A marriage built on compulsion. A past buried in silence. A love story that never asked for a beginning. Shubman Gill and Anya Bumrah were never meant to fall in love. Thrown together by family pressure, their sudden marriage shocked the nation-and themselves. No courtship. No rumors. Just wedding bells that rang louder than their own doubts. He's the nation's golden boy. She's a popular actress and sister of Jasprit Bumrah. And between them? A cold wall, silent breakfasts, and enough emotional tension to freeze hell. Now? Where is anya - said the headlines Omg Anya's first official appearance after marriage. The kapil sharma show was housefull to see the guests on the 100th episode of the season "Shubman gill and Anya Bumrah Gill" But she is not herself anymore. Shubman faces allegations of being a terrible husband. Will they get through it? But what neither of them knows is that someone loves Anya with his whole heart. Shreyas Iyer. The ex she left behind. The one secret she swore would never come out. And the one man who still looks at her like she's the only girl in the room. Can two strangers turned spouses find real love in the wreckage? Or will the ghosts they tried to bury come back swinging?

She was never his to take, but he claimed her anyway. In the ruthless Baldwin world, power is law, and obsession consumes all. A young girl, stripped of freedom, becomes their prey in a brutal game of possession. Ray, the cold heir, burns with twisted desire to own her. Azar, the rebel, fights to make her submit. To the Baldwins, she is more than a girl-she's their obsession, their fortune, their possession. In a house ruled by darkness, love is a weapon, escape is a lie, and only one will win. But will it be the right one-or the wrong?

In Which A Mafia Boss Falls In Love With A Cleaner... *** On Christmas, an isolated crime scene cleaner's carefully constructed wall crumbles when a violent attack triggers her buried trauma, leading her to a deadly confrontation with the mafia she's unknowingly been serving, and a crime boss who knows more than she thinks.

Moving back in with your younger brothers and leaving your life behind wasn't exactly in the scheme of plans for you. But when your mother passed, she left you in charge if the trust fund that supported your brothers. Despite them both being of age, you were now "in charge." With a lax attitude, and no idea how to get close to the boys you barely knew, you didn't interfere with their lives. When they threw their friend a birthday party in the house you shared, you hid out on the back patio swinging on your porch swing. Suddenly, someone runs outside to escape the noise and attention, and ironically gains yours. He's funny, charming, incredibly handsome, and not to mention a good kisser. What will Taehyung think when he catches you making out with his best friend? How old is this guy? Does it matter? There's only one way to find out...

Isabella Winchester, a 38-year-old literature teacher trapped in a loveless marriage, craved passion - the kind that set her soul on fire. When Evan Hartley, her 18-year-old student, walked into her life, temptation took a dangerous form. His piercing eyes, raw dominance, and forbidden allure pulled her into a dark spiral of lust and obsession. What started as stolen glances quickly turned into heated nights, secret rendezvous, and rough, primal passion she couldn't resist. Evan made her feel alive - but at the cost of her dignity, marriage, and sanity. Her guilt devoured her, but her addiction to him burned hotter. When her marriage began to collapse, Isabella faced a harsh reality - Evan was her downfall, not her escape. Determined to reclaim her life, she broke away, only for Evan to return, more possessive than ever. Now, she must fight the relentless pull of sin, rebuild her marriage, and find redemption. TASTE OF SIN is a raw, dark, and heart-wrenching story of forbidden desire, painful consequences, and the long, agonizing road to redemption - where love and lust collide, and the taste of sin leaves permanent scars.

