Love Was Never Mine

Love Was Never Mine takes its readers on a journey through the lives of Rahul and Shreya, and paints a picture of their relationship. Rahul is a fresh graduate who has just landed on his dream job. An average-looking guy with all the dreams and ambitions that describes every regular young man, Rahul's easy and complacent life is upset by his meeting with Shreya. Although he doesn't believe in love at first sight, he falls for the beautiful Shreya during their first meeting. Shreya is everything that Rahul is not. She is extremely good looking, obsessed with her appearance, smart, and very materialistic in her views. She already has a boyfriend, but that does not come in the way of Rahul's love for her. He goes out of his way to help her and she utilises him and his willingness to do things to her advantage. Rahul believes in destiny and is firmly convinced that the universe helps a person if he wants something wholeheartedly. The book goes on to describe the further events in Rahul's life, and whether his love will be reciprocated, or would it go unrequited. The novel is structured as a series of events that seem to be bound by fate, working towards the final outcome. Set in a corporate background, this story is told from the point of view of an average young man who falls for a glamorous girl whom he has little hope of attracting.

"It's said that if you want something wholeheartedly, the universe conspires to bring it to you." Rahul, a fresh graduate with simple dreams and an uncluttered outlook towards life, falls in love with a confident, sassy, helpful, sweet yet materialistic girl, Shreya, who shares the workspace with him. For Shreya, looks are a priority and everything else comes later. For Rahul, looks are secondary, what matters is the soul of a person. With his boy-next-door looks, he does not stand a chance with Shreya and he knows that. But he is still confident he would be able to win her love, because he firmly believes in himself and the universe. This book follows Rahul's sacrificial and emotional voyage to win Shreya's love. Will Shreya ever realise the enormous amount of unconditional love blossoming inside Rahul? Will love eventually find its destiny? Sometimes, the universe may not pay heed to your desires, sometimes, it just may. Set in the backdrop of a corporate set-up, the story swiftly explores different human emotions such as love, pain, loneliness, betrayal, friendship, etc., somewhere buried deep within all of us. If you ever fell in Love, this book is for you all; dedicated to the purest thing in the world called

Falling in love is hard… Staying in love is harder. But, getting the love of the person you love is the hardest! Sometimes, the special someone crosses our path in an early stage of life like a knight in a shining armour. Sometimes he comes on a turtle as it takes too long for his arrival. And rarest among all is, sometimes we never get that Someone Special of our life. Shyna, an extraordinary, super-talented girl, searches for her prince charming everywhere, but what she received was pain and getting cheated in the process. She could easily make people praise her and like her, but she couldn’t make them love her entirely – mind, body and soul. Will these situations make her or break her? Will she become dull, dejected and bitter? Or will she turn herself into a Queen of her own world without a King?

What if their fake relationship wasn't ever just pretend?Sage Carson has a messy reputation. Sure, she's a soccer star with World Cup trophies and Olympic medals, but she's almost as well known for her rebellious behavior off the pitch. She's left enough gorgeous women with broken hearts in her dust to fill a roster. That was, until she got injured. Now, her frustratingly-slow recovery means she'd better secure this new squeaky-clean endorsement deal in order to get back on top.Sweet, sunshiny Willa Bellamy has a crisis on her hands. She's used to it - as an events coordinator for the Denver Zoo, it's her job to handle crises. But when she receives an invite to her ex's wedding, she's not so sure it'll be as easy to handle as an escaped emu during a Girl Scout sleepover. Even worse, when the bachelorette party invite mentions that couples are welcome, she realizes she's the sole single person invited. Fifteen years ago, Willa and Sage roamed the same halls of Edgelake High School. When their paths cross again, they decide to team up to solve both their problems - a stable, albeit fake, relationship to snag the endorsement deal and a hot soccer star to make the couples getaway sting a little less... But when the lines between real and fake start to blur, will they be able to keep the growing heat between them just a game or will they start playing to win?

