'Without You', my first book was published in June 2015. It brought home so much Love that even before the month was over, I was thinking about writing a sequel to it.
Then one day I came across this quote on Facebook.
“Two damaged souls healing each other is love.”
It planted the seed of a Story inside me and 'His Sunshine Girl' was born. A lot of things happened in the interim which saw me almost quitting writing, attending the famed ‘Anita’s Attic conducted by eminent author Anita Nair to hone my writing skills, and also a lot of hustle in between.
I am very grateful to Anita Nair ma’am, who was kind enough to evaluate my manuscript and give valuable feedback. The very fact that she loved the book gave me enough courage to go ahead and publish it.
I have borrowed lots from the world I have seen and experienced to create this love story.
Many of you might find traits of yourself in Vishal and Shalini.
Arundhati Mukundan, the much loved 'Ammamma' from 'Without You' comes with a bigger role this time. Ananya and Arjun appear alongside a few other characters whom my beta readers have loved.
This is a standalone story and will make sense even if you haven't read 'Without You.'
It is also a story where I talk about an issue that is close to my heart. Discrimination based on skin colour.
So without much ado, let me reveal the cover...
Blurb:
Shalini is dusky and has faced body shaming throughout her life because of it. She has gone through a lot in her life, including a failed marriage and divorce, and is at a crossroad when the story begins.
She arrives in Sreepuram as the live-in literary assistant to Arundhati Mukundan, an eminent author.
Dr.Vishal, the prankster brother of Ananya from 'Without You' has seen love and loss at close quarters.
When the two meet at Sreepuram, it is a reunion of two childhood friends who were once inseparable.
Will their friendship help them heal?
Can the two damaged souls heal each other?
Isn't friendship turning into love the most beautiful thing on earth?
This beautiful cover is courtesy, my two wonderful cousins. Siraj Kannada, the photographer, and Naveena T.V, the pretty model.
Siraj Kannada, who has worked in the movie ‘Bonsai’ as still photographer is also a much in demand wedding photographer.
Check his Instagram Profile to see more through his lens: Siraj Kannada
Check his Facebook page to contact for assignments: Chameleon
Naveena is graduating in English Literature and is a talented dancer herself.
Thank you dears for this wonderful photo.
CONTEST:
Dear readers, what do you think about discrimination based on skin colour?
Comment below and the two best comments will win a free copy of my book.
This post first appeared on Preethi Venugopala- A Writer's Oasis, please read the originial post: here
