The Stand-In by Lily Chu

The Stand-In by Lily Chu

Featured in USA Today's Best Rom-Coms of May 2023 and one of the Washington Post's best romances of the year>

The Stand-In is a charming, engaging rom com that drips in glamour and sparkles with banter. Chu's exploration of multi-racial identity was resonant and nuanced. The Stand-In is truly a stand out romance. -- USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Christopher

Gracie Reed was just fired by her overly handsy boss at the worst possible moment. She's been scraping together every extra dollar to get her mother into a top-notch memory care center. To make matters worse, a paparazzo has mistaken her for a famous Chinese actress in town for a new project and the resulting snapshot's gone viral. Gracie's barely holding it all together.until a mysterious SUV rolls up beside her on the street, and she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime.

Gracie can't believe what she's hearing: due to their uncanny resemblance, gorgeous actress Wei Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam Yao, the other half of Chinese cinema's infamous golden couple. Problem is, Sam is the most attractive--and infuriating--man Gracie's ever met.

But if it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie's in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting her attraction to Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined--especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs to step out of the spotlight. In the end all the effort in the world won't be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself.and her heart.

Readers will delight in this glamourous, swoon worthy enemies-to-lovers romance that is as hilarious as it is heart-wrenching.

Featured in USA Today's Best Rom-Coms of May 2023 and one of the Washington Post's best romances of the year>

The Stand-In is a charming, engaging rom com that drips in glamour and sparkles with banter. Chu's exploration of multi-racial identity was resonant and nuanced. The Stand-In is truly a stand out romance. -- USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Christopher

Gracie Reed was just fired by her overly handsy boss at the worst possible moment. She's been scraping together every extra dollar to get her mother into a top-notch memory care center. To make matters worse, a paparazzo has mistaken her for a famous Chinese actress in town for a new project and the resulting snapshot's gone viral. Gracie's barely holding it all together.until a mysterious SUV rolls up beside her on the street, and she's offered the opportunity of a lifetime.

Gracie can't believe what she's hearing: due to their uncanny resemblance, gorgeous actress Wei Fangli wants Gracie to be her stand-in. The catch? Gracie will have to be escorted by Sam Yao, the other half of Chinese cinema's infamous golden couple. Problem is, Sam is the most attractive--and infuriating--man Gracie's ever met.

But if it means getting the money she needs for her mother, Gracie's in. Soon Gracie moves into a world of luxury she never knew existed. But resisting her attraction to Sam, and playing the role of an elegant movie star, proves more difficult than she ever imagined--especially when she learns the real reason Fangli so desperately needs to step out of the spotlight. In the end all the effort in the world won't be able to help Gracie keep up this elaborate ruse without losing herself.and her heart.

Readers will delight in this glamourous, swoon worthy enemies-to-lovers romance that is as hilarious as it is heart-wrenching.

Lily Chu, (Chinese pen name Jing-Ji) President of San Diego Chinese Writers Association, and Vice President of Overseas Chinese Women Writers Association, received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from New Mexico University, and taught in Lake Superior State University, University of Texas and New Mexico State Universities for 30 years. She was the Director of a National Education Association grant on Minorities and Women in Educational Research. She has been certified as a Medical Technologist and a Counseling Psychologist. Besides university teaching, she has served in many developing countries as a consultant, and travelled and lived in several countries.

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ISBN 13	9781728242620
ISBN 10	1728242622
Title	The Stand-In
Author	Lily Chu
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc
Year published	2022-06-03
Number of pages	384
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