Two Friends in Marriage (Weddings with the Moks, #3)

Two Friends in Marriage (Weddings with the Moks, #3)

Jackie Lau

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Evan Mok is getting married, much to his family’s surprise. Early in the pandemic, my longtime friend Jane Yin and I made a if we were both single on her thirty-third birthday, we’d get engaged and plan a simple wedding. We were lonely, envious of people who weren’t isolated in apartments by themselves. More than three years have passed, and I’m ready. Even if I’m outgoing and optimistic on the outside, I’ve given up on romantic love, and it’ll be nice to build a life with my friend. With both of our savings, we can actually afford a house. Jane also longs to be part of a family, and I can give her that. It sounds convenient and comfortable, but we won’t have a physical relationship. It turns out that married life is just what I want it to be. We buy a place in the suburbs and eat dinner together every day. Neither of us is attracted to the other, except… Oh hell. I’m definitely starting to wish I could share a bed with Jane, and my feelings are much more complicated than I expected. Unfortunately, I doubt my serious, perfect wife feels the same way, and I don’t want to screw up this marriage of convenience by revealing the truth. But it’s getting harder and harder to hide my desire. Two Friends in Marriage is the third novel in the Weddings with the Moks series. Each book in the series features a different brother and at least one wedding (or almost-wedding).


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  • Apr 08, 2025
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    Marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes. I love the way two people who don't feel romantic love at the start slowly come together. So when I was recovering from surgery, I turned to this book because I like the trope and I trust Jackie Lau to tell me a soft, lovely story. And she did.

    These two make a marriage pact during the COVID lockdowns and they keep it. They're friends, and now they're living together, having a nice little domestic life together. Except he's feeling inconvenient feelings and suddenly noticing his wife's butt. And she, a demisexual, is finding that her warm feelings of friendship are heating up into something new.

    This is a warm hug of a story about two people falling in love, without much in the way of external plot. And that's great. There's also a giant stuffed penguin. Which is a bonus.

    I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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