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Lauren Kung Jessen is a mixed-race Chinese-American writer with a fondness for witty, flirtatious dialogue and making meals with too many steps but lots of flavor. She is fascinated by myths and superstitions and how ideas, beliefs, traditions, and stories evolve over time.

From attending culinary school to working in the world of Big Tech to writing love stories, Lauren cares about creating experiences that make people feel something.

She also has a food and film blog, A Dash of Cinema, where she makes food inspired by movies and TV shows. She lives in Nashville with her husband (who she met thanks to fate—read: the algorithms of online dating), two cats, and dog.

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Average rating: 3.5 · 19,848 ratings · 4,332 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lunar Love 3.47 avg rating — 14,064 ratings — published 2023 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red String Theory 3.57 avg rating — 4,317 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yin Yang Love Song 3.56 avg rating — 1,445 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fortune Flip 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lauren Kung Jessen rated a book it was amazing The Slow Burn by Ali Rosen (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Leanne’s writing is so smart, moving, hopeful, honest, insightful, and hilarious (literally laugh-out-loud funny). Looooved this one.
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Want to sob happy and sad tears? Look no further! This is SUCH a hopeful, sweet, and heartfelt story about a woman whose life cracks wide open after a brush with death. My heart!
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the way one yes can change your entire life 🫢
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this was SO CUTE
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emotional and humorous through and through
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“When two people find each other and connect…it’s an inexplicable kind of magic,”
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“They’re respectful of each other, communicative, and most importantly, compatible.”
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“Maybe there is beauty in opening yourself up to the love you don't expect and traits that will keep you guessing. Because compatible or incompatible, we're all just trying to love and be loved, however that might look.”
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