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For those of you who are not reaching out for Dan Browns latest and fancy curling up with a love story that requires no code to crack,keep your eyes peeled for the Kama Kahini series (Random House India) that has been launched this month. A series of Harlequin-styled historical romances written by desi authors might just be what the doctor ordered for a broken heart,or to combat heartburn after a heavy Sunday brunch.
If Ghazal in the Moonlight by Alessandra Shahbaz is about an independent princess in Lucknow who disguises herself as a courtesan to escape marriage to a British officer,The Zamindars Forbidden Passion by Jasmine Saigal features an affair between a Bengali school teachers daughter and a zamindar and Mistress to the Yuvraj by Sanyogita Rathore is a lush love story set in the glorious landscape of Rajasthan. The final book Captive Hearts by Kiran Kohl is yet to be published and is about a bandit and a Punjabi belle. The best thing about writing this was the therapy it provided. It forced me to stop being cynical about love and to let myself dream about the kind of relationship that can triumph over seemingly impossible barriers, says Shahbaz,30,a teacher by day,who was recovering from a heartbreak while writing her book.
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