America Has An Equally Captivating Track That Runs Parallel To Their Love Story. So When Both Are Madly In Love After The Initial Hiccups What Could Possibly Derail Their Love From Moving To The Next Level That Should Naturally Blossom With Them Living Happily Ever After In Marital Bliss. So What Throws Them Apart Is Something That Not Only Leaves Samar Perplexed But Also The Readers Glued About What Exactly Is It That Is Making Rashi Behave The Way She Does Which Seems To Go Against Everything She Stands For. The Exciting Climax Till It Unfurls Has The Readers On Tenterhooks Right Upto The Last Paragraph. Like All Good Things Alas Need To Come To An End. In All Probability The Fifth Book Whole Nine Yards That Is To Follow Could Well Be The Last Book In The Heart & Hots Series Bringing Down The Curtain On This Most Exciting And Fruitful Journey With Author Ruchi Singh.
Written in first person from Rashi’s point of view, this book is a short story about how a girl wants to leave the love of her life, her happiness for the sake of the promise she made. The characters are well described. The language is simple and the story is fast paced.