Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing Wen

Loveboat Reunion by Abigail Hing WenTitle: Loveboat Reunion
Author: Abigail Hing Wen
Genre: , ,
Publisher: HarperTeen
Publication Date: January 25, 2022

Summary (from Goodreads):

This companion novel to Abigail Hing Wen’s New York Times bestselling debut, Loveboat, Taipei, follows two fan favorite characters—Sophie and Xavier—as they reconnect and write their own futures on a wild, unexpected Loveboat reunion.

Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh have what some would call a tumultuous past.

It’s a classic tale of girl-meets-boy, boy-meets-other-girl, heart-gets-broken, revenge-is-plotted, everything-blows-up. Spectacularly.

At least they’re friends now. They’ve left the drama behind them back in Taipei—at their summer program, Loveboat—forever.

Now fall is here, and it’s time to focus on what really matters. Sophie is determined to be the best student Dartmouth’s ever had. Forget finding the right guy to make her dreams come true—Sophie is going to make her future happen for herself. Xavier, on the other hand, just wants to stay under his overbearing father’s radar, collect his trust fund when he turns eighteen, and concentrate on what makes him happy, for the first time ever.

But the world doesn’t seem to want Sophie and Xavier to succeed. Sophie’s computer science professor thinks her first major project is too feminine. Xavier’s father gives him an ultimatum: finish high school or be cut off from his inheritance.

Then Sophie and Xavier find themselves on a wild, nonstop Loveboat reunion, hatching a joint plan to take control of their futures. Can they succeed together . . . or are they destined to combust?

Expansive and romantic, glamorous and tender, Loveboat Reunion takes readers back to Taipei through the eyes of Sophie and Xavier, on an unforgettable journey of glittering revelry and self-discovery that’s perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Mary H. K. Choi.

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About Abigail Hing Wen

Abigail Hing Wen

Abigail Hing Wen is the New York Times bestselling author and executive producer of Loveboat, Taipei, now a film "LOVE IN TAIPEI" with Paramount Plus. The companion novels, Loveboat Reunion follows Xavier and Sophie, and Loveboat Forever brings the whole gang back together six years later. Abigail holds a BA from Harvard, a JD from Columbia Law School, and an MFA from the Vermont School of Fine Arts, and, like some of her characters, is obsessed with musicals and dancing. When she’s not writing stories or listening to her favorite scores, she is busy working in artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, where she lives with her family.

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The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell

The Death of Bees by Lisa O'DonnellTitle: The Death of Bees
Author: Lisa O'Donnell
Genre: , , ,
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: March 1, 2012

Summary (from Goodreads):

Today is Christmas Eve. Today is my birthday. Today I am fifteen. Today I buried my parents in the backyard. Neither of them were beloved.

Marnie and her little sister Nelly are on their own now. Only they know what happened to their parents, Izzy and Gene, and they aren’t telling. While life in Glasgow’s Hazlehurst housing estate isn’t grand, they do have each other. Besides, it’s only one year until Marnie will be considered an adult and can legally take care of them both.

As the new year comes and goes, Lennie, the old man next door, realizes that his young neighbors are alone and need his help. Or does he need theirs? But he’s not the only one who suspects something isn’t right. Soon, the sisters’ friends, their other neighbors, the authorities, and even Gene’s nosy drug dealer begin to ask questions. As one lie leads to another, dark secrets about the girls’ family surface, creating complications that threaten to tear them apart.

Written with fierce sympathy and beautiful precision, told in alternating voices, The Death of Bees is an enchanting, grimly comic tale of three lost souls who, unable to answer for themselves, can answer only for each other.

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About Lisa O'Donnell

Lisa O'Donnell

Lisa O’Donnell winner of The Orange Prize for New Screenwriters with her screenplay The Wedding Gift in 2000. Lisa was also nominated for the Dennis Potter New Writers Award in the same year. She moved to Los Angeles with her family in 2006, penning her first novel The Death of Bees in 2010. Published to critical acclaim by Windmill Books in 2012 The Death of Bees will be published in the US by Harper Collins January 2013. The author is very excited!

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Last updated on May 13, 2024

Kiss Me in London by Catherine Rider

Kiss Me in London by Catherine RiderTitle: Kiss Me in London
Author: Catherine Rider
Genre: , , ,
Publisher: Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
Publication Date: October 1, 2018

Summary (from Goodreads):

London, a week before Christmas. Nineteen-year-old Jason Malone is in the city of his dreams for the first time because he wants to ditch his studies and become an actor. A scholarship from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts would be the first step in the right direction, but Jason must audition for that. Cassie Winter is fed up with theater, film, and actors in particular. And for a specific reason. When Jason and Cassie cross paths at a Les Misérables screening, they decide to explore London together and experience a few days of unexpected surprises....

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About Catherine Rider

Catherine Rider is the pen name of Working Partners writers Stephanie Elliott and James Noble, who live in Brooklyn and London respectively.

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Last updated on May 9, 2025

Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason June

Flopping in a Winter Wonderland by Jason JuneTitle: Flopping in a Winter Wonderland
Author: Jason June
Genre: , , ,
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Date: November 12, 2024

Summary (from Goodreads):

All Aaron wants for Christmas is for his brother Casey to get over his ex, Raquel. He’d prefer not to be at Winter Wonderland, the island north of Alaska that’s home to a year-round Christmas theme park. But Casey loves Christmas, and so, here they are.

All Kris wants for Christmas is for his uncle to move back to Winter Wonderland to be the first gay Santa. And so, he needs to win the Race, his grade’s annual competition to see who can get a guest to fall in love with them first. Winning means a trip to New York, where Kris would be able to plead his case for his uncle to the founder of Winter Wonderland himself.

Then Aaron and Kris flop into each other during a flash mob and Kris agrees to help Aaron with his plan to keep Casey single. Soon, both can’t stop thinking about kissing the other, and it’s not just because of the mistletoe around every corner. Too bad true love isn’t on either of their Christmas lists…

This adorable rom-com from bestselling author Jason June unwraps the healing power of love and the magic of the Christmas season.

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About Jason June

Jason June

Jason June is a children's book author who loves words and stories and making memories we can hold in our heart. JJ lives in Austin, TX.

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Last updated on May 22, 2024

Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover

Maybe Not by Colleen HooverTitle: Maybe Not
Author: Colleen Hoover
Series: Maybe #1.5
Genre: , ,
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication Date: November 24, 2014

Summary (from Goodreads):

Colleen Hoover, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, and Maybe Someday brilliantly brings to life the story of the hilarious and charismatic Warren in this novella.

When Warren has the opportunity to live with a female roommate, he instantly agrees. It could be an exciting change.

Or maybe not.

Especially when that roommate is the cold and seemingly calculating Bridgette. Tensions run high and tempers flare as the two can hardly stand to be in the same room together. But Warren has a theory about Bridgette: anyone who can hate with that much passion should also have the capability to love with that much passion. And he wants to be the one to test this theory.

Will Bridgette find it in herself to warm her heart to Warren and finally learn to love?

Maybe.

Maybe not.

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About Colleen Hoover

colleen hoover

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-three novels, including It Starts with Us, It Ends with Us, All Your Perfects, Ugly Love, and Verity. In 2015, Colleen and her family founded a nonprofit called The Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly book subscription service. Colleen lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys.

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Last updated on April 2, 2025