Book Review : Forged in Dreams and Magick by Kat Bastion

The award-winning debut in the Highland Legend Series:

Isobel MacInnes wakes up in present-day California, lunches in medieval Scotland, and by ten days’ end, falls in love with a man and his country, only to lose them in a heart-wrenching twist of fate . . .

Found in the arms of her second soul mate . . .

Forced to balance the delicate strands of time between two millennia . . .

Shocked by revelations rewriting the very foundations of history . . . of everything.

Isobel, a rising-star archaeology student, is dropped into two ancient worlds without warning . . . or her permission. Her fiery spirit resists the dependency thrust upon her. Amid frustration at her lack of control, she helplessly falls in love. Twice.

She struggles to adjust to the unimaginable demands of two leaders of men—a laird in the thirteenth-century Highlands and a Pict chieftain in a more ancient Scotland. Isobel transforms from an academic, hell-bent on obtaining archaeological recognition, to a woman striving to care for those she loves, and ultimately . . . into a fearless warrior risking everything to protect them.

*** PLEASE NOTE ***
Scorching (explicit) sex scenes.
Fire extinguisher highly recommended.

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Dr Aihik Saha

Short Review : Forged in Dreams and Magick will capture your imagination at the turn of every page. Must read for those who love fantasy and adventure.


Full Review : Time travel novels are always a joyride. Especially when it is garnished with a lot of romance, emotions and adventure. Kat Bastion cooks up a perfect time travel book with “Forged in Dreams and Magick”. Its one hell of a novel and you get thrown to different times in the past without a moment to settle down..but still you will enjoy it..
It’s very difficult to merge history with fiction but Kat Bastion has done that seamlessly. The plot intrigued me at each step. Though a few more historical correlations would have definitely spiced it up even more. The author plays on the strings of philosophy with subtleness and never becomes preachy. The socieo-environmental conditions of the periods have been depicted with complete fidelity.

“ ’Done assessing me like your next meal,female?’ ”

The chapter I enjoyed reading the most is the one which involves the dreams (chapter-28)…its beautiful, its quirky, it’s funny..the writer paints with words..Sheer brilliance..from the title of the book I wondered why magick and dreams..Though all through it’s a dream like situation there were no dreams but this chapter adds a different dimension to this fantasy novel. Dream sequences are always difficult because one tends to go over the top. But this one sticks to the surreal zone and does justice to the rest of the book. Kudos!

“Twice in as many weeks I’d struggled with assumptions of what defined my reality, but thought driven insomnia had crystallized the details of my situation.”

Time traveling is difficult. More so when you travel back and forth.. but the hardest path to tread would be when you are travelling in various time periods..to create three different periods and to do justice to each of them shows the writers command over the medium. The writer creates three different worlds with distinction but also takes care that travelling from one world to another doesn’t become a bumpy one. A very interesting scene is where she picks up the language of the Picts. The simplicity brings a smile on the face.

“’I’m your soul mate?’ The shouted realization scorched my ears.”

The characters are lovable; their vulnerability brings them closer to reality. The author has beautifully interwoven various layers into all character be it Velloc or Iain to the lesser characters like Brodie, Gawain, Fingall, Robert, Duncan, Drust and others. Quite unlikely the supporting characters are not a burden. In fact characters like Brodie, Drust complement well to the protagonists and creates an interesting perspective.

“That damn box hadn’t finished with me yet”

The supernatural elements are limited which again I think is very commendable. Though there were ample chances to add more supernatural elements but the author sticks to 3 and builds the plot on the characters and their intense and complex emotions. There is thin line of difference between sleaze and sensuousness. The author surely knows the line too well. The passion plays are raw, intense, spontaneous and honest.

“The intriguing paradoxes of a man-hard edged but tender, accepting but inflexible, twenty-first century past and medieval reference-had me more than a little unsteady on my feet”.

Something worth a mention is the writer’s choice of words and expressions. She has chosen her words wisely and nurtured each expression with a lot of care. This novel wouldn’t have been the same without them.

About The Author

Latest project: No Weddings Series

I'm thrilled to be co-authoring with Stone Bastion, my husband, in a contemporary romance series!

