Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance

By: Nisha Sharma

Narrated by: Mayuri Bhandari, Neil Shah

To All the Boys I Loved Before meets World of Dance in this delectable love story that combines food, dance, and a hint of drama to cook up the perfect romance.

Radha is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest kathak dancers in the world . . . until a family betrayal costs her the biggest competition of her life. Now she has left her Chicago home behind to follow her stage mom to New Jersey. At the Princeton Academy of the Arts, Radha is determined to leave performing in her past and reinvent herself from scratch.

Jai is captain of the Bollywood Beats dance team, ranked first in his class, and is an overachiever with no college plans. Tight family funds means medical school is a pipe dream, which is why he wants to make the most out of high school. When Radha enters his life, he realizes she's the exact ingredient he needs for a show-stopping senior year.

With careful choreography, both Radha and Jai will need to face their fears (and their families) if they want a taste of a happily ever after.

"A tasty treat! Nisha Sharma always delights." --MEG CABOT, author of The Princess Diaries

Critic reviews

Praise for Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance:
An NPR Best Book of the Year!

"Well paced, authentic, and page-turning...A perceptive and textured romance." -Kirkus Reviews

"This novel offers up a charming, swoonworthy romcom with all the best ingredients....Read this alongside Nicola Yoon’s Instructions for Dancing for a double dose of dance-centered fun.” –The Bulletin

"Readers will enjoy Radha’s lifelong love of dance, her newfound pleasure in Indian cooking, and Jai’s enthusiasm for Bollywood as much as their strong, mutual attraction in this upbeat romance.” –Booklist

"A toe-tapping dance romance treat" -NPR

Praise for My So-Called Bollywood Life:

An NPR Best Book of the Year!
A RITA Award Winner for Best Young Adult Romance!

"A delightful and humorous debut."–Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
"The perfect timepass for both the Bollywood-obsessed and filmi (melodrama) novices.” –Teen Vogue
"A strong, winsome heroine; a solid supporting cast, including family; and a romantic triangle that rivals any Bollywood plot." –Booklist
"Charming, romantic, and super sweet. Contemporary fans will fall hard for Sharma's debut." -Buzzfeed

family importance

the interplay of three families and three generations create the depth of this book....excellent character formation..
believable characters and storyline