The Zoya Factor

• Born at the exact moment India won its first Cricket World Cup in 1983, Zoya is considered lucky by her cricket-obsessed father and brother. When an advertising assignment brings her face-to-face with the current Indian cricket team, they discover that having breakfast with her guarantees a match victory, turning her life completely upside down
  

Anuja Chauhan worked in advertising for over seventeen years and is the creative brain behind iconic corporate slogans like Pepsi's "Yeh Dil Maange More" and "Oye Bubbly". She transitioned into writing full-time after the massive success of The Zoya Factor, going on to publish other mega-bestsellers like Battle for Bittora and Those Pricey Thakur Girls

• • Zoya is reluctantly pushed into the chaotic center of the tenth ICC World Cup when the Indian Cricket Board recruits her to accompany the team. While the players, corporate brands, and a superstitious public worship her as a divine lucky charm, the pragmatic and intensely attractive team captain, Nikhil Khoda, refuses to believe in luck, placing his faith strictly in hard work and strategy. The novel tracks Zoya's struggle to stay grounded amidst media storms, commercial manipulation, and a brewing, fiery romance with Nikhil, ultimately exploring whether luck or skill wins the game of life and love. (Note: This book was also adapted into a major Bollywood motion picture.