Cover Reveal : The Activist & The Capitalist

THE STORY ....

“I’m not drunk – just a litt-le high.”

On a magical moonlit night, Jai and Anusha meet and fall in love. When they meet again however, they discover that Jai is the crass capitalist developing Rasa Vihar, the heritage building that Anusha and her NGO are fighting to protect. Inevitably they clash, with neither willing to concede to the other. The problem is that although publicly they are enemies, in private, they are wildly attracted to each other. – but when secrets and betrayals enter the equation – things really begin to get out of control. 

WILL THE ACTIVIST AND THE CAPITALIST EVER BE ABLE TO FIND COMMON GROUND?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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 andinternational anthologies and written for various magazines.

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Cover Reveal : She loves me He loves me not.

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She Loves Him, He Loves Her Not

Stripped of her illusions, Zoella creates her own twist in the fairy tale, beating him at his own game.

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Zeenat Mahal 

Blurb 

Zoella’s been in love with Fardeen, her best friend’s gorgeous older brother, since she was ten, but he’s always seen her as a ‘good girl’—not his type—and he can barely remember her name. Besides, he’s engaged to a gorgeous leggy socialite, someone from the same rarefied social strata as the imposing Malik family.

Zoella has no chance with him.

Until a brutal accident leaves Fardeen scarred and disfigured, that is. Suddenly bereft of a fiancee, Fardeen is bitterly caustic, a shell of the man he used to be, a beast that has broken out of the fairy tale world he once lived in. And a twist of fate lands him his very own princess—Zoella.

The beast, however, is a far cry from the Fardeen of her dreams. Stripped of her illusions, Zoella creates her own twist in the fairy tale, beating him at his own game.

About Zeenat Mahal 

Zeenat Mahal (@zeenat4indireads) is an avid reader and has been writing for as long as she can remember. She has an MPhil in English literature from Government College Lahore and holds a MFA in creative writing from Kingston University, London. She won a BBC short story competition in 2001 and has been a regular contributor to newspapers. Zeenat has eclectic tastes and an insatiable desire to learn. Her romances are a heady mix of the traditional and the contemporary, old world values face the challenges of a shrinking globe that impinge upon and help shape South Asian sensibilities.

‘Haveli’ is Zeenat’s first published novella. Currently she is working on a literary novel with elements of magical realism, while continuing to write romances. She can be contacted on her FB page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Zeenat-Mahal.

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Book Review : Against All Odds

Indireads has published "Against All Odds " ,a novella by author Jazz Singh.Jazz Singh is a person who has dabbled in an array of activities be it fashion or behavioural science.She loves travelling as it arouses her curiosity.She loves hills as also valleys.She is a voracious reader.She has read philosophy,mystery,history,romance etal ! She has written this romantic novel "Against All Odds " & hopes to pen many more !

The novella 's  cover shows a girl's side profile trying to balance an umbrella .Her dupatta or scarf seems to be flying in the breeze.There is a car on the road which seems to have come too near to the girl for comfort.

The novella has short chapters & this eggs the reader to complete the book faster.It has 106 pages.Navigating the e book was simply easy ! The print is easy on the eyes.

This is the story of a simple girl Sanjana ,an interior decorator who is trying to earn a living in Dilli.Needless to add,she is extremely talented ! She wins all those who employ her to do up their offices as also homes.She meets Abhimanyu & sparks fly .Sparks of dislike soon transform into flames of love & how ! Is it, because Abhimanyu is too handsome or is it that Sanjana's brown eyes hold too much warmth ?   Someone does not approve of the match as Sanjana is too ordinary for the high flyer,real estate magnate,Abhimanyu.Even Sanjana herself suspects that Abhimanyu is just playing with her emotions as he seems too friendly with many females of the page 3 variety.Is Sanjana right ? Is Abhimanyu serious about Sanjana ? Sanjana even tries to disappear from Abhimanyu's view .She believes that out of sight is out of mind.Does it work ?  How fate intervenes & Sanjana's care moves someone who was dead set against the match, makes for an interesting read ! Still,does Sanjana agree or refuses as this affair has dented her self respect ?  It is a simple tale, garnished with romance & love ! And a whiff of passion !

Against All Odds

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Jazz Singh 

The Blurb

The first time they collide, he thinks she’s a con artist, she believes he’s an arrogant snob.

It takes several meetings to change their minds about each other, but eventually, Abhimanyu and Sanjana strike up a friendship that seems destined to turn into something more. He’s a rich successful businessman, however, and she’s a small-town girl who doesn’t fit into his glittering world; a fact that Abhimanyu’s mother has taken pains to point out.

Will they ever overcome the odds, or are their lives on parallel tracks, never destined to cross?

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Jazz Singh is one of the most elusive writers I have met. So respecting her need for privacy we have not asked her for a profile picture or a writeup. Long back, when I had first interacted with her.. I had asked her the reason behind this. Her answer was... I want to be known for my work. All I can say to that is... She will be...

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Book Review : Done with Men.

"Done with men "  by Shuchi Singh Kalra is the first e book ,I am reveiwing.I had read another e book  much earlier.Shuchi Singh Kalra 's debut novella is "Done with Men ".She has written many articles  for magazines like Femina,Good Housekeeping,Women's Era to name a few.Shuchi owns Pixie Dust Writing Studio, an editing firm that serves clients across the world !
She is the owner of the Indian Freelance Writers Blog, which is a fast-growing resource for Indian writers.

Well ,I loved the PDF format."Done with Men " is an Indirom Novella published by Indireads.In fact ,it is the first rom com offering by Indireads after 30 romance novellas which were published in 2013.Navigation was a breeze !

The author has dedicated this book to her hubby ,kid,parents,in laws & also the readers.It is quite humourous ....her vote of thanks to all !

There are twenty chapter followed by Epilogue,Glossary , note to readers,about author,about Indireads & more from Indireads.

This is a story of Kairavi Krishna,  who is working for the magazine ,The New Age Traveller .She is in Goa on a holiday cum work assignment.She wants to party away to forget & forgive her boyfriends who were useless & brought her grief.To prove her point ,she tattoos her  hand with "Done with Men ".And then she meets with an accident .The holiday plan goes awry.She is being nursed in hospital by best friend Baani & her glued  boyfriend Kapil.

Is the hospital stay boring ? Kairavi has to warn herself that she will not fall for any more men though she meets the handsome doctor on duty, Dr Vivian,daily.It is sheer torture.Then ,she discovers that he may be married.No, still a bachelor and going to be engaged.Very confusing.

There is more drama.Her ex keeps meeting her in places she lands up.Baani & her fevicol boy friend break up.Kairavi's boss lands up in Goa.What happens when Kairavi's boss discovers that Kairavi was dancing with gay abandon when she met with an accident ? Do Kairavi & Vivian become a couple ? Is it mutual love or is it just one sided  love by Kairavi ?  What about Baani & Kapil ?

The book makes hilarious reading.All paragraphs from the first till the very end has a little humour in it.The thought bubble speaking & replying to Kairavi's questions are very amusing. Kairavi is just like any other girl who cannot take to high heels .She is not the slim & trim types.We can all identify with her & hence empathise with her !

The print was easy on the eyes & all is neat.Short chapters which egg me on to read faster.Language is easy & drama unfolds step by step.So ,the plot gets interesting as we flip pages.

A worthy book to keep smiling & laughing as we read through.

Thank you ,Storizen for this opportunity to read & review an E book !