The Bridegroom Next Door (Romance Book 242)

THE BRIDEGROOM NEXT DOORA Novel of Stolen Mangoes, Missed Chances, and a Love That Waited Ten YearsBy K. M. AvanderShe spent ten years hating him.He spent ten years pretending not to love her.Every neighborhood has that one house.Every family has that one story.And every great love begins with a mistake nobody realizes is destiny.For Aditi Sharma, it all started with a stolen mango.For Kabir Malhotra, it started with the girl next door.Growing up as neighbors in the small town of Sundarpur, Aditi and Kabir transform childhood mischief into a decade-long rivalry. They fight over everything—school competitions, festival celebrations, cricket matches, family gatherings, and even who owns the mango tree standing between their homes.The entire neighborhood knows them as enemies.The problem is, nobody told their hearts.As the years pass, hidden acts of kindness begin appearing beneath the battles. Secret notes, silent sacrifices, and moments neither can forget slowly reveal a truth buried beneath ten years of arguments.But just when Aditi finally realizes the boy she's spent a decade fighting is the man she's unknowingly loved all along, Kabir's engagement to another woman is announced.With family expectations closing in and time running out, an old letter hidden inside a childhood trunk uncovers a confession powerful enough to rewrite an entire decade of misunderstandings.Now they must decide whether love is worth risking everything they have ever known.Set against the charm of a close-knit Indian neighborhood filled with monsoon rains, wedding celebrations, childhood memories, meddling relatives, and one legendary mango tree, The Bridegroom Next Door is a heartwarming, emotional, and irresistibly romantic story about first love, second chances, and discovering that sometimes your soulmate has been living right next door all along.Filled with laughter, longing, unforgettable characters, and the kind of romance that makes readers smile through tears, this is a love story for anyone who believes the best relationships often begin with the worst first impressions.Because sometimes the person you're meant to marry is the same person you've spent years calling your enemy.And sometimes forever begins with a stolen mango. Read more