Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary. In April, were reading Sara Desais The Dating Plan, a story about two people who plot a fake engagement and may or may not end up falling for each other. Berkley, 16 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-0-8 Desai does it again in her latest San Franciscoset rom-com starring the lively, eccentric Patel family (after The Dating. Desai’s fans will be thrilled to reconnect with the eccentric Patels and new readers will be hooked.

But with the desire between them mounting-and the truth of why Liam stood Daisy up finally revealed-how long can things stay perfectly planned out and pretend? Geek-chic Daisy makes an endearing heroine, and the dysfunctional Murphy family provides believable tension. Its a slow-burn, second-chance love story, with adorable frenemies-to-lovers main characters, lots of fake-dating, lots of swoon, lots of laugh-out-loud. Daisy agrees, but only if there’s a “dating plan” to guide them every step of the way. So Liam proposes a marriage of convenience to Daisy: he’ll get the distillery and Daisy’s family will stop matchmaking. But to inherit, he’ll need to marry before his next birthday. The Dating Plan by Sara Desai: 9780593100585 : Books A Marie Claire Book Club Pick Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fiancs might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfelt. Now, the chance to inherit the family distillery offers the opportunity to reinvent his family’s complicated legacy. The death of his grandfather has brought rebel-without-a-cause Liam home to San Francisco.

So a literal run-in with Liam Murphy, the family friend turned high school crush who stood Daisy up for prom, is the last thing she needs. THE DATING PLAN by Sara Desai RELEASE DATE: MaAn organized software engineer reunites with the high school crush who jilted her on prom night. Self-described “neurotic software engineer” Daisy Patel just walked in on her ex-boyfriend and former boss having sex, her company’s going under, and her family is pressuring her to get married. Desai ( The Marriage Game) dazzles with this funny, convincing take on the fake relationship trope.