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Not Your Basic Love Story

Published by Rising Action
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

For fans of multicultural RomComs like Helen Hoang and Sonali Dev, Not Your Basic Love Story is a fresh, Vancouver-set romance about navigating love, culture, and the unexpected paths to happily-ever-after.

Stubbornly independent Becky isn't looking for love, but when sparks fly on a flight to Mexico she learns her carefully planned life might be the opposite of what she needs. What begins as a fun vacation fling with a sexy stranger turns into so much more.

The problem? Dev and Becky couldn't be more different. Back home in Vancouver, Canada, their relationship grows, and their two worlds collide.

Can a roommate-hating city girl with a diet of chicken nuggets and cheap wine make it work with a vegetarian, non-drinking, Sikh man who lives with his rambunctious multigenerational family in the suburbs?

As Becky navigates her way through a culture she knows nothing about, she is faced with one of the most important decisions of her life: change her plans for how she'd imagined her happily-ever-after, or walk away from love.

(Not) Your Basic Love Story is a RomCom about acceptance, compromise, and love being the only thing that truly matters.

About The Author

Lindsay Maple is a Canadian author residing in British Columbia with her husband, two little boys, and giant tortoise named Doug. A certified yoga instructor, Lindsay manages a local hot yoga studio while teaching several classes per week, including goat yoga. When not inundated with laundry, she can be found hiking in the old growth forests, drinking wine with Doug in the backyard, or baking her famous chocolate-chip banana muffins. Lindsay is represented by Claire Harris at PS Literary.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Rising Action (July 16, 2025)
  • Length: 336 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781990253171

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