She came looking for a story. The story was looking for her. In the mountains of Pakistan lies Barzakhpur - a village that phases in and out of existence. A place where the fog lingers too long and the dead don't leave. Taniksha Shah rents an old haveli for creative solitude. Instead, she finds Aslan Ijaz - silent, severe, and far too watchful for a mere caretaker. He tells her not to leave after dark. He doesn't tell her he's chained himself to a bed every night to keep something inside him from reaching her. Because the entity wearing his bones has started to hate the way he looks at her. And in Barzakhpur, love is a weakness the dead do not forgive.

✨Book Description✨ In the glittering world of wealth and legacy, Shaurya Surveer, a 30-year-old billionaire with power sprawling across continents, lives behind layers of silence and shadows. Ruthless in business and reclusive in nature, he carries a darkness that no fortune can heal-a haunting past buried beneath his cold gaze and carefully tailored suits. On the other side of the city's skyline is Sitaara Dhiwan, a 23-year-old self-made millionaire whose world smells of sugar, spice, and everything resilience. A renowned baker with a chain of opulent patisseries, she hides her scars behind frosted cupcakes and warm smiles. Estranged from her own family, she lives alone-not by choice, but by betrayal. When fate begins to meddle with well-laid plans, Shaurya's grandparents arrange his marriage to a girl of their choosing. But destiny, with its twisted sense of timing, intervenes-and Sitaara becomes the replaced bride. Two strangers. Two broken hearts. One unexpected union. What begins as a mere accident of fate soon turns into a tale of passion, secrets, redemption, and a love that neither of them saw coming.

Presenting To You Teri Meri Kahani. Jay Singhania had already lost once. A tragedy stole his wife and broke his children in ways he couldn't understand. A single father of two, wounded, silent, drowning until she walked in. Diya Rawat, child psychologist. Calm, Smart, full of empathy. She entered the mansion for a one year contract but ended up becoming the only person two broken little hearts trusted again. What no one expected? That the man who'd closed every door on love, would open the last one for her. She healed his children. She healed him. But when her year ends and she chooses to leave, his kids shatter all over again. And for the first time, Jay breaks too. "Stay... not as their doctor. Stay as their mother." A marriage born from heartbreak. A home rebuilt with hope. Two people who never planned to fall but somewhere between nightmares and lullabies... love found them anyway.

"Pyaar se nahi, shraap se likhi gayi thi meri shaadi ki kismet..." She's the Sarpanch's loud, poetry-spouting daughter from a small Rajasthani village. He's the cold, brooding prince - a 34-year-old ruler known as Saheb, feared more than loved. And the palace they're forced to live in? Cursed. Legend says: "Jis mahal mein dulhan ki marzi ke bina shaadi hui... wahan suhaag nahi, sirf shraap bacha hai." No woman who married into Rajgarh Palace ever lived to tell the tale. Until Saanjh arrived. With her pink chappals, sass, and storm-level chaos. Now she's stuck with a royal husband who glares more than he speaks, a soul connection that dates back 200 years, and a curse that only she can break - but only if the wedding happens again... By love. Not force. By rebellion. Not silence. Get ready for: ✔️ Royal drama ✔️ Flashbacks to a tragic past ✔️ Slow-burn, fiery romance ✔️ Chaotic wife vs grumpy husband energy ✔️ Secrets. Sindoor. And a soul that refuses to burn quietly.

𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬- 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 1 " 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥, 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞, 𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥" 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡 was supposed to marry the younger Malhotra brother. Everything was perfect. The venue. The families. The vows waiting to be spoken. Until the groom... disappeared. And the man who stepped forward instead....was 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐚. The older brother. The responsible one. The one who had always stood beside her... but never in front of the mandap. One moment, they were best friends. The next moment....they were husband and wife. Not because they chose it. Not because they planned it. But because sometimes fate doesn't ask. It decides. And now they must live with a marriage neither of them expected...A bond that was never meant to exist. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰... 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 +𝟏𝟖 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 Replaced Groom 𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬. Dear Gulab & Gulabo's, this story is being revised and will return soon. Thank you for your patience 💛

𝐇𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧-vast enough to disappear in, silent enough to swallow you whole before you even realize you're drowning. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞-soft enough to draw you closer, bright enough to mesmerize... and ruthless enough to reduce you to nothing but ash. ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: 𝐀𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐪 × 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 ✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ:✧･ﾟ: ✧･ﾟ: Arham Farooq was left at the altar with vows that meant everything to him and nothing to the woman who walked away. Maira Hassan was never meant to be the bride. But when scandal threatens to destroy her family, she steps into a wedding dress meant for someone else... and marries a man who looks at her like she is the ruin of everything he once had. Now they share a name, a home, and a marriage neither of them wanted. He sees her as a reminder. She sees him as a man she can never truly love. They are not lovers. They are not strangers. They are something far more dangerous two people bound by vows, resentment, and a pull neither of them wants to feel. Because the ocean can drag you under. And fire can burn you alive. But what happens when you are trapped between the two? .＊✿❀　❀✿＊**＊✿❀　❀✿＊ 𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫: ♡ Slow Burn Romance ♡ Forced Marriage ♡ Tragic Past ♡ Hurt/Comfort ♡ Healing Through Love ♡ She falls first, he falls harder

