Bøker av Jackie Lau

Jackie Lau, author of the “full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) The Stand-Up Groomsman, returns with a charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to find that maybe mother does know best.

Max Mok has four weddings to attend this year...When I meet Kim Sung at a friend's wedding, I don't make the first move. God, no. But she's delightful and gorgeous, and she asks me to dance. Later, we head to her hotel room and...Okay, I admit it doesn't go well. She might be all about one-night stands, but I'm not used to having them.That should be the end of it. I can forget about her or, more likely, obsess about it whenever I can't sleep.But then I see her at a second wedding. Apparently, she's a family friend of my cousins. All three of them are getting married this summer, so she'll be at the next two weddings as well, along with her parents.Kim is even more beautiful than last time, and I really want the chance to prove I'm not a complete disaster in bed. I also want to take her on an actual date, but she has no interest in dating anyone.More than anything, though, I need to avoid her because I'm too embarrassed to hold a conversation, and my brothers have found out about my unfortunate one-night stand.Oh, no. She's coming this way. What do I do?

When electrical engineer and depressed plushie enthusiast Rose Pang decides to go out alone one evening, she certainly doesn't expect to meet easygoing landscaper Cal. They spend an enjoyable night together, and the next day, romance is on her mind. Cal promises to text...but he never does. Hurt, Rose tries her best to forget about him.But several months later, in a terrible twist of fate, Rose discovers that her new roommate, Caleb Dempsey, is actually her former one-night stand. He claims he lost her number when his phone got run over. Rose isn't buying his lies, and Cal offers to find another place to live as soon as he can.After a few weeks, however, she starts to like having Cal as a roommate-he does all his chores, plus he's a fun and calming presence-but she swears nothing will happen between them. Except her feelings for him grow as they spend more time together.Can she risk giving him another chance, especially when her mental health is a little fragile? If it goes badly, she'll also lose a great roommate. Maybe it would be safer to try dating someone new...

"A bridesmaid and groomsman put their differences aside to get their best friends down the aisle in this steamy opposites-attract romantic comedy. They say to never meet your heroes, but when Vivian Liao's roommate gets engaged to her favorite actor's costar, she has no choice but to come face-to-face with Melvin Lee again. He's just as funny and handsome as he is on-screen...but he thinks she's an ice queen and a corporate sellout. It's none of his business how she chooses to live her life, no matter how charismatic he is. Mel is used to charming audiences as an actor and stand-up comedian, but he can't seem to thaw Vivian's defenses. If she can ignore the simmering attraction below the surface, so can he. The only thing uniting them is their goal for their friends' wedding to go off without a hitch. As they collaborate on wedding cake and karaoke parties, Mel realizes he might have seriously misjudged this bridesmaid, while Vivian discovers the best man might just be as dazzling off-screen as he is on. With the wedding underway, maybe more than one happily ever after is in the future"--

"[Lau''s] trope-forward contemporaries are as sugary and irresistible as the desserts her characters create."—New York Times Book ReviewA baker provides the sweetest escape for an actor in this charming romantic comedy.Actor Ryan Kwok is back in Toronto after the promotional tour for his latest film, a rom-com that is getting less-than-stellar reviews. After years of constant work and the sudden death of his mother, Ryan is taking some much-needed time off. But as he tries to be supportive to his family, he struggles with his loss and doesn''t know how to talk to his dad—who now trolls him on Twitter instead of meeting him for dim sum.   Innovative baker Lindsay McLeod meets Ryan when he knocks over two dozen specialty donuts at her bakery. Their relationship is off to a messy start, but there’s no denying their immediate attraction. When Ryan signs up for a celebrity episode of Baking Fail, he asks Lindsay to teach him how to bake and she agrees. As Lindsay and Ryan spend time together, bonding over grief and bubble tea, it starts to feel like they’re cooking up something sweeter than cupcakes in the kitchen.

Four holiday romance novellas about the Wong siblings!(1) A Match Made for Thanksgiving(2) A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas(3) A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year(4) A Big Surprise for Valentine''s Day

I''ve got a pretty great life, if I do say so myself. I made a fortune when I sold my tech start-up, and I''ve spent the years since partying, drinking, and inviting a parade of women into my bed.I should be happy, but I feel an annoying lack of fulfillment, and there''s no way I''m going back to the work I did before.At a friend''s party, I meet Marissa. We have hot sex against the door and agree to spend the weekend together. Just one weekend. I never expect to see her again.Except now she''s pregnant with my baby...and I think this is the solution to all my problems. This is what will bring meaning to my life. I''m going to be a devoted father and husband.Marissa-whose last name I still don''t know-wants me to be involved, though she rejects my marriage proposal. But before the baby arrives, I''m going to prove to her that I can be something other than a playboy.And the rare times I set my mind to something, I don''t fail...

Now that her cousin has tied the knot, Iris Chin-structural engineer, party girl, and queen of kitchen disasters-is the last single grandchild. Her mother and grandmother are desperate to play matchmaker, though Iris doesn't understand why. They had miserable marriages, and she doesn't want to be like them. She enjoys her independence, thank you very much. One-night stands are more her style.Unfortunately, she soon discovers that she's working on a project with her latest one-night stand, Alex Kwong, a construction supervisor. She's determined to stay professional on the construction site, but things get off to a bad start when Alex lets slip to a co-worker that they slept together.To make matters worse, Iris is now living with her grandmother, who keeps stealthily setting her up on dates and sticking her nose where it doesn't belong, and her mother is just as bad. But more than anything, it's her unwanted feelings for Alex that are derailing her plans to have an exciting single life…

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…

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' getaway. Her ex is going to be there and she needs me as a buffer.I should have said no, but Naomi 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…

Durian is my nemesis. We have a long, painful history. In my opinion, the spiky fruit smells like natural gas and rotten onions with eau de vomit. Bleh.So when Valerie Chow spills her durian ice cream all over me, I shouldn't fall in love.But despite her fondness for durian, Valerie is beautiful and delightfully prickly and stares at me when I take off my soiled shirt. And somehow, this chance encounter leads to me agreeing to be her fake boyfriend to get her mom off her back about her dating life. Her supposed boyfriend is a pediatric resident, but no big deal, right? My job's in landscaping, but I can pretend to be a doctor. I'll charm Valerie and her family, and I'll figure out why she's scared of relationships and gave up her career in software development. I'll even take her to a durian dessert shop. And if I do a great job at being her fake boyfriend, maybe she'll want me to be her real one…