This is a cute romance that takes place against the background of a Mandarin immersion elementary school with a large group of school personnel making up the secondary cast. Joanna has recently changed careers completely and is now the new art teacher at the school, and Jack is the new fifth grade teacher. The two bond organically because they’re the “new guys” at work and it’s sweet and pure to watch their crushes develop. They have issues and obstacles to overcome before they will give into their feelings and allow their relationship to progress, and they’re able to learn from one another throughout this process. Both characters’ mothers played a large part in the story and their meddling made me chuckle. I thought the story was okay until the final 1/3 of the story, when it finally began to pick up. I really like the way the ending unfolded.

There is a quite a bit of Taiwanese and Chinese culture, food, and language woven into the story.

I received a copy of this HQN Heartwarming title from the publisher via NetGalley-thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book, Harlequin!