Novels by Rituparna Darolia

Brooklyn Davis, de diecinueve años, trabaja como camarera en un exclusivo restaurante del centro de Chicago. Dos días atrás, su hermano gemelo, Brandon, desapareció dejando solo un mensaje en el que le pedía que no se preocupara por él. Desde entonces, la vida de Brooklyn se convierte en un inquietante dilema cuando comienzan a suceder cosas extrañas en su lugar de trabajo. Un par de ojos color avellana la observa y la acecha todos los días, cada minuto. ¿Quién es ese hombre? ¿Por qué la mira constantemente? ¿Y cómo podrá Brooklyn librarse de él? A los veintinueve años, Nikolas Ardolf es un hombre duro, arrogante y despiadado que solo cree en dos cosas: los negocios y el dinero. Abandonado en las calles al nacer, tuvo una infancia marcada por la crueldad y la supervivencia. Todo cambió cuando fue recogido por el implacable anciano Daniel Ardolf, soltero y único propietario de Ardolf Winery. Nikolas odia a las mujeres después de haber sido traicionado por su propia madre. Entonces, ¿por qué acecha a la inocente Brooklyn todos los días? ¿Qué es lo que realmente quiere? ¿Y por qué no puede mantenerse alejado de ella? Lee esta apasionante historia de amor, llena de giros inesperados y momentos intensos, para descubrir cómo Nikolas Ardolf persigue a Brooklyn. ¿Conseguirá finalmente lo que desea?

Sydney Bardot, a young sultry heiress, runs away from home only to collide with an older, gorgeous stranger at a bar. Sparks fly between them at every interaction. His first name is all she finds out: Killian. What’s in a name, right? She needs a place to hide. Sydney finds Killian's offer to shelter her from her dominating family too hard to resist. He whisks her away to an adventure camp in remote South Africa. A month of heated interactions ends in his marriage proposal. But what’s the catch? Sydney agrees to marry the lethal and reckless nomad. After a rushed wedding, she returns home to find herself shrouded in a web of lies, deceit, and conspiracies. Who is Killian Barlowe? How does he know everything about her? Did reckless players like him really fall for innocent heiresses? Or was it all a game of revenge? Taming A Reckless Heart is the fourth book of the Reckless Hearts Series, but can be read as a standalone.

Maddox Laurier, the reckless playboy and enigmatic owner of Escapades, is used to indulgence, control, and keeping emotions at arm’s length. But when Iris Hansley enters his world, quiet, graceful, and seemingly untouched by the chaos of his elite lifestyle. He’s drawn to her like a moth to a flame. What begins as fascination quickly deepens into something far more dangerous: love. But Iris isn’t just a housekeeper. She’s the daughter of the woman Maddox’s family once destroyed, a scandal buried beneath layers of wealth and silence. As Maddox defies his family’s fury to protect Iris, he unravels the truth behind her mother’s death. And Iris? She’s caught between the tenderness she feels for Maddox and the vengeance she was raised to seek.

Betrayed and insulted by her boyfriend of one and half years, Anacá DuVernay does the unthinkable. She proposes to a random person in his office and he readily agrees to marry her. What will she do when he turns out to be none other than, Eros Nikolaou, the most notorious player in the entire country? To make matters worse, her boyfriend, Josh calls him his boss! Anacá is in for more when she joins a new job and finds out who her new boss is. It’s none other than Eros Nikolaou! She collides with him everywhere but doesn’t realize their meetings are far from coincidental. The player is in love! He wants Anacá and he doesn’t let go of what he wants. Will he marry her? Will the reckless alliance between two people polar opposite of one another ever work?

