When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese
Filipina girl in Manila whose father sets her up on a marathon of arranged dates in hopes of
convincing her to stay close to home for college. A sweet and refreshing story about family
first love and chasing your dreams. The way Coyiuto writes romance will completely sweep you
away.” —Dustin Thao New York Times bestselling author of You’ve Reached Sam. Chloe knows what
it takes to be the perfect Liang daughter—stay in Manila study business management and join
the family company. But when she unexpectedly gets off the wait list for USC her dream of
becoming an animator in the United States is suddenly within reach. Before she goes her auntie
insists on planning a traditional debut for Chloe’s eighteenth birthday. And while a party with
all her friends and family sounds like the perfect send-off the huge production her auntie
wants—complete with ball gowns and a choreographed dance number—makes Chloe want to pass out
from stage fright. To make matters worse her father intent on finding Chloe the perfect
escort for the party keeps setting her up on one awkward kaishao—or arranged date—after
another. Why does her dad suddenly care so much about her love life? And what happens when she
actually starts to fall for one of the guys only to have to leave at the end of the summer? At
home in the Philippines Chloe has her future all planned out for her. In America nothing is
certain. With a career in animation far from guaranteed Chloe must decide if following her
dreams is worth everything—and everyone—she’ll be leaving behind.
