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The Adulteress
Arunima lives a life of luxury with all the checks in the right boxes yet she is unable to overcome the feeling of not having enough. A chance encounter with her old flame ignites the dormant passions and brings back the memories of her old self when she was a go-getter. Arunima experiences a strange communion with divine when she undergoes a surreal sensual encounter. the experience, although unabashedly carnal in all its manifestations, is spiritual awakening for her. She now has to unravel the purport and onus of this wholesomeness. The author is fiercely hopeful the book will encourage the readers to submit to 'Divine Will' or Love to unravel the mysteries of their lives analogous with her journey to the higher self while writing The Adulteress.
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A Southern Music
.M. Krishna, one of the foremost Karnatik vocalists today, begins his panoramic exploration of that tradition with a fundamental question: what is music? Taking nothing for granted and addressing diverse readers from Karnatik music's rich spectrum and beyond it, Krishna provides a path-breaking overview of south Indian classical music. He advances provocative ideas about various aspects of its practice. Central to his thinking is the concept of 'art music', the ability to achieve abstraction, as the foundational character of Karnatik music. In his explorations, he sights the visible connections and unappreciated intersections between this music form and others - Hindustani music, Bharatanatyam, fusion music and cine music - treading new, often contentious, ground.
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The Ayurvedic Diet
Do you drink six cups of coffee to get through the day? Do you feel bloated, sleep-deprived and tired? Are you on a diet of salami-pizza-alcohol that often leaves you reaching for that box of medicines? If yes, this is the book for you. Ayurvedic expert Reenita Malhotra Hora offers you a helping hand out of the negative cycle you have trapped yourself in. In three simple steps she teaches you the basics of Ayurvedic nutrition: - First, get to know your body and mind by understanding the subtle variations of the three doshas - vata, pitta and kapha - that comprise you, so you know which food combinations are most nutritious. - Second, since food is life source, realize the essential guna in the different food items you consume. - Third, consume only those foods that balance the elements of the six Ayurvedic ritus or seasons - Grishma, Varsha, Sharad, Hemant, Shishir, Vasant - so you are in harmony with nature. A one-stop, easy-to-use, jargon-free guide to nutritional wellness and a happier, healthier life.
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The Precious One
In all her life, Eustacia "Taisy" Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love, Ben Ransom, her twin brother, Marcus, and Wilson Cleary professor, inventor, philanderer, self-made millionaire, brilliant man, breathtaking jerk: her father. Seventeen years ago, Wilson ditched his first family for Caroline, a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time, Taisy's family has seen Wilson, Caroline, and their daughter, Willow, only once. Why then, is Wilson calling Taisy now, inviting her for an extended visit, encouraging her to meet her pretty sister - a teenager who views her with jealousy, mistrust, and grudging admiration? Why, now, does Wilson want Taisy to help him write his memoir? Told in alternating voices - Taisy's strong, unsparing observations and Willow�s naive, heartbreakingly earnest yearnings - The Precious One is an unforgettable novel of family secrets, lost love and dangerous obsession, a captivating tale with the deep characterization, piercing emotional resonance, and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos's beloved works.
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Full House
Billie Pearce, school teacher and divorced mother-of-two, has always enjoyed a quiet life, right up until the fateful day she starts riding lessons. On her first day at the stables, she meets Nick Kaharchek, the handsome, super-rich playboy who seems - inexplicably, in her view - to like her. To really like her. And despite Nick's own hilariously chaotic family, Billie feels something back, something she never thought she'd feel again. But for Billie and Nick, things are never simple. Someone is not happy about the couple's blossoming romance - and it looks like they're willing to kill over it...
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The Siren
From the New York Times bestselling author of the selection series comes this sweeping standalone fantasy romance. A girl with a secret. The boy of her dreams. An ocean between them. Throughout the ages, the Ocean has occasionally rescued young women from drowning. To repay their debt, these young women must serve for 100 years as Sirens, remaining young and beautiful and using their deadly voices to lure strangers into watery graves. To keep their true nature secret, Sirens must never speak to humans and must be careful never to stay in the same place for too long. But once her century of service is over, each Siren gets a chance to start over - a chance to live the mortal life that was almost stolen from her. Kahlen became a Siren after her family died in a terrible shipwreck, decades ago. And though a single word from her can kill, she can't resist spending her days on land, watching ordinary people and longing for the day when she will be able to speak and laugh and live freely among them again. Kahlen is resigned to finishing her sentence in solitude until she meets Akinli. Handsome, caring and kind, Akinli is everything Kahlen ever dreamed of. And though she can't talk to him, they soon forge a connection neither of them can deny and Kahlen doesn't want to. Falling in love with a human breaks all of the Ocean�s rules and if the Ocean discovers Kahlen's feelings, she'll be forced to leave Akinli for good. But for the first time in a lifetime of following the rules, Kahlen is determined to follow her heart.
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The Match of the Century
Elin Morris, proper, well-bred and always sure to do the right thing knows it's her duty to marry the Duke of Baynton. After all, they're the "match of the century"-at least according to gossip. But her world is turned upsidedown when the duke's brother, Benedict, returns. He's dashing, daring, handsome and living a life of questionable repute. And for once in her very good life Elin is oh, so tempted to do all sorts of very wrong things! Ben knows Elin is forbidden to him- - she's to marry his brother, after all. And long ago he payed a heavy price for loving her. But what is a man to do when the woman who owns his heart throws herself into his arms and begs him to save her life?
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Always
Bastard daughter to the king, Rosamunde was raised in a convent and wholly prepared to take the veil until King Henry declared she would wed Aric, one of his most valiant knights. Suddenly she found herself promising to love, honor, and obey. Rosamunde�s education had not covered a wedding night, but the handsome warrior she was now bound to was intent on giving her a lesson in the art of pleasure. In no time, Aric was certain she would surrender to the irresistible passion he promised. And while Rosamunde's spirited nature often put her at odds with her new husband, his mastery in seduction was quickly melting her resolve-and capturing her heart.