The Marriage Game

Sara Desai

From Shelf: Adult and Contemporary Romance from Dialogue

Fall in love with this sexy TikTok romcom that pits an aspiring entrepreneur against a ruthless CEO

This battle for an office might just become a battle for their hearts . . .A recommended read from Buzzfeed, PopSugar, Teen Vogue, Oprah Magazine, and Bustle!After her life falls apart, recruitment consultant Layla Patel returns home to her family in San Francisco. Layla's dad would do anything to see her smile again. With the best intentions in mind, he offers her the office upstairs to start her new business and creates a profile on an online dating site to find her a man. She doesn't know he's arranged a series of blind dates until the first one comes knocking on her door . . .As CEO of a corporate downsizing company Sam Mehta is more used to conflict than calm. In search of a quiet new office, he finds the perfect space above a cosy Indian restaurant that smells like home. But when communication goes awry, he's forced to share his space with the owner's beautiful yet infuriating daughter Layla, her crazy family, and a parade of hopeful suitors, all of whom threaten to disrupt his carefully ordered life.As they face off in close quarters, the sarcasm and sparks fly. But when the battle for the office becomes a battle of the heart, Sam and Layla have to decide if this is love or just a game.