num_pages: 400
description: The author of Recipe for Persuasionnot only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today (Shelf Awareness)adds an Indian American twist to Jane Austen's classic Sense and Sensibility in this delightful retelling that is a feast for the senses.Yash Raje Californias first serious Indian gubernatorial candidate has always known exactly what he wantsand how to use his privileged background to get it. He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world.But when a hate-fueled incident at a rally critically injures his friend Yashs easy life suddenly feels like a lie his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail he blacks out with panic.Desperate to keep Yashs condition from leaking to the media his family turns to the one person they trusthis sisters best friend India Dashwood Californias foremost stress management coach. Raised by a family of yoga teachers India has helped San Franciscos high strung overachievers for a decade without so much as altering her breath. But this manwith his boundless ambition simmering intensity and absolute faith in his political beliefsis like no other. Yash has spent a lifetime repressing everything to succeed.Including their one magical night ten years agoa too brief too bright passion that if rekindled threatens the life hes crafted for himself. Exposing the secrets might be the only way to save him but its also guaranteed to destroy the dream hes willingly shouldered for his family and community . . . until now.
language: English
title: Incense and Sensibility
publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks