in astronomy and an overbearing father who won’t settle for anything less than perfect, finds herself in uncharted territory when a birthday trip to Las Vegas brandishes a souvenir she hadn’t quite expected: a wife. Grace Porter, a 28-year-old with a new Ph.D. A rom-com premise makes way for a thoughtful, expansive take on self-discovery and chosen families in Morgan Rogers’ debut novel. More: Historical romance series to binge-read after Bridgerton, per Goodreads While clearly chaste at the start, this is a romance that builds to a slow, sweet, and at times steamily, satisfying end. But don't let the "old-fashioned" descriptor fool you. As a result, a whirlwind fauxmance to romance is born. After Jai storms off Dev makes an effort to clear up the confusion only to add to it thanks to some well-placed and pesky paparazzi and prying parents. Not until she is standing in front of Bollywood soap star Dev Dixit, her supposed beau, that Jia figures out there is a problem. Instagram beauty influencer Jia Ahmed is cutting edge when it comes to promoting herself on social media but fails to realize she has been catfished until it is far too late. " First Comes Like," by Alisha Rai. ★★★ (out of four.) Out now. A perfect blend of modern dating in the digital age and some good old-fashioned courting, "First Comes Like" is the latest in Rai's modern love series.
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