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Fluffy Silly Spicy Sexy

A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau

A Second Chance Roadtrip for Christmas by Jackie Lau

A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day by Jackie Lau

March 12, 2022 by carmelpie 1 Comment

You think he makes french toast for every booty call? And a strawberry garnish… He garnished your fucking breakfast? I found this series per CBR 14 reviews. I got the first three from the library then ended up buying the full set of four in digital format. These novellas follow the love lives of each of the Wong children over a period of time between Thanksgiving and Valentine’s Day the following year. Each story takes place in Toronto, in the Wong siblings’ hometown of Mosquito […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: canadian author, Jackie Lau, novella, Romance, Toronto

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: canadian author, Jackie Lau, novella, Romance, Toronto ·
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Worth and Expectations

Her Favorite Rebound (Cider Bar Sisters #4) by Jackie Lau

A Very Beery New Year (Cider Bar Sisters #3.5) by Jackie Lau

March 9, 2022 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Her Favorite Rebound Sierra Wu is thirty-four, divorced, does not want children and is a constant disappointment to her family. They are horrified that she quit her engineering job (that she hated) to run a small greeting card store (that she loves) four years ago. Sierra is used to living a pretty small life, so the last thing she expected was being swept off her feet by Colton Sanders, the billionaire (think Jeff Bezos type). They’ve been together for a year, and despite his reputation […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Very Beery New Year, ARC, asian representation, boundaries as a love language, Cider Bar Sisters, grumpy sunshine, Her Favorite Rebound, high steam and high emotional stakes, Jackie Lau, low steam high pining, novella

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Very Beery New Year, ARC, asian representation, boundaries as a love language, Cider Bar Sisters, grumpy sunshine, Her Favorite Rebound, high steam and high emotional stakes, Jackie Lau, low steam high pining, novella ·
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Jake Tong didn’t believe in love at first sight, not until it happened to him.

Her Favorite Rebound by Jackie Lau

March 4, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Her Favorite Rebound is the fourth book in Jackie Lau’s excellent Cider Bar Sisters series. It would be helpful to have read the previous books, but it isn’t necessary. You should, because they are great, but if this is your first book, you won’t be totally lost. Despite dating a billionaire and happily running her own small stationary shop, Sierra Wu has frustrations in her life. Her family never approves of her. She shares a name with a famous fictional demon slayer character (imagine if […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Her Favorite Rebound, Jackie Lau

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:30 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Canadian romance, Her Favorite Rebound, Jackie Lau ·
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A Pair of Novellas for the February Holidays

A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day by Jackie Lau

January 31, 2022 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

When I read Donut Fall in Love two weeks ago I was reminded almost viscerally of two of Jackie Lau’s novellas from her Holidays with the Wongs series. The chemistry between Donut’s Ryan and Lindsay had the same sort of feeling that A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year’s Zach and Jo did, and it made me want to revisit them, and with Chinese New Year this week (February 1st) I needed no further inducement to pick it back up and give myself a Monday […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day, A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year, faintingviolet, holiday novella, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, novella, playing with tropes, Valentines

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:12 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day, A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year, faintingviolet, holiday novella, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, novella, playing with tropes, Valentines ·
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Another Baking Romance

Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

January 21, 2022 by faintingviolet 4 Comments

After the debacle of Always, in December I decided to make sure the next thing I read didn’t make me angry (don’t worry, future angry reviews will come – and soon –  I just usually like to give myself 24 hours to get eloquent with the rage) so I put down the two books I was reading and went back to an ARC that I had not been able to get to before the deadline (my apologies to the fine folks at NetGalley and Berkley) […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: ARC, asian representation, bakery romance, Canada, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, Jackie Lau, NetGalley, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:7 · Genres: Romance · Tags: ARC, asian representation, bakery romance, Canada, Contemporary Romance, Donut Fall in Love, Jackie Lau, NetGalley, we need diverse books ·
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Starting the year with a sure-fire hit

A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau

January 16, 2022 by Malin 1 Comment

Encouraged by his mother to socialise more, introverted software developer Gerald Nakamura goes to his local craft beer bar to sit by the bar, reading a book, not really interacting with anyone except the serving staff. He especially likes exchanging a few words with the pretty and vivacious bartender Kelsey.   Kelsey lives with her rather exasperating grandmother (who just discovered Tik Tok and is determined to become a viral sensation) and works at the bar until she can find something more suitable to her […]

Filed Under: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, A Very Beery New Year, Canada, cbr14, Cider Bar Sisters, Contemporary Romance, free, Jackie Lau, Malin, novella

Malin's CBR14 Review No:1 · Genres: Cooking/Food, Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, A Very Beery New Year, Canada, cbr14, Cider Bar Sisters, Contemporary Romance, free, Jackie Lau, Malin, novella ·
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