Book Blitz: RETIRED HURT (PAN INDIA Series: MEGHALAYA) by Sundari Venkatraman

 

 

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: February 16, 2026
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

At barely twenty-eight, the internationally famous cricketer Kyrshan Nongrum decides to retire from mainstream cricket, not giving a valid reason to the baying media. He returns home to Sohra in Meghalaya, planning to resurrect his life there.

His neighbour from childhood, Pareen Sangma, has been crushing on the cricketer from the time she was thirteen, and he sixteen. While she barely gets to see him in person, not once he left home to become a world champion, she continues to worship him through TV, newspapers and social media. She’s the most surprised when Kyrshan returns home to take up residence in Sohra.

While Kyrshan is in search of his life’s purpose, he finds himself falling deeply in love with Pareen, who has a scintillating career as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate of the small hill station and is absolutely clear about her life’s ambition: to serve the people of her hometown. 

While the world has been his oyster over the last dozen years, will the small town be able to hold a famous persona such as Kyrshan?

Into this scenario walks in Leela Garg, a popular cricket show host who also happens to be his ex-flame, determined to drag him back to mainstream cricket. Will she be able to persuade Kyrshan to her way of thinking? 

And what about Pareen who’s dreaming of becoming Kyrshan’s life partner after all these years? Will she be able to get what she has wanted for twelve long years? Or will Kyrshan leave her in the lurch? 

Read this novel which is part of my PAN INDIA series to find out if there’s a happy ending for Pareen. 

*Sohra (formerly called Cherrapunji) is a small hill station in Meghalaya, set on a plateau on the southern range of the Khasi Hills. It’s a flourishing green town with multiple waterfalls and living root bridges, and is one of the wettest places on earth. 

TROPES

• Her childhood crush

• His best friend’s sister

• Small town romance

• Indian romance

• International cricketer MMC

• Government officer FMC

• He’s head over heels

• Slow burn romance

                                                

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 78 books to her credit, the latest book being RETIRED HURT, the third book in her PAN INDIA Series, set in Meghalaya, India. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Book Blitz: WEDNESDAY'S CHILD is full of woe (Kickass Khannas #3) by Sundari Venkatraman

  

 

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: December 25, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

The impulsive, tempestuous, and fiery Shirina Khanna is a Wednesday’s Child who’s hiding a broken heart behind her plucky attitude. 

The handsome, hardworking, and successful Rishi Khurana has been in love with Shirina even during their college days. But she chucks him out of her life all because he refuses to marry her on her eighteenth birthday. 

Eight years later, the billionaire Rishi returns to Delhi after building a rocking career as a video game developer in the USA, and it happens to be soon after Shirina finds her feet, having set up a foundation for educating slum children. 

The physical attraction between the two is as strong as ever. But what about mental compatibility? He wants to marry her now, but is wary of offering for her hand. Will Shirina accept him after the way he broke her teenage heart? Will she find the courage to expose her tender feelings to him once again? What if he tramples all over them one more time? 

Read the book to know if this grumpy lady and her sunshine lover find their happy-ever-after. 

TROPES

• Young-Adult Love 

• Drama Queen

• Second Time Lucky

• Grumpy x Sunshine (She’s grumpy, he’s sunshine)

• Billionaire MMC

• Independent FMC

• Family Drama

• Happy Ever After

• She falls first, He falls harder

• Hands off, she’s mine

                                                

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 77 books to her credit, the latest book being WEDNESDAY'S CHILD is full of woe, the third book in her Kickass Khannas Series, set in India. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Book Blitz: THE CROWN PRINCE (The Prince Series #2) by Sundari Venkatraman

  

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: October 14, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Historical Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

Suryasimha, the crown prince of Kaushambi, is totally enamoured by the beautiful Aadrika, who is the princess of the Gamta tribe. He falls in love with the fiery woman despite the fact that she attacks him with a poisonous arrow the moment she sets eyes on him. He proposes to marry her within barely a week of meeting her.  

Aadrika finds the prince absolutely attractive, and is keen to bed him. But marriage? She is determined never to tie the knot, with Suryasimha, nor any other man for that matter. And she has a reason for it as she refuses his marriage proposal, not once, but multiple times.

