Cider Bar Sisters

Cider Bar Sisters
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 1523
Release: 2023-12-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989610366

A contemporary romance box set! The entire Cider Bar Sisters series in a single collection. Five short and steamy romance novels plus a Christmas novella. Book 1: Her Big City Neighbor Book 2: His Grumpy Childhood Friend Book 2.5: Her Pretend Christmas Date Book 3: The Professor Next Door Book 4: Her Favorite Rebound Book 5: Her Unexpected Roommate * * * KEYWORDS: romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, spicy romance, Canadian romance, complete series, happy ending, friend group romance series, foodie romance, box set, boxset, romance omnibus

Her Big City Neighbor

Her Big City Neighbor
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989610137

She inherits a house in Toronto. He’s her hot next-door neighbor. First in series! When small-town engineer Amy Sharpe inherits a house in Toronto, she decides it’s the perfect opportunity to start over and go back to school. Away from the family that takes her for granted, away from the ex who expected so much and gave little in return. The new Amy enjoys wandering around the city and frequenting bubble tea shops, German beer halls, dim sum restaurants, and coffee bars serving Japanese pastries. She has a roommate with the same name as her favorite fictional character, and a group of friends who meet at a cider bar every couple of weeks. The new Amy is also in lust with her brooding, tattooed next-door neighbor, Victor Choi, who is far from friendly but looks really hot cutting the grass without a shirt. Too bad the grass doesn’t grow faster. As she starts telling him about her daily adventures—and as a little kissing in the garden becomes a regular activity—Amy begins to feel more than lust. But she fears she’s falling into her old patterns in relationships and refuses to let herself be underappreciated again. Is Victor really more than a hot fling? And what’s he hiding behind that grumpy exterior? * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters. This is the first book in the Cider Bar Sisters series, a collection of interconnected standalones about friends who regularly meet up at a cider bar in Toronto. 1. Her Big City Neighbor 2. His Grumpy Childhood Friend 2.5 Her Pretend Christmas Date 3. The Professor Next Door 4. Her Favorite Rebound 5. Her Unexpected Roommate Also available in audio. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. KEYWORDS: interracial romance, Asian hero, Toronto, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, spicy rom-com, grumpy sunshine, opposites attract, neighbors, neighbours, big city romance, Canadian romance, foodie romance, happy ending, no cliffhanger, lighthearted romance, light romance, low angst

The Professor Next Door

The Professor Next Door
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2021-06-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 198961020X

Friendly neighbors can have their benefits… Nicole Louie-Edwards enjoys the nightlife and bringing men back to her apartment, although lately, she’s gotten tired of the chase. Her quiet new neighbor, David Cho, isn’t her type, but after they get trapped in an elevator together on her birthday, she develops a friendship with the kind geology professor. Then, blushing, he tells her that he can hear her having sex but tries not to listen. Except it’s clear he’d like to, and she’s surprisingly turned on. They embark on a friends-with-benefits arrangement hotter than any she’s had before. She didn’t expect him to be so naughty between the sheets. David becomes a bigger part of her life outside of the bedroom, too, bringing her desserts and going viral on TikTok with her grandmother, but she can’t imagine he wants to be her boyfriend, and it’s not like she wants that, either. She’s convinced she’d lose her identity in a relationship, like she did ten years ago. Yet she can’t help getting more and more attached to the professor next door… * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters. This book is part of the Cider Bar Sisters series, a collection of interconnected standalones about friends who regularly meet up at a cider bar in Toronto. 1. Her Big City Neighbor 2. His Grumpy Childhood Friend 2.5 Her Pretend Christmas Date 3. The Professor Next Door 4. Her Favorite Rebound 5. Her Unexpected Roommate Also available in audio. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. KEYWORDS: friends with benefits, friends to lovers, neighbors, neighbours, thin walls, Asian hero, Asian heroine, nerdy hero, hero looks hotter with glasses, foodie romance, Toronto, spicy rom-com, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, big city romance, Canadian romance, happy ending

Her Pretend Christmas Date

Her Pretend Christmas Date
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989610153

