Lauren Ho

Crazy Rich Asians meets Bridget Jones’s Diary in this funny and irresistible debut novel about the pursuit of happiness, surviving one’s thirties intact, and opening oneself up to love. At thirty-three, Andrea Tang is living the dream: She has a successful career as a lawyer, a posh condo, and a clutch of fun-loving friends who are always in the know about Singapore’s hottest clubs. All she has to do is make law partner, and her life will be perfect. And if she’s about to become the lone unmarried member of her generation in the Tang clan–a disappointment her meddling Chinese-Malaysian family won’t let her forget–well, she doesn’t need a man to complete her. Yet when a chance encounter with charming, wealthy entrepreneur Eric Deng offers her a glimpse of an exciting, limitless future, Andrea decides to give Mr. Right-for-her-family a chance. Too bad Suresh Aditparan, her office rival and the last man her family would approve of, keeps throwing a wrench in her plans. Now Andrea can’t help but wonder: In the endless tug-of-war between pleasing others and pleasing herself, is there room for everyone to win?

An ambitious career woman signs up for a co-parenting website only to find a match she never expected, in this unflinchingly funny and honest novel from the author of Last Tang Standing. Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a harrowing breakup foiled her plans for children—and drove her to a meltdown in a Tribeca baby store—she’s ready to take matters into her own hands. She signs up for an elective co-parenting website to find a suitable partner with whom to procreate—as platonic as family planning can be. Collin Read checks all of Lucie’s boxes; he shares a similar cultural background, he’s honest, and most important, he’s ready to become a father. When they match, it doesn’t take long for Lucie to take a leap of faith for her future. So what if her conservative family might not approve? When Lucie becomes pregnant, the pair return to Singapore and, sure enough, her parents refuse to look on the bright side. Even more complicated, Lucie’s ex-fiancé reappears, sparking unresolved feelings and compounding work pressures and the baffling ways her body is changing. Suddenly her straightforward arrangement is falling apart before her very eyes, and Lucie will have to decide how to juggle the demands of the people she loves while pursuing the life she really wants.

Acclaimed author of Last Tang Standing and Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic in her YA a sharp yet sweet rivals-to-romance romp through Kuala Lumpur—perfect for fans of Emiko Jean, Abigail Hing Wen, and Kat Cho.Agnes Chan never expected to be the punchline of her own life . . .But how else do you explain getting accidentally run over and seeing a lifetime of careful preparation, endless training, and all your hopes of a track scholarship to college destroyed in a split second? Not to mention the only witness to your humiliation being your #1 archnemesis, Royce Taslim.So, when Agnes finds a new answer to her scholarship predicament in the form of an international stand-up comedy contest for teens, the last person she expects to be up against is also the last person she wants to Royce. Because for years Royce has represented everything Agnes extreme privilege, popularity, and physical perfection (ok maybe she doesn’t hate that part so much).Behind the scenes, though, Royce’s flawless façade fades away, revealing someone Agnes never expected—someone who shows her that perhaps the best parts of life are the ones you aren’t prepared for—and as the competition heats up, so do things between these two rivals. But will the pressure to win be too much for them to handle—or will Agnes (and Royce) get the last laugh?

Rzuć się w wir szalonego i bajecznego życia współczesnego Singapuru, póki jeszcze masz czas. Zegar tyka, a ciotki tylko czekają, aż wyjdziesz za mąż. Andrea Tang wiedzie życie jak ze snu. Jest prawniczką, przed nią szansa na awans. Ma trzydzieści lat, luksusowy apartament i przyjaciół, na których zawsze może liczyć. Bawi się w najpopularniejszych klubach Singapuru, a świat stoi przed nią otworem. Na jej wizerunku jest tylko jedna mała rysa: jako jedyna z klanu Tangów wzięła ślubu, a jej wścibska chińsko-malezyjska rodzina nie może jej wybaczyć takiego dyshonoru! Co z tego, że Andrea wcale nie potrzebuje faceta do szczęścia? Przewrotny los stawia na jej drodze nie jednego, a dwóch potencjalnych kandydatów na męża. Suresh Aditparan – irytujący i niezwykle przystojny kolega z pracy, z którym Andrea konkuruje o stanowisko, jest jednocześnie ostatnim mężczyzną na ziemi, którego zaakceptowałaby jej rodzina. Za to Eric Deng – atrakcyjny, uroczy i bajecznie bogaty przedsiębiorca doskonale wpisuje się w profil idealnego małżonka według kryteriów klanu Tang. Gdy rywalizacja w kancelarii staje się coraz bardziej zacięta, przyjaciele Andrei zasypują ją swoimi problemami, a rodzina z upodobaniem analizuje jej matrymonialne perspektywy, dziewczyna czuje, że dłużej tego nie wytrzyma. Czy w niekończącej się rozgrywce pomiędzy zadowalaniem innych a zadowalaniem siebie uda jej się wypracować kompromis? Ostatnia prawdziwa singielka to przezabawna powieść o pogoni za szczęściem, przetrwaniu trzydziestki w nienaruszonym stanie psychoemocjonalnym oraz otwarciu się na miłość.