Q: What is your favorite ice cream
flavor?
A: Rocky Road Ice cream. It is like
the path to good writing it starts rocky but ends sweet.
Q: Which mythological creature are
you most like?
A: Phoenix .
Q: First book you remember making an
indelible impression on you.
A: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Q: How do you develop your plot and
characters?
A: Sometimes an idea comes to mind
and sometimes a character. Then I mull over it for a few days, weeks or months
adding more characters and twist and turns to the story. When I feel I have
somewhat of a beginning point and end point to the story, I commence writing
it.
Q: Describe your writing space.
A: I write on my bed, with the TV on
in front and chocolate or steaming coffee within my hand’s reach.
BLURB:
What
if following your heart means failing your family? Eila Sood leaves India for the U.S. , hoping to unite her
family and mend fences with her estranged older sister. She soon learns that
her sister’s intercultural marriage, which outraged their parents, has hit rock
bottom. To help pay the bills, Eila accepts an accounting job at a strip club,
working for the fascinating yet infuriating Brett Wright. As their friendship
and mutual desire builds, Eila chooses keeping family peace over following her
heart. After Brett misinterprets her fears and accuses Eila of prejudice, his
ex-girlfriend steps in to offer solace. Eila realizes that whichever choice she
makes will rip her life apart. What will Eila choose? Love of her life or a
life ruled by tradition? Fall in love with love, in this steamy saga from a
best selling romance author.
Excerpt
“Shoot!” All her required paperwork sat snug in a folder in the
carry-on. Abruptly Eila dropped her carry-on. She mindlessly bent down to unzip
the bag’s front pocket. A push from behind nearly sent her flying to the floor.
Someone caught Eila at the waist and brought her back to her feet. Her face
just missed kissing the mosaic floor.
The grip was firm and steadfast. Eila felt the stranger’s
fingers through the layers of her clothes.
“Hey!” Peeved, Eila pushed herself up, struggling against
the stranger’s lean length. Thoroughly vexed, she swiveled glowering over her
shoulder.
Eila found herself staring into a pair of rapier blue eyes –
the blue so deep, so intense and so mesmerizing that for an instant she was
speechless. The angry sheen in the stranger’s eyes brought Eila back to
reality. Hurriedly, Eila moved away.
“This is a place to stop?” His arrogant tone stung.
“I don’t see a sign
that says otherwise.” The Caucasian man in his late twenties, was tall, well
over six feet. Eila hated that in her sensible traveling pumps she had to look
up at him.
“Common sense!” he barked.
“I had stopped for a reason. And.
You, pushed, me.” Eila’s eyes boldly viewed the horrible man with his sharp
straight nose, high cheekbones and a mouth pulled in grim lines. What an utter
waste of good looks! A red ball on that beak, a multi colored wig on that
uncouth head and a red and white polka dot jumpsuit would do wonders for his
personality. Eila tried to avoid the completely unexpected grin at that sudden
thought.
At Eila’s impudent smile, his eyebrows came together as his
chin lowered challengingly. He gave a disparaging glance to her heart-shaped
face, with its dark almond shaped eyes and long thick eyelashes, cheeks plump
around the middle and high at the end and mouth that was small but perfectly
bow-shaped with a fleshy lower lip.
AUTHOR
Bio and Links
Varsha Dixit, Author |
Varsha
Dixit is the best selling author of four successful contemporary romance books.
Her debut book, Right Fit Wrong Shoe was a national bestseller for the year
2010. Varsha was a part of the Indian Television Industry and worked as an
assistant director and online editor. She considers herself a dreamer who
thinks deep but writes light. Even though creativity is gender free, Varsha
feels blessed and enriched to be a woman. Currently, with her family, Varsha
resides in CA, USA .
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