DYNASTIES is a January 2023 International Book Of The Month Pick by the International Pulpwood Queen & Timber Guys Book Club Reading Nation "Dynasties kept me captivated from the first sentence to the very end. An enticing Downton Abbey-style saga but set in India! I simply adored it and I cannot wait to read the next book in the series. "—Barbara Bos, Managing Editor, BooksByWomen "With stories that take us into the culture and dynasties of India, Gattani introduces us to one powerful woman's journey against all odds."—Patti Callahan Henry, NYT Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea In Dynasties, Anju Gattani has created an utterly immersive reading experience. A bravura performance."—David Corbett, award-winning author of The Art of Character What would you do if family, the people you trusted most, betrayed you?...

Sheetal Dhanraj gave up her first and only love when she married the multimillionaire playboy her parents chose for her. Now a trophy wife, entrepreneur and mother to eight-year-old Yash, she's the envy of every woman in Raigun, India. But their mansion's gilded walls conceal lies and secrets that threaten the lives of Sheetal and her son. When escalating threats force her to choose between the laws of culture she lives by and the son she lives for, Sheetal must destroy Yash's future in order to escape before greed, infidelity and deceit destroy their only chance at freedom.

To uphold family honor and tradition, Sheetal Prasad is forced to forsake the man she loves and marry playboy millionaire Rakesh Dhanraj while the citizens of Raigun, India, watch in envy. On her wedding night, however, Sheetal quickly learns that the stranger she married is as cold as the marble floors of the Dhanraj mansion.Forced to smile at family members and cameras and pretend there's nothing wrong with her marriage, Sheetal begins to discover that the family she married into harbors secrets, lies and deceptions powerful enough to tear apart her world. With no one to rely on and no escape, Sheetal must ally with her husband in an attempt to protect her infant son from the tyranny of his family.