Lina Ray has an extraordinary gift for matchmaking; in fact, she set up her younger sister with her very own Prince Charming, who happens to bear a striking resemblance to Johnny Depp. After setting up several successful marriages, her family starts to wonder why Lina can't find her own Indian prince. Before her sister's wedding reception is even over, her Auntie Kiki is threatening to marry her off to the man who's scarily similar to Pee-Wee Herman -- what's a girl to do? In a fit of panic, Lina suddenly announces her secret engagement, to the delight of her entire family, all their friends and the entire country of India.

Really, how much trouble could one little lie get Lina into?

When pressed for answers about her mystery man, Lina realizes she's about to get in over her head. Escaping from the prying eyes of her family, Lina goes for a walk and runs into the man of her dreams -- or is he?

Tall, handsome and wearing spicy cologne, Raja Prasad is every Indian girl's dream. Well, except for Lina's. She finds him completely arrogant and chauvinistic, yet...there's something about him that draws them together. Too bad she's "engaged" and he has a fiancée! As her little white lie turns into a complete nightmare, Lina's fake fiancé starts to resemble the loathsome Raja. Will destiny and desire help their fledgling romance, or will this turn out to be a fate worse than an arranged marriage?

Even though the story is familiar in the realm of chick lit, Anjali Banerjee manages to invent a unique story filled with humor and love. The exotic setting of India is a refreshing change from the usual New York or London. The story moves along quickly as Lina gets more tangled in her web of lies. I kept wondering, "How will she ever get out of this?!" IMAGINARY MEN is a bright spot in multicultural chick lit and recommended for fans of Monsoon Wedding and Bend It like Beckham.