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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.
🌸 Introduction
1981. A time when a woman's silence was mistaken for obedience. And marriage was not always love but duty.
Saanchi was married into a house where expectations spoke louder than affection. She was soft-spoken, gentle... and trying to survive in a world that had already decided who she should be.
But Ravindra - her quiet, stoic husband - was nothing like the man she feared he'd be. He didn't speak much. But when he did... his words shattered walls.
This is not a fairytale.
This is a story of slow-burning trust, stolen glances, and a man who chose to stand with his wife, not above her.
In an era where women were expected to adjust - he chose to understand.
And that made all the difference.