Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: May 25, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

Tall, dark, handsome and uber successful Reyansh Bhargav doesn’t believe in a permanent relationship. And he has his own reasons for the same.

Young and beautiful Aadhira Udhas, who’s from a secure family background, is a hard core romantic. She falls headlong in love with Reyansh, not long after she goes to work for him.

He’s immensely attracted to her, but wary of his jaded nature wrecking the young innocent’s life. He tries really hard to keep his distance, but it gets more and more difficult as they continue to share a workspace on a day-to-day basis.

As for Aadhira, it looks like she’s capable of barging into spaces where angels fear to tread. Does that make her foolish? Or just a woman in love?

And what about Reyansh? Can he manage to resist her? Even if he makes her his, would a temporary arrangement work for the woman who truly believes in ‘till death do us part’?

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 73 books to her credit, the latest book being Chat with REYANSH, a standalone romance novel. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Book Review: BOUND BY PASSION: Indian Billionaire Brother's Best Friend Romance by Aashima Rao

 

BOUND BY PASSION
Indian Billionaire Brother's Best Friend Romance 
by 
Aashima Rao

ASIN: B0F1G5P453

Publication Date: March 13, 2025

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Language: English

Genre: Romance

BLURB

Avni Mehra has spent years hiding her secret—an unshakable crush on her brother’s best friend, Ritwik Malhotra. He was her first love, her silent longing, the man she could never have. But to Ritwik, she was always off-limits, a girl he was meant to protect, not desire.

After losing his wife in a tragic accident, Ritwik buried himself in work, vowing never to love again. Guilt and grief have kept his heart locked away—until Avni steps into his life once more, not as the little girl he once knew, but as a determined intern at his company. She’s bold, relentless, and dangerously tempting.

She challenges his rules, tests his self-control, and makes him feel things he thought had died with his past. The more he resists, the more he craves her, until staying away is no longer an option.

But loving her means breaking every vow he made to his past. And when old wounds and forbidden desires collide, will Ritwik fight his feelings, or finally surrender to the passion he can no longer deny?

A heart-wrenching tale of love, loss, and longing, Bound by Passion will leave you breathless.

Tropes:

Brother’s Best Friend

Office Romance

Angsty

Slow Burn Romance

Forbidden

Jaded Hero

Passion First

MY REVIEW

Ritwik Malhotra is a workaholic, who has buried the pain of losing his wife in an accident. He has also consciously made a decision never to feel emotions. 

Avni Mehra has always had a crush on her brother’s best friend, but has never been taken seriously, considering she’s several years younger than Ritwik.

Some years later, when she goes to work at his company, Ritwik is blown away by the deep attraction he feels towards his best friend’s sister, doing his best not to acknowledge it.

But Avni has a mind of her own, and she’s determined to revive the childhood crush into full blown love.

Will Ritwik fall for her? Read this beautiful, and steamy love story to find out.

I liked the author’s style of writing. It’s beautiful, passionate and full of emotions. Ritwik’s back story will make you cry, when you finally understand why he is what he is. As for Avni, she’s enough to string any man’s heart. How can Ritwik fail to fall for her? 

Go for it! It’s totally worth a read. 

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Book Review: PLAYING RUTHLESS : A Royal Runaway Bride Arranged Marriage Romance (Marwah Book 4) by Meenu Pillai

 

PLAYING RUTHLESS
A Royal Runaway Bride Arranged Marriage Romance 
(Marwah Book 4) 
by 
Meenu Pillai

Print Length: 315 pages

Publication Date: April 6, 2025

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Language: English

Genre: Romance

BLURB

A tale of undying love deeper than the ocean, a conspiracy darker than the cloud of doom, and a betrayal more painful than the wounds of a thousand swords.

Two lovers torn apart by the cruel hands of destiny give birth to their forbidden and soul-crushing love story.

Aditi Singh Ranawat—Princess of Rajghad

*****

He was my best friend’s elder brother, my first crush, and the love of my life.

And I was getting married to him.

A saga that started with a fairy tale wedding ended in the sandy ruins of Rajghad.

Shaurya Raichand

*****

I was marrying the woman I had vowed never to fall in love with.

