When tragedy steals the only protector she had left, eighteen- year- old Evara becomes both sister and parent to her little stepbrother. Searching for a fresh start-and for a way to feel closer to the parents they lost-they travel to Jaipur, the land of their father's beginnings... and the place where her mother's past first began to unravel. Hidden from the world by a single choice, Evara has always known the truth: the name of the man who fathered her... and why she must never step into his world. One decision made long ago ensured she would remain a secret. Invisible. Untouchable. Unknown. Evara intends to keep it that way. Her mother's choice protected her from a powerful family whose blood runs in her veins-and protect the family she grew away from, who would break if the truth of her existence ever came to light. But what she doesn't know is that the past she's avoiding has been desperately trying to find her. Her biological father and his wife have spent years searching for the woman they wronged-hoping for redemption, forgiveness, and a chance to set things right. And somewhere in the struggle to find normalcy again, destinies collide, family secrets rise, and Evara must choose between the life she's always known... and the one that's been waiting for her.

'Every dynasty hides a grave. She came to dig them up.' Eleven men. Two families. Both broken. One abandoned their only sister-shattering her with silence. The other lost every woman they ever loved-leaving behind shadows and scars. But now, she returns. Not as the girl they cast away, but as a force they never saw coming. Has she come to heal the wounds they buried deep or to ignite the ruins they tried to forget? ~To Abhimanyu She isn't his weakness. But she's the reason he's about to burn. He heard her once-now he chases her like a war he refuses to lose. ~For Avisha She was never meant to return. Especially not to the man who dreams of her... without knowing her face. When a veiled woman saves the Rajvansh and Chauhans from ruin, Abhimanyu becomes obsessed with the ghost he can't name- but can't forget. The only problem? She's not here to be found. She's here to end him.

Dark Romance | Mature themes | 18+ There was a time when Rudransh Singh Thakur believed in love. A time when power wasn't everything. When silence didn't define him. When a single person was enough to make the world feel... whole. But that was before betrayal. Before the woman he trusted chose to break him instead. Love didn't make him ruthless. Betrayal did. Now, at thirty-four, Rudransh stood as a man the world feared a minister whose decisions shaped lives, whose silence carried more weight than words ever could. Nothing touched him anymore. Nothing except one. His son. Aryaman Singh Thakur Five years old. Too quiet. Too distant. Too aware. A child who had learned early that people leave... and promises don't stay. If Rudransh had built walls, Aryaman had learned to live within them. And then, she entered. Not with power. Not with demand. But with silence that matched theirs. Ishani Sharma A woman who had known pain in ways she never spoke of. Who carried her past like a shadow she couldn't outrun. Who held her child as if that alone was reason enough to survive. She didn't belong in his world. And yet, she became a part of it. A marriage not built on love, but on necessity. On power. On a name she never asked to carry. He didn't want her. His son wouldn't accept her. But she stayed. Not loudly. Not forcefully. Just... there. And in the middle of it all... there was Arohi, breathing life into the silence. A child too young to understand pain, yet the only one who carried light into a life built on shadows. And in a house where silence ruled, where love had once been broken and buried something began to shift. Not all at once. Not enough to be called love. But enough... to change everything. Because behind power, behind silence, behind every unspoken truth lies a story hidden beneath the VEIL OF THRONE (A/n : This book is for mature audiences, contains explicit content. Do read only if you are comfortable.)

She is 15 year girl who seemed too delicate for the heavy world waiting for her. Cute in her mannerisms, quiet in her presence-she kept her thoughts tucked away like secrets in a locked diary. Around strangers, she was polite and reserved, never letting her words spill more than necessary. But with her mother, she would shrink back into a childish warmth, clinging to her laughter and innocence as if it were the last thread of safety she knew. Now, everything was about to change. Her mother had remarried, and a new home awaited her-a house filled with six elder brothers, a stepfather she barely knew, an uncle and aunt, and the watchful eyes of grandparents. It was a family that seemed too large, too overwhelming, for someone who feared her own emotions. Would she let her walls down in this unfamiliar household? Would she accept them as her own, or would she retreat further into silence, lost between childish dependence and the burden of growing up? No one could tell-not even she. Only time would reveal whether her fragile heart could find belonging in the place that was about to become her world.

Based on the hit WEBTOON comic by Ingrid Ochoa, The Kiss Bet follows Sara Lin on her quest to experience her first kiss. Told from multiple points of view, including Sara's and three boys, The Kiss Bet shows that life-and love-can be messy and complicated, but it sure can be fun. Read it on WEBTOON, Wattpad, or get the full published version adapted by Farrah Penn in book stores today! *** It's senior year and Sara Lin just turned eighteen. She's got great friends, a cool dad (or so he thinks), and a whole lot ahead of her. She understands that her first kiss is a rite of passage, one that she takes very seriously, even if everyone around her doesn't. She wants it to be special-true love's kiss-and wants to fall for someone she really cares about, not just get it over with. Then her best friend Patrick challenges Sara to a bet that will either lead to love or heartbreak. Or maybe embarrassment? Maybe all three. And the more he teases her, the more she wants to prove him wrong . . . that maybe her first kiss can be memorable and special and fun and life changing.

