How to Be a Heartbreaker

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How to Be a Heartbreaker

by Adiba Jaigirdar and Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Bestselling authors Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Ace of Spades) & Adiba Jaigirdar (The Dos and Donuts of Love) bring another swoony romance, in which a hotel heiress and the son of a caterer fall in love against the backdrop of a big celebrity wedding—perfect for fans of Better than the Movies! For Karim Zaman, life is like the Bollywood movies he loves watching. Sure, his family runs a catering/divorce/funeral business, but he still gets caught up in the movies’ big dance numbers and sweeping declarations of love. He can’t believe it when his family is hired to cater a famous Bollywood actress’s wedding to a music superstar. And with his family struggling to make ends meet ever since his father’s death, catering this wedding would be life-changing for them. Things cannot go wrong. Nairobi Yusef may be the heir to a large hotel fortune, but her life is nothing like a movie. She spends most of her time in the London branch of her dad’s hotel chain utterly alone and unsure what to do with herself. And with the way she’s seen relationships crash and burn, she’s not exactly looking forward to her superstar cousin’s wedding. When she overhears something that makes it clear his fiancé has ulterior motives, Nairobi realizes this wedding cannot happen. With multiple pre-wedding events leading up to the big day, the two teens’ paths keep crossing. They may be focused on the wedding, but they can’t help their growing feelings for one another. Will Nairobi’s meddling with the wedding tear them apart? Or will they get their sweet Bollywood movie ending?

On Sale January 1, 2028

About the Author

About Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar is the critically-acclaimed and bestselling author of The Henna Wars, Hani & Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating, Rani Choudhury Must Die, and co-author of Four Eids and a Funeral. A Bangladeshi/Irish writer and teacher, she has an MA in Postcolonial Studies from the University of Kent, England and a BA in English and History from UCD, Ireland. All of her writing is aided by tea, and a healthy dose of Janelle Monáe and Hayley Kiyoko. When not writing, she is probably ranting about the ills of colonialism, playing video games, or expanding her overflowing lipstick collection. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

About Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, International bestselling, & award-winning author of Ace of Spades, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, and Four Eids and a Funeral. She has also written stories for Marvel’s Spider-Verse and BBC’s Doctor Who. Faridah is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and a graduate from a university in Scotland where she received a BA in English Literature. She also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. When she isn’t spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney channel original movies.