{"title":"Lucina Luo","description":"\u003cp\u003eLucina Luo crafts tender and immersive romance stories that explore the nuances of love and connection. Her works, such as \u003cem\u003eAngel of Thursdays\u003c\/em\u003e, blend heartfelt emotion with rich character development, inviting readers into deeply personal journeys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of contemporary romance will appreciate Luo's delicate balance of passion and introspection, set against thoughtfully drawn settings. Her narratives linger long after the final page, celebrating the beauty and complexity of human relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"angel-of-thursdays-by-lucina-luo-9781067278717","title":"Angel of Thursdays","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCassiel has never brought a man home to his parents. Then he hires one.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Cassiel Lim named himself after the angel of time. Now he repairs watches, and his life runs like clockwork. He's autistic, keeps his world quiet and manageable, and his mother is afraid he'll die alone. When a family dinner for a major Korean holiday looms, he books a date through an app.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMay Huang is a dishwasher in San Francisco's Chinatown, managing a brain injury and ADHD with colour-coded notebooks and phone alarms. He's chatty, good with parents, and needs the money, so he takes the gig. They meet on a Thursday to build their cover story, then again the next Thursday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was meant to end after one dinner. Instead, the days stretch into Christmas, then into a new year. The fake life is starting to look real, built on money neither mentions and a story that was never true. Neither of them is ready for what happens when the arrangement stops being one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFake Dating - Slow Burn - Opposites Attract - Hurt\/Comfort - M\/M - Dual POV - Neurodivergent Leads - Open Door (Low Heat)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67723124670700,"sku":"9781067278717","price":51.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781067278717-angel-of-thursdays-1.jpg?v=1791947062"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lucina-luo.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}