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= It Was You...Always =

It Was You...Always is an Indian young adult romance novel by author Nikhil Kamath. The novel, set in New Delhi is the story of a Restaurateur-cum-Chef who has been in love with a girl since the first day of college, but the circumstances seem to keep them apart. This is Nikhil Kamath's debut novel which was released on 18th January 2018 by Notion Press.

Covering the life of a Delhiite, the story has various linguistic nuances of the kind of Hindi spoken in Delhi. Dedicated to all those who are doing what they love, as Nikhil Kamath wrote the book also covers the idea of following your passion. The story takes you through how a Delhi boy falls in love with this girl from Nagpur during Hotel Management. But when is about to express his feelings for her, the girls announces that she is dropping out of college to pursue Chartered Accountancy. For both of them love is not that easy and it's full of ups and downs. Nikhil calls this "the unique love story of a Restaurateur-cum-Chef and Chartered Accountant".

Plot Summary
Neeraj Prabhu, a Delhi based restaurateur is taking a road trip with his Sameer and Prerna to Jaipur to surprise his girlfriend Shreya who is there for work on her birthday. On the way, Prerna asks Neeraj to narrate the story of how he met Shreya. Neeraj tells her how he met Shreya during college and it was love at first sight for him. But she had to drop out after a year to pursue Chartered Accountancy and they lost contact with each other. After 6 years, Neeraj came across Shreya at a café in Delhi, she explains him how her she was dating a guy who didn’t like her talking to other guys.

Now, Neeraj and Shreya are friends again and are working on Neeraj’s Dream Restaurant Project. When Neeraj decides to express his feeling for Shreya, he finds that Shreya and her ex-boyfriend Vikrant are getting back together. Surprised on getting this news, Neeraj is heartbroken and gets drunk and passes out only to be saved his ex-girlfriend Ananya Malik. Now since Shreya is back with Vikrant, she again starts behaving aloof and distances herself from Neeraj. Soon Shreya comes to know that Vikrant had been cheating on her and they break up. Post this she decides to move to Australia where she has been offered a job. On the day of Shreya’s flight, Neeraj decides to drop her to the Airport with her luggage. At the Airport, Neeraj realizes that this is his last chance to tell her how much he loves her. He calls her out, goes up to her and pours his heart out to but in that moment she decides to check in at the airport and leave. Neeraj returns home feeling like a lost soldier and crashes on his bed. Sometime later the doorbell rings, he heads out to open the door to find Shreya standing there with her eyes brimming with tears and she tells him that she feels the same for him.

The book ends with them reaching Shreya’s hotel in Jaipur and as the clock strikes 12 a.m. Neeraj arrives at Shreya’s room to surprise her and proposes to her. Shreya accepts and the both of them are joined by Sameer, Sushmita and Prerna to celebrate the occasion.

Main Characters

 * Manik Prabhu, Chef-cum-Restaurateur
 * Shreya Mohapatra, Chartered Accountant and Manik's college crush
 * Sameer Sinha, Manik's Best Friend from College
 * Sushmita Bagchi, Manik's Best Friend from College and Sameer's Girlfriend
 * Ananya Malik, Manik's Ex-girlfriend from school
 * Prerna Sharma, Sameer's Cousin
 * Vikrant, Shreya's Ex-boyfriend from CA Coaching