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The Trouble with Hating You (The Trouble with Hating You, #1)
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avg rating 3.80 — 26,447 ratings — published 2020
Dating Dr. Dil (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #1)
by (shelved 56 times as desi)
avg rating 3.58 — 66,875 ratings — published 2022
The God of Small Things (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as desi)
avg rating 3.96 — 332,521 ratings — published 1997
The Namesake (Paperback)
by (shelved 43 times as desi)
avg rating 4.02 — 286,546 ratings — published 2003
The Palace of Illusions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as desi)
avg rating 4.20 — 67,880 ratings — published 2008
The Marriage Game (Marriage Game, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as desi)
avg rating 3.51 — 22,017 ratings — published 2020
It All Comes Back to You (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 36 times as desi)
avg rating 3.47 — 4,032 ratings — published 2021
The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 35 times as desi)
avg rating 4.18 — 222,140 ratings — published 2020
Interpreter of Maladies (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as desi)
avg rating 4.18 — 208,434 ratings — published 1999
The Shaadi Set-Up (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as desi)
avg rating 3.43 — 5,878 ratings — published 2021
First Love, Take Two (The Trouble with Hating You, #2)
by (shelved 33 times as desi)
avg rating 3.79 — 7,843 ratings — published 2021
The Jasmine Throne (The Burning Kingdoms, #1)
by (shelved 32 times as desi)
avg rating 4.09 — 39,873 ratings — published 2021
The Dating Plan (Marriage Game, #2)
by (shelved 31 times as desi)
avg rating 3.62 — 47,306 ratings — published 2021
The Henna Wars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as desi)
avg rating 3.92 — 31,346 ratings — published 2020
Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as desi)
avg rating 4.07 — 35,954 ratings — published 2021
Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as desi)
avg rating 3.71 — 2,881 ratings — published 2021
When Dimple Met Rishi (Dimple and Rishi, #1)
by (shelved 28 times as desi)
avg rating 3.68 — 55,229 ratings — published 2017
The Singles Table (Marriage Game, #3)
by (shelved 27 times as desi)
avg rating 3.68 — 14,296 ratings — published 2021
Say You'll Be Mine (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as desi)
avg rating 3.76 — 13,081 ratings — published 2024
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as desi)
avg rating 3.93 — 113,119 ratings — published 2017
The Phoenix King (The Ravence Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 23 times as desi)
avg rating 3.67 — 6,184 ratings — published 2023
The White Tiger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as desi)
avg rating 3.77 — 204,760 ratings — published 2008
Tastes Like Shakkar (If Shakespeare Was an Auntie, #2)
by (shelved 22 times as desi)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,657 ratings — published 2023
A Holly Jolly Diwali (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as desi)
avg rating 3.53 — 8,276 ratings — published 2021
My So-Called Bollywood Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as desi)
avg rating 3.57 — 3,546 ratings — published 2018
Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes, #1)
by (shelved 21 times as desi)
avg rating 3.68 — 21,326 ratings — published 2019
A Fine Balance (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as desi)
avg rating 4.38 — 161,987 ratings — published 1995
All My Rage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 66,382 ratings — published 2022
Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3)
by (shelved 19 times as desi)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,384 ratings — published 2024
Kismat Connection: A Heartwarming Friends to Lovers YA Contemporary Romance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as desi)
avg rating 3.41 — 1,968 ratings — published 2023
Partners in Crime (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as desi)
avg rating 3.65 — 8,536 ratings — published 2022
The Star-Touched Queen (The Star-Touched Queen, #1)
by (shelved 19 times as desi)
avg rating 3.56 — 28,476 ratings — published 2016
The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as desi)
avg rating 3.71 — 5,413 ratings — published 2022
Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words (Chai Masala Club, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as desi)
avg rating 3.51 — 4,288 ratings — published 2021
Star Daughter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as desi)
