🌸 2025 Wattys Shortlist 🌸 A romance set in India - a love story rooted in Desi culture, breaking silence and redefining devotion ✨ 💫 From the bestselling author of Bride of the Future King (Amazon India #1 Hot New Release - Time Travel Romance, Top 3 Kindle Bestseller) In a land where tradition crushes dreams, eighteen-year-old Aarti is forced into an arranged marriage with Raghav, a brooding 35-year-old widower and heir to a powerful village dynasty. Illiterate and underestimated, Aarti hides a fierce spirit and a desperate hope to break free. Raghav, weighed down by grief and duty, sees their marriage as a burden, not love. But when Aarti dares to defy the rules that bind her, their forced union begins to kindle an unexpected and forbidden romance. Her quiet courage sparks a fire in Raghav's cold heart-a chance at love, healing, and redemption. In a world where passion is forbidden and rebellion punished, can their fragile bond survive the very traditions that threaten to tear them apart? Dil Ki Bandagi is a sweeping, passionate tale of forbidden love, sacrifice, and the courage to claim one's destiny.

(Unwanted Series#6) My eyes were stuck there while everything around me became useless and bland. How I wished at this time I never came here to witness this. I looked at their hands laced together and smiling at everyone while the world was slipped through my feet. »»»●««« "I can't even blame anyone when I was the one that happily throw herself in this marriage. What I got?" Bitter laugh escaped from me as I wiped those stupid tears then stared at the letter on the table. "A husband who is mine but at the same time not mine." • • • They all made a mistake by taking a step into each other's lives. For the outside world, everything is perfect but for them it was pure hell of an unbearable pain. • • • "I will never leave you." It was a pure lie. Remember when they say this, RUN. Because they all say this to each other but eventually they all run away, breaking their promises and... Each other's heart. ...... ⚠️ A surprise character as the story progress. ...... «Status» Started: 19/10/2022. Ended: 01/08/2024.

Ever wonder, what if you get married to your fiance's twin brother? "I got wet in the rain but you get the fever instead. Is it like those cheesy romantic novels in which the wife gets bruised after the husband gets beaten? Or did you also enjoy the rain by getting wet in it?" He said. "I did. I like the rain," she murmured, showing eyes to him. "And I like the sunshine after it. The cute, angry, and gorgeous sunshine," he said, sitting beside her on the bed. "I don't know who made you a doctor. You should have been in an institute teaching everyone how to flirt with girls," she snarled at which he laughed loudly. "I am just flirting with my girl, mind it," he whispered sensually shifting his hand from her forehead to her cheek and gently caressing it. "Have you ever tried to break your boundaries, sunshine? Yearned to do something which you have forbidden on yourself. Hmm?" He asked. "Sunshine?" Yes?" She unknowingly replied. This guy was making her crazy and she despite trying her best was falling for him more and more. He snickered. So she was finally accepting the name he gave her. "You are very beautiful," he said, truthfully.

"وقت بھی گزر جائینگے، بڑی عجیب مُلاقات ہوگی جب ہم ملیں گے وصل کی رات میں اور شمبنی برسات ہوگی" It wasn't supposed to happen, but it did. One unexpected rejection, one unexpected acceptance. A sacred bond that tie them either for eternity or damnation. A union of two souls. Wasl: union Started: 01-01-2024 Ended: 19-09-2024 Copyright: Do not copy my work.

𝘽𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙆 # 01 Get ready to immerse yourself in the enthralling world of "Ayesha," a story about a 19-year-old college girl named Ayesha, who has big dreams for her future. But her dreams are shattered when she is forced into marriage with a 29-year-old millionaire named Ahad. Why did this happen? Well, her sister ran away from her own wedding, and Ayesha had to step in to save her family's reputation. Ahad is not a warm and friendly person. In fact, he dislikes almost everyone except his family. Ayesha finds herself in a marriage with a man who seems distant and uninterested in her. But Ayesha is not one to give up easily. She is determined to break through the walls around Ahad's heart and find the love she craves from her husband. As they spend more time together, Ayesha's kindness and spirit begin to chip away at Ahad's icy exterior. He starts to see the real Ayesha, a young woman with dreams and ambitions that inspire him. Can Ayesha's love and determination thaw Ahad's heart completely? Will their forced marriage turn into something more meaningful? Follow their journey in "Ayesha," a heartwarming tale of love, sacrifice, and finding unexpected connections in life.

