LoveReading Says
Naina Kumar’s Say You’ll Be My Jaan debut will have romcom fans unable to uncurl themselves from their favourite reading spot. Brimming with heart, hopes and will-they-won’t-they edge, it’s a breezy story that blends enemies-to-lovers banter with the classic trope of finding love along unexpected avenues.
After doing pretty much everything to find her soulmate — except arranged marriage — teacher and talented writer Meghna agrees to let her parents try to find her a match after her former boyfriend Seth ask her to be his “best man”. News of Seth’s engagement comes as a bolt from the blue — they’re best friends, Meghna’s the one who helps him out when he’s struggling with song lyrics. In fact, her input has seen Seth propelled into the song-writing spotlight.
So, determined not to attend Seth’s wedding without a date, Meghna agrees to meet her parents’ potential matches, which is how she comes to meet Karthik. Though his parents’ relationship has sworn him off marriage, he’s made a deal with his mother — he’ll date anyone she suggests for a year.
After a banter-packed first meeting, Meghna and Karthik agree to announce a fake engagement that has mutual benefits, and they set a three-month timeframe for their “engagement”. Of course, as is often the way with matters of the heart, you don’t always choose who you fall for, and love strikes when you least expect it…
As the wedding day approaches, the stage is set for a showdown of truths that’ll have romance fans hopping with hopeful anticipation.
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Say You’ll Be My Jaan Synopsis
"Think of it like Tinder. Except your parents are the algorithm"
Meghna has tried everything to find her jaan: blind dates, the dreaded apps, even attempting conversations with strangers. Everything except arranged marriage.
Then Seth, her best friend and the-one-who-got-away, asks her to be his "best man" and suddenly her parent's taste doesn't seem so bad. Which is how she meets the cranky but handsome Karthik, who knows marriage is not for him.
They’re the perfect match – if not the one their parents think they are making – and a deal is struck. They’ll announce their engagement: Karthik will be excused from his mother’s set-ups and Meghna will have a date for the wedding from her nightmares.
But how can you fake it and get away with it, when you’re not faking it at all?
For fans of WEDDING SEASON, Say You’ll Be My Jaan is brimming with characters you can't help but fall for, off-the-charts chemistry and all the joy of a 90s romcom as it takes a fresh look on that age old search for your other half.
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Naina Kunar Press Reviews
I couldn't put down this page-turner. A warm, smart, sexy, and absolutely charming debut with the most important lesson at its center: real love is built on courage. Meghna and Karthik happily ever after is the new When Harry met Sally. Naina Kumar's Just Pretend You will be my Jaan has it all -- Colleen Hoover, #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of It Ends With Us
'The type of South Asian diaspora romance I’ve always wished for. Naina Kumar’s debut is spectacular' Nisha Sharma, Dating Dr. Dil
'A fresh and charming story about finding love without losing yourself' Linda Holmes, Evvie Drake Starts Over
'This debut about love, culture, family, and friendship is absolutely irresistible?I didn’t want to put it down' Sarah Adler, Mrs. Nash’s Ashes
'An instant romance classic!' Farah Heron, Accidentally Engaged
'Stuffed to the brim with emotion, chemistry, and all the best microtropes' Ava Wilder, Will They or Won’t They
