Deep Ties

Fourteen writers get together to write India's first composite novel, a novel that has chapters knotted with one another to create a story filled with suspense, romance, mystery and emotion. Read 'Crossed & Knotted' by Readomania, in which I am fortunate enough to have a story of mine as well, titled 'Dragon Lady'! #Tornadogiveaway 2 Go to Book No. 101 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: CROSSED & KNOTTED  Author: Readomania Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh   2. Inderpreet Kaur Uppal 3. Devika Fernando   The Story: Crossed & Knotted is India’s first Composite Novel, a book written by fourteen authors in close collaboration with each other. The chapters, each a story in itself, are knotted with one another through characters, events, settings and emotions. The result is a read that criss-crosses through a multitude of emotions bringing out deep rooted human desires. They narrate tales of love and betrayal, suspen...

Audra will risk anything to save her child…even the truth. Will she have to upturn her perfect life and divulge her secrets to a community that has not forgotten her meagre beginnings? Mary Campisi's 'Pulling Home' is yet another book in #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 100 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: PULLING HOME Author: Mary Campisi Read some reviews: 1. Jennifer Gallagher   2. Judy Collins   3. Pam Chaffin   The Story: It’s all about that second chance… Sometimes we’re lucky enough to get that second chance—in life and in love. That Second Chance Series are stories of strong women who battle heartache and loss with courage and determination to find new paths and true love. These books are standalones and are NOT related. Therefore, the characters from one story will not appear in another. What ties them together? A common theme—belief in the beauty of that second chance. Pulling Home is Book One...

Will Sarat Chandra, a young Bengali boy, find his place in a school that is grappling with glorifying its own colonial past, or is he forever doomed to be the outsider, the ‘mofussil’ boy with an identity crisis, who needs to come to terms with his family's precarious financial situation? Read Indraneil Banerjie's 'Age Of Anxiety: Growing Up In Post-Colonial India' to find the answers. #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 99 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book:  AGE OF ANXIETY: GROWING UP IN POST-COLONIAL INDIA  Author:  Indraneil Banerjie Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh   2. Renita D'Silva   3. Geeta   The Story: India has been Independent for just about two decades when a young Bengali boy, Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, takes his place within the portals of an ancient school that continues to glorify its colonial past. India is changing and the city that was once the proud capital of a vast Colonia...

Why does the dashing Rahul Sinha not care for his mother? What are his feelings towards Meghna, his best friend's sister? Will they find love? Do find out all the answers in 'Meghna', a tantalizing read by ace romance writer, Sundari Venkatraman, in #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 98 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: MEGHNA Author: Sundari Venkatraman Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh 2. Inderpreet Kaur Uppal   3. Meghan Duce   The Story: The young and dashing Rahul Sinha lives in England with his parents, Shyam and Rajni. He is an only son of the rich banker. Rahul is totally attached to his father but does not care for his mother. Read the book to find out why…. Rahul is exulted with his efforts at work paying off and plans a holiday with his best friend Sanjay Srivastav who lives in Mumbai with his wife Reema, kids Sanya and Rehaan and most importantly, his sister, Meghna. Rahul recalls meeting Meghna just before they p...

A young, independent, well-qualified woman based in Delhi sets off on her own journey towards a happily-ever-after, she discovers that a lot can happen between finding  Mr  Right and saying ‘I do!' Read this book titled 'Or Forever Hold Your Place' by Donna Abraham, which is part of #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 97 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE Author: Donna Abraham Read some reviews: 1. Lata Sony   2. Tessie Elsa Crouzat   3. Lakshmi Trivedy   The Story: SMRC/27/5’4” girl, MBA/B.Tech, Project Manager, software, seeking suitable boy. ‘Sundays began with mass at 7 in the morning. Mass would get over by 8 am and Dad would spend the next hour and a half reading the newspaper, which included circling suitable advertisements in the Catholic Section of the matrimonials. Once it was 11 am, he would start dialing the numbers of those he had deemed suitable.’ Weddings can be tricky b...

Rachit, a small town boy, with stars in his eyes, suddenly finds his dreams crumbling. He attempts suicide, but his life changes when he meets Khushi! Read 'Life And Promises' by Pulkit Gupta to find out what happens next! #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 96 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: LIFE AND PROMISES Author: Pulkit Gupta Read a review:    Shreya The Story: Rachit, a young, ambitious boy, hailing from a small town of Western UP, has big dreams. Destiny takes a turn when he attempts to commit suicide and lands up in a hospital bed. There, he bumps into Khushi, a chubby girl with a carefree attitude. She insists Rachit to uncover the pages of his life and tell her what compelled him to take such a drastic step. Rachit starts to narrate his story, seeing no other option. He tells her that he dreamt to be an IITian and even achieved it. Things went well for some days, till that fateful day when Rachit was diagnosed with sev...

Maya grows up amidst cruelty, sexual harassment and domestic violence, and later finds herself alone in Mumbai, weary but not wary. Read this book by Soumyadeep Koley, titled 'Her Resurrection: A Survivor's Journey', an emotional rollercoaster which is a moving tribute to womankind. #Tornadogiveaway 2 Go to Book No. 95 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: HER RESURRECTION: A SURVIVOR'S JOURNEY Author: Soumyadeep Koley Read some reviews: 1. Priyanka Batra Harjai   2. Mani Khanna   3. Meghant Parmar   The Story: What is it like to be an unwanted girl-child in India? What is it like to be sexually harassed at a tender age of five? After being tricked and forced into prostitution, can such a woman fight back to emancipate herself from the unyielding shackles of that life, and intermingle with the ‘society?’ Or would she get lost in the sands of time like the ephemeral existence of a sand dune beset by a sandstorm? So begin...

Ace journos, Prakash and Seema, set out to solve the murder mystery of a teacher who has murdered eleven of his students, and then gets knocked off himself by a militant group. Read this riveting tale by Uday Satpathi, aptly titled 'Brutal' in #Tornadogiveaway 2. Go to Book No. 94 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: BRUTAL Author: Uday Satpathy Read some reviews: 1. Shilpa Garg   2. Sai Varchaswi   3. Kanti Brahma The Story: "You are in real, real danger." - A school teacher gets a creepy warning in his mailbox. Seven days later, he murders eleven of his students. Two months later, he is gunned down in broad daylight by an obscure militant outfit. Justice served. The nation pacified. Case closed. But not for two crime reporters. Seeking redemption through this case are Prakash and Seema, ace journalists but broken individuals. As they follow the story, they are led to the ominous wilds of Bandhavgarh where an eerily simil...