Two elite cricketers from rival nations-Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry-find themselves repeatedly crossing paths across ICC tournaments, bilateral series, and league circuits, where every match is measured in precision, and every moment in control. But between the overs-where the game briefly loosens its grip-something quieter begins to take shape. Media narratives sharpen comparisons into rivalry, while unspoken insecurities distort perception, turning neutral respect into something far more complicated... and far more difficult to ignore.

𝑰'𝒗𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖... 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰'𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖. . . . 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢 𝐉𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐮𝐤𝐡 A brilliant, soon to be surgeon. Mature yet soft hearted, grumpy at times but endlessly kind, the kind of person who feels too deeply and hides it too well and isn't afraid to stand her ground. Family was everything for her. but have major trust issues. Her life is all discipline and logic... until she met him. 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐲 𝐑𝐢𝐭𝐯𝐢𝐤 𝐊𝐮𝐥𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 A surgeon. A CEO. Cold, distant, and impossibly arrogant, he trusts no one easily not even his own parents, with whom he shares a strained, distant bond. he's a man who believes emotions are a weakness... until Purvi walked into his life and shattered every wall he built. They met in medical college. She was a Junior, He was a Senior She had crush on him at first sight. He knew she was the one the moment he saw her, but never accepted it. Their bond grew quietly, beautifully... until the day he confessed and disappeared, leaving her drowning in the wreckage of emotions he created. Was it truly the end... or just a beginning neither of them expected? Six years later, destiny throws them together again this time as professionals, equals... and strangers bound by unfinished feelings. What will happen when their worlds collide again? . . . . . . . ©️All right reserved

Two lives. One binding thread. A marriage built on everything but trust. Aadrika Rai has learned the hard way-trust is a luxury she cannot afford. Caught in a web of expectations, secrets, and betrayals, she knows that survival means keeping her heart locked away. But when an arranged marriage ties her to Reeyansh Dixit, she finds herself at the mercy of a man who is everything she fears-powerful, perceptive, and dangerously close to unraveling her carefully guarded truths. Reeyansh never believed in second chances. Betrayed by love once, he refuses to let the past define him-or his new wife. In a world where loyalties shift like the wind, he chooses logic over emotion, control over chaos. But Aadrika is unlike anyone he has ever met. Strong yet fragile, distant yet unyielding-she challenges his beliefs at every turn. In a marriage that began as a compromise, will trust ever find a place? Or will the broken threads of their pasts weave a future neither of them expected? What happens when two broken souls, bound by a marriage of convenience, discover a love neither of them ever believed they deserved? A story of strength, second chances, and love that defies expectations. ◉ ◉ ◉ ✿ Aadrika Rai: The only feeling I truly crave and fear to experience: Love. And here I am, wedded in an arranged marriage without being given any option, having my worst fears come true-of not being truly wanted, loved, or being let down again! The only expectation I have from my ARRANGED WEDDED HUSBAND is to be treated with respect. ✿ Reeyansh Dixit: I don't believe in love-the betrayal I have faced has crushed me too deeply. And here I am, wedded in an arranged marriage-or more like a business arrangement for me. The only emotion I can give her: Treat her with respect. [billionaire romance] [grumpy x sunshine] [arranged marriage] [slow burn] [Indian romance] Ranked #72 out of 11.8k stories under family secrets✨ © All Rights

This story isn't gentle. It's a battlefield where innocence collides with arrogance, where a pure heart bleeds and a cold heart refuses to heal. This story isn't about what they wanted... it's about what destiny forced upon them. Take it as a story of love, hate, and everything in between.🤍 I'm not giving you a fairytale here this is about two people trapped in a bond they never wished for. 'His Unchosen Bride' is messy, raw, painful... but maybe, just maybe, beautiful too. She was his bride. She was never his choice. And that's where their story begins... Avni ....She is innocence wrapped in strength a pure soul who deserved love, but instead was thrown into a world that forced her to fight, to grow, and to protect the very heart that made her fragile. Ishaan ....A man of ambition and arrogance, chained to his work, and too proud to ever reveal what he truly feels. For him, emotions are weaknesses... and weakness is something he can never afford. She is everything he never believed in. He is everything she was never ready for. But sometimes, the unchosen becomes unforgettable.🥹

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐑'𝐒 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓. Book 2 in "Dark Fate" series. "Obsession is like a wildfire, consuming everything in its path even friendships and boundaries." • ✧ • Vivaan Grover is my boyfriend. He still is. But sometimes love doesn't feel like love anymore. It used to be simple - him and me against the world. Until the world turned into shadows and silence. Until the messages began, the gifts I never asked for, the voice that never spoke but somehow followed me everywhere. My stalker didn't just watch me... he haunted me. And when that wasn't enough, he made me choose - him or Vivaan. He never laid a finger on me. He didn't need to. Fear does its job when it's patient. I broke the heart I swore I'd never touch. And the moment I did, the stalker disappeared... like he was never there at all. And somehow, Vivaan and I found our way back to each other. But everything had changed. He held me, but his arms no longer felt like home. Не kissed me, but there was distance in every touch, a silence between our bodies that no words could fill. He was with me... but he wasn't with me. And just when I thought I'd finally breathe again, Kian Albrecht walked into my life. My brother's best friend. His presence is like smoke and fire, impossible to ignore, dangerous to inhale. He doesn't ask. He claims. He doesn't knock. He breaks through. And when his eyes fall on me, I feel it deep in my bones - I'm not safe, not from him... not from what he awakens in me. Now, I'm unraveling. My stalker is watching again. Vivaan is slipping away. And Kian-he's not a savior. He's a storm dressed in obsession, and somehow, I'm standing in the center of it, unable to move, unable to run. This isn't a love story. This is a warning. And I think I'm already too late to save myself.

