Alice Chen's Reality Check - Couverture souple

Loo, Kara; Young, Jennifer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1683694775 ISBN 13 : 9781683694779

Editeur : Quirk Books, 2025

Synopsis

“Fake dating + reality TV drama + murder mystery = an absolutely addictive read.”—Mia P. Manansala, author of the award-winning Arsenic and Adobo

In this sizzling rom-com perfect for fans of Dial A for Aunties and One to Watch, a reality show contestant must fake date her rival . . . while solving a murder mystery on set.

Alice Chen doesn’t believe in true love, but she does believe in cold, hard cash. Buckling under the weight of student debt and her mother’s medical bills, Alice will do anything to make bank–even star on Dawn Tay’s Inferno, the hot new reality TV show designed to push couples to their breaking point.

The show is Alice’s chance to sip cocktails on the beach and win a cash prize of a million dollars. But when her fiancé cheats on her with another contestant, Alice is faced with a choice: go home in defeat or fake date the other newly single contestant—who just so happens to be her high school rival and sworn nemesis, Daniel Cho.

But all’s fair in love and reality TV, and Alice isn’t the only one who will do whatever it takes to win. When a dead body turns up, Alice and Daniel are faced with uncovering the secrets of the cast and crew to catch the killer–all while playing the loving couple on camera. As the show spirals out of control, Alice must crack the case and confront her true feelings if she wants to make it out alive.

Starring a murder mystery twist, plenty of reality show drama, and a thrilling romance, this debut by up-and-coming Asian American writer duo Kara Loo and Jennifer Young is the ultimate beach read.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kara Loo is a game writer and reality TV fan who can be found enjoying afternoon tea whenever possible. Her game writing credits include hit interactive fiction games Surviving High School from Electronic Arts, and High School Story, Hollywood U, and Choices: Stories You Play from Pixelberry Studios. 

Jennifer Young is a game writer, avid romance reader, and Dungeons & Dragons adventurer. Her game writing credits include hit interactive fiction games Surviving High School from Electronic Arts, and High School Story, Hollywood U, and Choices: Stories You Play from Pixelberry Studios.

Kara Loo and Jennifer Young have been writing together since high school, when they plotted out stories at slumber parties over mugs of hot chocolate.

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Chapter Three
Hell Is a Best Friend Who Wants the Tea

My best friend, Cindy Kuo, may be just shy of five feet tall, but she’s got a tall personality. And the full force of that personality is being directed at my front door as she rings the doorbell over and over again. It’s been a scant twenty minutes since I texted her asking if she could apartment-sit for me, and she’s already here on my doorstep.

“Alice Chen, you bitch!” she says, spilling into my foyer when I open the door. She kicks off her shoes and tosses her scarf and coat on the nearest chair.

“Come on in,” I say to the empty hallway, closing the door. She throws herself on the couch and sets a cardboard tray of three boba drinks on the table. I grab the taro one. She has the decency to wait for me to take a sip before she starts in on me.

“You can’t just ask me to water your succulents while Chase waters your succulents on reality TV! I demand compensation!”

“I’ll Venmo you,” I say. I take another sip, and oh, man, this hits the spot.

Cindy takes up her own drink—jasmine, half sweet, full ice, with extra honey boba, of course—and levels the stabby end of the straw at me. “I don’t want money. I want gossip! Details! Tell me everything!”

“It’s not that interesting,” I protest.

“I thought I taught you better, Alice,” she says, a perfect parody of my mom. “Let’s start with the obvious question. Are you going to be naked on live TV?”

“No.”

“Is Chase going to be naked on live TV?”

“God, I hope not!” I laugh.

“What are you packing? What are you wearing? When exactly do you leave?”

“I haven’t packed yet, but I’m making a list,” I say. “I’m tackling things one at a time. Like my plant babies. Can you take care of them for me?”

“I don’t know, can I?” Cindy asks and stabs her straw into her drink viciously.

“Okay, fine. I’m going on a show called Dawn Tay’s Inferno. It’s a reality TV competition that tests the strength of a couple’s relationship. Chase and I will be a team, and we will be competing against other couples.”

“I get the picture. I think Tara wants to watch it?” Cindy whips out her phone, and I just know that she’s texting her girlfriend about the show. Still typing, she says, “And what brain transplant did you have to make you sign up for this?”

“The prize is one million dollars.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Quirk Books
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1683694775
• ISBN 13: 9781683694779
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 382
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Pays-Bas