With the need to return to his own kingdom, Suryasimha leaves the tribal village, without bothering to say goodbye to the realm’s princess, much to her annoyance.

Determined to have her way, Aadrika decides to go chasing after the prince, and travels to Kaushambi, only to come face to face with someone she has never expected to meet during her lifetime.

In the meanwhile, there also lurks another royal princess who appears to be determined to wed the crown prince. With red hot jealousy burning within her, will Aadrika stand back and allow it to happen? Or will she fight for her right to make the prince hers, compromising her resolution to remain an unmarried woman?  

And what about the crown prince himself? Will he give Aadrika what she wants?

                                                

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 76 books to her credit, the latest book being THE CROWN PRINCE, the second book in her The Prince Series, set in 6th century India. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Film Review: PARAM SUNDARI

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WHO, ESPECIALLY IN THIS MILLINEUM, WANTS TO SEE A COUPLE OF FAILURES FALL IN LOVE AND GET MARRIED?

When I saw the Instagram post about the release of PARAM SUNDARI, a romance film, I was eager to see it on the big screen. Well, who can blame me as Bollywood seems to be starved of romantic films, what with the rising violence in the films released in the past few years. 

I think the last really enjoyable movie I saw was Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani starring Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh, which was a little more than two years back.

Okay, getting back to Param Sundari, Venkat agreed to accompany me to the film on Thursday only to give me a mocking smile when he saw there were barely a dozen people in the multiplex theatre. He does not mind the violent films, but I have always refused to accompany him, at least most of the time. And now it was payback time, I suppose. I couldn’t blame him as the “romantic” film let me down very badly. 

What is romance? Well, I am a romance novelist with about 60 books to my name in that genre, and while I might not be an expert, I profess to understand it way more than the screenwriter/storyteller of Param Sundari.

Romance is not only about the love between a man and a woman. It also needs to show what makes the protagonists a hero and a heroine, which is where this story fails.

Both Sidharth and Janhvi are pure eye candy and they can also act. The film is set in a small town in Kerala which has been beautifully portrayed along with their traditions and rituals. 

But are these elements enough to justify the “romance” tag for this film? Or any other tag for that matter? 

I THINK NOT!

Param is a “hero” who wants to work on his physical body (which is not bad at all as this is also important), but does not want to do a honest day's job. He is into running online businesses which fail again and again, much to his father’s anger and frustration. Well, I cannot really blame the father played by Sanjay Kapoor, though his screen presence and dialogue could not have been more irritating to the audience.

Sundari is a “heroine” who runs a home stay which had been left to her by her parents who had died in an accident. She goes against her aspirations of becoming a mohini attam dancer and is damn sad about it. 

What would have made them both “hero” material was if they had become successful in their careers, making them true protagonists. This is called a “growth curve” in building the characters, especially the main ones.

And this is exactly where the writer, director and producer have failed in this film. 

Who, especially in this millineum, wants to see a couple of failures fall in love and get married?

I rest my case.

VERDICT: It was a wonder I could sit in the theatre until the end. 

RATING: ** Shaky

* Silly

** Shaky

*** Smart

**** Snazzy

***** Super

Book Blitz: TO MEND A BROKEN HEART (PAN INDIA Series: TAMIL NADU) by Sundari Venkatraman

 

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: August 1, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

Manhattan businessman Sidharth Sinclair is startled out of his wits when he finds out he is the father of the three-year-old precocious twins Riya and Suraj.

Single mother Ritika Sinclair doesn’t know if she will ever heal from the hurt her husband had inflicted on her four years back by dumping her in Tamil Nadu where she originally hails from, especially when she’s barely six weeks pregnant at that time.

Sidharth is extremely sorry and wants his wife back after four long years of separation. And for that, he’s even ready to grovel at her feet.

But will that be enough to mend a broken heart? Will Ritika ever be able to forgive the husband whom she used to love from the depth of her being? And what about trust? Can she trust him to be there for her, especially in a crisis?  

Read this story set in the centre of Tamil Nadu, in the city of Tiruchirapalli AKA Trichy.

