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ದಂಗೆಯ ದಿನಗಳು [Dangeya Dinagalu]
Ravi Belagere - 1972
Translated in Kannada by: Ravi BelagereOne of the best pieces of historical fiction. A very existential novel about the revolt of 1857 in British India.
Tin Fish
Sudeep Chakravarti - 2005
Together, the 4 boys set about irreverent, sometimes hilarious rebellions against their regimented fishbowl existence at a brown-sahib institution in a turbulent, changing India.
Pinky Promise
Hope Ford - 2019
An Alpha Man, Curvy Woman Romance AndreaWe were best friends through college.When we both went our separate ways, it about destroyed me.We meet again seven years later, and decide to make good on our pact…At 30, we would get married to each other if we were still single. LoganWithout her, I knew something was missing.I’m not whole unless I’m with her.So, one night I bring up the pact and a week later we’re about to walk down the aisle.But she runs.I didn’t mean to push her, but I love her and now I just have to convince her that what we have is too good to let go of. This is a Steamy, Sweet, Short Story Romance. No Cliffhangers.If you love short romances with insta love, hot love scenes, and a sweet story, then this one is for you.
The Kalam Effect: My Years With The President
P.M. Nair - 2008
Abdul Kalam.
Blind Eye
S.W. Hubbard - 2015
We see what we want to see, nothing more. When detectives Coughlin and Holzer investigate the disappearance of a successful young businessman, they’re both impressed by his beautiful wife. Slender, curvy, delicate—Michelle Fanning is not the kind of woman a man would choose to leave. Soon, a gruesome discovery leads the detectives to believe they’re investigating a murder. Reeling from the collapse of his own marriage, Detective Coughlin sees Michelle Fanning as a suspect. Detective Holzer, fascinated by her gentle femininity, sees her as a victim. Which cop turns a blind eye to the truth? Inspired by a true crime that occurred in New Jersey, this **short story** originally appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. The story introduces the character of Detective Sean Coughlin, who goes on to play a role in the full-length novels, ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE and TREASURE OF DARKNESS, in the Palmyrton Estate Sale Mystery series. Please be aware that BLIND EYE is a short story, not a full-length novel. Chapter 1 of ANOTHER MAN’S TREASURE is also included.
Cheaters
Novoneel Chakraborty - 2018
However, the urge to explore and experiment amongst the youth is at an all-time high. This friction, if not handled well, could lead to unexpected roads. Each story, though high on emotions, unfolds in a thrilling narrative.
The First & Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever (Thomas Covenant, #1-6)
Stephen R. Donaldson
Venom
Christian Cantrell - 2011
Gabriel Kane goes from a struggling architect to one of the most powerful men in the world; Armonía Solorsano -- a young Hispanic girl who grew up in a dilapidated suburban McMansion-turned-tenement -- invents one of the most important and influential pieces of technology in history; a non-profit organization goes from a charity to a decentralized domestic terrorist group; and the greatest democracy in the world finds itself falling into the ever-tightening grip of a dictator.As five people come together with the shared goal of changing the world, they discover that their approaches are fundamentally and irreconcilably at odds. Their partnership becomes a bitter political and high-tech rivalry from which only one of them can emerge.This novella by Christian Cantrell (about 16,000 words) portrays an intersection of politics and technology which is both extremely relevant, and frighteningly feasible.
To Keep the Oath [Darkover Series]
Marion Zimmer Bradley - 1979
But the laws of our charter prevent me and I am bound by oath to obey those laws; laws made, not by our own Guild-mothers, but by men who fear what we might have to say to their women!
The False Sun
R. Scott Bakker - 2012
A story set in the far antiquity of Bakker's fictional world world of Eärwa, the setting for his Prince of Nothing and Aspect Emperor series.
Returning: Episode II
A.L. Knorr - 2017
Best enjoyed if you've read Returning, Episode I first! Things are progressing with Mira and Nathan's relationship, although not nearly as quickly as Mira would like. If it were up to her, they'd be well on their way to making a family by now. But Nathan's traditional ways means Mira has to hold herself back. Not an easy ask for a siren. Just as Mira's life seems to be heading in the right direction, her estranged father makes an unexpected appearance. When her father experiences strange memories surfacing, everything Mira believed about the powers of a siren's voice is thrown into doubt. A siren acquaintance from Mira's past reveals more about the mermaid world than Mira had ever been shown by her mother. Don't miss the second installation of Mira's story!
Candy Sass
Elianne Adams - 2017
Get to Dexter, retrieve an external hard drive, and deliver it to the people who hired her. But there’s a vampire on her tail that wants nothing more than to suck her dry and steal her prize away from her before she can her hands on it. When she roars into Niko Garcia’s garage, she discovers more than the tracker who’s been hired to help her. She finds a wolf shifter—one who claims she’s his mate. Now she has to decide if she’s ready for the kind of forever life as a shifter’s mate entails.
ज़िन्दगी आइस पाइस [Zindagi Aais Pais]
Nikhil Sachan - 2015
In this book, Nikhil continues taking his readers along for a journey which try to solve the riddles of basic human existence - riddles of love, of childhood's lost and found, of relationships and of our day to day trials.His characters vary from a gangster who chooses love over looting, a couple trying to steal their first kiss in a right-wing nightmare, children playing one-tip one-hand cricket to an early jobber trying to rise above his mundane job to an old man contemplating the purpose of life after getting replaced by technology.Nikhil's characters are immensely relatable and his stories are his voice speaking out your own stories. This book reminds you of the smell of summer sunshine hitting garden leaves and takes you to back to a kinder gentler and simpler time.
The Vampire's Image
B.V. Larson - 2010
Her art depicts things that have been forgotten, lost, or which have yet to come. The images are always beautiful—but they also drive people mad. She creates her wondrous images in secret, but one day a stranger comes... One who is just as mysterious as Grace herself.The Vampire’s Image is a story of paranormal romance, 6500 words long.
Taking the Veil (The MatchUp Collection)
J.A. Jance - 2019
Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.