I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for my next book, Hangry Hearts, out March 18, 2025! I absolutely love the cover for my farmers market-inspired Asian Romeo & Juliet. My beautiful cover was designed by Kerri Resnick and illustrated by Leni Kauffman. I love love love the steam bubbles that make a heart, the delish food, and how it makes me feel celebrating LNY. Thank you, Kerri and Leni, for making the cover of my dreams!
Love, family, and food collide in this sparkling Romeo and Juliet-inspired romance.
Julie Wu and Randall Hur used to be best friends. Now they only see each other on Saturdays at the Pasadena Farmers Market where their once close families are long-standing rivals.
When Julie and Randall are paired with ultra-rich London Kim for a community-service school project, they are forced to work together for the first time in years. It quickly becomes obvious that London has a major crush on Julie. But Julie can’t stop thinking about Randall. And Randall can’t stop thinking about how London is thinking about Julie. Soon, prompted by a little jealousy and years of missing each other, school project meetings turn into pseudo dates at their favorite Taiwanese breakfast shop and then secret kisses at the beach—far from the watchful eyes of their families.
Just as they’re finally feeling brave enough to tell their grandmas, the two matriarchs rehash their old fight and Julie and Randall get caught in the middle and Julie’s brother finds out they are dating. Their families are heartbroken.
But it’s the Year of the Dragon, an auspicious time to resolve disagreements and start anew, and Randall isn’t going down without fighting for what—and who—they love. Could the Lunar New Year provide not only a second chance for Randall and Julie, but for their families as well?
Hangry Hearts is a funny, big-hearted romance about friendship, family, and first love—and being brave enough to have it all.
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