Als die 22-jährige Sienna Hensley in einem Nachtclub versehentlich den heißesten Mann der Welt küsst, hat sie keine Ahnung, wer er ist! Eine Woche später findet sie ihn schwer verletzt im selben Krankenhaus, in dem sie als Krankenschwester arbeitet. Wie wird sie reagieren? Was wird sie tun, wenn sie erfährt, wie berühmt er ist? Und als ob das nicht schon schlimm genug wäre, droht er dem Krankenhaus mit einer Klage, falls sie sich nicht gut um ihn kümmert? Lucas Donnelly, 28, ist ein erfolgreicher Milliardär. Doch ein Kuss einer geheimnisvollen Frau hat ihn so in seinen Bann gezogen, dass er jegliche Vernunft verliert. Was wird geschehen, wenn die beiden sich wiedersehen? Was wird er tun, wenn er erkennt, dass sie ihm verboten ist? Wird er sie aufgeben, wenn ihre Vergangenheit sie einholt und ihr Leben zu zerstören droht? Oder wird er der heißen Versuchung erliegen und sie für immer umwerben? Lesen Sie den ersten Band der Temptation-Reihe und erfahren Sie mehr über die leidenschaftliche und kraftvolle Liebesgeschichte von Sienna und Lucas. Diese Geschichte voller unerwarteter Wendungen wird Sie mit Sicherheit fesseln!

Twenty-eight-year-old playboy Ralph Van Halen has always lived life on his own terms. As a founder and Production Head of one of the country's leading Fashion Houses, JC group Inc., he's loaded. His stunning good looks make him one of the most eligible bachelors on the Forbes list. He doesn't believe in true love and relationships, for him a no-strings-attached fling is the way of life. What happens when Ralph hosts a campus interview at one of London's leading Technical Colleges and meets the stunning twenty-year-old innocent Raven Porterfield? His world turns upside down as he gets very attracted to her. He recruits her as a trainee in his company.  However, he soon learns that Raven has a boyfriend and is a very dedicated and good girl. She doesn't trust the likes of Ralph at all and is determined to remain true to her boyfriend.  Will Ralph forget Raven? Or will this new feeling turn into an obsession for him? What will Ralph do to get Raven? Read on to find out in this twelfth book of the Forbidden Love Series.

À dix-neuf ans, Brooklyn Davis travaille comme serveuse dans un restaurant chic du centre-ville de Chicago. Deux jours plus tôt, son frère jumeau, Brandon, a soudainement disparu, ne laissant derrière lui qu’un message lui demandant de ne pas s’inquiéter pour lui. Très vite, Brooklyn se retrouve confrontée à un étrange dilemme lorsque des événements inquiétants commencent à se produire sur son lieu de travail. Chaque jour, à chaque instant, elle est observée et traquée par une paire d’yeux couleur noisette. Qui est cet homme ? Pourquoi l’épie-t-il sans relâche ? Et comment Brooklyn parviendra-t-elle à se débarrasser de lui ? À vingt-neuf ans, Nikolas Ardolf est un homme dur, arrogant et impitoyable, un véritable monstre qui ne connaît que deux choses : les affaires et l’argent. Abandonné dans la rue à sa naissance, il a grandi dans des conditions extrêmement difficiles, jusqu’au jour où son destin a basculé lorsqu’il a été recueilli par le redoutable Daniel Ardolf — un vieil homme célibataire et l’unique propriétaire du domaine viticole Ardolf Winery. Nikolas voue une haine profonde aux femmes depuis que sa propre mère l’a trahi et abandonné. Alors pourquoi traque-t-il chaque jour l’innocente Brooklyn ? Que cherche-t-il réellement ? Et pourquoi est-il incapable de rester loin d’elle ? Plongez dans cette histoire d’amour intense et troublante, une traque obsessionnelle menée par Nikolas Ardolf pour conquérir la douce Brooklyn. Obtiendra-t-il ce qu’il désire ?

