Monday, October 30, 2017

Hearts Afire

This is my first novel's title.  A historical fiction, the year is 1780, during the early rebellion period of the India Independence Movement, as two people come together, as different as night and day, yet link their souls for eternity.

Kuyili, the army commander of Queen Rani Velu Nachiyar, over a 3 day span, experiences all life has to give, and then gives all.  This legend is a proud inspiration for all people of India, and brings to life the earliest female freedom warriors of documented history.  The brave warrior is well known as the woman who doused herself with oil and set herself on fire inside a British ammo depot to enable Queen Rani to win the battle and thus independence.

Jusi, freedom fighter for Kerala Raja's guerilla group, lost his heart and soul when he set eyes on Kuyili, and the fight for both India's freedom from the British East India Company and for Kuyili's heart raged like fire in him.

Edumo from Morocco and Cresh from Tunisia antagonize our hero and heroine as both worlds collide into the emotional maelstrom provoked by the energizing nationalist pride of India and the Colonial Imperialism and oppression of Britain.

Being an insufferable romantic, I am motivated by many brilliant authors.  Bringing my love for history, music, poems, and romance together in one novel might just be the beginning of a new chapter in my life.


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