Love Under The Apple Blossoms — Kristi Hong

She's new in town.
He's leaving before long.
But their hearts are getting carried away…

Joanna Lin is making a fresh start, and she's landed the art teacher job of her dreams. There's just one problem: it turns out to be at a language immersion school where everyone speaks Mandarin Chinese. She doesn't know a word of it, and she needs to learn -- fast.

Jack Sun, the handsome Mandarin teacher, offers to tutor her in exchange for art lessons. Under the guise of learning, they enjoy the scenic shores of Lake Michigan and even volunteer together for the Dragon Boat Festival. Although they tell themselves they're only coworkers -- okay, friends -- a spring romance is blossoming between them.

But Joanna's last relationship ended in heartbreak, and Jack has promised to return to Taiwan after the end of the semester to manage his family's business. Will duty and tradition nip a romance in the bud…and will this shared season become no more than a wistful memory?