{"title":"Jennifer Yen","description":"\u003cp\u003eJennifer Yen crafts compelling young adult stories that explore the complexities of relationships, identity, and self-discovery. Her writing combines heartfelt emotion with relatable characters, inviting readers into immersive worlds where love and personal growth take centre stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for authentic dialogue and engaging plots, Yen's books like \u003cem\u003eA Taste for Love\u003c\/em\u003e offer a thoughtful blend of romance and coming-of-age themes, appealing to readers seeking both warmth and depth in their young adult fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"a-taste-for-love-by-jennifer-yen-9780593117545","title":"A Taste for Love","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and \u003cem\u003eThe Great British Baking Show\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Taste for Love\u003c\/em\u003e is a delicious rom-com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo her friends, high school senior Liza Yang is nearly perfect. Smart, kind, and pretty, she dreams big and never shies away from a challenge. But to her mum, Liza is anything but. Compared to her older sister Jeannie, Liza is stubborn, rebellious, and worst of all, determined to push back against all of Mrs. Yang's traditional values, especially when it comes to dating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe one thing mother and daughter do agree on is their love of baking. Mrs. Yang is the owner of Houston's popular Yin \u0026amp; Yang Bakery. With college just around the corner, Liza agrees to help out at the bakery's annual junior competition to prove to her mum that she's more than her rebellious tendencies once and for all. But when Liza arrives on the first day of the bake-off, she realises there's a catch— all of the contestants are young Asian American men her mother has handpicked for Liza to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe bachelorette situation Liza has found herself in is made even worse when she happens to be grudgingly attracted to one of the contestants; the stoic, impenetrable, annoyingly hot James Wong. As she battles against her feelings for James, and for her mother's approval, Liza begins to realise there's no tried and true recipe for love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47485916348652,"sku":"9780593117545","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9f541bf50c9d5ce0ac591c663d1e5be8.jpg?v=1775789182"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jennifer-yen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}