•ＳＹＰＮＯＳＩＳ• 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝑩𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊 isn't your typical ordinary teenage girl. In fact, 'ordinary' is the least word to describe who and what she is. She is a master of stealth, a virtouso of violence, and a deadly assassin known in the underworld as Velvet Viper. Feared by many, no one dares to cross her path. She is considered a devil in her own right. One day, Valentina stumbles upon a truth that shatters her entire existence: she has a family, a revelation that could ignite chaos and destruction. Despite this revelation, both sides have kept secrets from each other, secrets that, once revealed, will leave them in utter shock. The question remains: will they ever open up and confront these hidden truths, or will they forever remain concealed in their own shadows? _________________________________________

I love pink. He loves red. I crave strawberry milk. He craves... an HEIR?! I am just a normal college student. I like coding (badly), cute ribbons, and justice. My biggest problem was supposed to be passing Theology class. But I don't know how I ended up with a heavy diamond ring on my finger. One moment I was trying to hack a bad guy's phone, and the next, I was signing a contract with the Devil himself. Now, I live in his fortress. He treats me like a princess, but he looks at the world like he wants to burn it down. And the worst part? He keeps talking about his "Legacy." He wants a baby. RIGHT. NOW. Excuse me, Sir? I have midterms next week! Does the baby come before or after my exam?! Is it Stockholm Syndrome if the villain is your husband? Asking for a friend.

Angelina Brown grew up in a serene world, surrounded by the love of her mother, Liliana, and the devotion of her horse, Amira. She found Amira when she was just an abandoned foal in the forest, and from that moment on, they were inseparable. Together, they ran across the endless fields, living in a harmony no one could disturb. But her childhood wasn't always like this. In the past, Angelina experienced suffering at the hands of her biological father, a cruel and abusive man who turned her early years into a nightmare. At just four years old, she watched her mother being beaten every night. Only his sudden departure brought peace, and her mother did everything she could to give her a new life, far from the darkness of those days. Everything changes again when Liliana confesses that she has fallen in love and that they must move into her new husband's home. Angelina is forced to leave behind the place she cherishes and live alongside a strict stepfather and his five sons. In this new household, the gentle and dreamy girl is met with disdain. The coldness of this family weighs heavily on her, and her only solace remains Amira and her mother. But her greatest nightmare returns when her biological father suddenly reappears, this time determined to take her away from her mother. Claiming that, as a minor, she belongs to him, he demands his "right" over her. But Angelina knows the truth-he doesn't want her because he loves her, but because he wants to control her once again. Will she be able to escape the past that haunts her? Can she find her place in this hostile new family, or is she destined to wander between two worlds, never truly belonging anywhere? Discover Angelina's story of survival, courage, and the power of a pure heart in a cruel world. #1 daughterfather 16.04.2025

Book -I Of " The Same Stranger" Trilogy Please read the warning note before proceeding further. Contains explicit graphic sexual content Strictly 🔞 ---------- Love - Four letters But an entire book could fall short to contain it and one's lifespan would fade away getting it right . Love never existed in Dhruvi's world . Her life was filled with -- Days of tending to wounds of the dark nights Nights of dancing to the tunes of men - drunk , barbaric , violent , unforgiving monsters . She comes from a world where money buys consent and power yields one helpless . Dhruvi Verma was 21 when she realised " Love didn't make the world go round, it was money which did " . So she did the only thing she knew to escape the dirty swamp she was pushed into -"Survive" She made 3 rules - simple but effective Rule 1 - Keep your head down and do your job . Rule 2- Get the money for your services and do not let anyone affect you . Rule 3 - Don't break rule 1&2 until-- she met Him . Adhrit Agnihotri The storm which knocked everything out of balance in Dhruvi's life . She was never supposed to meet him but looks like fate had other plans . When God wrote her love story he didn't script it as romance , rather as the thriller which would Drain her life Dim the shine in her eyes Leave her heart bleeding at his feet But never dead Just breathing Beating enough of life To be claimed by one man. ADHRIT AGNIHOTRI Dhruvi Verma never believed in love But she believed in fate . And oh what horrible fate did she possess -- For her love story was named "A fairytale turned dark " By God himself . --------- BLURB : " What did she choose " he growls heatedly , his eyes never leaving mine. " Interesting choice for someone so put together sir ....A vibrator --- " A vibrator...huh ...we are gonna have a long night Dhruvi ..a very long night" he mutters darkly as he leads me to our spot .

Ira has always had a happy life. Raised by her beloved aunt, Akshara, she knows love, laughter, and the comfort of home and that has always been enough. When she gets the chance to travel to India for her Massi's closest friend's wedding, she expects nothing more than adventure, new sights, and endless memories with her Massi by her side. But what awaits is far more than she ever imagined, a family she never knew, secrets long buried, and a journey that will change her forever. A father who didn't know his daughter was alive, brothers who thought they had lost her forever, a family who thought she had died all those years ago was a live all along, there was nothing stopping them from bringing her home.