Truth or Dare: Betrothed

By Cynthia Dane

BETROTHED is a trilogy of standalone stories that explore the world of arranged marriages and how they affect every couple differently.

Single mom Maria Alvarez has dealt with enough: the violent death of her boyfriend Antonio, living a life of poverty, and listening to the neighborhood gang beat down her door for money she's never had.

Now? Gabriel Santos is back in town.

Gabriel was Antonio's best friend in the gang. He also knows more about Antonio's death than anyone else - including Maria. 

Like how Antonio made Gabriel promise him one thing before the bullets fired. 

If anything happened to him, he was to marry Maria. And now Gabriel's back in town to make good on his promises. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Barachou Press
• Release date: Feb 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781386259596

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