Only Because It's You: A Novel
By (Author) Rebecca Fisseha
Random House Canada
Doubleday Canada
10th June 2025
6th May 2025
Canada
Paperback
352
Width 139mm, Height 209mm
"Full of humour and heartwarming moments-Rebecca delivers pure joy!" -Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas A charming and touching romantic comedy about two best friends, a marriage-of-convenience, and taking a leap of faith to land exactly where you're meant to be. "Full of humour and heartwarming moments-Rebecca delivers pure joy!" -Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas A charming and touching romantic comedy about two best friends, a marriage-of-convenience, and taking a leap of faith to land exactly where you're meant to be. Miz is not the marrying kind. She's more of the no-strings-attached kind. No labels, only fun. So, when she finds a diamond ring in her casual-but-very-hot hook-up's gym bag, she immediately ends things and runs. Kal is one of Miz's best friends, an aspiring actor who moved to Toronto from Ethiopia and is on the brink of his big break. But when he's suddenly at risk of losing his work visa-which would mean leaving Toronto forever-Miz panics. What will she do without him What if she never sees him again There's only one solution- Miz will marry Kal to become his spousal sponsor. He'll get to keep pursuing his acting career, and she'll get to keep her best friend in the city. It'll be a quick, short only-on-paper marriage between friends, followed by a quick, easy divorce. What could possibly go wrong
"Only Because It's You proves that sometimes the best relationships are the ones you never see coming."
Chantel Guertin, bestselling author of It Happened One Christmas
"Smart, witty, and full of heart. A refreshing take on the well-loved marriage of convenience trope."
Bal Khabra, USA Today bestselling author of Collide
"A masterful blend of humour and vulnerability that will leave you breathless. Miz and Kal's romance will fill your heart long after the last page!"
Amy Lea, internationally bestselling author of The Catch
Rebecca Fisseha is an Ethiopian-Canadian writer based in Toronto. She is the author of the novel Daughters of Silence, as well as short stories, creative non-fiction, and personal essays that appear in various publications, including the anthology Addis Ababa Noir and Tongues- On Longing and Belonging Through Language. Rebecca is a graduate of the Humber School for Writers, the Vancouver Film School, and an alumnus of the TIFF Writers' Studio.