How Can I Resist You?
- Author Jeevani Charika
- Narrator Sakira Vel
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 6 November 2025
- Run Time 7 hours and 55 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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What to expect
Don't miss this hilarious workplace romance for fans of Elena Armas and Emily Henry!
'A story that keeps you hoping and guessing until the very end.' Sally Jenkins, author of Out of Control
Vidya isn’t in Waterloo Bay for a holiday. Officially, she’s visiting the beautiful, quirky seaside town for work – but unofficially, she’s on a mission. One of her colleagues hooked up with her sister at a party, and now her sister is pregnant. As the sensible one in the family, it’s Vidya's job to find out who he is.
But there’s a catch: all she has to go on is a vague description of a chest tattoo. Vidya has just two weeks to glimpse her colleagues shirtless without getting fired, but crazy hotel guests, malicious seagulls and her pesky day job keep getting in the way.
And then there’s Leo, the most frustrating, patronising, handsome man she’s ever met…
Perfect for fans of:
💗 Forced proximity
💗 Office romance
💗 Small town
Readers LOVE Jeevani Charika!
'I adored every sharp, tender and gloriously awkward beat.' Camilla Isley, author of The Roommate Experiment
'Warm, charming, with an utterly adorkable hero – this really was irresistible!' Kate Johnson, author of Hex Appeal
'Highly addictive, with those quirky twists that keep you guessing! I loved it.' Anita Faulkner author of You Had Me at Pumpkin Patch
'SO good! Cute, funny, romantic…' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Charika is a really skillful writer, who always makes me laugh and cry and pray its all going to turn out all right' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I laughed, I cried. This book has it all: humour, romance, and a cracking story to boot' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
'I raced through this book in a weekend… It's a story that keeps you hoping and guessing until the very end.' Sally Jenkins, author of Out of Control
n'Warm, charming, with an utterly adorkable hero – this really was irresistible!' Kate Johnson, author of Hex Appeal
n'I adored every sharp, tender and gloriously awkward beat.' Camilla Isley, author of The Roommate Experiment
n'Highly addictive, with those quirky twists that keep you guessing! I loved it.' Anita Faulkner author of You Had Me at Pumpkin Patch
nn Praise for Jeevani Charika:n
n'Cosy, fun and delicious – a book to devour in one sitting' Emily Stone, author of Always, In December
n'Jeevani Charika is one of the most reliable, relatable, not to mention delectable romance authors out there… I enjoyed every minute' K J Charles, author of The Magpie Lord
n'I loved it! Jeevani’s quirky romances just get better and better' Kathleen McGurl, author of The Lost Child
n‘This book is awesome. I absolutely loved it and the characters became my friends’ Sue Moorcroft, Sunday Times bestselling author of An Italian Island Summer
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