[NOTE: This book was written in 2010, a time of long-distance phone cards, weight-loss obsessions, and searching for a man as a solution to life's problems-what a messy time to be alive! In other words, I hope you enjoy this throwback, and while this book does end on a cliffhanger of sorts, the sequel addresses any unanswered questions (which is hopefully fair, given that book 1 is free, ya know?] An awkward family homecoming at Christmas. A humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience. The announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom. And that's just the first two chapters. In "Year of the Chick," Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband. Easy to say, less easy to live through, as this book takes you deep inside "awkward Indian living in the West." To escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what ends up happening. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play. From whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time. And that's when she meets a fellow writer. On the Internet. So will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as "To Catch a Predator"? Time will tell in the "year of the chick," a twelve-month quest to find love. Tick-tock. --------------------------------------------- "Year of the Chick" is book one of a series, and book two is available at Amazon! LENGTH: 75,000 words or 285 pages DISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and many awkward family moments. Enjoy!

Will She Be Succesful of Breaking the Cassanova's Heart? Or . Will She Lose if She Falls for this Cassanova?

Sabi mo, pinana ni Kupido ang puso mo para sa akin. Sabi mo, aalagaan mo ko. Sabi mo, walang magbabago, best friends pa rin. Sabi mo, "kasi mahal kita.." Paano kung mali pala si Kupido? Paano kung tulad ng sa mga una, maling puso uli ang napana niya? Paano kung 'yung taong nasa harap mo ngayon, hindi pala ang nakalaan para sa'yo? Lalaban ka ba? Susuko? O patuloy na magmamahal kahit nasasaktan ka na? Eh paano kung ang taong mahal mo, ang siyang susugat sa puso mo?

She is a stranger to him. He is a stranger to her. She's simple and nice. He's a playboy. Will he ever change? They were both at a bar that same night. And when he thought it is going to be just another ordinary bar night, -- he's wrong, and everything is going to change. One dare -– and their paths crossed for the first time.