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Julie Tieu

Biography

Julie Tieu

Julie Tieu is a Chinese American writer, born and raised in Southern California. When she is not writing or working as a college counselor, she is reading, on the hunt for delicious eats, or dreaming about her next travel adventure. She lives in the Los Angeles area with her high school crush husband and two energetic daughters.

Julie Tieu

Books by Julie Tieu

by Julie Tieu - Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Romance

Every single one of Elise Ngo’s close girlfriends is getting married within the same few months, and every single one of them has asked her to be both bridesmaid and florist. The stakes are high at Rebecca’s high-profile wedding, where the guests are mostly political connections of Rebecca’s parents. Desperate for the event to go off without a hitch, Elise enlists the help of an outside caterer who turns out to be Ben Yu, Rebecca’s elusive younger brother. Though Ben is prickly and aloof, he offers Elise much-needed business designing flowers for his mom’s campaign fundraisers, and Elise begins to see there’s more to Ben than his gruff and handsome exterior. But their romance takes off as the political campaign ramps up, complicating their relationship with unforeseen consequences.

by Julie Tieu - Comedy, Fiction, Romance

With no boyfriend or job prospects, Jasmine Tran returns home to work at her parents’ donut shop. She wants to break free from her daily grind, but when a hike in rent threatens the survival of their shop, her parents rely on her more than ever. Help comes in the form of an old college crush, Alex Lai. Not only is he successful and easy on the eyes, to her parents’ delight, he’s also Chinese. He’s everything she should wish for, until a disastrous dinner reveals Alex isn’t as perfect as she thinks. Worse, he doesn’t think she’s perfect either. Jasmine must scheme to find a solution that satisfies her family’s expectations and can get her out of the donut trap once and for all.