[a desi college romance] Vijay and Nila have only one thing in common - they take the same bus at the same time everyday. What if this mere commonality steers their life into a whirlpool of uninvited feelings, wholesome conversations and unexpected connections, taking them on a ride they don't recall buying tickets for?

**Can be read as General fiction** The young, leading psychiatrist in the country, is charged for allegedly provoking suicide, but is bailed and later declared innocent. He thinks the complications are over, but when a young free spirited recently post graduated psychiatrist joins as a senior resident in the same hospital, six months later, his life is up for a toil again! He is attracted to her. She is giving him green signals. His fascination is increasing per day. So are her smiles. He falls in love with her, or so he thinks. She, doesn't agree, and doesn't deny. But in her mind, she is struggling with something entirely different! Welcome abode, and let's start uncomplicating a complicated story, of Dr Manik Malhotra and Dr. Nandini Murthy!

| 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 | Akanksha, a forensic expert and her husband Vihaan, a CBI officer must work together through the gulf in their marriage to catch a serial killer threatening to expose their secrets. ════ ⋆★⋆ ════ When Akanksha returns to Jaipur for her best friend's wedding, she anticipates nothing out of the ordinary. The pre-wedding rituals remind her bitterly of her dream to marry for love and she dreads returning home to the brewing argument with her husband of seven years, Vihaan. But when a series of murders come knocking at Akanksha's door, she realises she cannot solve it alone. After avoiding each other like plague for years, she and Vihaan must put aside their differences and learn to work together to capture this serial killer. However, the nightmares of Akanksha's past are difficult to deny. Will the hunt for the murderer bring her and Vihaan closer together or are the secrets in their relationship too deep to ever find peace? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Trigger/Content Warning: Elements of PTSD, anxiety, violence, abuse, death, mental health issues, mention of sexual abuse and rape, and other triggering issues. Please read only if you're comfortable reading these themes and the story is marked to be MATURE. ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Featured By @Romance, @dangerouslove, @WattpadRomanceIN, @ContemporaryLit, @generalfiction, @WattpadChicklitIN and @MysteryThrillerIN | This amazing cover is made by @NattKuznetsov © akiimarvelous 2020 Exclusively On Wattpad

[Featured - AmbassadorsIN] ༻❁༺ Every heart sings a song, incomplete until another heart whispers back. ༻❁༺ Kabir, a widowed single father, finds himself setting foot in the waters of marriage again. Heer, a thirty-year-old single woman, decides to get married, only to fulfil her grandmother's last wish. With the heavy baggage of the past, scars of broken and hurting relationships, and differences, will the two ever survive this arrangement? Find more in Prelude. [Completed]

FEATURED by @WattpadTimeTravel PEREGRINATE: to make one's way through, across, or over For Manya, a sixteen-year-old, the destination was to be only Ranjgarh. It was a fresh start for her and her dad after a life-altering tragedy. But she gets more than she bargained for. Temperamental time becomes her strongest weapon and most formidable obstacle. It ensnares her in its clutches and takes her back to the 13th century India. Though stuck in an inconceivable situation, she finds what she had always longed for- friendship, memories, experience, and a love that might just overcome every barrier. She needs to survive not only in an unforeseen town but also in a precarious time. Will she be able to come out unscathed? Or will she have to relinquish her heart, or perhaps her life? Which one she will choose- the life she had or the life she got? COMPLETED CONTENT WARNING: The following story has been rated mature as it is going to contain descriptions of sexual assault. Milestones: Reached 1k reads on 10 October 2023 Ranks: #2 out of 1.38k stories tagged Castle (18/09/23) #11 out of 5.02K stories tagged Mystical (31/10/23) Featured: Time is Precious - Spend it Wisely (Romance) @WattpadTimeTravel Roses Are Red | Romance @newlywrittenbooks

Rabya was unwillingly tied up in a knot of marriage with the only son of a big Zamindar; Adhrit Singh Chauhan. She once had a happy life, trying to achieve her dreams in the metropolitan city by striving to become independent so that she can financially support her family. But then, her one mistake and she was forced to marry Adhrit who's a decade older than her and lives in that regressive part of a small town in Uttar Pradesh where girls are not even allowed to step out of their house. Will Adhrit ever be able to be loved by his wife? Or will she always remain his unwilling bride?

"You can't hold me like that and not kiss me," whispered Vinaya, her face an inch away from his, his strong arms wrapped around her small body. "I can't, Yaya," he said in his deep voice, "Your brother's friendship means too much to me to do this." His mind was a whirlwind of emotions that threatened to cloud his judgment. "More than I do?" She asked, closing the gap between their lips. ****** Vinaya Nambiar, a 22-year-old medical student from India, is accepted for a two-month clinical rotation in a hospital in New York City. With strict Indian parents and a rebellious spirit, Vinaya becomes entangled in a web of conflicting emotions when she stays with her brother's 28 year old best friend, Nithin Balachandran, the COO of a start up Engineering firm. The problem? They are undeniably and irresistibly attracted to each other. The problem? They belong to different castes. The problem? He is her brother's best friend. Will they defy the odds and soar to new heights, or will they crash and burn under the weight of societal expectations?

Aadarsh Sehgal plays many roles in his life. A businessman running the Sehgal & Sons construction company. The son who fulfills all his responsibilities of being the eldest, taking care of his father who is slowly losing out on his memories of him. The elder brother to four siblings. Of all roles, the one of being an elder brother takes the crown. Being the elder one he had always been responsible for his younger siblings. However losing at his mother at seventeen had transformed the young boy into a young responsible man all too soon. Ruhaani Khatri isn't a pessimist but she is a realist. Orphaned at a very young age she had learned very early on that life is not designed to be fair. So she never complained about life not treating her well and accepted whatever life threw at her. Widow and a single mother, Ruhaani wants to give her daughter the best of everything she can. Will Aadarsh and Ruhaani find a permanent place in each other's lives? Heart seems to be off limits.

YOU CAN NOW LISTEN TO THE HINDI AUDIOBOOK, just on Audible! [ FEATURED ON WATTPAD INDIA'S JANUARY 2020 READING LIST: TEEN FICTION] A typical Indian family. A bit conservative, quite pushy and forcefully loving. And in the middle of that sits Shweta. She's a spunky eighteen year old with a mind of her own and a sassy mouth to match. She's got her own views about her life and doesn't hesitate letting other people know about it. Only it doesn't often bode well for her. This time, Shweta's really done it. She's done the unforgivable deed and lost her virginity to a boy who isn't even her boyfriend. Yet. If that wasn't enough, her period's gone missing. What happens when Shweta tells her mother the truth? Drama, of course. Only she hadn't expected things to fall apart as drastically as they do. Join Shweta as she tries to brush off slut shaming, keep her head high and try to find a place for herself in the judgy, conservative world. Will she succeed? Or will she bow her head and allow society to bend her into shape like countless before her? A coming-of-age story. [WORD COUNT: 51,000 WORDS] COMPLETED.

•• Cause annoying you is my favorite hobby! •• ━━━━━ Aditi and Karan are thrown into a long distance relationship within the first year of their marriage. Will their marriage win against the ldr demons? ━━━━━ Aditi : Karan Shenoy, stop spamming my chat box and focus on work! Karan: Why are you all wet? Can you do telekinesis? Because you've made a part of me move without even touching it. Aditi : I swear Karan, one more message and I am blocking you. Karan : Someone seems bothered. There?