Kwan, Kevin

When Lucie Tang Churchill attends her cousin's wedding on the posh island of Capri, she meets handsome, rich surfer George Zao. While both have Chinese heritage, Lucie is determined to believe they have nothing else in common, especially not the undeniable chemistry she feels with him. They meet up again years later in New York, when Lucie is engaged to another man. The old feelings she had for him rush in, and Lucie does everything she can to deny that they are real, failing miserably.

Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.

"When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside--but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park--a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore--Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband--a man hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing"--Provided by publisher.

New Yorker Rachel Chu is amazed when she goes to Singapore with her boyfriend, Nick, and learns his family owns a palace and Nick is more used to private planes than cars. As one of the most eligible bachelors in Asia, Nick is in high demand, and his mother doesn't think Rachel is quite worthy of him.

When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside; but he's not alone. The entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe to stake claim on their matriarch's massive fortune. With each family member vying to inherit Tyersall Park, a trophy estate on 64 prime acres in the heart of Singapore, Nicholas's childhood home turns into a hotbed of speculation and sabotage. As her relatives fight over heirlooms, Astrid Leong is at the center of her own storm, desperately in love with her old sweetheart Charlie Wu, but tormented by her ex-husband; a man hell bent on destroying Astrid's reputation and relationship. Meanwhile Kitty Pong, married to China's second richest man, billionaire Jack Bing, still feels second best next to her new step-daughter, famous fashionista Colette Bing.

Envisioning a summer vacation in the humble Singapore home of a boy she hopes to marry, Chinese American Rachel Chu is unexpectedly introduced to a rich and scheming clan that strongly opposes their son's relationship with an American girl.

On the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding--when she will marry a man willing to give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia for her--a chance accident reveals who her birth father really is. She has one evening to find him, thrust into the dizzying world of Shanghai and all the splendor of the elite rich of the city, so he can attend her wedding the next day.