Book 2 in [The Echoes Series] | Can be read as a standalone. ──────── ୨୧ ──────── In a bustling law firm where every case is a battle of wits, Vyakhya Bedi has always felt she's fighting for more than just a verdict. Raised in the shadow of her father's favoritism for a young man named Adhiraj Mukherjee, an heir-apparent she never wanted to compete with. Vyakhya has learned to believe that love is a reward for perfection. Meanwhile, Adhiraj, the ever goofy yet emotionally guarded young man, has his own demons, chief among them the societal belief that grief and vulnerability are signs of weakness. When circumstances and a well intentioned family arrangement bring Vyakhya and Adhiraj into an unexpected marriage, they find themselves forced to confront not only each other in the courtroom but also the broken pieces of their own hearts. As they argue on opposite sides of life's most personal trial, what will happen to the bond that hangs on the thinnest thread? ──────── ୨୧ ────────

[𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 ℍ𝔼𝔸ℝ𝕋𝕊 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬] 𝓐 𝓒𝓸𝓵𝓵𝓮𝓰𝓮 𝓡𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 . . . . 𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.. A popular senior everyone knew, everyone talked about. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘻𝘦.. A fresher with her head buried in books, chasing nothing but her dreams. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥... 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴.. 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝓯𝓵𝓾𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻. Soft. Subtle. Unmistakable. He fell first.. effortlessly, hopelessly. She stayed focused, guarded... taking her time to even notice. Between crowded corridors, shared glances, and moments that lingered longer than they should... something began to bloom.. "Fluttering Hearts" is the story of two completely different souls discovering that sometimes, love doesn't roar... it ~𝑭𝑳𝑼𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺

What happens when someone steps into your life out of nowhere, at a time you least expect... and suddenly, everything you knew about yourself starts to change? A pull so undeniable. A connection so intense. A story you never saw coming. DEVANSH MALHOTRA - cold, calculated, and driven. A man who buried his emotions long ago, living like a machine, where the only thing that mattered was success. Love? A distraction. Care? A weakness. But fate has a strange way of playing its cards. What happens when his meticulously structured world collides with a storm of emotion, unpredictability, and warmth? ISHA SINGHANIA - once a vibrant soul, full of dreams, laughter, and light. She was the kind of girl who believed in fairy tales... until one heartbreak shattered her belief in love and dimmed her spark. Now, she's guarded, distant, and nothing like the girl she used to be. But even broken hearts beat... and sometimes, they beat for someone unexpected. When two souls carrying the weight of their past cross paths, will they heal or hurt each other more? Will Devansh surrender to a fate he never believed in? Will Isha dare to feel again? Or will they both walk away from the one thing they never thought they'd crave-love? He didn't believe in love. She stopped waiting for it. Until now.

Once inseparable, they lost each other to time and ambition. Years later, she is a successful doctor, saving lives and chasing dreams. He is a world-famous singer, adored by millions and living under the spotlight. The world knows their names. The world celebrates their success. But beneath the fame, the applause, and the achievements, two lost souls are still searching for the pieces they left behind. When fate brings them together again, will they find their way back to each other-or discover that some stories are meant to remain unfinished? Kaha Tu, Kaha Me - a story of love, loss, and finding home in the person you never truly forgot.

"Pal mein jo mile, pal mein hi khoya, Nigaahen chhupi, dil ne jo jaana... Yeh kahani hai un lamhon ki, Jahan muskaan aur chhupi si pyaar ki dastaan hai." When Svea Ghosh ,an 18-year-old driven and stubborn girl, steps through the gates of the National Defence Academy, she knows the journey ahead will be brutal-but she didn't expect her fate to collide with his. Standing tall among the 3rd-term cadets is Rudra Singhania-cold eyes, impossible discipline, and a reputation that makes even seniors shut up. He believes emotions are a distraction. She believes discipline doesn't mean silence. From the very first clash, sparks fly-not the soft romantic ones, but the kind that burn, bruise, and leave a mark. Inside the academy's strict walls, where every cadet is reduced to a number-Svea becomes 309, just another chest number... except to Rudra, who can't ignore the fire in her eyes. Between squadron allotments, orientation drills, sarcastic banter with new friends, and the unspoken rules of military life, Svea and Rudra find themselves circling each other-equal parts tension and pull. His friends-Aarush, Ved, and Shaurya-see what he refuses to admit. Her presence unsettles him. Her spirit challenges him. And her silence affects him more than her words ever could. In a world built on discipline, honor, and devotion, love isn't luxury- It's war. A slow-burn, intense war where hearts surrender long before the enemies do. This isn't a fairytale. It's a battlefield. And their story begins the moment she walks off the bus... last, not out of fear-but because she wants to absorb every second of the life she's dreamt of.