"What we should do Izzah?", he asked out of helplessness "I don't know", she said while wiping her tears Asad looked towards the sky and took a deep breath while closing his eyes. He heard her small sobs and looked towards her with soft eyes He cupped her face and made her look towards him. Her doe honey brown eyes locked with deep black orbs "Lets do this, I don't want to leave you here, all alone", Asad showed his emotions to her and Izzah agreed with him Join the Love Saga of Mr. Asad Ahmed Khan and Miss Izzah Farooqi Two Opposite Poles Grumpy x Sunshine Age - Gap Cousin Romance Slow burn "When Destiny has planned something then no one can stop it until it is done"

Introduction For the world, she became the bride of her fiancé. But in the eyes of law and faith, she was bound to his brother. Two lives, entwined by an unexpected twist of fate. One clings desperately to the hope of making this fragile bond work, while the other dreams only of breaking free. Under the same roof, they navigate a maze of unspoken words, simmering emotions, and societal expectations. Would they dare to bite into this forbidden fruit?

A collection of short stories that revolves around multiple couples, multiple characters, multiple marriages. Same Word Different Fonts explores the complexities of matrimony. It shows the emotional horizon of love, throwing light on how much of time and sacrifices it takes to grow within a marriage. Each story brings its own distinct perspective of love and happiness. But along with that it also displays poignant moments of the challenges they faced to keep their marriage alive. Some are sweet, some are sour. You may laugh, you may cry. It's a double sided coin. Just like how some marriages last for decades and some barely a year. In short, this book brings love&intimacy and heartbreak&tears to the same table.

"𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐲." ~ Marriage was never for love-it was for legacy. A strategy. A performance. And for the Lombardis and the Morettis, it was the most calculated, showstopping alliance of the century. Roman Moretti, Don of the La Cosa Nostra, and Angeline Lombardi, only daughter of the French-Italian Mafia Capo, had been betrothed since her birth --matched to unite two empires under one crown. Hidden from the world, Angeline was raised to be the perfect wife. Groomed. Silenced. Controlled. She learned early that one misstep would strip her of everything-including her name. Everyone's first mistake? They underestimated her. Though no one had ever seen her, the world assumed the Lombardi Princess was a polished doll. Quiet. Disposable. Roman saw the marriage as a formality-another calculated step toward total dominance. He had no plans to love her. No plans to live with her. Just a wife on paper, tucked away from him elsewhere, summoned when needed for appearances. But everything changed the moment he saw her walking down the aisle. She was perfection. Untouchable. She would be his ruin, his weakness, his obsession, his motivation. His everything. But what if that had been her plan all along? Not everything buried stays dead. Not every identity is what it seems. In a world where saints become monsters and monsters are worshipped like gods, Angeline must decide what's worth saving: her bloodline, her love, or herself. ~ -HEA -18+ -Romance/mystery/thriller -No Cheating/OWD -DARK ROMANCE "OMYGOSH. This book was immaculate. I could NOT put it down at all. Every chapter was AMAZING, the writing is shakespears work and each chapter made me laugh, smile, cry so much and this whole thing was a rollercoaster of emotions." -@Sunfloweraate8

𝐙𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐫 × 𝐃𝐡𝐫𝐮𝐯𝐢 | 𝟑𝟏 × 𝟐3 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬: #𝟏 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 She saw him more than once. And every time, her heart betrayed her; racing, stumbling, fluttering like a caged butterfly chasing a memory. Her breath shortened, her chest tightened, and still, she said nothing. Because it wasn't her place. Because she was never meant to be seen. Until she was. Until the day she stood before him, not as a stranger in the crowd, but as his bride. The wrong bride. He had seen her before. Once in passing, her eyes barely a flicker in his peripheral vision, dismissed for a prettier pair. The second time, he saw her through a vow sealed in blood and duty. And rage erupted. Exacting. Demanding. She wasn't supposed to wear that dress. She wasn't supposed to carry his name. But now that she does... There's no turning back.