{"id":17442,"date":"2024-02-19T16:06:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17442"},"modified":"2024-10-03T16:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:53:11","slug":"ruby-lang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/ruby-lang\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Lang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ruby Lang is a successful romance novelist who also uses another pen-name: Opal Wei. She was born in Vancouver, raised in Winnipeg and lived for a couple of decades in New York before recently relocating to Toronto. Her self-published e-novellas include I Am Trying to Break Your Heart<\/em> (2023) and The Art of Losing<\/em> (2023). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Acute Reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canelo Romance, 2021.
Series: Practice Perfect ; bk. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Petra Lale<\/strong> knows her job isn\u2019t sexy. Being an allergist hardly invites enticing conversation (or imagery). But she\u2019s damn proud of the solo practice she\u2019s set up, and will do whatever it takes to make it a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurateur Ian Zamora<\/strong> is allergic to his girlfriend\u2019s cat. Wanting to cure his sensitivities, the last thing he expects is the intense attraction between him and his new allergist, Petra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Ian\u2019s girlfriend becomes his ex, and Petra no longer needs to treat his allergies, will the two be able to carve time out of their careers to fall in love? Love is nothing to sneeze at, but Petra must decide if Ian is really worth the distraction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Clean Breaks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canelo Romance, 2021.
Series: Practice Perfect ; bk. 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah Soon<\/strong> may have recovered from cancer, but her brush with mortality has left the usually confident ob\/gyn doctor shaken. One thing is certain, she doesn\u2019t want Jake Li<\/strong>, her brother\u2019s annoyingly good \u2013 and disturbingly hot \u2013 best friend hanging around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everyone tells newly divorced social worker Jake that he shouldn\u2019t look for a serious relationship right now. But Jake can\u2019t stay away from Sarah, and despite her complicated past Sarah can\u2019t stop wanting Jake. This is one break that neither of them can make.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hard Knocks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Canelo Romance, 2021.
Series: Practice Perfect ; bk. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Neurologist Helen Chang Frobisher<\/strong> is on a mission to ban ice hockey to prevent the kind of concussive brain injury that plagues her father. Professional player Adam Magnus<\/strong> is desperately trying to secure his career and his retirement despite his team\u2019s dismal record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In public, Adam and Helen spar over the future of the sports franchise. In private, they find themselves battling an impossible attraction. Even as they fight over the ice, they can\u2019t deny the scorching chemistry pulling them together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only one of them can come out on top, but what happens when winning means losing each other?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Uptown Collection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carina Press, 2020.
Collects three e-novellas published 2019-2020: Playing House, Open House, and House Rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A fake relationship becomes a little too real\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A heated rivalry blurs into love\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A temporary reunion might not be so temporary\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set against the vibrant backdrop of Harlem, these charming, irresistible stories look at the many different ways couples find each other and what it means to fall in love. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Wild Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Issued under the name Opal Wei.
Toronto: Harlequin: 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Plan<\/em> was simple: find a cure for the cancer that nearly took her sister\u2019s life. But for Zoey Fong, something about The Plan isn\u2019t working anymore. When a crucial tissue sample accidentally winds up in the hands of a very distracting\u2014and disarmingly handsome\u2014visitor, Zoey jumps at the chance to follow him home to retrieve it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davy Hsieh\u2019s rugged island estate is no manicured suburban park. His <\/em>plan is simple: establish a legitimate animal sanctuary and embrace life as a hermit to make up for a sketchy past. Zoey invading his fortress of solitude should not, under any circumstances, be a romantic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet it\u2019s the single most invigorating week of their lives\u2026when they’re able to set their many differences aside and embrace it. Stranded amid all manner of flora and fauna\u2014including a semidomesticated cougar called Baby\u2014Davy and Zoey first have to survive the island. Then they’ll need to take a leap of faith, maybe even trusting in each other, to save it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ruby Lang and Opal Wei personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Canelo Romance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publisher Harlequin<\/a>, that also publishes Carina Press<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ruby Lang is a successful romance novelist who also uses another pen-name: Opal Wei. She was born in Vancouver, raised in Winnipeg and lived for a couple of decades in New York before recently relocating to Toronto. Her self-published e-novellas … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17442"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19186,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17442\/revisions\/19186"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}