《City of Hearts 系列英文繪本》Chance Encounters

《Chance Encounters》是一則城市裡的溫柔戀曲，描寫插畫家 Isla 與美術教師 Ethan 之間，從日常相遇到慢慢靠近的故事。

每天早晨，Isla 都會到她最喜歡的咖啡館 Luna & Bean，在溫暖的採光與熟悉的香氣中開始一天。某個星期二，一位陌生男子 Ethan 坐在她的身旁，他安靜閱讀的樣子、溫和的笑聲，悄悄改變了她的日常。

他們的關係在細微的互動中萌芽：
• 一杯拿錯卻意外送到她手中的熱咖啡
• 彼此偷看的眼神與靦腆的微笑
• 留在桌上的素描、書籤、紙飛機
• 在同一張晃動的小桌旁逐漸靠近的座位

愛不是突然出現，而是在這些不起眼的日常裡慢慢累積。
Ethan 的學生畫展，成了兩人心意真正靠近的轉捩點。他願意讓她看見尚未完成的作品，她願意在他緊張時給予光。
兩人學會：
愛不是劇烈的雷電，而是反覆做出的選擇——一次又一次地出現在彼此身旁。

這本書也非常適合 以故事方式學英語：
• 生活化對話自然流暢
• 描述情緒與氛圍的詞彙豐富
• 節奏溫柔、易讀、適合英語初學者
• 透過角色互動提升理解力與語感

一則輕柔動人的故事，讓人相信：
有些相遇，看似偶然，其實是生活悄悄安排的溫暖奇蹟。

Chance Encounters is a tender city-romance about Isla, an illustrator who finds comfort in routine, and Ethan, a gentle art teacher whose presence slowly shifts the rhythm of her days.

Every morning, Isla visits her favorite café—Luna & Bean—where sunlight warms the wooden floor and the barista knows her handwriting. Her quiet world changes the day Ethan begins sitting at the table next to hers. He reads with an intensity she recognizes, laughs softly at book margins, and notices the world with the same curiosity she sketches.

Their connection grows through small, meaningful moments:
• exchanging shy smiles over warm coffee
• noticing how the other sees light, color, and life
• offering sketches, notes, and tiny acts of kindness
• choosing, again and again, to sit near each other

As their mornings overlap, what seems like coincidence becomes a gentle unfolding—two people learning to share space, stories, and eventually their hearts.

Love arrives not in grand gestures, but in:
• a warm cup held out as a peace offering
• a perfectly folded paper plane
• a sketch left quietly under a sugar jar
• the courage to show someone your art, your fears, and your hope

When Ethan invites Isla to see his students’ first art exhibition, their connection deepens into something honest and brave. Together they learn that love grows in the borderlands of choice and chance, shaped by attention, patience, and showing up for each other.

This book is also a beautiful tool for learning English through natural storytelling, offering:
• everyday conversational English
• emotional and descriptive vocabulary
• warm, expressive dialogue
• easy-to-follow narrative flow perfect for English learners

A soft, heart-warming story that captures the magic of ordinary days—and how love can bloom quietly between sips of coffee.