Black Sheep International

Book excerpt: Wherever you go, there you are. A run away from Britains Care system, Maya More now paints in a remote region of the Indian Himalayas. Surrounded by spirit-worshipping farmers and emerald green mountains, all would be bliss if she could only sell her art. But with little market for her male nudes shes forced to commute to Manali, the nearest tourist town, and work as a part-time guide. Offered a handsome payment to help organize a marriage proposal on the roof of the world, Maya spends days with a charismatic film-maker only to find that shes falling in love with him herself. Determined to be professional, she orchestrates the couples perfect moment yet despite her meticulous planning the event spawns disaster forcing her to confront both the mountains dark underbelly and her own tangled past. A mystery; a love story; a tale of self transformation: Black Sheep International is a rollicking romp of a read set amidst the bizarrely beautiful culture of The Valley of The Gods.