About Me

Photo: © Santhosh Narendran
Photo: © Santhosh Narendran

Hey! I'm Swati, a desi romance author & fiction writing coach.

I write funny romance novels featuring strong heroines, sweet-as-honey love interests, and happily-ever-afters that will make you tear up and laugh all at once.

Oh, and did I mention they're all desi characters? I live in Bangalore, India, and my writing always centers people like me.

My books MATCH ME IF YOU CAN, a friends-to-lovers romance, CAN'T HELP FAKING IN LOVE, a fake dating romance, AS LONG AS YOU LOATHE ME, a sapphic YA romance, and LOVE BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT, a workplace mystery romance, are out now wherever books are sold!

Besides that, I'm a fiction writing coach, mindset coach, and developmental editor helping authors polish their manuscripts so they can find the right literary agent or self-publish with pride. Click here to work with me.

Author Bio

Swati Hegde is the author of Love Beyond Reasonable Doubt, As Long as You Loathe Me, and other romance and young adult novels. 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.

Swati is represented by Rachel Beck at Liza Dawson Associates. Find her on Instagram @SwatiHegdeAuthor and sign up for her monthly newsletter here.

Follow along on my writing journey!