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The Jasmine Knot | Season 2 by ChintanNovelist
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The Knot Deepens Season 2 marks a deliberate shift-from innocence to insight, from unspoken fears to structured partnership. This book explores what happens after the first storm has passed, when love must evolve from instinct to intention. The characters step into a phase where intimacy is not just passion but also discipline, communication, and emotional governance. Their relationship deepens not because life becomes easier, but because they learn to meet each other with honesty, maturity, and a renewed sense of purpose. This season also expands the world around them. The pressures of workplace politics, social scrutiny, and manipulative interference create a new frontier where personal and professional boundaries collide. Through conflict, missteps, and recovery, the couple discovers that resilience is built in everyday rituals, transparent dialogue, and the courage to confront vulnerabilities together. Sensuality becomes a language of healing, and their home becomes a strategic refuge where love is practiced as both art and architecture. Ultimately, Season 2 stands as a testament to growth-the kind that is earned slowly, intentionally, and often through discomfort. It chronicles a journey toward emotional alignment, structural clarity, and a deeper, more confident intimacy. As the season closes on a revelation that redefines their future, this preface invites the reader to witness not just the story of two individuals but the evolution of a partnership that chooses to rise, rebuild, and recommit with every challenge.
MAYURAN [Ongoing] by HiKaniskh
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Updates on 2nd, 12th and 21st #The guards series: book 1 Karikalan was born with nothing but a name and a fire in his soul. Betrayed by fate, hardened by loss, he clawed his way up from the dirt to become the right hand of Dhananjay Raghav Thevar. Feared. Respected. Untouchable. His past was buried beneath blood and loyalty... until she came along. Mayuri. The boss's ignored daughter. Off-limits in every possible way. At nineteen, Mayuri was a whirlwind of defiance and curiosity, untouched by the darkness Karikalan had long embraced. When she was assigned a bodyguard, she got him... a man who met her fire with ice, who challenged her at every turn, who never once saw her as anything more than a nuisance. She fell first. Hard. But Karikalan? He refused to fall at all. Their relationship was a war... tempestuous, reckless, forbidden. She was a line he couldn't cross, and he was a battle she refused to lose. Yet, in a world where power dictated love and loyalty came at a price, some lines weren't just dangerous. They were deadly.
A Handful of Happiness by ardent_acy
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In 1996, when the Opel Astra was launched in India, the car caught the eye of ten-year-old Veer. As the son of a prostitute, he didn't even have the privilege of touching it. The immoral act has always been looked down upon, but for Meera, it was the only means of survival. She's the mother of two rasgullas, Veer and Tara. It's not easy for the children either. Their mother is always treated as an outcast, but the young boy is determined to be the man of the house. Their way of life is disgusting to many, pitied by some, and accepted by one man. Kindness, love, and courage can lead to the most beautiful thing... A Handful of Happiness. --- Ongoing | PG13
𝐊𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐦 ~ 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞 |𝟏𝟖+|  by Paromita040
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𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟎'𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 (𝟏𝟖+) Kusum who is 21 year old is about to marry Rajeev Thakur, a 30-year-old schoolmaster - a man of few words, sharp discipline, and silent grief. He's known in the village as a man who keeps to himself, always seen either with books or lost in thoughts under the neem tree near the school. He's marrying kusum not out of love, but out of family pressure and a sense of duty. Unlike most brides at that time, Kusum wasn't nervous or shy. Her heart fluttered not with fear, but with excitement. She eager to begin her own love story, believes her marriage will bloom like the old love tales of her grandparents. Little does she know that the man she's marrying has locked away his heart, and she is stepping into a house that still holds the silent scent of another woman - the one who once wore the sindoor she now will. Yes, you guys are correct. Rajeev is a widower. His first wife, Gulaab, whom he loved deeply and unconditionally, passed away due to some illness, leaving behind a void so deep that he buried his emotions with her pyre. And yet, love has a way of blooming even in the most barren of places. Will Kusum's warmth melt Rajeev's frozen heart? Or will she become just another duty in his quiet, structured life? English translation is available ✨✨
Love Above All ✓ by alwyzinadrm
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Some may think , Money is the ultimate thing . Those people measure everything - Relations , Status , Respect with Money. For some it was a mere Paper , a means to buy something or a tool required for survival in the present world . KARTHIK - A Man born to a humble father and a loving mother in a village. SAHANA - A Woman born to an Arrogant father and a emotionally dead mother in a city. Let's get into the story to see how these two lives get connected with each other by sacred bond of marriage. Marriage... Is it love? Arranged ?? Forced ??? Update schedule Daily 1 update @ morning ... If the given target achieved, 1 update @ night ...