avg rating 3.28 — 8,417 ratings — published 2020
The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 18 times as desi)
avg rating 3.71 — 5,731 ratings — published 2019
A Place for Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as desi)
avg rating 4.17 — 67,345 ratings — published 2018
Hana Khan Carries On (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 17 times as desi)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,124 ratings — published 2021
Ayesha at Last (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as desi)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,131 ratings — published 2018
Luv Shuv in New York (Luv Shuv, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as desi)
avg rating 3.65 — 2,480 ratings — published 2024
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as desi)
avg rating 4.23 — 355,362 ratings — published 2015
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as desi)
avg rating 3.73 — 85,309 ratings — published 2007
A Suitable Boy (A Bridge of Leaves, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as desi)
avg rating 4.11 — 50,399 ratings — published 1993
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as desi)
avg rating 3.85 — 9,213 ratings — published 2019
Counting Down with You (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 19,787 ratings — published 2021
The Night Diary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as desi)
avg rating 4.21 — 20,978 ratings — published 2018
Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as desi)
avg rating 4.08 — 29,332 ratings — published 2018
The Widows of Malabar Hill (Perveen Mistry, #1)
by (shelved 15 times as desi)
avg rating 3.93 — 34,210 ratings — published 2018
“A bead of cold sweat dangled on my fingertip before dripping onto the doorbell. What if I got electrocuted from my wet fingers? I would die literally inches from my first high school party. And everyone would be like, oh, poor thing was so nervous, what a tragedy. Death by sweat.”
― A Farewell to Charms
― A Farewell to Charms
“We stood in the wings together, side by side. Reed's mouth was still agape.
"It makes sense when you think about it," I mused. "You get two people together who have you-know-what, and sparks are going to fly."
Reed's cue was about to start. He pointed at me and said, "Tonight. There's a party. And we're going to talk."
"Yes"
"Because this is crazy."
"Totally."
"Okay. Well." He tugged a strand of my hair. "Good luck out there."
"You're not supposed to say that."
"Fine. How about..." He squinted at me. "Here's looking at you kid."
The smile melted off my face. "What did you say?"
"It's a line. From a movie." He shrugged and burst onto the stage with a hee-haw.
It was a line. From Casablanca. The same line KARL had said to me when I was Elsa. The same like Karl didn't recognize when I said it to him as Floressa. Which meant... nothing. Right? Lots of people know that line. Just because Reed said it, and Reed was a sub, it didn't mean he was... he was...
"You're on," the stage manager whispered.
I stumbled onto the stage. The lights were too bright. The theater was packed. Reed gave me a quick, crooked smile, and I knew.
My crush on Karl was less complicated than I thought, because it wasn't Karl I'd been with that day in the garden.
Now my crush on Reed... ?
THAT was a scandal all on its own.”
― The Royal Treatment
"It makes sense when you think about it," I mused. "You get two people together who have you-know-what, and sparks are going to fly."
Reed's cue was about to start. He pointed at me and said, "Tonight. There's a party. And we're going to talk."
"Yes"
"Because this is crazy."
"Totally."
"Okay. Well." He tugged a strand of my hair. "Good luck out there."
"You're not supposed to say that."
"Fine. How about..." He squinted at me. "Here's looking at you kid."
The smile melted off my face. "What did you say?"
"It's a line. From a movie." He shrugged and burst onto the stage with a hee-haw.
It was a line. From Casablanca. The same line KARL had said to me when I was Elsa. The same like Karl didn't recognize when I said it to him as Floressa. Which meant... nothing. Right? Lots of people know that line. Just because Reed said it, and Reed was a sub, it didn't mean he was... he was...
"You're on," the stage manager whispered.
I stumbled onto the stage. The lights were too bright. The theater was packed. Reed gave me a quick, crooked smile, and I knew.
My crush on Karl was less complicated than I thought, because it wasn't Karl I'd been with that day in the garden.
Now my crush on Reed... ?
THAT was a scandal all on its own.”
― The Royal Treatment











