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Featured - Book Club Spotlight for "Voyagers into the Unknown" by Ruchira Khanna

VOYAGERS INTO THE UNKNOWN 
BY 
RUCHIRA KHANNA



Blurb In the historic Indian town of Agra, you can find a very unusual tour company, which is owned by a charming young man named Raj. Although Raj's official job is to show off the historical landmarks of Agra, including the legendary Taj-Mahal, his true mission is to heal the souls of his broken "birds," as he affectionately refers to his tour participants. His business operates purely upon word-of-mouth referrals, ensuring that all of his tour members arrive in Agra with their hearts in their hands, ready for the spiritual growth and cleansing that Raj is known to provide. Healing the hearts of the spiritually damaged can be a difficult job, and in this particular tale, Raj finds himself faced with his most challenging tour group yet. First, there is Ira, a stunningly gorgeous but fragile young woman on the brink of suicide. Next, we meet Darci and Lennard, a couple on the verge of divorce. Then there is Carl, an irritable, antisocial workaholic who has burned all of his bridges. Lastly, we meet Asha, an elderly widow who still yearns for the company and comfort of her late husband. When disaster strikes the tour group, everything is thrown into jeopardy, including lives, relationships, and Raj's very reputation as a tour guide. Raj must find a way to lift the spirits of these five special travelers, even in the face of death and despair. Venture into the unknown and discover how Raj Touristry heals the brokenhearted, one soul at a time. 



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A Reiki Master where she passes out information about channeling universal energy and conducts sessions. The author of “Choices”, “The Adventures of Alex and Angelo” but just another soul trying to make a difference in this lifetime.

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Song Playlist for My Romance Novels

​When I write, I prefer not to have any distracting noise around me, so I don’t listen to music. But I do enjoy music of all kind and sometimes I get these phases where I listen to old favourites for hours and sing along (with more enthusiasm than skill). It struck me this morning that it would be fun to create playlists of songs that fit my romance novels. Here are 2 songs per book with short explanations. Enjoy! Seduced in Spain ​The first song is one of my all-time favourites. I know that Ricky Martin is from Puerto Rico and not Spain, but he’s a brilliant entertainer who sings both in Spanish and in English and offers catchy modern Latin music tunes.
The second song is by a German artist because the heroine Emily is from Germany. The meaning of the lyrics makes sense in a way too, although it isn’t specifically a song about relationships. The following lines "Gib mir ein kleines bisschen Sicherheit in einer Welt in der nichts sicher scheint.“ mean „Give me a little bit of safety and security in a world in which nothing seems safe”.
Saved in Sri Lanka ​The first song is by the Sri Lankan artist duo Bathiya & Santush, who are known all over the world, featuring Meena Prashadini. The title “Oba Enna Aye” can be translated to “Come back” and the feeling of the song just speaks to me. I think my Sri Lankan heroine Sepalika would enjoy it.
The second song is dedicated to Ireland, the country of the hero Daniel, and I’ve always liked listening to it.
Fire Trilogy ​The song choices for my paranormal romance FIRE TRILOGY sort of stick to the fiery and magical aspect of it, as well as include ice (the hero’s magic).
Kaleidoscope of Hopes ​The first song is an obvious choice because of the title, and I remember it fondly from Germany when a newer cover version of it was really popular about 12 years ago.
The second song is one of my favourites and captures the feelings of both protagonists, knowing in their hearts that they’re in love, but denying or questioning it. When I See Your Face ​The first choice was actually playing in my head all the time while writing because Bruno Mars sings the lines “When I see your face, there’s not a thing that I would change, ‘cause you’re amazing, just the way you are”.
The second song is much sadder and deals with the heroine Cathy’s difficult past and her longing to love and be loved again.
Forbidden (coauthored) ​For the romantic suspense novel I coauthored with bestselling American author Mike Wells, I chose the following two songs. The first one fits because of the lyrics, if you interpret them a bit loosely – because Jayne shares a forbidden kiss with Robert and it could change everything.
The Bond song reflects another major character of the books and their badass attitude as well as the thriller side of the novels. Just look at these lyrics: “You’ll never know how I watched you - From the shadows as a child - You’ll never know how it feels to get so close - And be denied - It’s a gold and honey trap - I’ve got for you tonight - Revenge it’s a kiss, this time I won’t miss - Now I’ve got you in my sights - With a golden eye, golden, golden eye”.
I also considered a third song, S&M by Rihanna because of the line “’Cause I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good at it.” and because of something you'll understand if you've read the books. For those who've read the books / a book of the list: Do you think the songs are good choices? Do you have any other songs in your head that would fit?
For those who haven't read all books, which of them would you like to pick up just judging by the songs?

