Time Loops & Meet Cutes

Name: Time Loops & Meet Cutes
Author: https://www.simonandschuster.biz/authors/Jackie-Lau/203862117
ISBN: 9781668030806

A Novel

By Jackie Lau

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About The Book

“One of Lau’s sharpest books yet.” —The New York Times Book Review

One of The New York Times Book Review’s Best Romance Novels of 2025

One of NPR’s Books We Love 2025

The “masterful, inspiring, and full of heart” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Jackie Lau returns with a thoroughly unique love story about a woman reliving the same Friday over and over again—and the intriguing man who can’t quite remember her.

Noelle Tom really shouldn’t have eaten those dumplings at the night market. But the old woman at the stall said they’d give her what she needed most, and what Noelle desperately needed after another long workweek was food.

Except now she’s reliving the same Friday. Every morning her alarm goes off at 6:45, and the Wordle answer is always “happy.” Worst of all, any work she does at her job as an engineer? It’s erased when she wakes up. Monday might never come in this workaholic’s nightmare. Noelle has no idea how being trapped in a time loop is the “thing she needed most,” and a trip to the food stall doesn’t help…because there’s no sign of it.

Then she meets good-looking Cam, who appears in multiple places on her Friday. While the brewery owner seems to have no memory of their encounters, there are signs he might be the key to getting un-stuck. But Noelle can’t figure out how, even when she steps outside of her comfort zone and lives a little. As she grows attached to him, she becomes more worried that she’ll never escape the loop and he’ll never recall her name. And if she does ever get out, can they be together in the “real” world?

About The Author

Photograph by Emily Ding

Jackie Lau

Jackie Lau studied engineering and worked as a geophysicist before turning to her first love of writing. She is now the author of over twenty romantic comedies including Love, Lies, and Cherry Pie; Donut Fall in Love; and The Stand-Up Groomsman. When she’s not writing, she enjoys gelato, gourmet donuts, cooking, and reading. She lives in Toronto with her husband. Find out more at JackieLauBooks.com.

Product Details

Publisher: Atria/Emily Bestler Books (May 6, 2025)
Length: 352 pages
ISBN13: 9781668030806

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Raves and Reviews

"The dual timelines in Lau’s TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES are particularly exquisite: Noelle is trapped in a single 24-hour period while Cam moves forward through the calendar and seasons, leaving the reader on tenterhooks wondering how they’re ever going to make it work when all the laws of physics are against them."

– The New York Times Book Review, "Best Romance Novels of 2025"

"One of Lau’s sharpest books yet. . . breathless, elegant tension."

– The New York Times Book Review

"Romance is the goal here, but learning to take risks and how to be a good friend are just as important in this book."

– NPR, "Books We Love, 2025"

"I hope to never be stuck in a time loop, but if I were I'd like it to be of Jackie Lau's creation -- full of opportunities to try every dumpling in town, practice negotiating for a raise at work, and develop adorable inside jokes with a cute guy who notices me in every single iteration. Time Loops & Meet Cutes is beyond charming! Jackie Lau takes the time loop premise and plays with it in such a clever, fresh, fun way."

– Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of THE ART OF CATCHING FEELINGS

"TIME LOOPS & MEET CUTES is such a clever and intriguing concept with a wonderful romance at its heart. I was rooting for Noelle to find out what she needed most and get her happy ending."

– Cesca Major, author of MAYBE NEXT TIME

"Fresh, funny, and as delightfully unpredictable as it is romantic, Lau delivers a wonderful rom-com that satisfies on every level."

– New York Times bestselling author Lauren Layne

"A speculative twist meets emotional stakes in this looping love story."

– Town & Country, "The 25 Best New Romance Novels to Read on Vacation"

"A fun contemporary rom-com with a Groundhog Day twist...The author’s fans will be very pleased with this breezy treat."

– Publishers Weekly

*Most Anticipated Romance Books of 2025*

– Paste Magazine