Recipe for Persuasion: A Novel

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.