Vaidehi Mehra had loved once-and lost more than she could bear. Betrayed by the man she trusted and wounded by the family meant to protect her, she walked away from the ruins with only one reason to keep going: her two-and-a-half-year-old daughter, Esha. Esha's laughter, tiny hands, and unquestioning love became the fragile thread holding Vaidehi's broken heart together. Marriage was never meant to be part of her story again. Not after the betrayal. Not after the whispers. But one careless photograph and one malicious rumor are enough to undo everything she rebuilt. What begins as office gossip spirals into public scandal, dragging her dignity through headlines and threatening her career-and worse, her daughter's future. When reputation becomes survival, a solution is offered. Simple. Strategic. Respectable. Marriage. Vikram Khanna is the last man Vaidehi would ever choose to depend on. A self-made billionaire, disciplined, distant, and fiercely private, he has built his empire alone-and planned to keep his life that way. Their union is nothing more than damage control: a contractual arrangement designed to silence speculation and restore order. But neither of them accounts for Esha. With her innocent eyes and fearless affection, Esha becomes the quiet bridge between two guarded adults. As Vaidehi struggles with scars from her past and Vikram maintains the emotional walls that have always protected him, the boundaries of their arrangement begin to blur. What starts as strategy slowly begins to feel like shelter. What begins as obligation starts resembling belonging. A Home We Didn't Plan is a story of resilience before romance, of a child's innocence melting the coldest defenses, and of two people who never intended to build a family-yet may discover that love sometimes grows where it was never meant to. (The chapters are edited with the help of Chatgpt) Rankings: #2 on wattpadindia (29.03.2026)

Kim Taehyung was never supposed to marry again. Three years ago he lost the love of his life, and with her, the part of his heart that believed in love. The only reason he keeps moving forward is his three-year-old son, Tae-yoon. But when his parents force him into a second marriage with a young woman he barely knows, Taehyung makes one thing clear. She will never replace his wife. She will never have his heart. Yet the little boy who believes his mother has finally come back from abroad begins calling her "mom" without hesitation. And the woman Taehyung refuses to accept slowly becomes the one person his son cannot live without. Sometimes the love we reject the most... is the one meant to heal us.

MOMMA BY CHOICE Vihan Raichand has everything-power, wealth, and influence. But beneath his ruthless billionaire exterior lies a shattered man, a devoted father to his 8-month-old son, Veer. Betrayed by love, Vihan has closed his heart to the world, focusing only on protecting his precious child. Meera-a kind-hearted caretaker with a past of her own. Orphaned young, she has spent her life nurturing others, never expecting to find love or a family of her own. But fate has other plans when she becomes the nanny for little Veer, who instantly claims her as his own. What starts as a professional arrangement soon turns into something deeper, as Vihan finds himself drawn to Meera's warmth, her innocence, and the undeniable bond she shares with his son. But will the scars of his past allow him to open his heart again? And can Meera find a home in the very place she least expected? PUBLISHED BY : VINNIE NAVMAN