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Can't Help Faking in Love

A Novel

by Swati Hegde
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"Hegde is one to watch!" –Amy Lea, international bestselling author of Exes and O’s

A young woman with Bollywood roots hires a barista to act as her boyfriend for her cousin’s wedding—only to learn you can’t fake chemistry like theirs—in this desi romance from the author of Match Me If You Can
Harsha Godbole has never felt love from her family, but she’s always been surrounded by their Bollywood business mogul wealth. Now back in Bangalore after studying in America, Harsha is ready to start her adult life without their money. But that becomes impossible when everything she’s worked so hard for comes crumbling down. Fearful of showing up to her cousin’s upcoming wedding as a failure—and worse, a single failure—Harsha decides to put her trust fund to good use . . . 
Veer Kannan does everything for his family. He even gave up his dreams of becoming a Bollywood star to get a more consistent gig . . . although working as a barista wasn’t really the big break he was hoping for. It’s a humble life, but a happy one, nonetheless. Then financial aid falls through for his brother’s first year in business school, so now Veer needs to come up with a large sum of money, and fast.
Harsha’s outlandish plan to hire her favorite barista as her fake boyfriend for the weekend-long wedding bash is received surprisingly well by Veer, who hopes this will be his ticket to Bollywood. But Harsha and Veer get way more than they bargained for in this heartwarming journey to finding unexpected love and courage.

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    February 11, 2025

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      • ISBN: 9780593909751
      • File size: 230039 KB
      • Duration: 07:59:13

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 2, 2024
      Hegde (Match Me If You Can) takes on the fake relationship trope in her solid, Bangalore-set sophomore novel. Aspiring photographer Harsha Godbole has been trying to make it on her own, without her toxic family or their money, but must return to the fold when her cousin and long-standing rival, Neha, gets married. When Neha mistakenly assumes Harsha’s favorite barista, Veer Kannan, is actually Harsha’s boyfriend and invites him to the wedding, Harsha gets an idea: if her invasive, judgmental family is expecting a boyfriend, why not recruit Veer to play the role? Aspiring actor Veer is at first offended when Harsha lies about his job to Neha, but the Business Institute of India has rescinded his little brother’s scholarship, and Veer has only three days to find half a million rupees. Harsha’s happy to pay for his services and is also the niece of one of Bollywood’s biggest directors. If Veer can keep up the act, he’ll be able to pay for his brother’s MBA­ and might also get his big break. The plot hits all the expected beats as pretending to be in love leads these two to fall in love for real, while the setting adds a bit of fun for armchair travelers. There’s enough here to please romance fans.

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