In The Bride, Pria is the youngest of four adult children.  She does all the shopping, cooking and cleaning for the family.  When her father must travel to check into some investments, he leaves Pria in charge, much to the ire of her siblings.  Not only that, he tells Pria she must buy a new dress and go to the ball her mysterious new neighbor is planning.

From the moment his carriage almost ran her over, Blue has been struck by Pria’s beauty and charm.  He has vowed to make Pria his, but his inconvenient ”allergy” to the sun means he can only watch over her at night until he finds her in the city and is able to show her around.

I really enjoyed this unusual twist on several fairy tale themes and I tried to guess what would happen.  I won’t spoil the surprise, but there are several fairy tale tropes mixed with supernatural ones.  This makes the Bride a highly inventive and satisfying story.  The ending is not a cliffhanger, but leaves the door open for future adventures.