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Kingpin
"�[Kavita Daswani�s] culture-clash dilemmas ring heartbreakingly true� - Entertainment WeeklyAnil Raichand was once the kind of man you might see in the pages of your favourite society magazine - the handsome high-flying industrialist with the rich father, the Ferrari, the clubs, the cigars, and the secret peccadilloes. At twenty-six he was society�s most sought-after bachelor. Educated, charismatic and heir to his father�s wealth, Anil decided he needed two things: to become a business tycoon in his own right by any means, and the perfect wife to help him get there. But, nearly fifty, Anil looks back at a devastated business empire, a pulverized marriage, an estranged daughter and embittered parents. He pushed himself to amass fabulous wealth but found everything crumbling around him. And now he is compelled to confront the cost of his success even as he desperately holds on to the memory of a woman he once turned his back on. Unfolding over four decades - from Anil's boyhood in Singapore, his foray into the Bombay marriage market, falling in love with the wrong woman in Hong Kong, to his meteoric rise and fall in Dubai - Kingpin is a dazzling, high-octane story that will entertain and enlighten you.
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Betrayed.
After Baba decides that the reins of the Badshah Empire will be handed over to the grandchild who proves his mettle, Sohana Badshah, overindulged heiress and sole granddaughter, decides she wants to try her hand at the game too, if anything, its the sort of thing that can help her win Jag back. Suddenly, from the socialite sister that no one takes seriously, she becomes a rival to reckon with and theres more than one person whod like to see her fail. The second in the bestselling Bombay Girl series Betrayed shows Sohana struggling to keep her footing in a mans world. Without street smarts or business smarts, shes likely to lose grip. Can this sheltered Bombay Girl step up to the task of taking over the Badshah Empire or will she be overpowered by all the people who are trying to bring her down? About the Author Kavita Daswani is an international journalist covering fashion, beauty, travel, design and celebrities for a range of global publications. A former fashion editor for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong and Asian correspondent for WWD, for whom she still writes, she currently contributes to the Los Angeles Times, Cosmetic News Weekly, Tatler, Crave and numerous other publications. She has also written for the Indian editions of Vogue, Conde Nast Traveler and Grazia Italia. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two sons. She has authored the best-selling books for Matrimonial Purposes, The Village Bride of Beverly Hills, Indie Girl and Salaam, Paris. Her books have been published in seventeen languages.
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The Village Bride Of Beverly Hills
The culture-clash dilemmas ring heartbreakingly true. (Entertainment Weekly) Fairy tale fun bursts from the confines of an arranged Indian marriage in this delectable follow-up to For Matrimonial Purposes. (Publishers Weekly) The author of the enchanting and delightful (USA Today) debut novel For Matrimonial Purposes returns with a romantic comedy about a new bride leading a secret double life. After an arranged marriage in her native India, Priya moves with her husband to California, where they share a house with his parents. Playing the traditional daughter-in-law role, she's expected to clean, cook, and because she doesn't immediately get pregnant find a job as well! But the job, at a glossy Hollywood gossip magazine, isn't at all what Priyas in-laws had in mind for a traditional Indian wife. She soon finds herself with a secret life that she must hide from her disapproving new family. All the while, she is growing into a marriage with a man whose loyalty is decidedly torn between his parents and his bride. This is hardly surprising, given that he met his wife only a week before their wedding. The question is, can this fragile new love survive the pull between tradition and ambition?
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Lovetorn
When you are a sixteen year old love can be a complicated word Dear sixteen year olds of the world, Im in a crisis right now and I need your help. So, I was engaged to the love of my life. You know how it is in small towns you meet a nice boy, especially if hes from a known family, and get fixed for life. You are waiting to be together and...Bam! Your father finds a dream job and youre forced to move with your family to the US. No questions asked. It was quite awkward at first, my clothes, my hair, my accent...even my scent. I stood out friendless, weird. But things didnt remain the same for very long. I was suddenly drawn into a charity organization and then to the cutest and sweetest boy in the entire school! Tell me, can you possibly be in love and out of love at the same time? Especially, when the guy you are engaged to is certain youre coming back.