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Recipe for Persuasion

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From the author of Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors comes another , clever, deeply layered, and heartwarming romantic comedy that follows in the Jane Austen tradition—this time, with a twist on Persuasion.

Chef Ashna Raje desperately needs a new strategy. How else can she save her beloved restaurant and prove to her estranged, overachieving mother that she isn't a complete screw up? When she's asked to join the cast of Cooking with the Stars, the latest hit reality show teaming chefs with celebrities, it seems like just the leap of faith she needs to put her restaurant back on the map. She's a chef, what's the worst that could happen?

Rico Silva, that's what.

Being paired with a celebrity who was her first love, the man who ghosted her at the worst possible time in her life, only proves what Ashna has always believed: leaps of faith are a recipe for disaster.

FIFA winning soccer star Rico Silva isn't too happy to be paired up with Ashna either. Losing Ashna years ago almost destroyed him. The only silver lining to this bizarre situation is that he can finally prove to Ashna that he's definitely over her.

But when their catastrophic first meeting goes viral, social media becomes obsessed with their chemistry. The competition on the show is fierce...and so is the simmering desire between Ashna and Rico. Every minute they spend together rekindles feelings that pull them toward their disastrous past. Will letting go again be another recipe for heartbreak—or a recipe for persuasion...?

In Recipe for Persuasion, Sonali Dev once again takes readers on an unforgettable adventure in this fresh, fun, and enchanting romantic comedy.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 16, 2020
      Dev continues the story of the Raje family (after Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors) with this nuanced and powerful second chance romance, a loose riff on Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Chef Ashna Raje fights to keep her late father’s Palo Alto Indian restaurant afloat while locking horns with her mother, a high-profile women’s rights activist who pushes Ashna to let go of her failing dream. In a fit of defiance, Ashna signs on to a reality TV cooking show, hoping the publicity and prize money will fend off her financial woes. This decision places Ashna squarely in the path of Brazilian football sensation Rico Silva, the man whose heart Ashna shattered in high school and her new partner on Cooking with the Stars. The fast-paced world of reality TV makes for a fun backdrop as Ashna and Rico grapple with their feelings, especially as the viewers pick up on their chemistry and #Ashico, their couple name, goes viral. Dev balances the toe-curling romance with high-octane family drama, fleshing out Ashna’s strained relationship with her mother with touching flashbacks to her parents’ past. Dev’s candor and sensitivity in both story lines set this family-centric romance apart. Readers are sure to be impressed. Agent: Claudia Cross, Folio Literary.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Soneela Nankani returns to narrate the second installment in the Raje family series, loosely based on Jane Austen's popular novels. This retelling of PERSUASION focuses on Ashna Raje, who is struggling to keep her late father's Indian restaurant afloat. When her cousin offers her a spot on a new cooking show, Ashna agrees, hoping the prize money will save her. What she doesn't know is that she'll be partnered with Rico Silva, her first love, whom she hasn't seen since high school. Nankani skillfully handles the range of accents needed for this multiethnic story and particularly shines in rendering the characters' deeper, sometimes painful, emotions, including those of lost love, grief, and family obligations. Humor and the expected happily-ever-after ending lighten the more serious themes. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from May 1, 2020

      In the follow-up to Dev's smash hit Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, timid Ashna Raje of the royal Raje clan struggles to keep her father's renowned Indian restaurant, Curried Dreams, alive. The chance to save her business comes when she's offered a spot as a chef on the reality show Cooking with the Stars. The catch? Her celebrity partner is none other than Rico Silva, ex-soccer star and boy whose heart she broke as a teenager. A viral moment at the start of the show throws fans into a frenzy, cheering for a relationship between the former lovers. Added to the mix is Ashna's volatile relationship with her mother, Shoban, an award-winning humanitarian who shows up on Ashna's doorstep unexpectedly. As the story unfolds in the present, flashbacks from the perspectives of teenage Ashna, Rico, and even Shoban reveal secrets that add dimension to their characters. VERDICT Clever allusions to Persuasion aside (even Jane Austen fans will be challenged to spot them all), this is a sumptuously multilayered story about the ways love gets tangled in family life and romantic relationships. Highly recommended.--Kathryn Howe, Saint John Free P.L., NB

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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