No Weddings (9/8/14)
One Funeral (9/29/14)
Two Bar Mitzvahs (10/20/14)
Three Christmases (11/17/14)
...plus a steamy nightcap novella
For Valentine's (1/5/14)

I'm fortunate to have won several awards for my paranormal romance writing in the first novel of the Highland Legends Series. The first two books are now available on Amazon:

Forged in Dreams and Magick
Bound by Wish and Mistletoe (a novella)

Slated for release in Winter 2014/2015:
~ Born of Mist and Legend
~ Found in Flame and Moonlight

Please also visit the Charity Support and Awareness page on both my blog and website, outlining how a portion of the proceeds of all of my books will go to charities that fight against human trafficking.

More information about me and all that I support can be found on my blog, www.talktotheshoe.com and my website, www.katbastion.com ~ I can often be found on my Twitter account ~ @KatBastion

Book Review : Along The Watchtower by David Litwack

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Publication Date: June 13, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy

A Tragic Warrior Lost in Two Worlds…

The war in Iraq ended for Lieutenant Freddie Williams when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once he was a skilled gamer and expert in virtual warfare. Now he’s a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he’s inhabiting two separate realities. The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic that Freddie enters when he sleeps.

In his dreams he is Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde. His only solace awaits him in the royal gardens, where the gentle words of the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, calm the storms in his soul. While in the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission—a journey along a dark road haunted by demons of guilt and memory—and letting patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart may be his only way back from Hell.

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Dr Sanchit Bhandari

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Along the watch tower—a book which takes you on a journey of self discovery, amalgamating the fantasy and real world..read it for a rare experience.
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He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering.”
-mark (5:34)

David Liwack’s Along the watch tower takes the reader on a trip to his inner world bridging the mystical fantasy to harsh reality. The best part of the book is its beautiful prose, excellent editing, heart breaking emotion, breathtaking drama, balancing gritty reality and magical fantasy. The book just keeps the reader glued.
The narration is one of the best I have come across in recent times and the quotes are just irresistible. The narration never lags behind nor does it over empathizes or becomes too fast in all the 212 pages. You just keep on reading without even realizing that actually you are no more in the real world but have entered the fictionalized world created the writer.
Lieutenant Freddie Williams is a justifiable, believable character and one of the best crafted protagonist. The book follows his POV as he wakes on a stretcher after an IED explosion and soon enters a medically Induced coma, in which he finds himself in a world of fantasy where he is Dauphin who has 30 days to save his kingdom. In those thirty days to save he will go through a series of magical challenges, which he must overcome to save his people from the Horde, in the real world he will have to face his own demon to heal, not only his body but also his soul.
The characters are very well portrayed and corresponds to each other as the book progress. You keep on comparing the real and the fantasy world and realize how the mind is playing the trick, how the world changes with the smallest of hopes and desires.
I fell in love with Rebecca as soon as she entered and of course Becky holds the center stage with her sympathetic yet firm attitude. She didn’t just limit herself to heal physical injuries but did her best to help Fredrick reach at terms with himself, his past and his present.
The highlight of the book is the emotional aspect of the war, shown the just not to portray the soldiers as heroes or gods, but shows the horrors of the war with veterans being the victims of politics
Facing PTSD and many horrific disorders some of them have lost their life and what remains are being eaten by street dogs. The other less fortunate one survived and had to face a fate much worse than death itself
Lieutenant Williams being one of the survivor have lost his leg and with it his only dream of making a dunk. as the story progresses you realize that Iraq is not the only thing that went wrong and IED was not the only thing that tore him inside out both in the real and fantasy world. His life is a hell and love his only way out.
Only by facing his inner demon both in real and fantasy world did he find peace and all along the journey was great. The way both the world corresponds each other, keeps readers transfixed and after some time you lose your hold on reality and enter a fictional world where you wonder what is real and what is a figment of Imagination.
Overall Along the watch tower was a great read and well worth reading. I just can’t remember any book being better in recent times.A Well deserved 5 star

The urge to write first struck when working on a newsletter at a youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by northern lights rippling after dark. Or maybe it was the newsletter's editor, a girl with eyes the color of the ocean. But he was inspired to write about the blurry line between reality and the fantastic.


Using two fingers and lots of white-out, he religiously typed five pages a day throughout college and well into his twenties. Then life intervened. He paused to raise two sons and pursue a career, in the process becoming a well-known entrepreneur in the software industry, founding several successful companies. When he found time again to daydream, the urge to write returned. His novels include: There Comes a Prophet, Along the Watchtower, and the newly released The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.


