Simi K. Rao is giving away one (1) copy of In Incurable Insanity! Leave a comment below with you email address. The winner will be selected by drawing a name out of a hat!
This contest is being run by Simi K. Rao. Please allow up to a week for the author or the author's agent to contact you. Good luck and happy reading!~ J. Annas Walker
This contest is being run by Simi K. Rao. Please allow up to a week for the author or the author's agent to contact you. Good luck and happy reading!~ J. Annas Walker
Simi K. Rao’s contemporary romance novel An Incurable Insanity, published by Tate
Publishing, will be released on October 8, 2013.
"In Rao's debut novel, an arranged Indian marriage sets the stage for an intimate look at the exasperating madness of love.... An often intoxicating... will-they-or-won't-they tale."- KIRKUS REVIEWS
Blurb:
"In Rao's debut novel, an arranged Indian marriage sets the stage for an intimate look at the exasperating madness of love.... An often intoxicating... will-they-or-won't-they tale."- KIRKUS REVIEWS
Blurb:
Shaan is a recent 27 year old aerospace masters grad, who lands the perfect job
in a leading aeronautics and space exploration company in Los Angeles. At the
urging of his parents' he goes down the traditional arranged marriage route,
leaving behind a lover and a complicated relationship in Los Angeles. As a
result, Shaan and Ruhi's marriage has an awkward and uncomfortable start. The
begrudging spouses make a pact: Ruhi will stay with Shaan in the United States
only long enough to avoid embarrassment from their family and peers. Ruhi,
remaining optimistic thinks that she can use this time to try and win Shaan's
heart, but to no avail. Follow Ruhi and Shaan on a roller coaster ride as they
attempt to be “friends without benefits” and expose their true selves to each
other in search of love and happiness.
While An Incurable Insanity provides fascinating glimpses into traditional Indian culture, it is an intriguing love story with universal appeal.
While An Incurable Insanity provides fascinating glimpses into traditional Indian culture, it is an intriguing love story with universal appeal.
About the Author:
Simi K. Rao was born in India and has been
living in the United States for several years. The inspiration for An Incurable Insanity came from what she
has seen transpire among and within the immigrant community. Some of the
experiences included are her own; some have been garnered from friends and
casual conversations with acquaintances.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/simikrao
Excerpt:
"Here... lunch." She pushed
a box towards him.
"I don't want it."
"Why?"
"I feel awkward."
"But you never felt that way
before, so why now?" You
took me for granted. She
stared reproachfully at him.
"It's different now." My perspective has changed. I behaved
like a slave master, it's humiliating. He
stared right back.
She pretended to appear
disinterested, "you can eat it, give it to your friends or throw it away.
This is all I can do to pay you back right now."
"You don't have to worry about
paying me back. It's the least that I can do to make up for what I've put you
through."
Her chair knocked sharply against the
wall, as she jumped to her feet. "What? You think that's compensation
enough? Nothing you do will give me back what I've lost! Yes, I agreed to marry
you because I was blind and innocent! But who gave you the right to destroy my
life, especially since you were having an affair and there was no hope for us? You
treated me as if I was a disposable object! Why? Tell me why?"
"Yes I know I'm the worst kind
of cad! But my hands were tied! My grandfather was on his death bed, I had no
choice!" He snapped back gripping the counter till his knuckles turned
white.
Walking up to him, she said softly,
"Yes you had a choice. You could have walked away. You could have
been a man."
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