Heena is the author of the award-winning novel Deceived. She works as the novel critic and the chief editor at a local publishing house in Pune, India. She is an animal lover as well as an animal activist.
She loves books, music and wine. Travelling and learning about new cultures is an integral part of her life.
She is presently learning Piano and French language.
She lives in Pune, India with her beloved husband and 6 cats.
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Book Review: Lake Of Fire (Apostates Book #3) by Lars Teeney
Author: Lars Teeney Release Date: 1st July 2016 Genre: Science-Fiction, Dystopian Edition: E-book Pages: 250 Publisher: Xcism Press Rating: ★★★★★ Blurb: Archon Greta Sanchez and Strategos Evan Nubia struggle to hold together the Manhattan Union, amid Acolyte Possession Attacks, factional strife, and Database cartel crimes, while Sister Consuela Grajales tries to provide spiritual guidance to the people after she has renounced violence.…
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Naming The Writer’s Unconscious – A Little Girl And Her Puppy
I always read craft books not once, but several times. I guess that’s the best way to really get the techniques and the wisdom they have to offer. Lately, I’ve been re-reading Bird By Bird by Anne Lamott and came across a concept, more like a paragraph or two, where author Lamott mentions about naming the unconscious: “My…
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Guest Post: Writing by Jen Benjamin
Today, at TRB Lounge, we are hosting author Jen Benjamin, author of Follow Me Home. Presenting Jen Benjamin… Writing Some people knit. Some bake. Some build cars or race cars or collect cars, while others prefer to take a trip back in time and ride horses. There are those who like to jog and those…
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A Pleasant Surprise – My New Business Cards
Last week was busy, to say the least, I went to my mom’s place as Vishal had some work with my step and so spent some really good time with my mom and brother. I also made a few changes to my website – Added ‘Upcoming Titles’ and ‘Praise’ sections to the Home page, added…
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Book Tag: Questions And Answers
It’s been over a year since I’ve done any tags. I love doing them (they’re so much fun), but early last year life got real busy and so many tags piled up on top of other blog posts that I decided to pass on all of them. But recently I was tagged by one of…
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Author Interview: Jen Benjamin
Welcome to TRB’s Author Interview Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome, Jen Benjamin, author of Follow Me Home. About the author: Jen Benjamin is a newspaper writer who enjoys fiction when she gets time away from writing facts. She lives in Oklahoma with her husband, daughter and various furry creatures. When she isn’t writing, Jen enjoys…
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What Is Writer’s Block? And 3 Things to Keep In Mind
There are a lot of people who don’t believe in the existence of Writer’s Block, but let’s face it, even though you don’t want to name it, there are periods of time in every writer’s life when you simply can’t write (no matter how much you want to!) You can call it a “bad phase”,…
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First Sample Copy Of Deceived
Hello, all. This is a late post, so please forgive, but life’s been extremely busy (particularly this month.) Being the Editor In Cheif at Citrus, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on the first sample copy of Deceived. This is a late post, so please forgive, but life’s been extremely busy (particularly this month.)…
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Guest Post: E-Book Revolution by Kenneth Eade
TODAY, AT TRB LOUNGE, WE ARE HOSTING AUTHOR Kenneth Eade, AUTHOR OF Traffick Stop. Presenting Kenneth Eade… EBOOK REVOLUTION When I was going to college, I loved to go to the library to study, slink into a nice comfortable chair, and read until I drifted off to sleep. When Borders came out with their neighborhood…
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Author Interview: Kenneth Eade
Welcome to TRB’s Author Interview Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author, Kenneth Eade, author of Traffick Stop. About the author: Described by critics as “one of our strongest thriller writers on the scene,” author Kenneth Eade, best known for his legal and political thrillers, practiced law for 30 years before publishing his first novel,…
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Guest Post: Self Discovery: The Foundation to Finding Yourself by Jasmine Farrell
Today, at TRB Lounge, we are hosting author Jasmine Farrell, author of Phoenixes Groomed As Genesis Doves. Presenting Jasmine Farrell… Self Discovery: The Foundation to Finding Yourself My initial step on the path to self-discovery wasn’t an intentional one. I merely woke up one morning in December of 2014, remained in bed for a few…
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Author Interview: Robert Sanasi
Welcome to TRB’s Author Interview Lounge. Today, I’d like to welcome author, Robert Sanasi. About the author: Robert Sanasi is an Italian poet, novelist and lyricist born in a small town of Southern Italy in 1981. He’s been living abroad for nine years. After graduating in Communication Sciences at the University of Lecce in 2006,…
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Month End Updates: February’17
Hello, everyone. This is a monthly post in which I share about my writing, reading and life in general. My month in: WRITING– I wrote 31,225 words for Sinister Town’s 2nd draft. I planned and outlined the entire book again and now have a clearer and a much better understanding of the plot. Made some major…
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Book Review: The Painter by Lina Toorn
Author: Lina Toorn Release Date: 3rd June 2016 Series: – Genre: Women’s Fiction, Mystery Edition: E-book Pages: 234 Publisher: – Rating: ★★ Blurb: A very young Dinnie loved her “Bertie” but fate intervened. His sudden disappearance left her devastated. Tormented by the fear of living a lonely life and alone, she ventured out…. The beauty of their love for each other…