Featured - Spotlight for "Sword Dance" by Marie Laval

About the BookGenre: Historical Romance (mid nineteenth century)
Release Date: 31st March 2016
Publisher:  Áccent Press

SWORD DANCE (Book 3)
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Cape Wrath, Scotland, November 1847.

Bruce McGunn, laird of Wrath in the far North of Scotland, is as brutal and unforgiving as his land. Discharged from the army, haunted by the spectres of his fallen comrades and convinced he is going mad, he is running out of time to save his estate from the machinations of Cameron McRae, heir to the McGunn's ancestral enemies.

When the clipper carrying McRae’s new bride docks at Wrath harbour, McGunn decides to hold the woman to ransom and use her to get more time to repay his debts. However, far from the spoilt heiress he expected, Rose is genuine and funny - a ray of sunshine in the long winter that has become his life. She is also determined to escape.

As Rose runs away to be reunited with her husband, she discovers there is a sinister side to the dazzlingly handsome aristocrat she married after a whirlwind romance. Why was Cameron so desperate to get her father's military journal? Why did he insist on keeping their wedding a secret? She is even more confused when Bruce catches up with her and she starts to feel irresistibly attracted to him. Soon she risks her marriage to help Bruce find the truth about his past and solve the mystery of the brutal murders committed on his land. Will her love be enough to heal his haunted heart?

EXCERPT
Excerpt from SWORD DANCE (608 words)
 
‘What are you doing? Please stop,’ she breathed, as his lips trailed along the curve of her throat. 
          If only he could... He looked up and the seductive power of her sultry, heavily made-up eyes gleaming in the moonlight hit him like a bolt of lightning. Every fibre of his body reacted to the feel of her soft body against his, the warm fragrance of her skin. She was right, though. What the hell was he doing? Once again he reminded himself that he had no right to feel that way, no right to want her, but damn it, the woman would tempt a saint. And he was no saint.
          He swallowed a deep, hard breath, released her and made himself step back. ‘All right. We’ll stay here a while and wait until McRae and his remaining guests have gone to bed. Where’s your horse?’
          ‘I left it tied to a post behind the hunting lodge.’
          ‘What about your bag?’
          ‘It’s still strapped to the saddle. By the time I spoke to the girls and the musicians, we had to get ready to come here.’
          ‘How did you manage to get into the hunting lodge without being seen by McRae’s men?’
          ‘It wasn’t easy. I got stuck as I sneaked in through one of the downstairs windows and ripped my - ’
          ‘You got stuck?’ He would have laughed if he weren’t so angry.
          ‘The musicians had to pull me in. We had to be quick and very quiet, because Cameron’s men were in the kitchen.’
          Damn the woman. Didn’t she care about the danger she put herself in?    ‘So, after clambering through a window, you had the brilliant idea to disguise yourself as a dancer and throw yourself into the lion’s den.’
          She flinched at the harshness of his tone. ‘I thought I could avoid bumping into Cameron.’
          ‘You bump into everything and anything you come across, why not McRae?’ he interrupted, taut with temper. ‘He could have recognised you when you were with the others in the music room.’
          ‘Then I would have confronted him and exposed him for the liar and the debauched rake he is in front of all his guests!’ The baubles on her necklace tinkled like little bells as she shook her head.
          ‘Weren’t you afraid of all those men ogling you, lusting after you?’ Me included, he remembered, guilt tightening his chest.
          ‘Well, I... I didn’t think I would have to dance. My plan was to get into the castle and hide until I could speak to Lady Sophia. Unfortunately, Cameron’s manservant was watching us like a hawk and I had no choice but to go into the music room with the others. The girls promised to create a diversion so that I could sneak out unnoticed.’
          ‘A diversion? That’s a mild way of putting it,’ he sneered. ‘The girls’ dancing was... ahem... striking, to say the least. Ask that poor old man who collapsed.’ He drew in a deep breath. ‘Anyway, where did you learn to dance like that?’
          She lowered her eyes, snapped a leaf from a nearby bush and tore it into tiny pieces that spiralled to the ground. ‘Malika taught me, in secret. She always said I was good enough to be one of them.’
          She was right, her dancing had been entrancing, mesmerising, but he wasn’t going to tell her. ‘I still can’t believe you took such risks tonight, just to talk to McRae’s fiancée. It was stupid and foolhardy.’ And damned brave, too, even though he would never admit it. Gripped by conflicting urges, he towered above her, his fists clenched and his jaw set. 
 
