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WARNED: The Astrologer's Prophecy

Dear Friends,

Some of you know that I'm working on a new project : EERIE TALES FROM THE EAST.

Here's the blurb for Book 1 in the series:

An astrologer at a local fair predicts that 12-year-old Avi will die a horrible death, but Avi thinks it's superstitious nonsense. Sent to stay with relatives in a remote village while his parents are away, Avi feels trapped in a crumbling mansion with a grandfath Read more of this blog post »

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	The Tiffin 3.57 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Third Eye (The Tara Trilogy, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets 3.85 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver Anklet (The Tara Trilogy, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Warned: The Astrologer's Prophecy (Eerie Tales from the East, #1) 4.60 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Deadly Conch: Tara Trilogy 3.72 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embrace the Chicken 3.66 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking for Lord Ganesh by Mahtab Narsimhan (Goodreads Author), Sonja Wimmer (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Careful What You Wish For 3.08 avg rating — 40 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Valley of the Rats 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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