Deceived by Heena Rathore Pardeshi

Today, I have the pleasure of hosting blogger-turned-author, Heena Rathore Pardeshi! I first met Heena way back when The Prophecy first came out, and she was gracious enough to host me. Now it's my turn to reciprocate the favor!

Please welcome Heena and Deceived!

How well do you know your loved ones?

A girl struggling to cope with the murders of her mother and five-year-old brother.

A journalist chasing the ghost of a potential serial killer.

A thirteen-year-old girl who slaughtered her parents.

And a revenge-driven psychopath who is about to destroy everyone’s life.

After 9 years, a young writer is still coping with the brutal murders of her mother and five-year-old brother, as she moves into a house of horrors, unwittingly to start a new life with her lover. Will friends and family be able to redeem Ally out of the impending doom in time? Will her infallible love become the key to the destruction of her already fragile world? Will madness prevail over love; true love over revenge?

Deceived is a gripping psychological thriller that mazes through the deepest, darkest emotions of human mind through the story of a vulnerable girl who treads in the mist of deception bred from a long unforgiven betrayal.

About Heena

Heena Rathore Pardeshi is a novelist, novel critic, as well as a book reviewer. She is also the Editor In Chief at a publishing house and an acclaimed YouTube Podcaster. An award-winning writer, she has won several NaNoWriMos and JuNoWriMos since 2014.

A fan of crime-thrillers, apocalyptic fiction and slasher movies and series, she draws inspiration from the works of legendary writers such as Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Sidney Sheldon. She’s also a fan of Steven Spielberg and M. Night Shyamalan.

An introvert and freethinker, Heena prefers neatness to chaos - in her fictional themes as well as in her real life. She has a special place for German Shepherds and books in her heart. 

Heena also manages her own book club, RMFAO on Goodreads.com.

Heena is twenty-six years old and lives in Pune, India with her beloved husband, Vishal – a successful entrepreneur, in a house full of books, music, and love. Heena passionately creates vivid fictional worlds; some to read and cherish, and some to live in.

Links:

Website: https://heenarathorep.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/rathoreheena

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorheenarathore/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heenarathorep/

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year -- Part I

Season Greetings, friends!! Whew, it's good to be back to blogging. For the past little bit, I've been working on a hard deadline for work, and now it's done! Woot! I shouldn't have any more big projects like that until 2017, so FREEDOM!

via GIPHY

In addition to the cray-zee-ness of the work stuff, I was also planning Deek's birthday party and doing a bunch of Christmas related events. So, I've been a little insane in the membrane. BUT the party was a smashing success and all the Christmas shopping is now done, so I can sit back and enjoy the upcoming holidays. YAY!

The Molly Ringwalds

The day before Deek's birthday, I saw an offer on Facebook for free tickets to the Molly Ringwalds concert. My friend Denise had them and couldn't attend, so I scooped them up. I thought it would be a fun start to Deek's birthday weekend, even though I knew nothing about the band. Well...it was an AWESOME start to Deek's birthday weekend! Wow, wow, wow! We had the best time at that concert!!

Rock out!

Such cool decor!

ROFL!

The Molly Ringwalds!

We're loving every minute of this concert!!

Deek's Birthday

So, for the first part of Deek's birthday, I arranged a scavenger hunt for him to go on. It was related to a story he'd been given on his birthday last year. Of course, he followed the clues like a boss, got his presents, and won the Starbucks date prize for having successfully done the hunt!  

He figured out his birthday lunch location based on the first clue.

He followed my random hunt into crazy stores.

And secured his gift.

And won the Starbucks prize challenge!

Later that night, we had a murder mystery party (is there a better party to have for a thriller author?)!! We had tons of friends over, and we spent the evening solving crime, talking, and laughing. SUCH a fun group of pals to spend such a special day with!!

Deek and my soul sista in character.

He was the villain actor (he loves villains), and she was the starlet!

A few of the "suspects" in the case.

Deek was the villain actor, Kim was the co-star, I was the director, 

and Carolyn was another actor (who loved to photobomb--she rocked that character even though she doesn't like to photobomb in real!)

Friends, I just want to say how incredibly blessed I am to have Deek in my life. He's truly the best person I know, and he enriches my life--and the world--exponentially. I'm so thankful to have gotten to spend this special day with him, celebrating the man whom I adore more than words could ever express. Happy Birthday, baby! Here's to many, many more. You know one lifetime with you just isn't enough for me! <3

PaPa's Birthday

My grandfather (PaPa)'s birthday is the day after Deek's. So, after a fun evening with friends, we packed up the next day and headed east to spend the evening with my family to celebrate PaPa. If you'll remember, he got sick last year around Christmas. Since then, he's been sick off and on until it culminated this summer. The doctor's performed surgery, and he's been recovering since. I'm thankful to be back in the South so I can spend as much time as possible with my grandparents and my family. And I'm uber grateful to have gotten to celebrate PaPa's 84th birthday with him this year! 

84 Years Young!

I've always been my PaPa's BabyDoll, and I've always thought he hung the moon! 

Love him so much!

Smooches!

Three generations--PaPa, my mom, and me

And my dad giving me bunny ears because...that's my dad for ya! LOL!

Dude, this post is already longer than I expected, so I'll stop here. BUT stay tuned because soon I'll be putting up another post about the local Christmas tree lighting, the Christmas parade (which Deek and I marched in), and Deek's work Christmas party!! 

Until then, stay warm! Live and love out loud!! <3