Deep Ties

Only Wheat Not White  by  Varsha Dixit  The Blurb What if the one you completely love is the one you simply can't! Twenty-six-year-old Eila Sood moves to America to mend fences with her estranged older sister, Sheela. Eila and the rest of the family in India had cut off ties with Sheela after she married Steve Jacobs, 'out of caste, and out of color'. Elia soon realizes that Sheela's marriage is on the rocks. To help pay Sheela's household bills, Eila takes a second job at an afternoon strip club. When she crosses paths with the owner, the handsome Brett Wright or 'blue-eyed ogre' as Elia calls him, he both infuriates and fascinates her. Brett turns out to be her reluctant and unquestionably sarcastic knight in shining armor. As Eila and Brett spend more time together their desire for each other builds. However, when Brett discovers the true reason for Eila's refusal he storms out o...

“Make change, be a part of change.” There is no perfect man or woman in this world, and thank God for that! Here is a book that, once again, brings out this fact, as many others have done earlier.  'A Thousand Unspoken Words' is a beautiful and apt title for a theme where the male and the female protagonists keep many vital thoughts to themselves, almost expecting the other to be able to read the mind. Tilottama is the spirited modern heroine, feisty, yet afraid to take a step towards love. She is in love with a shadow, Musafir, an idealistic writer who wants to change the world. “He gives me a reason to love, to feel each moment of life, to write.” She is level headed, but does have her moments of impulsiveness. When she runs into photo journalist, Riddhimaan, she is disillusioned with his frivolous attitude to life, despite the fact that it turns out that it is just a facade. "Somebody must have hurt him very badly. He has sad eyes that he hides b...

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...