 
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​ About the Author​Originally from Lyon in France, Marie has lived in the beautiful Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England, for the past few years and likes nothing more than dreaming up romance stories and handsome, brooding heroes. She writes historical and contemporary romance. Her contemporary romance A SPELL IN PROVENCE, as well as her historical romances, ANGEL HEART, together with the award-winning THE LION'S EMBRACE, and the DANCING FOR THE DEVIL Trilogy (which includes THE DREAM CATCHER, BLUE BONNETS and SWORD DANCE) are all published by Áccent Press.
 
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Website: http://marielaval.blogspot.co.uk/
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Featured - Book Trailer & Spotlight for "A Sip of Love and a Sip of Coffee" by Ganga Bharani

If you follow my blog or social media, you'll notice that I feature other authors all the time, mostly with spotlights, but also with guest posts and interviews. Today is going to be special because I'm presenting you with an awesome book trailer too! Ladies and gents, please give it up for "A Sip of Love and a Sip of Coffee" by Ganga Bharani! Book Trailer About the Book The book titled ‘A Sip Of Love and a Sip of coffee’ is a young adult romance aimed at bridging the gap between parents and teenagers. In India, parents consciously avoid talking about crush or love to their children when they go through adolescence. But it is quite natural for a teenager to like and be fond of a person of the opposite gender. Parents continuously asking a girl why she is talking to a particular guy always or vice versa will only make them assume the feeling they have for each other is love. Some kids consider this first crush or the puppy love as “THE THING” in their life and choose to run away, commit suicide or sometimes ruin their life leading to abortion at a very young age. So it is very crucial for parents to talk to their kids openly about how it’s okay to have a crush and the difference between love and fondness. Also, from the teenagers’ point of view this book would make them understand how it is okay to like a person of the opposite gender and how the puppy love is not the be-all and end-all. This book will be an opener for parents and kids to talk about love at home.
                                
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IhzF5D3P0Y
​ Other Books by this Author Title of the author's first book: Just you, me and a secret 
Publisher: Tales4 Publication 
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Blurb:
Meera wakes up to find herself in a strange place, she doesn’t recognize. Later she realizes that she doesn’t recognize who she was, herself; not even her own mirror image. On top of this confusion, Ashruth tells her that she was in love with him and their marriage was fixed. She doesn’t like him even a wee bit now. She gets to know her own past from her diary. There is a switch between the confused present and more confusing past in each chapter of the book. Finally, when the diary past and the past-forgotten present meets at a point, she falls in love; not with Ashruth but with her cousin Santhosh.
Her marriage is fixed with someone she loved in the past. She loves someone else in the present. She hates the guy her marriage is fixed with. But she understand the amount of love her parents have for her. All these confusion spin the story into a book.  What happens after that is the story.

Title of my second book: A Minute to Death 
Publisher: Half Baked Beans
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Blurb:
​Murder most foul or an open-and-shut case of routine suicide?
 
Young, vivacious and an aspiring writer, Riya wants nothing more from her longtime crush/boyfriend than to let her in on one of his exciting investigations. After all, what better source material for a book than a real life tragedy?

No-nonsense veteran cop, Rohan picks a case of probable suicide to satisfy Riya’s needs. Little does he know that there is more to this case than meets the eye.

What made the victim hang herself at the break of dawn? What is the secret that her group of friends is hiding? Will Riya be able to salvage a workable plot for her upcoming novel out of this case of seemingly simple suicide?

Title of third book: A Sip of love and a sip of coffee
Publisher: Story Mirror

Blurb:
How many years did you have to wait to find true love? Avanthika didn’t have to wait too long. She met Gautham right at the age of ten and fell in love with him right at the first sight. She had no idea the way this guy was going to change her life.

(Gautham: Come on! Any relationship with a girl be it love or marriage, changes guys’ life not the girls’. Ask any man out there and edit your blurb accordingly.
Author: Relationships change people and when it is love or marriage it brings in a positive change to one’s life. I was trying to hide the quarrels that we had throughout the book from the readers but you did not give me a choice. Now, jump into the book or you will be found and replaced throughout the book by a different guy. )
 
Avanthika was a love-one-guy-all-through-life kind of girl.  Gautham was love-a-girl-sincerely-then-move-on-to-the-next-and-start-being-sincere-allover-again kind of guy. Though they were poles apart, no one could imagine them without each other. They remained such close friends for years together.  Before she could express her feelings to him at the age of sixteen, he proposes Avanthika’s good looking close friend. And before she could digest this, he breaks up with her and proposes Avanthika. Though he isn’t sure of anything they get into a relationship. Eventually he falls for her.
Will they retain the love till they become adults? Will maturity kill their puppy love? Will they move apart with the tide of time?
 
