[ magical realism, small-town romance] ━━━━━━━━━━ in the small-town of auburnvale, every seventh shop hides a secret. shirin runs one of them. on a fine foggy night, julian-a boy who feels nothing-walks into her store. the store of emotions: sugar syrup. ━━━━━━━━━━ - a novella

Aakash & Mihika have been the perfect couple to the world. But, today they're not. Wounds from the past, incomplete conflicts and hidden emotions have done more damage to their relationship than it was possible. So, today when they stand at two different ends, they're left with a choice-to travel back to the zero period of their relationship or to dust their relationship down to the shreds till it hits the zero spot. [a spin-off from 'Unexpected Guest' - can be read as a standalone]

Ahvi, an insecure girl, who's forced to believe that she doesn't deserve her better because of her dark complexion. Yet, she dares to dream and hope for a future with her husband, Nevan Singhania. But what if the hope she sees in him become his guilt? Nevan, haunted by his past, struggling to live a normal life and not to flinch away when touched wasn't even hoping for anything when he got her. But what if she become his hope? When two souls, tender and beautiful, struggling with their shortcomings, ended up in an arrange marriage, what might unfold? Ahvi's insecurities vanish or they return back with much more power? Nevan could let go of his past or ended up shackled in it? Could they satisfy each other's need to be loved or keep screaming in their silent ways Love Me?

A book About Love, Loss, and Survival

Parmita's teenage love turned fiancé is dead. And she wants to resurrect him as an AI version. But the CEO of Tech company behind this AI project, Mahaswin Goswami is less than thrilled to make her a part of the ambitious pilot project of his company. Why? Good question. For starters, Parmita is Mahaswin's old classmate and the grieving fiancee of his elder brother figure Dev. And Mahaswin is a single father who has his hands already full from running the top technology company, handling his adolescent brat daughter, and weaving the web of revenge for his cheating ex-wife. And most important, Mahaswin is developing feelings for Paro who has only deceased Dev in her heart. But why does his dark-as-a-stone heart full of revenge start beating for Parmita all of a sudden?

" 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳, 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. " " 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 7 𝘢𝘮, 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤! " 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳, 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘪. " 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶? " ˚⊹₊𝙅𝙖𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚₊⊹˚ was many things, intimidating, brilliant, dangerous, usually walking into situations most run from. While at home? He's clingy and *very* offended by the fact that his wife chooses work punctuality over morning cuddles. ˚⊹₊𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙚₊⊹˚ is your typical no-nonsense woman who'd uphold her values over anything. Being in control is her forte, until '𝙝𝙚' tests that very composure with an effortless ease and a disarming charming grin. ˚⊹₊𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙥𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙧 𝙓 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙩₊⊹˚ ˚⊹₊This series follows a set of not-so-unfortunate events involving two people who are married and very much in love; Navigating life between haywire gunshots, late-night forensics labs and a bunch of questionable moments, follow Jay Rathore and Brinda in their enthralling tale!₊⊹˚ (Note: All the chapters starting with a 'Rule #' are from the Male Lead's pov, the simply numbered chapters are from the Female Lead's pov.)

Hi. I'm Twinkle. I'm ten years old. Apparently, my blood has decided to stop doing its job, which is rude because nobody asked it to. The doctors say I need help from someone who shares my DNA. That someone is my biological father. I don't know him. My mom doesn't either. We were doing perfectly fine without him-until we weren't.

Cupid never had a chance in their messy, parental-restricted love story Karishma Jha, a twenty-one-year-old recent graduate with the world at her feet if only she chose to face it. Plagued with the worries of the future and yet healing from the scars of her past, she was yet to pay any heed to the present. She was the queen of the world of What-ifs What if I never get a job? What if I never do anything worthwhile? What if I am not here tomorrow? What if someone new moves next door? Still struggling to live one day at a time, she is hit with yet another surprise: a new neighbor, Rishabh Mehta. His arrival gives her the opportunity to take a step out of her cocooned world, to do something daring for once in her sheltered life. What if a girl with perpetually cold feet chooses to befriend a boy who lives like there is no tomorrow? When Rishabh Mehta moved to his aunt's place in Bangalore, the last thing he expected was to deal with the girl next door. Shrew, grump, ornery, he knew the many nicknames of her, except her real name. She proved true to her description when, one night, she cuts off the wire of his music system in the middle of a raging party. That was his first impression of hers. He also never expected her unrelenting efforts to befriend him. When he finally gives in, the possibility of tomorrow increases with every shared laughter and stolen glance. Will their love survive self-imposed obstacles, helicopter parents, and the two-foot gap between their balconies? Or, will it remain a fond memory to smile upon when a day gets a bit more difficult than the rest? TRIGGER WARNING: Though this story could be considered a feel-good rom-com from its cover and description, it does address certain heavy topics like illness, suicide attempts, and domestic violence. For further details please don't miss the content warning preceding the story.