β Scribed by Lau, Jackie
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Durian is my nemesis. We have a long, painful history. In my opinion, the spiky fruit smells like natural gas and rotten onions with eau de vomit. Bleh.
So when Valerie Chow spills her durian ice cream all over me, I shouldnβt fall in love.
But despite her fondness for durian, Valerie is beautiful and delightfully prickly and stares at me when I take off my soiled shirt. And somehow, this chance encounter leads to me agreeing to be her fake boyfriend to get her mom off her back about her dating life. Her supposed boyfriend is a pediatric resident, but no big deal, right? My jobβs in landscaping, but I can pretend to be a doctor.
Iβll charm Valerie and her family, and Iβll figure out why sheβs scared of relationships and gave up her career in software development. Iβll even take her to a durian dessert shop. And if I do a great job at being her fake boyfriend, maybe sheβll want me to be her real oneβ¦
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"Peter is swoon worthy , Valerie adorable, and while I was cheering for their happily-ever-after, I still don't like durian." -Vivian Arend, New York Times Bestselling Author
"With every book of Lau's I read, I fall further under the spell of her tender stories and witty writing. You don't want to miss Man vs. Durian." -Keira Soleore on Frolic
"Despite durian's well-deserved reputation for stink, Man vs. Durian may be Jackie Lau's sweetest romance ever. Peter, with his gentle romantic campaign to win over prickly Valerie despite her love for the disgusting fruit, is definitely one of her sweetest heroes. He simply worships Valerie the way she is, even with all her hangups." -Christine on Goodreads
"I loved this book. This is a very light read and it was perfect to sit down with on a weekend and just enjoy." -Danni on Goodreads
"Here's why I stan for Jackie Lau. She creates complicated characters who doubt whether they can have a happily ever after, and then she gives them one in all their difficult glory." -Emmalita on Canonball Read
"This book is one of my favorites of the year." -Jennifer on Goodreads
Jackie Lau decided she wanted to be a writer when she was in grade two, sometime between writing "The Heart That Got Lost" and "The Land of Shapes." She later studied engineering and worked as a geophysicist before turning to writing romance novels. Jackie lives in Toronto with her husband, and despite living in Canada her whole life, she hates winter. When she's not writing, she enjoys gelato, gourmet donuts, cooking, hiking, and reading on the balcony when it's raining.
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