Light at the Pinnacle of Darkness - India’s very own coming of age, young adult erotic romance…  (Paperback, Sam Sakuran)

Gear up for a heart-racing, gut-wrenching and blood-thrumming love story, one that would have you over the edge of your seat. Rumi, a humble, modest and convent-educated college girl meets an arrogant, notorious and abrasive youth, Aryan. Their fates intertwine when Aryan’s bike almost meets with an accident with a taxi in which Rumi is travelling. They officially meet at her apartment which she coincidently shares with his friend, Sonal. Initially, Aryan comes across as rude, aggressive and mean. Rumi despises him, but strangely enough, feels a strong physical attraction towards him. The tension between the two begins to dissipate when they bare their souls to each other and find a common passion for poetry. They begin a torrid affair, soon after, sharing an intensely fiery, yet toxic chemistry. Rumi is in seventh heaven until Aryan’s dark side begins to overshadow his good side. His over-possessive and controlling nature leaves her terrified and confused. To top it all, the demons of Aryan’s past, pertaining to his generational trauma, start haunting him and stand in the way of their relationship. Will their love stand the test of time? Or is Aryan’s darkness only a tip of a massive iceberg, whose cataclysmic depths would forever remain concealed from Rumi? Would these layers tend to unravel in the most haunting and daunting way known? We don’t know for sure. Easy to judge, hard to leave, blinded to reality, awaken to fantasy. A passionate, addictive, promising and unforgettable roller coaster ride that delves into the themes of sentimental love, lust and existentialism, while simultaneously overlapping the moralities of right and wrong, DARKNESS and LIGHT.