Self-declared matchmaking GENIUS Emiko is a busybody foodie who avoids questions of her own future as she meddles in other’s love lives in this sweet and savory YA romance, inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma.
Emiko Kimori lives with her Ojiichan in a small town surrounded by friends and neighbors, including her childhood pal Kenzo Sanada, who wishes she’d spend less time playing matchmaker. But Emiko can so clearly see who belongs together, even when her targets (including the canine variety) don't know it themselves. She simply must help — for the sake of true love!
As for her own romantic life…Emiko is far too busy with her matchmaking schemes, her brunch recipes, volunteering, her bustling social life, keeping up her grades, eating said brunch recipes and making post-graduation plans. Plans she will absolutely decide on soon. Definitely. Maybe? But when Emiko ends up falling for the last person she expects, she finds herself caught in the tangled web of her own love matches. For the first time, instead of arranging from afar, Emiko has to figure out what it means to be in love herself, and learns that friendship and romance are far more complicated than she ever imagined . . .
Cover art: Jacqueline Li
Cover design: Gigi Lau
Published by Tundra Books Penguin Random House Canada
Publication date: June 10, 2025