Books like 'The Startup Wife'
Readers who enjoyed The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
contemporary funny science fiction dystopian south asian
-
Pheromone by C.M. Stunich
Humans … pets, meat, or mates. That’s the first thing I see when I open my eyes, that damn sign. Don’t fancy myself being sold for any of the above reasons, so I’m relieved when my buyer is killed by an … Um. Hot venom and horns and a violent grin. What the actual f*ck is that?! Or should I say who the actual f*ck is he ? Because he’s definitely male. Definitely big...Categorized as:
dystopian aliens science fiction forced proximity contemporary reverse harem monsters fated-mates -
![Peripeteia by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
Peripeteia by Sarah Lyons Fleming
Book two of The City Series is here! Months into the apocalypse, the zombies show no signs of dying, but it’s clear everyone in Sunset Park will die without enough food to outlast the undead. Add in the less-than-sociable new neighbors only blocks away, and the hunt for sustenance has come to feel more like a race than a ramble...Categorized as:
dystopian new adult science fiction futuristic horror length-long behind-doors contemporary -
![]()
![]()
Sponsored links -
![April's Fools by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy]()
April's Fools by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy
We were Army Rangers, the best of the best. And then one day, everything that we worked so hard to become was ripped away. Now, we’re in some podunk town, trying to find a sense of normal amongst the crazy, and learn how to live again. That gets a hell of a lot harder to do when a virus spreads mercilessly across the country, killing 85% of the people who contract it... -
![Crowded, Vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein]()
Crowded, Vol. 2: Glitter Dystopia by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEleven minutes into the future, Charlie Ellison is the subject of a million dollar crowdfunded REAPR campaign on her head. Low-rated DFEND bodyguard Vita is keeping her safe for 30 days from a desperate population looking to get rich quick with a gun and a dream... -
-
![Crowded, Vol. 3: Cutting-Edge Desolation by Christopher Sebela, Triona Farrell]()
Crowded, Vol. 3: Cutting-Edge Desolation by Christopher Sebela, Triona Farrell
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFired and ditched by Charlie, Vita sets off in hot pursuit of her former client and some answers. But Charlie’s not alone. She’s hired a brand new bodyguard, Circe, unaware she’s a killer who has been stalking Charlie since her crowdfunded assassination campaign began... -
![Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein]()
Crowded, Vol. 1 by Christopher Sebela, Ro Stein
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTen minutes in the future, the world runs on an economy of job shares and apps, while crowdfunding has evolved into Reapr: a platform for assassination that's trickled down from politicians, celebrities and CEOs to everyday life and all its petty resentments. A world where anyone with enough backers and the money they contribute can kill anyone else... -
![So Many Ways to Sleep Badly by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore]()
So Many Ways to Sleep Badly by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Sycamore kicks mainstream literature in the teeth... -
![Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson]()
Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a humanlike bot named Jared, whose emotional awakening leads him on an unforgettable quest for connection, belonging and possibly even true loveJared works as a dentist in small-town Michigan. His life is totally normal, except for one thing. He is a bot engineered with human DNA to look and act like a real person... -
![The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde]()
The Last Wild Horses by Maja Lunde
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMikhail lives in Russia in 1881. When a skeleton of a rare wild horse is brought to him, the zoologist plans an expedition to Mongolia to find the fabled Przewalski horse, a journey that tests not only his physicality, but his heart.In 1992, Karin, alongside her troubled son Mathias and several Przewalski horses, travels to Mongolia to re-introduce the magnificent horses to their native land...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary science fiction historical medieval humor length-long audiobook -
![How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina]()
How to Kidnap the Rich by Rahul Raina
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAn exhilarating and propulsive debut novel from an emerging talent—a fresh, bitingly hilarious, sweeping satire of modern-day India hailed as "a monstrously funny and unpredictable wild ride" by Kevin Kwan, New York Times bestselling author of the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy and Sex and Vanity The first kidnapping wasn’t my fault. The others—those were definitely me...Categorized as:
south asian contemporary mystery humor historical science fiction suspense length-medium -
![Cora by N.A. Jameson]()
Cora by N.A. Jameson
If a girl screams in a forest and nobody hears her, does she exist?Cora was seventeen when the apocalypse started. Three years later, Cora hasn’t seen or spoken to anyone since that day. She’s not sure she is capable of making sound anymore, and she certainly doesn’t have any reason to.That is until four men walk into her house and make it their own...Categorized as:
dystopian science fiction post-apocalyptic poly forced proximity futuristic independent heroine m-m -
![Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Born of Legend by Sherrilyn Kenyon
It is in the darkest hours of a universe’s past that their legends are born and their heroes rise… No one knows exactly how much heart they have until their mettle is put to the hazard and they reach the lowest point of hell. There, they have only two choices. Lie down and die. Or find the strength to push themselves to their feet and fight back with everything they have...Categorized as:
dystopian urban fantasy science fiction royalty bad boys tortured hero alpha male military -
![Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet]()
Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet
Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home and the arms of Sloane Brodie, his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident... -
![Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews]()
Magic Stars by Ilona Andrews
From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate’s very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few...Categorized as:
dystopian fantasy urban fantasy science fiction paranormal vampires werewolves shapeshifters -
-
![Venery by C.M. Stunich]()
Venery by C.M. Stunich
I’ve been abducted by an alien in a cowboy hat.He needs me to play the role of fake fiancée to appease his family of tentacle-tailed cops.I’ll keep up the charade as long as I need if it means being reunited with Abraxas and Rurik.Shouldn’t be too hard, right? To play pretend …My life force is now inextricably tied to handsome, gun totin’ Officer Hyt...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary vampires fantasy paranormal poly reverse harem fake relationship -
![The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison]()
The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 78 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary fantasy urban fantasy strong heroine mystery shapeshifters fae -
![Instauration by Sarah Lyons Fleming]()
Instauration by Sarah Lyons Fleming
The final book in The City Series is here! Sunset Park is gone. People are missing. Sylvie, Eric, and the other survivors have crossed the water to the security of a new Safe Zone, where they hope to heal their battered hearts, amass an armory, and get back at the ones who took it all away...Categorized as:
dystopian science fiction fantasy horror length-epic behind-doors contemporary angst -
![Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff]()
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
This morning, Kady thought breaking up with Ezra was the hardest thing she’d have to do. This afternoon, her planet was invaded. The year is 2575, and two rival megacorporations are at war over a planet that’s little more than an ice-covered speck at the edge of the universe. Too bad nobody thought to warn the people living on it...Categorized as:
dystopian futuristic science fiction young adult strong heroine military suspense war -
![Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning]()
Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
I used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome southern stock, but from an ancient Celtic bloodline of powerful sidhe-seers, people who can see the Fae...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary urban fantasy paranormal witches shapeshifters strong heroine bad boys -
![Seminal by C.M. Stunich]()
Seminal by C.M. Stunich
I don’t play the role of the kidnapped princess very well.And I really hate the fated mates trope.Hello again, I’m Eve Wakefield, and I refuse to accept that I’m in love with an intergalactic moth prince.No.I don’t care how handsome he is, I don’t want to marry him.I don’t care if his parents have a sentient spaceship capable of eating entire planets.Love is earned, not swindled by pheromones...Categorized as:
dystopian contemporary aliens science fiction angst reverse harem pregnancy length-long -
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 2 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 2 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWhen Nanami inherits a shrine, it comes with divine powers and a hot fox spirit!Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 20 by Julietta Suzuki]()
Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 20 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsNanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity... -
![A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison]()
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order. Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past... -
![Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop]()
Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community..Categorized as:
dystopian science fiction urban fantasy fantasy paranormal magic shapeshifters werewolves -
-
![Nimona by Noelle Stevenson]()
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic." Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson... -
![Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet]()
Rack & Ruin by Charlie Cochet
New York City’s streets are more dangerous than ever with the leaderless Order of Adrasteia and the Ikelos Coalition, a newly immerged Therian group, at war...Categorized as:
dystopian science fiction paranormal futuristic alpha male men in uniform suspense shapeshifters -
![Famine by Laura Thalassa]()
Famine by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth--Pestilence, War, Famine, Death--four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all...Categorized as:
dystopian science fiction fantasy paranormal new adult from hate to love erotica dark -
![End of Days by Susan Ee]()
End of Days by Susan Ee
End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee’s bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They’re both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn’s sister...Categorized as:
dystopian young adult fantasy science fiction demons urban fantasy paranormal futuristic -
![The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken]()
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
When Ruby woke up on her tenth birthday, something about her had changed. Something alarming enough to make her parents lock her in the garage and call the police. Something that gets her sent to Thurmond, a brutal government “rehabilitation camp... -
![Crowbones by Anne Bishop]()
Crowbones by Anne Bishop
In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late...Categorized as:
dystopian shapeshifters contemporary urban fantasy witches heroine sleuth mystery paranormal
Fantastic book recommendations by romance book lovers for romance book lovers.
Find out more about romance.io.
Find out more about romance.io.
Get recommendations by genres & tropes
Use the romance book finder to mix and match over 100 content keywords to find the books that match your preferences
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.
