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Release Day Review! TIME LOOPS AND MEET CUTES by Jackie Lau

Published by beckymmoe on 05/06/2025

The “masterful, inspiring, and full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Jackie Lau returns with a thoroughly unique love story about a woman reliving the same Friday over and over again—and the intriguing man who can’t quite remember her. Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market. But the old woman at the stall said they’d give her what she needed most, and what Noelle desperately needed after another long workweek was food. Except now she’s reliving the same Friday. Every morning her alarm goes off at 6:45, and the Wordle answer is…

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Release Day Review! THREE REASONS TO RUN by Jackie Lau (Weddings with the Moks #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 08/27/2024

Leo Mok isn’t expecting a runaway bride… When I arrive late to my cousin’s wedding—thanks to my first speeding ticket—I’m surprised to see his fiancée, Yvonne Siu, fleeing the scene. She’s in distress, having realized that my cousin isn’t good enough for her and she agreed to the wedding mainly to make her family happy. I have to come to her rescue, right? I’ve always had a thing for Yvonne, and when this beautiful pushover gets angry, it’s irresistible. I move her stuff out of the apartment she shared with her ex, and I help her discover who she really…

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Series Review! Jackie Lau’s CHU’S RESTAURANT Novellas (and a short story)

Published by beckymmoe on 05/13/2024

The Sitcom Star – Chu’s Restaurant #1 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 fried chicken. Sure, it might not be Hollywood, but Maddie’s gorgeous face appears in ads for Canada’s hit sitcom all over Toronto. He doesn’t expect to see her in real life. He certainly doesn’t expect to spill bubble tea all over her. Their chance…

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Release Day Review! LOVE, LIES, AND CHERRY PIE by Jackie Lau

Published by beckymmoe on 05/07/2024

A charming and clever rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to find that maybe mother does know best. Mark Chan this. Mark Chan that. Writer and barista Emily Hung is tired of hearing about the great Mark Chan, the son of her parents’ friends. You’d think he single-handedly stopped climate change and ended child poverty from the way her mother raves about him. But in reality, he’s just a boring, sweater-vest-wearing engineer, and when they’re forced together at Emily’s sister’s wedding, it’s obvious he thinks he’s too good for her. But now that…

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New Release Review! FOUR WEDDINGS TO FALL IN LOVE by Jacki Lau (Weddings with the Moks #1)

Published by beckymmoe on 07/28/2023

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 go 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…

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It’s Jackie Lau’s Publishing Anniversary! GRUMPY FAKE BOYFRIEND is *free* and THE PROFESSOR NEXT DOOR is 99 cents!

Published by beckymmoe on 05/23/2023

Jackie Lau has been a self-published author for five years now! To celebrate, she’s made her first self-published book, GRUMPY FAKE BOYFRIEND, free for a limited time! (This one’s on my summer TBR for sure, along with the second book in the Kwan Sisters series, MR. HOTSHOT CEO!) THE PROFESSOR NEXT DOOR (you can read my review here, if you haven’t already) is the 3rd book in the Cider Bar Sisters series, and though they all work as standalones, I recommend reading them all–and right now you can pick this one up for just 99 cents! I’m a pretty simple…

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New Release Review! NOT YOUR VALENTINE by Jackie Lau (A Kobo exclusive novella)

Published by beckymmoe on 01/25/2023

Helen Tsang is tired of the pitying looks. From her parents, her friends, and even the bubble tea shop guy, who recognized her from the video. Almost one year ago, some loser couldn’t mind their own damn business and filmed an unsuspecting Helen’s very public break-up during what was supposed to be a romantic Valentine’s Day dinner. A video of her ex-boyfriend saying, “It’s not me, it’s you. You’re holding me back” went viral. Desperate to give everyone something else to talk about and with Valentine’s Day approaching once again, she asks her long-time friend Taylor Li to be her…

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New Release Review! STAND-UP GROOMSMAN by Jackie Lau (Donut Fall in Love #2)

Published by beckymmoe on 10/25/2022

A bridesmaid and groomsman put their differences aside to get their friends down the aisle in this opposites-attract steamy 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 thinks she is a snob and a 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…

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On Sale! DONUT FALL IN LOVE by Jackie Lau is $1.99 for a short time!

Published by beckymmoe on 08/12/2022

I reviewed DONUT FALL IN LOVE here in case you missed it 🙂 A 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 the sudden death of his mother and years of constant work, 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…

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Pre-Release Review! HER UNEXPECTED ROOMMATE by Jackie Lau (Cider Bar Sisters #5)

Published by beckymmoe on 08/08/2022

The final Cider Bar Sisters book will be out tomorrow! 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…

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