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When you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me. But heroes often fail.

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

August 7, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR16Bingo: Fiasco We start in L.A. where Mira gets dumped by her boyfriend of six months. They were set up and started dating after their matchmaker, Hema Auntie, agreed to continue to work with Mira even though Mira had rejected the last twelve matches. Afterward, Mira is sitting in her car and attempting to breathe through yet another disappointment when she receives a call from an attorney’s office. This starts a series of events that has her reconnecting with one of her first matches, Naveen, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alisha Rai, cbr16bingo, con artists, exes, first-generation American, Indian American, Las Vegas, matchmakers, reunion romance, secret past

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alisha Rai, cbr16bingo, con artists, exes, first-generation American, Indian American, Las Vegas, matchmakers, reunion romance, secret past ·
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Illustration of Indian girl & mother, mother's sari billowing behind the young girl. it's purple, gold & pink

Making Space for Mistakes

How to Wear A Sari by Darshana Khiani Illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

October 27, 2021 by NTE 1 Comment

I know literally zero things about Saris. I think they’re beautiful, and I admire their beauty from afar, but the closest I’ve ever gotten to one was my childhood best friend’s mother, who always looked gorgeous & ready for whatever kind of day she might encounter, when I would go to their house after school. Mistakes though? Trying something and messing it up? More than once? Sometimes in a really big & embarrassing way? Well I’m a professional at that, friends. And you all should […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fiction Tagged With: cbrbingo13, community building, Darshana Khiani Illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, fashion, indian, Indian American, Life Skills, Mistakes, people, picture book, sari, social emotional regulation, welcoming

NTE's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Children's Books, Fiction · Tags: cbrbingo13, community building, Darshana Khiani Illustrations by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff, fashion, indian, Indian American, Life Skills, Mistakes, people, picture book, sari, social emotional regulation, welcoming ·
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An Unexpected Delight

Indian(-ish), Recipes and Antics from a Modern American Family by Priya Krishna and Ritu Krishna

October 23, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Early in the morning a friend and I go on a walk together over the phone. It gets us out of the house, something we both need, me because I no longer have a bossy dog who insists and her because she is working from home because pandemic. Yesterday morning as we walked and talked, I noticed a brand new Free Little Library, just two houses up from mine. There were only 3 books in the library, but I knew that would change. I gathered […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food Tagged With: American cuisine, Free Little Library, Indian American, indian-ish, Mackenzie Kelley, Maria Qamar, Priya Krishna and Ritu Krishna

Emmalita's CBR12 Review No:85 · Genres: Cooking/Food · Tags: American cuisine, Free Little Library, Indian American, indian-ish, Mackenzie Kelley, Maria Qamar, Priya Krishna and Ritu Krishna ·
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