Leonardo Rosewood
A kind but lonely 30-year-old guy, he's had some experiences that turned him into an atheist. He works as a high-ranking officer for the British East India Company. He commands power and respect. He's not rude, but he's not exactly the friendliest person either.
Radha
A 19-year-old girl with an innocent curiosity to explore the wonders of the world, she faced an unimaginable heartbreak when societal pressures forced her into marriage at the tender age of sixteen, wedded to a man nearly four times her age, a fifty-eight-year-old stranger. Each day became a struggle as she silently endured the weight of her circumstances, her dreams stifled under the burden of expectations. Yet, amid the pain and turmoil, a flicker of hope burned within her, fueled by her unwavering faith in Kanha. She clung to that hope like a lifeline, believing that someday, despite the harsh realities surrounding her, she might find her own path to happiness and freedom.
Can he rescue her from the shadows of a cruel world? Can she confront her deepest fears and emerge stronger? Will their love endure and blossom in the unforgiving grip of an orthodox society?
This story is set in the 1900s in India when India was colonized by Britishers.
When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith starts working for the handsome Lucas Hendrix, she quickly discovers there's something hot and untamed behind his cold exterior...
*****
When bubbly Emerson Kachi Smith is offered a job as the personal assistant to the cold and handsome Lucas Hendrix, she's left wondering why. After all, she has no credentials to speak of, and working for a paranoid billionaire CEO who's impossible to please is far from easy. But a few weeks into her job, she begins to realize that she can't judge a book by its cover. Left alone to discover the mystery behind Lucas's cold exterior and to tame her uncontrollable desire to comfort him, she learns they have a lot more in common than she ever thought possible. Could their two lonely hearts share the same dream for happiness?
[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]
Cover designed by April Alforque
Former title 'Coffee And Papers'