Fresh off a horrendous breakup (and the viral video that accompanied it and caused her to be fired from her job), Layla Patel heads back home to San Francisco to get a new start. She's ready to start her own business as a job recruiter, which her dad is happy to help with, giving her the office above his Michelin-starred Indian restaurant. Unfortunately, he's also leased the office to business downsizing consultant Sam Mehta, who he neglects to tell about Layla's reappearance. Soon enough, the two are uncomfortably sharing an office, and, to throw an extra wrench into things, Layla has to deal with the bachelors that keep showing up in the office. Why? Because Mr. Patel listed his daughter on an arranged marriage website for Indian Americans, and invited a handful to meet his daughter. Somehow, the fight for the office and Mr. Patel's well-meaning matchmaking become tied into a bet, and even though they can't stand each other, Layla and Sam spending way too much time together.
It's an interesting mix of the pros and cons of arranged marriage, as well as the enemies-become-lovers trope of romance novels. And Desai did such a good job of describing the fantastic Indian food that my mouth was watering as I read the book (and I'm not even a huge fan of the cuisine). I enjoyed the various elements of the story, though on the whole, it wasn't my favorite romance novel.
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