Multi-Cultural Chick Lit
Asian-American Chick Lit
The Dim Sum of All Things by Kim Wong Keltner
A thoroughly modern young American woman living in San Francisco, Lindsey Owyang has little in common with her Chinese heritage, until an unexpected event forces her to reexamine her family's history and the need to meld the old culture with the new.
Dixieland Sushi by Cara Lockwood
When her Japanese-American mother announces that she is getting remarried and she wants her to come home for the lavish celebration, Jen Nakamura Taylor returns to the small Southern town in which she grew up and where she always felt like a fish out of water.
China Dolls by Michelle Yu
Three Asian-American women in New York City endure a series of difficult challenges, from M.J.'s efforts to safeguard her career in a male-dominated industry, to Alex's attempts to break Chinese stereotypes, to Lin's hopes of finding true love.
Latina Chick Lit
Hot Tamara by Mary Castillo
Unwilling to settle for a safe life, 26-year-old Tamara Contreras yearns to escape her role as the perfect daughter to pursue her own dreams, but her encounter with Will Benavides threatens to turn her life upside down.
Becoming Latina in 10 Easy Steps by Lara Rios
Considered the family spinster because of her high-powered career and lack of marital prospects, Marcela Alvarez receives an unexpected shock when she discovers that her deadbeat dad is not Latino and embarks on a 10-step plan to reunite with her Chicana roots.
Make Him Look Good by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez
Ricky, a rising Latin music star, pursues his career in Miami's hotspots and is orbited by six women, including his plus-sized publicist, a club owner, his pregnant wife and a media-hungry fellow singer.
Jewish-American Chick Lit
Un-Bridaled by Eileen Rendahl
Having dumped her successful fiancé at the altar, Chloe Sachs retreats to her family's rental bungalow, where she works to rescue kittens and discovers a secret cache of letters that reveal surprising truths about her family, a situation that helps her forge new relationships with a former college professor and a handsome local veterinarian.
The J.A.P. Chronicles by Isabel Rose
Reunited with her former bunkmates at the centennial of Willow Lake Camp, Ali Cohen, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker, plans to make a documentary about her former teenage tormentors at the Jewish girls' camp.
The Matzo Ball Heiress by Laurie Gwen Shapiro
When a fantastic PR opportunity arises to televise the family Passover seder, Heather Greenblotz, the millionaire heiress to the world's leading matzo company, is forced to hire a stand-in cast to masquerade as members of her family, a scheme undermined by the surprise arrival of her bisexual father, his lover and her estranged mother.
Indian-American Chick Lit
Imaginary Men for Anjali Banerjee
In India to attend her sister's wedding, Lina Ray, a young Bengali-American matchmaker still mourning the death of her fiancé, comes up with a scheme to satisfy her marriage-minded, traditional parents by inventing an imaginary suitor, but her scheme begins to backfire when she begins to fall for Raja Prasad, a handsome Indian prince.
For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani
Unable to find a husband despite the efforts of friends, fortune-tellers and matchmakers, 33-year old Anju, confronted by her family's shame, obtains their permission to leave Bombay to look for a husband in the United States.
Mango Season by Amulya Malladi
While visiting her family in India, Priya plans on announcing her engagement to an American man, but upon her arrival she learns that her parents have selected a husband for her and must choose between her own desires and her parents' wishes.
Bollywood Confidential by Sonia Singh
An ambitious young actress, Raveena Rai has spent eight years toiling away in some truly unspeakably awful roles, until an influential young director hires her as the lead for his upcoming Bollywood masterpiece, but she soon discovers that her road to fame and fortune is still filled with unexpected potholes.