SI never meant to lie, but when my college bully sneers at my epic fail love life, I do my best to stand up to her. I grab the stranger next to me at the party, call him my date, and kiss him. One horrifying video of the hot cricketer and me losing our clothes later - filmed by the same bully - and my life is about to blow up. To my surprise, the rule-following golden boy of cricket saves me from social destruction. So, I move into his mansion and lie about being head over heels for him. Just for the summer. What does he get out of it? Getting on his coach’s good side. A coach who just happens to be my godfather. I don’t know if fake dating is the solution to our problems or this wild catastrophe I can’t escape…especially when I start falling for him for real. This Wild Catastrophe is a softly-paced, 120K words, dual POV, adorably cute, feel-good, coming of age, hurt/comfort, standalone, cricket romance between a curvy and defensive FMC, an ambitious MMC with broken edges, Bollywood nostalgia, and a friendship group that’s obsessed with pie.
Author
Hi, there I’m USA Today Bestselling Romance Author Aarti V Raman. I write all shades and forms of romance or will in the future because I suffer from writing attention deficit disorder. I must tell all the stories! So, my romances range from romantic comedy, chick lit to romantic suspense and dark romance starring tortured billionaires and suffering military types! Before I turned to writing and telling these stories full-time, I was a teacher, business journalist and editor for close to fifteen years. So my heroines are career-minded, city-living, strong-willed hot messes who still have their lives together. I believe in writing what I know and I know me best so most of these heroines are Indian (South Asian women of color). I also believe in writing more of what I want so my heroes are indecently hot, filthy rich, fiendishly smart with secret hearts of gold. Thus, the angst and steam-meter are off the charts when stubborn force meets immovable object on the way to happy ever after. So does the banter and danger, because what’s love without a little bit of jeopardy, am I right? I’m a TEDx speaker and 24 of my romances have hit the Amazon Bestseller Charts so I can also proudly call myself an Amazon 100 International Bestselling Author. My chick lit dramedy “The Worst Daughter Ever” has been optioned for screen. My bestselling Millionaire Foes series is part of the Writers on the Moon Project, on a time capsule to go to the actual moon. Most notably, I’ve been absolutely privileged to be part of two fantastic for-charity anthologies, Stand for Ukraine and Dissent. I’m also known as Writer Gal. I live in Mumbai with my large and largely loveable extended family in a version of my three favorite words – Happy Ever After.
