Love Makes Mochi

by Stefany Valentine

Overview

A teen goth fashion designer travels to Tokyo, Japan, where she meets a tattoo artist apprentice who may just be the one to change her mind about love—part of the international Love in Translation series of standalone YA romances.

Lilyn Jeong is living her best life—in Tokyo! She gets to learn from the legendary yet notoriously terrifying tailor Mrs. Matsumoto. Getting a glowing recommendation from her could be Lilyn’s ticket into her dream fashion school.

So when Lilyn is tasked with designing an entire collection, panic sets in. She has only weeks to figure out how to mix her goth aesthetic with traditional Japanese style. Thankfully, Mrs. Matsumoto’s rebellious, tattooed, rainbow-haired daughter Yua offers to help. 

But going on cozy dates with this cute girl is way easier than sewing yukatas. Can Lilyn find a path forward in fashion and love? Or will she watch as everything falls apart at the seams?

The swoony Love in Translation romances can be read together or separately:

LOVE REQUIRES CHOCOLATE • LOVE CRAVES CARDAMOM • LOVE MAKES MOCHI

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593571644
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	01/27/2026
Series:	Love in Translation , #3
Sold by:	Random House
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Stefany Valentine is an emerging young adult author. Her first publication is featured in the adoptee anthology, When We Became Ours. She is also the author of First Love Language and Love Makes Mochi. She has worked as a social media marketer to promote books. When not writing, Stefany can be found taking pictures for her bookstagram or camping in the wilderness.