I was in the middle of writing “Enamoured by You!” during mid-December, when I received an email from work, reminding all of us that Christmas was around the corner, and it was time for our favourite game of Secret Santa. As I pondered on what gift to buy, an idea began to form in my over-imaginative brain, a short story around the fun of Secret Santa that took shape of the novella – “Secret Santa or was it is Secret Cupid?”

This story was written in mere 3 days and readied and released within 5 days, in time for the Christmas season. The book was an instant hit, so was Pihu’s awkwardness and her crush. People started pinging me, my friends, my readers asking for more. They were happy with the story and wanted more glimpses into the love story of Aditya and Pihu.

That is where I began plotting the next part of Pihu and Aditya’s story in the form of Secret Haven. My characters were laid out, the premise of the story was ready, I wanted an office romance and wanted a happily ever after for both of them, but nothing is so easy in life. That is how the story started taking shape, misunderstandings, impulsive behavior, confusion, and longing were put into the mix and I came up with “Secret Haven – or is it Secret Trouble?”

In fact, all of you readers helped me come up with the final title of the story after I ran a poll on my Insta page, and my mailbox was flooded with suggestions. So, thank you so much!

Now, as I decided to publish all my stories into paperbacks, I combined the two e-books and got the story in one named – “My Haven – A quest that began with Secret Santa”. An apt title I would say for the story that you all have loved and appreciated so far.