◆ Arranged Marriage & Marriage of Convenience
◆ Doctor and Homemaker (Grumpy X Sunshine)
◆ Food-Themed Culinary Romance
◆ Caretaking & Soft Domestic Moments
◆ Calm, Gentle Heroine with Quiet Strength
◆ Joint Family Dynamics & Desi Vibes
◆ Emotional Drama & Family Angst
◆ He becomes her Safe Space
◆ Overcoming Societal Expectations

Rajni was an ordinary woman, or that was what she’d been told. Be an obedient girl, study well, stay in the good graces of their society, get married to an eligible man, and then become a dutiful wife and daughter-in-law. These were the only expectations her parents had from her.
A successful neurosurgeon, Kiran was an expert in decoding the human brain, yet the heart was something he couldn’t understand. And love was a risk he wasn’t willing to take.
Circumstances beyond their control nudge them into a marriage of convenience, but this namesake relationship helps Rajni emerge from the shadows as Kiran becomes her guiding light.
While they navigate the muddy waters of judgement, prejudice, fears, expectations, and hostility, their growing closeness is the least of their troubles. Then comes a fork in the road—a choice to be made.
In this battle of emotions, who will win in the end? Can a relationship that began with nothing become their everything? Can just a dash of love be the magic needed to turn this match made in convenience to a match made in heaven?

“Why should you fight for me? I’m not your wife, and you are not my husband, at least in the ways that matter. We started this without any expectations, but you are being dragged into my mess. It is wrong!”
“That isn’t how I see it,” he insisted. His argument sounded weak in the face of her rousing speech; then of course, he couldn’t scale a wall if the ladder was constantly being kicked aside. “Rajni, you’re not making things difficult for me. This is your home. This is your family. And you have every right to—”
“Right?” she scoffed. “When did this relationship become about rights, Kiranji? I thought this was all about convenience.”

Note: ‘Just a Dash of Love’ is a sweet, arranged-marriage standalone romance set in India. Perfect for readers who love drama, angst, and desi festival vibes.