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One camping night...

"And then what happens?" inquired my three-year-old with wide eyes and a mouth wide open.  I quickly put a spoonful of rice in his mouth while thinking of what would happen next if a bear would come.Just then, we heard a loud thud. An eerie silence followed that as even the crickets had gone silent. Only the bonfire was crackling and popping. I held my son in my firm grip while the other hand had

The Bored Teen

"Pick up your plates, Nate. That's the least you can do around the house," I shouted at my teen in a high decibel."Mom! I get tired doing the same chore three times a day." he retorted.I stopped stirring the pot and gave him a confused look as if he had just declared that he has graduated from college; without going to one. He saw that look and muttered, "A teen's life is all about being with

Spotlight: Shades of Love by Candy Laine

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Spotlight: The Floundering Author by Sundari Venkatraman

 Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)Publication Date: August 3, 2020Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLCLanguage: EnglishGenre: RomanceJai Wadhwa aspires to be a published author only to find that the path he has chosen is full of thorns. He’s almost on the verge of giving up his dream when Ishika Chatterjee walks into his life.The commissioning editor of a major publishing house based in

Book Spotlight: We Women Wonder by Inderpreet Uppal

 We Women Wonder talks about the various aspects in a life of a woman which are stepping stones but many are just stones in her path.This book talks of the diverse issues she faces, the support she gets and why her progress is riddled with ambushes at each step.We Women Wonder is not just a morale booster for women in all stages of their lives but also for men who wish to understand women better,

Book Spotlight: With their Love by Vash Karuppa

Genre: Romance / Diverse RomanceBLURBMahika Raj and Aruven Sriram had one thing in common: the marriage between her best friend, Samiksha and his brother, Theviyan. They haven’t spent much time together in the past, but their lives take a turn and become irrevocably entwined when tragedy strikes. An accident killing Samiksha and Theviyan leaves their four-year old daughter, Pravani, orphaned.

Spotlight: In Love with her Millionaire Foe by Aarti Raman

 In Love With Her Millionaire Foe (Millionaire Foe Quartet Book 1)Genre:Steamy RomanceBlurb:“So you’ll help me?” Aaliya asked.“Don’t I always?” Jamie answered bleakly.Jamie Curran Smith finally has the millions and the power to return to London and exact his vengeance.He has only one agenda: to destroy Camilla Everton’s sons. The five brothers responsible for his orphaned, miserable childhood.And

Energy Medicine: The Science of Healing

 Pic courtesy: 123rf.comHumans and their connection with energyHumans are powerful beings and the amount of energy they "actually" possess is commendable. But, in this hustle bustle of life, we hardly pause and reflect on our inner strength.Why?Maybe 'cause there is so much negativity around us that we get engulfed with it and eventually get drained by it. This constant drainage causes our immune

Spotlight: Unspoken: A Bouquet of Short Stories by Sadhana Wadhwa

Unspoken ~ A Bouquet of Short StoriesbySadhana WadhwaPublication Date: November 6, 2019Sold By: Amazon Asia Pacific Holdings Private LimitedLanguage: EnglishGenre: Contemporary Fiction, AnthologyBlurb:The choices we make and their consequences we endure can be numerous. Look around and you will be able to see a different story being woven in everyone’s lives: A woman who took the biggest decision

Spotlight: One Day in October by Sudesna Ghosh