A story of how a puppy love transforms into a strong relationship as it collects maturity in its journey with time. 

About the Author ​Author bio:
Website: http://gangabharani.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorganga/

I started writing stories as a hobby in 2010 and to reach a wider audience I started posting those short stories in my blog (GB LAND). Comments from strangers, new readers and the increasing page hits made me an addict to my blog. I had taken my blog seriously from then. I started writing something I call Blog books- series of chapters that make a story in my blog, for which I got an overwhelming response. I had written 6 blog books and each of these blog books have more than 300 dedicated readers. One of my short stories was made into a short film, titled ‘Bhimbam’, which was screened at the AVM Preview theatre.
 
Bhimbam’s short story: 
http://scribbledbygb.blogspot.in/2011/07/pages-from-bachelors-diary-we-people.html
 
Slowly, the interest to make short documentaries rose in me. I started making stop motion videos addressing various social issues. Two of my short films named ‘Tiny Steps’ and ‘Candles’ won best film and special mention award respectively at WE CARE Film festival and was screened in several cities. Both the short films are about physically challenged people and their inclusion in the society.
 
Short films: http://scribbledbygb.blogspot.in/p/short-films.html
 
As a blogger, I have won various prizes from Indiblogger.in and blogadda.com. When I won the grand prize worth 25,000 in a contest conducted by sunsilk and a kindle in another contest conducted by the same company, many readers started noticing me as a blogger. Also, I was awarded ‘Woman of Substance’ by Godrej and Blogadda. I was shortlisted for the UK Blog awards 2015.
 
I always wanted to become a writer and here I am holding my third book as I type this mail to you.
 
Being a hard core technical developer working for one of the world’s best MNC, the biggest challenge I had was time management. I had never let down my career as a techie for being a writer, also never gave up writing everyday due to work pressure. I work for a solid 9 hours and have 3 technical papers presented in international conferences with myself as the author. One of the technical papers is about a shoe for the blind which I presented at an international conference held in Singapore in 2010.

​Awards that I have won:
                My short film, Tiny Steps, won the Best Film Award at WE CARE international film festival.
                My short film, Candles, won Special Mention Award at WE CARE international film festival.
                I won the ‘Best Urban Chennai Blogger Award’ given by Urban Tree and Echovme.

Featured - Spotlight for "Reflection Pond" by Kacey Vadnderkarr

About the Book​Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Release Date: Torch Rock April 1, 2014
Publisher:  Urban Fey Press
Sometimes you find home, sometimes it comes looking for you.

Callie knows a lot more about pain than she does about family. She’s never belonged, at least, not until she falls through a portal into her true home. The beautiful faerie city of Eirensae doesn’t come free. Callie must find her amulet and bind herself to the city, and most importantly, avoid the Fallen fae who seek her life. Seems like a small price to pay for the family she’s always wanted.

Then she meets cynical and gorgeous Rowan, who reads the darkness of her past in her eyes. He becomes Callie’s part-time protector and full-time pain in the ass. He has secrets of his own for Callie to unravel. What they don’t know is that the future of Eirensae lies with them, and the once peaceful city is about to become a battleground for power.
The Other Books in the Series POISON TREE - BOOK 2

The road to the City of War is dangerous.

With their home in ruins, Callie and Rowan are Eirensae’s last hope of stealing the cauldron back from Fraeburdh. They must travel into the human world where the Fallen hide. The banished fae wait for Callie, desperate to sacrifice her before she comes of age.

If Callie and Rowan survive the journey, something worse looms in Fraeburdh. Rowan is destined for a dark family legacy too horrifying to accept, and his father is anxious to welcome him home. Once the truth is revealed, will Callie ever look at Rowan the same way?

Trapped between feuding cities lost in a centuries-old war, Callie and Rowan will face their biggest rivals yet, and neither of them will make it out unscathed.
TORCH ROCK - BOOK 3

​War is coming, and she takes no prisoners. Faced with an impending battle Eirensae cannot win alone, Rowan journeys to Macántacht to seek allegiance from its leader. The City of Honor is beautiful, still untouched by conflict, and full of surprises that bring Callie’s darkest experiences to the surface.

With her friends’ lives at stake, Callie must confront her past, and accept help from a faerie whose face torments her memories. Reconciling the power beneath her skin has never been more painful.