She’s home for the holidays with her starchy fake boyfriend… Although she’s the fun and outgoing one, Julie Tam has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Charlotte. Now Charlotte has a good career and a great boyfriend whom their parents love, and Julie has neither of those things. Her blind date with Tom Yeung is disastrous; however, he’s exactly the sort of guy her parents would like—a methodical, strait-laced pharmacist who even folds his underwear and wears paisley ties. So, she pretends they’re a couple to impress Mom and Dad in their phone conversations. When her mother insists that Julie bring Tom to her hometown for Christmas, Tom, who has no plans for the holidays, agrees. But Julie doesn’t know how she’ll tolerate a whole weekend in his company, especially when they have to share a bed and participate in a gingerbread house competition together. The man is irritatingly proper and set in his ways. Except after hours of baking and skating and opening presents, she’s starting to find Tom annoyingly attractive and even endearing. And now, she doesn’t want this holiday weekend to end… * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters. This novella is part of the Cider Bar Sisters series, a collection of interconnected standalones about friends who regularly meet up at a cider bar in Toronto. 1. Her Big City Neighbor 2. His Grumpy Childhood Friend 2.5 Her Pretend Christmas Date 3. The Professor Next Door 4. Her Favorite Rebound 5. Her Unexpected Roommate Also available in audio. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. KEYWORDS: Christmas romance, holiday romance, fake dating, novella, Asian hero, Asian heroine, Asian romance, rom-com, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, Canadian romance, opposites attract, baking, ice skating, bad first date, happy ending

Grumpy Fake Boyfriend

Grumpy Fake Boyfriend
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2018-05-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775304701

A weekend of socializing at a beach house? Will Stafford's worst nightmare. Yet he's agreed to fake a relationship with his best friend's little sister for a couples' getaway... I'm a pretty simple guy. When I'm not writing a science fiction novel, I'm watching a good movie or reading a book. Alone. I like my reclusive life. That is, until my only friend asks for a favor—pretend to be his baby sister's boyfriend on a couples' vacation. Her ex is going to be there and she needs me as a buffer. I should have said no, but Naomi Kwan is bubbly, energetic, and beautiful. She also means everything to her brother. But now, our fake romance is starting to feel all too real, and I find myself stuck between the promise I made to my friend and risking my heart to the one woman who might actually get me… * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters, all set in Canada. KEYWORDS: interracial romance, grumpy hero, fake dating, fake relationship, best friend's sibling, best friend's little sister, opposites attract, grumpy sunshine, beach vacation, rom-com, contemporary romance, romantic comedy, Asian heroine, steamy romance, spicy rom-com, open door, Canadian romance, happy ending, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, freebie FOR FANS OF: Helen Hoang, Cathy Yardley, Chloe Liese, Olivia Dade, Talia Hibbert, Kate Canterbary, Sarina Bowen, and Pippa Grant

His Grumpy Childhood Friend

His Grumpy Childhood Friend
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989610145

He was only supposed to give her dating lessons. And maybe a little kissing practice… It's been five years since Charlotte Tam had to endure a public proposal at a baseball game—literally the stuff of her nightmares—and realized her ex never really knew her. She hasn’t dated since, afraid that no man will understand her cranky, introverted, coffee-obsessed self, but she wants to try again. Her friend suggests she ask a guy to ease her into the dating game and give her some lessons. That night at the cider bar, Charlotte runs into Mike Guo, her childhood best friend who lived in the house next door twenty years ago. Surely easygoing Mike, who is now surprisingly handsome, must do well in the world of love. He’s the perfect candidate for this. But as they go on practice dates around Toronto and even have kissing lessons, Charlotte starts to fall for Mike, and that was never part of the plan. He’s too different from her, just like her ex—how could it work? And she suspects Mike has secrets of his own… Can their childhood friendship really become love? * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters. This is the second book in the Cider Bar Sisters series, a collection of interconnected standalones about friends who regularly meet up at a cider bar in Toronto. 1. Her Big City Neighbor 2. His Grumpy Childhood Friend 2.5 Her Pretend Christmas Date 3. The Professor Next Door 4. Her Favorite Rebound 5. Her Unexpected Roommate Also available in audio. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. KEYWORDS: love lessons, practice kissing, Asian hero, Asian heroine, Asian romance, grumpy heroine, STEM heroine, childhood friends to lovers, Toronto, spicy rom-com, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, foodie romance, Canadian romance, opposites attract, big city romance, happy ending

