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She can read the manuscript men are killing to possess.
He has been ordered to keep her alive.
To survive the road, they must call their lie a marriage.
Gupta-era ancient India, 400 CE. Vachana Devagupta is the only scholar alive who can read the scattered fragments her mother died protecting. When the imperial court sends her after the sacred relic hidden within them, she is placed under the protection of Commander Aryaman, a disciplined warrior assigned to guard her life.
Across river roads, temple archives, gilded courts, and deadly ambushes, they hunt a secret powerful men would kill to control. To move unseen, they travel as husband and wife.
One story. One room. One bed.
The marriage is a lie. What it awakens is not.
Song of the Chintāmaṇi is a steamy, open-door historical romance featuring fake marriage, forced proximity, only one bed, a brilliant scholar heroine, a protective warrior hero, sacred mystery, political danger, explicit on-page intimacy, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Book One of The Nāda Codex.
- Media
- Ebook
- Genres
- Mystery, Romance, Historical Fiction, Fiction and Literature
- Length
- 501+ pages
- Offered by
- MPGupta (Author)
- Published by
- M. P. Gupta
- Batch
- July 2026 Ends: 2026-07-26, 06:00 PM EDT
- On Sale
- 2026-06-25
- Countries
- Available in all countries
- Links
- Book Information
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Thank you for considering Song of the Chintāmaṇi.
This ARC is best suited for readers who enjoy romance-forward historical adventure, lush ancient-world settings, intelligent heroines, protective heroes, open-door heat, sacred relic mysteries, political danger, and emotionally earned happily-ever-afters.
Content note: explicit on-page intimacy, violence/danger typical of historical romantic adventure, murder/death investigation elements, grief connected to a parent’s death, and political coercion.
