Puja Guha - Author

The past has a way of catching up to you

E. Jones’ newest thriller The Secret Blush.

If you like Kendra Elliot, Lisa Jackson or Carey Baldwin, you will love this enthralling story of malice, intrigue, and love. It’s on sale for 99 cents until Monday, so get your copy now! Check it out here. http://smarturl.it/SecretBlush

The past has a way of catching up to you . . .

After a messy affair ends, Jennifer is trying to rebuild her life and…

Review of HOOD by Evan Pickering

I don’t usually read a lot of dystopian thrillers, but I heard about it from a friend and picked it up. I really enjoyed the book – the characters are interesting and well developed, and as the reader, you can really feel their plight. I especially liked the moral gray area that the author explores. What would you be willing to do to save your family? 

Although the setting of the book is…

Baking #GBBO recipes – Cob loaf

I recently discovered the Great British Bake Off. I binge watched the first season on Netflix in less than a week and have devoured all of the episodes available on Youtube.

I first got into baking with my good friend Mollie. She’s an expert baker and a little of her passion rubbed off on me, which led to baking the occasional cake for friends’ dinner or birthday parties. Watching the show amped…

“My unconquerable soul” #Invictus

“I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.”

– William Henley, Invictus

The truth is that I have. I have winced and I have cried, but afterward I have dried my tears, set up my laptop, and written the words in my heart. Maybe not every day—I have certainly succumbed to the emotions and the difficulties of the…

Check out the interview on the We B Swangin’ Show https://youtu.be/NdZZeaW_Iq0

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My first novel AHRIMAN: THE SPIRIT OF DESTRUCTION (Book I of The Ahriman Legacy) is available as an ebook at and a paperback at Amazon.com. http://hyperurl.co/ahri…

Review of BE MY FRIEND by Merle Nygate

BE MY FRIEND by Merle Nygate is available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1yNagwK.

BE MY FRIEND is an intriguing story about how an individual can react when they are pushed to the limit and the limits that friends will go to for each other. I enjoyed the story and the plot twists along the way. The book keeps you guessing as your eyes are fixed on the pages. I would recommend this book to anyone who…

Where inspiration comes from

A number of people have asked me where my inspiration as a writer comes from. Over time, I’ve given them a number of different answers: from travel, things I see, movies, other people, and random encounters. Each of these answers are true, but only tell part of the story.

I found myself reflecting on this today. Where does inspiration come from? It’s true that I get ideas from things that I hear…

After a couple weeks off while I was traveling in Kuwait, I’m back home for the holiday season and settling back into my blogging schedule. It’s been a tough transition back from vacation to work, especially given that it’s the start of the holiday season. In a way this is a huge luxury. With the reduced pressure of deadlines, I can relax for a few days before returning to work and writing.

The…

Humanity heading in the right direction?

A friend of mine posted a great picture from a couple of days ago that made me smile.

My husband and I were celebrating our marriage with family and friends in Kuwait where I grew up. We had an amazing time with people who’ve seen me since I was a little kid, eating, dancing, and enjoying the atmosphere of a farm in Kuwait. Hard to believe, but yes they do exist.

The caption my friend put to…

The importance of vacation and rest

For the last few months, I’ve been hankering for a vacation. Not the kind with a lot of activity where you have enriching cultural experiences. Not the kind where you see lots of great people but have to be completely “on” to interact with them. What I’ve been dreaming of is a vacation where all I do is sit around, read, watch some movies, and spend time with my husband.

That isn’t to say that I…

Review of I AM PILGRIM by Terry Hayes

I AM PILGRIM by Terry Hayes is available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1tgAbae.

There were so many stories crammed into this book, but I enjoyed them all. I stayed up late breezing through the pages, especially as I got closer and closer to the end. I loved the back story of the villain and the political threads that bring the story together.

The character development of the main character is well…

The best thing about being a writer

One of the Goodreads author prompt questions is: “What’s the best thing about being a writer?”

I took it upon myself to answer it today. There are a lot of things I like about being a writer. I love creating new settings and characters. When I write, my imagination can go wild and I get to see what happens between all of the characters. Often what happens as I write is very different from what I…

The answer is the peer group

I spent the weekend at a reunion of the M&T program (LINK) for its 35th anniversary. It was a weekend filled with inspiring and interesting speeches and opportunities to catch up with old friends and a diverse group of fellow alums.

One of the first speeches at the event stressed the importance of the peer group as a spur toward success. I’ve witnessed the importance of this in a number of…

Review of COMMUNION by B Patterson

COMMUNION by B Patterson is available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/1tY4Xt9.

I’m not normally a huge reader of vampire books, but I gave this book a try and am glad that I did. Patterson presents a different take on the genre with a cast of interesting teenagers. I really enjoyed the unexpected twists and the ending was completely unpredictable. The dialogue was tight and snappy and hopefully we…

My first critic review

A couple of days ago, the email arrived in my inbox. My stomach was doing somersaults as I went to open it — to read my first critic review from the US Review of Books. A second later the text was open in front of me and I skimmed through it.

The first paragraph ran through the plot of my novel and the second paragraph got into the meat of things (included below). When I got to the last sentence…

Humanity’s fleeting nature

Saturday afternoon I went to the Glenstone Art Gallery (http://www.glenstone.org/) in Potomac MD. As I walked through the collection by Peter Fischli and David Weiss, I was struck by the variety of the pieces. While I’m not sure what the artists intended their audience to take away, the collection made me think that it represented human nature – fleeting, sometimes random, and always many things…