Publication Date: May 12, 2026
In this second-chance workplace romance, two lawyers find themselves working in the same office after a steamy vacation fling a year and a half ago, from the author of Can’t Help Faking in Love
Naina Shetty is a proud workaholic, and she is gunning for a promotion at her law firm. No distractions will get in her way this time, not even the bad breakup that happened over a year ago. She brushed off her pain with a long vacation and a no-strings-attached fling with a handsome stranger, but now Naina is back to business.
Unlucky-in-love Tejas Rajput hasn’t stopped thinking about the brown-eyed beauty he met on the beaches of Goa two summers ago. He’d been looking for a rebound to get over his ex—which is why he’d agreed to keep things strictly casual, use fake last names, and respond to all personal questions with “wrong answers only.” But he didn’t think he’d fall for her, hard, only for her to get on a plane and leave.
When they cross paths again—this time working at the same office—Naina is adamant that her no-relationships policy won’t change, especially not for Tejas, whose disarming smile and easygoing charm could spell trouble. Her career will always come first.
But as they team up for a case that could make or break their firm’s reputation, they discover that there’s something more than just sparks between them—and it might turn out to be true love.
Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt by Swati Hegde is a romcom set in India. But what happens when a summer fling almost two years before turns out to be the newest hire of the law firm where Naina is an associate? We are all about to find out!
The story returns to when she and Tejas first met at a hostel, where they were unexpected roommates. We then return to the present and go back and forth throughout. Naina’s anti-honeymoon checklist, which brought her to that vacation spot, included some daring items, and she recruited Tejas to help her. As a result, several steamy moments and events take on a life of their own.
The two are stuck working on a case together, and they ponder whether their client actually committed the murder or not. There are surprises throughout, and the story flows well as clues are gathered before the trial. The real murderer is convicted, and there are several happily-ever-afters, as well as new career paths for some. All in all, a satisfying read, with Tejas’s cute cat woven throughout, full of antics.
Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt has fun vibes as well as some darker ones, as Naina and Tejas, along with their colleagues, try to get their lives on track and balanced.
Swati Hegde is the author of Can’t Help Faking in Love and Match Me If You Can, as well as the forthcoming As Long As You Loathe Me and Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt. She is also a freelance editor, mindset coach, and self-proclaimed coffee shop enthusiast who lives in Bangalore, India, and can often be found at the nearest café with a hot mug of tea or singing her favorite songs off-key at karaoke night. She looks forward to a long career bringing Indian stories and voices to light.
