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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later

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Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later

Hind is granted a temporary reprieve from her impending marriage to Abdulla, her cousin. Little does anyone suspect that the presence of Sangita, her Indian roommate, may shake a carefully constructed future. Torn between loyalties to Hind and a growing attraction to Abdulla, Sangita must choose between friendship and a burgeoning love.

A modern quest for the right to pursue love and happiness, even when it comes in an unconventional package, Love Comes Later explores similarities between the South Asian and Arab cultures while exposing how cultural expectations affect both men and women. Identities are tested and boundaries questioned against the shifting backdrops of Doha, Qatar and London, England.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Love Comes Later?

Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar: As someone in a multicultural relationship, I’ve been thinking about how people find love in Qatar for the last few years. Young Arabs Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar, author of Love Comes Later →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach

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Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach
(Buzz Books USA)

Karma and the Law of Attraction meet at the beach in sunny Mexico in this humorous novella from Malena Lott. Georgia, 40, is on her second honeymoon, hoping to reignite the spark in her marriage, but something feels off.

Avery is a twenty-something receptionist on her first vacation with her older boyfriend. She wants nothing more than a marriage proposal, but the romantic vacay is turning into anything but.

The women’s paths cross in madcap ways as they discover that what brought them together could change the course of their lives.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Life’s a Beach?

Malena Lott: I thought it would be fun to play with the concepts of the Law of Attraction and what women believe they want – and to be careful for what Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Malena Lott, author of Life’s a Beach →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anthony Caplan, author of Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home

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Anthony Caplan, author of Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home
(Hope Mountain Press)

Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home is the story of a boy from a well-to-do background. The parents kidnap the children back and forth in a custody battle.

Afterwards, while at a boarding school, he reunites with his mother and learns to forgive his parents as he discovers an interest in sports and the opposite sex.

It’s basically a story of a kind of traumatized childhood and how that plays out in the life of an adolescent.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home?

Anthony Caplan: I based Latitudes on my own memories. I think everyone carries around a personal story that they need to tell. I was at a point in my Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anthony Caplan, author of Latitudes: A Story of Coming Home →