Last Chance at Love
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Book by: Anjelika Lime
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with men, she takes a chance on an arranged marriage with an heir to a
Pakistani landowning dynasty.
Mahsood Khan has always known that his parents would select his wife and
has long been engaged to a suitable girl. When the family's business requires
Mahsood to marry an American, he is in no position to refuse.
So starts the union between a man and a woman as different as East and West,
peppered by shared attraction as much as by mutual prejudices. Will Jane and
Mahsood find happiness together or is divorce inevitable for this mismatched
couple?
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Jane Stepanoff had been expecting a marriage proposal. Five years of Chris’ favorite crime shows and slimy Chinese take-out deser... Read Chapter
Chapter 2
Mahsood Khan pressed his thumb on the mobile’s screen, enlarging a picture of Yasmine Basra from Facebook's news feed. In a gradu... Read Chapter
Chapter 3
Jane entered her apartment and threw her gym bag onto the floor next to a rolling camera case. In the living room, which doubled as... Read Chapter
Chapter 4
The doorbell rang like Birmingham’s tornado siren, long and foreboding.
Jane opened her eyes and stared at the plaster ceiling of h... Read Chapter
Chapter 5
The polished, dark-brown handrail slithered in Mahsood’s grip. Once again he retreated from the landing and into the second floor... Read Chapter
Chapter 6
"The doors of Heaven will open in four situations—when it rains, when a child looks kindly at his parent's face, when the Ka'bah is unl... Read Chapter
Chapter 7
Jane awakened with flutters in her abdomen. She turned onto her right side and lay still for a few moments.
The bright morning ... Read Chapter
Chapter 8
Long after the sun had set, the guests began to disperse. The golden platters on the spread-out tables stood empty, and the music h... Read Chapter
Chapter 9
The next morning, Jane’s alarm chimed at seven like on all Mondays of her life, yet she didn’t have to rush anywhere. She took ... Read Chapter
Chapter 10
Tuesday brought no surprises. As of eight-thirty ante meridiem, the living room showed no sign of Mahsood except for his suitcase i... Read Chapter
Chapter 11
Mahsood’s Audi sped at a hundred and thirty kilometers per hour, its tires rumbling on the smooth asphalt. The headlig... Read Chapter
Chapter 12
Frantic screaming awakened Jane. She jumped out of bed and rushed in the direction of the commotion. Reaching Nessa’s room,... Read Chapter
Chapter 13
Mahsood wheeled the car into a spot in front of the Khans’ house and turned off the engine.
Jane blinked and lifted her head ... Read Chapter
Chapter 14
Mahsood stretched his jelly-like muscles and sat up in bed.
The sun shone through the bedroom window, and birds chirped in the ... Read Chapter
Chapter 15
That morning, Jane parked near her favorite downtown coffee shop. With an Americano and a bacon’n’egg biscuit in hand, she walked to ... Read Chapter
Chapter 16
Jane rushed down the deserted corridors toward the elevator. On the landing, she tapped the call button and tightened her grip on her lap... Read Chapter
Chapter 17
After breakfast, Jane strolled out of the kitchen and halted at the full-length mirror in the hallway. She straightened her cobalt-colore... Read Chapter
