Cousins On Swap

Cousins on Swap

When the grass looks greener on the other side... try living there.

Vikas Patil has a simple plan.

Fly to India. Renew his visa. Spend a little time with family. Return to Portland and continue his quiet life as a software developer.

Except his visa gets stuck in administrative processing.

His company suddenly requires camera-on meetings.

And his loud, fearless cousin Tarun has a terrible idea.

"What if I become you for a few weeks?"

What begins as a ridiculous joke quickly turns into an international identity swap.

While Vikas struggles to survive an endless parade of relatives, wedding questions, and family functions in Pune, Tarun finds himself navigating corporate America, Portland rain, awkward work meetings, and a dating app that unexpectedly starts working.

Soon, both cousins are living lives they were never meant to have.

The problem?

Neither of them wanted to admit they were actually having a pretty good time.

Packed with humor, heart, family chaos, workplace comedy, cultural misunderstandings, and just a little romance, Cousins on Swap is a feel-good story about identity, belonging, and the surprising truth that sometimes the life you're looking for is the one you already have.

Perfect for readers who enjoy laugh-out-loud contemporary fiction, cross-cultural stories, and characters who discover themselves in the most unexpected ways.