An arranged marriage. A ruthless billionaire. And a girl who refuses to be broken. When Kiara Sharma is forced into marrying India's most feared billionaire, Riyaan Malhotra, she thinks it's the end of her freedom. He's cold, cruel, and emotionally unavailable-with secrets that can ruin anyone who gets too close. All Kiara wants is to escape this twisted deal, but Riyaan? He doesn't back out. Not from business... and definitely not from her. She's fire. He's ice. She wants love. He doesn't believe in it. But what happens when the one man who doesn't want her... can't stop watching her? As Kiara struggles to survive the storm of the Malhotra empire, she's dragged into dark secrets, possessive jealousy, and a marriage that was never supposed to feel real. But the more she uncovers about Riyaan's haunted past, the more the line between hate and obsession begins to blur. But behind his grey eyes and emotionless mask lies a family soaked in secrets, a legacy tainted with shadows, and a home that whispers more than it speaks. The more Kiara tries to understand her new husband, the deeper she falls into a twisted game of lies, control, and obsession. Because in the Malhotra mansion, nothing is as it seems- But Becoming Mrs. Malhotra could cost her everything.

As I was reading the book, my dear husband was sleeping in my lap with his both the arms wrapped around my body, giving me a around the waist hug as it is lazy weekend summer afternoon. While I feel him shifting in his sleep, I put my book aside and cup his face, planting a kiss gently on his forehead. "Wake up, Jaan. "I slowly call him and then, he opens his grey eyes slowly which like always make me drown in them. Those grey eyes, which has captivated me from the day we have met. He looks at me for a second, like a child whose mother has woken him up from a deep slumber, but then again wraps his arms around my body and goes back to sleep, but not before bringing my face nearer to his face, planting a quick but passionate kiss on my lips and going back to his sleep. Samar Sehgal - CEO of Sehgal industries who is grumpy on the outside,but has a heart full of warmthness.Knows very well that even if he is born with a golden spoon,it takes hardwork to prove that you are worthy of that position.Believes work is life, life is work and avoids distractions of any kind. Zaisha Sehgal - born in a conservative middle class family,but still has a sunshine personality.Heart full of gratitude and sees silver lining in every situation.Giving others joy makes her happy.For her,love is most important and it is like a oxygen for a person to survive a relationship. Believes as you try to be a good person,it is all worth it. How will this two people with opposite personalities,different outlooks on life will stay together in a sacred bond tied by their family? Will they give it their all and find their happily ever after or will they give up on each other? If you want to know this,read my book.Filled lots of cute,cheesy,romantic,trauma,tears and family moments.And yes,it is happily ever after book,but how will be their journey toward it,we shall find it out through chapters. This is my first book,so please forgive if there is any flaw in my writing.

One cruise ship, four weeks. What could possibly go wrong? Juliette Blanc has had one dream since she was a child; spend her summer in the biggest cruise ship in the world. When that dream finally comes true, all she feels is happiness and excitement. She's always been the type of person to keep it to herself and always preferred to be unknown, which she was. Until she finds out her roomate is Lorenzo Romano. Lorenzo Romano grew up with cash. He grew up with absent parents and was left to fend for himself in a huge mansion. He was known all around the country, basically and he sure as hell knew it. He definitely was attractive, but being spoiled, cocky and a jerk ruined his image for Juliette. Juliette now has to spend her summer with Lorenzo and his two best friends. But during those four weeks, she sees differently. She doesn't seem them as the obnoxious popular boys but instead as best friends who'd die for eachother. She ends up forming an amazing friendship over those four weeks. But the cruise ship is just the beginning. Read along for the story of the hatred between Lorenzo and Juliette as well as the importance of friendship. #2 in rivals

Saudade- a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or has been loved, then lost; "the love that remains" Marlowe Wanless, just 11-years-old has spent the better part of her life that she can remember in the house of her abusive and drug addicted stepfather. After he has been arrested for possession of illicit substances, Marlowe's custody has been shifted to her 7 terrifying older brothers who are surrounded by rumors regarding their line of work. The Valente's now juggle healing a mentally destroyed child while simultaneously sheltering her from lurking rival business' that will stop at nothing to harm the littlest Valente. Have the rival businesses just brought more danger then her stepfather? Who can be trusted? Or the bigger question, who can't?

