If You Only Knew Me is a reminder that friendships and friends are not what they seem. A city full of glamour and gaiety, luxury personified is home to five friends who have been together for years. The friends slowly start finding the true nature of their friends when adverse incidents happen. The author has …
The human nature looks for comfort yet it denies this basic right to the ones who serve them. The Maid’s Room explores the lives of the housekeepers, through the eyes of two maids. It tells the employers point of view and that of the maids as well. It is a straightforward story but delivers a …
Avishi: Vishpala of Rig Veda Reimagined, is a warrior, a young girl who is an orphan but is adopted by rishis and taught how to fight. She is extremely good at fighting and this is her story, what adversaries she faces, her challenges and her love. The biggest one is of losing her leg, her …
#TheDoodlerOfDimashq is the story of Ameenah, a young girl struck in war-torn Syria. She is special only because even in this ravaged, rubble that is her country she looks for beauty, for art and tries to leave a mark for those who are dying in the war. A war that she did not ask for, …
The tagline of the book, Auto – Pilot: The Art & Science of Doing Nothing is what attracted me to the book. I wanted to know if my thoughts on the concept of being idle resonated with the book and author. The author makes it abundantly clear in the first few pages itself that he …
Small Is Big is a wonderful collection of micro tales. One that is full of tiny tales but with deep meaningful messages. I have been reading and enjoying the various tales from the Terribly Tiny Tales series and the author is a contributor to those. The ideas of really short tales are what attracted me …
A Tangled Legacy is a love story where impediments are all around love yet it triumphs. Two kindred spirits yet they can’t decide to stay together. This is a story of Karan, the hardnosed, cynical businessman and Jahnavi, the sweet, whimsical girl. The two meet in London as strangers and find a connection yet are …
I have a mega book hangover. I have fallen in love with the Mehta clan and Shilpa Suraj is to blame. After reading and loving her previous two books, Rescued by Love and The Girl He Left Behind I was waiting and waiting for her next one. All good things come to those who wait and was I rewarded! Krish is …
#OneEnduringLesson is the story of Rahul who comes to India to explore his roots and learn filmmaking from the Film Institute in Mumbai. He leaves a comfortable life in London to find his true calling. His desire to follow his heart lands him into all sorts of troubles while opening his eyes to the ‘real …
My Singapore Fling takes Dipa to foreign shores for an affair that she assures herself is the best solution of all her love problems. She flies to Singapore and spends her days in luxury and splurging. A weekend of pampering and decadence as she searches for a fling in #MySingaporeFling. Someone to make her forget …
Simha International is a first of the three-part series and has luxury hotels as the backdrop of the novel. A romance series that takes us to the various five-star properties across India. The hero, Rohit is intelligent, self-made, and kind. A well balanced, millennium man who keeps all aspects of work and life quite balanced. …
Bend Your Knees & Do Your Best is the story of Kalyani, a woman working in the IT sector, a bit on her own terms. She is unmarried and forty; she has spunk, spirit and a great support system to keep her going. Things get out of hand with the organisation facing layoffs and she …
Prem Purana is mythology and love, spiced with romance and royalty. A lot of love and lot of valour. The gods in heaven sure know how to woo their love and Usha has ensured that we understand it was not easy even for them either. “Stories of love and extraordinary devotion” is the description …
RISING FROM THE ASHES is a story about a goddess who transforms as she faces adversity. This story gives such a positive message to the women of today that in spite of troubles and adverse situations there is always a way to fight it and move ahead. The author has molded the character of Mayavati from her …
Gods & Wise Men #Matsya is a simple story of the various God’s and their different appearances. The Hindu mythology is multi-faceted and Sundari is doing a great service by writing these short stories about the God’s and their life. Kids and adults alike can learn and understand the different Avatars of God. I plan to …