Geeks of Caltech Series by Aarti V. Raman

"Even when all the stars align, with what I've done, you won't be mine" - Zara.Dev was devastated when Zara banished him from Chicago ten years ago after a terrible tragedy. But he's now a successful bar owner in Southern California so he doesn't care about Zara or that life anymore. Right? Wrong.The second Zara walks back into his life, Dev is tortured and intrigued. Should he make her pay for what she did to him or help the fragile woman she's become now?He doesn't know... more"Even when all the stars align, with what I've done, you won't be mine" - Zara.Dev was devastated when Zara banished him from Chicago ten years ago after a terrible tragedy. But he's now a successful bar owner in Southern California so he doesn't care about Zara or that life anymore. Right? Wrong.The second Zara walks back into his life, Dev is tortured and intrigued. Should he make her pay for what she did to him or help the fragile woman she's become now?He doesn't know.What he does know? He wants all of Zara. In his office. In his home. In his bed.And if that means he has to become CEO of their family business and uncover a family secret that might devastate them all, then he'll do so.He just has to make sure he doesn't make the same mistake again. Fall for Zara. You Won't Be Mine is a millionaire second chance romance between two starcrossed lovers who are still destined for each other. It is the first in a series of interconnected standalone romances between a band of brothers and the strong women who love them called Filthy Rich Geeks. less

"I'm so lost in the dark I can't see. Will you be willing to put together the pieces of me?" - Shiv Shiv is a former hacker with no conscience and even less desire to mingle with people. Until he meets his pretty and cheerful surgeon neighbor, Naina. All he wants is to run his bar in peace and forget all the darkness in his past...and maybe bask in the sunshine of Naina's open heart. But, then that past comes knocking and Shiv has to make a terrible decision... more"I'm so lost in the dark I can't see. Will you be willing to put together the pieces of me?" - Shiv Shiv is a former hacker with no conscience and even less desire to mingle with people. Until he meets his pretty and cheerful surgeon neighbor, Naina. All he wants is to run his bar in peace and forget all the darkness in his past...and maybe bask in the sunshine of Naina's open heart. But, then that past comes knocking and Shiv has to make a terrible decision. One that impacts the life of his oldest friend. So, this grumpy loner has no choice but to confide in Naina. Unfortunately for Shiv, when he begins to trust Naina the dark of his soul craves the light in hers. While his desire for her grows out of control. And that puts Naina in the crosshairs of those who would harm Shiv...Can Shiv save Naina while knowing he is the true threat to her life? The Pieces of Me is a first-person dual POV millionaire grumpy sunshine romance between two neighbors who are drawn to each other even though they are nothing alike. Tropes include he falls first but she falls harder, grumpy x sunshine, bad boy and the good girl, opposites attract, forced proximity, found family, he is nice only to her and more. less

"Tell me your secrets, and I'll tell you mine" - Lily. Kit is the ultimate protector and good guy. But when his life is shattered by a damaging secret he becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Spiteful and twisted. The only one who can get through his grumpy mood during Christmas? Single mom, Lily. She's off-limits to him for two reasons - she is gun shy of millionaires and she is his best friend, Dev's, sister-in-law... more"Tell me your secrets, and I'll tell you mine" - Lily. Kit is the ultimate protector and good guy. But when his life is shattered by a damaging secret he becomes someone he doesn't recognize. Spiteful and twisted. The only one who can get through his grumpy mood during Christmas? Single mom, Lily. She's off-limits to him for two reasons - she is gun shy of millionaires and she is his best friend, Dev's, sister-in-law. But Kit's brooding heart wants Lily because she drives away all the demons plaguing him. So, he decides that the holidays are the best time to make Lily his, with her enthusiastic co-operation! He just doesn't count on Lily's billionaire brother and his own enemies trying to end his happy ever after before it even begins. Tell Me Your Secrets is a first-person dual POV grumpy millionaire's Christmas romance with the gun-shy sunshine of a single mom with a heart-melting happy ever after. Tropes include grumpy sunshine, opposites attract, single mom and the bad boy, forced proximity, found family, holiday goodness, he falls first but she definitely falls harder, he tells her his deepest secret, hurt comfort and more. less

"More than all the truths you told me, I love the way you lie" - Bharat Once upon a time, Bharat was the bad boy of Indian tech startups. On the way to becoming the youngest billionaire, he imploded. And watched his life, his hard work, his tech crash and burn. Now, this reformed playboy has just one aim: to gain respectability and sell his newest software company for the largest profit. Until he meets her. His ex-boss's daughter... more"More than all the truths you told me, I love the way you lie" - Bharat Once upon a time, Bharat was the bad boy of Indian tech startups. On the way to becoming the youngest billionaire, he imploded. And watched his life, his hard work, his tech crash and burn. Now, this reformed playboy has just one aim: to gain respectability and sell his newest software company for the largest profit. Until he meets her. His ex-boss's daughter. An innocent cruise employee working aboard The Lotus Dragon, Sophia is exhausted from trying to survive while taking care of her family. She does not need the extra complication of meeting Bharat, the man who destroyed her family brings. And she especially cannot afford the explosive attraction this millionaire makes her feel. Or what her family wants her to do in order to destroy him. What she does know? Once he knows all her truths, he won't care for her lies. What Sophia doesn't know? Bharat is used to hostile takeovers and, this time, he is taking her heart. Love The Way You Lie is a brooding bad boy millionaire's enemies to lovers romance with a broke cruise employee who is also his ex-boss's daughter! It comes guaranteed with a heart-melting happy ever after. This romance is also part of a series of interconnected standalone romances between a band of filthy rich brothers and the strong women who fall for them called Filthy Rich Geeks. less