Hello Asian Fiction Authors!

This season, we have picked My Heart Beats For You for our seasonal Reading List Spotlight! If you'd like to read any of the stories in this reading list, we encourage you to check it out in our reading list here.

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Live Again by holyscript
Blurb: Getting a second chance at life isn't exactly as enchanting as it seems.

Sohee Young, who lived life like the callous person she was, dies. She gets another chance to live life correctly though, and that is by swapping lives with Lina Park, who died the exact time she did. When Sohee gets revived, she becomes an average Korean American teenager with superpowers, a father that runs a restaurant, and a girl who is love with her friend Andrew Kim. Her mission: to capture the soul-eating monster who is set out to kill all the revived. If she fails, she'd have to spend the rest of her life in a fate worse than hell. And it was a good thing that she wasn't one to lose.

Once Upon a Cheesecake by kuukii
Blurb: Ashley Zhang loved Christmas as much as she loved her cheesecakes. Unfortunately for her though, this season gave her two things to hate: the perpetual Chinatown traffic and, quite possibly, the driver in the taxi.

What's for Breakfast? by chroniclesoftatiana
Blurb: Samantha Sandoval is a successful interior designer living a comfortable life in a condominium she shares with her brother, Patrick. She's 26 and financially stable; however, she sucks at dating. She has never had a boyfriend and her recent blind dates have hinted that she might stay single forever. That is until Derek Crisanto, Patrick's best friend, comes home and decides to stay with her while Patrick is away. He's a bully, a playboy, and an extremely good cook. Sam has considered him her enemy ever since, but she could no longer deny that he's become even hotter than before. She wants him gone. She wants to remain the way they were before. But how can she resist the guy who knows that the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach?

Milkshakes For Sale by caramelstreet
Logline: In which Sitara orders a milkshake in the middle of the night and Shaurya delivers it to her.

About the Author: Born and raised in India, Cara is a contemporary romance author who began writing on Wattpad in 2019. She loves writings short stories and novellas that are fun and light-hearted romances. Most of her stories feature Indian characters who highlight her culture. When she's not writing, she enjoys binging supernatural fantasy shows, superhero movies and kdramas or cafe-hopping with her friends after a tiring day at college.

Fake It All the Way by KateLorraine
Blurb: Scarlett Rong has dedicated her life to anthropology, and she wouldn't have it any other way, even if her overbearing Ph.D. mentor makes a social life impossible. Dr. Alexeev has the power to make or break Scarlett's career and there's no way she's risking that. Even if it means getting roped into a holiday scheme that can't possibly be university policy. When Maxwell, the rebellious son of Dr. Alexeev's ex-husband gets into a car accident that leaves him with amnesia, Alexeev is far from heartbroken - in fact, she sees it as the perfect opportunity to find out why he's planning on signing his billion-dollar company away to his best friend for pennies. Before she knows it, Scarlett finds herself playing doting wife to the infamous playboy to find out the truth. But as the lies become more entangled, Scarlett finds herself questioning her involvement in this scheme, and more importantly, what her true feelings are for the handsome billionaire. A fake marriage was hardly on Scarlett's wish list this year, but maybe Maxwell is more of a gift than she initially suspected...

Don't Try the Noodles by salkim03
Blurb: Bailey Cho has always worked at her family's restaurant during the summer breaks, and this year is no exception. Things are the same as ever until the day she meets a former classmate from middle school who just so happens to be her unforgettable first crush.

But one misunderstanding after another will entangle what is supposed to be a sweet and simple summer romance for our two noodles.

Candy Cigarettes, Baby Love by Radhika_Sethi
Logline: Mahi, a prop master's ordinary and mundane life takes a cute turn when she encounters Arav, an actor obsessed with candy cigarettes, and a baby.

About the Author: Born and brought up in India, Radhika Sethi is a romantic fiction author who started her journey on Wattpad, giving into her passion for writing. In 2020, she won the Wattpad Campus Superwriters Award for her novel, 'Serendipitous'. She is currently pursuing a Master's in English Literature, trying to keep a fine balance between the stories that she reads and those that she writes.

Nightlife by eoscenes
Logline: When an online influencer meets (and falls for) a social media skeptic, she has to decide whether to keep her masks on ― or finally show the world her real self.

Full Blurb: Krista Ming has perfected the art of duality.

She's a bookish introvert by day and a nebulous mix of Instagram influencer and model and club promoter by night. Juggling Pre-Medical school, two jobs, and her family's high expectations with her cool grace, sharp humour and compassion, everyone loves Krista.

Except Quentin Cheng. He hates social media influencers.

Krista plots and plans to change his mind, but how much can she do before she loses sight of herself?

Beautiful People by ccstarfield
Blurb: Perpetual quitter Vera Kwan thinks she's got it made when her style blog catches the attention of narcissistic actor Carmen Juarez, but after egos ignite a gossip war, Vera has to learn to balance her flighty ambitions and her attraction to Carmen's prickly, gorgeous manager Sharise before her Hollywood dreams fall apart like a cheap polyester blouse.

Koon Chai Cafe by Beelzebubble
Logline: Kopter is outgoing, athletic and a friend to all, Park is reclusive, cynical and doesn't do the whole 'friend' thing. They should have nothing in common, so why are there undeniable sparks between these two diametrically opposed boys?

About the Author: Born in the UK and raised internationally, Beelzebubble is an aspiring, semi-decent romantic comedy author, specialising in anything rather than doing their coursework for medical school. Their debut novel, Koon Chai Cafe, was one of the shortlisted titles for the 2021 Watty awards and has been showcased on 'Editor's Picks' and ' Written with Pride' by Wattpad. Outside of writing, Beelzebubble enjoys baking, avoiding assignments and watching truely awful horror movies with their flatmate.

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