Good Fortune
By: C.K. Chau
3.43
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A whip-smart and charming debut novel that brilliantly reimagines Pride and Prejudice, set in conte…
Want to Read $ 12.99"Brendan looked at Jane, Jane looked at Brendan, Elizabeth looked at Darcy, and Darcy stared at the opposite wall, straight at the grease-splattered calendar showing an outdated month."-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
"Brendan looked at Jane, Jane looked at Brendan, Elizabeth looked at Darcy, and Darcy stared at the opposite wall, straight at the grease-splattered calendar showing an outdated month."-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
"They left their daughters to grow into their hollowed Chinese, plugging English into whatever sprang a leak, stumbling on the wrong sounds, chasing intelligibility--but as Jade insisted, at least their English was beyond reproach. No trace of an accent, no problem. A hallmark of their success. A hallmark of their loss."-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
"They left their daughters to grow into their hollowed Chinese, plugging English into whatever sprang a leak, stumbling on the wrong sounds, chasing intelligibility--but as Jade insisted, at least their English was beyond reproach. No trace of an accent, no problem. A hallmark of their success. A hallmark of their loss."-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
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1. The Brightest Star
By: Gail Tsukiyama
3.49
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A LIBRARYREADS PICK AND BEST BOOK CLUB PICK OF 2023 “A writer of astonishing grace, delicacy, and f… read more
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- adult fiction
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- adult
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"Perhaps the dull ache I'm feeling comes from letting go, the realization that some memories should be left as just that, a moment in time when the fruits of life are at their sweetest."-Gail Tsukiyama, The Brightest Star
2. The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
By: Claudia Gray
3.91
Format: 385 pages, Paperback
The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney re… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- audiobook
"...she said to Brandon, "If I am found out in Scotland - or if George and I decide Edinburgh is not to our taste - we might always set out for the United States of America." "You need not stoop to ba…"-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
"...Willoughby had sequestered himself in his room. Jonathan half wondered if he had pushed heavy furniture against the door to keep himself safe, then realized this could not be so. That would keep o…"-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
3. The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties (Aunties, #3)
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
3.54
Format: 278 pages, Paperback
What should have been a family celebration of Chinese New Year descends into chaos when longtime fo… read more
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- romance
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- contemporary
- adult
- audiobook
4. A Lady's Guide to Scandal (A Lady's Guide, #2)
By: Sophie Irwin
3.82
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Internationally bestselling author Sophie Irwin brings us another fresh, witty take on a romantic e… read more
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- romance
- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
5. How to End a Love Story
By: Yulin Kuang
3.71
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780063310681. Two writers with a complicated history end up wor… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
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6. Lies and Weddings
By: Kevin Kwan
3.82
Format: 437 pages, Hardcover
A forbidden affair erupts dramatically amid a decadent Hawaiian wedding in this hilarious, sophisti… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
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- contemporary
- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
7. A Most Agreeable Murder
By: Julia Seales
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When a wealthy bachelor drops dead at a ball, a young lady takes on the decidedly improper role of … read more
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- romance
- adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Beatrice watched as Miss Bolton snaked a hand into her hat and withdrew a biscuit."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"Languages, such as French and Italian *One may speak French, but one must never travel to France."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"Page three hundred and four of The Lady's Guide," Beatrice replied. "Ladies are permitted to handle balls while playing billiards."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
"How did you not recognize her?" "She was wearing a wig!" Drake said defensively. "The same color as her hair!" Beatrice shot back."-Julia Seales, A Most Agreeable Murder
8. Emma of 83rd Street (For the Love of Austen, #1)
By: Audrey Bellezza
3.79
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In this witty and romantic debut novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s m… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- retellings
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
9. Say You'll Be Mine
By: Naina Kumar
3.81
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
In this utterly charming debut romance, a teacher with big dreams joins forces with a no-nonsense e… read more
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- adult fiction
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
10. Women of Good Fortune
By: Sophie Wan
3.59
Format: 361 pages, Hardcover
Set against a high-society Shanghai wedding, a heartfelt, funny, dazzling novel about a reluctant b… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
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- contemporary
- asian literature
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"What's the point of getting educated if you're going to end up stuck as a housewife?" Jane's heard that one before. Some people find it hard to accept that housework is preferable to inflexible deadl…"-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune
"Why would you want to work when you don't have to? "At some point, you have to do things for yourself," Jane says to Mei. "You'll understand once you've been worked like a dog and can't even keep tra…"-Sophie Wan, Women of Good Fortune
11. To Woo and to Wed (The Regency Vows, #5)
By: Martha Waters
3.82
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The final installment in the Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, o… read more
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- adult fiction
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12. Once Persuaded, Twice Shy
By: Melodie Edwards
3.99
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
This modern reimagining of Persuasion is full of witty banter, romantic angst, and compelling chara… read more
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- adult fiction
- retellings
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
13. Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)
By: Mia P. Manansala
3.70
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When murder mars the grand opening for Lila Macapagal’s aunties’ new laundromat, she will have to a… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"This town could use a force for good." Jae smiled down at me. "At least it has us."-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)
"I took a huge bite of a silvana, savoring the contrasting crunchy, chewy, and creamy textures, letting the sweet richness of the buttercream melt in my mouth to give me courage."-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)
"Nabila hesitated, but then Longganisa sat on Nabila's foot and looked up at her as if to say, You sure you don't want to be our friend? Even if you weren't a dog person (do those exist?), there was n…"-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)
"An old client brought me a bottle of Vinho Verde, so I thought I'd try making a green sangria. Perfect for spring, isn't it?" The pitcher was full of honeydew, green apple, green grapes, lime, basil,…"-Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #4)
14. Good Fortune
By: C.K. Chau
3.43
