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Tornado Giveaway 3: HEARTS & HOTS by Ruchi Singh

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Name of the book: Hearts & Hots
Author: Ruchi SinghRead some reviews:

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The Story:


Love, what is it? 
A casual glance, and the heart skips a beat… 
Or A chance meet and that tug of an inexplicable connection…

Love… a baffling attraction so potent that one becomes blind to entire world, or is it that unbridled passion which threatens to drown every time you see the one, or a protective urge which forces you to realize that life is not worth living without that special someone…

‘Hearts and Hots’ a collection of five short stories riding on first love, passion, and romance.





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About The Author 

Winner of TOI WriteIndia story contest, Ruchi Singh is a novelist, and writes in two genres; romance and romantic thriller. She has a degree in Electronics Engineering and has worked as Quality Consultant in the IT field. She began her writing career writing short stories and articles, which have been published on various online forums. She has been a contributing author to many anthologies and has published her first book Take 2, which is a contemporary romance with a spice of social drama.

A voracious reader, she loves everything—from classics to memoirs to editorials to chick-lit, but her favourite genre is 'romantic thriller'. Besides writing and reading, her other interests include dabbling with Indian classical dance forms.






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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 75: DIRTY MARTINI by Kavipriya Moorthy

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Name of the book: Dirty Martini
Author: Kavipriya MoorthyThe Story:


Life was all rainbows and daisies for the old-school, demure Preethi.

But an expensive mistake made her the oddball in the flashy world she chose. With her very survival threatened, an escape from the label the society had slapped on her seemed impossible.

When faced with a 'why not?' moment, Preethi found solace where she least expected it. Raghu walks into her life like a whiff of fresh air on a dewy morning. The elusive happiness he brought had the potential to heal the wounds life had inflicted on her. She could envision a future with him, provided he never discovers her past. However, fate played its favorite game, unraveling secrets she had brushed under the carpet, causing a rupture in their relation.

Preethi’s relentless pursuit to live to the fullest leads her on a different road to redemption, at a penalty. The sojourn costs her, her identity.

With her journey fueled by a need for companionship, will Preethi finally be at peace with what she had chosen for her life?

Dirty Martini dissects the judgmental, opinionated notions of the society. As Preethi treads on an arguably unconventional path, the journey evolves her threshold to understand the world better.





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About The Author 

Kavipriya Moorthy was born in Chennai, India. She did her Engineering and MBA, and is now working as a business analyst at GAVS technologies. "I don't wear sunscreen" is her first published novella, and she runs her own blogs. www.yoursprofessionally.com is her micro-niche blog and www.kavipriyamoorthy.wordpress.com is her personal blog where she shares about her works, reviews other books, and writes about the process of publishing.



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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 72: BEFORE, AND THEN AFTER by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

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Name of the book: Before, and Then
After
Author: Meenakshi Reddy MadhavanRead some reviews:

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The Story:


In this sparkling collection of stories, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan displays the perception, honesty and humour that marked her out as a writer to watch out for ever since she started her immensely popular blog eleven years ago. A young girl embarks on a journey of discovery after years of living with her reclusive superstar father; a misspelled tattoo leads two friends into a discussion of loss and love; a bartender relates the secrets of his trade — Before, and Then After is an astute, sensitive exploration of loneliness, missed connections, revelations, relationships in an urban landscape.





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Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan is a blogger and writer. She writes under the pseudonym eM on The Compulsive Confessor. Her first book, a semi-autobiographical attempt, is "You Are Here", published by Penguin Group. Her second book is titled 'Confessions of a Listmaniac' which was published by Scholastic.

She is the daughter of the famous Malayalam writer and former IAS officer N. S. Madhavan who is one of the most powerful voices of Malayalam literature. Her mother Sheela Reddy is a journalist.

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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 69: A THOUSAND UNSPOKEN WORDS by Paulami Dutta Gupta

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Name of the book: A Thousand Unspoken Words
Author: Paulami DuttaGuptaRead some reviews:

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The Story:


A hero, a person who displays great courage for the greater good, can also fall. But what happens to a fallen hero? A Thousand Unspoken Words is the unique journey of a hero who falls. 

The champion of the underdogs, the writer who uses the nom de plume Musafir is famous in Kolkata. His incisive criticism of the injustices around him earn him many enemies but he holds his ideals above all else. Scathing attacks at his books and a night of hide and seek from political goons leads Musafir unto a path he never liked, faraway from his ideals. He runs away and chooses the comforts of money over the travails of following one’s ideals. The hero falls. 

