Girl Most Likely To

With meticulous career planning and a couple of dirty martinis, there is very little that New York City investment banker Vina Chopra can't do. And now that sh's decided to get serious about if nding her mate, there is very little that Vina won't try—even if it means letting her parents get involved. After all, what does she have to lose? Her longest-term relationship thus far has been with the ulcer she ultimately named Fred (unless you count the ex-boyfriend who won't go away).

Amid a series of dates with 'the nice Indian doctor' and an office scandal that could permanently end her career, Vina starts to question everything sh's been working for. Who has she been trying to please all these years? Is this the life that she really wants? Can she if nally learn to put aside her family's expectations long enough and become the girl most likely to if nd a happiness all her own?

At 27, Vina Chopra is fretting about the possibility of still being single at 30. Determined to do anything to prevent that, she agrees to let her traditional parents set her up with an Indian attorney. Vina is impressed when she meets dashing and handsome Prakash, until she finds out he is gay and hoping to use her as cover to avoid coming out to his parents. The disappointment sends her back into the arms of her ex-boyfriend Jon, but she quickly discovers that their relationship exists only in the past. Disillusioned with men, Vina throws herself into her work as an investment banker, but shading goings-on in the office prove that it is no safe haven. Vina realizes she is going to have to make some major life changes if she ever hopes to find happiness. Sharma's debut novel features engaging characters as her heroine grapples with what is expected of her versus what she herself desires. Kristine Huntley
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