Accidentally Engaged

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Reena Manji pretends to be engaged to the man across the hall in order to win a couples' cooking competition.

Reena Manji is struggling with the weight her family puts on her -- pressure to join the family business (which she doesn't want to do), tension about getting married (when she can't find the right guy), and the general stress to succeed. So when she's downsized (again!) she refuses to tell her parents until she finds a new job.

Reena meets attractive Nadim across the hall and is instantly attracted to him -- until she finds out her parents arranged their marriage. The stress of being unemployed and lying about it gets to her, and she seeks refuge in breadmaking, her favorite hobby.

When Reena finds out about a cooking competition with her dream prize of pastry school as a reward, she's reluctant to join. It's a family competition, so she would need a significant other to participate with her. Reena is resigned to not participating when Nadim drunkenly suggests she cook for him and they film it. They enter the competition and their video is so dynamic they're an instant success.

Reena is thrilled to have her chance at the prestigious (and very expensive) pastry school, but her feelings for Nadim begin to get complicated. Is he interested in Reena, or the business deal their parents made for their marriage? And will lying about their engagement put a strain on the relationship she wants to have with Nadim?

Recommended for fans of diverse romances, contemporary romance readers, and foodies who enjoy romances.

Farah Heron focuses her writing on South Asian families. She lives in Toronto.

Publisher: Forever

Length: 368 pages

Release Date: March 2, 2021

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