It's our final Friday Book Club for 2023! What have been some of your most memorable reads this year?
Friday, December 29, 2023
Monday, December 25, 2023
Happy Holidays!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!! I hope you have a beary nice holiday season full of bookish goodies and great reads!!
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Audiobook.com Sale - Angels of Darkness
North American Sale! Nalini's US/CA audiobook publisher is offering 75% off the Angels of Darkness audiobook until 1/5/24! If you don't have the audiobook, now's your chance to get it at an amazing discounted price! The sale is only available at audiobooks.com.
~Ashwini
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
December Newsletter
Newsletter goes out in approximately fifteen hours with two free short stories plus bonus deleted scenes! 
If you aren’t yet a subscriber, it’s free to join. (The signup box is on the right side of the blog and the front page of the website. Make sure to click the confirmation link sent to your email.) Subscribers can also download ebooks containing the previous short stories. I’ll make sure that info is in this newsletter too.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Friday, December 08, 2023
Friday, December 01, 2023
Thursday, November 30, 2023
Signed Books & Bookish Goodies
Do you like collecting signed copies of books? If so, what are some of your most precious ones? If you’re not a collector of signed copies, do you collect any other bookish items? (Photo is of a stack of signed preorders of There Should Have Been Eight for Chapter Books & Tea!)
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
There Should Have Been Eight Australia & NZ Print Release
The New Zealand & Australian print editions of There Should Have Been Eight are now in bookshops! Thank you for your patience! I hope you enjoy my take on a gothic locked room thriller.
Saturday, November 25, 2023
Friday, November 24, 2023
There Should Have Been Eight Out Worldwide
Woohoo!!! There Should Have Been Eight is now out worldwide!! All editions - print, audio, ebook - available except for print in Australia/NZ - your print editions hit the bookshelves on Tuesday!
Thursday, November 23, 2023
Why New Zealand Noir?
I wrote an article for Crime Reads on why New Zealand makes a great setting for thrillers and mysteries, and it’s now live! Are there any locations you think would make a fantastic setting for a book?
Wednesday, November 22, 2023
There Should Have Been Eight Out Now
And it’s out!! There Should Have Been Eight is hitting shelves around the world this week! I can’t wait for you to get your hands on my quietly gothic thriller!
Thank you for all the support for my walk on the thriller side. You’re amazing!!! 
p.s. I took about three gazillion photos before I decided on this one. Seems appropriate for a book featuring a photographer protagonist. 
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
There Should Have Been Eight Out Soon!
As we count down to the release of There Should Have Been Eight (out tomorrow!!) here’s an image of an endless sand/beach road in New Zealand (speed limit to the left).
My thrillers are all inspired by the breathtaking NZ landscape. So many stunning and lonely vistas! Hands up if you enjoy books with a dramatic sense of place?!
Friday, November 17, 2023
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Goodreads Giveaway: There Should Have Been Eight
US residents: To celebrate the upcoming release of Nalini's new thriller, There Should Have Been Eight (out next week!!), Nalini's US publisher is running a giveaway on Goodreads for 50 Kindle copies. The giveaway will run until November 20.
Good luck! ~Ashwini
Friday, November 10, 2023
Thursday, November 09, 2023
Amazon Editor's Pick - There Should Have Been Eight
Woohoo!! There Should Have Been Eight is an Amazon Editor’s Pick for November in Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense! 
This is a locked room mystery except the ”room” is a gothic ruined mansion in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. It features seven friends, one huge secret, and a reunion that goes quietly, terribly wrong… 
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Angels' Blood Special UK Edition
Look at this gorgeous special edition copy of Angels' Blood!!! It's being produced by my UK/international publisher and is a hardcover with foiled cover artwork, sprayed edges and more! And it'll be out in time for the holidays!
You can preorder via the Gollancz Emporium. They will ship to anywhere the UK editions publish.
Friday, November 03, 2023
Thursday, November 02, 2023
There Should Have Been Eight
The stunning golden alpine grassland on which I stood over a year ago and wondered hmm, how can I turn this into a quietly sinister thriller.
It’s beyond gorgeous in daylight but imagine it in the pitch dark, in the middle a snowstorm…and someone is bleeding from stab wounds…Welcome to the Shepherd Estate, half ruined and with secrets in the walls.
“There Should Have Been Eight” releases in 3 weeks!!
p.s. That’s frost on the grass in the foreground. So, so beautiful.
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Friday, October 27, 2023
Thursday, October 26, 2023
October Newsletter
The October newsletter goes out in less than twenty-four hours. It’s free to receive and subscribers get all the breaking news first! If you aren’t yet a member, you can subscribe here on the blog or on the first page of my website.
No spam, just goodness. Welcome newsletter has instructions on how to download the ebooks of previous newsletter exclusive short stories.
Any issues subscribing, just let Ashwini know: nalini.assistant@ gmail. com (no spaces).
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Audiobook.com Sale - Last Guard
North American Sale! Nalini's US/CA audiobook publisher is offering 70% off the Last Guard audiobook until 11/10/23! If you don't have the audiobook, now's your chance to get it at an amazing discounted price! The sale is only available at audiobooks.com.
~Ashwini
Friday, October 20, 2023
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Friends of the Ashland Library Swag Bag Auction
A reminder that the Friends of the Ashland Library Swag Bag Auction ends soon! 100% of the proceeds go to the Friends of the Ashland Library who fund all of the library's programs.
Click here to view Nalini's contribution, and here for the full list of items for auction.
~Ashwini
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Tongariro National Park
Photos from a short trip to the Tongariro National Park after I turned in Primal Mirror. This part of the park is a (freezing) alpine desert with endless vistas. Isn’t it breathtaking?
Friday, October 13, 2023
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Friends of the Ashland Library Swag Bag Auction
The Friends of the Ashland Library are having another awesome online auction! Its a Swag Bag Auction with contributions from over 50 romance authors from many sub-genres. 100% of the proceeds go to the Friends of the Ashland Library who fund all of the library's programs.
All auctions open on ebay on Wednesday 11th October at 8pm ET. Click here to view the preview page.
~Ashwini
Friday, October 06, 2023
Thursday, October 05, 2023
Angels' Blood
Alt Text - quote from Angels' Blood: Option 1: Attempt to back out. Probable result: Death after painful torture. Option 2: Do the job and hope. Probable result: Death but probably no torture (good).
Tuesday, October 03, 2023
Books and Memories
There are some books that, when I think of them, evoke strong memories and feelings, transporting me back in time. Are there any books that do the same for you?
~Ashwini
Friday, September 29, 2023
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Silver Silence
Alt Text: Quote from Silver Silence - "Repeat after me: I will never trust a bear who promises to show me a good time." ~Selenka Durev to BlackEdge juveniles.
Who's willing to take the risk?!
~Ashwini
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Goodreads Giveaway: There Should Have Been Eight
US residents: Goodreads is running a giveaway for 10 copies of Nalini's upcoming thriller There Should Have Been Eight! The giveaway will run until October 23rd. Click here to enter. Good luck!! 
~Ashwini
Friday, September 22, 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Heroes
Alt Text - Quote from Allegiance of Honor: "Heroes, I've learned, don't always wear white. Sometimes they come from the darkness, shadows among shadows."
Who are your favorite fictional heroes? Which qualities do you love about them?
~Ashwini
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Steamy Lit Con 2024
Guess who's coming back to the States! See you at Steamy Lit Con, Aug 2024! Tickets go on sale Oct 21!!
Friday, September 15, 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Love Hard on Sale
Love Hard is on sale as part of Apple Books’ sports romance promotion! If you haven’t yet met Jake and Juliet, now’s your chance! 