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My First Facebook Live Author Event
Today I’ll be hosting my first live Facebook Discussion session for Mystery Thriller Week. It’ll run from 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm, today evening as per IST (Tuesday, 21st Feb, 9am-10am as per EST). If you wish to know more about my upcoming release, Deceived, or my next novel, Sinister Town, or if you love Mystery…
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The Reading Bud’s Top Ten Books Of 2016
In 2016, we reviewed a total of 90 books at TRB! 90 books!! And it is extremely difficult to hand pick only 10 of them, but selecting the best of the best is the whole point of this post, hence, here’s our 2016’s list of top ten books – The Reading Bud’s Top Ten Books…
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First Exclusive International Giveaway for Deceived
I am hosting my first ever international giveaway for Deceived ARC! But wait, it’s an exclusive giveaway, which means there are terms and conditions – This giveaway is EXCLUSIVELY for my Newsletter subscribers! So you need to be subscribed to my Newsletter in order to be able to participate in this giveaway. But that’s not…
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10 Questions To Help You Determine The POV(s) For Your Story
Choosing the main Point Of View(s) for your story is either the simplest or the hardest thing you’ll ever come across while writing your book. Determining the voice which narrates or unfolds your story is a tricky thing because if you select the wrong one your story is doomed. Sometimes (a few precious instances), you…
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Mystery Thriller Week (MTW) 2017
In late 2016 I was lucky enough to be contacted by Vicky Goodwin, one of the organizers of Mystery Thriller Week, the biggest event of the Genre, to check out this awesome event. When I did, I was sold and the very next day I signed up there as an Author. There are so many…
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Book Review: Sister Sister by Sue Fortin
Author: Sue Fortin Release Date: 6th January 2017 Series: – Genre: Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Mystery Edition: Ebook Pages: 364 Publisher: Harper Impulse Rating: ★★★★ Blurb: From the bestselling author of The Girl Who Lied Alice: Beautiful, kind, manipulative, liar. Clare: Intelligent, loyal, paranoid, jealous. Clare thinks Alice is a manipulative liar who is trying to steal her life. Alice…
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2017 Resolutions
This is the third year I’m doing a ‘Resolutions’ post, so I feel like it’s kind of becoming a ritual now. And I like it as it helps to be more productive. Every year I complete a few resolutions and forget some, but this year I’ve decided to go through the list of my previous…
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Book Review: Class of ’59 by John A. Heldt
Author: John A. Heldt Release Date: 1st September 2016 Series: American Journey (Book #4) Genre: Historical Fiction, Science-Fiction-Time Travel Edition: Ebook Pages: 293 Publisher: Self-published Rating: ★★★★ Blurb: When Mary Beth McIntire settles into a vacation house on June 2, 2017, she anticipates a quiet morning with coffee. Then she hears a noise, peers out a window, and spots a man in…
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The Birthday Post (2016)
I haven’t been posting here for a while now and, in order to break the bad spell, I want to share with you all how I spent my Birthday this year (or rather my birthday week.) Following are the pictures of the stuff we had for my Birthday week. These are just a few pics…
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RMFAO 2017 Reading Challenges
Hey, everyone. 2017 is almost upon us! It is December, the most magical time of the year, and more so because this is the month we decide and announce the RMFAO Reading Challenges for the coming year! If you don’t already know, RMFAO is my reading group on Goodreads and it is co-moderated by my…
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Book Review: Running: The Best Cure For The Worst Relationship by Richard Cohen
Author: Richard Cohen Release Date: – (ARC) Series: – Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Relationships Edition: E-book Pages: 356 Publisher: Createspace Rating: ★★★ Blurb: Estranged twins Brian and Amy are sixty years old when chance throws them together at a party. A blow-up on Amy’s part sets them on a course that leads to the reconciliation of their love, friendship, and emotional attachment. Years of…
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Book Review: Eden’s Apple by Pamela Blake
Author: Pamela Blake Release Date: 18th February 2016 Series: – Genre: Historical Fiction, Women’s Fiction Edition: E-book Pages: 286 Publisher: Xlibris Rating: ★★★★ Blurb: Prewar Bradford, England, 1937. A sinful act is perpetrated by a father against his daughter that will alter the lives of three future generations. Rose’s troubled past haunts her forever. Lucy seduces a man of the cloth and has…
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Updates!
Hello everyone, I’m so sorry that I’ve been missing entirely from here for almost a month now. It’s been a crazy, crazy month and I’ve been literally running around in 100 different directions. Anyway, I’d like to start by saying THANK YOU to everyone for the heart-warming comments, congratulations, reblogs and shares, re-shares, tweets, and…
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How The World Reads
Here’s how the world reads: By Feel Good Contact Lenses.
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Book Review: The Beauty Of The Fall by Rich Marcello
Author: Rich Marcello Release Date: 25th October 2016 Series: – Genre: Corporate-Fiction, Sci-Fi Edition: E-book Pages: 358 Publisher: Langdon Street Press Rating: ★★★★ Blurb: A TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE CHARTS A HIGH-RISK, UNCONVENTIONAL PATH WHILE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF HIS SON. Dan Underlight, a divorced, workaholic technology executive, suffers lingering grief over the death of his ten-year-old son, Zack. When Dan’s longtime friend and…