David and his wife split their time between Cape Cod, Florida and anywhere else that catches their fancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every keystroke for the invention of the word processor.

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Book Highlight : Along the Watchtower by David Litwack

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Publication Date: June 13, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Fantasy

A Tragic Warrior Lost in Two Worlds…

The war in Iraq ended for Lieutenant Freddie Williams when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once he was a skilled gamer and expert in virtual warfare. Now he’s a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he’s inhabiting two separate realities. The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic that Freddie enters when he sleeps.

In his dreams he is Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde. His only solace awaits him in the royal gardens, where the gentle words of the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, calm the storms in his soul. While in the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission—a journey along a dark road haunted by demons of guilt and memory—and letting patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart may be his only way back from Hell.

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The urge to write first struck when working on a newsletter at a youth encampment in the woods of northern Maine. It may have been the night when lightning flashed at sunset followed by northern lights rippling after dark. Or maybe it was the newsletter's editor, a girl with eyes the color of the ocean. But he was inspired to write about the blurry line between reality and the fantastic.


Using two fingers and lots of white-out, he religiously typed five pages a day throughout college and well into his twenties. Then life intervened. He paused to raise two sons and pursue a career, in the process becoming a well-known entrepreneur in the software industry, founding several successful companies. When he found time again to daydream, the urge to write returned. His novels include: There Comes a Prophet, Along the Watchtower, and the newly released The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky.


David and his wife split their time between Cape Cod, Florida and anywhere else that catches their fancy. He no longer limits himself to five pages a day and is thankful every keystroke for the invention of the word processor.

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Book Review : The Evolution of Gods: The Scientific Origin of Divinity and Religions by Dr. Ajay Kansal

Print Length: 214 Pages
Publication Date: August 2012
Language: English
Genre: Non-Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Comparative Religion, Atheism

Did gods create humanity or did humans create gods?
Did gods create mankind, or did mankind create gods? Why, when and how did mankind begin to worship gods?
Religious scriptures the world over claim that one or the other god made all plants and animals, but science has not yet identified any supernatural power that created and governed living beings.
Was it man who came up with the idea of gods to help him cope with his own fears?
Could it be that ancient people attributed natural phenomena-unfathomable and frightening to them-to the working of invisible gods?
What kind of sufferings or fears made people bow before unseen powers or gods as we call them? When were these gods created?
Who invented morals and methods of worship?
Who wrote the ancient scriptures such as the Bible and the Vedas?
Most crucially, have gods and the scriptures shaped our responses to the world around us?
The Evolution of Gods seeks to answer these questions, and explains scientifically how, when and why religions and gods came into being. Ajay Kansal marshals anthropological and historical facts about the development of religions in a simple and straight forward manner to assert that it was mankind that created gods, and not the other way around.

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Sanchit Bhandari

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. (Luke 17:5)

The Evolution of Gods: The Scientific Origin of Divinity And Religions is a book for atheists to sharpen their weapons and also a one for believers to enrich their faith in the Almighty. Dr Kansal, an ardent proponent of atheism who challenges the very existence of God and denies rationality of religions has brought out the best in me to consolidate my faith in Lord RAMA. Prior to this I never reflected back upon my religion with such a critical mindset, but the stir this book has created in my mind has led me to find scientific basis of my beliefs. The result is my faith now stands on concrete pillars which I guess wouldn’t be swayed by the strongest of the torpedoes.


What was good
The author takes little more than 200 pages to deny thousands of years of wisdom and skillfully dismembers God to a mere fragment of Human imagination.

'Man could perceive some unseen, unheard, untouchable, non-aromatic divine power only after the evolution of his imagination.'

The book written in a chronological fashion searches the history and existence of Gods through the scientific evolution of humans. It suggests that gods were created so that humans could explain the existence of things that were beyond their grasp like the lightning and rain, the day and night, the sun and the wind. Sometimes these uncontrollable powers were heralded as a boon and sometimes they were a bane. Hence they started to call them gods and prayers were started to appease them and to be on their good sides.

At some point in time—we do not know exactly when this happened—people in various far-flung parts of the world developed an instinct. Whenever people encountered some power beyond their control that could harm or help them, they began to worship that power.

