I cannot effing believe it. Since I was 10 years old, Iāve wanted to be a published author. Iāve dreamed of seeing my name on the cover of a book I wrote, wondered what it would be like to celebrate that cover with the whole world.
Itās finally time.
Iām thrilled to show you the cover of my debut romance novel, Match Me If You Can, which comes out June 4, 2024 with Dell/Penguin Random House. Are you READY???
The purple and orange colors! The Mumbai skyline and seaside backdrop! The way theyāre looking at each other! Her pink dress! His hands making a heart! I may be biased here, but this is the most gorgeous book cover I have seen in my entire life. So many thanks to my illustrator, Sudeepti Tucker, and the cover designer, Belina Huey over at Dell/PRH, for this thing of beauty.
Hereās the official back cover copy of the book, so you know what to expect:
A young magazine writer in Mumbai must prove her matchmaking skillsāand contend with growing feelings for her close family friendāin this debut romance
Jia Deshpande, the ever-confident fashionista, is a writer for Mimosa, Mumbaiās top womenās magazine, where she begrudgingly writes clichĆ© articles about finding āthe One.ā Out of the office, Jia writes the messy truth of real love on her anonymous blog while balancing competitive family game nights and growing feelings for her childhood friend. If that wasnāt enough, Jia has been tasked with successfully setting up a coworker to get her bossās approval for her new matchmaking column. Thankfully, orchestrating meet-cutes has never been difficult for Jia.
Jaiman Patil canāt help but be enamored with Jia and her meddling spirit. Theyāve known each other since childhood, playing while their fathers bonded over business. Now heās an honorary part of her family, ever since his own moved to America, leaving Jaiman behind to pursue his dream of running a local pub. Life with the Deshpandes is chaotic and loud, but itās more love than he had growing up. Itās also a lot to lose, so confessing his deep feelings for Jia is completely out of the question.
When Jiaās attempts at office matchmaking go haywire, risking new friendships and her relationship with Jaiman, she must reevaluate her own thoughts on love. For the first time, Jia Deshpande doesnāt know how to juggle the obstacles ahead of her. Love may be a bit more complicated than she thought, but luckily, happily-ever-afters are never in short supply in Mumbai.
Also, preorders are now open for Match Me If You Can! Click here for US preorder links and click here for Canada preorder links. If youāre from a different country, stay tunedāmore info to come soon. Preorders really help debut authors and count towards first week sales, and it would mean the world to me if you gave my book baby a chance.
I canāt wait to share more exciting updates with you. Until next time!
Love hard & dream big,
Swati š