A new discovery, now one of my favorite authors. This was the third book of hers that I've read and I'm hooked. This one, in particular, caught my fancy. If you remember a child's picture book called Goodnight, Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, you will enjoy this story. Jin's default setting for her books is Seattle, and as a recent transplant, I'm enjoying the local mention of places in the area. This is the story of a woman, June, who is working at a bank, closing down small businesses that are in arrears on their mortgage payments. She receives a notice from a lawyer that her beloved aunt from Seattle has passed away and given her the bookstore she owned. June travels to Seattle, Green Lake in particular to close up the bookstore and sell it. But, being in the store brings back such memories, and her aunt leaves her a scavenger hunt through letters that Ruby and Margaret Wise Brown wrote in the 1940's. June also meets a local restaurant owner that helps her decide how to save the store. I like how Jio tells the stories and has a bit of a twist at the end of each one. If you like romance and a bit of mystery, you'll like these. Reminds me of Debbie Macomber and others like her. Recommended. ( )

I wanted to love this... food, books, and doing what you love but it just fell flat. It was super predictable in a very Hallmark movie sort of way. I didn't hate it. I am sure others would enjoy this but I just didn't love it. I will try more by Jio because I hear she has written better stories. ( )

This novel was like a made-for-TV movie that I couldn't stop watching despite the cheesy plot and dialogue. ( )

Super bra ( )

As much as I liked having Margaret Wise Brown's presence in a book, the story itself was average and at times unbelievable.
I did appreciate that women were not portrayed as opponents, but open-minded or caring. Except for June's mistrust of her sister. ( )