I wanted to portray a churail (a Pakistani term for witch) as a girl with a strong and noble character. Someone who can fall in love. Someone who is vulnerable and real. So I wrote a love story about a churail and a doctor. My protagonist, Laila, is young, brave and virtuous.  But she is born with powers that are dark and dangerous. She has to fight hard with a malicious and powerful churail king to save her family and protect the man she loves. Can she embrace her seemingly sinister qualities yet still be righteous? Will she win a man’s heart, not because of her innate ability to seduce him, but because he truly loves her?  To find out read, Laila and the Witches of Kalazar! Please share and  comment.