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Continuing my Jackie Lau novella binge, I next picked up A Match Made for Thanksgiving. This is the first book in her Holidays with the Wongs series. I did read this series out of order (I've already read books 3 and 4), but I've been saving the first two for a "rainy day." I used this to cover the prompt set in Canada for the 2nd board of Winter's Kiss.
Lily is looking for a change of pace and trying something outside of the box, like a one-night stand. When she runs into businessman Nick at a bar, they are very taken with each other. There's a bigger spark there than expected, but separate after a long night of fun. When Nick goes home for Thanksgiving, he's surprised along with his three siblings that their parents and grandparents have set up blind dates for each of them. Low and behold, Nick and Lily meet again, but this time as his older brother's blind date.
This was just what one could want from a Jackie Lau holiday novella. A lot of great steam, even more than normal food porn (with the setting being Thanksgiving) and such great humor. I absolutely adored Lily and Nick. Yes it was a little bit instant, but I also like that Jackie doesn't end it on an engagement. They end promising to seriously date and then the epilogue is a few months later and they are talking about moving in together. It just felt so real and I would love another novella showing more of their relationship in the future.
If you haven't tried Jacki Lau yet, I think this series is a perfect way to try out her writing style. It has everything I love about her writing compacted down into a smaller portion. Jackie Lau is one of my favorite contemporary writers and I love her way of storytelling. I can't wait to read whatever she releases in the future.
Have you read A Match Made for Thanksgiving?
Bookishly Yours,
Stasi🍎
STATISTICS: A Match Made for Thanksgiving, Jackie Lau, 5-stars, 0 days, eBook, 101 pages, published in 2019, indie published
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