Novels by Rituparna Darolia

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 ?

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?

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?

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!

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!

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 ?

Brooklyn Davis, at nineteen works as a waitress at an upscale restaurant in downtown Chicago. Two days back, her twin brother, Brandon had suddenly disappeared with a message that asked her not to worry about him. Brooklyn is in a strange dilemma when weird things start happening at her workplace. She is watched and stalked by a pair of hazel eyes every day, every minute. Who is the man? Why was he watching her all the time? How will Brooklyn ever get rid of him? At twenty-nine, Nikolas Ardolf is hard, arrogant and a ruthless monster who only understands two things, business and money. Having been abandoned on the streets at birth, he had a very hard childhood but all that changed when he was picked up by the ruthless old man, Daniel Ardolf, unmarried and the sole owner of Ardolf Winery. He hates women after his own mom had betrayed him. Then why does he stalk the innocent Brooklyn everyday? What does he want? Why can't he stay away from her?  Read this passionate love story of how Nikolas Ardolf chases the sweet Brooklyn. Will he get what he wants?

Cuando Sienna Hensley, de veintidós años, besa accidentalmente al hombre más atractivo del planeta en una discoteca, ¡no tiene ni idea de quién es él! Así que, una semana después, cuando lo encuentra gravemente herido e ingresado en el mismo hospital donde ella trabaja como enfermera, ¿cómo reaccionará? ¿Qué hará cuando descubra lo famoso que es? Para colmo, ¿qué hará cuando él amenace con demandar al hospital si ella no lo atiende debidamente? Lucas Donnelly, a sus veintiocho años, es un exitoso multimillonario; sin embargo, un solo beso de una mujer esquiva lo tiene tan obsesionado que su mente se niega a escuchar cualquier lógica. ¿Qué sucederá cuando ambos se reencuentren? ¿Qué hará él cuando se dé cuenta de que ella es una mujer prohibida para él? ¿Renunciará a ella cuando los demonios de su pasado los alcancen e intenten destruir sus vidas? ¡¿O cederá ante la ardiente tentación y la perseguirá por siempre?! Lee este primer libro de la Serie Tentación para descubrir la apasionada y poderosa historia de amor entre Sienna y Lucas. ¡Con un sinfín de giros inesperados, esta historia te mantendrá cautivado de principio a fin!

Stubborn, secretive and an impossible flirt, Ashton Pierce has all the qualities that should prompt Hayley Barclay to run a mile away from him. Maybe the bad boy aura he exudes is too much for her to resist! Orphaned at thirteen, Ashton would have gone astray had Daniel Van Every, his best friend’s father, not adopted him and brought him home. Ever since, a close relationship develops between him and the Van Every children, Alexander and Alyssa. As Alyssa close friend, Hayley meets Ashton almost every day. Can she resist his charm? With a mile-wide ego, Ashton refuses to acknowledge Hayley who is six years younger. Even when they grow up, Ashton doesn’t “do" dating, especially not with a multi-billionairess, who’s the sole heiress to her family’s fortune. What happens when Hayley grows up into a bombshell? What happens when she pursues him every where? What happens when the dark secrets of his past doesn’t affect her? Can he resist her? Read this fifth book of the temptation series to find out!

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!

An unknown city. A car accident! A roguishly handsome mechanic! It’s too much for twenty-two-year-old Amelia Mitchell to handle. With eyes like amber whiskey, he tempts her innocent heart, and makes her fall head over heels in love with him. However, soon she realizes his true identity! He is everything her mom had warned her against! Amelia quietly returns to her hometown and tries to forget the man, Matteo Antonio Ricci! After working for the dangerous mafia don Alfonso di Salvo for five years, Matteo Antonio Ricci repays his family debts and leaves the mafia circuit. Will the Don release him so easily when Matteo knows all his dark secrets? He hunts for his man, forcing Matteo to leave the country and live an anonymous life. Matteo meets Amelia at the wrong time in his life, but can he forget her so easily? What will happen when he surrenders to his heart and pursues her to the end of the world? What happens when the don finds them?

At twenty-two, Skylar Carnell is a spitfire who doesn’t believe in cliché romances and has dreams of her own to chase. What happens when she has to honor her parents' dying wish and marry into the St. James family? Skylar tries hard to avoid the disastrous marriage to the oldest son, Sebastian St. James, and luck favors her although momentarily. Soon Sebastian elopes with the woman he loves. It leaves her with no other option than to meet the youngest son, the cocky, full-of-himself, infuriating Christian St. James. He's notorious, mysterious, and full of surprises. Skylar fights him at every step, but he offers her a contract marriage she can't ignore. Why does he want to marry her? Is it only to honor his parent's last wish? Can Christian tempt the spitfire and make her stay? Will Skylar walk away when the contract term expires? What will happen when unexpected circumstances bring them closer?

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?

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.

A luxurious New Year cruise tour has stood on Brynne Emerson’s bucket list for years, but when it finally happens, she’s in for a shock. She catches her boyfriend cheating on her on the first night on board. Shattered, Brynne does the unthinkable. She has a drunken mishap with a stranger, probably the hottest man on earth. It isn’t so bad since she’ll not meet him again. But she’s mistaken and collides with him everywhere. Is he pursuing her? What can he want from her? Lucian Sylvester, a reckless billionaire, has trust issues where women are concerned. Therefore, he is unable to find himself a fake bride at such short notice. After a wild night with Brynne, he knows what he wants. Can he convince Brynne to sign a deal with him on his terms?