But Tilottama, passionate fan’s hopes don’t. When he comes back after many years, emotions, love and lust take charge and an affair brews. Will she bring back her hero? Will he rise again? Or will the thousand untold words, the many stories of the ideal writer be lost forever? 





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Paulami DuttaGupta is a novelist and screen writer. She shuttles between Kolkata and Shillong. She has worked as a radio artist, copy writer, journalist and a television analyst at various stages of her life, having been associated with AIR Shillong, The Times of India—Guwahati Shillong Plus, ETV Bangla, The Shillong Times, Akash Bangla and Sony Aath.As an author, her short stories have appeared in various anthologies and literary magazines. A Thousand Unspoken Words is her fourth book. Paulami also writes on politics, social issues and cinema. Her articles have appeared in Swarajya, The Forthright and NElive.

Paulami is associated with cinema and her first film, Ri-Homeland of Uncertainty received the National Award for the Best Khasi Film. Her second film Onaatah—Of the Earth is at post production stage and will release in 2016. She is currently working on her third screenplay. A short film tentatively titled ‘Patjhar’ is also in the pipeline.

Paulami is a complete foodie and is almost obsessed with watching one film every day. She also loves reading—political and social commentaries are her favourite genre. Literature classics and books on cricket are also a part of her library, apart from a huge collection of romances. Jane Austen’s fictional character Mr. Darcy is her lifelong companion. She is an ardent fan of Rahul Dravid and has been following all news about him for almost twenty years now.



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Blog Tour: HIS DRUNKEN WIFE (Marriages Made in India, Book #2) by Sundari Venkatraman

HIS DRUNKEN WIFE(Marriages Made in India Book #2)bySundari Venkatraman


Blurb
The badass Shikha is startled when the nerdy Abhimanyu proposes marriage. She loves... herself, and Abhimanyu doesn't figure on her list anywhere. For Abhimanyu, however, it was love at first sight when Shikha walked into RS Software, where the two of them work. 
When Abhimanyu shows her that he just might be rich enough for her, a pleasantly surprised Shikha accepts his marriage proposal and moves into his swanky apartment. 
But it looks like the love is all from only Abhi’s side as Shikha continues to drink herself crazy. Yeah, even at their wedding party. 
And then Abhi sets out on a honeymoon to Thailand with His Drunken Wife... 
*MARRIAGES MADE IN INDIA is a five-novella series that revolves around the characters you have met in The Runaway Bridegroom.

Read an excerpt from #HDW
It was at least another half an hour before Shikha returned to the party. She directly walked up to her husband and kissed him on his masculine lips. “Forgive me?” 
Abhi pulled her close, kissing her deeply. “Always.”
“Did I tell you that you’re the best thing that’s happened to me?” she whispered in his ear, nipping at his earlobe. 
“Shikha,” growled Abhi, “Are you even aware of what you’re doing to me? Position yourself in front of me till I gain control or I won’t be responsible for the consequences.”
Shikha gave a tinkling laugh, her hand on his fly, tracing his shape delightedly. “How did I ever imagine you were a staid guy?”
Abhi groaned. “Take your hand off, woman. Please!”
Shikha laughed again, kissing him. “How I love to hear you beg.” She winked at him. 
She turned right around and got a waiter to get her another drink, much to Abhi’s chagrin. “Will you lay off the drink, Shikha?” he frowned. 
“Why? You can’t afford it or what?” she challenged him, a shapely eyebrow up in query, sherry brown eyes dancing. 
“You’ve already had four large pegs.”
“You’ve been counting.” The smile left her face.
“Do you plan to get drunk?”
“Arre yaar, Abhi! It’s our wedding, a once-in-a-lifetime event. I’m only celebrating. Give me a break,” she protested. 
“The way you’ve been knocking down the drinks, anyone would think that you’re in pain rather than celebrating.”

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Sundari Venkatraman
His Drunken Wife is the ninth book authored by Sundari Venkatraman. This is a hot romance and is Book #2 of the 5-novella series titled Marriages Made in India; Book #1 being The Smitten Husband. Other published novels by the author are The Malhotra Bride, Meghna, The Runaway Bridegroom, The Madras Affair and An Autograph for Anjali—all romances. She also has a collection of romantic short stories called Matches Made in Heaven; and a collection of human interest stories called Tales of Sunshine. All of Sundari Venkatraman’s books are on Amazon Top 100 Bestsellers in India, USA, UK, Canada & Australia under both #romance & #drama categories.
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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 66: GLITTER AND GLOSS by Vibha Batra

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Glitter and Gloss by Vibha BatraRead some reviews:

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The Story:


A romantic comedy that is funny, contemporary and sharp.

