A Behind The Scenes Book Life of all the siblings from "Pyar Paradise Universe", which includes all the quirks and banters of their childhood-teenage-adulthood. *mostly Singh Siblings, from whom the cover is inspired* © 2025 Suganthi Lakshminarayanan

❣ cute desi novella ❣ what happens when two polar opposites swipe right on an online dating platform and decide to meet up? will a bunch of violinists start playing a love theme in the background when an ESFP charmer meets an ISTJ queen of sarcasm? ----- one of the stories from the "Young Love" collection of books. a stand-alone story from "Pyar Paradise Universe" ----- [Updates on- Starting from 4th Jan 2025; Every Saturday: IST 11:00 am; Completed in Scrollstck] [Third Person Limited + Omniscient Narration] [Unedited First Draft, Editing Ongoing] [Novella] ----- © 2024 Suganthii Media attached to this story belong to their rightful owners and there is no violation of copyrights.

❣️an arranged marriage story❣️ For twenty-seven year old Aruna, marriage wasn't in the cards - or at least that's what she thought. Facing rejection after rejection her entire life, she had given up on the idea of marriage (and the probability of a decent man existing in society). She just wanted a semi-decent man to marry so that society would shut up. But when her recent match makes her question everything she had believed was true, she finds herself faced with an unexpected question - could she possibly love this person?

~ a desi short story ~ In which a meddlesome friend and the magic of New Year's Eve brings two young lovers together

*Wattys 2018 Winner / Hidden Gems* CREATE YOUR OWN MR. RIGHT Weeks before Valentine's, seventeen-year-old Kate Lapuz goes through her first ever breakup, but soon she stumbles upon a mysterious new app called My Dream Boyfriend, an AI chatbot that has the ability to understand human feelings. Casually, she participates in the app's trial run but finds herself immersed in the empathic conversations with her customizable virtual boyfriend, Ecto. In a society both connected and alienated by technology, Kate suspects an actual secret admirer is behind Ecto. Could it be the work of the techie student council president Dion or has Kate really found her soulmate in bits of computer code? She decides to get to the bottom of the cutting-edge app. Her search for Ecto's real identity leads Kate to prom, where absolute knowledge comes with a very steep price.

~desi short story~ In which a birthday getaway makes a woman take a trip down memory lane. word count - 2175 words

[2024 WATTY WINNER][18+] Two best friends. Six weeks. One final shot at love. Since college, Maisie and August have been best friends-frustratingly, perfectly platonic best friends. For nine long years, Maisie has secretly harbored the hope that their relationship could be something more. In that time, Maisie Rhodes has skyrocketed to stardom as a pop sensation, earning the title of Pop Princess from her devoted Rhodie fans. When she hints on The Tonight Show that her love songs are inspired by someone close to her, speculation runs wild. To throw everyone off the scent-and protect her true feelings for August-Maisie's manager hatches a plan: fake a relationship with her best friend. Miraculously, August agrees. Now Maisie faces six weeks of pretending to date the one person she's always loved, all while tiptoeing around the unspoken truth that's lingered between them for years. What could possibly go wrong?

Nata and Phillip signed the contract to have a kid together. The contract stipulates that they have sex during Nata's ovulation period every month for procreation only. No dating. No romantic feelings. Although that sounds good on paper. In reality, the expectations and the consequences of their deal have nothing in common. As they get closer, both physically and emotionally, Nata and Phillip have to share a lot more with each other than their contract outlined. When failures ruin Nata's plans yet again, and betrayals make Phillip questions everything he thought was real in his life, will Nata and Phillip face the consequences together or let life tear them apart? This is SEASON 2 of Nata and Phillip's story. You need to read SEASON 1 "Love Expectations" to follow along. This is a mature book and contains both mature sexual content and mature themes that may be triggering for some. Specific triggers will be posted in the chapter they appear in.

Gilmore Girls meets Sweet Home Alabama in this Watty-Award winning, small-town, second-chance romance! Quinn is hustling to make her dream of owning her own business come true. But first, she'll have to survive a week of hosting her small town's Founder's Festival with her ex-boyfriend. Could Quinn Kelley's summer be more stressful? She's hustling to complete the certification program she needs to launch her own business. She has enough ongoing family drama to keep up with a Kardashian. And, oh yeah, her ex-boyfriend is back in town for the first time in years. Quinn would have been perfectly happy to continue pretending Ty Rossi doesn't exist. But when their mutual friend has a family emergency and has to leave town suddenly, Quinn and Ty are left in charge of their town's Founder's Festival. If they can survive an entire week of co-hosting events without murdering each other, it'll be a miracle. Their tempers ignite like flames set to paper anytime they're together. But the more time she spends with Ty, the more Quinn questions if all those sparks are fueled entirely by hate. 2020 Watty Award Winning Novel! [[word count: 60,000 - 70,000]]

Constance thought she could finally stop looking over her shoulder. She has a steady job as a hairstylist, rents a small apartment next door to her best friend, and keeps a routine that distracts her just enough to not have to dwell on her past. All seems right in her world until a homeless man who's on the FBI's Most Wanted list comes barreling through the salon, effectively ripping apart all the hard work she put into her life. Now she is forced to live as a fugitive from the law alongside the infuriating man who might just be the one to drag the skeletons out of her closet. Between her unresolved past and his unsure future, Constance works to clear his name so she can go back to living inconspicuously before the FBI catches them, or worse before the Mafia catches her. *** Luca didn't want to get attached. He had learned the hard way that people are innately bad and nobody really cares about you; his situation is a prime example of that. However, when a bossy woman shows kindness for no other reason than she wants to, he can't help but return to her house to save her from the goons following his trail and suddenly finds himself responsible for a woman with a past as mysterious as his future. With his new traveling companion having the appetite of a bear and an inability to be quiet, he soon learns that Constance is hard to keep at arm's length. While desperately trying to prove his innocence, Luca gets unexpectedly wrapped up in the strange, caring, trouble-making girl who just might be the key for him to get his life back. *** Highest Ranking: #1 Scissors #6 FBIagent #9 FBI #10 OnTheRun