{"id":4606,"date":"2020-01-07T10:26:24","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T18:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=4606"},"modified":"2020-01-07T10:26:24","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T18:26:24","slug":"review-a-fake-girlfriend-for-chinese-new-years-jackie-lau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/review-a-fake-girlfriend-for-chinese-new-years-jackie-lau\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year&#8217;s &#8211; Jackie Lau"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/48761687._SY475_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year&#8217;s &#8211; Jackie Lau\" title=\"Review: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year&#8217;s &#8211; Jackie Lau\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/jackie-lau\/\">Jackie Lau<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/holidays-with-the-wongs\/\">Holidays with the Wongs #3<\/a> <br><strong>Also in this series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2019\/11\/11\/review-a-match-made-for-thanksgiving-jackie-lau\/\">A Match Made for Thanksgiving<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/01\/03\/review-a-second-chance-road-trip-christmas-jackie-lau\/\">A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/jackie-lau-books\/\">Jackie Lau Books<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> January 7, 2020 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 104 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/publisher\/\">Publisher<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>After his family\u2019s matchmaking extravaganza at Thanksgiving, high school teacher Zach Wong is terrified of what his parents might do for Chinese New Year. Surely they\u2019ll try to set him up yet again, especially now that his older brothers are in relationships. Zach, however, has no interest in dating, not since his fianc\u00e9e left him.<\/p>\n<p>The solution? Find a fake girlfriend to avoid his parents\u2019 matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>Jo MacGregor, the town dentist, is the obvious choice. They both live in Mosquito Bay and have been friends for years, ever since they bonded over broken engagements. A few kisses and dates around town, and everyone will believe they\u2019re in a relationship. 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