A dazzling depiction of the connection between diverse readers of all ages and their books, from beloved author-illustrator team Sarah Stewart and David Small. This Book of Mine is a celebration of the power of reading, of the ways in which books launch our adventures, give us comfort, challenge our imaginations, and offer us connection. From new mothers to fantasy lovers, butterfly hunters to musicians, the readers of This Book of Mine all share a common passion for favorite books—whether freshly discovered at the library or bookstore or saved from childhood and reread across a lifetime. A unique gift for bibliophiles young and old, This Book of Mine trumpets a simple truth: A well-loved book in hand brings color to any reader’s life.

The Book ‘Never Mine’ is about friendship and self-love. Shanaya is the most shy girl in her school and the only person who runs her world crazy is her younger friend Sidharth- the social butterfly. They had been friends for a long time and, as we all know, a girl and boy can’t just be friends. Shanaya develops feelings for her crush, Sidharth, who is totally unaware of the fact. A twist of moment and a bold confession brings them together in a way Shanaya can’t accept nor she can reject and the cost she might have to pay is the friendship she really cherished. This story is about the ups and down a person goes through while learning to love themselves. The question is, will Shanaya finally learn to love herself? And will she lose the friendship and love she had?

Life: Average. Status: Teenage. And now you're accidentally dating the biggest player in school. Thing's can't get too complicated... right? "I could feel his eyes on me, and I did my best not to look at him. His eyes were burning holes into me; I could feel it. Finally, I couldn't take it anymore. "Stop. Looking. At. Me," I growled between my teeth quietly to the boy less than three feet from me. What was his problem? Was he trying to cheat on the test or something? Poor choice on his part, I didn't know any of the material either. Ha. Is that a victory? I feel like it's not."Anika Mason-simple name. Brown hair-average color. Blue eyes-she wishes they were brown. Anika thought life was pretty normal before she manages to attract the obsessive attentions of the new boy at school and now she needs to get rid of him, and fast. But when she's forced to lie about having a boyfriend to get him to back off, she unintentionally gives him the name of the biggest player in the school; Brady Morrison. She doesn't like him, he barely knows she exists. And now she has to pretend she's dating him. Perfect."Simply amazing story. It shows the reality and I love that fact. The way that story flows is simply amazing. The description of feelings is damn good, one can feel it while reading. The ending is superb." - Banso D."I can not explain the feelings I have right now. I read this whole book in three hours because I could not put it down. It was very mysterious and had many plot twists." - Christy L.

I had one reason for never going back to the small town I once called home, but I never guessed it would be the same one that made me want to stay...BrooksI grew up in the small town of Eden, Wyoming, but never really felt like I fit in.Until I met the one boy who changed all that.When we were kids, Xavier Price understood horses, but somehow, he got me too. He'd made me feel like I wasn't just the overdressed, too sensitive fifteen-year-old geek who loved math and didn't always say the right thing. But all that changed the night he threw my trust back in my face and betrayed my family in the worst kind of way.And while I'm back in Eden to make sure my uncle's horse ranch is operating in the black, the one thing I know I won't have to deal with is the man who'd been on the verge of stealing my heart ten years ago.Because Xavier Price is still in prison for what he did and even if he weren't, he wouldn't be foolish enough to show his face in Eden ever again.Right?XavierWrong.That's what returning to Eden after ten years behind bars feels like. But it wasn't like I had a whole lot of choices. And it wasn't like I was going to be handed any decent job offers, let alone my dream one of working with horses.But that's exactly what happened and now that I'm foreman of Black Hills Ranch, I'm not letting this job go for anything.Not even the spoiled little rich kid I'd thought was different when he'd glommed onto me ten years ago.I have no doubt Brooks Cunningham didn't wait long to move on to bigger and better things the second my jail cell was locked behind me, and that's just fine by me. I'd been wrong about the sweet, emotional boy who'd had a habit of wearing his heart on his sleeve anyway.Except fate has decided to have another go at me by tossing Brooks right back into my sometimes too small world. Gone is the scrawny, stars-in-his-eyes nerd who used to do math problems just for fun. In his place is a gorgeous specimen of a man who thinks he can go toe to toe with me and once again destroy everything I've worked for.Not happening.