Crashing waves. Ocean breezes. Lush landscapes. Mauritius is paradise on earth. Mita is happy with her life there and her job as a school teacher. Her only issue is with her mother and Uncle Raja who keep pushing her to get married. God, she is just twenty-six, why are they in such a hurry?

Then, a house-warming party thrown by her childhood friend Samrat and his wife Laxmi turns her life upside down. Mita’s beauty is a thorn in the flesh of the obnoxious Tanay who makes his loathing for her clear. Who is he and why is he so angry with her, when she has never met him before? And what is the strange attraction he feels for her, even while he thinks she is the worst kind of woman?

Angry words, clinches, kisses and a slap heat up the air between them. Fate takes a mocking hand and throws the two together, forcing them into a bizarre relationship where they must pretend to be in love. Potent chemistry wars with mutual distrust, with each wondering what the other is plotting. She thinks he is a snake when he presses kisses on her shocked lips. He deems her a witch and tells himself that he is merely enjoying the challenge that she represents. He is just indulging his fondness for thrills which had led to his setting up his own detective agency.

Mita is not aware of Tanay’s ulterior motive in seducing her. What will she do when she finds out? Will she be able to forgive him? Are they meant to be together?

Quirky characters, sharp dialogue, unexpected twists and turns ― all these keep the pages zipping by until you realise you have reached the end and are left wanting more. The language is evocative and lush, painting vivid pictures of irresistible passion and heated emotions. Some examples: “…she was gone leaving behind a faint bouquet of jasmine, a strong whiff of displeasure, and a distraught mother.” Her sleep was disturbed by dreams of “leopards without their spots, and a particularly tenacious snake.”

Reet Singh scorches you with the sensuous journey of her sassy heroine and hunky hero. Pick up your copy on Amazon today and enjoy the rush!

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