📚Crack and Crease - Cracks demand repair. Creases demand heat. Not all damage screams. Some of it settles. 🖤 Jaiveer Jahagirdar & Vamika Mittal 🖤 Jaiveer Jahagirdar was not broken by loss, he was cracked by it, and like tempered glass, he learned to stand sharper at the edges. Vamika Mittal carried her crease like precision not damage, just a permanent line where softness used to lie. Yugveer Jahagirdar, 1.5 years old, he didn't see cracks or creases - only arms that held him. 🩶🩶🩶 He was raised in corridors where power never trembled - a son taught that weakness is louder than loss. She learned early that love can bruise without leaving proof - a woman who folds her scars into sharp edges. 🔥 Jaiveer Jahagirdar carries fracture like inheritance. Vamika Mittal wears restraint like silk over steel. 🔥 Their families built empires that refuse to bow. Their names have stood on opposite sides of contracts for decades. ⚔️ He protects what's his. She controls what she builds. ⚔️ They meet across a table neither trusts. No promises. No peace. Just leverage. Because steel doesn't bend easily. And pride doesn't forgive quietly. 👑 Legacy carved their surnames. Damage shaped who they became. But somewhere between the crack and the crease - something refuses to stay folded. 👑 🕊️ Tropes 🕊️ Enemies to Lovers Corporate Rivals Single Father Divorced FMC Billionaire / Industrial Dynasty Slow Burn Power Couple No Cheating Protective Father Child Softens the War

꧁𒆜༺|••••••••••••••••••|༻𒆜꧂ ꧁𒆜༺|••••••••••••••••••|༻𒆜꧂ Vaani Desai never imagined her life could be traded like a debt. At twenty-one, with her uncle's collapsing business threatening everything she loves, she is forced into a marriage with Kairav Raghuwat, a ruthless, untouchable billionaire who wants control, not love. Inside their marriage, she is a stranger. Outside, she is the perfect wife: admired, polished, untouchable... a figure of obedience. Bound by silence, every glance, every command, every unspoken word reminds her that in Kairav's world, power is absolute and submission is survival. Yet beneath the cold restraint, a dangerous, forbidden tension begins to rise. A slow, relentless pull neither of them can ignore. Can Vaani endure a life dictated by fear and possession? Can a heart that was never asked to consent survive the man who never intended to love her? This is not a story of instant passion or fairy-tale endings. It is a story of survival, dominance, and the slow-burn desire that grows quietly, fiercely, in the shadows of fear, control, and obligation. Tropes: Forced marriage | Billionaire CEO | Enemies to lovers | Dark romance | Slow burn | Power and control | 18+ © 2026

Book 2 of wounded series. Niyati Ahuja never dreamed of becoming the woman she was today. Once, she had imagined a home filled with laughter, love, and quiet Sunday mornings. Instead, she found herself trapped in a marriage that became a prison. Behind closed doors, her husband shattered her spirit with years of physical violence, sexual abuse, and relentless control. Things took a turn when she found out about her pregnancy and the only thing she ever wanted was to never let her husband's shadow touch her child. After his death, Niyati rebuilds her life brick by brick. Cold, distant, and feared by her students, she becomes a professor at one of the country's most prestigious colleges. She has stopped believing in love. Happy endings are for other people. Then walks in Shivam Rajvanshi. The charming heir to one of India's largest business empires is everything Niyati isn't, warm, patient, ridiculously optimistic, and determined to spread sunshine wherever he goes. The moment he meets Niyati, he knows she's the one he's searching for. But winning over Niyati is a battle. As Shivam slowly breaks through the walls around her heart, buried secrets begin clawing their way back to the surface. Because Niyati's husband didn't simply disappear from their lives. Together, Niyati and Shivam made a choice on one horrifying night that changed everything forever. A choice born from terror, desperation, and the instinct to survive.

Completed ✓ *********** The story of two individuals, one deeply enamored with the other while the other remains completely unaware of his existence. ------------------- "She is the sole occupant of my heart, the first and only woman to have ever held that place. No one came before her, no one stands beside her, and no one will come after her. She is the one and only." ~ Reyansh Rajvanshi -------------------- "I will never again allow myself to fall in love. That is how deeply he shattered me. In his eyes, I was nothing more than a mere wager in his life." ~ Aadrika Singh. #His unrequited love.