"You mean our grandfather is kidnapped?" *** "I always had a doubt on Pandit Aditya." *** "This is an anagram!" *** "What's 79° 41' E?" *** "We have tricked that spy." *** "We have to save the Natraja Statue." *** "Quickly! Use that door." *** "They have entered into Pichavaram marshland." *** "I can leave for Hong Kong tomorrow." *** "They have guns!" *** Five kidnapped priests from five temples of South India; three grief-stricken granddaughters; one anagram; the Statue of Natraja. How can three granddaughters save their grandfathers and the Natraja Statue? [Completed] [Third person POV] [Unedited] *** Highest Ranking : #12 in Adventure on 23/1/2017 #10 in Adventure on 16/6/2016 #7 in Adventure on 30/6/2016 ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

[Added to Historical/General Fiction reading list of @ProjectWomanUp] #ProjectWomanUp She didn't know martial arts yet she was strong. She broke from the sacred bond; society taunted her yet she was strong. She came across a tragic truth; society humiliated her yet she was strong. This is a story of a woman who runs away from her dark past. But when her past starts haunting her, what will she do? Will she run away or face it? She tries to stand up on her own feet, helped by an unknown man, in quest of reviving Indian history. Things change when she finds a box. But she is always confused when she finds that man around her, his presence having strange effect on her. Will she be able to muster her lost self confidence or will she be shattered again? When her purity is questioned, will she be strong? *** [Completed] [Third person point of view] [Unedited] [Sequel : Kanyaka Fight For Honour] *** Highest ranking : #19 in General Fiction on 15/2/2017 #22 in General Fiction on 14/2/2017 #26 in General Fiction on 5/10/2016 ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

Hitesh A cheerful man and an honest, successful lawyer. When his sister commits suicide, he is shattered and blames himself for her death. He wants to take revenge. *** Aryan An engineer who visits Mumbai for office project. His wife dies leaving him devastated. He is helped by a psychiatrist. They unite to fight against common enemy. The underworld don. *** Shahid A small businessman whose wife underwent unspeakable tortures. He wants to fight against his enemy, the right hand of underworld don. *** He is here to take his revenge. In a different way... *** [Completed] [Third person POV] [Unedited] Highest ranking: #30 in Mystery/Thriller on 15/2/2017 #20 in Mystery/Thriller on 25/1/2017 #12 in Mystery/Thriller on 24/11/2016 ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

"I shall avenge my kin; you shall witness what I unleash." * An Asura princess strives to avenge her brother, creating havoc in Devlok. How will the Devas stop her? * She achieves the goals that even her brother couldn't achieve. But at what cost? *** [Under re-writing and editing] [Third person POV] *** Highest Ranking: #6 in Historical Fiction on 7/3/2017 #9 in Historical Fiction on 4/3/2018 #10 in Historical Fiction on 5/1/2017 #12 in Historical Fiction on 9/2/2017 *** ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

Every evening as I sip my tumbler of filter coffee numerous thoughts explode in my mind. I have penned down some of my thoughts. ©2016 by Likhitha Reddy

Meet Anika Reddy, an introvert south Indian girl. She is eager to share her childhood with you. A fun-filled childhood which many children are not destined to. At the age of twelve, she experienced what parental pressure is. Everything seemed pretty well until she was fourteen. An eye opening revelation followed by her inability to express that incident to anyone, she seemed to be lost. At the age of eighteen, she finds herself violated. She narrates her path of discovering herself in the patriarchal society. She narrates the turn of events that provoked her inner feminist. She sinks into depression, unable to bear with her parents high expectations and self pressure. But she is a warrior who battles out from her depression. Alone. Following which she manages to get 'good' grades in University exams as decided by the society. She lands into a satisfactory job, becoming financially independent. Her life was monotonous when colours decide to burst into her life. Her parents decide to start looking for grooms! Can she find her 'perfect' soulmate? She finds Vikram Reddy as the only 'eligible' groom among the suitors. She takes a decision to marry him. Their relationship takes a new level when they confess their love to each other. Fate has different plans for them. How will she battle them with Vikram's unconditional love and support? Can she become Avni and Vani's role model by not repeating the mistakes Chaitra had done? Laugh and cry with her as she narrates her life to you. From bubbly girl to silent teenager. From silent teenager to feminist. From her birth to her death. *** [Oh Hold] [First person POV] *** This story not just another random Chicklit story. I suggest you to take a look before coming to any conclusion. *** Highest Ranking: #41 in Chicklit on 27/3/2017 *** Original Cover Design: ©2023 by Likhitha Reddy ©2017 by Likhitha Reddy

Tharun Iyer. Tamil Brahmin. Saanvi George. Telugu Christian. They meet in library on wheels, engineering college and workplace. If you think they both fall in love at first sight and story is over then you're highly mistaken. Only if life was that simple. 2002 They met for the first time, they ended up fighting for a book. 2005 They met again and ended up destroying the lab apparatus. 2008 She is a Junior Test Engineer. He is the Senior Test Engineer. They end up sending emails to each other. 2011 Both work in same companies. But both have different time shifts. They end up exchanging handwritten notes to each other. They fall in love only to find themselves drift apart. Can these notes help them unite? *** [Completed] [Third person POV] [Unedited] *** Highest Ranking: #71 in Short Story on 4/7/2017 #46 in Short Story on 11/7/2017 #39 in Short Story on 12/7/2017 *** Cast: Samantha Ruth Prabhu as Saanvi Krupa Nani as Tharun Iyer Inspired from: Alaipayuthey(Tamil)/Sakhi(Telugu)/Saathiya(Hindi) ©2017 by Likhitha Reddy.

#ProjectWomanUp This time, she will fight for honour; he will fight for his honour. *** Behind every village God or Goddess in India, there is mythological tale. But what if behind this village Goddess there is a tragic past. The past that is 500 years old. The past where foreigners had started their invasion. It all started with Durga and Rudra entering a grama-devi temple. In her dreams, Durga saw Kanyaka. She saw how a rajadasi becomes queen of Sahasyabhumi. She saw how a rajadasi holds one of the greatest secrets of this famed empire. She saw a skilled woman warrior who can be shrewd. Life threatening calls, near to death experiences, stunning revelation of 500 year old truth, can Durga and Rudra ensure safety of an important secret? *** Sequel to Durga; do read Durga before you read this story. *** [Completed] [Third person POV] *** Updates: Two updates each month. *** ©2017 by Likhitha Reddy

Every Deva, Devi, Asura, Asuri have their story; But this story is in form of poetry; This story is about Darika and Bhadrakali; This story is about fiercest form of Bhagavathy. *** This poetry-story is based on one of the famous folklore of Kerala. [Completed] [Third person POV] *** Highest Ranking: #206 in Poetry on 11/7/2017 #125 in Poetry on 12/7/2017 *** ©2017 by Likhitha Reddy

Collection of short stories that I have written. *** [Unedited] ***