Summary
One letter. One enigma. An alluring city. Infinite prestige awaits.
A unique story about love, faith, and self-discovery, set against Hong Kong’s impending return to China.
When Chicagoan Grace Feng, a recent college graduate and a devout Christian, delivers her late mother’s letter to a billionaire, Mr. Lam, in Hong Kong, she expects a quick exchange. Upon their meeting, he offers her a job and luxurious accommodations. She reluctantly stays and befriends Kevin Cheung, the butler’s atheist son, and a jobless unpublished author.
Haunted by a tragic past, Kevin finds solace in Grace’s company, but a mystery troubles Grace resembles several movie stars who date Mr. Lam, the town’s most eligible bachelor. Can Kevin unravel the enigma?
Meanwhile, Mr. Lam’s college-aged son and a fugitive who fled China after the Tiananmen Square Massacre also vie for Grace’s affections. Caught amid a love quadrangle, will she retain her Christian values and guide them toward true grace?
Can Kevin and Grace find a way to each other’s hearts despite their different ideologies?
Review
I liked Grace and Kevin. They were an awkward first love trying to figure out how to communicate and overcome differences. When I read the blurb I thought this was going to be about love, how it involves accepting each others differences. That is not at all what this book was about and was very disappointing on that regard. It was also a very obvious ‘reveal’ to the proposed mystery. I did like the story and explanation of what happened (no other info to keep this spoiler free), but the rest of the ending was unrealistic and honestly forced. Since it was an enjoyable read, with an enjoyable cast, I won’t let the ending ruin it, but almost DNF after the sudden change in Kevin. It was a slow burn and was a sweet romance, but the religious aspects became overly burdensome to the story the further into the book you went. For sure a Christian Romance through and through.
Rating
2.5 (rounded up)
A disappointing ending, but a robust cast that kept me turning pages.
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