Dear reader,
Slowly, very slowly, people have started picking up my books to read and it is indeed very heartening. It’s been barely a month since One Last Kiss was published and it’s too soon to say anything but I’m hoping they will love it as much as they loved the Girl-Boy Series.
Meanwhile, I have been busy. My next book is called When I Kissed You and is not a standalone romance but the first of a new series. I had fun writing this book, especially the main characters of Neel and Akanksha.
They’re not strangers. They’ve known each other since childhood but to Neel, she was always the pig-tailed sister of his friend Girish. Akanksha however has nursed a secret crush on Neel for the longest time but it never went anywhere and she moved on. What happens when they meet in a new city? Well, sparks do fly.
I’m sharing a very small excerpt from the book here and you can sign up to be notified when the book goes live on Amazon.
The story of my life was simple.
My parents hated me and didn’t want me to enjoy anything. So they locked me up in an ivory tower and threw away the keys. I waited and waited for my Prince Charming to show up there and rescue me but he didn’t and I grew old.
And died.
A virgin.
Well, not really. Okay, I’m not old yet, unless you think twenty five is old.
And I’m not dead.
But I am a virgin.
And everything else about that story was not true either. But it sure does feel that way to me sometimes.
Only I know how much I have struggled to appear cool and knowledgeable when girls in school would talk about kissing their boyfriends or going to second base with them. Or shrug like it was no big deal when in college, it moved on to more serious stuff.
There were girls who were having sex with their boyfriends and I had to listen to their stories with a straight face and not run away from there screaming, not in horror, but in agony, because there was no chance any of it was going to happen with me.
First of all, I didn’t have a boyfriend.
Second of all, my stupid older brothers, Girish and Gaurav, were the most successful cock-blockers on the planet. School and college romances were both ruled out because my brothers were constantly around, picking me up and dropping me every single day. Guys were afraid to approach me because I was the sister of these dreaded two who had built a reputation of sorts for themselves, wherever they went. That no one could mess with me. Or mess around with me.
Anyway.
The story of my life is going to change now.
I know this is too short an excerpt to give you a real taste of the fireworks in the book but it’s better if you read it and discover along the way.
Okay faaaiiinne. I’ll give you a smallish excerpt from Neel’s POV too.
Anyway, it was Friday and I needed a break. Most of my so-called friends at work had disappeared after I punched Joshi. I was wary of getting too friendly with Heera but would often smile and nod at her whenever I saw her at work. Then, I got to know of this party through a WhatsApp group and decided to show up because it would give me an excuse to not call Girish’s sister.
I probably knew around two people in the party among the eighty or so people who had crowded inside the farmhouse in Bhugaon. But that didn’t matter. I was here to destress, I told myself as the music pounded loudly. What had seemed exhilarating at first felt like it was about to invade my skull after half an hour.
The lights were dimmed, the drinks were flowing and there were several fumbling couples necking on the sofa, and doing much more in the rooms, I figured. Some of the really drunk people were dancing and swaying. I caught some interested glances from a couple of women come my way but I had parked myself on a stool near a window and I didn’t move yet. Yet another car stopped outside and two women stepped out. One of them was in a tiny silver dress that she’d probably bought when she was ten years younger. It didn’t leave much to the imagination.
The other was wearing jeans and a top and looked confused and a little apprehensive as she walked inside the house. I looked at them walk inside and a man joined them. My interest in both ladies wavered and I looked away, thinking that maybe I should just call it a day and go home. Alone? I looked around again.
That’s it for now guys. June 20 is the day to look out for as the book goes live then. And in case you haven’t seen the cover of this book, it’s crackling with chemistry.
I can’t wait for you all to read this one!