10 short stories that tell a tale of friendship, love, family bond, adventures and feminism

From This Jay To Jaan is a love story, it centers on the love journey of a couple - Bassam and Laila - As the story unfolds, we get to understand the many sacrifices and triumphs they have been through as a couple. The novel also centers on Art as I have tried to infuse poetry and painting into prose with the hopes that my reader always remembers. At the end of this novel, I want my reader to be able to understand that love is not some walk in the park - it requires faith, patience, sacrifice, forgiveness and the will to go on no matter what - I believe this is a story that will define love. - Muhammad Gulani (2017)

**The No 1 fantasy romance by award-winning novelist and scriptwriter Gytha Lodge, author of The Fragile Tower series** What if you had a power you couldn't control? What if you could make everyone you cared about fall in love with their perfect match, and live happily ever after? And what if the only person it wouldn't work on was you? Helena Morgan is a smart, sarcastic math student in her final year of MIT. She refuses to date, or to even get close to anyone male, and her friendships with her girlfriends have a bad habit of ending after a few months. But Helena isn't the hard person she appears to be. She has a secret; one that has made toughness necessary for her own survival. Helena creates fairytale happy endings, for everyone except herself. Every friend she's ever had has ditched her for their all-consuming new love interest, and the few times she's had boyfriends, they've suddenly found themselves head over heels for someone else... But the devastatingly hot new boy Joseph Moritz doesn't want to take no for an answer. The more Helena pushes him away, the more determined he is that they're meant to be together. She finds herself drawn into his world, one where his younger brother needs his protection from the increasingly bad people he's got involved with, and one where risks are a part of everyday life. She knows she shouldn't let herself get close to him, but something in Helena is aching to stop fighting. Is there a chance she might get to hang on to Joe, or will she lose him? And is it even worth the risk? The Cupid Touch is the gripping new story from Gytha Lodge, award-winning author of The Fragile Tower series. Available exclusively on Wattpad. Cover design: @HopeWinters_

Ignorance truly is bliss. The shocking murder of media mogul, Henry Bandieer, sparks chaos in the small town of Pinehive. And when twenty-two year old Natasha Evans becomes the number one suspect, mayhem ensues. As the investigation continues, her world spirals and everything she knows is called into question. Past secrets and present deceptions collide in this twisted tale where nothing is ever as it seems.