𝔅𝔯𝔬𝔨𝔢𝔫 𝔅𝔯𝔦𝔡𝔢 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰 - 𝔄 𝔖𝔭𝔦𝔫-𝔬𝔣𝔣 𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ Krish Rathore, the college golden boy, always got what he wanted. Fame, a glittering cricket career... and Riya Mehra. But Riya was different. Fierce, guarded, and terrified of love. She hated him when they first met. Yet despite herself, she came to see him as the light at the end of her tunnel. They once had everything: love, passion, and a future that burned bright. Until fate tore them apart and left nothing but ashes behind. Seven years later, Krish is a national cricket superstar, adored by fans and haunted by scandals but missing the one thing he truly desires. Then Riya walks back into his life with a tiny little surprise. But this isn't a sweet reunion. This time, they hate each other. This time, the wounds run deeper... and the fire burns hotter. And yet, beneath the anger and the bitterness, the spark refuses to die. One look. One touch. One scandal. And everything they buried threatens to explode. Bound by a marriage of convenience, can two people who burn each other alive find a way to love again? Or will the past consume them before their love can ignite once more? ═════ ✥.❖.✥ ═════ 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝐸𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑠ℎ 🎀 𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 🔞⚠️ This book contains mature content intended for readers aged 18 and above. Reader discretion is advised.

HARD WORKING COOL HEADED INTELLIGENT Arush Oberoi, the perfect man that every woman desires but his heart belongs only to that one who breaks it. Or he thought so. He is a focused man but his entire world turned upside down when his lost love came back. What will happen when old wounds reappears and new secrets will be revealed? SWEET LOVING GENEROUS Dhara, an ambitious woman who lives her life by kindness. Her life revolves around only one person. Her little boy. She only wants to give her son the best life but in doing so she cross path with her first love. The man responsible for her agony and pain. What will she do when her past collides with her present and she have to make hard choices?

BOOK 1 OF #HOPE SERIES Ahana, a girl who longed for nothing but love. Deprived of it by the very people meant to give it, she ventured into the world searching for the warmth she was denied, only to end up meeting with betrayal and ruin. Aastik - A mercilessly tycon by day and the darkest nightmare in someone's life by night. A man who found peace in the shadows because LOVE was a luxury he was never meant to have. Love was something they never believed in. He never searched for it, and she never trusted it. But life had its own plans... they didn't know what was written in their fate. In her eyes, he found a kind of peace he didn't know he needed. In his presence, she felt safe and seen, maybe for the first time. They weren't looking for love, yet it found them anyway. But healing isn't that easy, right? Sometimes scars run too deep to face and trauma has a way of coming back when you least expect it. Will their love be enough to hold them together or will their past tear them away?

❝𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲❞ 𝓐𝒹𝓎𝒶𝓃𝓉 ᥫ᭡𝒱𝑒𝒹𝒶 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: - 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 - 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 - 𝘈𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘱 - 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 - 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵 - 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 - 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨

"A wife should wait for her husband... But how long before waiting turns into loneliness?" Navya's marriage was meant to be a dream. A charming husband, a new life, a perfect future. But dreams shatter when built on lies. Abhay, the man she married, had never truly been hers. He was a ghost in their marriage, absent and distant, leaving her trapped in a life where she was nothing more than a title-a wife in name only. She tried. She waited. She hoped. And then... she found solace in the one man she shouldn't. Mrityunjay. Her husband's elder brother. He was cold, responsible, untouchable. A man who built walls around himself, who lived by duty and never let emotions dictate his actions. But behind the control was a man who saw her, who listened, who cared. She wasn't supposed to fall for him. He wasn't supposed to break for her. But some loves are inevitable. Some desires refuse to be buried. And some sins are impossible to resist. A tale of a marriage that was never meant to be... and a love that was never meant to happen. © 2025 iamredflagbutcute.

(#Book 1 in substitute bride) This is the story of two completely different people whose lives change forever because of fate. Rudransh Singh Raghuvanshi is rich, powerful, and one of the most popular billionaires in the country. He's the eldest grandson of the respected Raghuvanshi family, known for his sharp mind, cold attitude, and mysterious charm. Akanshah Rai Singhania, on the other hand, is sweet, intelligent, and focused on her dream of becoming a doctor. She's the youngest granddaughter of the famous Singhania family and has always stayed away from drama and high society games. But one wedding changes everything. Akanshah had only come to attend her cousin's wedding. She never imagined she would walk away as the bride herself. When an unexpected scandal breaks out and her cousin backs out last minute, the family begs Akanshah to take her place-to save their name and reputation. And just like that, she is suddenly married to a stranger. Rudransh never expected to marry anyone that day-let alone a girl he barely knew. To him, Akanshah is just a replacement bride. Someone who stepped in last minute. He's angry, distant, and cold. Akanshah didn't want this either. She feels unwanted... like a mistake. But now they are tied together by fate. Living under the same roof, in a marriage that was never meant to happen, the two must learn how to deal with their new reality. There's confusion, anger, pain... but also something else beginning to grow between them-something neither of them expected. Will Rudransh ever accept Akanshah as his real wife? Can akanshah forgive him for his cold behayand treating her as a replacement? And what will happen when hidden truths, emotions, and secrets come to light?

