Saz Vora
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom
Genres: New Adult, General Fiction, Womens Fiction, Romance, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction
Saz Vora is a writer, wife, and mother. She was born in East Africa and migrated with her family in the ‘60s to Coventry, Midlands, where she grew up straddling British and Gujarati Indian culture. Her debut novels, My Heart Sings Your Song and Where Have We Come, is a story in two parts of love, life, family, conflict, and two young people striving to remain together throughout. Where Have We Come, Finalist - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020, is based on true events that have shaped her outlook on life’s trials and tribulations. Her short story, Broad Street Library, was long listed in Spread the Word, Life Writing Prize 2020. ( you can read it and many of her other writing in a password protected area of her website for free to newsletter subscribers). Before she started writing South Asian melodrama, she had a successful career in Television Production and Teaching… But her need to write stories has led to what she is doing now—writing stories about people like her in multi-cultural Britain. She gets inspiration from listening to music, cooking and watching Bollywood, Hollywood and Independent films, hence the references to songs, food and films in all her books. Visit her website to read her blog and sign up to newsletter where she will share, short stories, missing scenes, recipes, playlists and all things book related. Follow her on social media, where she will posts news of her writing.
Saz Vora's books
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
An utterly relatable novel of family secrets and forbidden love that will have you hooked from the start! What if Mr Rochester was Mr Raichura and Jane Eyre was Hema Pattni, a story set in South of France and England filled with East African Gujarati culture, Bollywood songs and delicious food? Escaping her unhappy home by taking a job as an au pair, orphan Hema Pattni thinks of her new post in southern France as a dream come true. The family welcomes her with open arms, and her bright, inquisitive pupil, Amelie, is a delight. Even better, when her dashing employer, the wealthy and reticent Rahul Raichura, arrives at the estate, Hema finds herself drawn to his old-fashioned chivalry and twinkling smile. But a series of strange happenings threatens the summer's perfection as mysterious sightings of a lady in black increase. Determined to uncover the truth, Hema suspects the Raichuras...
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
An achingly heartbreaking novel of family secrets, tragedy and love Where Have We Come - A story of love, loss and family Book Two - University - Reena & Nikesh Duet Finalist, The Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2020 Where Have We Come, from the Reena and Nikesh University Series, is an autobiographical retelling of our experience at the birth of our son. It provides an honest insight on how a couple growing up in multicultural Britain deal with depression, bereavement, child loss and misfortune while straddling both their British and their Indian heritage. For readers of Cecelia Ahern and Jojo Moyes. Now with Reading Group Guide At the birth of their first child Reena and Nikesh discover their baby has had a severe brain haemorrhage, and family and friends rally around to help. But the family matriarch, Sarladevi, reminds Reena of the predictions of the Guru and Reena struggles to...
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
A perfectly emotional page-turner novel of first love and family conflict. My Heart Sings Your Song - A story of first love, family and destiny Book One - University Series - Reena & Nikesh Duet When Reena meets Nikesh, her instinct is to keep away from the wealthy, charming playboy, but her heart has other plans. Can they overcome their differences and get their Bollywood style happy ever after? A story of first love, family and destiny. Reena Solanki just wanted to make friends at University, but when her English breakfast lands at the feet of Nikesh Raja, she is mortified. Reena and Nikesh’s paths cross frequently, but she is wary of the differences in their family background, and she tries hard not to fall for his charm. However, the feelings she has for Nikesh cannot be denied and when Nikesh turns up on New Year's Eve to declare his...
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Womens Fiction
Formats: E-Book, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
True Love Again is a slow burn, second chance at finding love, set in the Midlands, England, between a single parent and an independent app developer, full of longing, adorable kids and opening your heart to love after grief and betrayal. At a Gujarati wedding in North Devon, the interfering aunties are in full force, scheming and pairing off the single people. Normally Meera avoids these gatherings, but for this wedding she can’t say no. Krishan, a widowed single parent, struggles with the idea of moving on - especially when no one can compare to his late wife. And the Aunties' suggestions for a perfect match aren't helping. Then he meets Meera. When an accident with the floral arrangements sends the pair off on a mission for replacements they develop an easy friendship. Krishan suggests to Meera that they pretend to date for the rest of the summer's events, and...