Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors | 2019 | Sonali Dev | Buy |
| 2 | Recipe for Persuasion | 2020 | Sonali Dev | Buy |
| 3 | Incense and Sensibility | 2021 | Sonali Dev | Buy |
| 4 | The Emma Project | 2022 | Sonali Dev | Buy |
The Rajes series follows a powerful Indian-American political family in San Francisco, with each of the four novels reimagining a different Jane Austen classic. The first book, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, pairs a driven neurosurgeon with a talented chef and was picked for the Reese Witherspoon Book Club. Recipe for Persuasion, Incense and Sensibility, and The Emma Project followed, each centered on a different Raje sibling.
Dev keeps the emotional architecture of the Austen originals while grounding the stories in the specific pressures and pleasures of being part of a prominent Indian-American family. The cultural details are as important as the romance plots, and the Raje family dynamics tie the four books together even as each couple gets their own complete story.