Leave and Come Back

For the first time, Simran Gopal is living out her own swoon-worthy romance to rival the beloved Bollywood films of her childhood… until she receives her cousin’s wedding invitation. Now, Simran finds herself returning to the family home she’s been avoiding for the last seven years to take part in a two-week-long Indian wedding.

Family drama is already at a high when Leo Bridgers, Simran’s new boyfriend, accidentally crashes the engagement party. To avoid full crisis mode and provoking the ire of Veena Perima, Simran’s aunt and judgmental family matriarch, the cousins need to rally. Commence: Operation DDLJ.

Following the lead of their favourite Bollywood movie, they need to trick Veena into adoring Leo. In a mess of misdirection and chaotic hijinks, Leo must prove himself to be the most charming, helpful wedding guest imaginable, and he certainly can’t give away that he’s ever met—let alone currently in love with—Simran.

For Simran, being back with her family also brings memories of the difficult years after her parents died. As old grievances and new secrets arise—with nosy aunties always watching—Simran must find a way to heal her wounds or risk losing her happy ending with Leo and her family.

Charming, tender and hilarious, Leave and Come Back asks what it means to open up to love, what makes a family and how to honour the past while embracing the present.

AuthorLavanya Lakshmi

PublisherPenguin Random House Canada (Doubleday Canada)

Rich Girl Summer

Fake heiress. Real secrets. One sizzling summer she’ll never forget.

Event planner Valerie Peng never planned on spending her summer sipping champagne at a lakefront estate, dodging suspicious socialites, or pretending to be anyone’s long-lost daughter. But when a very public, deeply mortifying mishap lands her in hot water – and her career in a hot mess – her uber-wealthy older client makes her an offer she can’t refuse come to his glamorous summer home and pose as the long-lost daughter he believes his conniving family has hidden from him. In exchange? Time away from her actual life. . . and the chance to help uncover a long-buried secret.

But Cinderella needs some magic for this big of a makeover. Enter Nico Hever: her client’s maddeningly perfect right-hand man. He’s organized, meticulous, impossible to read, and infuriatingly handsome. But even though he claims this scheme is a capital-M Mistake, Nico’s the only person she can trust to have her back. As they navigate a world of eccentric matriarchs, class divides, and private family feuds, their chemistry is as undeniable as it is ill-timed.

Caught between pretending to belong and unexpectedly finding where she truly fits in, Valerie’s summer is about to get far more complicated than she ever planned.

AuthorLily Chu

PublisherSourcebooks - Cosmo Reads

The Fake Matchmaker

From the nationally bestselling author of *Sari, Not Sari* comes a charming enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about love, family and taking chances.

Manisha Patel has enough on her plate. She’s back living with her parents, recovering from a painful breakup and trying to ignore questions about her future. When a heartbreaking diagnosis puts her dream of having a family at risk, she comes up with an unconventional solution: create a fake matchmaking service where she’s the only client.

As Manisha navigates awkward first dates, meddling relatives and an infuriatingly attractive family friend she can’t stand, she begins to question everything she thought she wanted. Filled with laugh-out-loud moments, heartfelt emotion and vibrant South Asian representation, “The Fake Matchmaker” is a joyful celebration of love, hope and finding your own happily ever after—often in the most unexpected way.

AuthorSonya Singh

PublisherPenguin Random House Canada (Doubleday Canada)

Penguin Random House Canada

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