Some stories begin with love. Theirs began with friendship. She was loud, fearless, impossible to ignore. He was quite, guarded, carrying a crown he never asked for. Akshita loved Avyansh with everything she had. He was her safest place. Her favourite person. Her whole world. And somewhere along the way, he loved her too. He just never understood what that love meant. Because Avyansh had spent his entire life running. From expectations. From his crown. From the things he had been taught to believe. And most of all- from the feelings he was too afraid to name. Then came the accusations. One lie. One moment that turned everything they knew against them. And just like that, two best friends became strangers. Ten years later, they meet again. But nothing is the same. She is no longer the girl who laughed beside him. She is a woman wrapped in silence, carrying a darkness she never speaks about. And he is no longer the boy who once stood beside her. The man who rules an empire, the business world and an underworld built on fear. Merciless. Untouchable. Two strangers standing opposite each other. Two hearts that remember what their minds refuse to forget. But the love they once buried never truly died. It returned slowly. Painfully. Forbidden. And when they finally stopped running from what they had always felt- they chose each other. Even when they knew they shouldn't. Even when the world stood against them. And just when they thought everything was finally falling back into place... came truth. One truth that changed everything. Because sometimes, love can survive distance. It can survive hatred. But what happens when the truth arrives too late? What happens when two people finally realize they were always meant to love each other... only to discover that love was never meant for them? Some stories are written to bring two people together. Theirs was written to prove that sometimes... even love isn't enough.

{Previously known as Kainaat} | Completed on Scrollstack | In a web of lies, even the truth can strangle you. Trinity Academy is more than just a school-it's a kingdom, ruled by the rich, the powerful, and the ruthless. Beneath its golden halls, secrets fester, scandals thrive, and betrayals are just another form of currency. The students? Beautiful, untouchable, and drowning in their own sins. Trinity isn't just their playground-it's their sanctuary, a place where even the darkest truths are carefully concealed under layers of gold and glitter. Kainaat Sharma, a scholarship student, walks in, with no intention of playing their games. But the elites don't take kindly to outsiders, especially ones who refuse to bow. She's caught in their world, tangled in their scandals, and dragged into a storm she never saw coming. And in Trinity, you either learn to play the game or get buried beneath it.

~•~•~•~••~•~•~•~•~•~••~•~•~•~•~•~• She was once the heartbeat of the Rai Singhania mansion.The laughter that softened power.The smile that lit marble halls brighter than chandeliers. Siyaisha Rai Singhania-the youngest, the purest, the most loved. Five powerful brothers stood guard around her. A father who once called her his pride. A grandparents who worshipped her existence. Until one day... love turned lethal. A single accusation shattered everything. Her father's slap branded her a witch. Her brothers called her shameless, a disgrace, a stain. Her dance ,her devotion, her soul, was dragged through filth. They said she danced to seduce men. The poison had a name-Darika A sweet face hiding venomous jealousy. She didn't want a place in the family- she wanted Siyaisha's place. Lies were whispered. Proofs were planted. Trust turned to hatred. And one stormy night, Siyaisha was thrown out of her home. No evidence. No voice.truth unheard. EIGHT YEARS PASSED. Eight years of pain, survival, and rebirth. Now she's back. Not as the naïve princess they broke but as a woman forged in fire. Unbreakable. Fearless. Untouchable. She no longer needs their love. She no longer needs their name. Because now-she is her own empire. When the broken daughter returns to the family that destroyed her... Will they realised the truth? will they beg for forgiveness? Or face the storm they created? Siyaisha is back. And this time-she's not here to be accepted. She's here to conquer. ~•~•~•~••~•~•~•~•~•~••~•~•~•~•~•~•

"He was a secret paid for in blood. Now, he's the debt no one can escape." They call the Alliance a place where spring never ends, a city washed in honeyed sunlight, where every dream seems to bloom. But every spring, no matter how beautiful, grows from a winter someone had to survive. Some people grow up with memories they hold close. Others spend their lives wishing they had any at all. Vyaan never had the luxury of choosing which kind of childhood would become his. Everyone has a version of themselves they leave in public. Vyaan has simply gotten better at it than most. The person people know isn't a lie, it just isn't the whole truth. He has no interest in the games the powerful mistake for purpose. He's simply waiting, as patient as the first snowflake before a storm. Seasons always change. Masks always crack. Even the longest spring eventually forgets how to bloom. And when that day comes, winter won't arrive with the wind. It will arrive with Vyaan Raheja.

Ten years ago, Avalee was sent away from her brothers and father with her pregnant mother, Alessia, for their safety. After the sudden death of Alessia, Avalee and Teddy are left in the care of their abusive stepfather, Damon, until his death. The siblings are shipped to New York to live with the brothers who abandoned them. Avalee and Teddy have lost all trust in adults, and Avalee is angry at her brothers for not taking them in after their mother's death. Will they learn to trust their brothers? Will they learn to live with their past?