Sonali Dev

Sonali Dev (born c. 1972) is an Indian American writer of contemporary romance novels.

Early life, family and education

Dev's early life was spent in Mumbai.

Career While in Mumbai, Dev wrote some Bollywood scripts, but these did not progress from the development phase. She began writing romance novels in 2010, inspired after reading the work of Catherine Coulter and realising the genre's similarity to Bollywood movie themes.

A Bollywood Affair, Dev's first novel, was published in 2014 by Kensington Publishing Company and was shortlisted for the RITA Award by the Romance Writers of America (RWA).

In 2018, Dev provided the Librarian's Day keynote speech at RWA's annual conference.

Themes Dev commonly blends American and Indian cultures in her works, often with an emphasis on Bollywood style. Her characters come from a variety of backgrounds and fall all along the spectrum of wealth. Some of her characters experience discrimination due to their race, gender, and culture.

Her novel, Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors, is a mash up of Dev's normal Bollywood themes and Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice.

As of 2019, Dev resided in Naperville, Illinois,

Selected works