‘The Ages of Living’ begins with the solemn reality of Noor and Gurmehar, who are on the verge of separation. They are at the edge of the end, the dawn of darkness, beyond which nothing and no one can be repaired. As they stray alone in this familiar land, they begin reminiscing of a familiarly unrecognizable past. Everything around them is redolent of a time in their history which is lost. As the past unfolds, slowly and gradually, their stories are told. Their timiditi...

I Am Me is a two-way book that contains twenty short stories, divided into ten individual pairs. Each story in a pair has a corresponding "mate" on the other side, which shares the same title, theme, and to an extent the same concept, but is presented in an entirely different way. One half of the book examines reality, while the other half explores the realms of fantasy. The stories examine various aspects of life, from birth to friendship, love, desire, ambition, prejudice, spiri...

This is a delightful collection of twenty-five crisp and intriguing short stories that will enliven and charm your leisure hours. The writer employs the 'Today-technology' of story telling: An economy of words; a simplicity of style; and a tempo and cadence that match the brisk life-style of today.All the stories have an Indian aroma and diaspora

With "Garima Madam - the prequel", Mike Watson returns to the story of “Garima Madam’s Bitch” and the hapless expat in India who has allowed himself to fall into marital male slavery at the hands and, especially, feet of the erotic and cruelly demanding “Garima Madam”. Only now, deep into his subcontinent servitude, is the expat allowed to tell the tale of how his once downtrodden and small-town wife became the formidable and sexy woman of today responsible for the life of married male sla...

“If we women are really weak then why do they need to discharge so many sperms for one ovum?”Pallavi, 27, single, Kingfisher Airlines.“Half the headaches in a man’s life involve a woman and half the heartaches in a woman’s life are because of a man.”Swadha, 24, single, NH Consultants Pvt.Ltd.And then they met him…..exactly when they shouldn’t have.

Spirited, elegant, fun, with an enchanting authorial voice, For Matrimonial Purposes is a remarkable achievement, an original in the contemporary women’s market.The main character, Anju, born and raised in Bombay, is now a fashion journalist in New York. But twinned with her enjoyment of the American scene, her single, glamorous life and the fashion perks it brings, is her determination to remain true to her Indian roots and her love of her extensive family.Marriage is the ...

"The poet Seema Jha was born in India and moved to England later. Prior to writing this book, she had her first book of poetry published called, 'Of Mauves and Oranges.' Her second book of poetry was called, 'Autumn Leaves' and was published by AuthorHouse. Her third book, a novel, called 'Curry and Kisses' was also published by AuthorHouse. Her husband is a Consultant Psychiatrist and she has a son. They live in Boston, Lincolnshire, UK."

Arianna Rondina, passionately fond of flying since a child, works in the aeronautical world.The novel is about Azzurra’s story who tenaciously follows her dream of becoming a pilot.Each of us can be the author of our own life, painting it with the colours of our heart. In fact, only listening to its voice, we can walk along the street towards joy and realization.“From Arianna’s book, the image of a cloth plotted around feelings and emotions emerges, an inlay of illusio...

On the eve of their wedding day, Frank and Marion Braid retreat to the solitude of a Smoky Mountains cabin, where Marion soon discovers that Frank will stop at nothing to make their honeymoon--and the rest of their lives together--perfect.

A man finds himself too busy in his career to understand feelings of her loving wife. One day his wife decides to write a love note, similar to which they used to exchange twelve years ago. Dr. Avani, the anaesthetist on call, always considers Dr. Mohit, the surgery resident, her enemy. Finally destiny brings them together when they handle a serious case of an accident victim. A usual day of Sens family turns hilarious when an unaddressed love letter accidently lands in the house. All the ...

He met Svetlana when she came in one blustery afternoon. Sweet, waif-like, delicate, blue-grey eyes, pink lips and cheeks; she was a happy person and smiled a lot showing lovely teeth. I saw Harry looking at her – he couldn't take his eyes off her. He saw her delicate fingers as she bent over and handled the trinkets on the shelf; he noticed her almost translucent skin and light brown hair beaded with droplets from the mist outside. He glided up to her, "May I help you?" She turned her hea...

The protagonist, a collector of antique goods, buys a nude idol of a yakshini from an old man and uncovers it ignoring warnings of its seller. Thereafter he gets infatuated to the voluptuous idol and encounters horrible consequences.