I desired her like an addict craving his next fix, a desire cloaked in layers of indifference.

But the next moment she was gone, leaving behind a hole the size of a galaxy inside my chest.

And when I saw her fighting demons who were on the verge of swallowing her whole, the love that I had thought myself incapable of came tumbling out.

I realized that I would do anything to keep this woman safe and by my side.

Note: This is a, royal runaway bride, contemporary, spicy, second chance, billionaire, arranged marriage romance. It is Book 4 of The Marwah series. But can be enjoyed as a standalone.

MY REVIEW

I loved the book

Aditi is a Rajghad princess in modern India, who has lost her parents. With an uncle and aunt to pamper her, along with brother Dev and cousin Kabir, she’s a cheerful young lady, who’s in love with her best friend’s older brother, Shaurya.

Shaurya is a super-rich businessman who has been attracted to Aditi for a long time, and is only too ready to marry her when their wedding is arranged.

While Aditi is in love with her fiancé, he doesn’t do emotions, of any kind. Both are set to get married, when something happens, forcing Aditi to run away on the eve of the wedding.

Despite all the influence the royal family and the businessman have to wield, they are unable to find the runaway bride.

I don’t plan to give out any spoilers and you have to read this sizzling hot love story to know more. 

Hot, steamy romance with loads of masala. The story is absorbing, the dialogues snappy, and the love scenes super-hot. Need I say more? Just the kind of romance novel I enjoy reading. Kudos to the author, Meenu Pillai. Eagerly looking forward to reading your next.

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Book Review: HOLDING ON TO US by Jaya Sri Naga Jyothi P

 

HOLDING ON TO US: 
A Slow-Burn Arranged Marriage Romance with Forced Proximity and Second Chances
by
Jaya Sri Naga Jyothi P

Print Length: 366 pages

Publication Date: March 28, 2025

Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC

Language: English

Genre: Romance

BLURB

They were never the perfect match. Now, they must decide if love is enough.

Ishana and Dev’s arranged marriage has always felt like a slow-burning storm—filled with unsaid words, unmet expectations, and a growing distance neither of them knows how to bridge. Dr. Ishana Agarwal, an emerging Pediatrician is a hopeless romantic, longs for warmth and affection, while Dr. Devansh Alla, a renowned Orthopedic is distant, overprotective, and impossible to understand. Fourteen months of trying and failing have convinced them that walking away is the only choice.

But fate has other plans. Forced to stay in each other’s lives a little longer, the tension between them ignites—fueled by past heartbreak, lingering attraction, and emotions too powerful to ignore. Every glance lasts a second too long. Every touch echoes with something unspoken. And every moment together makes it harder to let go. The walls between them begin to crack, revealing hidden desires and long-buried feelings, neither of them dared to acknowledge.

Are they truly incompatible and destined to fall apart, or is there something worth holding on to?

Tropes: Workplace romance, Slow-burn romance, Forced proximity, Arranged marriage, Second-chance, Possessive MMC, Secret admirer, Emotional angst & Opposites attract.

MY REVIEW

The emotions are spot on…

I was hooked from the moment I started reading the book, curious to know more about the protagonists. In fact, I wanted to know what made them tick. Why did Ishana and her husband Dev of fourteen months, never shared a bedroom?

The author had made me curious right from the beginning. Both are doctors, young, beautiful, aspirational, and successful to a big extent. The difference is Ishana is a romantic at heart, while Dev is anything but expressive.

She had dreams when she entered the arranged marriage, while he had fallen for her from the beginning. She’s totally impatient, and wants everything to happen speedily. He’s patience personified, non-confrontational, and expects things to work out even if he does not offer his view point.

Things come to a head when Ishana’s frustration gets out of bounds. She only sees her husband as a control freak, and totally fed up, makes a demand which truly shakes up Dev.

As for him, he wants to please her, under any and all circumstances, and agrees to give her what she seeks.

In the meanwhile, something had happened when Ishana lost her cool. She finally found the guts to tell him what she was missing in the marriage, which has a major impact on the husband who loves her.

Will it make a difference to their relationship? You have to read this slow burn romance to find out.

The story is well built, the characters strong (especially the protags), the narrative interesting. A feel-good romance which will warm your heart.

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