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Amma’s Diary

“What if we dared to read the pages of our mothers’ forgotten stories? What might we learn if we saw them not as the silent anchors of our homes, but as individuals shaped by desire, heartbreak, and the hope of second chances?”
Sarika and her son Jittu’s life changes as the new neighbors move in. Gitanjali, their young neighbor soon strikes a chord with Sarika, only to realise she is the daughter of Abhiram Naidu, her long-lost love. Sarika’s past flashes in front of her. It was in early college that Sarika and Abhiram met and fell in love. They would plan their great escapades and professed love until circumstances forced them apart. Sarika eventually married Nandagopal and Ram, Poojitha. Years later Gitanjali comes across her mother’s diary to find the riveting love story of Ram and Sarika. As life finds Ram and Sarika at a crossroad once again, will they dare to embrace this second chance at love, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart?
An elegy for the unspoken lives, Amma’s diary is a rediscovery of a long-lost love story. It becomes a chronicle of time and memory inherited by the weight of choices made and unmade. It is a novel that speaks to the ache of things unsaid, and the healing that comes when old silences are finally broken.

Call it Coincidence

‘Naina, Naina, Naina, I hear Vatsal’s voice calling out to me,
you’re falling in love with me, aren’t you?’
Meet Naina: a twenty-five-year-old with big dreams and a sceptical heart, searching for love that lasts and a job that doesn’t make her dread mornings.
Enter Vatsal: a charming, unpredictable twenty-eight-year-old lawyer-to-be, interning in Delhi before jetting off to London for his master’s degree.
Their worlds collide unexpectedly, leading to a whirlwind first date. Naina feels an instant connection, like fate brought them together. In days, they go from strangers to friends, best friends and then something more. Everyone thinks it’s just a matter of a few days until they make it official, call it love. How could they not, when it feels this right?
But then comes the Diwali party—the best and worst day of Naina’s life. A devastating event shatters their bond, and they don’t speak. For three whole years.
As fate would have it, Naina and Vatsal meet again. This time, Naina is cautious; Vatsal overfamiliar. Everything feels just as intense as it once did—but can Naina handle the pain that took her years to overcome, if at all? And can Vatsal fight his fears and stay to watch Naina overcome it?

You Had Me At Annyeong!

Timira Leia Marak, a PR consultant from India, finds herself in a real-life K-drama when she lands up in Seoul for a new job and meets handsome chaebol heir Baek Haneul who, as fate would have it, happens to be her new employer. Against her better judgement, Timira finds herself drawn to Haneul, with whom she seems to share a connection deeper than she can fathom.

But many complications abound. Firstly, there’s the matter of Timira’s ex-boyfriend Rodrigo, a Japanese-Brazilian superstar who signs up to play for a Korean football club. Then there’s the beautiful heiress Ri Mina, key to Haneul’s future—who is also his fiancée. And that’s only the beginning . . . Caught between the intensity of their feelings and the constraints that keep them apart, can Timira and Haneul even hope for their own chance at Happily Ever After?

Set against the backdrop of Korean pop culture, You Had Me at Annyeong is a humorous and heartwarming cross-cultural romance that is just as equally a delightful love letter from India to Korea.

The Jealous Wife

The Jealous Wife is a twisted, page-turning psychological thriller that will have you guessing until the very end.

She wants my husband.
She wants my life.

About to become parents, my husband and I decide to move to my small hometown to be closer to my family. Everything was perfect until I met our new neighbor- the reason I moved away to begin with.

Kelly Van Patten.

She’s the epitome of beauty. With her radiant blond hair, captivating blue eyes and a smile so warm and caring, it’s no wonder everyone adores her…?except me.

Even my husband is falling for her charm and manipulation, or worse, falling for her.

When Kelly slips and accidentally shows her true colors, I realize something even worse. Does she know what I’ve been hiding?

All I want is to start my family.
She has something more sinister in mind.

  • Fast-paced & unputdownable – A tense, twist-filled psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the final page.
  • Dark twists and shocking turns – Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us, and The Silent Patient.
  • Short, sharp chapters – Ideal for readers who love thrillers you can binge in one breathless sitting.
  • A fresh take on revenge – What happens when the cheater isn’t the only one hiding something?
  • Perfect gift for thriller lovers – Addictive, unpredictable, and impossible to forget.

A Shimla Affair

…the future of India may lie in unexpected hands.

1940, Shimla, British India. Nalini Mistry longs for a life outside of the four walls of her home; reality, however, is different.

