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The Inscrutable Mr. Yang
When solitude feels like safety and connection feels like a threat, what happens when someone dares to cross the threshold of your defences?
Claudia Sano has made peace with her anxiety—mostly by avoiding people. Her carefully controlled world works just fine… until Ian Yang walks into it. Charming, observant, and impossible to ignore, he’s exactly the kind of disruption she’s spent years protecting herself from.
Temporarily running his parents’ cleaning company to help his family through a crisis, Ian isn’t looking for complications. But when Claudia approaches him for information, he offers a answers in exchange for a few platonic dates.
It’s a harmless bargain. Until it’s not.
Because Ian sees more than Claudia wants him to. And she might just want to be seen.
Claudia Sano has made peace with her anxiety—mostly by avoiding people. Her carefully controlled world works just fine… until Ian Yang walks into it. Charming, observant, and impossible to ignore, he’s exactly the kind of disruption she’s spent years protecting herself from.
Temporarily running his parents’ cleaning company to help his family through a crisis, Ian isn’t looking for complications. But when Claudia approaches him for information, he offers a answers in exchange for a few platonic dates.
It’s a harmless bargain. Until it’s not.
Because Ian sees more than Claudia wants him to. And she might just want to be seen.
378 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 26, 2025
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Lindo Forbes
4 books13 followersLindo Forbes lives in Toronto where you can find her at her day job or procrastinating on social media – sometimes both, simultaneously. She’s also been known to spend her free time working on her novels-in-progress, battling with the Libby App (only 30 holds at at time? Pfft!), thinking of varied ways to corrupt her nieces and nephews, and/or searching for the world’s best street food with her husband.
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June 29, 2025
The Inscrutable Mr. Yang is a beautifully layered, slow-burn romance that balances emotional depth with cultural nuance. Claudia is a complex, guarded heroine whose anxiety is written with care and authenticity—even as someone who doesn’t experience it personally, I recognized so much truth in her internal monologue. Ian is the quiet, steady heart of the book—a man navigating unexpected circumstances with grace, and the perfect match for Claudia’s intensity.
Lindo Forbes masterfully weaves cultural identity, language, and lived experience into every page. Toronto comes alive as more than a setting—it’s a character in itself. The story never leans on unnecessary drama, instead offering a deeply satisfying arc built on mutual growth, trust, and the power of being truly seen.
A smart, tender, and refreshingly real love story. Highly recommend.
Lindo Forbes masterfully weaves cultural identity, language, and lived experience into every page. Toronto comes alive as more than a setting—it’s a character in itself. The story never leans on unnecessary drama, instead offering a deeply satisfying arc built on mutual growth, trust, and the power of being truly seen.
A smart, tender, and refreshingly real love story. Highly recommend.
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