Of Course I Love You

When Deb, an author and publisher, survives the bomb blasts at Chandni Chowk, he knows his life is nothing short of a miracle. But even as he recovers, his feet take him to where the blasts took place. From the burnt remains, he discovers a diary. It seems to belong to a dead man who was deeply in love with a girl. As he reads the heartbreaking narrative, he knows this story must never be left incomplete. Thus begins Deb’s journey with his girlfriend, Avantika, and his best friend, Shrey, to hand over the diary to the man’s beloved.

Deep, an awkward young man obsessed with libraries and books, has his dream come true when he is sent to Hong Kong on an internship program. Leaving behind jealous but encouraging friends; a supportive father; and a hysterical, overprotective mother; Deep makes his first flight to a foreign land. And then he sees Ahana, a stunningly beautiful girl. But Deep also has to come to terms with another reality: Ahana is blind. Together they explore Hong Kong, Ahana guiding them with the smells and sounds of the wondrous city and Deep bringing to life for her the delightful sights he sees.

Deb is absolutely crazily in love with the stunning Avantika. He can’t believe she is his. Their relationship is going great except for the one time when Deb faltered by breaching her trust. After he apologized, Avantika grudgingly accepted him back. However, his insecurity about her seems to be pushing him into infidelity again. The trust he had worked so hard to build is lost once again. Will Avantika take him back this time, or will she move on? 

A new job beckons Shanaya to Bangalore. Her bags are packed, and she is all set for the new life. But she wants to pamper herself and enjoy, coz it’s her last day in Delhi, where she has spent some really good times. She is out exploring when she bumps into a stranger; he sweeps her off her feet with his magnetic charm, way with words and a well-chiseled body. What’s the harm of having a good time, she wonders! After all, she’d be gone the next day - no strings attached. While she gets adventurous, she barely knows what life is planning to throw at her.

A virus has wiped out the entire world’s population. Two survivors in Delhi - a boy named Amartya and a girl named Erika - are left to fend for themselves. When they first meet, it seems like this love was meant to be. However, there’s more to their chance encounter than meets the eye. They are both hiding secrets, and one of these secrets might be too much for this relationship to bear. Their survival may hold the key to the future of humanity, but what does their own future hold?   

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Inglorious Empire written and read by Shashi Tharoor. In the 18th century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule, it had decreased six-fold. The Empire blew rebels from cannon, massacred unarmed protesters, entrenched institutionalised racism and caused millions to die from starvation.

For Abhijeet, Saurav, Shruti, Garima life is about to change. They have the most sought after jobs in the country - jobs that will pay for designer clothes, shoes, watches, holidays in foreign locations...all the things they’ve ever wanted. But then, is life ever perfect?

The book is a complete package defining love, friendship, betrayal, and hatred that exists between the main characters of the story, Dhurv and Aranya. The story revolves around them. Both hate each other and could cross any limit to hurt each other, but still they cannot stay away from each other. The mad yet passionate attraction between the two describes modern-day relationships that most people can relate to. This book teaches the listeners that love can be found in mediocre things in life, and it doesn’t need to be all flashy and showy all the time.

Aisha is a precocious 17-year-old who idolizes her mother and wishes to have a better relationship with her older brother. Twenty-three-year-old Danish has never been able to do anything that would make his parents proud, living as he is in the shadow of his genius younger brother. Aisha and Danish’s paths were never meant to cross, but fate usually has a way of bringing unlikely people together, sometimes through the most unfortunate means.

Thanks to the makeover by her sister's friends, the nerdy Niharika entered college more confident, more attractive. She met the sweet, shy Tanmay and the spoiled but lovely Pia, and they became best friends. And when Akshat and she began dating, life finally seemed to be falling in place. Except that it wasn't.... Tanmay's success in football had begun to change him. Akshat's perfection seemed like a front for something dark and sinister. And their college senior Karthik? His aggressiveness was a cover for his mysterious past.

It feels like I'm on autopilot; I have no control over anything. The pain of losing you is so crippling that I can barely hold pieces of myself together. The slightest nudge could break me. But somehow, my possessed brain knows what I need. It's telling me to stick to my choice, to stay away from you, to open a Word document and bleed on paper, try to throw up all my jumbled thoughts in form of words, collect all disconnected facts, try to make sense of it all.

In today's generation, love and relationships have lost the profound effect that they used to have. In a generation where people want to experience non-committal relationships; where love has been reduced to physical intimacy and larger-than-life displays of feelings, Ravinder Singh pens down his story where he portrays the long lost charm and magic of commitment and love. But, after having experienced the terrible loss of a loved one, is it possible to love someone that deeply and immensely again? Can you bare your soul and let yourself vulnerable in front of someone again?

Lavanya Gogoi is from the scenic hills of Shillong, while Rajveer Saini belongs to the shahi city of Patiala. Worlds apart from one another, the two land up next to each other on a flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh. It's love at first flight, at least for one of them. For the other...well, it's going to take more than a plane ride! And when love does finally happen, there are more obstacles to overcome. Rajveer has to stand up against his own if he and Lavanya are to be together.

Geet, one of the most unpopular girls in her college, is best friends with the beautiful Shibani. To win the popularity vote, she takes the help of college hottie Rudra, who agrees to act as her boyfriend - but he only sees it as an opportunity to get closer to Shibani. Little does he know that Shibani has been harboring feelings for someone else. As misunderstandings and jealousies take center stage, Geet must make a decision that will affect not just her own life, but also those of her loved ones.

Akash is young, single, and conservative with a preference for girls with brains rather than in miniskirts. One day, he runs into free-spirited Aleesha at a local discotheque. A mass-media student, Aleesha is a pampered brat, the only child of her parents who dote on her. This brief meeting leads them to exchange their BlackBerry PINs, and they begin chatting regularly. As BlackBerry plays Cupid, they fall in love.