Lorsque Sienna Hensley, vingt-deux ans, embrasse accidentellement l'homme le plus séduisant de la planète dans une boîte de nuit, elle n'a pas la moindre idée de son identité ! Alors, une semaine plus tard, lorsqu'elle le retrouve gravement blessé et admis dans le même hôpital où elle exerce en tant qu'infirmière, comment réagira-t-elle ? Que fera-t-elle lorsqu'elle découvrira à quel point il est célèbre ? Et pour couronner le tout, comment agira-t-elle lorsqu'il menacera de poursuivre l'hôpital en justice si elle ne prend pas grand soin de lui ? À vingt-huit ans, Lucas Donnelly est un milliardaire accompli ; pourtant, un simple baiser échangé avec une femme insaisissable l'obsède à tel point que toute logique semble avoir déserté son esprit. Que se passera-t-il lorsque leurs chemins se croiseront à nouveau ? Comment réagira-t-il lorsqu'il réalisera qu'elle lui est interdite ? Renoncera-t-il à elle lorsque les démons de leur passé referont surface et menaceront de détruire leurs vies ? Ou bien cédera-t-il à cette brûlante tentation pour la poursuivre inlassablement ?

Isabella Harrington is twelve years old when she is adopted by the Gray family. Henrietta Gray is her mom's friend who takes her under her wing after her parents' death.  However, the moment she sets her eyes upon their younger son, Weston Gray, six years older and a typical bad boy, she knows that he's trouble. Can she deny the attraction that she feels since the moment they clash with one another? Can she deal with the tornado called Weston Gray? With every moment spent in his company being charged with emotional upheavals, how will the innocent Isabella save her heart? Can she forget the moments spent with him when he leaves home for his further studies? What will she do when he returns back with a girlfriend? What will she do when she realizes that she has fallen for him? What will she do when his girlfriend announces their upcoming wedding?  Will Weston Gray own up to his true feelings for the girl he had set his eyes upon since she was twelve years of age? Or will he marry a girl he has no feelings for? Read Isabella's story as she falls for her foster brother and the upheavals that she goes through. With plenty of twists and turns, this powerful and passionate love story will surely make you emotional!

Hermione Averoff, at twenty-nine, has given up her dream of finding her fated mate. She focuses instead on training in warfare with her twin, Alpha Zephyrus. They have only one mission. To conquer their motherland, Lucania and overpower the enemy, the Whiteridge Pack. After twenty years, they successfully reclaim their Luceres Pack and land, but Hermione, popularly called Hera, isn’t happy. Seeing her twin, Zephyrus, find his mate, Hera’s heart shatters but only momentarily. Soon she is captured by a feral wolf, Felixe Andreadis, the Gamma of the Whiteridge Pack. What can be worse than finding out that her ruthless captor is her fated mate? Felixe Andreadis has everything: power, wealth, a successful business, but no family. His only mission in life is to kill Alpha Zephyrus, to avenge the death of his family. Unable to do so, he captures Hermoine instead and holds her captive. Can he take his revenge on her when the forbidden attraction between them is fiery and undeniable? Can Felixe’s feral aura deny the mate-bond between them? Will he still punish Hera in the worst way possible?

Orphaned at birth, Lena Warrick spent twenty years locked away in a secluded academy, training to be a warrior. Her heart longed to be free, to escape far away from the village of Lucania! A strange force beckoned her, making her restless to escape! Maybe it was an impossible dream! She was the chosen Luna for Ajax, the future Alpha of the Luceres Pack. His father, Alpha Atticus, promised to divulge her identity only if she gave in. There was no other way than to surrender. However, on the eve of the Luna Ceremony, their pack was attacked by the most powerful group of warriors led by their indomitable Alpha, Zephyrus. In a matter of minutes, he overpowered them, leaving her at his mercy as a war prisoner. After twenty years, Zephyrus Averoff returned to his village, Lucania, to avenge the death of his family and pack at the hands of the ruthless Alpha Atticus. Soon he wiped out the enemy and reclaimed his land, his pack. What about the prisoner he had captured whom his wolf, Zeus, already acknowledged as his mate? To what extent will Lena go to know her true identity? Why couldn’t she accept the mate bond between them? What would Zephyrus do when the dark secrets of her past are out? Would he accept the enemy, reject her, or claim her as his mate? The first book of the Overpowered Series, this story can be read as a standalone book.