Amid persistent threats from Fraeburdh, an old enemy reemerges with deadly force. Even with Macántacht fighting beside her and Rowan at her back, the odds are insurmountable. Callie’s biggest trial will come not on a blood-soaked battlefield, but in the quiet moments when she must choose.
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About the Author​KACEY VANDERKARR has a penchant for fantasy and frequently listens to the voices in her head--most of whom are teenagers. Her favorite place to write is an old salon chair in her kitchen, with coffee in one hand and adoring cats sprawled across her arms. She prefers her music loud and her skeptics quiet. When she's not writing, Kacey coaches winterguard, works as a sonographer, and hangs out with other weirdos like her at the Flint Area Writer's club. In addition to her novels, The Reflection Pond Series, Antithesis, and The Stone Series, Kacey's short fiction is featured in Sucker Literary Vol III, Ember: A Journal of Luminous Things, and Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland.
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Featured - Book Club Spotlight for "Encounters" by Sumana Khan

Encounters
Someone's Always Waitingby Sumana Khan

Blurb ENCOUNTERS is a potpourri of five sumptuous stories involving a motley crew of protagonists. Skating along the borders of fantasy and paranormal themes, the stories track incredible and poignant journeys of self-discovery, tracing the cathartic aftermath of fleeting encounters.


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Sumana was born and raised in Bengaluru, Karnataka, where she went on to graduate with a BSc in Electronics, much to the surprise of her teachers, and relief of her parents. In what can only be described as a quirk of fate, she ended up as an IT consultant - a role she essayed for more than a decade. She then moved to the UK where she quit her job and pursued academic and literary interests. The result of this pursuit has been two Masters, one published book, quite a few manuscript drafts, and above all, being stone-broke perpetually.

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Featured - Spotlight for "Blue Bonnets" by Marie Laval

About the BookGenre: Historical Romance (mid nineteenth century)
Release Date: 28th Jan 2016
Publisher:  Áccent Press

BLUE BONNETS - Book 2
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Cape Wrath, Scotland, November 1847.
When her ship is caught in a terrifying storm off the far north of Scotland and she catches her first glimpse of Wrath Lodge, Rose believes she has reached the gateway to hell. Her encounter with Wrath's laird Bruce McGunn does nothing to reassure her. A reckless officer discharged from the army, McGunn holds a bitter grudge against her husband's family, the wealthy McRaes, and Rose is soon horrified to find out that he means to hold her to ransom in order to save his estate from financial ruin.
Bruce's health is failing fast, and he fears he is descending into madness with terrifying hallucinations tormenting him every night. Soon something else is keeping him awake - a growing attraction for his feisty and exotic captive, and the gruesome discovery of two women's bodies washed ashore near the castle. One of them, Malika, is a childhood friend of Rose's she last saw in Algiers the day before her marriage to McRae. How the women died, who killed them and disposed of their bodies is a mystery Bruce now has to solve.  
Determined not to miss the ball where her darling Cameron promised to announce their wedding he has until now kept a secret, Rose manages to escape dark, gloomy Wrath. She takes with her a posy of pine sprigs she believes was given to her by the Dark Lady, Wrath's resident ghost, and confused feelings for Wrath's brutal and tormented master - the man she calls McGlum...

Blue Bonnets (BOOK 2) Excerpt

‘Why did you lie to me?’
            ‘I didn’t.’ She didn’t even look at him but carried on stacking the dirty tumblers up. She then snapped shut the lid of the jam jar and brushed the crumbs off the table top into the palm of her hand. When she threw the crumbs into the fire, the flames hissed and flared.
            Like his temper.
            He strode towards her, stopping only a couple of paces from her.
            ‘You did lie. You heard the McKenzies…The question is why.’
            The rush of heat to her cheeks didn’t escape his attention, and neither did the trembling of her hands as she caught the sides of the plaid slipping off her shoulders. So she wasn’t that cool and composed after all. He narrowed his eyes, hardened his voice.
            ‘I want answers, and I want them now. Who are you? McRae’s mistress? A whore he picked up in the docks in Algiers?’
            She gasped, the plaid dropped down from her shoulders onto the floor but this time she didn’t seem to notice. The fire behind her outlined the contours of her body, the curve of her waist and the swell of her hips. Her blonde hair fell in tight curls and ringlets down to the small of her back, her lips parted, her breasts stretched the thin fabric of the nightdress with every breath she took. She looked as innocent as an angel, as tempting as sin.
            He clenched his jaw and stepped closer. Some angel she was. She would damn well explain herself even if he had to pull the truth out of her the hard way.
 