Misha is a make up artist who, after a series of mishaps and twists and turns, falls madly in love with Akshay who reciprocates her love with ardour. The only hitch in this perfect romance is her prospective sister-in-law who thinks Misha is everything a Bahu shouldn’t be: garrulous, geeky, gawky, gainfully employed (especially the last bit). The question is will Misha win Didi (and the Kha-Pee Panchayat) over with her Stepford Wife Act? Will she continue to be the poster child for the inherent evils of the Bahu Brigade? Or will she learn to ‘lau’ herself before the whole world and its wife can do the same?






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Vibha Batra is an advertising consultant, author, poet, lyricist, and columnist. Her published books include: Sweet Sixteen (Yeah, Right!), Seventeen and Done (You Bet!), Eighteen and Wiser (Not quite!)--a young adult trilogy published by Penguin--Ishaavaasya Upanishad, a translation of her grandfather, Shri Vishnu Kant Shastri’s book published by Rupa Publications, a poetry collection titled Tongue-in-cheek and a collection of short stories titled A Twist of Lime. She has also contributed short stories (Indian Voices, Happy Birthday to Me, Urban Shots Love Collection, Down the Road, City of Gods, Vanilla Desires, 9.69 seconds, Chicken Soup) and poems (Dance of the Peacock, Suvarnarekha, 20-20) to several national and international anthologies and written for various magazines.




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Tornado Giveaway 3: KASHMIR HOUSE by Vikram Dhawan

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Name of the book: Kashmir House
Author: Vikram DhawanRead some reviews:

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The Story:


"A society is judged by how they treat their women and, a country is judged by how they treat their brave." An ego tussle between a politician and a bureaucrat perils Deep Assets inside the enemy territory. A holocaust survivor borrows knowhow from slayers of his family for profit. An honourable leader challenges the Witches & Wizards of the system. An atheist adversary who strikes in the name of god. Kashmir, a playground for settling scores.








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  Vikram is well-traveled, well-read and passionate about world history and is inspired by personal experiences of soldiers, spies and survivors of wars across the globe.





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Tornado Giveaway 3: BLIND, CERTAINLY IS LOVE by Reshma Ranjan

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The Story:


Neha Jaiswal is beautiful and intelligent—an alluring combination—but chooses to be recluse. What works for her is her intimidating personality that comes with her success. With no desire to get in to a relationship, the strong, assertive, and hardworking Neha manages to keep the men at bay—all except one.

Sumit Conrad, a super sucessful businessman, is an intriguing specimen of a man. Known to the world as the good Conrad, Sumit is actually a recluse who prefers only his own company, to the exception of his brother John and sister-in-law Sarika.

When fate throws the flirt in Sumit and the furious Neha together, sparks are bound to fly.

Will Sumit be able to convince the headstrong and opinionated Neha that what he wants is a long haul and a passing phase?

Or will the stubborn and cantankerous Neha be successful in driving him away?

Will their love make them blind to each other or to their own flaws? Will this blind love ever find its way?

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About The Author 

A Passionate romantic who loves literature and has been driven by the romance in nature and the serenity and humbleness of this universe, one who made up her own happy endings in her imagination for every movie or every book with a sad ending. 

“Slowly I started to create my own characters and situation, creating a world of romance and happy endings to my liking. But for my laziness, I would have penned umpteen numbers of stories with unexpected people meeting and falling in love overcoming the troubles and tensions in their life and finally uniting for a lifetime. Penning the beautiful fairytale romances which we all dream about is what I love to do apart from penning few verses or poems on anything under the sun.

Also a voracious reader but for which she believes she could never have started writing. 

"If I can bring a smile and a happy sigh on at least one person’s lips I will feel a blessed writer."

Now residing in Denver, USA and is driven by a penchant to check out each item from her bucket list and soon planning to list down a new bucket list.




