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Print Length: 38 pages Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)  Publication Date: March 11, 2018 Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC Language: English Available on Kindle Unlimited  Genre: Mythology, Short Story, Kidlit  Lord Brahma is highly disturbed when the four vedas are stolen from him the moment he goes to sleep at the end of the kalpa . It’s  Asura  Hayagriva who’s gotten away with the sacred scriptures. Lord Vishnu offers to go to the creator’s rescue and takes the guise of Matsya, the fish. King Satyavrath lands up with a tiny gold fish when he’s offering prayers to the Sun God one morning. Is the fish all that it appears to be? How can Satyavrath help the fish? Read more to find out the reason for Lord Vishnu taking the avatar on earth as Matsya.  *This is a straightforward story of the first avatar of Mahavishnu, retold in simple English just the way it’s written over the ages. Th...

PREM PURANA: MYTHOLOGICAL LOVE STORIES by Usha Narayanan BLURB Stories of love and extraordinary devotion  No one is untouched by love, not even devas and asuras, kings and nymphs. And when they face life’s unexpected tribulations, their love also undergoes trials. Read how Ganesha took myriad forms to please Riddhi, Siddhi and Buddhi, how Ravana shared an unbreakable bond with his true love, Mandodari and how Nala and Damayanti’s relationship was tested till almost nothing remained.  Tormented by passion, wracked by betrayal, torn by the agony of separation, love in its many splendored forms is the origin of these incredibly endearing stories of Prem Purana.  MY REVIEW Disclaimer: I'm an agnostic, who detests reading love stories; and I'm reviewing a book based on the love stories of gods (broadly...more or less). Hence, some parts of this review might end up offending the believers (you shouldn't be though if you're a...

THE BODYGUARD by Ruchi Singh Blurb Someone wants Vikramaditya Seth Jr. dead.  He refuses the Z+ security option offered by the government. With too many variables, trust is hard to come by… Esha Sinha prepares for her first assignment outside of active-army service, oblivious to the fact that she has to baby-sit a man who has no respect for rules or protocol—a man who is headstrong, a workaholic and a tenacious flirt. As the attraction between Vikram and Esha simmers and sizzles, another attempt is made on his life.   The killer is resourceful and determined.  The motive is unclear and perplexing. Will they be able to nab the assassin before he gets to Vikram? About the author Winner of TOI WriteIndia Season 1, Ruchi Singh is a novelist, and writes in two genres; romance and romantic thriller. A voracious reader, she loves everything—from classics to memoirs to editorials to chick-lit, but her favourite genr...