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Freeing Madame X

Escape has never felt like an option. Until him.

For years, she has lived under the control of Dave Compton—the arrogant, possessive son of the man who owns the town as surely as he owns its people. To Dave, she is obedience personified, a body to claim and a will to break.

Until…

Raphael is the magnetic artist who has it all, fame, charm, money—everything except her. An artist who sees more than what Shanaya’s been reduced to. With him, she begins to imagine a life beyond survival. A self beyond submission—showered with passionate love.

Desire, for the first time, feels like a choice rather than a demand. Lust takes the centre stage as they are both drawn to each other, knowing very well about the risks involved.

But Dave is not a man who releases what he believes belongs to him. As control tightens and lines are drawn, she is forced to confront what freedom truly costs—and whether she’s brave enough to take what is rightfully hers. Between possession and passion, fear and ecstasy—a reckoning awaits.

Will Madame X finally claim her own pleasure?

Or will Dave refuse to let her go?

Ishqiya

A woman as intoxicating as the flower she’s named after.

A man on a journey to put his loved one to rest.

A life-changing train ride during the Bombay monsoons.

Indians believe size matters. We do everything big—from our bhaturas and jalebis, to our statues and stadiums. So why should our love be any different?

Ishqiya is a collection of eight bold and heartwarming stories about love, lust, and everything in between.

Finding Love

Loved bingeing Firefly Lane? How about And Just Like That? Then Finding Love is for you!

Best Friends Kate and Sam have practically grown up as sisters their entire lives. Kate’s parents are like Sam’s parents, Sam’s problems and joys and troubles are like Kate’s own. So when Kate’s mother is put in a medically induced coma after what was supposed to be a routine operation, both their lives take an unexpected turn.

Except you never know if love is lurking just round the corner…Even if it’s at a hospital.

Slowly but surely Kate starts growing closer to Henry, a kind, friendly and handsome nurse. But they both have their own pasts to work through and their own mental barriers to cross.

Meanwhile Sam is locked in outright warfare with Arty, the cheeky car park attendant. Determined to be the bane of his existence, she is surprised when she finds his number left on her car.

As Sam watches Kate go through the stressful situation, she’s sure there’s something else under the surface; something else that her friend is hiding. And it might just be someone from Kate’s past threatening to ruin it all.

For fans of Cecelia Ahern’s P.S. I Love You and Sophie Kinsella’s grand romances, comes a heartwarming, domestic tale of love, loss and familial bonds that go deeper than blood.

Eternally Single, Rosa Álvarez

Eternally Single, Rosa Álvarez brings to you all the beloved tropes of the hottest romance novels: The Spanish Love Deception, The Kiss Quotient, It Happened One Summer and more!

Debut author Neerja Pawar has infused her novel with all the love, banter and men written by women she wishes to see in the real world…

Rosa Álvarez leads two lives.

One is deceptively normal. A respectable physiotherapist living in Los Angeles: the city of fish tacos and famous bigwigs. She works hard at her job, loves living the single life, and has a trip home to Mexico at the very top of her priority list.

The other is her mother’s worst nightmare.

For one, the first is a lie. She does love her job, but its uniqueness would put any good chick flick to shame. She hasn’t been on a date in five years, at least, not any good ones. And she will do anything to avoid a trip to her sleepy hometown.

But when a notorious man from her past shows up in LA, Rosa’s secret life starts unravelling. There’s also the matter of the really annoying actor (who just so happens to be annoyingly good-looking) she keeps bumping into whom she cannot seem to shake off.

As her lies pile up, will Rosa be able to keep her two worlds separate? Or will her mother’s flying chancla find her first?

After

Cinderella in a banana suit at a Comic Convention? Jack reverting to a life of scamming dates instead of giants from beanstalks? Will Sleeping Beauty with POTS find her prince charming?

This novella is the perfect fit for someone who is tired of the same old fairy tales with the same old boring endings.

From working in the non-profit sector to interacting in college dorms. From going on coffee dates like normal people to participating in Renaissance Faires and dealing with disorders, these stories truly explore it all.

Your favourite fairy tales are reimagined with a modern twist where the hero and heroines solve twenty-first-century problems simply yet beautifully.

Happily Ever After gets a twist in the After by Hope Bolinger, author of multiple books that will always make you think beyond your daily perception of life.

Virtually in Love

A former hitman desperate to reconnect with the woman he once failed to kill.

A ghost determined to play matchmaker for his old flame and his best friend.

A frost giant navigating unfamiliar emotions.

A newly immortal Minotaur learning that forever might mean falling in love.

What do these unlikely stories have in common?

They all follow couples who fall head over heels—virtually.

Across screens and time zones, from FaceTime calls to late-night Zoom confessions, these lovers discover that connection doesn’t require proximity, and intimacy isn’t limited by distance. In a world where love is sparked through pixels and conversations linger long after the call ends, each story proves that romance can bloom in the most unexpected ways.

Because sometimes, all it takes to find your soulmate…is a screen and an open heart.

Famous In Love

Dating a K-pop idol is a sweet kind of chaos — all glitter, secrecy, and missed flights wrapped in late-night confessions.

It means loving someone whose life belongs to schedules and spotlights, where dates happen backstage, kisses are stolen between performances, and privacy is a luxury. Yet behind the perfect smiles are people who hoard snacks, make impulsive confessions, and fall in love just as messily as anyone else.

In Famous in Love, secret dressing-room romances, loophole proposals, and chaotic meet-cutes unfold across the industry—from idols hiding relationships from managers to long-distance fiancés navigating exhaustion, fame, and longing. Some love stories begin with shared fandom obsessions, others with midnight convenience-store encounters, but all are shaped by one truth: love in the spotlight is fragile, funny, and fiercely protected.

Because loving a K-pop idol isn’t just about glamour.

It’s about choosing each other through distance, scandal, and silence — again and again, until the stage lights fade and what remains is simply love.

Black Cat

Who knew immortal beings came in all shapes—and species? How does one adjust to a world where immortals walk among us? And how hard will Hugo fall when the extraordinary collides with his ordinary life?

Hugo thought he was doing a simple good deed when he picked up a stray cat off the side of the road. A warm bed, regular meals, nothing more. But when he wakes up the next morning to find a beautiful stranger standing in his tiny apartment, his entire understanding of reality is thrown off balance.

As Hugo struggles to wrap his head around his new, impossible situation named Basil—he’s forced to confront a truth even more unsettling: the stranger is charming, dangerous, and impossible to resist. With every moment spent together, the line between curiosity and desire begins to blur as they explore this “new normal”.

Hugo and Basil are falling head over heels for each other and they are loving every moment of it—Basil is ready to go all the way for Hugo. Their college life is more than what Hugo could have ever dreamed of. But as they start to explore this life together, cracks soon begin to appear as their different personalities steer them into different directions.

Will they find their way back to each other?