How Can I Resist You

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A hilarious summer romance for fans of Emily Henry, Elena Armas and Ali Hazelwood!

Vidya isnt in Waterloo Bay for a holiday. Officially, shes visiting the beautiful, quirky seaside town for work but unofficially, shes on a mission. One of her colleagues hooked up with her sister at a party, and as the sensible one in the family, its her job to find out who.

But theres a catch: all she has to go on is a vague description of a shoulder tattoo.

Vidya has just two weeks to glimpse her colleagues shirtless without getting fired, but crazy hotel guests, malicious seagulls and her pesky day job keep getting in the way.

And then theres Leo, the most frustrating, patronising, handsome man shes ever met

Tropes:

Cinderella's slipper

Cinnamon roll love interest

Forced proximity

Office romance

Small town

'SO good! Cute, funny, romantic' Reader review

'Charika is a really skillful writer, who always makes me laugh and cry and pray its all going to turn out all right' Reader review

'I laughed, I cried. This book has it all: humour, romance, and a cracking story to boot' Reader review

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Praise for Jeevani Charika:

'Cosy, fun and delicious a book to devour in one sitting' Emily Stone, author of Always, In December

'Jeevani Charika is one of the most reliable, relatable, not to mention delectable romance authors out there I enjoyed every minute' K J Charles, author of The Magpie Lord

'I loved it! Jeevanis quirky romances just get better and better' Kathleen McGurl, author of The Lost Child

This book is awesome. I absolutely loved it and the characters became my friends Sue Moorcroft, Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Island Summer

Author Bio

Jeevani (pronounced Jeev-uh-nee) writes multicultural womens fiction and romantic comedies. She spent much of her childhood in Sri Lanka, with short forays to Nigeria and Micronesia, before returning to England to settle in Yorkshire. All of this, it turned out, was excellent preparation for becoming a novelist.

She also writes under the name Rhoda Baxter. Her books have been shortlisted for multiple awards.

A microbiologist by training, Jeevani loves all things science geeky. She also loves cake, crochet and playing with Lego. You can find out more about her (and get a free book) on her website www.jeevanicharika.com.