Deep Ties

A collection of heartwarming stories by the prolific writer of romance, Sundari Venkatraman! BOOK BLITZ TALES OF SUNSHINE (A collection of short stories) by Sundari Venkatraman Blurb TALES OF SUNSHINE is a collection of ten short stories that bring hope. “A Ray of Sunshine” is about young Raj who’s terribly upset when many people in his team lose their jobs. But is he able to do anything about it? “A Promise Given” is about Sachin, the poor, rich, young man; and the pregnant Aparna. “Life Goes out of Control” is the story where Preeti, an only child, is a bone of contention between her parents. Rakesh Nath has slogged throughout his life to become rich, to suffer a massive heart attack at 57. Read “ Rakesh Nath’s Recovery” to find out more... “Exam Fever” is about Renu and her anxious mother, Maya. Renu wants to play truant from studies while Maya is terribly worried about her daughter’s exams. “Until Death us do Part” is the story...

The novel opens with 47-year-old multi-millionaire Jayant Mathur getting shot at point blank range with his own pistol. Radha, the daily help, finds the body, soaked in blood, much to her consternation, and Inspector Phadke comes into the scene. He finds the widow, Anjali Mathur, who “appeared beautiful, though she was as still as a statue” in a state of shock, along with Parth Bhardawaj who claims to be a family friend. The plot thickens as Phadke asks all the right questions. Was Jayant the suicidal sort? Why did he and his wife, Anjali, sleep in separate bedrooms? Was this the act of a burglar? If so, why did the alarm not go off? Who would benefit after Jayant’s death? Soon a plethora of characters appear – Jayant’s old parents, Makarand and Chaya, anguished at their son’s untimely death, his older sisters, Smita and Nandita, and their husbands. Smita’s husband, Rana, is introduced as a blusterer and trouble-maker. He “talked big and helped none”, misleading the pol...

The prolific Sundari Venkatraman does it again as she comes up with a huge scoop of romance tinged with a sprinkle of mystery! Read 'An Autograph for Anjali' to fathom the depth of this novel! AN AUTOGRAPH FOR ANJALI by Sundari Venkatraman Published by Flaming Sun Blurb Jayant Mathur is found murdered in his bed, shot at point-blank range with his own revolver. Though she’s extremely disturbed by his death, Jayant’s wife Anjali is way more upset about something else. Who stands to gain by killing the multi-millionaire businessman? Parth Bhardwaj is a friend and neighbour of the Mathurs. Parth is an author who goes by a pseudonym. He appears more than a friend to Anjali; while he’s also on good terms with her son Arjun who lives and studies in the UK. What role does he play in Anjali’s life? Jayant’s relatives are curious to know. Jayant’s brother-in-law Rana is convinced that Parth and Anjali are the murderers. But Inspector Phadke has ...

A heartwarming and heady romance, a love story of second chances - this is what awaits you in Aarti V Raman's book 'With You I Dance'. Book Blitz With You I Dance by Aarti V Raman Blurb Meera Sagar had everything—the perfect job as a principal ballerina (for a prestigious New York ballet company) and a man who loved her as much as she loved him. But tragedy struck on the night before her biggest performance, forcing her to do the one thing she never wanted to do—come back home. To Mumbai. Now, a year later, Meera is still trying to pick up the pieces, while fending off marriage proposals from her well-meaning but traditional Gujarati family, and figure life out all over again. By starting a ballet school in Mumbai. But she has two problems. One, she doesn’t know anything about running a business. And two, she can’t dance. Not anymore. Enter . . . Abeer Goswami. Hotshot junior partner at a South Bombay law firm and a man nursing a broken...

The Edge of Another World Pepita Seth “I felt no fear and yet I shivered, suddenly feeling as if I had come up to the edge of another world.” ‘The Edge of Another World’ by Pepita Seth, pans out as a sweeping saga of the three women, Sophie, Ines and Thattakkutty, whose lives play out in different ways, but seem to criss-cross at certain junctures, as  fascinating parallels bring their lives together, even if they never share space together. The contemporary Englishwoman, Sophie Neville, whose mother’s death is more of an ending of everything, decides to go to Portugal, when “the whisper of an inner voice” tells her to risk changing her life. Evora’s Hotel Convent, “a paradise, untouched and natural” brings her peace of mind, as she finds a connection with the Cromeleque, an ancient arrangement of prehistoric monoliths, “standing stones, rough-hewn, lichen-covered.” It is there that, apart from certain mystical manifestations, she finds a heavily stained i...

I am very proud to be part of this dream time, and to have my story. 'The Journey of Two Women' published in this incredible anthology titled 'Defiant Dreams'. DEFIANT DREAMS Tales of Everyday Divas EDITORS RHITI BOSE LOPAMUDRA BANERJEE CURATED BY: Incredible Women of India PUBLISHED BY: Readomania The Stories in the Anthology are... 1. Built From The Ashes – Radhika Maira Tabrez – Life brings widowed Nikita at the doorsteps of her estranged in-laws where she finds a new meaning to life. 2. It’s Not The End – Kirthi Jayakumar – A fresh start changes the foundation of what might have been the beginning of a bright future. But it’s not the end.  3. She Chose To Live – Debosmita Nandy – She shines even when she is betrayed by love, uprooted from home and misunderstood by all. 4. Bidisha – Paulami DuttaGupta – Insurgency tore her life apart, will Bidisha be able to forget her past? 5. The Drug Add...