Jackie Lau
Oops. He just spilled taro milk tea all over his former crush...who's now an actress on a sitcom.
Adrian Ma hasn't seen his childhood crush in years—until she appears on his TV screen.
Maddie Ng, the co-creator and star of Chu's Restaurant, clearly has a different life from Adrian, an easygoing web developer who spends his free time hanging out with friends, babysitting his nephew, and eating
...Amber Wong has landed her dream job at the Stratford Festival, and life is looking good. Sure, she hasn't had sex in so long that her condoms have expired, but she'll just pick up some new ones, along with discounted Christmas chocolate, at the grocery store.
And that's where she runs into Dr. Sebastian Lam, the son of her parents' close friends, whom she hasn't seen in years. He's moved back to Ontario, newly single, and... Oh my
...She has no idea that her one-night stand is a celebrity.
Data scientist Robyn Au keeps seeing a cute guy at her neighborhood coffee shop. When she encounters him at a bar, she talks to him on a dare, and they enjoy a hot night together.
The next morning, she's shocked to find his picture in a listicle.
Did she just sleep with Ethan Park, an actor on Chu's Restaurant?
She panics,
...A weekend of socializing at a beach house? It's Will Stafford's worst nightmare.
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
...Can Max Mok turn a disastrous night into a relationship?
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
...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
...A Thanksgiving rom-com with lots of food and interfering family!
Advertising executive Nick Wong enjoys living in Toronto. He loves late nights partying and taking women back to his penthouse. And so it is with great reluctance that he returns to his boring hometown of Mosquito Bay for Thanksgiving.
This year, however, is even worse than usual. His parents and grandparents, frustrated with the lack of
...Her former one-night stand is now her roommate. Oops.
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
...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
...Greg Wong hates when things don't go according to plan, so he definitely doesn't appreciate it when his mother insists he drive Tasha Edwards back to Mosquito Bay for the Christmas holidays. He likes peace and quiet when he's in the car, and that's the opposite of what he'll get with Tasha, his high school sweetheart. The first woman he ever loved.
Not that he has feelings for her now. Of course not. Though while he's trying not to
...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
...She's got a billionaire boyfriend, but life is far from perfect...
Thirty-four and divorced, Sierra Wu is a constant disappointment to her family. They approved of her former career as an engineer but were horrified when she quit to run a small greeting card store.
So, the last thing she expected in her not-so-spectacular life was being swept off her feet by Colton Sanders. Yes, that Colton Sanders,
...Josh Yu has a plan, but he needs help.
If there's one thing that might get my dad, a retired math teacher, to visit Toronto and have a real conversation with me for the first time in seventeen years, it's a big nerdy Pi Day party. And hopefully this party—and seeing the tech company I built from nothing—will finally be enough to impress him and make him forgive me for everything I did when I was a teenager.
...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.
...A grumpy/sunshine rom-com!
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,
...Drew Lum hates ice cream.
Ever since my fiancée left me at the altar and skewered me in her bestselling book Embrace Your Inner Ice Cream Sandwich: Finding the Positive You in a World of Negativity, I haven't been able to stomach the stuff.
Unfortunately, my five-year-old niece is a budding foodie and her favorite place in the world is Ginger Scoops, a cutesy Asian ice cream shop. Since I've been looking after my niece
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...
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