by Zen Cho
First published 2024
Renee Goh appears to have everything at thirty. She runs a successful fashion company in London and dates a famous pop star. Then he dumps her. Cut off from her Singapore family, she feels isolated and lost. A surprise meeting with Ket Siong, her first love from university, stirs up old feelings and new questions about her direction. Her father suddenly calls from Singapore with an unexpected offer. He wants her to compete for control of the family's massive Southeast Asian conglomerate. Winning would mean defeating her volatile older brothers and finally earning her father's respect. As Renee considers returning home, her connection with Ket Siong deepens beyond friendship. But he broke her heart years ago at university. Can she trust him again? Renee must decide between the business empire that could fulfill her family ambitions and the romantic risk that might heal old wounds.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, second-chance
Setting: London, Singapore
Period: present-day
352 pages · Hardcover · Macmillan