‘Oh my god, you’re naked.’ Gita’s high-pitched voice was unable to disguise her excitement. The rain continued dancing on the pool. Mahira lay back in the water; a backstroke was in
order.’
When Gita comes to the club’s pool late one night, all she wants to do is wash away the thoughts of her lover, who was taken away too cruelly from her by death. Without him, she yearns to feel alive again. There, she meets Mahira—mysterious, mesmerizing, maddening Mahira. Alone in the pool at midnight, surrounded by the falling rain, Mahira awakens the passions lying dormant in Gita, and finally makes her feel again.
The best way to forget the past is to submit to your future. But can Gita ever really forget her love? And what can Mahira do to make her remember?
Tanveer Bookwala writes a stunningly sexy story, aching with tenderness and lust. A quick, hit of desire. The perfect read for adults.
‘She got off the counter, turned around and put her head down, raising her milky white behind to him.
‘Sazaa do mujhe . . . Punish me,’ she whispered.
Aditi cried out as pain shot through her behind. He took a step back. She turned to look at him, her eyes begging him for more.’
Aditi is a bestselling author; a powerful brilliant woman who knows exactly how much power she can wield. Everything in her life is controlled to bring her success—but this success had turned her into a mean, manic monster. She was the woman everyone wanted, but was too feared to ever be taken. For a woman in charge, it’s lonely at the top.
Until the day she meets a man who isn’t afraid of her. Aditi’s desire is inflamed by what she wants most—someone to submit to. And Abdul gives her what she really craves for—punishment. Hard, rough, perfect punishment. The more she is punished, the more she wants.
Tanveer Bookwala writes a steamy tale of power and sex, with pleasure at its heart. A quick, hit of desire. The perfect read for adults.
‘Susan looked straight at him. It was as if she could read his mind. ‘Oh, Sharmaji, mujhse kya sharmana?’ She smiled wickedly as she moved closer to him. He could see that she had on fake lashes, a bit of blush and frosted lip gloss. He could smell her perfume. She smelled like a wet dream.’
Sharma lives in a world that’s in his own head—but who can blame him? It’s so much more seductive than reality. In Sharma’s universe, all the women he meets are waiting for him to bring them pleasure. From the demure office tea-girl to the sexy models on billboards, he can’t stop himself– he wants them all. And every night he slips into a dream with his favourite girl—the Internet.
Until one night, his wife finds out.
What happens next? Will Sharma be able to fulfil his dirty, delicious dreams in his real life?
Tanveer Bookwala’s seductive stories bring to life the potent desire lying dormant, waiting to wake up—a quick hit of desire. The perfect read for adults.
‘Take me,’ she whispered.
He could tell she wasn’t kidding. He grabbed her hair and moved her face closer. He could feel her breath on his. Hot. Heavy. Hypnotic.’
Arun meets a bewitchingly beautiful woman at a party. Confident and sultry, Maya knows what she wants—and takes it back straight to her house to have her way. She’s not like other girls; she likes to do things . . . differently.
Certain things that good girls don’t do. But Maya’s not a good girl. She’s on a hunt for a good man—and she’ll do everything she can to test him. Including making him face his deepest, darkest desire.
And Maya has a friend to help her test each man
A steamy thriller with a twist, Tanveer Bookwala writes an unbearably sexy story – a quick, swift hit of desire. The perfect read for adults.
‘Rocky flicked his tongue between my wife’s legs. Sheila, my wife, was in ecstasy.
I stood there like a fool’
Dr Patel is in the business of pleasure. From bored married couples, to fragile brides, the good doctor always has a cure. But with cure comes the doctor’s own desire.
When Dr Patel meets the beautiful, mysterious Meera, he has to find out why she no longer feels pleasure. Can he find out why? And what if the interest he takes becomes . . . personal?
A steamy thriller with a twist at the end, this story by Tanveer Bookwala gives you a quick hit of desire. The perfect read for adults.
The True Adventures of Prince Teentang outlines the exploits of our dashing young hero – a prince with three legs, in hilarious detail. What do you do when you are born to royalty, with one leg too many? Why, whatever you like! Prince Teentang wreaks merry havoc on his palace as he races along from one adventure to the next while his guardians quake in fear about their heads being hacked off their necks! Kalpana Swaminathan paints a bright, witty picture of a court filled with eccentric folks ruled by a silly tyrant king. Ridiculously hilarious, this excerpt is the perfect short read to lift your spirits.
In this deliciously sweet tale, renowned author Subhadra Sen Gupta takes us through the lanes of Lukhnow to a humble cook and a proud Nawab. The Nawab has heard praise and come to visit, but the cook is unlike any he has met before. He doesn’t bow down to his royal highness; he simply says that anyone eating his food must eat it exactly as he demands. The Nawab in good humour agrees, but will he remember to come on time? Will the cook furiously throw away this magnificent food in fury, along with dreams of a better future? Find out in this teekha tale, which brings to life all the fulsome flavours of desi khaana.
Bhisham Sahni is at his finest in this elegant story of ruthlessness and kindness. Bodh Raj is a boy with murder on his mind and a catapult in his hands. Birds, beasts, insects – none are spared his callous cruelty. Bhisham Sahni takes us on a swift journey of the heart of a boy, and how it can change in an instant from cruelty to fierce protectiveness – all it needs is a reason. Sahni beautifully encapsulates how the worst of us can be redeemed in this simple, timeless tale.
Haroun’s father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in the sad sad city of Alfibay. He juggles a million stories without a single mistake, and Haroun grows up in a home with a song on his mother’s lips, and a story on his father’s. But whenever he asks where his stories come from, his father would stick his thumb between his lips and say glug glug glug – it comes from a secret invisible tap.
One day, Haroun’s fathers stories all dry up – he opens his mouth, and no stories come out. Can Haroun bring back his fathers tales? Written with Salman Rushdie’s trademark wit and rich prose, this short slice of his classic children’s tale Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a delight for all.
Parimal is an author who lives a quiet life away from the hunting and adventures of his past. But when an old friend comes to him and asks for a favour with the promise of danger, he cannot resist. Why does the old botanist want him to bring his gun and come to his home? He only has plants, helpless happy plants, who cannot possibly be a danger. Or can they? Satyajit Ray brings to life his rich storytelling with this decadently illustrated thriller.