BOOK ONE OF FATED HEARTS SERIES (can be read standalone) "I will live here as the daughter-in-law of this family," she said, each word crisp and deliberate. "I'll fulfill every responsibility they expect from me. But never as your wife. Not in the way you think." "And don't worry," she added, her tone suddenly colder, a hint of cruel finality slipping into her voice.."You'll be the one asking for a divorce soon enough." "That's never going to happen," he said, his voice low and firm. "There's no way I'll ever let you walk away from me. Not now. Not after you've become mine." _ 𝗡𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮 - 25 years old A medical intern who once dreamed of becoming a doctor just like her mother because she loved her mother deeply. But everything changed when her mother walked out of their home, leaving Naintara behind when she was only seventeen. She never received the love she truly longed for. 𝗥𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗵 𝗔𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗶 - 30 years old A renowned heart surgeon who never even wanted to become a doctor in the first place. He lost the person he loved the most when he was just sixteen. That loss changed him forever. Silence replaced everything inside him. Work became his only priority. Two broken souls. One collision of destiny. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱... It isn't just their hearts that are connected; their pasts are wound around each other in ways neither of them can imagine. And when the truth finally surfaces, it will rewrite everything they ever believed. _ ‎He fell first. For him, love means Naintara. But she doesn't believe in love; love means nothing to her! ‎On their wedding night itself, she told him not to expect anything from her. ‎ ‎Will they be able to live together? ‎Will she ever accept him as her husband?

Where's the trophy? He just comes running over to me.... Saranya Oberoi, Bollywood's rising star, is ready to make her mark beyond her family's legacy. Abhishek Sharma, cricket's national heartthrob, took the world by storm after his stellar IPL season. She's his best friend's sister. He's the nation's favorite cricketer. What happens next? Find out in THE ALCHEMY {cricketer x actress}

After a messy year, all Sarah wants is to stay focused. She's 18, in her final year of high school, and determined to stay out of trouble. But things get complicated when she meets her new English teacher, Ms. Miller. Addison Miller is the last person Sarah should be drawn to. She's twice her age, her teacher, recently divorced, and completely off-limits. Strict, unreadable... and somehow, strangely familiar. Sarah knows she shouldn't get involved. But knowing is one thing, wanting is another entirely. Slow burn | Teacher x Student | Age gap

"Is this what you wanted? To be taken from behind on my desk like a slut?" She demanded, tightening her grip around my hair, pulling my head back. "Look at me, Eden." My eyes met hers, and I almost shivered as I was met with the undeniable lust behind them that replaced her anger mere seconds ago. "I just like pissing you off, I guess." I smiled innocently, alluding to her previous question. Her eyes darkened, before letting go of my hair and grabbing my throat instead. I felt her fingertips trail over over my soaked underwear, and a moment later she brought one of my hands to my core, instructing me to hold the lace fabric to the side, as she began to slowly circle my wetness, before dipping two fingers inside me without warning. My eyes rolled back, a moan escaping my lips as I whispered her name. "God, my name sounds like a sin on your lips." She purred over me, curling her fingers inside me, while thumbing my dripping core. - An innocent waitress, a flirt of a mafia boss, and a relentless string of...well, problems. A fun little story to read, very gay, with plenty of romance, as well as - dare I say - humor. 🏅RANKINGS🏅 #2 lesbian #7 wlw

Rya McCoy had it all.... except a good sex life. College was supposed to be the most exciting time of your life, but for Rya, she deemed it as the most important. The stress of her degree and being the best took over her world until she found herself in another. She didn't mean to waltz into a BDSM club, just as much as she didn't mean to get the ride of her life from her long-time arch nemesis, Christopher Knowles, but she did. And she couldn't help but crave for more. Two enemies. One deal. But a single promise: no one falls in love. _____ B O O K 2 O F T H E P L E A S E M E S E R I E S : 1 - Teach Me to Please 2 - Promise Me to Please _____ W A R N I N G T H I S S T O R Y C O N T A I N S : ❤︎ sexual/mature content ❤︎ explicit language ❤︎ alcohol consumption ❤︎ mild violence ❤︎ BDSM _____ H I G H E S T R A N K I N G S : 1 #enemies 1 #oppositesattract 2 #enemieswithbenefits 2 #goldengirl 2 #secretadmirer 3 #goldenboy _____ S T A R T E D - 14/04/2022 C O M P L E T E D - ? ? ?