{"product_id":"2940032870531","title":"Year of the Chick","description":"\u003cp\u003e[Book 1 in the \"Year of the Chick\" series. There's a bit of a cliffhanger to end this book, but the sequel addresses any unanswered questions]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn awkward family homecoming at Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA humiliating public weigh-in, with two judging parents as the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe announcement of a deadline for arranged marriage doom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's just the first two chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Year of the Chick,\" Romi Narindra must find love before her parents find her a husband (a seemingly absurd concept that's the norm in many cultures).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo escape her fate, Romi wades through the waters of secret-dating, where self-consciousness is at an all-time high, and experience at an all-time low. It's the sort of thing that would turn almost anyone into a man-crazy freak with romance tunnel-vision, and that's exactly what happens to her. All the while, a lack of inspiration in her corporate job leads Romi to her love of writing, in what quickly becomes a man-quest play-by-play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom whiskey-breath scum bags to uni-brow creeps and everything in between, Romi and her wingmen come up empty time after time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that's when she meets a fellow writer. On the Internet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo will it be arranged marriage doom, or an Internet affair that's not as creepy as \"To Catch a Predator\"? Time will tell in the \"year of the chick,\" a twelve-month quest to find love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTick-tock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\"Year of the Chick\" is book 1 in a series, and the sequel \"Last-Minute Love\" is available now!\u003cbr\u003eLENGTH: 75,000 words or 288 pages\u003cbr\u003eDISCLAIMER: this book contains profanities, blunt accounts of the dating scene, and cringe-worthy awkward family moments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Romi Moondi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176142422256,"sku":"2940032870531","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940032870531_p0.jpg?v=1763950102","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940032870531","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}