

Agent: Steven Axelrod, the Axelrod Agency. The personalities of the couple’s families are distinctive, but never so over the top that the novel falls into farce, and the story lands as upbeat, witty, and sincere. Rai offers a refreshingly balanced depiction of minor celebrity her protagonists clearly have money and fans, but in the end, they’re still people. But in the process of learning enough about each other to be convincing as a couple, they develop a true fondness for each other. Jia asks Dev to pretend to date her during the visit so that she doesn’t have to tell her family she was catfished. First Comes Like: A Novel (Modern Love Book 3) Alisha Rai (480) Kindle Edition 13.99 Popular titles by this author Publishers Weekly USA Today 99 Percent Mine 'Girl Gone Viral is a fun, addictive romance and when the layers kick in, it's a page-turner you won't put down.

Swearing (of all kinds) sprinkled throughout. For the Sensitive Reader: Jia spends some time mentally admiring Dev's body. Jia is humiliated, and to make matters worse, her family insists on traveling to California to meet her new beau after the paparazzi publish a picture of her and Dev from their one conversation at the party. Ultimately, First Comes Like is a somewhat entertaining but fairly forgettable novel and not the sweet romance I was hoping it would be. party to meet the man who has been wooing her via Instagram messages, Bollywood actor–turned–soap opera star Dev Dixit-only to discover that he doesn’t know who she is. Beauty influencer Jia Ahmed takes the bold step of crashing an L.A.

Rai ( Girl Gone Viral) lovingly dives into modern Desi family dynamics in this playful, good-natured story of growing into love.
