"They said life is beautiful yet fleeting but I personally believe its ephemeral nature is just a state of mind. When life wilts and fades away, love takes over - holding no dimensions or boundaries - surviving amidst the fragility of the world and the people it touches. The cherry blossoms of this world may one day wither and wilt and fade away but love is timeless. It's eternal. It always will be." FOBOLOUSBride-to-be and audacious career girl Janelle Marquez had no clue what was waiting for her on the other side of the world. Hopping on a plane on a whim to surprise her fiance, she traveled to America on her own for the first time only to end up getting the biggest jaw-dropping surprise of her life. After discovering a dark secret one night, she stumbled upon James Ren, a charming young Japanese American architect who turned her world upside down.FOBOLOUS is the romantic tale of Janelle and James caught in a flurry of quirky, funny, heartrending, dreamy, and unbelievable adventures all packed in their one unforgettable, whirlwind meeting in America.If you care for cherry blossoms, interesting conversations, tales of immigrants, culture clashes, Asian American fiction, and unconventionally cute love stories told in a funny, poignant, emotive narrative.This is your story.