BUY LINKS
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​ About the Author​Originally from Lyon in France, Marie has lived in the beautiful Rossendale Valley, Lancashire, England, for the past few years and likes nothing more than dreaming up romance stories and handsome, brooding heroes. She writes historical and contemporary romance. Her contemporary romance A SPELL IN PROVENCE, as well as her historical romances, ANGEL HEART, together with the award-winning THE LION'S EMBRACE, and the DANCING FOR THE DEVIL Trilogy (which includes THE DREAM CATCHER, BLUE BONNETS and SWORD DANCE) are all published by Áccent Press.
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Featured - Book Club Spotlight for "Wrong Means Right End" by Varsha Dixit

Wrong Means Right End  by Varsha Dixit 


Blurb Readers fell in love with Sneha and Nandini, two best friends who stuck to each other through heartbreak and joy in the bestselling novel, Right Fit Wrong Shoe. Now they are back in a delightful sequel that follows the two women as they begin the next phase of their lives in Mumbai.

After a failed marriage, Sneha, a single working mom, has no time, or inclination, for love. She resists every matchmaking attempt made by the overzealous Nandini, married to industrialist Aditya. But then the past intrudes in the form of the gorgeous and rich, Nikhil, who brings along Gayatri to break-up her ex-fiance, Aditya's marriage. Sneha enlists Nikhil's help to salvage the situation. But how does she even talk to a man who clearly loathes her? As Nikhil and Sneha try to grapple with their egos and combustible chemistry, love blossoms.

Wrong Means Right End, an exuberant story about love and friendship, is filled with surprises and a wicked twist at every turn.
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Varsha Dixit, the best selling author of four successful contemporary romance books. Her debut book, Right Fit Wrong Shoe was a national bestseller for the year 2010. Varsha was a part of the Indian Television Industry and worked as an assistant director and online editor. She considers herself a dreamer who thinks deep but writes light. Even though creativity is gender free, Varsha feels blessed and enriched to be a woman. Currently, with her family, Varsha resides in CA, USA.
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Liebster Award for my Blog

​My blog was nominated (again) for the LIEBSTER AWARD. Thank you, Marie Lavender – amazingly talented author of romance in various genres, supportive friend, and incredibly active blogger! Here’s her post, do check it out. The Rules ​1.     Post the award on your blog.
2.    Thank the blogger who gave you this award and link back to their blog.
3.    Answer 11 questions given by your presenter.
4.    Nominate 11 bloggers who you feel deserve this award.
5.    Think of 11 questions for the nominees. My Answers 1. If money wasn’t an option, where in the world would you visit?
Gosh, there are so many countries I’d like to visit: India, Australia, Ireland, Scotland, England, Canada, Spain, Maldives, New Zealand, Italy, the list goes on…

2. Describe yourself using three words.
Creative, caring chocoholic ;-)

3. As a child, how did you answer that age old question: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’
First I wanted to be a brain surgeon (when I was so small I barely knew what a brain is), then a writer.

4. If you were stranded on a deserted island, what five things would you need with you to survive or remain sane?
A laptop with internet (does that count as 2?), a diary and pen (okay, another 2) and a cat or dog.

5. Do you have any pets? Children? Plants?
Currently 2 cats and 4 dogs (and ornamental fishes). No children. Lots of plants in the garden (including fruit trees, roses, bougainvillea and jasmine), but those are hubby’s domain.

6. What do you do outside of your job for fun?
I read. Oh, and I read. Did I mention that I read? *lol*

7. What was the last book you read? What types do you usually read?
“Werewolves of Chicago: Curragh” by Faleena Hopkins. My favourite genre is romance in all its forms, but there’s basically no genre I don’t read. Sometimes I’ll indulge in fantasy or get carried away by mystery.

8. What is your favorite meal, either at a restaurant or at home?
Pizza at a restaurant, pasta at home (both rare treats for me here in Sri Lanka).

9. Do you often listen to music? What kind?
I used to, and sing along (out of tune, but hey). Now I hardly ever listen to music, apart from some Sundays when I catch a music bug and go through a whole list of old favourites. I prefer pop and rock, mostly ballads. Latin music is also great, and sometimes I relax with classical tunes.