"From Deception to Love" - a story carved by Ishvari🤍. Where the river meets the ocean... and nothing remain the same. So here is the introduction of our Main Leadssss!!!! ♡Our Female Lead -♡ They call me silent. They call me simple. But do they know what I've been through? No, they don't. Yes, it's me Kashvi Goenka. The girl who changed her identity to run from a past everyone talks about but no one really knows. I love children. I care for animals. I find peace in silence, not in parties or noise. People respect me. They love me. But cross me? Hurt me? Then you'll meet the storm I keep hidden. I'm soft until someone gives me a reason not to be. I am Kashvi. And I surrender to no one. Except him. My Mr. Mehrotra. ◇And Now... Our Male Lead!!!◇ They call me ruthless. They call me a maniac. But do they know how much I've suffered? No, they don't. Then how can anyone decide my fate, when I'm the one who's created my own destiny? Yes, it's me Kairav Rajveer Mehrotra . Reserved. Composed. Cold. A man who talks less but observes more. I feel more but doesnt show. My past made me cold but not heartless. I love my family, silently, deeply, without words. People think I am made of stone. They are wrong. I learned that showing emotion is a weakness, this world doesnt deserve to see. I am Kairav. And I bow to no one. Except her. My Mrs. Mehrotra. ♡ And when they collide, fire rises.... When the storm - which they left behind three years ago - comes knocking in their life doors, they meet again... not by the past but by their destiny in which they know they have to protect each other and save themselves even if falling in love isn't in their plan

"𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝." My eyes fluttered to prevent tears from falling out, throat choking in a swallow. "𝐌𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫, 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝. 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞." Expect a marriage. Not a wife. ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ── 𝐀𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐚 is a twenty-five-year-old daughter of the biggest Businessman in India whom everyone praises. She is soft hearted & caring... except to the one person she used to love once. 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐭. A twenty-six-year-old self-made man in the business world joins another company to be with the one he loves. A complicated story of two tied in a marriage now. ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ── Book 1 in 𝕄𝕪 𝕆𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 ★彡 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 彡★ 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐱 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 ── ⋆⋅𖤓⋅⋆ ──

Enemies to Friends to Lovers to Strangers. They were everything to each other once. What started as rivalry slowly turned into friendship, friendship into love, and love into something they thought would last forever. But one misunderstanding changed everything. Years later, fate throws them back together at a wedding when a falling kaleera lands on her head, a sign everyone laughs about, but neither of them can ignore. Surrounded by old memories and unfinished feelings, they're forced to face the one thing they've spent years running from: each other. In the restless nights of Mumbai, buried emotions resurface, old wounds ache, and the line between past and present begins to blur. Because the truth is, no matter how much they tried to move on, a part of them never did. Two souls who tried to forget, only to find themselves entangled once again-not by choice, but by destiny. Because sometimes, even when everything ends... you still look at one person and think, Phir bhi tum Tropes: * Enemies to Lovers * Friends to lovers * Second Chance Romance * Fated Love / Destiny * Forced Proximity * Emotional Angst & Healing * Slow Burn Reunion * Gujju Leads

Aanya Kapoor and Reyaan Malhotra are the worst kind of enemies-brilliant, ruthless, and addicted to beating each other at their own game. She builds empires with precision. He tears them down with charm and chaos. They've spent years turning the business world into a battlefield-until one contract changes everything. An agreement which brings them in marriage for the sake of legacy and power. Now, two people who can't stand to breathe the same air are forced to share vows, a home, and maybe something far more dangerous-feelings. But in a world where control is everything and vulnerability is weakness, love isn't part of the plan. It's war. In a story of sharp banter, slow-burning tension, and unexpected softness, Hate Written in Vows is a tale of two rivals who just might ruin everything... or rewrite what it means to be in love.