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#GuestPost by Author Kiran Manral: Why I Write Chick-Lit

Today I have the pleasure of hosting my one-time colleague, awesome author and diehard activist Kiran Manral.

Kiran is the author of The Reluctant Detective (2012) which could more accurately be called mom-lit and Once Upon A Crush (2014) which is pure chick lit. Her third book, All Aboard, a romance set on a Mediterranean cruise, will be released in August by Penguin Random House. She has two more books due for release in 2015, albeit in different genres.

She is on the planning board of the...

#TornadoGiveaway2 – Jennifer Hayward’s “Reunited for the Billionaire’s Legacy”

Reunited for the Billionaire's LegacyAm so excited to host a spotlight for Jennifer Hayward’s Harlequin romance “Reunited for the Billionaire’s Legacy”. If you love Harlequin romances, you gotta read Jennifer’s books. She is The Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer’s Choice Best Harlequin Presents of 2014 winner for her book, The Magnate’s Manifesto., a book which I absolutely loved. Here’s your chance to win another great book from her…..so don’t forget to enter the Rafflecopter!

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Aditi Chopra — Teller of Indian Stories with a Non-Resident Twist

Today, I welcome Aditi Chopra to my blog. Her newest book is titled the “Mr. Imperfect Series”.Mr. Imperfect Series

Born in India she now lives in Texas with her family. She writes NRI (Non Resident Indian) fiction and non-fiction books. Aditi has an engineering background but she has found her creative bone in fiction writing. Her stories range from Contemporary Romance to Women’s Fiction. You might see a glimpse of Bollywood in her stories and will definitely enjoy the emotional ride. She focuses on leadership skills in her non-fiction books. Her readers get practical take-aways that they can utilize in their career. Read the interview here....http://aditebanerjie.com/reviews-and-...

How I Met Myself! — By Koral Dasgupta

Meet Koral Dasgupta… She is a full-time mom, author by chance, painter by choice, content strategist by default and a columnist otherwise! She is the author of an internationally acclaimed book on Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, titled Power of a Common Man. Her second book, Fall Winter Collections, is her tribute to Santiniketan, the land of art, music and poetry, which fondly captured her fancies during and beyond the three vital years of her life that she spent there.

In this intriguin...

Guest Post by Lois Winston: Best Writing Advice I Ever Received

It gives me great pleasure to welcome to my blog USA Today bestselling author Lois Winston. Lois, who also writes under the pen name Emma Carlyle, is an award-winning author and literary agency associate. She offers some invaluable advice on writing. Over to Lois…

I’m often asked what’s the best writing advice I ever received. Here it is: Every scene needs to serve a purpose, and the only two purposes for a scene are to advance the plot or tell the reader something she needs to know about the...

“Trouble” Travels to the US!

Extremely delighted to announce that Trouble Has a New Name will release in N.America on 20 April, 2015 as a Harlequin Special Release edition!

Here’s hoping that American readers will take Rayna and Neel to their hearts!

Blurb:

Will you pretend to be my fiancé for the next few days?

Recently single model RaynaDutt does not feel like flying to her friend’s big fat Indian wedding. But she does—and when a mix-up with room allocation forces her to share a luxury villa on Emerald Isle with the go...

Top 3 Lessons I Learnt While Writing Book#3

I sometimes wonder if the writer is truly in control of the story that she's writing. A thought, that has often popped up during the writing process, again reared its head when I recently finished the manuscript of my third book -- a quick woohoo here to celebrate the completion won't be amiss! :D

There are many authors out there who have written multiple books without missing a beat. I truly do admire their dedication and tenacity to stick to their goals, and overcome story hurdles without batting an eyelid. For me, though, writing is a learning process and I blunder my way through it, sometimes inching forward at snail's pace and at others speeding down a fast lane.

So, here are my top 3 takeaways....

#1 Fear can be crippling but a great motivator too. With Book 3 I wanted to explore a genre that I'm fascinated with -- romantic thrillers. However, I was a tad nervous about whether or not I would be able to pull it off.

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Top 3 Lessons I Learnt While Writing Book #3

I sometimes wonder if the writer is truly in control of the story that she’s writing. A thought, that has often popped up during the writing process, again reared its head when I recently finished the manuscript of my third book — a quick woohoo here to celebrate the completion won’t be amiss! :D

There are many authors out there who have written multiple books without missing a beat. I truly do admire their dedication and tenacity to stick to their goals, and overcome story hurdles without ba...

Trouble Has A New Name releasing in North America

Very excited about the North American release of Trouble Has a New Name in April 2015.

To know more about this fun romantic caper check out my website for more details.

http://aditebanerjie.com/about-the-book/

Announcement: Romance Authors-Readers Meet Up #DelhiBookFair

Location: the Delhi Book Fair on Saturday, 21 February 2015, 3pm, Hall #11, HarperCollins Stall #371.

The World Book Fair is on and readers and authors are converging from all over the country (and overseas)! Some of us Harlequin Romance Authors have decided it’s a good excuse for a meet-up with all you lovely readers.

So, if you wanna chat about your favourite books, heroes, heroines, rave about our books *cough*/rant against them — we promise we will take it on the chin bravely! ;) — or just...