The narrative skills of Dr kansal is quite strong, similar to his research. he keeps you spell bound and at every juncture he etches a clear picture of the facts with lucidity and argues his way that newer Gods were created to meet the newer challenges of mankind.

history demonstrates that whenever humankind faced a new challenge, priests invented a more useful deity and consigned the older one to oblivion.

The language of the book is very simple and the logic is quite undeniable. all can understand and relate to the perspectives of the author. The real beauty of the book is underlain in the fact that even though the author has argued the existence of God and given his explanations of the various myths he doesn’t try to burden the reader with his philosophy.

This book is an effort to light a candle in the darkest corner of Human consciousness.

The book contain 3 separate chapters on Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity explaining the way these religions came into being and how they developed throughout the history. These chapters are quite resourceful and informative about the different aspects of religion and beliefs. And I thoroughly enjoyed looking at different aspects of God as a whole. It is during these chapters author explains the existence of moral codes and various religious texts. Also during these chapters author has made a feeble attempt of comparing these religions and giving his opinion about their truth and existence. he tells how we have deviated from the original basics of these religion teachings.

The core teaching of jesus said : ‘Love all do not kill even animals’. His last words for the people crucifying him read : ‘Father for they know not what the do’.Thus basic teaching of Jesus was non violence and forgiveness . ……….. Many of his followers fought countless wars just to establish their dominance.

The author also describes how the presence of religions brought the scientific advancements to stagnancy. He launches an offence against the priests and their teachings, for the Dark Ages.

"The greatest obstacle to discovery was not ignorance, it was the illusion of knowledge",

Priests and the holy books delayed scientific progress for almost two millennia'

the target audience is very skill fully chosen- the younger generation, the ones who are not extremists and is ready to have an open mind towards different points. The main aim of this book seems to be to achieve a state of religious harmony and respect, to avoid the conflicts on religious grounds and to train the next gen towards a better future. The ill practices still going on in the name of religion are well highlighted and depicted in an unbiased way.

"The knowledge about the evolution of gods may vaccinate youths against the disease of religious extremism."

What went wrong
The book is too ambitious, it’s written in a one track perspective i.e. for a given myth or practice he gives only a single explanation. Needlessly to say that this explanation is ruthlessly aimed to prove his point. his opinions inadvertently changes to judgments and I believe that a few might hurt the sentiments of a not so atheist reader.

Almost all ancient people of the world developed many funny religious concepts: Yajna was one of the funniest concepts humanity could fathom and continue too

These kind of comments on one’s religion and belief are just undeniably over the top, Yajna is one of the most auspicious thing in Hinduism and the author just refers to it as a bane of the society.
Though mostly the author has been cynical about Hinduism he doesn’t spare the other religions when he writes..
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God did nothing to save His son Jesus from the painful death, but shook the earth and the sky later.'

At places even certain facts were modified for e.g while talking about Buddhism Quoting Epicurus was unnecessary and uncalled for. it was only done to deviate the belief of the reader. his words are presented in wrong light, Epicurus was not an atheist nether did he denied the presence of gods, He was just one of the first to believe that mankind shall not fear God, He regularly admitted women and slaves into his school and was one of the first Greeks to break free from the god-fearing and god-worshiping tradition common at that time, even while affirming that religious activities are useful as a way to contemplate the gods and to use them as an example of the pleasant life. all this was not there in the book. The only thing present was his words that were presented in such a way that it gives an impression that Epicurus denied the religion 2400 years ago

Is He willing to prevent evil, but is not able to? Then He is impotent. Is He able to prevent evil, but is not willing to? Then He is malevolent. Is he both able to and willing? Then where did the evil come from? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God.