* Tamil Nadu is an Indian state which is in the south, seeped in vibrant culture and tradition. While the people are progressive, they also work at preserving the state’s heritage, boasting some of the finest UNESCO World Heritage sites. 

1. Love at First Sight

2. Fairy Tale Romance

3. Second Chance Romance

4. Broken Heart

5. Love Marriage

6. Interracial Romance

7. Love at First Sight

8. Soulmates

9. Alpha Romance

10. Billionaire Romance

                                                 

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 74 books to her credit, the latest book being TO MEND A BROKEN HEART, the second book in her PAN INDIA Series, set in the state of TAMIL NADU. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Book Blitz: IN THE NICK OF TIME (PAN INDIA Series: CHHATTISGARH) by Sundari Venkatraman

 

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: June 27, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

Sunshine or Sex Goddess?

Even before architect-business tycoon Ishaan Shukla could decide on a name for her, he finds himself in love with Khushi the moment he sets eyes on her the first time.

Devil-in-Disguise or Lover Boy?

History professor Khushi Chand reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage with Ashwin, only to find herself deeply attracted to her fiancé’s cousin, a Devil-in-Disguise. For that’s what Ishaan is, trying to entice her away from her chosen path.

Unable to resist the devilishly handsome Ishaan, Kushi decides to have an affair with him. And why not? When her fiancé, who is based in America, never even bothers to take her calls or respond to her messages.

But will Ishaan agree to a brief affair when he is determined to make Kushi his life partner? How could he let the woman he loves marry the cousin he hates? 

Kushi refuses Ishaan’s marriage proposal, several times, all because she doesn’t want to hurt her family by breaking off her engagement. Though she feels torn between her indifferent fiance and the man she’s deeply attracted to. 

Will Ishaan be able to change Khushi’s mind?

* This story is set in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh in Central India. Chhattisgarh not only has a rich cultural heritage, but also flourishes in both agriculture—the state has gained the title “Rice Bowl of India”—as well as the steel industry.  

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 74 books to her credit, the latest book being IN THE NICK OF TIME, the first book in her PAN INDIA Series, set in the state of CHHATTISGARH. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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Book Blitz: CHAT WITH REYANSH by Sundari Venkatraman

  

Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)
Publication Date: May 25, 2025
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
Genre: Contemporary Romance

STORY-IN-BRIEF

Tall, dark, handsome and uber successful Reyansh Bhargav doesn’t believe in a permanent relationship. And he has his own reasons for the same.

Young and beautiful Aadhira Udhas, who’s from a secure family background, is a hard core romantic. She falls headlong in love with Reyansh, not long after she goes to work for him.

He’s immensely attracted to her, but wary of his jaded nature wrecking the young innocent’s life. He tries really hard to keep his distance, but it gets more and more difficult as they continue to share a workspace on a day-to-day basis.

As for Aadhira, it looks like she’s capable of barging into spaces where angels fear to tread. Does that make her foolish? Or just a woman in love?

And what about Reyansh? Can he manage to resist her? Even if he makes her his, would a temporary arrangement work for the woman who truly believes in ‘till death do us part’?

Sundari Venkatraman is an Indie Author who has 73 books to her credit, the latest book being Chat with REYANSH, a standalone romance novel. Her books have consistently featured in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon India, Amazon USA, Amazon UK, Amazon Canada and Amazon Australia in both romance as well as Asian Drama categories. Her latest hot romances have all been on #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.

These days, the author is independently publishing her novels in paperback format under her banner Flaming Sun, printed and distributed by Notion Press. 

Even as a child, Sundari absolutely loved the ‘lived happily ever after’ syndrome and she grew up on a steady diet of fairy tales, Phantom comics and Mandrake comics. It was always about good triumphing over evil and a happy ending after the protagonists surmounted all unexpected obstacles.

Once she entered her teens, Sundari switched her loyalties from fairy tales to Mills & Boon. While she loved reading both of these, she kept visualising what would have happened if there were similar situations happening in India; to local heroes and heroines. And of course, the joy of vanquishing the ubiquitous evil villains! Her imagination soared and she happily ensconced herself in a rosy romantic cocoon for many years.

Then came the writing—a true bolt from the blue! And Sundari Venkatraman has never looked back.

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