Monsoon clouds, missed trains, and secret letters “Where the Fireflies Waited” is an emotional slow-burn romance set in a coastal Indian village that once promised forever.
When Ira Mehra’s career in Mumbai unravels, she flees back to the hometown she left without goodbye. She expects awkward family dinners; she doesn’t expect Karan the boy who kept every note she never read.
As the monsoon summer romance season swells, Ira confronts the box of letters that rewrites her past, a banyan tree that still knows her secrets, and a small-town love story that refuses to stay buried. But trusting Karan again means risking the same heartbreak that made her leave.
Perfect for fans of second chance romance with lyrical prose, this novel blends the nostalgic charm of “People We Meet on Vacation” with the cultural intimacy of “The Namesake.” Experience a coming of-age love story where fireflies guide lost hearts, rain erases old scars, and two adults decide whether history will hold them back or light their way forward in an Indian contemporary romance readers won’t forget.