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Book Blog by Heena Rathore-Pardeshi

Heena Rathore P.

Hello, Booklovers!

I am Heena and I am a twenty-something novelist, editor, manuscript critic, book reviewer and podcaster.

I am a huge fan of ASOIF (Team Ned), The Walking Dead and Stephen King.

Hello,

I’m Heena

Welcome to The Reading Bud, my cosy corner of the internet dedicated to all things books and authors. Here, I invite you to join me on a journey of discovering under-represented books, independent and small press authors, and all things book with a touch of love and loud purrs. Let’s get Reading!

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Read this captivating story on the adventures and hardships of Frank Knightlite, a man who strives to illuminate darkness with his lantern in search of answers to life’s questions.
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    Author: Erin Rhew Release Date: October 15, 2015 Series: The Fulfilment Series Genre: YA | High-Fantasy | Romance Edition: E-Book (mobi) Pages: 222 Publisher: BookFish Books Source: Author (Thanks, Erin!) Preceded by: The Outlanders Buy it here: Amazon Rating:…

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        Author: Nic Weissman Release: June 17th, 2015 Series: The Merchant’s Destiny Genre: YA | Fantasy Edition: Kindle Pages: 318 Publisher: Nic Weissman Source: Author Buy it here: Amazon   Blurb The Orb of Wrath combines…

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