These words of Epicurus were the starting words of his teachings that pleasure and pain are the measures of what is good and evil; death is the end of both body and soul and should therefore not be feared; the gods neither reward nor punish humans; the universe is infinite and eternal; and events in the world are ultimately based on the motions and interactions of atoms moving in empty space. These Were presented in a completely different way which I think is too ambitious. The author went a bit tad too far too prove his point, bending the teachings of a well known scholar.
Lastly I would point out that though the book was supposed to be ‘The Scientific Origin of Divinity and Religions’ but the Scientific aspect of religion was completely overlooked. I have limited knowledge of other religion so I would like to keep my point in Hinduism.
In his book Ramcharitramanas (Ball kand shlok 56), an Indian Epic by Tulsidas, it is mentioned about the presence of multiversity and How lord created them and recedes in each of them at the same time everyone have their existence in each of this parallel dimension but with different perspective and appearances. This concept is similar to the new emerging scientific concept of probability, Time and Multiverse
In bal kand shlok 100 Tulsidas have also explained how it was possible for Ganesha to be worshiped before his birth because time is omnipotent he lives in other time period this is in accordance with the modern concept of Time as a dimension
The Vishnu Puran explains Dashavtar First Matsya(Fish), Kurma the tortoise, Varaha the boar, Narasimha the half-man/half-beast, Vamana the dwarf, Parashurama, Rama, Krishna. If seen scientifically shows how Mankind evolved from fishes to amphibians to reptiles then mammals in mammals first beat then half beast (apes) then a dwarf after that Nomads (Parashurama), Ideal King (Rama) to a clever King (Krishna).
There’s a long list of such examples which I don’t want to go in.
Such facts were skillfully concealed for they would have against authors point so were never mentioned
Let me end my review by quoting Vipin Behari Goyal, ‘Nietzsche said, “Faith is a delusion, but then I never had faith in Nietzche”’ .
I recommend this book to everyone and suggest them to come to their own conclusion after reading it

As per my rating

About The Author

Dr Ajay Kansal is a professor and consultant pathologist. It was during his medical practice that he encountered human suffering in a big way that made him question the concept of Gods and drove him to write this book.
The Evolution of Gods is his first book and the only book written by an Indian author on the concept of the existence of God which talks of all religions and is not based on any one particular form of it. His next work is a romance which is currently in progress.

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Book Review : Starcursed by Nandini Bajpai review by Sanchit Bhandari

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In the ancient city of Ujjayani, the planets align to decide the fate of two starcursed lovers. Born under the curse of Mars, brilliant and beautiful Leelavati, daughter of the famed astronomer Bhaskarya Acharya of Ujjayani, knows she can never wed. But when her childhood playmate, the handsome and rich Rahul Nagarseth, returns from sea, their attraction is rekindled under stormy monsoon skies. As Leela, forced by fate to relinquish Rahul, tries to find solace in teaching at her fathers observatory, a fleeting alignment of the stars is discovered that can help overcome her curse. But Rahul is called away on a war to defend his kingdom. Can he return in time or will she lose him forever to the will of the planets? Set in turbulent twelfth century India, against the backdrop of the savage wars waged by Muhammad of Ghor and his band of Turkis, Starcursed is a sweeping tale of science, romance and adventure that will transport its readers to another world.

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Starcursed is a Star shining bright to capture your imagination and sail you through to the mystical twelfth century India.

“Why was I surprised? I may be unmarriageable, but he, clearly, was not. I looked away. Dimly I could hear murmurs of congratulations. Where was the door ? I had to leave, to escape. I concentrated on moving my feet. Walk, just walk, I urged them.”

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To begin with I would like to mention that I am not a proponent of Historical fiction, for the simple reason, I believe that history should be built up of rock solid facts rather than fragments of fiction to capture the imagination of readers and cloud the original facts . But I will play Devil’s Advocate to Nandini Bajpai. Though it’s a long way before her name is taken with Rosemary Sutcliff but her mettle in writing historical novel is sure to be watched out for.

“It was a Day of Sun and Shadow. That rarest of Monsoon days when sunshine could suddenly streak through the mass of dark clouds to dance on the hills and river below. A day for surprises. I told myself I was ready for them”

Starcursed is a frictional recreation of the story of Leelavati. Her life was guided by the stars. Her birth chart claimed that anyone who would marry her would die and hence she was deemed to be a maiden all her life. Her Father Bhaskara Acharya the great Mathematician and Astrologer calculated an auspicious moment when the curse of the stars would not have an effect. He created a special oil and water clock to calculate the exact moment, but it failed due to some reasons and the moment passed away.

“Are we pawns in the hands of fate or can we rise above it?”

In Leelavati, Nandini has created a witty, learned, intelligent, brave female lead but to balance it out she is clumsy, at times a crackpot, though she can face the world she is afraid to face her love for the fear of the fate that awaits. Most importantly she is a character true at heart. Rahul is fictionalized in the most perfect way possible. Nandini has woven an intelligent Scholar, a wealthy trader, a brave warrior into a romantic person, add to it the nobility he has inherited from his Chinese and Jain descent.

