I have finally finished my first e-book!

Thank you to all my blog readers who have encouraged and supported this blog. I have just completed an e-book novel that many of you encouraged me to write. I plan to release it this week

I want to talk a little about how I approached the content of this e-book.

1. This story is set in a culture that I am familiar with, namely India. I thought bringing some of my own experiences to the story would make it more interesting to the readers
2. This novel fits in the historical fiction genre. A lot of characters and places in the story are historical. Walid, Qasim, Hajjaj, Dahir, Siyakar and many others actually lived during the period. I have filled in their character details based on what I learnt about them from historical documents. I have also added in characters to fill out the story line better :-)
3. I have set the story in Medieval India, because it made it easier to include the story elements that I wanted to highlight in the book. This period is also interesting to me because it set in motion events that would shape the history of the sub-continent for a better part of thousand years. We are still living with the consequences of some events that took place during this time.
4. If you have read my blog, you know that I am a 24x7 Consensual Slave to my Swami. This defines me. I love being his Daasi. Daasihood is a spiritual practice for me as I explain here. Having said that, my practice is limited by the real world I live in. I am a wife, a mother, a friend, a Didi, a daughter and all these limit how much I can "fully" live my lifestyle. Mostly my lifestyle is private and hidden, but I fantasize. "What if I had no constraints? and could live the Daasi lifestyle as I really wanted?" In the real life there are consequences. For example, here is one dark fantasy of mine that I cannot obviously fulfill in my real life :-) The story in this e-book is my way of vicariously living out some of my fantasies, with no real world consequences. I have used my creative license to force my characters to support some of my extreme submissive fantasies that I crave for but cannot fulfill in the real world. Lol!, My Swami's mouth fell open a few times when he read the story! His first reaction was "You don't expect me to do some of these things to you, do you?". I giggled. My poor Swami, he cannot be a Qasim or Jafar even if he tried. He is just too nice!!
5. Raj-Kumari (Princess) Padmini is my alter-ego. She is obviously younger and much prettier :-) She is also a fictional character but I tried to imagine how I would act and behave if I was lived during her times and built her character around it. So you will either hate her or like her based on what you think of me!!
6. I will post the first chapter of the e-book here soon :-)

Here is a summary of the story. Hope you find it interesting!

Two civilizations confront each other on the banks of the River Indus in 7th century India. Their world views could not be more different. One is an ancient civilization with many esoteric rituals and beliefs that have evolved over thousands of years. The other is less than hundred years old with a singular belief in the supremacy of its one true God. One has a glorious past but an uncertain future. The other's future is filled with promise and opportunities. One is polytheistic, and extols pluralism. The other is ardently monotheistic and insists on submission to the one true faith.

These world views are irreconcilable and in the 7th century there is only one way to harmonize such disparate viewpoints. War. War is ugly. It is costly. It destroys people's humanity and wrecks vengeance on the innocent. Yet it is also a crucible for change and provides an opportunity for a fresh start. Under its intense pressure a piece of coal can turn into a diamond.

The result of this war, will forever alter the history of this subcontinent and inexorably change the lives of two people.

On one side of this conflict is a beautiful princess. Her grace, charm, beauty and kindness make her the darling of her kingdom. Her innocent demeanor and spirit of service bring warmth to her subjects hearts. Every prince in the surrounding kingdoms has dreamed of winning her hand in marriage. Yet she has a dark past and pursues an improbable dream. She yearns for a certain kind of soul mate, one who has been foretold to complete her spiritually, a strong dominant stranger who will release her dormant submissiveness so she may fulfill her destiny. She has waited patiently for four years and prayed every day for him.

Riding on the wings of this calamitous war a stranger approaches. Will he fulfill the princess's destiny? Or will he be an usurper who rapes and pillages his way into the forgotten pages of history. Can he temper his dominance with justice and compassion or will power corrupt him completely? Will he see the humanity of "the other" or are they just pawns in his game of domination.

Will history recognize him as "The Protector"  or despise him as "The Annihilator"?

Read my e-book to find out!!