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Strange Obsession
Strange Obsession is the story of the gorgeous young super-model Amrita Aggarwal. Within months of her arrival in Bombay, she is the envy of its beautiful people. Then, one day, she attracts the attentions of a mysterious woman called Minx. As the months pass and the demands of her unwelcome suitor grow, Amrita's life turns nightmarish... An unforgettable novel of sexual obsession and its calamitous consequences.
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Ripples: Short Stories By Indian Women Writers
When you bring together 48 stories from 26 exceptionally talented Indian women writers, you can expect imaginations, passions, and emotions to set pages aflame. Ripples is the result of one such effort. It is an anthology of short fiction stories that showcases superior creative writing and is a great representative of contemporary Indian women’s writing. Though the stories vary greatly in genre, style of presentation, and length, the issues and choices faced by the protagonists of the stories are exemplary in their portrayal of the duality and contradictions of the contemporary world. Written with great dexterity, eloquence, and sensitivity, these stories are sure to leave their lasting ripples on your mind and heart. With stories by first-timers as well as by national and international award-winning writers, this book is a must-read for one and all!
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Unravelled
Plagued by demons. Condemned by fate. Now Aden's fighting back! "Once I started reading this book, I couldn't stop. Amazing!" —Kristin Cast, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling co-author of the House of Night series Aden Stone is not happy to find himself in the middle of a demonic war. The three human souls that live in Aden's head warn him of a bleak future…a battle that ends with a knife through his heart. Yet for the first time Aden's got a reason live and something to lose… So Aden's not giving up without a fight. His pack of werewolf friends are prepared to stand by him and vampire princess Victoria is ready to sacrifice
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The Pregnant King
‘I am not sure that I am a man,’ said Yuvanashva. ‘I have created life outside me as men do. But I have also created life inside me, as women do. What does that make me? Will a body such as mine fetter or free me?’ Among the many hundreds of characters who inhabit the Mahabharata, perhaps the world’s greatest epic and certainly one of the oldest, is Yuvanashva, a childless king, who accidentally drinks a magic potion meant to make his queens pregnant and gives birth to a son. This extraordinary novel is his story. It is also the story of his mother Shilavati, who cannot be king because she is a woman; of young Somvat, who surrenders his genitals to become a wife; of Shikhandi, a daughter brought up as a son, who fathers a child with a borrowed penis; of Arjuna, the great warrior with many wives, who is forced to masquerade as a woman after being castrated by a nymph; of Ileshwara, a god on full-moon days and a goddess on new-moon nights; and of Adi-natha, the teacher of teachers, worshipped as a hermit by some and as an enchantress by others. Building on Hinduism’s rich and complex mythology—but driven by a very contemporary sensibility—Devdutt Pattanaik creates a lush and fecund work of fiction in which the lines are continually blurred between men and women, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers. Confronted with such fluidity the reader is drawn into Yuvanashva’s struggle to be fair to all—those here, those there and all those in between.
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Ramayana 1:Prince Of Ayodhya
Full of adventure and magic, this epic fantasy is based on the classic Indian tale "The Ramayana" and brings to life a world of gods, shape-shifting mages, and bloodthirsty demons. "A ripping good yarn."--"Publishers Weekly." The original "Ramayana"--a classic tale of war between absolute Good and Evil--was written 3,000 years ago by Valmiki, a reformed thief-turned-sage. Now, with breathtaking imagination, Indian novelist Ashok K. Banker has recreated this epic tale for modern readers everywhere. Ayodhya the Unconquerable is the legendary capital of warriors and seers, and the greatest fortress of the civilized world. Soon it will be a wasteland of ashes and blood. For Ayodhya lies in the shadow of a demon's wrath--a demon that is sending all its dreadful power to ravage the world of mortals. And only Rama, Prince of Ayodhya, can hope to prevent the onslaught of darkness.
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Mystereous Affair Style
Agatha Christie’s first ever murder mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
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Shoot the Falcon
Thrilling, action-packed and thoroughly entertaining, this is one book you will find hard to put down until you reach the final spine-chilling end! Forget what they said about revenge. It was delicious served hot or cold. There’s blood in the sand as Raj, Nagi and Madhuri fight to keep a dangerous weapons cache out of the hands of home-grown terrorists. When the IB and private eye Rekha Dixit cross paths on the trail of an underworld kingpin in Rajasthan, sparks fly, threatening war across the borders. Its yet another dynamite packed thriller for the Bollywood Knights until a beautiful starlet gets caught in the crossfire. Shoot the Falcon, the third book featuring the teen detectives from Mumbai’s dazzling film world, the Bollywood Knights, is a roller coaster ride through the romantic and treacherous dunes of remote Rajasthan.
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Night of the Vampires
Beneath evil and destruction lies truth... and eternal passion Soldier Cole Granger fights to restore peace to a world divided by war and evil. Enlisted for his extraordinary talents, nothing will stop him from preventing a horrific premonition from becoming reality...especially not a mysterious young woman claiming to be his comrades sister. Unsure if shes enemy or ally, Cole knows only one thing for certain he must keep her close. Very close. Megans quest to uncover a family secret leads her to the centre of vampire riots. She must join forces with Cole to find the answers, but they cant disguise the potent attraction drawing them together. Yet trust doesnt come easily for Cole and when Megan unearths the grim, dark truth, can she trust him to believe her?