“The clouds have gathered, my love
Thunder shakes, Lightning falls
I wait all night by the window
Listening for your silent flute

The moon is hiding, lost and moody
Rain weeps softly into the streets
On the pathways you walked
The clouds have gathered, my love”

Other characters including Sethani and Bhaskara Acharya are well portrayed and I was able to connect to each one of them in a very interactive manner. They all stand out on their own and you can actually guess what they are going to do in a particular situation.

The narration is quite good but lags behind at some points. The initial four chapters make a slow start for an otherwise intriguing novel. Once again the plot takes a back seat as in Nandini Bajpai’s previous book(Red Turban White Horse), as it is already revealed to the reader in the synopsis. Even the twist in the end is well expected. But it’s a different joy altogether to find out that you were right!

“I know that of the many things consulted when contracting a marriage- family, honour, health, possessions, star charts, caste and faith- love is not considered to be of much importance. Yet to me it is paramount”

The author skillfully takes us back to the twelfth century with the smallest details, rituals and customs. She touches upon several social atrocities in a non judgmental way but stern enough to get across her view to the reader.

“Anyone could step into this river. Maybe upstream, an atheist, a foreigner, an untouchable, perhaps even Rahul,was stepping into it at this very Moment. Why then these rules about caste and creed, whom it was permissible to touch or marry, when we were all made from the same earth and water?”

Unlike her previous outing “Red Turban White Horse”, Nandini has not strayed into Punjabi and Hindi. Though she has restricted herself to English, some of the translations of hindi proverbs like “Tere muh mein ghee shakkar “ being translated to “Butter and Sugar in your mouth” just loose it’s touch and translating “ghee ka diya” to “butter lamp” and and “Akash Ganga” into Sky Ganges is just hilarious (Milky Way would have been good enough). The writer’s attempt to tickle our funny bone just makes us smile wryly.

“I had been studying the qualities that my birth chart had forecast for me. They were a terrible list of vices- Pride, arrogance, quarrelsomeness. I wouldn’t want to marry me.”

I would like to sign off showering kudos on Nandini for the character she has infused in Leelavati. She maintains her dignity and the pride of her family. Though she loves him immensely she subdued her feelings and went on refusing him for two years. It is only in the end that she breathes life into her Love.

“True love may. And I say may, do ten times the work that growing wheat in winter demands. And it may even be that this winter wheat tastes better than the easy wheat harvested in autumn. But attraction and infaturation will let the wheat wither and the farmer shall die of hunger.”

About The Author

Nandini Bajpai grew up in New Delhi, India, one of four sisters and many cousins, in a family that liked to read. Although she dabbled in corporate finance, business analysis, and fostering shelter animals, her first love is writing. Her novel Red Turban White Horse: My Sister's Hurricane Wedding was published in 2013 by Scholastic India. She lives in the Boston area with her husband, kids, their dog Yogi and cat Rakhan.

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Book Highlight : Fury by Clarissa Wild

Publication date: March 17th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Would you risk everything for love?

Life has held nothing but hardships for Hunter Bane. Growing up with a learning disability wasn’t easy, especially when you’re poor. With only his brother to support him, Hunter clings to the short moments of happiness in life. Like when he meets Autumn Blakewood.

Autumn Blakewood is a geek at heart. Reading is her passion, and she can’t spend one day without her books. She’s always locked up in her room studying, trying to avoid trouble. Until Hunter comes into her life.

Hunter can’t resist the temptation to get closer to Autumn. She is his complete opposite, and yet he’s drawn to her in ways he can’t explain. But when his brother is caught dealing drugs and sent to prison, Hunter’s world shatters.

To save his brother, Hunter has to join the gang he’s feared his entire life. Now he’s forced to choose between his family and the one girl he loves. Fighting for both, his fury is all he needs…

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Clarissa Wild is the Amazon Bestselling Romance author of FIERCE, a top 200 and top 15 New Adult Romance novel. She is also a writer of erotic romance such as the Blissful Series, The Billionaire's Bet series, the Doing It Series and the Enflamed Series. She is an avid reader and writer of sexy stories about hot men and feisty women. Her other loves include her furry cat friend and learning about different cultures. In her free time she enjoys watching all sorts of movies, reading tons of books and cooking her favorite meals.

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