In the relentless rains of Bengaluru, Priya Sharma a driven sustainability consultant and Arjun Rao a passionate heritage architect collide on a flooded street. What begins as a rescue becomes the start of something neither expected.
Bound by a shared project to restore a crumbling 110-year-old colonial villa into a community eco-centre, they navigate collapsing drains, funding crises, and the weight of past losses, Priya's broken engagement and Arjun's grief over a mentor's tragic death.
As the monsoon intensifies, so do the storms between them family pressures, career demands, and the fear of choosing love only to lose it again.
When the heaviest downpour threatens to destroy everything they've built, Priya and Arjun must decide, retreat to the safety of separate lives or risk it all to rebuild together.
A tender, emotionally rich contemporary romance set against Bengaluru's vibrant chaos and quiet heritage corners, Monsoon Promises is a story of healing, vulnerability, and the quiet courage it takes to choose each other when the skies refuse to clear.
Autorentext
I never set out to write this book.
For thirty years, I lived it. From my first terrifying court appearance in Karnataka to negotiating multi-crore real estate deals, I've seen the Indian legal system from every angle, the good, the brutal, and transformative.
Born in Raichur, Karnataka in 1966, I graduated at the top of my law class in Bangalore. What followed was a career that took me from traditional litigation to advisory roles I never imagined. Along the way; I defended cases that made headlines, represented clients from every walk of life, and learned that "no regrets" isn't about perfection, It's about purpose.
When I'm not in the courtroom, you'll find me on long distance motorcycle journeys across India (see my other books) or practicing Yoga Nidra. Three decades in law taught me one thing: balance isn't just for legal arguments.
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