And while Ashna doesn’t have anything wrong with her, she’s not particularly memorable either. In fact, not being a fan of vengeance plots, I found Rico’s ploy to worm his way into the Rajes’ cooking show after having a chip on his shoulder years later after being dumped by Ashna in high school immature, and he didn’t become endearing over time either. Neither of the leads is particularly likable or memorable.

There is the basic setup Persuasion there, with the reunited lovers once parted due to class differences, but it loses all the punch of the original in Dev’s reimagining. While the first book would have been a solid loose P&P retelling were it not for a mishandling with the Yash subplot, I found Recipe for Persuasion bland by comparison. In Recipe for Persuasion, Sonali Dev once again takes readers on an unforgettable adventure in this fresh, fun, and enchanting romantic comedy. Will letting go again be another recipe for heartbreak-or a recipe for persuasion…?

Every minute they spend together rekindles feelings that pull them toward their disastrous past. The competition on the show is fierce…and so is the simmering desire between Ashna and Rico. The only silver lining to this bizarre situation is that he can finally prove to Ashna that he’s definitely over her.īut when their catastrophic first meeting goes viral, social media becomes obsessed with their chemistry. Losing Ashna years ago almost destroyed him. She’s a chef, what’s the worst that could happen?īeing 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.įIFA winning soccer star Rico Silva isn’t too happy to be paired up with Ashna either. 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. ISBN-13: 978-0062839077 | $15.99 USD | 464 pages | Contemporary Romanceįrom 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.Ĭhef Ashna Raje desperately needs a new strategy.

Recipe for persuasion