Rival Hearts

Ishika and Anirudh have been academic rivals since day one, competing for the top spot in their college and pushing each other to the limit. Their rivalry is intense, their animosity undeniable, and yet, their worlds are forever intertwined when their fathers-best friends for years-decide that Anirudh should live with Ishika's family. With their fathers' wish for them to support one another academically, the two top students are forced into closer proximity than either of them ever anticipated.

What begins as a practical arrangement for studying soon turns into something far more complicated. By day, Ishika and Anirudh remain bitter, distant enemies, but by night, they fall into a secret, physical relationship. There are no emotions, no promises-just an undeniable pull between them that neither can resist. The arrangement grows into a toxic cycle of addiction, where the lines between rivalry, desire, and dependency blur.

As the days go on, the once-clear divide between their feelings and their bodies begins to erode. Neither can escape the growing tension between them, nor the unsettling truth that their bond is far more complex than they had ever imagined. With emotions running high and their relationship spiraling out of control, Ishika and Anirudh must come to terms with what they truly want from each other-and from themselves.

"Rival Hearts" explores the intersection of competition, passion, and vulnerability, as two people caught in a web of physical attraction must face the emotional fallout of their secret connection.

Read on your own risk this book may include extra intimate and adult content and dark romance too.