Spice and Skin: Desire in the Bazaar

The night bazaar in India hums with color and noise spices piled like jewels, lanterns tilting in smoky air, voices tangled in a constant rhythm of bargaining. For Maya, a fearless travel vlogger, it’s a story waiting to be told. For Aarav, a spice merchant rooted in his stall, it’s the only life he’ll let himself live.

Their paths cross over peppers and teasing words, but the pull between them runs deeper than play. Aarav keeps his heart locked tight, scarred by loss. Maya chases movement and discovery, always ready for the next horizon. Yet in the quiet of his spice cellar cardamom thick in the air, saffron dust on wooden shelves caution falters. Desire takes its place.

What begins as a clash of fire and restraint shifts into a connection neither planned. But doubts weigh heavy, and choices can’t be avoided. Maya must ask if she can trade motion for belonging. Aarav must decide if silence is safer than love.

When longing burns hotter than chili on the tongue, will they build a life together or let fear turn it all to ash?

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Step into this story and discover how it joins the larger feast of passion that defines the Feast of Hearts series.

Across kitchens, markets, and festivals worldwide, passion simmers just beneath the surface. Feast of Hearts: World Food Day Romances brings together steamy standalone love stories where flavor meets desire. From candlelit dinners in Paris to spice-drenched nights in Mumbai, each tale blends the richness of food with the heat of attraction. Every story serves its own course sweet, fiery, forbidden yet all promise the same decadent escape. These aren’t just stories of hunger satisfied, but of hearts claimed and love found in the most delicious places.

Will you taste the fire where food and desire collide?

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Release date

Ebook: 3 October 2025