The Tenth Month: A Hmong love novel

"The tenth month was the perfect time for them to meet and fall in love. Then Tao is forced to leave to America with the unexpected return of his parents. He keeps a promise to Gao and returns a year later, in hopes of marrying her. Only nothing turned out as planned and they were never to be wed.
After they were torn apart in Laos, Tao and Gao had lost all hopes of ever seeing each other again. But six years later, chance brings them back together with a reunion unlike any other. Trouble is, Gao was not the one Tao had planned on running into. Neither was he planning to tell her anytime too soon. But even with the help of his most loyal friend, Tou, will he be able to keep his secret and keep Gao for the rest of their lives?"