Wrapped in Love│✔ by dhani4you
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[#1 ~ The Rajvansh Family] "You don't have a wife?" Adi asked innocently, his words cutting through the air, causing the entire table to fall into a stunned silence. She shot her son a glare, silently warning him to be quiet with just a look. He paused, then replied, "I don't," as his family exchanged surprised glances, clearly expecting him to snap or react harshly to the kid. "My mumma doesn't have a husband, either," the little boy continued, as though he had just solved the most difficult puzzle in the world. "I know," he responded, his usually cold demeanor softening into a surprising smile as he looked down at the child. "Then why don't you marry each other?" Adi grinned, as if it were the simplest idea in the world. The whole room filled the room with stunned silence, by his innocent proposal. 🕊️ 𝗞𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗶 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮 returns to her childhood city, seeking a fresh start after a painful divorce, determined to build a better life for her four-year-old son. The last thing she expects is to be drawn to Vihaan-her late cousin's husband. He wants nothing to do with her... but everything to do with her son. 𝗩𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗷𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵 had everything-love, happiness, and a future he cherished-until the day it all shattered before his eyes. In a single, cruel moment, he lost the woman he loved more than life itself, along with their unborn child. He thought he was doomed to a lifetime of emptiness, unaware that fate had other plans-ones that would entangle him in a web of forbidden emotions and an undeniable, reckless desire.
Painted Number, Fated Hearts by author_hardika
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A cute and steamy love story :) She called a number painted on stone... and destiny picked it up.
A Heart That Fought For Me by moonnoom
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The village that once warned her to stay away now watched in surprise as she walked beside him without fear. She was the first person to see the wounded man behind the rumours, and he was the first to understand the softness behind her courage.
Her saree, His sin by TSM3000
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The sky smelled of rain that day, the kind that drips slowly from tiled roofs and settles into the bones of old houses. Meena stood barefoot on the mud-wet floor, a brush in one hand, and a memory she'd spent years burying in the other. Her saree clung to her like a secret, and the tulasi leaves in the backyard rustled like they knew. That he had returned. Arjun. The boy who once chased dragonflies with her. The man who left with cold promises and came back with a storm tucked in his chest. She had loved him like a fool once. And hated him harder. But some stories don't end when the heart breaks. Some only begin there. picture credits: pintrest
She Is Mine. My Wife by Aadiyakumaran
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ARRANGED MARRIAGE "You will marry him, Dithya. No more discussion. I just want to get rid of you from here. Tomorrow, the marriage will happen. Be ready... or else you know what I'll do." My stepmother's voice was cold as she pushed me down to the floor. "Mam, please... don't do this to me. I'll do whatever you say, but not this. Please, Mam... I beg you." I clutched at her legs desperately, tears blurring my vision. But she shook me off with disgust and walked away, leaving me crumpled on the ground. "Why, Amma? Why did you leave me with these people?" I whispered into the darkness, hugging myself. "Take me with you, Amma. I can't live like this anymore..." --- "Dithya..." An old man in his eighties sat in a grand ancestral house, holding a worn photograph of a teenage girl. A single tear slid down his wrinkled cheek as he traced her face with trembling fingers. "You are the goddess of this house. I will bring you here... I will make you my Abhi's wife." His voice broke, but determination shone in his eyes. --- "Marriage? Now?" Abhimanyu's voice thundered in the hall. "I will not marry anyone." His eyes were sharp, his jaw clenched as he glared at his parents. --- Diya (Dithya) - shy, introverted, and afraid to talk to new people. She secretly dreams of her prince charming, someone who will love her unconditionally and protect her fragile heart. Abhimanyu - angry, arrogant, quick to lose his temper. But behind his tough exterior, he is deeply soft and protective toward the few people he loves. His heart still waits for the mysterious girl who once saved his life. ________________________________ Southindian arranged marriage [Telugu Based] Tropes: Arranged marriage She feel first and he fell harder Student×student Ceo×student Loveaftermarriage Cousins Mystery WARNING: MATURE CONTENT Don't copy my work. Let's get into the story to know the journey of Abhiya (Abhimanyu-dithya). Vote . comment . Follow