Open House

"Ruby Lang continues to shine, her prose the best kind of snappy contemporary writing." —The Seattle Review of Books


Love can take root where you least expect it.

Tyson Yang never imagined that one day he'd be the de facto spokesperson for an illegal community garden. But when the once-rat-infested-but-now-thriving Harlem lot goes up for sale, Ty can't just let all their hard work get plowed under.


Even if he is irresistibly drawn to the lovely but infuriatingly stubborn real estate associate.


Magda Ferrer's family is already convinced this new job will be yet another flop in her small but growing list of career path failures. But her student debt isn't going anywhere, and selling her uncle's historic town house and the lot nearby means a chance to get some breathing room.


Ty is her charming rival, her incorrigible nemesis, the handsome roadblock to her success.


Until one hot Harlem night blurs the hard line drawn between them, and the seeds of possibility in this rocky garden blossom into love…

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Uptown series

Book 1: Playing House

Book 2: Open House

Book 3: House Rules

This book is approximately 48,000 words

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