At 16, Roopali Agarwal was forced by her stepmother to work at the house of the boy from her class whom she despised the most. At 21, she discovered she had feelings for him. At 30, she became one of the most popular female authors in India. Even though Roopali's stories are read by everyone, nobody knows her life story. Not even her children. After Roopali's demise at the age of 68, when her granddaughter Naomi Morris comes back to India to explore her roots, she stumbles upon Roopali's life story, unknown to the world. #novella [ awards ] 🥇 Tricolor Triennial Awards 2023 - Indian Legion 🥇Most Original Romance - The Strawberry Cupcake Awards 2023 🥇 Best Title - Rose Gold Awards 2023 🥈Lavender Awards 2023 🥈The Strawberry Cupcake Awards 2023 🥉Reconteur Awards 2023 [ word count -38,109 ] [ started - 1 April 2023 ] [ ended - 6 March 2024 ] Cover credit goes to the respective artist.

[ UPDATES BEGIN SOON ] This is a story of Vandiyadevan, appointed as the official in charge of maintaining justice in the kingdom, taking advice on the affair of crimes from the noble princess Kundavai. This is also a story of the princess investigating a royal conspiracy. This is yet the story of the unlikely pair falling in love. ─────── ⚔︎ ─────── wordcount: -- © galaxylane 2026

[a desi rivals to lovers college story ] Pallavi wouldn't have cared for the Best Outgoing Student Award if not for her plan to escape from what she considers an awful fate. Winning the award is her ticket out of this country. She needs it. Turns out, Atharva Krishnan, her annoyingly attractive classmate, is aiming for the same award for reasons unknown. Sometimes, she wonders if he is only after it so he could piss her off. Atharva and Pallavi instantly become sworn rivals, grappling for a win over the other so it can fetch them the coveted prize at the end of their course. Who will win this battle of wits? By the end of three years, will they remain rivals or cross the line to become something more?

In which Akshara Zim, the owner of too many heartbreaks, finds her soulmate only to realize his name could ruin her final chance at love. ~ [extended description inside] ~ a novella [25,000 - 30,000 words]

In which Airaa Mannan anonymously sells the soulmate potion to Jasper Kline, the rich and reserved guy of WFCA. Well-made plans are threatened and paper-thin love is tested when he comes behind her, claiming she is his soulmate. ~ [extended description inside] ~ a novella [25,000 - 30,000 words]

In which Sitara orders a milkshake in the middle of the night and Shaurya delivers it to her. ~ a novella [25,000 - 30,000 words]

[desi romance × neighbours to lovers] Every holiday, the Pandit Nehru Bus Stand bursts into chaos-hundreds of students from every corner of Andhra Pradesh, all desperate to escape the grind of coaching centers and get back to the warmth of home. Amulya was one of them. Every break, she braved the crowds, hoping to avoid familiar faces. Until one day, she heard her name. "Ammu?" She looked up from the foot of the bus entrance-and there he was. A boy with a face she couldn't place, but eyes that felt like a memory. "Do I know you?" He nodded. "Chaitanya School?" she asked, testing the past. He nodded. But she couldn't remember him. That day, the crowd didn't matter. Just him. Now, she wishes-hopes-she'll run into him again. A story about two small-town neighbors who cross paths in the chaos of a city, seven years later. And how, in an instant, one becomes unforgettable to the other.

Tejeshvaran x Bhagyashree ִֶָ𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ☆་࿐ After three days of relentless searching, he finally found her- Bhagyashree. There she stood. Calm. Blank. Like she didn't haunt his sleep. "Tej-" Before she could finish, he hugged her, as if she were the only lifeline keeping him alive. "Why did you leave ? At least you could've told me...I was scared. Scared that something might happen to you. Scared that I might lose you. My mind automatically thought of every worse possibility..." He mumbled. Bhagyashree heard a sniffle. Was he crying ? For her ? "Tej...A- Are you crying ?" He pulled back slightly. The fear from the past few days still lingered in his eyes. "I damn well am" He wiped his tears. He's crying. For her. An unfamiliar sensation stirred in her chest. No one cried for her. Not even a single soul. People instead made her cry but never once for her. Without letting him speak further, she hugged him. Closing her eyes, silently wishing it wasn't a dream. He wasn't a dream. He wrapped his arms around her. Gentle. And maybe...a start of something new ? "Do you know much I missed you ?" He whispered. "I know...I missed you more" She murmured, her voice muffled against his chest. ☄️🌫️🕯️🤍🚬 #2 in "As sweet as poison" series.

When a 29-year-old pilot with decent looks and deeply questionable luck gets accidentally aged into a matrimonial uncle territory by his own best friend, the internet does what it does best - creates chaos. Between fake profiles, real tempers, accidental stalking tendencies, and conversations that escalate from insults to something suspiciously addictive, Pratyaksh finds himself stuck with a woman who doesn't like him, doesn't trust him... and absolutely doesn't stop talking to him.

Lakshay doesn't want to be in love. He really doesn't. But he is. Desperately. Irrevocably. There is only one thing he can do. Get his girl. ──────── © starlane 2026