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    Love at First Fight
    Love at First Fight
    Love at First Fight
    Ebook63 pages46 minutes

    Love at First Fight

    By Sandhya Menon

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    From New York Times bestselling author Sandhya Menon comes a delightful enovella sequel to When Dimple Met Rishi and There’s Something about Sweetie, about a Valentine’s Day group date gone hilariously, disastrously awry.

    Ashish Patel has never considered himself a hopeless romantic. But now that he’s found his other half, Sweetie Nair, there’s nothing he wants more than to celebrate love in all its forms. So when Valentine’s Day rolls around and he hears about a romance-themed escape room, he knows it’s the perfect opportunity to bring together Sweetie along with his newly engaged brother and sister-in-law-to-be, Rishi Patel and Dimple Shah.

    On their way to the escape room, the group runs into Pinky Kumar and Samir Jha—both friends to Ashish but nemeses to each other. Despite Pinky’s kneejerk reaction to the cheesy theme (which gets her a high-five from Dimple), the two of them agree to join the group.

    The escape room is as insufferably saccharine as Pinky feared, but even she is surprised when she and Samir actually…work well together. Samir embodies everything Pinky despises—following rules, having no fun, consuming single-use plastics. Getting along with someone like him—a shiny Volvo when she’s so used to junkers—sends Pinky into a tailspin.

    Sparks are definitely flying, but it’s unclear if that’s a good thing. Could this be love at first fight?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
    Release dateJun 30, 2020
    ISBN9781534482524
    Love at First Fight
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    Sandhya Menon

    Sandhya Menon is the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi, Of Curses and Kisses, and many other novels that also feature lots of kissing, girl power, and swoony boys. Her books have been included in several cool places, including Today, Teen Vogue, NPR, BuzzFeed, and Seventeen. A full-time dog servant and part-time writer, she makes her home in the foggy mountains of Colorado. Visit her online at SandhyaMenon.com.

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      Cute little novella giving updates on Dimple/Rishi and sweetie/ashish while leading into the next book about Pinky/Samir

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    Love at First Fight - Sandhya Menon

    Cover: Love at First Fight, by Sandhya MenonLove at First Fight, by Sandhya Menon, S&S Books for Young Readers

    Ashish

    It was like Cupid had thrown up all over everything. Like the dude had a big night out, spun around on a carousel a few times, and then just… let loose. Ashish stood back and considered the giant tree in the center of the plaza covered with pink and red glittery paper and enormous papier-mâché hearts.

    It feels like a crime against nature. He stuffed his hands into his jeans pockets. Right?

    Dimple snorted from beside him, pushing her glasses up on her nose. "And against humanity. Why am I being subjected to this? Why should big corporations be able to say—nay, dictate—when I’m supposed to be feeling amorous?"

    Rishi kissed her cheek. "That’s right. Because you can’t help but feel amorous all the time when you’re engaged to the big R-man."

    Dimple turned and gave him a withering look. Never say that again.

    Ashish laughed as a cool breeze rustled all the gaudy decorations on the tree. So have the Shah-Patel parents moved in together yet? To plan the big day? They’re on the phone enough that I told Ma to just do it already.

    Suddenly, Dimple looked like a thundercloud. Rishi made a pleading face at Ashish, but it was too late. "It’s ridiculous. I told my mother that although, yes, technically I did propose to Rishi last summer, she’s not to assume this means my brain cells have evacuated my skull. I told both my parents this is a long-term engagement, that I wouldn’t even be willing to talk about actual wedding plans until I’m finished with graduate school—my master’s and my doctorate. But does my mother listen? Oh no. What does she do instead? Ashish was pretty sure he wasn’t meant to answer any of these questions, so he just listened patiently, as Rishi was doing. She runs out and buys a subscription to, like, ten different desi wedding magazines and websites. Multiple subscriptions for a wedding that’s years, if not a full decade, away! What is she thinking?"

    Apparently she did expect him to answer this one, because there was a long silence, and she was glaring up at him like it was all his fault. Um… Ashish tried to rack his brain for something appeasing to say. Your, uh, I like your top thing. It matches your eyes.

    Rishi put his hand to his forehead and closed his eyes. Dimple looked over her shoulder, darting him a suspicious glance, and he dropped his hand, smiling. It’s just your mom’s way, he said in a soothing manner that sounded practiced. It gives her happiness. So let her do it. You and I know we’re not getting married anytime soon, and that’s all that matters.

    And just like that, the thundercloud had passed. Wow. Rishi was, like, the Dimple Whisperer. She snuggled against his chest and smiled contentedly. Crisis averted. Oh, there she is, Dimple said, looking past Ashish. Sweetie.

    His heart lifted at her words, like a legit helium balloon in his chest. Ashish turned—and there she was, striding across the plaza toward him, a soft smile on her face.

    Sweetie Nair.

    Was there anything more perfect in this world than that dimple in her cheek? The spiraling curls of her ponytail? The curves of her body, each one made to mold to the planes of his? The way she walked, so sure and graceful, so athletic and perfect? Oh, right. He’d already said perfect. So what? She was.

    Perfect, he said, gathering her into his arms the moment she was close enough. Her skin was cool in the winter sun, and she smelled like shampoo and spun sugar. She’d probably been baking with her mom.

    She kissed him and then smiled up at him, her brown eyes shining like this was the happiest she’d been all day. Man, what an honor. Hey, you, she said softly. "Happy Valentine’s

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