Matched in Seoul, Found love

When Jason Lee's mother enrolls him in Korea's best dating app, the 37-year-old podiatrist thinks his problems are solved. After years of loneliness in America, the sophisticated AI algorithm is about to find him the perfect Korean wife. But when a chance encounter with his neighbor's cat-sitter, Kiana, turns his carefully planned life upside down, Jason discovers that love doesn't follow algorithms-or cultural expectations.Kiana Nasiri, a sharp-witted project manager recovering from her own romantic disasters, never expected to find herself investigating a 50-year-old Cold War mystery with a near stranger. As they unravel the tragic story of a Russian defector and the two women who loved him, Jason and Kiana's friendship deepens into something neither saw coming.Set against the vibrant backdrop of Washington D.C.'s dating scene and Seoul's glittering cityscape, this witty and heartfelt novel explores the collision between tradition and desire, the courage it takes to choose love over expectations, and the surprising ways our hearts can lead us home.

Pages: 322, Paperback, Alexandra Pugachevsky