Accidentally Engaged

Farah Heron

Mar 2021 · Sold by Forever

About this ebook

A delectable romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement to the boy next door to enter a couples cooking contest--named one of the best romances of the year by NPR, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly. 

When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she's doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena's actual family—and their constant meddling in her life—well, that recipe always ends in disaster.

Now Reena's parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. This one has the body of Captain America, a delicious British accent, and lives right across the hall. He's the perfect, mouthwatering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference.

Reena refuses to marry anyone who works for her father. She won't be attracted to Nadim's sweet charm or gorgeous lopsided smile. That is, until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams. Reena will do anything to win—even asking Nadim to pretend they're engaged. But when it comes to love, baking your bread doesn't always mean you get to eat it too.

Entertainment Weekly Best Romances of 2021
USA Today Best Rom-Coms of 2021
NPR Best Romances of 2021
CBC Best Books of Canada
Vulture Best Romances of 2021 

Ratings and reviews

Accidentally Engaged is the first book by Farah Heron that I've read, but it definitely won't be my last. I enjoyed Heron's writing, the development of the characters and the storyline was delicious and engaging. Reena Manji has not had much luck in the job or love department. She has a younger sister and an older brother along with her parents and her family is very involved in her life. So much so that Reena tends to keep things to herself to keep her well-meaning family from stepping in. Her love is cooking and baking. She loves making bread and her dream is to take a class at a well known university in Toronto, but the price tag doesn't allow her to pursue that passion. Nadim moves in across the hall from Reena and immediately finds her alluring. He hits on her when he first meets her before he realizes that she is the woman that he is supposed to enter into an arranged marriage with. As Nadim begins working for Reena's father, he and his neighbor become tentative friends. They spend some time together and end up making a drunken cooking video that may change their lives completely. When that video leads to them making the finals in a cooking contest, that could deliver that class Reena wants to take, the two have to pretend to be engaged due to the fact it's a couples contest. They begin to make plans and they realize they really do like one another as they work together on this show. Will they end up being the perfect combination when it looked like they would be anything but? I enjoyed this book for many reasons. The characters were fantastic, I learned about different cuisine and baking and it showed just how intricate families and their interactions can be. I would definitely recommend picking up Accidentally Engaged!

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About the author

After a childhood raised on Bollywood, Monty Python, and Jane Austen, Farah Heron wove complicated story arcs and uplifting happily ever afters in her daydreams while pursuing careers in human resources and psychology. She started writing those stories down a few years ago, and never looked back. She writes romantic comedies and women's fiction full of huge South Asian families, delectable food, and most importantly, brown people falling stupidly in love. She lives in Toronto with her husband, two children, and a rabbit named Strawberry. She is considering getting a cat.