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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 57: FANTASTIC 40 by Reetwika Banerjee

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Name of the book: Fantastic 40
Author: Reetwika BanerjeeRead some reviews:

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2.  Ajay Yadav  
3. Pankaj Giri 

The Story:


“Fantastic 40” is arguably one of India’s first assortment of English micro stories (shorter than a short story) which is an amalgamation of author’s figments of imagination based on fiction works depicted in the form of crispy narrations. It contains 40 stories encircling various moods of life including love, humour, trust, revenge, happiness, anguish, sarcasm, mystery, affection, sportsmanship, friendship, thrill, romance and forgiveness. Though all the events/characters depicted in the book are purely imaginary, yet readers can easily identify oneself with most of them. Target readers will mostly include the young readers – agewise or mindwise who enjoy reaching climaxes in a single breath. The language used being extremely crunchy, it will also attract anyone who enjoys witty puns and sweet love stories.





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Reetwika Banerjee is the author of four fascinating books:– 
1. ‘Fantastic 40’ (collection of 40 micro stories)
2. ‘Zenova 20’ (assortment of 20 short stories)
3. ‘Bhanga Moner Dinga’ (set of 50 Bengali poems)
4. ‘Cuddle & Clash’ (bag of 25 feather-touch stories).

Reetwika marked her first appearance as a published author in 2014, arguably authoring India’s first assortment of English “Micro” stories under the title of ‘Fantastic 40’, published by All About Books Global Publishers. The book received a warm response from its readers and recently the grand 2nd edition has been released under the umbrella of Purushottam Publishers. In 2015, she came up with a bag of 20 awesome thought provoking stories under ‘Zenova 20’. During the Kolkata International Book Fair 2016, her debut Bengali poem collection ‘Bhanga Moner Dinga’ (Broken Heart’s Boat) was released. All her books have gathered waving accolades from the readers. Reetwika’s recent release ‘Cuddle & Clash’ offers her latest collection of 25 feather-touch stories which are bound to touch anyone’s heart with its sweetness. 

Reetwika has also been into technical writing and two of her research articles have been published in below international journals:-
1. "Proposing a Digital Cloud Security Model to Fight Against the Potential Data Security Risks of Digital India" published in "Digital India - Rhetoric vs Reality" journal by Scholar Publications, Feb 2016
2. "Figuring out the Best Change Management Strategy in the Domain of Information Technology" published in Vignana Jyothi Journal of Management, Jan 2010

Apart from her solo works, Reetwika has also contributed to the below list of anthologies in 2016:-
1. "The Last Cry" - poem published in "Love Balloons" anthology, 2016
2. "If I Could Finish My Journey" - story published in "If I Had A Last Wish" anthology, 2016
3. "1 Status Update, 10 Photos" - story published in "Social Networking" anthology, 2016
4. "A Token of Love" - epistolary story under publication in "From the Closet of Heart" anthology, 2016
5. "Falling in Love" - Haiku poem under publication in "Haiku Pocket Book" anthology, 2016

Reetwika, Indian by birth, is an Engineer-MBA from a prestigious International University. She is currently associated with one of the world's most respected consulting giants as Data Security Consultant. 

A native of Kolkata, Reetwika is now settled in the silicon city of Bangalore. An Associate Member of The Film Writer’s Association, Reetwika is also a regular creative contributor to various anthologies, magazines and technical journals across nations. 



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Tornado Giveaway 3: Book No. 54: FROM TIGGIE, WITH LOVE by Nitin Sharma

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Name of the book: From Tiggie, With Love
Author: Nitin SharmaRead some reviews:

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The Story:


She is a doting wife and living a dream life in Los Angeles. Excited about her big opportunity to interview Rehaan Dutt, India's multi billionaire startup icon; she reaches home. She was happy as everything was falling in place, the way she always wanted it to. But She overheard her husband's 'over the drinks' conversation with his friend that broke her heart. She didn't want to confront him and decides to fly all the way to India to know the truth. Find out what happens when ONCE one had to make a choice between 'Truth' and 'Correct'. From Tiggie, With Love is an intense story by Nitin Sharma that will reaffirm your belief and faith in the power of love. 






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Nitin Sharma, a first generation noted entrepreneur was born in Punjab. After completing his engineering, masters of business administration and creating a mark for himself in the corporate world he decided to rekindle his passion for writing and story-telling and wrote a novel.

From Tiggie, With Love is the first novel of the author. Having a knack for writing he always scribbled short stories for friends ever since he was in school. One fine day after realizing that there was more to life than just writing business plans and strategizing business models he took to full time writing.

He lives in Chandigarh with his family. In his free time he loves to listen to soulful music.



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