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#Love Kindle Edition
So join us as we read the unwritten story of a moonlight affair. The girl in the forest, whose chance encounter with whispering hues of a technicolor love, brought her out of the cage.
Take me to your heart, Padmini says, her perfume reminding him of the daffodils of the Yorkshire moors, of forsaken flowers and forbidden frontiers. They walk hand in hand into the sunset, hoping to learn love in 30 days; him, thinking of balconies, booze, and breeze shooting with her, while she dances in the rain and whispers, love me in your dreams.
He wonders if that's an illusion called Love. Is love virtually even possible?
But she refuses and screams, "Silly! It's crazy, stupid love."
And they dance until they heave and declare, "Hey! You cannot just end love."
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- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateFebruary 10, 2021
- File size5.2 MB
Product details
- ASIN : B08WC518B9
- Publisher : (February 10, 2021)
- Publication date : February 10, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 5.2 MB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 243 pages
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About the authors
Varadharajan Ramesh read his first book when he was eight, an unabridged version of Oliver Twist, and has been enamored by the art of storytelling from then. His first attempt at writing was an aborted story about an explorer in the 1800’s Africa, which he wrote when he was ten. Varad wrote his first complete short story when he was thirty-five and he hasn’t looked back after that.
He self-published a collection of short stories called ‘Tales with a Twist’ in 2019 and has written a lot of stories for various online platforms. Presently, he is working on his debut novel.
Varad is an entrepreneur and lives with his wife and two boys in Bangalore.
A bookstore is one of my most favourite places in the world. For me, it holds far greater allure than diamonds, chocolates, and all the other fancy stuff in the world. It's like Alice's Wonderland to me or for that matter, Wendy's Neverland. A place where you can be whatever you wish to be. You can see and believe in worlds that you cannot ever hope to witness while attending a boring office meeting on a Monday morning. And though it is all made up, you can still experience it; like a popular character once said, and I quote - "Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?”
It's not that I do not crave good things in life. It's just that books top that list. For me, stories are created in dreams. At least, that's how mine are. When I read a book like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter, I see the author's imagination unfurl before my eyes in ways I couldn't have ever imagined it. It has always fascinated me how they manage to make fiction sound so real. When I read something like The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, I wonder what the writer must have felt when he wrote about Lisbeth's experiences - her pain, humiliation, and finally, her triumph.
There are many other writers and several other books that have had that effect on me. For me, each of the stories I've read, are like waking dreams - things you read and visualise at the same time with your eyes open. Dreams that you suck you in immediately as soon as the first word sets its imprint upon your retina.
I believe reading impacts different people in different ways. For some, it's a form of relaxation. After a hard day's work, nothing seems more welcoming than the sight of a comforting book and a mug of cappuccino to go with it. For some of us, it becomes a sort of respite. Like our favourite music, we keep visiting the same stories again and again till they numb all the soreness our mundane and undesirable realities bestow upon us.
In my case (as it did for many minds far brilliant than mine), it had another kind of side effect. It injected in me a desire to create something, to see if there are people out there who would want to glimpse into my dream - the world that I weave with words. And that's how it started.
The first time I wrote something, it was just to have a good laugh. I was in 8th grade and my friend and I decided to write a caricature of The Titanic. She would write a line, and then I would add another. And that's how it went. The second time, the writing bug bit me was when I used to write on my blog. It was called The Thinker (http://amrarrives.blogspot.com). I used to get some great feedback there, and back then, I was just grateful that some people took out the time to read and comment on my work. And yes, I would be lying if I say that I wasn’t pleased by the fact that the bulk of it was positive feedback.
Then life got in the way. I completed graduation in English Literature, did my post-graduation in journalism. I got a job, left one, and got another. Years passed. And somewhere the writing bug took a long vacation.
But a few years ago, it possessed my mind again with renewed intensity. It was like it had returned with a fresher approach and passion after that long exile. I left my corporate career willingly and started to write. It began with my serialised story on Wattpad, The Big Bong Theory.
