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'METRO DIARIES', by Namrata

Go to Book No. 49 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: METRO DIARIES Author: Namrata Read some reviews: 1. Sundari Venkatraman   2. Kritika Narula   3. Sachin Prabhu   The Story: Love is one of the most amazing feelings on this earth, one that makes you the most powerful person or the most helpless person in a split second. These stories capture those feelings of despair, longing, love, lust, desire, want, dejection and admiration to create deja vu . Hold onto your hearts as you flip through these pages and take a walk down the memory lane, as "metro diaries" will revive your innermost feelings and imbibe in you the magic of love. Touching, amusing and deeply moving, metro diaries - love classics are tales that will hold you from start till end. You can also buy @ About The Author  Namrata  Namrata is an investment banker who dreams of making a difference to the world, one word at a t...

'THE RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM', by Sundari Venkatraman

Go to Book No. 54 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: THE RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM Author: Sundari Venkatraman Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh 2. Inderpreet Kaur Uppal   3. Sumeetha Manikandan   The Story: Chanda Maheshwari’s family is shaken when her thirteen-year-old bridegroom Veerendra runs away immediately after the wedding. The eight-year-old child doesn’t even understand the impact on her life. Unable to face their neighbours and friends, the Maheshwaris move from their village to Jaipur and begin a new life in the city. Fourteen years later, Chanda is studying in a Delhi College. She takes up a temporary job at RS Software Pvt. Ltd. and falls head-over-heels for the boss of the operation. But what about Ranveer Singh? Is he interested in her? Ranveer’s secretary Shikha is desperate to make him fall for her. All she wants is life-long security with a rich man. But it’s nerd Abhimanyu who keeps getting in the way. A...

'HIS FATHER'S MISTRESS', by Ritu Lalit

Go to Book No. 64 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: HIS FATHER'S MISTRESS Author: Ritu Lalit The Story: Sumit is the heir to a huge inheritance, but has been in disgrace since his youth when he had a torrid affair with an entirely unsuitable woman. When his father dies, he inherits not only the wealth, but also the hostility of his family members and his father's enemies. When he suffers many life threatening attempts on his life he realises that his father's death was not an accident either. Intrigues and counter intrigues of the plot are finely interwoven with suspense and speed. Read to find out how he catches his father's killers to save his own life and empire. You can also buy @ About The Author  Ritu Lalit  Ritu Lalit is a corporate slave turned fiction writer. A voracious reader, she is a gold medalist post graduate in English Literature who spent most of her childhood in remote area...

'WORST WEEK EVER', by Liza O'Connor

Go to Book No. 63 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: WORST WEEK EVER Author: Liza O'Connor Read some reviews: 1. Devika Fernando   2. Janell   3. Kary Rader   The Story: What do you get when you put a hardworking, can-do middle-class young woman together with a egoistical, outrageous, billionaire boss, then throw in the worst week of disasters imaginable? Book 1 of the 3 book series A Long Road to Love, named Worst Week Ever. Trent Lancaster spends one month without his Executive Assistant (or as his drivers refers to Carrie: 'Trent's brain, left hand, and right hand'.) He's had a miserable month without her at his side and to ensure it never happens again, he intends to marry this brilliant beauty. Only given all the times he's threatened to fire her, he's not sure she even likes him. However, the future of his company and his happiness depend upon him succeeding, so Trent begins a slow one week seduction,...

'EXODUS', by Varun Vithaldas Prabhu

Go to Book No. 55 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: EXODUS: BOOK ONE OF THE MAHABHARATA SIMPLIFIED SERIES Author: Varun Vithaldas Prabhu Read a review:   Neil D'Silva The Story: The Pandavas have come to Hastinapura, seeking family and love, but are instead greeted with animosity and hatred from the Kauravas, their cousins. Schemes and plots are hatched by a vile statesman, who happens to be uncle to the Kauravas, to either kill them or drive them away as part of his goal to destroy the ethics of the Kuru family. Meanwhile, in Mathura, the Yadavas face a constant threat from Jarasandha, the one who calls himself The Emperor, as part of his desire to have revenge since his son-in-law was killed by two mystical cowherds. As the Yadava dynasty seeks to escape the tyranny of Jarasandha, the three siblings, Krishna Govinda, Balarama Vaasudeva and Subhadra must take it upon themselves to save the city from the tyrannical king. Will ...

'TROUBLE HAS A NEW NAME', by Adite Banerjie

Name of the Book: TROUBLE HAS A NEW NAME Author: Adite Banerjie Read some reviews: 1. Rubina Ramesh   2. Inderpreet Uppal 3. Dola Basu Singh The Story: “Will you pretend to be my fiancé for the next few days?” Recently-single model Rayna Dutt does not feel like flying to her friend’s big fat Indian wedding. But she does - and when a mix up with room allocations forces her to share a luxury villa on Emerald Isle with the gorgeous owner of the hotel - Neel Arora - and best man at the wedding, things begin to look up. Until Rayna’s ex turns up with a new girl on his arm! Hitting the panic button, Rayna searches for a solution. Surely Neel wouldn’t mind being her fake fiancé…? In an instant the attraction they share is fever pitch, but when scandal comes calling, Rayna soon finds herself in more trouble than she can handle! MY REVIEW The very last line of the novel says, 'There is no better deal than Happy Ever After'. That's my review the...

'ONLY WHEAT NOT WHITE', by Varsha Dixit

Go to Book No. 44 Check all the Books Here   Name of the Book: ONLY WHEAT NOT WHITE Author: Varsha Dixit Read some reviews: 1. Lisa Cullinan   2. Mina Khan   3. Shriya Pandit   The Story: 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 oth...

'A PATCHWORK QUILT', by Sulekha Rawat

Go to Book No. 42 Check all the Books Here Name of the Book: A PATCHWORK QUILT  Author: Sulekha Rawat Read a review:     Kriti Ghoshal The Book: This book is a collection of poems by the mother-daughter duo, Sulekha and Shloka Rawat.  Publishing facilitation : AuthorsUpFront You can also buy @ About The Author  Sulekha Rawat  Sulekha is a dreamer, healer and writer; loves drinking strong and sweet tea, listening to music, watching movies, spending time with her family and friends, and pouring out her thoughts on the pages of her notebooks. She was born and brought-up in Mumbai and now lives in Delhi/NCR with her husband, Vikram Rawat, and now grown-up children, Shloka and Kartik. Sulekha also has a side-kick named Sparky, her 11 year old Dalmatian who listens to her read out her rough drafts and gives her suggestions for improving them with a shake of her adorable head.  ...

'Sita', by Devdutt Pattanaik

Go to Book No. 41 Check all the Books Here Name of the Book: SITA: AN ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF THE RAMAYANA Author: Devdutt Pattanaik Read some reviews: 1. Manu Prasad   2. Priya 3. Avanthika   The Story: It is significant that the only character in Hindu mythology, a king at that, to be given the title of ekam-patni-vrata, devoted to a single wife, is associated with the most unjust act of abandoning her in the forest to protect family reputation. This seems a deliberate souring of an uplifting narrative. Rams refusal to remarry to produce a royal heir adds to the complexity. The intention seems to be to provoke thought on notions of fidelity, property and self-image. And so the mythologist and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik retells the Ramayana, drawing attention to the many oral, visual and written retellings composed in different times, in different places, by different poets, each one trying to solve the puzzle in its own unique way. ...