Smorgasbord Book Promotions – New Book on the Shelves – #GayRomance – Straight As A Jalebi : Book 2 in The Rishtay Series by Ritu Bhathal

Delighted to share the news of the latest release by Ritu Bhathal – Straight As A Jalebi : Book 2 in The Rishtay Series – I can highly recommend book one in the series

About the book

“This is a delightful male-male sweet romance. Sunny is just adorable and Milan is the perfect guy for him! I raced through this book in one highly enjoyable weekend. –Bestselling author Jeevani Charika

Who knew that an innocent trip to India in the year 2000 would have such an impact on his life?

Sunny had only gone as a chaperone for his sister and her best friend and to attend to a few business matters.

He’d ended up with a deal that would change the shape of his professional future and possibly his personal one too.

Battling the pressures of marriage by his family isn’t Sunny’s only fight, as he finds his feelings for a certain ‘friend’ may be more than just friendship.

But how can he tell anyone how he truly feels?
Because the road to love isn’t always straight…

Ritu Bhathal is a fresh, new, and much-needed voice for British Asian fiction.

Straight As a Jalebi is Book 2 in the Rishtay Series, following the Gill family in the new millennium.

One of the early reviews for the book

Sue Baker 5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid story  Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 31 May 2023

I had the good fortune to be able to jump straight into this marvellous book after reading Marriage Unarranged at the weekend, and once again I was addicted to the fascinating story told by this brilliant author.

Sunny is a character that I truly took to my heart, his loyalty to his family is outstanding, I was really rooting for him, his happiness was what I most wanted to see.

Milan is another character who I enjoyed spending time with, his enthusiasm for life is so uplifting and you could really understand why Sunny was so captivated by him.

Lots of tension throughout the story kept me turning the pages, and it was lovely to meet up with the characters from the earlier book.

It was interesting to follow the wedding preparations too, and to travel once more to India and explore the different cultures and traditions there.

Loved this awesome book and am already excited for book three! 

Read the reviews and buy the book: Amazon UK – And: Amazon US

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About Ritu Bhathal

Ritu Bhathal was born in Birmingham in the mid-1970s to migrant parents, hailing from Kenya but with Indian origin. This colourful background has been a constant source of inspiration to her.

From childhood, she always enjoyed reading. This love of books is credited to her mother. The joy of reading spurred her on to become creative in her writing, from fiction to poetry.

Winning little writing competitions at school and locally encouraged her to continue writing.

As a wife, mother, daughter, sister, and teacher, she has drawn on inspiration from many avenues to create the poems that she writes.

A qualified teacher, having studied at Kingston University, she now deals with classes of children as a sideline to her writing!

Ritu also writes a blog, But I Smile Anyway, a mixture of life and creativity, thoughts and opinions, which was awarded first place in the Best Overall Blog category at the 2017 Annual Bloggers Bash Awards, and Best Book Blog in 2019.

Ritu is happily married and living in Kent, with her Hubby Dearest, and two children, not forgetting the fur baby Sonu Singh.

 

Thank you for dropping in today and I hope you are leaving with some books.. Sally