I’ll Have What He’s Having by Adib Khorram (2024)
Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Love on the Vine series. Start steamy here with a one night stand between Farzan and David. We’ve got a small mix-up when David thinks that Farzan is a food critic at the bar where he works, but they clear that up pretty soon. What follows is a friends with benefits situation because David only does casual and he’s planning to leave town in a few months anyway. Farzan is dealing with his own feelings of family inadequacy and learning how to take over the family restaurant. His friend group is amazingly supportive though and the main characters for the rest of the series. Loved seeing David and Farzan flirt (and more) and fall in love.
Ebook borrowed from my local library via Libby.
It Had to Be Him by Adib Khorram (2025)
Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Love on the Vine series. Poor Ramin tried to propose to his long-term boyfriend, only to be rejected and told that he’s boring. Ugh. So Ramin drunkenly books a trip to Italy to go be a new adventurous version of himself. And then he runs into an old high school crush Noah, who’s there with his kid and his ex-wife. It’s all sparks instantly, but Noah’s not sure if Ramin is still heartbroken over his ex, and Ramin is assuming that Noah is straight. But once they clear that up, it’s definitely a fast-burn steamy romance. Loved this book, although Noah’s ex-wife’s personality was giving me anxiety sometimes.
Ebook accessed from Kindle Unlimited.
Isn’t He Romantic? by Adib Khorram (2026)
Contemporary romance. Book 3 of the Love on the Vine series. Arya is getting older, his friends are coupled up, and his work and parents are a mess. His life gets more complicated when he ghosts a one-night-stand Ben, and then runs into him a few weeks later. Ben has his own issues with a slightly stalkery ex-boyfriend, so he asks Arya to pretend to be his boyfriend. What could possibly go wrong? Except everyone catches feelings but doesn’t know what to do with them. Arya because he’s had a poor example of love growing up, and Ben because he’s insecure after his ex-boyfriend’s mistreatment. It all goes exactly how you think it would, in all the best ways.
Advance ebook provided by Forever Books via NetGalley. Advance audiobook provided by Hachette Audio.
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