{WATTYS 2020 WINNER} {FEATURED BOOK} Paris, 1663. 500 girls selected by King Louis XIV embark on a journey across the seas from their homeland. Each is given a dowry, and the expectation that they are to marry a French settler, in order to increase the population of New France. They are the historic Daughters of the King, or "les filles du roi." Eighteen-year-old Celeste Dubois is a free-spirited, educated and headstrong girl. She comes from a wealthy Parisian family that has squandered their money and is subsequently forced to journey to New France. However, Celeste doesn't plan on marrying a complete stranger. She hopes to use the dowry and the free voyage as a way to escape the poverty and social ranks of Paris. Matters are complicated when against her will, she falls in love. Romantic, kind and stunningly beautiful Lorraine Leblanc is a girl from a large family with children to spare. Unlike Celeste, she happily dreams of the day she will meet her future husband in New France. When she marries a mysterious widower with two young children of his own and still reeling after his broken heart, she realizes that married life isn't all she had hoped it would be, and begins to question her new husband's complicated past. - Wattpad Picks Blast to the Future Past list 2018 - The 50 Best Wattpad Stories of 2018/19 by Design Wizard - 2018 Youngblood Awards Winner (Romance) - 2018 True North Awards 2nd place for Historical Fiction and 2nd place Truly Canadian special category award - Featured by Wattpad Historical Fiction profile under Kings, Courtships and Empires, Young Adult Fiction profile under Love, Actually and Romance profile under Time will Tell *Please be aware that since this book covers the colonial period, it does contain sensitive themes of racism and violence that readers will find disturbing. There are resources at the back of the book that prompt further learning in the Historical Notes section.*

welcome to the world of the royals where everything and everyone are to be in accordance with and tightly bound by the rules and regulations of the royal family of ELDORIA. Eveline Morganstren known by her loved ones as eve is the second born of the royal family of ELDORIA, making her the princess of ELDORIA. Her older sister Princess Caroline Morganstren is in line to be the queen of ELDORIA. A very known fact to all is that in a royal family being the second born and second in line to the throne as of yet at least is the most unfortunate and sad thing that can happen to anyone on this planet. Being trapped in the body of this privileged yet unlucky princess Eveline has lived her life being in bounds with the regulations and expectations of her family. All she has ever wanted was for someone to come and free her, allowing her to be the best version of herself. Someone she can count on. Someone who loves her enough, a prince charming or a knight in armour of sorts. Can that really work? Who will that be? How has Princess Eveline's life been? Will she ever be able to find her way out or will she just live in the shadow of her older sister for her entire life? Is love the way out of this life she has grown tired of living? Can love change anything? Can love win all??

After fleeing her burnt village, a woman with a mysterious past takes refuge in the home of a reticent duke. Soon, feelings develop, but secrets that link them threaten their fragile trust. ***** Vivienne, a young woman from Flaxpool, is on the run after her village burns to the ground. On a chance encounter, she meets James, the stoic and reserved Duke of Lennox, at his countryside manor and he agrees to keep her safe. James offers Vivienne the chance to make her debut in society to land a husband. Between the soirees, operas, and balls of the season, the two grow closer, neither resisting the invisible tug that pulls them together. Regrettably the Duke of Lennox is already betrothed, and his station as a gentleman requires him to uphold the promise. James will need to choose between his mind, his sense of duty, and his heart. Will the two star-crossed lovers come together, or will their secrets tear them apart? (#1 in Historical Fiction) (#7 in Historical Romance) © 2020 MoonlightHunter3 All Rights Reserved.

In Belcourt, they rear weapons no man can contend with: women. Sasha was never meant to be in the Court of Flowers, one of the most sought-after courts in Belcourt, but when she is suddenly placed there without warning, she discovers a world far from what she expected--one that reeks of passion, seduction, secrets, and betrayal. ***** Belcourt, an orphanage for young girls, keeps many secrets within its walls. Among those are the four courts that rear the kingdom's most powerful weapons: the Ladies of Belcourt. Sasha is safely tucked away in the Court of Libraries when Belcourt makes a sudden decision it has never done before in more than half a century. She is transferred into the Court of Flowers, the most famous court of all, where she is expected to service gentlemen who paid their way in for a Belle, a woman trained to please, seduce, and spy. Things take a turn when she is introduced to the mysterious West Blackwood who has a very different service in mind, one too tempting and one that may ultimately change Sasha's safe life in Belcourt. Torn between powerful forces, both the kingdom and Belcourt itself, Sasha will have to determine where her loyalties lie: to the man who not only infuriates her at every turn but also awakens sensations she never felt before? Or to the place that has always been her home since the day she walked away from a cottage with two dead bodies?

Imani Campbell is a dedicated nurse with no time for distractions especially not love. But when a flirty patient turns out to be rising football star Sebastian Ford, her plans take an unexpected turn. What starts as casual conversations soon sparks something deeper, forcing Imani to confront her hesitations about relationships. As Sebastian pursues her with undeniable charm, she must decide if she's willing to take a chance on love or let it slip away.