Pride and Preston Lin Named Top Ten Romance of 2024 by Booklist

Media and Honors
September 18, 2024

The good news keeps on coming with Pride and Preston Lin! In the September 15 issue of Booklist, the trade publication of the American Library Association, they named my contemporary Jane Austen adaptation as one of their Top Ten Romances of the past year! Sorry for all the exclamation points, but this is such a thrill to be included among romance authors I’ve heard of and read, including Abby Jimenez, Rainbow Rowell, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Unbelievable. I’ve added some more books and authors to my to-read list now and hope you will too.

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Contemporary Standalones

Contemporary Romance

Pride & Preston Lin

When perspiration meets privilege, love might just school them both.

She’s working two jobs to get through college. He’s the golden boy who doesn’t know the meaning of struggle.

One fateful night at the family’s restaurant, Lissie Cheng accidentally serves a dish containing shellfish paste to an allergic customer, running afoul of the wealthy Lin family and wonder boy Preston in particular. Preston Lin, star swimmer and Stanford Ph.D. student, who is as handsome as he is self-righteous. When his response to the incident threatens the family livelihood, Lissie must scramble to outwit him. If only he didn’t keep popping up in her life, so she could despise him in peace!

Preston’s life hasn’t always been picture-perfect. Before Lissie came on the scene, he worked hard not only at school and at swimming, but also at burying a few things he’d rather forget. But that girl–! The past isn’t the only thing she’s stirring up.

In this sparkling contemporary riff on Austen’s classic, the beloved story gets a fresh spin. Who will prevail over Lissie’s heart? Her pride or Preston Lin?

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