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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's happily ever after is the new When Harry Met Sally. Naina Kumar’s Say You’ll Be Mine has it all.
— Colleen Hoover
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A fresh and charming story about finding love without losing yourself . . . I rooted for these wonderfully headstrong, big-hearted characters all the way.
— Linda Holmes, New York Times bestselling author of Evvie Drake Starts Over
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Stuffed to the brim with emotion, chemistry, and all the best microtropes, Say You’ll Be Mine is a romance lover’s dream.
— Ava Wilder, author of Will They or Won’t They
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Naina Kumar’s fresh, compelling voice and lovable characters (including a starchy hero that is now at the very top of my all-time favorites list) made me fall head-over-heels for Say You’ll Be Mine from the very first page. This debut about love, culture, family, and friendship is absolutely irresistible—I didn’t want to put it down!
— Sarah Adler, author of Mrs. Nash’s Ashes
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Swoony, smart and charming: Say You'll Be Mine is the type of South Asian diaspora romance I’ve always wished for. Naina Kumar’s debut is spectacular.
— Nisha Sharma, author of Dating Dr. Dil
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A delightful, layered book that addresses the frequent disconnect between what a person does, says, thinks they want, and actually wants—as individuals and within the context of their family, work, and community. . . . the emotional roller coaster of this journey is warm, engrossing, joyful—and nerve-wracking.
— Kirkus Review, starred review
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Kumar debuts with a swoon-worthy contemporary that marries a grumpy-sunshine romance with a deep exploration of familial relationships. . . . It’s a diverting convergence of romance tropes given weight by some deep emotions. This should earn Kumar plenty of fans.
— Publishers Weekly
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Stuffed to the brim with emotion, chemistry, and all the best microtropes, Say You’ll Be Mine is a romance lover’s dream.
— Ava Wilder, author of Will They or Won’t They
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A delightful, layered book that addresses the frequent disconnect between what a person does, says, thinks they want, and actually wants—as individuals and within the context of their family, work, and community . . . The emotional roller coaster of this journey is warm, engrossing, joyful—and nerve-wracking.
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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The strength of this sweet debut lies in the relationships with family members and friends and how they are tempered by cruel realities and the thorny path to true love. Kumar is a writer to watch.
— Booklist