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The Hours Series · Book One

STORM
HOURS

A typhoon locks down Taipei. The convenience store stays open. So does everything Kai has spent years keeping shut.

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THE HOURS SERIES

Taipei after dark. Every book a different night shift, a different pair, and a door that should have stayed locked.

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Storm Hours

Book One

Kai runs the overnight shift at a corner store and keeps his head down, the way his family expects. Wei sells pepper buns across the lane and has never once looked away. When the typhoon hits, the shutters stay up. Two days locked in together undo years of careful distance.

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Quiet Hours

Book Two

Han says more with a typewriter than he ever managed out loud. Ren answers in handwritten letters, crossed-out lines and all. Falling for a guest breaks Han's only rule. But some things need to be typed before they can be said.

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After Hours

Book Three

Yu-Xiang runs his family's hot spring guesthouse alone. The quiet guest with the expensive watch was sent to make him sell it. The steam keeps no secrets, and by the last soak neither does he.

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FIVE CITIES. ONE SERIES.

A new standalone romance in every city, and every city runs hotter after dark. New series, coming soon.

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Taipei
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JJ LANG

JJ Lang writes MM omegaverse romance set across East Asia, where the neon runs late and the tension runs slow. Asian leads, atmosphere thick enough to breathe, slow burns that earn their heat. A firm 4 out of 5 on the spice, and every book ends happy.

The stories are novellas, built for one sitting and made to linger.

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