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The Casual Vacancy
When Barry Fairweather dies unexpectedly in his early forties, the little town of Pagford is left in shock. Pagford is, seemingly, an English idyll, with a cobbled market square and an ancient abbey, but what lies behind the pretty façade is a town at war. Rich at war with poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands, teachers at war with their pupils…Pagford is not what it first seems. And the empty seat left by Barry on the parish council soon becomes the catalyst for the biggest war the town has yet seen. Who will triumph in an election fraught with passion, duplicity and unexpected revelations? Blackly comic, thought-provoking and constantly surprising, The Casual Vacancy is J.K. Rowling’s first novel for adults.
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The Power Trip
ive dynamic, powerful and famous couples are invited on the maiden voyage of a Russian billionaire's yacht. Could this be the trip of a lifetime? A Russian billionaire and his state of the art yacht. His beautiful and sexy supermodel girlfriend. And five dynamic, powerful and famous couples invited on the yacht's maiden voyage. A senator and his lovely but unhappy wife. A very attractive movie star and his needy ex-waitress girlfriend. A famous black footballer and his interior designer wife. A male Latin singing sensation and his older English boyfriend. And a maverick writer with his Asian journalist female friend. Could this be the trip of a lifetime? Or could this be the trip from hell? Whatever happens on the high seas doesn't necessarily stay there. The Power Trip - take it if you dare.
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Ordered Cheese Delivered Chalk: My Kota Safari
We all have heard and read about the adventures that unfold in an IITian's life, but seldom have we come across a student's pre-IIT days. With all the focus diverted to life on the campus at India's most prestigious engineering institute, the fight and perseverance that goes into making the ranks is somehow never given due attention. Armed with a suitcase and a hand bag, sixteen-year-old Sameer Mittal from Siliguri lands in Bansal Classes, Kota, looking to fulfil his dream of gaining entry into the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). Sameer is your stereotype teenager confused, raw and bewildered, but with high hopes and aspirations of making it big. Fast forward to the time he leaves Kota Sameer has transformed into this clear-headed, fearless young adult, who couldn't care less about making it to the IIT, or for that matter, any other premier engineering college in the country. What is it that brings about such a drastic change in his mindset? The scenario was simple, right? Enrol yourself into the most prominent coaching institute in Kota, slog for fifteen to sixteen hours a day like a robot, become alien to terms like 'merriment', 'fun' and 'joy' and have textbooks as your only confidants. But in all his calculations, Sameer forgot to take into account a few 'minor' factors like love at first sight, depression, joys of counter-strike and long-distance relationship biting the dust, an overtly-friendly Kuldeep's nextdoor neighbour, a re-introduced schoolmate and the highs of teenage love. Ordered Cheese, Delivered Chalk narrates the story of Sameer and his (mis)adventures during his stay at Kota. It takes you through the journey of a teenager who makes the transition into a young adult.
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The Secret Proposal: Life Begins from Here...
Twenty-one year old Larissa Chakroborty (better known as Jasmine) has been forced into the company of her parents' friends' son, twenty-five year old Tanveer Bhattacharya (aka Veer) ever since she was thirteen and he was seventeen. Jasmine found herself slowly getting drawn towards this teenage boy and harbours an unrequited crush on him, long after he disappears from her life in order to pursue a college degree. Eight years later Veer returns. Jasmine finds herself going to his welcome home party, and neither of them recognises each other on the first meeting. Upon discovering that Jasmine is now a Master's student in a reputed college, Veer makes her a rather strange proposal. He wants her to pretend that they're in love and would eventually settle down in life, for he wishes to avoid tying the knot with a girl of his parents' choice. The constant ego battle between the two, the love-hate relationship, break ups and realisations is what The Secret Proposal is all about, wherein love would eventually find a way. Coupled with birthday parties, engagement announcements, Durga Pujos, weddings, the harrowing rituals, Christmas time fun, the crazy duo have a long way to go before they realise what their act would eventually cost them. Is it enough to get your long time love to be in a 'pretense relationship' with you? Does one grand gesture convince you that you've found your knight in shining armour? And why is it that when you have someone, you don't want them and when you lose them, you want them back? Is Veer merely pretending to be in love with Jasmine? And will Jasmine ever get over her undying love for Veer?
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The Girl I Last Loved: The Girl Who Never Loved Me
Love is all about flowers, gifts, movie nights, first kiss and then many more. Or is it? Then what about one sided love... Being friends in spite of knowing your true feelings... The incapability to read eyes... Don't frustration, pain and loneliness lie on the other side of love? Meet Akash, an over achiever, who aims to conquer it all but is unable to love. Kasam, a girl beyond his reach. Though destiny keeps bringing them together, their world seldom collides. When he was a nave geek, she was the Style Diva. And now when he is a corporate junkie, where faces are masked. She is a professional motivator, who sees even beyond the faces. Two people. Single love story revisited three times. Four proposals. A ten year journey of finding and losing love. Countless moments of serendipity. Yet not a single moment of confession. He lived all his life fighting love... Will he ever fight for love?
