It’s Here!

You Can’t Be Serious!

A delightfully chaotic North-meets-South rom-com where cultures and worlds collide, as Aaditha Prathap, the brilliant mastermind behind India’s trendiest café chain, ‘COFFEE Before Books & Bras’ finds herself in an arranged match with Vedveer Rathore Singh, Jaipur’s eco-warrior prince.

Game, Set, Love-Match!

Hello,

The Times of India, and an after-hours romance novelist (her pace is furious!).

She has reported on all four Grand Slams -- the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open -- for over a decade.

She serves on the International Tennis Federation’s Media Commission and is a member of the International Tennis Writers Association. In 2021, she received the ATP’s Ron Bookman Media Excellence Award, becoming the first Indian and second Asian to be honoured. In 2025, she received the Media Excellence Award from Vijay Amritraj and the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association.

She’s particularly proud of her three novels: You Can’t Be Serious! (2025) , The Way We Were (2023), and What’s Good About Falling (2018).

Books

Books by Prajwal Hegde

You Can't Be Serious!
You Can't Be Serious!
40 Years of Sportstar
What's Good About Falling

You Can't Be Serious!

AADITHA PRATHAP is the brilliant mastermind behind India's trendiest café chain, 'COFFEE Before Books & Bras' . She has absolutely no interest in being known as anyone's daughter, wife, or – cue the horror music – a royal daughter-in-law. VEDVEER RATHORE SINGH is an eco-warrior prince with a mission. Can this royal heartthrob find a way to save his legacy without losing his heart in the process?

The Way We Were

Myra Rai is is a prominent journalist and almost engaged to Ravi Rao, the gentleman heir to a roaring political legacy! Andrew Brown is a headstrong political activist, set to take over as the executive editor of Morning Herald, he is determined to revisit his past and reconnect with that one feisty journalist at work who hates his guts, hates that he is back, and hates that he never called...

What's Good About Falling

Indian tennis star Arya Ashok is 27 and ranked among the world's top-10 players. Arvind Ram is the biggest new name in world cricket at 25. When the dashing Arvind woos Arya at Wimbledon, an unlikely romance blossoms, sparking media coverage across continents. But while Arya is beginning to tire of life on the go, Arvind's reign at the top has only just begun. With their careers and lives moving in different directions, can their love win this match?

40 Years of Sportstar

Prajwal Hegde wrote the Steffi Graf chapter in this book. Sportstar picked a champion athlete for each year and an eclectic set of writers to muse about them. With each article reflecting on the importance of the year on the career of each sportsperson.

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What people said about my books

A Crown Prince meets a Coffee Empress <3

" 5/5 Stars – Royal Tradition Meets Coffee Queen Bliss! If you love a "worlds collide" romance, this is an absolute must-read! The chemistry between Vedveer, a polite and devoted Crown Prince, and Aaditha, a self-made coffee mogul, is pure electricity. What started as an arranged marriage they both tried to escape turned into the most beautiful journey of falling head over heels. The character growth is chef's kiss, and that final confession absolutely took my heart. "

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" A nice and easy read. I specially enjoyed the way North and South Indian cultures are blended along with their distinct nuances - this adds depth to the reading experience. "

Not Your Regular Romance Book!

" I absolutely loved this book, something new and so different. I'm very picky with romance books, let alone written by Indian authors. The attention to detail was amazing. The little metaphors, the details, loved it! This story did not just deal with the 'love' part, it also dealt with the 'emotion' part so well. Such deep and impactful writing. "

A must read novel if you are a fan of second chance romance!

" A mature Indian romance that I've read in recent times. I would definitely recommend this, as it has everything you'd want in a romance novel. The story is set against the vibrant backdrop of buzzing Bangalore. The story kept me engaged throughout with its raw emotions. The author's writing is simple yet captivating, seamlessly combining friendship, emotional complexity and love. "

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" This is one "unputdownable" book. The author's command on the language and her precise narrative skills makes this story a bestseller. It's a story about the romance between a hot shot casanova cricketer and a senior tennis player, who's yet to win a major title. A must read. "

Heartwarming sports romance

" This is a gorgeous debut from tennis journalist, Prajwal Hegde. I love reading sports romances, it's always so inspiring to read about characters striving to be the best version of themselves. And it doesn't get better than a love story between a tennis star and a cricket player, young and in their prime. Such an absorbing and enjoyable romance, definitely made to be adapted for the big screen! "

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