Can you share a recipe with us? How about something hot and deliciously spicy, like your romances? Suze: I’ve read this story, and I can tell our readers that Cowboys and Djinns is a game they will definitely want to play! Mina, you are also a food writer. As Maya and Shay pull together to survive, both are determined to have their happily-ever-after and bring peace to their worlds - warring families, shadow assassins, and nosy busybodies be damned. Their not-so-simple one-night stand is interrupted by assassins and the world, as they know it, is changed forever. But the beautiful and tough warrior gets more than she bargained for when she meets Shay. Nothing gets the biological clock ticking (and elders lecturing) like almost dying in battle, so Maya, princess of the water djinns, travels to Earth for some no-strings-attached sex to fulfill her duty and produce an heir.

Djinn, btw, is pronounced “gin” and is what we from non-Western heritages call genies.Īkshay (Shay for short), warrior prince of the earth djinns, earns the title of Crown Prince at a high cost when he loses his best friend in a battle against ancient enemies, the water djinns. Mina: A Tale of Two Djinnsis an exotic Romeo & Juliet tale with warring genies, feminists, flying carpets, kick-ass action and sexy adult fun. Suze: Tell us a bit about A Tale of Two Djinns, Mina. That way I could have vary my workload, make my stories accessible to new readers, and take on special projects like my UNICEF effort with A Tale of Two Djinns. Actually, what I’d like to do is be a hybrid – do both traditional and independent books. I loved being involved in the whole process (writing, editing, choosing a cover, choosing distributors, marketing, tracking my numbers etc.) even though it’s a lot of work. Mina: I was terrified when I first started looking into it, but it’s turned out to be a very positive experience. Suze: What has your experience been as an indie? Would you do it again, or is it back to traditional for you? I’m happy to share, I wrote my first check to UNICEF this month from the proceeds. Self-publishing the book seemed to be the simplest way of doing this. Education has always been important to them and to me, so I decided to self-publish and donate fifty percent of the proceeds to UNICEF’s Schools for Asia initiative.

Mina: My father died while I was still working on A Tale of Two Djinns and I wanted to do something to honor and thank both my parents.

The Djinn's Dilemma by Mina Khan