[First book in Our Chance Series] He is rude. She is polite. He is cold-hearted. She is soft-hearted. He was extroverted. She is introverted. He's a father. She's a mother...or so she thought she was going to be. After losing the love of her life and her child a week ago... Meera Sharma never in her existence of twenty-three years imagined herself in a school reunion only to come across with her teacher and his baby boy and certainly not to be offered a job. ************************************ "Here" she said giving it to him. "Thanks but it's fine" said Karan trying to assure her. "No it's not fine Sir you apply it yourself or I will you got hurt because of me and I don't like it I'm sorry." "Hey Meera it wasn't your fault that I got hurt I will do it again in a heartbeat if it meant you to be safe. In fact I'm sorry because I should have come there sooner I can't even think about what you went through." "You said it wasn't my fault" she asked. "Yes it wasn't." "And it wasn't yours either" she said wanting him to stop taking the blame on himself. "You were there to save me that's what matters." ************************************ 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 -: • 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧 •𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 •𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 •𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 × 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 •𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭 × 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭 Started: 07th July 2023 Ended : 29th Sept 2023

Tara Raikar, an ambitious Oxford student, finds her world upended when her boyfriend, Aryan Deshmukh, is forced to return to India to care for his ailing father. Despite their heartfelt promises to try long-distance, Aryan's silence in the months that follow shatters her, and she decides to move on. A year later, Tara is convinced she's put the past behind her, focused on her studies and a new life. But when Aryan unexpectedly returns for their third year, he's a changed man-determined, mature, and more certain than ever that what he wants is Tara. His sudden reappearance stirs old emotions, but Tara is resolute. She's moved on, or so she tells herself. She's not going down that path again. Yet, as Aryan fights to win her back, she begins to question her own heart. Is she truly over him, or does the love they shared still linger? The second-chance romance is complicated by her feelings of betrayal, his possessive nature, and a fierce desire to protect herself from being hurt again. Tropes: * Second chance romance * Possessive ML * College lovers * Misunderstandings * Forced proximity ~•~ "Aryan," she whispered, her voice betraying her calm exterior. He took a step forward, his eyes full of determination. "Tara, I'm not here to beg, but I'm here to make things right. I've never stopped thinking about you." Her heart raced, but she kept her gaze fixed on the horizon, refusing to meet his eyes. "You had your chance, Aryan. You made your choice." "I know I hurt you. I didn't mean for it to happen this way," he said, taking another step closer. "I was wrong, but I'm not the same person I was before. I want to fix this." She shook her head, swallowing the lump in her throat. "I've moved on. I'm not doing this again." Aryan stepped closer, his voice low but firm. "You think you've moved on, but I know you haven't. You're still mine, Tara. And I'm not letting you go again." 🏅#1 in wattpadindia

How can you be an orphan when your mother still pays for you? This is the painful question sixteen-year-old Vanya asks herself every day. Her mother's monthly visits to the orphanage aren't fueled by love, but by cold, crisp cash, a payment to keep Vanya a secret. Her father's existence is defined by his absolute rejection. Vanya is the childhood that never got to bloom..*The Lost Spring*. But Vanya's greatest pain is also her biggest secret. Her mother's first marriage yielded three handsome, powerful, and successful adult sons who are Vanya's *half-brothers*. They live a life of unquestioned luxury, entirely unaware of the hidden daughter who shares their blood. When a chance encounter shatters the rigid boundary between Vanya's world and theirs, the family's sixteen-year lie begins to crumble. The truth will tear their privileged world apart. But for Vanya, is exposing the secret worth the risk of losing the only family she's ever truly yearned for?

Prapti was the kind of girl everyone called a "baddie" confident, beautiful, bold, and always surrounded by attention. But behind her perfect image was a girl completely unlucky in love. Every relationship she had ever been in ended with cheating, lies, and heartbreak, until she finally stopped believing in love altogether. Then came Yuvraj. Quiet, nerdy, awkward, and the complete opposite of her world. What Prapti didn't know was that Yuvraj had been her one-sided lover for years, loving her silently from afar without expecting anything in return. Their story began with a fake relationship. Prapti needed a boyfriend to get rid of her toxic ex, and Yuvraj agreed instantly, even knowing his feelings for her were real. At first, everything between them was just an act...fake dates, fake texts, fake smiles for the world. But slowly, things changed. The more time they spent together, the more Prapti realized Yuvraj loved her differently. Gently. Purely. He listened to her, stayed during her worst moments, and cared for her in ways nobody else ever had. For the first time, love felt safe instead of painful. And somewhere between pretending and healing, their fake relationship became real. While teaching Prapti what true love looked like, he was silently fighting the hardest battle of his own life. When she found out, her world shattered. Because the boy she once treated as temporary had become the only person who ever loved her sincerely. Yuvraj showed her that real love is not about grand promises....it's about staying, caring, and loving someone even when life is falling apart. Tropes - Soft Male lead x Baddie Female Lead College Romance Fake Dating Soft Romance #1 Fake dating #2 Indian #3 India #4 Indian #5 India #fake dating #slowburn #bollywood

