A young, unnamed girl faces the emotional and physical cruelty of an arranged marriage into the Indian culture and must face these hardships constantly, and all alone, as her parents use her to achieve their own goals of status.The story reveals the small things she does to cope and finally… Read More

Tags: abuse, indian, island, arranged-marriage, child-marriage

Who am I?

By loonyluna

Book / Romance

October 10, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Sophia Vega woke up from a coma to find out that she had forgotten four years of her life. During those four years a lot has happened. She graduated from college, started a catering business, got married and is getting divorced. Read More

Tags: amnesia, arranged-marriage, car-accident

'...it was mine as well.'

By Khaja

Short Story / Romance

August 02, 2016

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

It is all about love... Read More

Tags: love, arranged-marriage

Untitled

By Hollie H

Book / Young Adult

March 21, 2016

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

Young Charlotte and her family have just been shuttled into a new city and a new way of life. They have left behind the days of starvation and living in filth, but with Charlottes' 16th birthday approaching fast, will they be able to accept these new changes? Read More

Tags: future, wasteland, charleston, arranged-marriage, young-lovers

Arranged Soulmates

By Miss Musi

Book / Romance

January 14, 2016

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Angelica has approached her eighteenth birthday and her parents are prepared to follow old traditions of marrying their daughter off to a stranger with only a certain amount of option from Angelica herself and a limited amount of time to try choose a suitor before her parents do it for… Read More

Tags: feminist, indecisive, arranged-marriage

When life gives you lemons...

By Lia Valantine

Book / Young Adult

November 28, 2011

Comments: 268

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

~FINISHED~ A year after the death of Lily's dad, she finds out that he ha arranged her marriage. She's forced to honour his wishes, but it doesn't seem as hard as she might have thought... This is a re-write of my previous novel 'Is love real?' and I think it's… Read More

Tags: romance, sex, teacher, tragedy, arranged-marriage

What She Truly Wants

By Shanae

Book / Romance

August 28, 2010

Comments: 252

Shelves: 2

The Booksie Classic House

16 year old Kate Duncan had grown up with an drunk abusive dad all her life. Not telling anyone about it because she was scared of what her father might do to her or her mother - who also is abused. When Kate was born her father made an arrangement… Read More

Tags: love, marriage, abuse, rape, family, romance, pregnancy, arranged, arranged-marriage