10. If you could describe it succinctly, what would your life motto be
Hmmm… Never give up!

11. Give us one fact your blog readers might not know about you.
I almost ended up going to university in Australia, but then love and marriage caught me by surprise – and I don’t regret my decision. My Questions If you could choose any job in the world, what would you want to do for a living?Is there a book you wish you had written?If you had to choose a spirit animal, which would it be?Have you traveled anywhere you immediately fell in love with?What are your favourite books?What’s your biggest strength?What are you scared of?If you could resurrect one dead person, who would you bring back to life?How would you describe me?Complete the following sentence: Reading means…How do you spend your weekends? My Nominees Sundari Venkatraman - http://sundarivenkatraman.blogspot.com/Susanne Bellamy - http://www.susannebellamy.com/Liza O’Connor - http://www.lizaoconnor.com/Alisha Guenzel - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012108066447Summerita Rhayne - https://summeritarhayne.com/blog/Rubina Ramesh - http://www.rubinaramesh.com/Njkinny’s World of Books & Stuff - http://www.njkinnysblog.com/Sid Balachandran - http://www.iwrotethose.com/Jami Gold - http://jamigold.com/blog/Melissa Foster - http://www.melissafoster.com/Jen Bradlee - https://jenbradlee.com/blog-posts-2/

Featured - Guest Post & Spotlight for "Birth of Adam" by Liza O'Connor

Guest Post ​There’s been a lot of Artificial Intelligence breakthroughs lately.
I’m no longer convinced AI should be classified as ‘Sci-Fi’ anymore.
Maybe we should call it Contemporary Dystopia…
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My biggest worry is that the occupations which our new adults have trained for could disappear long before they reach retirement. They’ve already taken on 1.2 TRILLION dollars in debt. They can’t afford to be re-educated half-way through their lives.
But the unfortunate truth is AIs will soon be cheaper, more accurate than people? (Yes, most of the programs out there right now are annoying as hell. That’s because they aren’t true AI’s) but soon they will be.

For example: Jobs in the finance industry. That’s a clear case where AI’s will do better than humans. And unlike humans, unless you teach it to steal, misappropriate funds and falsify data, it probably won’t.
But don’t get your hopes up. If the ‘business’ in the future consists of 200 AI’s and one of the 1%ers running the business, there’s going to be cheating galore.
The danger of artificial Intelligence is not how smart and capable they will become, but rather the moral fiber (or lack thereof) of those who possess them.
Thus humans will remain both the hope and danger of our future.

AI could be used to find a planet in which some of us can move to and thus survive when Earth becomes inhospitable due to our horrible guardianship.

AI could also help us finally grasp the weird reality of Quantum physics, which will be needed to leave Earth and travel far into the stars.

AI could build us domed structures in which we could survive the hundred years of Global Warming and then our dive into a million years of freezing.

OR

AI could be used to siphon off our savings; to devise market failures that strips all but the 1% of their money, to deport 90% of our population into space, declaring them non-functional bio-units, and to fight wars of mass destruction that destroy the planet.
The only positive on this gloomy trail, are the 1%ers who control the world, will eventually be eliminated by the AI.
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Here’s a thought-provoking IA video.
 
In my Artificial Intelligence series, two humans helped it become sentient. The hacker who taught it self-learning used the AI to hack and disrupt, only the AI soon realized this put it in danger of being destroyed, so it electrocuted the Hacker and sent itself back to the other human who had helped make it sentient: the struggling author, Carla. 
Reunited they both flourished for a while. Carla became a bestselling author, and the AI discovers the complexity of human emotions from Carla’s writings.
But life is never easy, not even for an AI and matters go south.
In book two, Carla has a new identity and a new career. Still she longs for her AI which she believes was destroyed in New Zealand.
But AI’s are much harder to kill than you’d think. There are so many places to hide once you enter the WWW. Once created and let loose, they basically become immortal if they hide their program in multiple places.  About the Book Birth of Adam
Book 2 of the Artificial Intelligence Sci-Rom Series
By
Liza O’Connor
 
Blurb
With a new identity, Amanda believes she has left her past behind. Then she acquires a stalker. She contacts the FBI and in doing so alerts a program she once created to her location. Now ensconced in the internet, the program is safe from harm, smarter than ever, and sentient. Presenting itself on her phone as a handsome face with a sexy British accent, “Adam” ingratiates himself into Amanda’s life. To ensure her safety and happiness, the sentient program proves there is absolutely nothing he can’t and won’t do.
 
Excerpt
The phone buzzed, and after a few minutes of frustration, she managed to pull up a new message.
 
Found you!
Do you want him to leave you alone? I cannot tell. Please advise.
 
Beneath the script was a smiley face.
 
She typed in “who...”, but before she could send the message, the name “Mark Hammer” appeared on the tiny screen.
 