Then I started to send stories to various writing contests. In 2018, I joined a writer’s workshop called 12shortstories.com, now known as DeadlineforWriters. The format of this group is as follows: you get a prompt to play with every month alongside a stringent deadline and word count. You have to publish a story based on the prompt on the deadline day, and then you receive feedback from the rest of the group members, who are writers too. You are to do the same for their stories. This group shaped my writing like no one else did. All the feedback, criticism, and suggestions that I received from my fellow authors, helped me to spot my weaknesses, improve my language and plotting. It was and still is an invaluable learning experience.
Recently, one of my short stories was selected as a winning entry at the Times of India Write India Contest, Season 3. That gave me hope and boosted my confidence a little more. I think it also gave me the courage to write my first novella, The Untouchables. It has received encouraging feedback so far and has offered me a little more ground to stand and dream on.
I am working on a couple of future projects and a few more publications are in the pipeline. But like every writer, I dream of walking into a bookstore someday and see my creation sharing a nook with the works of experts in the field. Fingers crossed.
Srivalli Rekha (she/ her) is a BIPOC author from India. An MBA graduate, she, also has an MA in English Literature. A freelance content writer during the day, she devours books at night and loves to review them on her blog and Goodreads. Books and music are her favorite companions.
As a pagan, she believes in the beauty of nature worship and loves to learn the secrets of the universe the Indic way. She is a budding tarot reader fascinated by the intricacies of astrology.
Srivalli is a co-founder and managing partner of The Hive Publishers, an indie publishing collective. Her works have been a part of several Indian and international anthologies (eBooks and paperback publications). Violets in Hand, The House of Justice, and Pebbles in the Grass, her self-published eBooks, are available on Amazon.
Her solo anthology, Forests and Faeries, is a middle-grade fantasy collection of short stories published by ArtoonsInn Room9 Publications.
Her works (short stories and poems) have been a part of several anthologies:
● Sweek Flash Fiction Book 1 & 3, SweekStars 2018 Book,
● Tales From the Cliff, Tales From the Toybox, 72 Hours of Insanity: Anthology of the Games Volume IV, VI, & VII, and Way Words Vol 1, Issue 2, and Tales from the Other Side by Writer’s Workout,
● Hawk’s Nest, Hawk’s Flight, and Rewind by ArtoonsInn Room9 Publications,
● The Way We Were by Poetry Planet Publishing House,
● Arise from the Dust and Airavata anthologies by Let’s Make Stories Dino,
● Indian Summer in Verses by Plethora Blogazine and Writersgram
● Metaphorphosis by GMGA Publishing
● Around the World: Landscapes & Cityscapes: 200 Poems from Poets Around the World by Sweetycat Press
● Route 13: Highway To Hell, Blood Runs Cold, Tea with a Drop of Honey, #Love, and Trail XIII: Path to Perdition by The Hive
● Shared Roots Anthology by Indica
I knew I was meant to be a story-teller when my best bed-time stories as a child were the ones I made up myself. And I could barely read then! I would just let my vivid imagination take over. Not much has changed. Even today, I enjoy creating fascinating characters and plots.
I find myself drawn to the supernatural and paranormal. I am both scared and fascinated. Who knows, maybe that’s where my next book will come from!
Sarveswari Saikrishna is a short story writer, currently working towards her MFA Creative Writing degree from Writer’s Village University. Her stories are published in the literary magazines Third Lane, TMYS Review, Meanpeppervine etc. She was a finalist in the mentorship project offered by Writers Beyond Borders.
She is proud to be a part of several anthologies published by Artoonsinn and Hive and has articles published in The Open Page, The Hindu.
Her stories are available in Artoonsinn website ( https://writers.artoonsinn.com/members/sarveswari-sai-krishna/submissions/ ) .
She lives in Chennai with her family and dreams of a day when she can write without interruptions.
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The Hive is a platform dedicated to publishing anthologies of short stories, a category typically underestimated by traditional publishers. We aim to bring out anthologies of short stories, every year, starting from 2020.
Being ardent readers of short stories, we also realized the dearth good anthologies out there. So, for the love of storytelling, we decided to co-create The Hive, a non – traditional publishing collective, focusing at this point only on anthologies.
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A reader at heart, Rashmi has always been passionate about the power of the written word.
After wielding words successfully as a lawyer and a consultant for seven years, she finally gave in to the joy of writing full time in 2011.