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A whip-smart and charming debut novel that brilliantly reimagines Pride and Prejudice, set in conte… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- retellings
- novels
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- asian literature
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
"Brendan looked at Jane, Jane looked at Brendan, Elizabeth looked at Darcy, and Darcy stared at the opposite wall, straight at the grease-splattered calendar showing an outdated month."-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
"They left their daughters to grow into their hollowed Chinese, plugging English into whatever sprang a leak, stumbling on the wrong sounds, chasing intelligibility--but as Jade insisted, at least the…"-C.K. Chau, Good Fortune
15. Excavations
By: Kate Myers
3.35
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
On a remote archeological site in Greece, the mythic home of the first Olympics, four women discove… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Her fearlessness in the face of authority was the trait she was most proud of. It had gotten her nowhere in life, but she liked it about herself too much to let it go despite mounting evidence that s…"-Kate Myers, Excavations
16. Three Holidays and a Wedding
By: Uzma Jalaluddin
3.59
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
Three times the holiday magic. Three times the chaos. As strangers and seatmates Maryam Azi… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
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17. Courting Samira
By: Amal Awad
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Set in Sydney, Australia, Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-s… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
18. Pride and Preston Lin
By: Christina Hwang Dudley
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Lissie Cheng is the middle of three sisters, orphaned and taken in by their aunt and uncle. Both he… read more
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- romance
- retellings
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
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- adult
19. The Apology
By: Jimin Han
3.47
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
This sweeping intergenerational saga tells the story of a pampered and defiant South Korean matriar… read more
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- audiobook
- adult
- fiction
- contemporary
20. Sunshine Nails
By: Mai Nguyen
3.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A tender, humorous, and page-turning debut about a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will d… read more
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- adult
- audiobook
21. Much Ado about Nada
By: Uzma Jalaluddin
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A sparkling second-chance romance inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion... Nada Syed is stuck. On… read more
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- retellings
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
"Life really was bizarre on occasion."-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada
"He didn't want anything to change, ever. And so nothing changed for anyone in her family. Ever."-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada
"A world doesn't exist where I don't choose you, Nada beta, over everyone else. I will always choose you."-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada
"My parents want to leave a legacy. We want to create our own. We're all just making it up as we go along."-Uzma Jalaluddin, Much Ado about Nada
22. To Have and to Heist
By: Sara Desai
3.53
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
To exonerate her best friend, one woman must mastermind a jewelry heist during the wedding of the s… read more
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- contemporary romance
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"Watch your back." "I thought that was your job." I looked over my shoulder, only to catch Jack's gaze on my ass. "It's more of a hobby right now," he said."-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist
"Wild Heart, a magnificent necklace containing twenty-six oval-shaped pink diamonds surrounded by diamonds and emeralds with a forty-carat heart-shaped pink diamond pendant center."-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist
"Are you wearing a suit?" I felt behind me, stroked my hand over his thigh. "Feels like jeans." "You're making it very difficult to be a gentleman," he said. "I think we should keep the below-the-belt…"-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist
"Chloe rarely went out, so she took advantage of every opportunity. She'd blown out her hair into soft waves and dressed up in a gorgeous flowy mauve slip dress that had a boho crochet lace bralette t…"-Sara Desai, To Have and to Heist
23. Jana Goes Wild
By: Farah Heron
3.45
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
The highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged delivers a delightful rom-com of one woman tryi… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
24. Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
By: Jackie Lau
3.55
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
A charming rom-com about a young woman’s desperate attempts to fend off her meddling mother…only to… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
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- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
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"They have flavors like Hong Kong milk tea and ube and Vietnamese coffee. Spiced persimmon. Mango lassi. Jasmine tea." There's something sexy about Mark listing off gelato flavors for me."-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
"At the liquor store, we select a bottle of wine based on one very important factor: price. The cheaper the better. Then we head home, change into comfier clothes, pull out our plastic wineglasses (ve…"-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
"Holy shit! Fifteen bucks for a milkshake!" I exclaim, looking at the poster for the special of the month: cherry pie milkshake. I, personally, consider fifteen bucks to be too much for a drink that d…"-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
"Sunday morning, I make a few posts on social media, something I'm supposed to do as an author to promote myself, but I'm rather unconvinced of the efficacy of posting things like cherry pie milkshake…"-Jackie Lau, Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie
25. The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh
By: Claudia Gray
4.10
Format: 335 pages, Paperback
The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facin… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
26. One Last Word
By: Suzanne Park
3.26
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Acclaimed author Suzanne Park returns with a charming and compelling novel about an aspiring tech e… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
27. Isabel and the Rogue (The Luna Sisters, #2)
By: Liana De la Rosa
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
When a Mexican heiress defies Victorian society to protect her country a British war hero makes it … read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- adult
- audiobook
28. Red String Theory
By: Lauren Kung Jessen
3.60
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
This charming fated-love rom-com about two star-crossed lovers will appeal to readers of Helen Hoan… read more
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- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
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29. Elizabeth of East Hampton (For the Love of Austen, #2)
By: Audrey Bellezza
4.13
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
This fresh and whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice transports … read more
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- romance
- retellings
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
30. Wild Life
By: Opal Wei
3.21
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
They're walking on the wild side… The Plan was simple: find a cure for the cancer that nearly to… read more
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- romance
- adult fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
- contemporary romance
- adult
- audiobook
31. The Design of Us
By: Sajni Patel
3.73
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
One impulsive lie leads to a weeklong adventure of fake dating for two bickering coworkers in this … read more
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