Nalini and her two older sisters—Noor and Afreen—run the Royal Hotel Shimla, an opulent establishment that serves British high society. But when an underground revolutionary group asks them to aid a murderous conspiracy during the hotel’s Summer Jubilee Ball, they find themselves thrust headfirst into a dangerous game of lies. It doesn’t help that Nalini finds herself falling for Charles Nayler, a British officer; a man who sees her like nobody else.

As the night of the ball approaches, the sisters are drawn into a web of hidden agendas, shifting alliances, and impossible choices—where nothing is what it seems, and the price of freedom may be everything.

A Shimla Affair follows the story of three women attempting to change the course of Indian independence—for love, duty, and revenge.

She Stood By Me

Raised in an upper-middle class family, Aparna was taught to build a successful career, to prioritise her work, and not get distracted by trivial things like love.

Abhishek comes from humbler beginnings, and like Aparna, he too, hopes to build a good life for himself. But unlike Aparna, he still believes in love.

As fate will have it, they fall for each other, but their troubles are just beginning. As college draws to an end, they find themselves working on opposite ends of the country, trying to get by with long-distance phone calls and annual meetings.

Abhishek loves Aparna. Aparna loves Abhishek. Then why are all the forces of the universe hellbent on making sure they stay apart?

She Stood By Me is a story of love, of family and friendship, and most importantly, of what it means to fall in love for the Indian middle-class.

Lores of Love and Saint Gorakhnath

Comprising four folktales, Sorthi-Brijbhar, Bharthari-Pingla, Heer-Ranjha and
Saranga-Sadabrij, the book is an anthology of stories influenced by the life, time and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath—an eleventh-century saint—who propounded an inclusive religious philosophy that laid the foundation of the Sufi and Bhakti movement in India.

Initially, the yogis (mystics) of the Gorakhnath sect would sing these ballads on the tune of the sarangi and move door to door for alms. Originally, these stories existed in the oral tradition passed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads. The ballads are full of fairies, genies, witches, magic healers, witch doctors and ghosts besides angels in the form of Peer Baba (hermits) and sages. Over the decades and centuries, these stories have inspired folklorists, theatre artists and nautch parties to perform in melas (community fairs), religious events and marriages.

The Cheating Husband

Emma finally has a fresh start—a new boyfriend, a place of her own, and a little distance from her overprotective sister. Sure, she’s struggling to find a job, and her apartment isn’t in the best part of town, but it’s hers. And for the first time in a while, she’s happy.

Until she uncovers a devastating lie.
Her perfect boyfriend? He’s already married.
Emma knows she should walk away, but something keeps pulling her back. There’s more to his secrets than just a hidden wife. He is not who he claims to be.
And when Emma finally learns the truth about his wife, everything takes a terrifying turn.
They are not a normal couple.

  • A Gripping Psychological Thriller
  • A Deceptive Love Story
  • A Mystery That Unfolds with Shocking Twists
  • A Final Twist You Won’t See Coming
  • Perfect for Fans of Freida McFadden & Kiersten Modglin

The First Connect

The past crashes into Kareena’s present as her first love resurfaces after eighteen years, awakening desires she thought were long buried. As she struggles between two worlds, two men, and two versions of herself, her inner turmoil deepens when a stranger enters her life, further blurring the lines between loyalty and longing.
Meanwhile, Mouni, a teenager, witnesses two contrasting expressions of love—one driven by persistent pursuit, the other by selfless, serendipitous surrender.
Will the intense implications of love weigh upon the fragile heart of a woman and a girl on the cusp of understanding love? The First Connect explores love’s unpredictability, unravelling the complexities of lost love, being lost in love, and love lost in translation. Through delicate moments of magic and fleeting waves of whisper, it asks: does love thrive through conscious effort, or does it find its way through fate alone? And most importantly, what makes a First Connect truly flourish and feel real?

Police Affairs

IPS officer Arjun Kumar has always played by the rules—a decorated officer, a devoted husband and a high achiever with a perfect life. But when he meets the captivating singer Madhushree at a police event, his carefully constructed world begins to crack. Stolen glances turn into whispered conversations, and before he knows it, he’s entangled in an affair that he never saw coming.

Passion turns to peril when an untimely death threatens to implicate him in murder. As he scrambles to cover his tracks, the walls start closing in—his wife’s growing suspicion, an unscrupulous Godman tightening his grip on power, and a faceless stranger lurking in the shadows. But what began as a personal transgression has drawn him into a dangerous conspiracy—one that could destroy not just his life, but the very system he swore to protect.

With the police closing in, enemies circling, and his conscience weighing him down Arjun realises he is no longer just hiding a mistake—he is caught in a deadly game of power and deception where every choice has consequences. As the truth edges closer, he must decide whether to keep running or fight. The line between duty and betrayal has never been thinner—and the clock is ticking.

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