Siara Malhotra was once the heartbeat of her family-a spirited, passionate girl who dreamed of love and acceptance. But one cruel twist of fate left her broken, disowned, and accused of a betrayal she never committed. Cast out from the only home she knew, Siara rebuilt herself far away, emerging as one of the world's top neurosurgeon. Yet beneath her success lay a shattered heart and a soul that no longer believed in love or warmth. Mahir Sehgal, CEO of Sehgal groups was the man she had loved with every fiber of her being, but he had never returned her affection. Bound by a dying wish, Mahir reluctantly married Siara, only to abandon her on their wedding night. For three years, he stayed away, unaware that siara no longer has any expectations from life or love, she no longer loved him. When fate brings them back together, both must confront the ghosts of their pasts. Can two broken souls find healing in each other, or will the scars of betrayal and indifference keep them apart forever? WHAT WAS THE REASON SHE BROKE BEYOND REPAIR? TO KNOW, DIVE INTO THE STORY Copyright Notice: DO NOT COPY MY WORK

𝐄𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 #𝟏: previously known as "My Home" A friends-to-lovers romance full of longing, heartbreak, and second chances. "𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒉𝒖𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑰 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑰'𝒎 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆. 𝑵𝒐𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏. 𝑮𝒉𝒂𝒓 𝒋𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒂 𝒔𝒖𝒌𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒂𝒊 𝒂𝒂𝒑 𝒎𝒆𝒊𝒏." (There's a peace in you like the one we find at home.") ──── ࣪𖤐 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗞𝗮𝘀𝗵𝘆𝘂𝗽 has always been the fixer. The son, the provider, the silent sufferer. But three years of living alone in a 1BHK apartment, away from everything he once called home, has chipped away at his soul. Exhausted. Hollow. Done pretending. Until 𝗩𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗹, his childhood best friend, walks back into his life like a monsoon after drought. She's fierce, funny, and knows how to read him even in his silence. What begins as comfort quickly turns into tension. Unspoken feelings. Lingering touches. And a dangerous question neither of them is ready to answer "What if the only place you ever truly feel belonged, is a person who can't be yours?" But love isn't always cozy. It's messy, confusing, and terrifying especially when the walls you built to survive start to fall. 🏠 Will their home always feel like home or will it become just four walls between two strangers? ────୨ৎ──── • She fell first, he fell harder • Forced proximity • Best friends to lovers • Slow burn with intense chemistry • Emotional healing arc ☆ 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

"Why did you marry me, Alessandro? I am nothing but a burden to everyone." Anupama says with a trembling voice. Tears are streaming down her rosy chicks. "You are not a burden Cara. You are my wife and mother of our daughter. But before that, you are the strongest woman I have ever seen in my life who has been enduring everything without uttering a word of complaint." Alessandro responds while taking Anupama's quivering form in his arms. He doesn't like it when his Cara cry like that. "From now on you will be facing your enemies in eye to eye and show them that you are not weak anymore. You will avenge everyone who has done wrong with you. But this time you are not alone anymore because I am here with you Amore." Alessandro announces while caressing Anupama's back soothingly. 🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼 Anupama Sengupta's life has never been easy. From the moment she is born, she has to face the cruelty that revolves around her. Even her own father and grandmother have never taken any liking towards the 25 years old girl. For everyone, she lives the life of a princess because her father is one of the biggest entrepreneurs in India. She has done everything to please her family yet never gets the acknowledgment she deserves. However, her life takes a complete u-turn when one of her father's new business associates ask her hand in marriage. Alessandro Bianchi is a man of few words who has built his business empire in Los Angeles. He is cruel and merciless towards his enemies. People refer to him as 'the Lucifer of the business world' as he can do anything to get the deals of his liking. He is raised in an orphanage in Italy and doesn't have any biological family of his own. So, the concept of family or relation has no place in his life. However, when this 32 years old billionaire's eyes caught the sight of an Indian beauty with deep pain in her eyes he vows to make her his at any cost. (UNDER EDITING)

" HOW DARE YOU TRY TO HURT MY SON??" he shouted at her, his eyes bloodshot. "DON'T SHOW ME THAT FAKE TEARS OF YOURS. I KNOW YOU ARE JUST MASKING YOUR REAL FACE WITH THIS INNOCENT FACE. " he harshly grabbed her arms in a tight grip making her yelp in pain, tears continuously streaming down her face. "I am warning you, if anything happened to my son or if you try to hurt him even a bit then I will do something to you that I won't regret." he said dangerously and pushed her, making her fall on the ground and left from there, closing the door hard with a thud. .............................. Abhinav Mehra, the CEO of Mehra Industries Pvt Ltd and a single parent to Ayansh Mehra. Handsome, hot, arrogant, rude, cold, grumpy person. He was not like that earlier but the situation changed him. Currently finding a girl who can marry him and take care of his son. More like we can say he is finding a nanny. Marriage is just for the sake of his parents. Aarushi Sharma, a cheerful, sweet, bubbly girl. Currently working as a Personal Assistant for Rajveer Kapoor, the CEO of RK Industries Pvt Ltd. Her marriage is fixed with the one and only THE Abhinav Mehra, without her knowledge. Abhinav is very protective for his one and only son, Ayansh. He doesn't want to give her late wife's place to anyone. How both of them who are totally opposite to each other will live under one roof?? Will Ayansh Accept Aarushi as his mother?? Will Abhinav accept Aarushi as his wife more than a nanny of his son?? ............................................................ Rankings✨ #11- arrogant (may 19) #11- imagination (may 24) #8- generalfiction (June 4) #10- crush (June 8) #1- fictionalcharacters (June 9) #1- wattpadindia (June 2) #5- wattpad (June 25) #1- wattpad (June 25) #1- imagination (July 8)