BOOK ONE OF THE SWEET AND SOUR SERIES Vanya Sharma hated marriages. Growing up seeing troubled and failed marriages carved a bitter spot in her heart, especially when one of them belonged to her parents. While escaping the shadows of her past, she found solace in her studies and books. Now at 25, Vanya stands at a crossroads when her mother asks her to settle down. For someone who has lost faith in love over the past few decades, marriage for Vanya was a needle lost in a stack of hay and so was allowing her mother to choose her a life partner. Taking matters into her own hands, Vanya decided a contract marriage would be the best thing to escape from the inevitable chaos. Enters Mahir Oberoi, 30 the CEO of an advertising agency. With beliefs as strong as a mountain and desires as dark as night, Mahir was always ready for whatever life meant to throw at him. But not this time. He wasn't ready for the sudden threat to his position, the prospect of marriage or the five-foot-two brunette that came slamming into him along with it. With the only thing common between the two being their passion for work, Vanya and Mahir found themselves at odds. But, as the saying goes, reality is fleeting. Amidst the sudden wedding and passionate bickering, Vanya and Mahir soon realised, that the beliefs they had all this time were wrong and the reality of it all was all too sweet since the beginning. Tied together into a marriage of convenience, read as how they turn their bitter everything into sweet nothings. ◦°•✩•°◦

an arranged marriage set up in 1970's.. an Indian marriage story of shravanya sethi and vedansh Thakur. tropes :- arranged marriage age gap (7 years) old school love Calm ML X innocent FL patriarchal mindset adult themes happy ending

𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞 × 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐲𝐚 34 × 22 She sit in horror,eyes flicking between his face and the weapon in his hand, then to her weeping family.Time seemed to stop. The priest.The guests.The walls.They all vanished.There was only Vikram and the cage he'd made for her. "You see, jaan "he murmured darkly"fate has brought us together And now,we are going to seal it..with marriage." Aradhya shook her head, voice shaking. "Please, sir..don't do this.I don't want to marry you.I'll never love you.Just leave me.." He smiled,that cold, monstrous smile."You don't have a choice.You bumped into me during the mehndi.And tradition demands we marry." "That's not a real tradition,"she whispered through her tears."You're just using it to control me." "perhaps "Vikram replied smoothly his voices calm but his his eyes flashing anger.."But it doesn't matter. You'll marry me.And that's final." The mangalsutra was next.Its gold chain and shiny diamond rested against her neck like a shackle.Her breath hitched.And then,the final blow vermilion.He smeared it across her hairline,sealing her fate with him in most brutal way ever. Vikram's eyes gleamed with victorious fire as he leaned close,his fingers tightening on her waist. "Now , you are mine.."he whispered "And no one can take you away from me." Aradhya's eyes flared."You'll regret this," she hissed."I won't be your prisoner forever." Vikram only chuckled. "I'm counting on it " he whispered "You'll learn to love me Aradhya one way or another.This is our destiny." "𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭.𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐞..𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜. 𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬."

#5th series of Thakur Agastya Thakur A well-known name in politics, Agastya Thakur rose to power at an age when most were still finding their footing. He was a man of few words because for him, actions always spoke louder than speeches. Calm, composed, and unreadable, his silence often carried more weight than others' loudest promises. Despite the authority he commanded, Agastya remained deeply rooted in his values. His greatest strength was his family. He held immense respect for his Baba and Ma, not just loving them, but truly adoring them walking in their footsteps, guided by their principles. Power never distanced him from where he came from; it only made his roots deeper. Chandani Chandani was an innocent soul born into a cruel world. Raised watching her mother and grandmother live in quiet obedience, she grew up believing that women were meant to follow men's words without question. That belief wasn't taught it was lived in front of her every single day. She belonged to a small village so forgotten that most people didn't even know it existed. Her world was limited to the walls of her home; stepping outside was never an option, only a dream. Freedom was a word she had heard, never felt. At the age of eighteen, her father decided it was time to marry her off. Her fate was sealed early, though destiny delayed it for reasons unknown. Chandani was finally married at twenty one but by then, she had already learned that silence was survival. ⚠️book will in hinglish format with translation will mature too

Ira Sharma has spent her life believing she was never meant to be seen. At twenty-five, she is a brilliant architect and professor, the silent force behind ARC Institute-an institution she owns but never claims publicly. Insecure about her appearance and uncertain of her presence, Ira chooses invisibility over authority, silence over recognition. She leads from the shadows, convinced that softness and strength cannot coexist. Reyansh Malhotra is twenty-seven and already the CEO and Chairman of Malhotra Industries. Distinct, disciplined, and precise, he speaks only when necessary and commands respect without demanding it. Love, to him, is rare-earned, not assumed. Not scarred by heartbreak but shaped by observation, Reyansh learned early that emotions without depth are temporary, and attachments without intention are fragile, he knows it not by experience but by observation. They are each other's first, there is no misunderstanding, no family drama, this is just a sweet love story between them. Let's see how their journey moves from neighbors to friends, from an unexpected marriage to a love neither of them planned-but both chose.

Born into immense wealth, Anya Mehta was never greedy for power. The only daughter of a top business tycoon, she wanted a quiet, ordinary life-far from boardrooms and corporate wars. While her father dreamed of legacy, Anya's heart chased love, even when it chose the wrong man-one who desired her fortune more than her soul. But fate had other plans. A tragic incident mid-flight changes everything. Anya survives, but the girl she once was disappears. In her place awakens the soul of a fearless entrepreneur-sharp-minded, suspicious, and forged by ambition. A woman who once built an empire from nothing now finds herself reborn into one already waiting to be ruled. Returning home, Anya shocks everyone by stepping into the business world she once feared. Bound by a forced engagement to Rudra Singhaniya, the coldest and most powerful businessman of the era, she walks into a future filled with rivalry, hidden truths, and slow-burning tension. This is no longer the story of an innocent girl in love. This is the rise of Anya Mehta-a woman reborn to dominate, to protect, and to reclaim her destiny.