Since then, Rashmi has created, developed, and managed content for a variety of platforms.
More recently, she has been bitten by the fiction bug and has contributed to four anthologies - When Women Speak Up (2017), No Apologies (2018), Tea With a Drop of Honey (2020), and #Love (2021).
Uncommon – Stories of Love and Acceptance (2020) is her first short story collection.
When not writing, Rashmi can be found reading, watching movies, baking, and generally looking for the next best idea to write about.
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- RamyaReviewed in India on February 14, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Never to miss read!
Another perfect anthology from the family of, The Hive. I have read the other books and yes this as well is a splendid read. Isn't Love just Love? It has many different angles explored here, truly unimaginable. Each story leaves behind a different kind of emotion but ultimately stays. Some places I had to rush just to know what the ending was. Few instances I had to give in the space for the visualization unfolded before me after completing the story and I just couldn't jump to the next. There were places with heaviness overpowering me. Light laughter and smiles at some cute tales. One thing for sure is that every story is unique, giving in a new perspective for Love.
I am glad I finished reading within the day but would be reading again to enjoy the lines and delve deep into Love. That doesn't stop here, awaiting the paperback version for more Love. It's always bliss to hold my favorite book in hand flipping over the pages and moving the bookmark. Afterall, Love is magical.
- Taslim KhanReviewed in India on May 25, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and eclectic anthology of stories dealing with LOVE in all its forms.
#Love - the name makes you think of geeks and nerds, romancing paramours over the tangled circuits of the internet, their declarations spread over various social media outlets. However, the name proves to be a misnomer and a pleasant one at that.
This anthology of twenty stories deals with love of all kinds: teenage love, sunset love, silent love. It talks of love lost and love found. Of love that imbues the protagonists with courage and hope and loss that breaks their souls into thousand shattered particles. There are love stories in the background of sweet fantasy and some against stark reality. They tell the reader about first love and second chances. About faith, forgiveness, and acceptance. And they are all uniformly well written and tug at the reader's heartstrings. A few of my favourites are A Moonlight Affair, An Unwritten Story, Crazy Stupid Love, The Cage, Love Virtually, Learn Love in Thirty Days, Of Forsaken Flowers and Forbidden Frontiers and Take Me to Your Heart. That's quite some list.
Turn to this book when you're in a mood for something uplifting in these depressing times. The smile at the corner of your lips will tell you, you've made the right decision.
- Parikshit DasguptaReviewed in India on May 25, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars unique and fresh love stories
I had purchased this romance anthology with a set of expectations, i.e., most stories would be mushy, most stories would veer towards a fairytale-sy happily-ever-after, and so on. Not only did #Love shatter my pre-conceived notions about storytelling in the romance genre, it showed me how a romance anthology can have fascinatingly diverse stories, spanning many different sub-genres. In that sense, #Love stands out as a brand name for me. The diverseness of stories is what makes the anthology so interesting. While I enjoyed all the stories, with their unique voice, tropes and trajectories, my favourite stories in the anthology are : 'The daffodils of the Yorkshire Moors' by Alipi Das, 'Balconies, Booze and Breeze shooting’ by Namratha Varadharajan, 'Crazy, stupid love' by Ell P and 'Hand in hand, into the sunset' by. Narayani Manapadam.
Highly recommend this anthology to readers who enjoy realistic stories with just the right serving of emotions.
- Jagadish NadanalliReviewed in India on March 20, 2021
4.0 out of 5 stars Fall in love with #love
Love has no language but it certainly has many stories that could only be written using a language. This book contains stories of love that will shock, surprise and leave awestruck. Each story presents a unique and fresh perspective of love. Reading each story is like re-imagining love in a different way. The stories are so intriguing and fascinating that you will find it difficult to choose your favorite. So i suggest you just read all the stories and absorb each one of them thoroughly.
- pallaviReviewed in India on February 28, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant
I love it. Love as love should be written about. First love, love that never was, love lost, love as felt on the death bed, love with a mythical background and love which makes one jump over the roofs of the houses!!
In this big bad world, we all need a dose of heady love to keep us sane!!
Grab a copy already. This might be just what you need.