If You're Not the One

This funny, electric rom-com follows a teen struggling to reclaim her perfect life and the perfectly wrong guy who sees through her facade, from the acclaimed author of It All Comes Back to You.

Anisa Shirani is…well, perfect. A fact, not an opinion. Of course, it’s all a front to feed her own praise-obsessed ego. Behind closed doors, she is—some might say—a little slobbish and snobbish, and she works obsessively to maintain her God-given talents. Fate has favored her, but Ani knows better than anyone that fate is made by effort.

But she must, especially when all signs point to her being a top-notch lawyer with a top-notch education and being destined to marry Isaac, total heartthrob and eldest son of the richest family in the community. A perfect girl deserves a perfect life, and Ani’s perfect life is going exactly the way it should…

Until Ani’s parents announce they’re getting divorced.

Until Isaac shows all the signs of…cheating. Sort of.

Until she starts catching feelings for Marlow, an overly friendly weirdo she’s hated since the moment she laid eyes on him in class.

How can fate be so wrong? 

• Enemies to Lovers: Anisa is not looking for a new crush, especially not Marlow—the loud, Croc-wearing weirdo from her class. But the more they’re thrown together, the more she sees past his annoying smile.
• A Complicated Love Triangle: Her picture-perfect relationship with Isaac is her destiny... until it isn’t. As her once-solid future begins to crack, Anisa is torn between the guy she’s supposed to want and the one who sees her for who she really is.
• Laugh-Out-Loud Witty Banter: Sarcasm is Anisa’s love language and her best defense. This sharp, funny YA romance is perfect for readers who love a prickly heroine and the sunshine boy who can match her wit.
• Heartfelt Family Drama: Behind Anisa’s perfect facade, her family is falling apart. With her parents’ sudden divorce, she’ll have to confront the messy, imperfect truth of her life and learn to love it anyway.

Farah Naz Rishi (she/they) is a Pakistani-American writer and voice actor. She received her B.A. in English from Bryn Mawr College, her J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School, and her love of weaving stories from the Odyssey Writing Workshop. When she’s not writing, she’s probably hanging out with video game characters. You can find her at home in Philadelphia, or on Instagram/TikTok at @farahnazrishi.