There's Only One Bed at Christmas

There's Only One Bed at Christmas
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2021-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1989610226

Three Christmas novellas to heat up the holidays! Her Pretend Christmas Date Julie Tam is home for Christmas with her starchy fake boyfriend. Though Tom Yeung might be irritating, he’s the perfect guy to impress her parents. But as they spend more time together—skating, building gingerbread houses, and sharing a bed—Julie starts wishing the holiday weekend would never end… One Bed for Christmas Wes Cheng has had a crush on his friend Caitlin Ng for over a decade, but he knows he’s not her type. She’s a CEO, and he dances in an inflatable T-Rex costume. However, when a snowstorm knocks out her power, she ends up staying at his small apartment for Christmas. Being so close to her is dangerous for his heart…or could it lead to the romance he desires? A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas Greg Wong doesn’t appreciate being forced to drive Tasha Edwards, the first woman he ever loved, back to their hometown for the holidays. And he really doesn’t appreciate it when a snowstorm forces them to spend a night in an unheated motel room with only one bed. But nothing’s going to happen…right? Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters, all set in Canada. KEYWORDS: Christmas romance box set, holiday romance, rom-com, romantic comedy, lighthearted contemporary romance, cozy vibes, forced proximity, steamy romance, spicy romance, Canadian romance, Toronto, Asian hero

Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen

Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen
Author: Tom Douglas
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2013-05-21
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0062039482

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Mr. Hotshot CEO

Mr. Hotshot CEO
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-07-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 177530471X

Julian Fong is a workaholic who has to take two weeks off work... As CEO of Fong Investments, I’m a busy man. In fact, my family claims I’m an obsessive workaholic, and when they force me to take two weeks off, I have no idea what to do with myself. While brooding over an espresso, I meet Courtney Kwan, a biomedical researcher who savors the little things in life. And, suddenly, an idea strikes me—I will pay this woman to teach me how to enjoy my vacation from work. Soon, I find myself doing crazy things like baking cookies, reading for pleasure, buying a phallic cactus, and falling in love. But Courtney is dealing with some serious issues of her own, and I fear that when I return to work, I won’t be able to give her what she needs, and I’ll lose her forever… * * * Jackie Lau writes soft and steamy romances with Asian characters, all set in Canada. KEYWORDS: rom-com, contemporary romance, romantic comedy, Asian hero, Asian heroine, steamy romance, open door, Canadian romance, foodie romance, Toronto, depression, mental illness, CEO hero, starchy hero, happy ending, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers FOR FANS OF: Helen Hoang, Cathy Yardley, Chloe Liese, Olivia Dade, Talia Hibbert, Kate Canterbary, Sarina Bowen, and Pippa Grant

Not Another Family Wedding

Not Another Family Wedding
Author: Jackie Lau
Publisher: Jackie Lau Books
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1775304728

Weddings are always disasters in her family. This one is no exception. Natalie Chin-Williams might be a cranky professor of climatology who thinks the world is doomed, but she believes in lasting love…just not for herself. She has a long history of failed relationships, plus the men she dates inevitably want children and she doesn’t. Now thirty-six and single, Natalie expects endless comments about her love life when she attends her baby sister's wedding. Worse, weddings are always drama-filled disasters in her family. She needs emotional support to get through the weekend, so she enlists the help of her friend Connor Douglas, the dependable family doctor. The wedding reception goes south when a drunk aunt announces a family secret that sends Natalie reeling and shakes her faith in love. Luckily, she has her long-time friend to lean on—a man she somehow ends up kissing. But there’s no way this could turn into anything lasting, is there? That’s impossible for her, especially now… * * * KEYWORDS: family drama, interracial romance, friends to lovers, rom-com, romantic comedy, contemporary romance, steamy romance, Canadian romance, happy ending, child-free romance