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Love Happens only Once...rest is just life
Brief is life... But love is long... When his mates were preparing for board exams, he was busy flirting with girls! When his friend wanted to propose a girl, he hasn't even seen, he was busy thinking how to rob his friend's landlord! When another friend was searching for a substitute Dad, he was busy kissing his girlfriend in a ladies washroom! Meet Rishi and enter into his world full of fun, flirting with random girls, hanging out with friends and his love-interest Ananya. If you think LOVE is just another four letter word, think again! As after reading this book, your perception about LOVE is going to change from a mere 'emotion' to 'devotion', because...
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Celebrity in Death
We've got a corpse that looks like one of the investigators, a houseful of Hollywood and a media machine that's going to eat it like gooey chocolate.'Lieutenant Eve Dallas is panicking - and she's not at a crime scene. Forced to attend a celeb-packed party for a new movie based on her most famous case, she is surrounded by actors who look like everyone in her life. Then brutal reality crashes through the sparkly facade. There's been a murder. The obnoxious actress playing Eve's partner, Peabody, has been found face down in the rooftop pool. It's hard to find anyone who didn't have a motive for killing her, but Eve must fight to keep a clear head and stop a calculated killer.
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Insatiable
Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper. Meena Harper is familiar with the supernatural. After all, she knows how youre going to die (Not that youre going to believe her. No one ever does.) But not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for Lucien Antonescu who she meets and then makes the mistake of falling in love with a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side for which an ancient society of vampire hunters would prefer to see him dead. The problem is Luciens already dead. Maybe thats why hes the first guy Meenas ever met with whom she could imagine herself having a future. See, while Meena's always been able to see everyone elses destiny, shes never been able look into her own. Lucien seems to be everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, though he might turn out to be more of a nightmare. So now would be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future... if she has one.
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Stranger in the Moonlight
New from bestselling author Jude Deveraux and set in Edilean, a contemporary romance about two childhood friends who are reunited after years apart, only to discover that though they've each changed in significant ways, the spark they felt even as kids still remains... In the second novel in her bestselling Edilean trilogy, Jude Deveraux returns to the idyllic Virginia town where three best girlfriends joyfully reunite as they each seek out their heartfelt dreams and desires. Kim Aldredge is delighted that her dear college “sister” Jecca has found lasting love with Kim’s cousin Tristan. But despite her flourishing jewelry-making career, Kim’s own happiness seems as distant as the childhood summer when she played the hours away with young Travis Merritt, who came to Edilean with his mother under mysterious circumstances. At the end of that innocent season, he promised Kim he would return one day . . . and then vanished without even a goodbye. Years later, a worn photo is Kim’s only proof of the perfect joy they shared. But when she least expects it, Travis, now a savvy Manhattan attorney, will crash into her life once more. Will Kim see the boy she knew under the man he’s become?
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Now You See Her.
To save her own life, Nina Bloom vanished. Now, to rescue an innocent man, she confronts the killer she thought she escaped forever. A successful lawyer and loving mother, Nina Bloom would do anything to protect the life she's built in New York - including lying to everyone, even her daughter, about her past. But when an innocent man is framed for murder, she knows that she can't let him pay for the real killer's crimes. Nina's secret life began eighteen years ago. She had looks to die for, a handsome police- officer husband, and a carefree life in Key West. When she learned she was pregnant with their first child, her happiness was almost overwhelming. But Nina's world is shattered when she unearths a terrible secret that causes her to run for her life and change her identity. Now, years later, Nina risks everything she's earned to return to Florida and confront the murderous evil she fled. In a story of wrenching suspense, James Patterson gives us his most head-spinning, action-filled story yet - a Hitchcock-like blend of unquenchable drama and pleasure.
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No Easy Day: The Only First Hand Account of the Na
For the first time anywhere, a first-person account of the planning and execution of the Bin Laden raid from inside the US Navy SEAL team who carried out the extraordinary mission to kill the terrorist mastermind. From the streets of Iraq to the successful rescue of Captain Richard Phillips from pirates in the Indian Ocean; from the mountaintops of Afghanistan to the third floor of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, operator Mark Owen of the US Naval Special Warfare Development Group - commonly known as SEAL Team Six - has been a part of some of the most memorable special operations in history, as well as countless missions that never made headlines. No Easy Day puts readers inside the elite, handpicked twenty-four-man team as they train for the most important mission of their lives, Operation Neptune Spear. The SEALs were going after bin Laden. Two weeks later, from a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan, the helicopter-borne assault force took off into the night and flew low across the border. Then, deep inside Pakistan's heavily defended airspace, things started to go badly wrong. From the crash of the Black Hawk helicopter that threatened the mission with disaster through to the radio call confirming their target was dead, the SEAL team raid on bin Laden's secret HQ is recounted in nail-biting second-by-second detail. In No Easy Day, team leader Mark Owen takes readers behind enemy lines with one of the world's most astonishing fighting forces. It is the only insider's account of their most spectacular mission.