Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
discover Discover

South Asian Authors
Purple Star emoji 23 items
By
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
South Asian authors writing South Asian characters in romance. Here's a list of some of my favorite authors. Please keep in mind that some books will contain spice and others are closed door. I will try to specify if there is spice. Kindly Note: View...
Sections
3
 
Romance
 
Fantasy
 
Young Adult

Romance

Romance with South Asian characters
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Probably one of my favorite rom coms of all time. It's adorable, there's banter, and the Aunties crack me up!!!

 Hate to Love/ Enemies to Lovers, Dual POV, he doesn't believe in love!!
Dating Dr. DIL by Nisha Sharma - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Married after a drunk night, marriage of convenience, close proximity, friends to lovers, Dual POV

Audiobook version is great but the male narrator's female voice isn't the greatest. Dual narration
Marriage & Masti a book by Nisha Sharma - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Hate to Love, strong independent female main character, misunderstood female main character, Indian culture
The Trouble with Hating You a book by Sajni Patel - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Billionaire romance, marriage of convenience, alphahole main male character, Spicy
Forever After All: A Billionaire Romance
placeholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Fake engagement, slow burn, somewhat of a workplace romance, family drama
Sugar, Spice, and Can't Play Nice a book by Annika Sharma
placeholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Nerdy, rivals to lovers, closed door, best friends brother, found family
Playing Flirty a book by Shameez Patel - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Forbidden Love, Hockey Romance, Reverse Age Gap, Insta Love, Spicy, Love after Loss
Mother Pucker - Swati M.H.
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
High stakes romance, forced proximity, family dysfunction, second chance romance, Spicy, adventurous
Partners in Crime a book by Alisha Rai - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Emma Jane Austen Retelling, female empowerment, self-discovery, gender swapping main characters
The Emma Project a book by Sonali Dev - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Friends to lovers, insta love, miscommunication, Dual POV, slow burn, Emma Jane Austen Retelling, Matchmaker
Match Me If You Can a book by Swati Hegde - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Female empowerment, strong independent woman, Mid 30s main character, female friendships

Note that the romance isn't the focus of this book.
Serena Singh Flips the Script a book by Sonya Lalli - Bookshop
placeholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Power of self-love, self-discovery, found family, grumpy/ sunshine, very little spice, angst

Cozy, feel-good book.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches a book by Sangu Mandanna
placeholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
Luv Shuv In New York by N M Patel
placeholderplaceholder

Fantasy

 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Trial of survival, fae, spicy, hunger games with some fae lore
Trial of the Sun Queen
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sapphic fantasy, political strife, morally grey characters, feminine rage

Lots of world building so it's a slow start but stick with it and you just might enjoy it!
The Jasmine Throne a book by Tasha Suri - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
A must read romantasy series, Very little to no spice but there is some tension between main characters, political strife,
An Ember in the Ashes a book by Sabaa Tahir - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Beauty and the Beast retelling, forced marriage
A Curse of Shadows and Ice (Deluxe Limited Edition)
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder

Young Adult

 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Plus size representation, LGBTQ+, love triangle, Bengali culture, sapphic love
The Dos and Donuts of Love
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Fake dating, love triangle, undocumented families, low to no spice
While You Were Dreaming a book by Alisha Rai
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
Heir - Tahir, Sabaa
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
We Hunt the Flame a book by Hafsah Faizal - Bookshop.org US
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
The Ivory Key - Akshaya Raman - Bookshop
placeholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholderplaceholder
 
Sustainably Bookish profile picture
Sustainably Bookish
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
placeholderplaceholderplaceholder