Red Series by Beena Khan

The hottest summer brings the first flames of love.Love is dangerous. It collides with culture and is defied with rebellion. She promised herself to me. Ryder is the small town's local college boy. It's summertime, and he's at the beach when he sees a young, college girl. Their eyes lock together. Intrigued by her, he wants to approach her but she quickly disappears. Disappointed he returns home, but he sees her the next day in his summer class. Good girls don't fall in love. They only obey... moreThe hottest summer brings the first flames of love.Love is dangerous. It collides with culture and is defied with rebellion. She promised herself to me. Ryder is the small town's local college boy. It's summertime, and he's at the beach when he sees a young, college girl. Their eyes lock together. Intrigued by her, he wants to approach her but she quickly disappears. Disappointed he returns home, but he sees her the next day in his summer class. Good girls don't fall in love. They only obey. I'm a caged bird. From a traditional Middle Eastern family, Cyrah is a young foreign-exchange student at a study abroad summer program in the small-town. Intimidated by her beauty, Ryder begins writing love letters to her. She is flattered but tries to steer clear from him, but then an incident happens that draws these two star-crossed lovers together. Slowly, she reciprocates the same feelings, but summer doesn't last forever though, and Cyrah has to leave.Recommended for fans of Misfit and Eleanor and Park.This is the story of Red's parents, her maman and baba. Two star-crossed lovers. A prequel to Color Me Red. This is a standalone novella. less

Not your average love story. The woman in red has a secret admirer. Two strangers on the same path.Survivors. Companions.They will be each other’s salvation.  On a rainy, winter night, a mysterious woman in a red dress seeking shelter comes inside the restaurant Kabir was busy working in —primarily the bar. Night after night, drink after drink, she comes back to the same spot. That is where he sees her for the first time... moreNot your average love story. The woman in red has a secret admirer. Two strangers on the same path.Survivors. Companions.They will be each other’s salvation.  On a rainy, winter night, a mysterious woman in a red dress seeking shelter comes inside the restaurant Kabir was busy working in —primarily the bar. Night after night, drink after drink, she comes back to the same spot. That is where he sees her for the first time.Hundreds of patrons around her try to speak with her daily but she dismisses them. It appears she wants to remain in a blissful peace alone with her booze and books. After seeing the mysterious woman reading a book, and because of his shy nature, Kabir gains entrance into her life by anonymously leaving books with notes for her.The Name of Red is the story of two strangers, two different personalities who meet on a winter, rainy night who challenge each other. They have a connection which blossoms into a friendship due to their fondness of books. But they both have secrets that can bind them together or threaten their newfound relationship forever.This can be read as a standalone book.Recommended for fans of Sense and Sensibility, The Forty Rules of Love, and A Walk To Remember. less

The good boy has gone rogue.The Duet Novel to The Name of Red. Kabir's story continues in this dark, twisty, and steamy sequel.There’s only so many times a heart can break. One day, it will be okay, but it'll heal all wrong. It’ll heal with you outside of it.Eight months gone, and Kabir still hasn’t moved from the woman he still loves. Red. The name like a song on replay in his mind. He looks for her in other women but is left empty every time he wakes up in the morning... moreThe good boy has gone rogue.The Duet Novel to The Name of Red. Kabir's story continues in this dark, twisty, and steamy sequel.There’s only so many times a heart can break. One day, it will be okay, but it'll heal all wrong. It’ll heal with you outside of it.Eight months gone, and Kabir still hasn’t moved from the woman he still loves. Red. The name like a song on replay in his mind. He looks for her in other women but is left empty every time he wakes up in the morning. Gone is the good boy image he once had, instead it's replaced with a reckless playboy. He has the list of “Things To do” that Red left for him and placed it on his refrigerator, but he doesn’t know how to complete the tasks. Because some secrets are too big to bury. Ghosts from his past come forward forcing him to confront himself and his lifestyle. His best friend Nadia left him and cut off all contact, but now she returns in his life. He has to face these ghosts without losing himself completely.The sequel can be read without reading the first book. A story of healing, love, and pure chemistry that will make you add Kabir to your list of book boyfriends. less

My name Aryan means noble-born but I'm homeless. A tale of reconciled love.Two different cultures. Two different religions. Two different social statuses .Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.To the world, he’s the secret keeper, but no one knows his secrets. Aryan is a bartender at the restaurant and bar of his best friend Kabir's. Behind his quirky comments, his outspoken truth, and his humbleness lies deep grief. Years earlier, Aryan had moved to New York... moreMy name Aryan means noble-born but I'm homeless. A tale of reconciled love.Two different cultures. Two different religions. Two different social statuses .Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.To the world, he’s the secret keeper, but no one knows his secrets. Aryan is a bartender at the restaurant and bar of his best friend Kabir's. Behind his quirky comments, his outspoken truth, and his humbleness lies deep grief. Years earlier, Aryan had moved to New York. He was targeted in high school because of his background. There, he met his first love. They were just kids when they fell in love.She was a beautiful rose. He was like a snake that leeched into the garden, sucking the rose dry. Fast-forward three years later. A homeless Aryan had met a girl, a college student named Aanaah. His second love. She was different from him, in every way possible. She found him hungry in the streets and offered him shelter in her home. There was an unspoken promise between them, a promise of protection. But even, she left from his life. Now in the future, Aryan is successful and wealthy. His love returns in his life. A reconnection. He is still single. And his love is now a mystery.This is the fourth book in the Red series. A standalone novel. A literary contemporary, new adult novel. Recommended for fans of Persuasion, It Ends with Us, Love in the Time of Cholera and Endless Love. less