THE RED LOTUS CURSE

This novel was born from a question:
What if the monsters in India never hid in European castles?
What if they hid where we actually look for safety - in temples, in ancestral homes, in the smell of jasmine and camphor, in the sound of bells ringing at dusk?
The Red Lotus Curse is a dark fantasy romance set in the hills of South India. It is a story about power that was never asked for, love that was never supposed to happen, and a girl who refuses to be defined by either her gift or her doom.
It is also a story about what it means to choose - truly choose - when fate has already written your ending.
Aarohi is not a chosen one who rises triumphantly.
She is a chosen one who is terrified, furious, grieving, and still - despite everything - standing.
Veeran is not a brooding hero waiting to be saved by love.
He is a man who died three centuries ago, who has been carrying guilt ever since, and who falls anyway.
This is their story.
It is not always gentle.
But it is true.