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Meet Jayci

Jayci LeJayci Lee is a USA Today bestselling author of sexy contemporary romance and epic romantasy, featuring Korean American main characters. Her books have been featured in People, O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood Reporter, E! News, and Women’s World.

She also co-hosts a new podcast with the incomparable Sherri Shepherd called Auntie & Ajumma, where they connect over their love of K-dramas, their shared experiences as women of color, and everything in between that life throws their way.

Jayci is retired from her fifteen-year career as a litigator because…she’s a lover, not a fighter. She lives in sunny California with her husband, her son (plus one away in college), and a rescue dog, who is a silly furball.

If Pride and Prejudice were a KDrama... -Kim Mi-so would be Lizzie Bennet -Kang Tae-moo would be Mr. Darcy -Ahn Min-hyuk would be Mr. Bingley -Cheon Sa-rang would be Jane Bennet Thank you to everyone who played this little game with me! I loved rea
If Mr. Bingley was a KDrama character, who would he be?? This week we’re finding the KDrama equivalents of #PrideandPrejudice characters! Today we’re almost half-way through and finding the KDrama man who is most like Mr. Bingley. We lov
This game is for everyone who loves KDrama and Pride and Prejudice! Together we’re finding a KDrama-counterpart for each of these Pride and Prejudice characters. So far we have: Kim Mi-so as Lizzie Bennet and Kang Tae-moo as Mr. Darcy Toda
Day 2 of my “What if P&P was a KDrama” game! Yesterday we decided Kim Mi-so from What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim was our Lizzie Bennet. Now it’s time to decide on everyone’s favorite broody man, Mr. Darcy! Which KD
Welcome to my new game: P&P meets KDrama! Together we’re going to find the KDrama equivalent of all the P&P main characters! All you have to do is tell me who you think is most like the selected Pride and Prejudice character. We&rsqu
The last few days have been surreal with @sherrieshepherd revealing the cover of our book, LIFE IS A K DRAMA, on the final episode of her daytime talk show, and @people covering our book in this article. Woo! Sherri and I have poured our hearts into
IKYMI 💕 Here is the cover of LIFE IS A K DRAMA, Sherri Shepherd @sherrieshepherd and my new contemporary romance!!! It’s a love story between Keisha, a restauranteur and single mom, and Seojun, a younger man who happens to be a Korean busines
For all the new (and old) faces, it’s time for a re-introduction 👋 Hi! I’m Jayci Lee, your new favorite Romance author, K-drama bestie, and Korean Ajumma. 📚 Whether you’re here for Contemporary Romance, Romantasy, or Jane Auste
Are you ready for my Pride & Prejudice retelling, NOT MY TYPE?? You put my Persuasion retelling, GIVE ME A REASON, on the USA Today best sellers list, so I’m bringing you another Austenian novel... Korean-American style! I can’t wai
If you loved GIVE ME A REASON, my modern PERSUASION retelling, you might want to check out THAT PRINCE IS MINE, my EMMA fanfic, while it’s on sale! Emma is a Korean royal court cuisine instructor who has life all figured out, and Michel Cheval
Congratulations to our game winners @nicole.reads.romance @heather_3180 @luvmanhwa_ @romantasylore 🎉 (DM me if I haven’t contacted you!) NOT MY TYPE will be coming out February 17, 2027, and I can’t wait to tell you more about this book
We officially have a letter! I’m having so much fun reading all your great guesses! We had one (secret for now) winner yesterday, but this is so much fun I’ve decided to choose a second winner as well! So guess away because I can tell
Yesterday “A” was the most guessed letter, but no dice! Let’s try again as we guess the title for my next book 😏 How To Play: 1️⃣ Guess a letter and top guessed letter is revealed tomorrow. 2️⃣ We keep going until someone guesses

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Publishers Weekly’s Spring 2020 Romance List
The Best Romance Books Coming Out This Summer
“Lee is a gifted writer, particularly when writing about the all-consuming power of desire. Her descriptions are lush, and they’re employed most effectively when she lovingly details the meals and pastries Aubrey and Landon both make and eat. I found
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Cosmopolitan Magazine: 24 Best Romance Novels of 2020
“Lee has written another heartwarming, upbeat, rom-com featuring Korean American protagonists in the ultimate friends-to-lovers plot. Her third “A Sweet Mess” installment is a solid purchase.”
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Popsugar: 11 Asian-American Love Stories to Read
All the Romance Novel You Need to Read this Summer
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“Her writing is the perfect combination of funny and joyful…Lee seamlessly spins a tale that offers her readers laugh-out-loud moments, with touching pages of raw honesty and heartfelt passion.”