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Is this fake engagement fool proof . . . or half-baked?When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she''s doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena''s actual family - and their constant meddling in her life - well, that recipe always ends in disaster.Now Reena''s parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. He''s the perfect, mouth-watering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference.Reena refuses to marry anyone who works for her father. She won''t be attracted to Nadim''s sweet charm or gorgeous lopsided smile. That is, until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples'' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams. Reena will do anything to win - even asking Nadim to pretend they''re engaged. But when it comes to love, baking your bread doesn''t always mean you get to eat it too.Praise for Accidentally Engaged''A feast of a book! It''s a must-read'' Tif Marcelo, author of The Key to Happily Ever After''An engaging read with authentic characters who continue to surprise you'' USA Today''Equally sweet and spicy, this is sure to leave readers smiling'' Publishers Weekly''Voraciously readable . . . fresh, warm, soft in all the right places . . . We dare readers not to devour it'' Entertainment Weekly

''This Emma-inspired friends-to-lovers romance has it all'' Nisha SharmaJane Austen''s Emma goes Bollywood in this delightful retelling, perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory. Kamila''s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it''s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a job she loves and an endless array of friends who clearly need her help finding love. In fact, Kamila is so busy with her friends'' love lives, she''s hardly given any thought to her own . . . Fortunately, Kamila has Rohan. They''ve known each other forever, only lately, Kamila''s ''harmless flirting'' with Rohan is making her insides do a little bhangra dance. But while she''s busy proving to everyone that she''s got it all figured out, Kamila can''t let herself get distracted - until her secret nemesis returns to town with an eye for Rohan. Suddenly, it seems like the more Kamila tries to plan, the more things are starting to unravel - and her perfectly ordered life is about to be turned upside down. Praise for Farah Heron:''An engaging read with authentic characters who continue to surprise you'' USA Today''An endearing cast led by a Bollywood-loving hero and a fashionista heroine set Heron''s retelling of Jane Austen''s Emma apart from the pack'' Publishers Weekly''Voraciously readable . . . fresh, warm, soft in all the right places . . . We dare readers not to devour it'' Entertainment Weekly

The highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged delivers a delightful rom-com about one woman trying to shed her perfect image at a destination wedding, with hilarious - and moving - results. Perfect for fans of Abby Jimenez and Jasmine Guillory.''The perfect swoony escape'' Sara Desai, author of The Singles Table Jana Suleiman has never really fit in - everyone always sees her as too aloof, too cool, too perfect. The one time she stepped out of her comfort zone, she ended up with a broken heart and a baby on the way. Aaaand lesson learned. Now she''s a bridesmaid for a destination wedding in Serengeti National Park, and almost everyone she knows will be there. Her five-year-old daughter. Her mom. Her friends. Even her potential new boss. And of course (because who doesn''t love surprises!) her gorgeous-but-not-to-be-trusted ex. Anil Malek is a great dad, even if Jana hasn''t quite forgiven him for lying to her all those years ago. Determined to show he has no effect on her whatsoever, she and the bridesmaids concoct a go-wild list to get Jana through the week. Sing karaoke? Sure. Perform their high school dance routine in front of strangers? Okay. But the more she lets down her guard, the less protection she has against her attraction to Anil. And Jana soon realises it''s one thing to walk on the wild side . . . and quite another to fall for her ex all over again.

Forced proximity and celebrity romance collide in this delightful novel from the highly praised author ofAccidentally Engaged.Stylist Marley Kamal has waited years for the chance to be a private shopper for a major celebrity. But finding out that her first big client is the guy she went to prom with - and was promptly ghosted by - seems like the universe is mocking her. Because now Nikhil Shamdasani is back in her life, about to star in a major movie, and is more drop-dead hot than ever . . . at the worst possible time. Marley''s weeks away from an elective double mastectomy and breast reconstruction that''s supposed to save her life. But this surgery is going to change things in more ways than she can possibly imagine. For one, Nik is so eager to have her as his stylist that he''s offered to stay in her home and take care of her while she recovers. Now Marley is about to learn that as the door to her old life closes, something - or rather someone - else will enter . . . if she''s ready to let him in.***Praise for Farah Heron ''Heron [writes] crackling banter'' Entertainment Weekly''Farah Heron writes with the keen eye of a satirist and the big heart of a romantic'' Jenny Holiday ''Heron writes a compelling story . . . [that] will appeal to readers looking for complex family dramas and sumptuous descriptions of food and cooking'' Kirkus''Heron''s sensitive insights infuse this romance with both immense charm and emotional depth'' Booklist

Amira Khan has no plans to break her no-dating rule.

Thirty-year-old engineer Amira Khan has set one rule for herself: no dating until her grad-school thesis is done. Nothing can distract her from completing a paper that is so good her boss will give her the promotion she deserves when she returns to work in the city. Amira leaves campus early, planning to work in the quiet basement apartment of her family’s house. But she arrives home to find that her grandmother has rented the basement to . . . a barbershop quartet. Seriously? The living situation is awkward: Amira needs silence; the quartet needs to rehearse for a competition; and Duncan, the small-town baritone with the flannel shirts, is driving her up the wall.

As Amira and Duncan clash, she is surprised to feel a simmering attraction for him. How can she be interested in someone who doesn’t get her, or her family’s culture? This is not a complication she needs when her future is at stake. But when intolerance rears its ugly head and people who are close to Amira get hurt, she learns that there is more to Duncan than meets the eye. Now she must decide what she is willing to fight for. In the end, it may be that this small-town singer is the only person who sees her at all.