Blog of a Forbidden Dreamer

  About the Book: At 17, Samira Joshi has only one dream in life. She wants to be a spy. And why not? Spying runs in the Joshi genes. Her great-grandmother was famous for sticking her nose in everyone’s business. Her grandmother had a flourishing side-business of tracking down errant husbands and missing servants. Her parents are elite intelligence agents for RAW. Yet, they want their only daughter to become a doctor. When she sees a college friend being trapped by a pimp, Samira does some spying of her own, and discovers the existence of a secret sisterhood of teen spies — The Spyders. And, she wants in! The question is, do they want her? Book Links: Goodreads * Amazon Read an Excerpt from Along Came a Spyder I was being followed. I just didn’t know it. You couldn’t blame me, really. I was only sixteen at the time. For the past year, my parents had rarely been in the same place at the same time, for more than a month. So, when they whisked me off to Dubai for a family holiday, I ...

  About the Book: Samaira Reddy, the girl in the big house, the Bade Sahib's daughter, only wants one thing and one person...a life with her childhood sweetheart, her Rags. Raghav Cherukuri has always been known as the driver's son. And has also always loved his Sam, the girl he can never have and never forget. And so, he leaves her and his life in Hyderabad behind. But now, Raghav is back. A Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy, he is the success he’s always wanted to be. And yet, he has failed. Samaira is meeting the ‘perfect groom’ her family approves of…A man whom Raghav can never be. Can it finally be their time to be together? Or has their happy-ever-after passed them by? This novella was previously part of the anthology Something Old Something New. Book Links: Goodreads * Amazon Read an Excerpt from My Heart's Regret: “Why did you leave?” The question shot out of her taking them both by surprise. They stared at each other, a wealth of memories flooding the space betwe...

  Book: The Backyard Tales                                                                                                Publisher:  Buzz ePub; 1st Edition (August 6, 2020) Publication Date:   August 6, 2020 Language: English Pages :  162 pages Aniesha Brahma   Young Adult and Children’s novelist, Aniesha Brahma , studied Comparative Literature. She started her career has as a social media manager in a publishing house. Currently works as a senior content writer in a digital media agency. When she is not working, she is dreaming up stories, conducting sessions for her popular YouTube Series, Chai & Chill , or planning how to get even more books and bookish content to readers via BUZZ Magazine . You can read...

  The Backyard Tales relates the story of 17-year-old Mia Basu Roy and her beloved cat, Pippo. She seems to understand him far too well for a human. And he seems to have another life that Mia begins to suspect. She follows her cat to their backyard and down a very dangerous road which leads her to witches, talking animals, and a story that’s much bigger than what she initially suspected.    Read this story to discover all of Mia and Pippo’s secrets, be enchanted by magic, and get the answer to a question that has haunted us for ages: does a cat truly love their owner?  Book Purchase Link Amazon India  |  Amazon .com Author Guest Post How Does One Find the Inspiration to Write Stories?  " I sincerely believe that inspiration can be found anywhere, if you are brave enough for it. As writers we are constantly writing stories in our head. Whether the other person realizes it or not. To me personally, sometimes inspiration walks on four paws, has a tail an...

The Backyard Tales speaks of the bond between 17-year-old Mia Basu Roy and her beloved cat, Pippo. She seems to understand him far too well for a human. And he seems to have another life that Mia begins to suspect. She follows her cat to their backyard and down a very dangerous road that sweeps her away to the realm of witches, talking animals, and something that’s much bigger than what she initially suspected.    Read the story to discover all of Mia and Pippo’s secrets, be enchanted by magic, and get the answer to a question that has haunted us for ages: does a cat truly love their owner?                      Book Purchase Link Amazon India  |  Amazon USA Book Excerpt   Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it. - Mason Cooley Chapter Five: The Witch Pippo had often heard his mini owner recall old times when she and her friend, Shekhar, had dared e...

Charmeljun Gallardo is a former Radiologist and author. His first book is  Ready for the World  young adult book series. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a Creative Writing degree in 1996. He is a writer, photography enthusiast, sports fan, movie geek, stroke survivor, and an adventurous foodie. He lives in San Diego, California with his wife and son.  Author's Writing Process   ''I was still in high school when I first came up with the idea of writing a book. It began as a personal journal before I put it in narrative form. At first, the stories were like wish fulfillment. I changed events here and there to have things be better for my lead character. He was never at fault and like Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way. In other words, he was boring. But again, I was young. I was as green as a blade of grass and my stories were just as thin.   It was when I got to college when everything changed. I knew how to write, but didn’t kno...