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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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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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Love Languages in Toronto

Bidding for the Bachelor by Jackie Lau

A Very Beery New Year by Jackie Lau

December 27, 2021 by Emmalita 3 Comments

Jackie Lau’s books continue to be a place of refuge for me. Lau’s characters always feel grounded in a reality, whole people more than devices to carry a plot. Lau uses food sometimes as a love language, and sometimes as a safe place where characters can come together. Bidding on the Bachelor is Lau’s first m/m romance, even so, it’s classic Jackie Lau. Cedric Fong is the last unpartnered Fong brother and has come out to his family as bi. His Po-Po (grandmother) bribes him […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Very Beery New Year, Bidding for the Bachelor, Cider Bar Sisters, Fong Brothers, Jackie Lau, newsletter bonus

Emmalita's CBR13 Review No:117 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Very Beery New Year, Bidding for the Bachelor, Cider Bar Sisters, Fong Brothers, Jackie Lau, newsletter bonus ·
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