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Between Shadows and Light: A Deep Romance of Healing, Hope, and Learning to Love Despite Fear
Paperback
Publisher: Sandeep Rao
Published: Apr 7 2026
Pages: 286
Weight: 1.47
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
She built walls to survive. He taught her it was okay to let them fall.
Meera Sharma doesn't do relationships. With a mother who abandoned her emotionally, a father who disappeared, and a past full of people who proved love was temporary-she's learned that keeping people at arm's length is safer than letting them close enough to hurt her.
Aditya Rao sees through every wall she's built. When he offers her roses on Valentine's Day, she says no. When he asks again, she lists every reason they'll fail. But he doesn't run. He stays. And that terrifies her more than anything.
What begins as a collision between logic and emotion becomes a journey through anxiety, therapy sessions, family trauma, and the terrifying vulnerability of letting someone truly see you. From college corridors to new cities, through panic attacks and professional dreams, career changes and midnight conversations-Meera and Aditya build something rare: a love that doesn't demand perfection, but celebrates growth.
This is not a fairy tale. This is the real, messy, beautiful work of loving someone-and learning to love yourself.
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