For twenty-four years, Aarti Sharma's world has been a canvas of expectations, her own desires painted over by the demands of family and tradition. An artist at heart, she dreams of a life beyond the stifling city heat, a love that is more than a duty. When a sudden assignment offers an escape, she journeys into a sun-drenched kingdom of forgotten palaces and shifting sands, a land steeped in myth and whispered secrets.
There, she collides with Rajveer Singh Rathore, a man with the eyes of a predator and a soul as guarded as the ancient forts that shadow the landscape. A photographer of royal blood, he is haunted by a loss that has locked his heart away.
As the first monsoon rains arrive, washing the dust from the air and awakening the scent of jasmine and wet earth, their connection ignites. A stolen glance becomes a searing touch. A whispered conversation in a moonlit courtyard becomes a breathless surrender. Their passion unfolds in hidden oases and rain-lashed pavilions, a world away from the judging eyes of his powerful family. But love in a land ruled by honor is a dangerous game, and secrets as old as the palaces themselves are destined to be revealed.
Forced to choose between the life she was born into and the man who has awakened her soul, Aarti must decide if their love is a fleeting storm or a force powerful enough to withstand the
A doctor who studies cadavers leaves his home to attend the Grand Duchess's masquerade ball; only special guests are selected every year, and witness the beauty of Adrienne. He leaves and never returns, leaving his wife to be presumed widowed. However, Renwick is very much alive, and during his absence he commits seven deadly and grave sins.
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A seven part tale of a man who becomes a monster. Each sin he commits, a new horror writing style unfolds, presenting seven various types of scare.
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