"Aspiring Cinderella Midori Saito does not heed her mother's warning-'Running off with a foreigner will bring you nothing but trouble'-in Tokunaga's delectably frothy debut. Trouble is exactly what Midori finds after following English teacher Kevin Newbury from her native Japan to San Francisco, where Prince Charming quickly becomes Prince Alarming after a nightmarish engagement party. After Kevin dumps her to return to his ex-girlfriend, Midori doesn't want to tell her parents or return to Japan, although with little savings, no green card and only a temporary visa, she may have to. Fortunately, Kevin's old friend Shinji Nishimura, who met Midori at the ill-fated party, offers Midori refuge while she figures out her next moves-she's a talented baker-and Shinji ponders his. Tokunaga, author of the self-published No Kidding, depicts Midori's determination to create her own version of the American dream with exuberance." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Too independent for Japanese society, Midori Saito falls in love with an American English teacher and leaves home to start a new life with him in San Francisco. But after he dumps her, Midori is left on her own. Soon, Midori surprises even herself as she proves she will do almost anything to hang on to her dream of a new life.