Twenty-four-year-old Serenity Parker had always been in love with her older brother's best friend, Alexander Dawson who was two years older than her. Soon she found out that he was too interested in his underground fight clubs and boxing matches to care about her.  Alexander Dawson, being an orphan struggled to survive in the initial years of his life. Serenity, being the daughter of a billionaire hotelier and his best friend's little sister was forbidden for him.  With his bad reputation at the Underground fighting circuit, Serenity was forced to give up all hopes of Alexander when her brother broke all contacts with him after a vicious fight. However, after five years, when her brother patched up and invited Alexander to his wedding, what would be Serenity's reaction? What would she do when she comes face to face with her only love after five years?  Read this powerful and roller-coaster love story full of twists and turns that will surely capture your heart.

Brooklyn Davis ist neunzehn Jahre alt und arbeitet als Kellnerin in einem gehobenen Restaurant in der Innenstadt von Chicago. Vor zwei Tagen verschwand ihr Zwillingsbruder Brandon und hinterließ ihr lediglich eine Nachricht mit der Bitte, sich keine Sorgen um ihn zu machen. Doch schon bald gerät Brooklyn in ein seltsames und beunruhigendes Dilemma, als an ihrem Arbeitsplatz unerklärliche Dinge geschehen. Jeden Tag, jede Minute wird sie von einem Paar haselnussbrauner Augen beobachtet und verfolgt. Wer ist dieser Mann? Warum beobachtet er sie unablässig? Und wie soll Brooklyn ihn jemals loswerden? Der neunundzwanzigjährige Nikolas Ardolf ist ein harter, arroganter und rücksichtsloser Mann, der nur zwei Dinge kennt: Macht und Geld. Nach seiner Geburt auf der Straße ausgesetzt, wuchs er unter grausamen Bedingungen auf, bis sich sein Leben schlagartig änderte, als ihn der ebenso gnadenlose alte Daniel Ardolf aufnahm – ein unverheirateter Mann und alleiniger Besitzer des Weinguts Ardolf. Nikolas hasst Frauen, seit seine eigene Mutter ihn verraten und im Stich gelassen hat. Warum verfolgt er dann ausgerechnet die unschuldige Brooklyn jeden einzelnen Tag? Was will er von ihr? Und warum gelingt es ihm nicht, sich von ihr fernzuhalten? Tauchen Sie ein in diese emotionale Achterbahnfahrt voller Leidenschaft, Geheimnisse und unerwarteter Wendungen und begleiten Sie Nikolas Ardolf auf seiner obsessiven Jagd nach Brooklyn. Wird er am Ende bekommen, was er will?

Twenty-two-year-old Alyssa Van Every is in a dilemma. Her close friend, Sienna, is marrying billionaire, Lucas Donnelly who, along with his brothers, happens to be her older brother, Alex's sworn enemy. She escapes to Preston Island to attend the wedding without informing him only to collide with Lucas’s hot, fiery and arrogant brother, the twenty-three-year-old, Nicholas Donnelly. Sparks immediately fly between them but Alyssa refuses to acknowledge them fearing her brother's wrath. The wedding is over and Alyssa tries hard to forget the mysterious Nicholas Donnelly but can he forget her? Can he ignore the attraction he feels for her, feelings that have resurfaced after ten years? What will Allyssa do when she is stalked by the man who has been invading her dreams since the day she met him? What will she do when she is whisked away to a deserted island by the unpredictable Nicholas Donnelly? Can she tame her heart or surrender to the sinful temptations? Read this third book of the Temptation Series to find out!

Cerelia Belmont’s life turns upside down when she is forced to flee the deadly assassins who have destroyed her family and pack. Swearing to take revenge, she seeks shelter in Lucania, the territory of the powerful Luceres Pack. But her ordeal in Lucania makes her lose her trust in everyone. Severely injured, she lands at the hospital only to meet the hottest doctor on earth who happens to be her mate. How can a normal shifter be her mate? She was a rare silver wolf with special abilities, after all! Dr. Alexandrios Vasiliou is drawn to the stunning young wolf he saves. When he realizes her true identity, he stops at nothing to protect her.. even if it means hunting a dangerous pack of red wolves. Alexandrios only wants to help Cerelia in her mission before she leaves forever. But is falling in love part of the plan?