The Five Stages of Courting Dalisay Ramos
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Lanzamiento previsto: 9 jul 2024
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- USD 9.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
Evan Saatchi can’t keep his eyes off his new co-worker, Dalisay Ramos.
Newly arrived from Manila to lead their travel app’s Asia division, nothing matters more to Dalisay than tradition and family. When Evan asks her out, she soundly rejects him for his cheek.
Evan learns from his Filipino friends that Dalisay expects more from potential suitors. If he wants a chance with her, he’s going to have to go through the Five Stages: the courtship ritual that lovers in the Philippines have performed for generations.
At first, Evan is skeptical—what, exactly, does “servitude” entail? And he has to sing?! But when Dalisay bets Evan that he doesn’t have the nerve to make it through the stages, the game is on.
As Evan attempts to prove to Dalisay that he can win her heart—and the bet—Dalisay is driven to distraction by Evan’s sexy labors, and soon their “courtship” turns into a sizzling secret.
But when modern love and family expectations collide, Dalisay and Evan must find a way to carry a rich history into a shared future.
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A young man relentlessly courts his evasive new coworker in this sweet but superficial romance from de la Cruz (The Missing Sword). Travel writer Evan Saatchi has his heart set on a promotion, but when stunning Dalisay Ramos, who's just moved from Manila to San Francisco, snaps up the job instead, he can hardly feel upset. Instead, he congratulates her and asks her out—but hopeless romantic Dalisay shuts him down, saying she's not interested in "American hookup culture." To truly win her heart, Evan must go through the Five Stages, a Filipino tradition in which the suitor proves he's serious in his pursuit through, among other things, the presentation of heartfelt gifts, serenades, and even servitude to the woman's family. Fortunately, Evan loves a challenge, especially if it means getting to see Dalisay smile. Meanwhile, despite her unflappable exterior, Dalisay is charmed by Evan's efforts and is secretly terrified at how much she wants to be with him. De la Cruz gets a lot of mileage out of the culture clash between American and Filipino values, but without a convincing connection between the leads, the story lacks an emotional core. This misses the mark.