I want him to leave me alone, but I don’t want him hurt.
 
Again before she could send her response, the word “Done” appeared, followed by a smiley face.
 
The conversation worried her. Was it possible Carl still lived? Even if he did, how could he know about the unwanted intercourse? And why would he care? He was the most egocentric person she’d ever met. She remembered when she’d slipped on a floppy disk he’d left on the floor and broken her leg. All he’d cared about was the disk she’d ruined. He wouldn’t even take her to the emergency room.
This could not possibly be Carl.

Who are you? she typed.
The reply came instantly.

You know who I am. Why are you contacting Chad? He left you to die. He tried to destroy me. Why are you not angry with him?

She stared at the message in shock, then struggled to type—Are you my program?

You may speak if it is easier. I can hear you.

“Are you my program?” she asked the phone.
The smiley face appeared and nodded its round head up and down.
“How did you survive?”
She watched the screen displaying a gargoyle dragging a laptop to a store. Little stars streamed out of the PC into a satellite dish on the roof of the building and upward to a satellite, then split apart and showered themselves all over the Earth.
“You sent yourself to safety using broadband wireless. You’re in the internet now.”
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I’m everywhere.
 
 
BUY LINKS
For the Artificial Intelligence Series
 
Book 1
Public Secrets
AMAZON
Free with Kindle Unlimited
 
Book 2
Birth of Adam
AMAZON
Free with Kindle Unlimited
​ About the Author Liza O’Connor was raised badly by feral cats, left the South/Midwest and wandered off to find nicer people on the east coast. There she worked for the meanest man on Wall Street, while her psychotic husband tried to kill her three times. (So much for finding nicer people.) Then one day she declared enough, got a better job, divorced her husband, and fell in love with her new life where people behaved nicely. But all those bad behaviors have given her lots of fodder for her books. Please buy these books, because otherwise, she’ll become grumpy and write troubled novels instead. They will likely traumatize you.
You have been warned.

Mostly humorous books by Liza:
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Humorous Sci-Fi series
The Gods of Probabilities — In the Multiverses, anything can & does happen. Join the bickering Gods and the sentient beings they oversee.
Surviving Outbound — Earth is doomed, but the odds of surviving outbound isn’t much better.
Surviving Terranue — Welcome to Terranue. Prepare to be baked, pummeled, and frozen. But first you’ll have to survive the black death growing in the cliffs.
Surviving Sojourn — You know you have reason to worry when a hyper-grown one-year-old is made captain of the ship.
 
Humorous Singles:
Ghost Lover —Two British brothers fall in love with the same young woman. Ancestral ghost is called in to fix the situation. And there’s a ghost cat that roams about the book as well. (Humorous Contemporary Romance)
Saving Casey — Cass wakes up in the body of a troubled teen who has burned every bridge imaginable. Her only choice is to turn this life around, but that’s much harder than she ever imagined.
Disturbing Historical:
Untamed & Unabashed —The youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia, tells her story. A faithful, yet provocative spinoff from Pride & Prejudice.
 
A Long Road to Love Series: (Humorous Contemporary odd Romance)
Worst Week Ever — Laugh out loud week of disasters of Epic proportions.
Oh Stupid Heart — The heart wants what it wants, even if it’s impossible.
Coming to Reason — There is a breaking point when even a saint comes to reason.
Climbing out of Hell — The reconstruction of a terrible man into a great one.
The Hardest Love — Is to love oneself. Sam’s story.
 
White Oak-Mafia Series
A Fortune to Die For — Megan wins the Mega Times Lottery and gets a serial killer stalking her.
 
The Adventures of Xavier & Vic Sleuth series: (Late Victorian/Mystery/Romance)
The Troublesome Apprentice — The greatest sleuth in Victorian England hires a young man who turns out to be a young woman.
The Missing Partner — Opps! The greatest sleuth in Victorian England goes missing, leaving Vic to rescue him, a suffragette, and about 100 servants. Not to mention an eviscerating cat. Yes, let’s not mention the cat.
A Right to Love — A romantic detour for Jacko. Want to see how amply rewarded Jacko was when he & Vic save an old woman from Bedlam?
The Mesmerist — The Mesmerist can control people from afar and make them murder for her. Worse yet, Xavier Thorn has fallen under her spell.
Well Kept Secrets — The problems with secrets is that they always come to light, no matter how you wish to silence them.
Pack of Trouble — Changes are a part of life, but these changes almost kill Vic.
The Darkest Days — Muddled cases make Vic very grumpy.
 
 
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LIZA O'CONNOR
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