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Crazy Desi Love
Series · 3 books · 2012-2020

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#1

It's Your Move, Wordfreak!

2012

What do you get when you mix words, wit and the World Wide Web? – A Scrabbulous Romance.'Wordfreak' and 'Worddiva' have been on a head-to-head word war on their online scrabble board for months. They are getting ready to meet for the first time, offline, after several sessions'Wordfreak' and 'Worddiva' have been engaged in a fierce combat on their online Scrabble board for months. Through their scintillating conversations and easy banter, they have formed a simple and uncomplicated equation that threatens to be shaken when Alisha Menon, a successful divorce lawyer, meets an environmentally conscious architect, Aryan Chawla, on a blind date. The two realize that the manoeuvres of real-life are far more complicated than the ones in a scrabble game. Can the real Wordfreak and Worddiva spell love in capital letters or is the game of life a deal-breaker for them?
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#2

Bootie and the Beast

2014

Fairytales don’t end in true love’s kiss. They begin with one… For supermodel Diya “Beauty” Mathur life is one giant pink-colored party. For numbers man Krish “the Beast” Menon life is all about control. Diya is vivacious, winsome and has a devil-may-care attitude. She jets about the globe drenched in haute couture and sparkly booties, inspiring princely men to act like lovestruck fools. Krish is balanced, beastly and abides no nonsense. He growls instead of talks and snarls instead of asks, and no one on the planet makes Krish growl or snarl more than Beauty Mathur. But, for all their differences and a broken engagement, Diya and Krish are friends—the rarest of friends. And when Diya gets embroiled in yet another scandal that not only threatens her reputation but her single-and-fabulous status as well, Krish steps in to protect her like always. He invites Diya to hide out in his lair in Dallas, Texas. But something is odd between them this time. The Beast has a secret. And Beauty will not rest until she peels it from him. Her meddling triggers an unexpected reaction, and it changes the status of Beauty’s relationship with the Beast forever.
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#2.5

Starstruck

A Second Chance Novella

2020

Nothing is as it seems in the movie business, including the love lives of the stars. Tania Coehlo, an A-list celebrity manager of Mumbai’s Tinseltown—also known as the Piranha of Publicity—certainly has her work cut out for her as she walks into the set of the next Bollywood blockbuster, starring her client Ariana Kapoor. Ariana is the Indian film industry’s upcoming reigning queen, and her costar and fiancé is Veer Rana, a smooth-talking bad boy … and the man Tania happened to have an affair with last Christmas. This year, Tania swears she won’t fall for Veer’s charming ways again. After all, he is still unavailable. Still forbidden. Still out of her league ... just like the stars glittering in Rajasthan’s night sky. But, surrounded by the provocative magic of an active film set and Veer’s wicked determination to win her back, Tania finds herself starstruck all over again, risking not only her heart for a second time, but her career as well.

Author

Falguni Kothari
Falguni Kothari
Author · 7 books

Falguni Kothari is a USA Today bestselling author of “messy love stories” and kick-ass fantasy tales that are a “good choice for women’s fiction book groups.” Her novels are all flavored by her South Asian heritage and expat experiences, and delve into common, yet unconventional, themes of marriage, romance, friendship, family and parenthood. Her books have been reviewed and praised in a number of podcasts and publications, including the New York Times Book Review, starred reviews in Booklist and Shelf Awareness, Popsugar, Woman’s World magazine and The Times of India. Her essays and short stories have been published in Femina (India), Better Homes and Gardens, Book Riot and Writer’s Digest. She is also an award-winning Indian Classical, Latin and Ballroom dancer, practices Karaoke in her downtime, is an empty-nester, and loathes flying and deadlines. Find her online at www.falgunikothari.com and sign up for her newsletter for the latest updates and free stories!

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