Emiko Jean

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick! A hilarious and heartfelt novel perfect for fans of To All the Boys I've Loved Before and The Princess Diaries Izumi Tanaka has lived an uneventful seventeen years in her small town, keenly aware of all the ways in which her family is different from most of her classmates’. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father’s identity . . . and he’s none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Soon she’s traveling overseas to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she's only dreamed of. But being a princess isn’t all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. Izzy soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself—back home, she was never “American” enough, and in Japan, she must prove she’s "Japanese" enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairytale, happily ever after?

Tokyo Ever After

One girl must compete to become the next empress while keeping her monstrous identity a secret in this Ancient Japan-inspired standalone fantasy.

Empress of All Seasons

Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Tokyo Ever After

When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true.

Only...

Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother’s lack of pedigree. And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. Which means upping her newly acquired princess game.

But at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart?

Tokyo Ever After #2

Tokyo Dreaming

In this brilliant new novel by from Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novel Tokyo Ever After, comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel  about motherhood, daughterhood, and love—how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns.

One phone call changes everything. 

At thirty-five, Mika Suzuki’s life is a mess. Her last relationship ended in flames. Her roommate-slash-best friend might be a hoarder. She’s a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents. And, most recently, she’s been fired from her latest dead-end job.  

Mika is at her lowest point when she receives a phone call from Penny—the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Penny is determined to forge a relationship with her birth mother, and in turn, Mika longs to be someone Penny is proud of. Faced with her own inadequacies, Mika embellishes a fact about her life. What starts as a tiny white lie slowly snowballs into a fully-fledged fake life, one where Mika is mature, put-together, successful in love and her career. 

The details of Mika’s life might be an illusion, but everything she shares with curious, headstrong Penny is real: her hopes, dreams, flaws, and Japanese heritage. The harder-won heart belongs to Thomas Calvin, Penny’s adoptive widower father. What starts as a rocky, contentious relationship slowly blossoms into a friendship and, over time, something more. But can Mika really have it all—love, her daughter, the life she’s always wanted? Or will Mika’s deceptions ultimately catch up to her? In the end, Mika must face the truth—about herself, her family, and her past—and answer the question, just who is Mika in real life? 

Perfect for fans of Kiley Reid’s Such a Fun Age, Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and Rebecca Serle’s In Five Years, Mika in Real Life is at once a heart-wrenching and uplifting novel that explores the weight of silence, the secrets we keep, and what it means to be a mother.

A Novel

Mika in Real Life

Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend and twin sister, seventeen-year-old Alice Monroe is in a mental ward when, with support from fellow patient Chase, she begins to confront hidden truths in a journal, including that the only personshe trusts may be telling her only half of the story.

We'll Never Be Apart

Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s life is turned upside down when she gets the call Ellie Black, a girl who disappeared years earlier, has resurfaced in the woods of Washington state—but Ellie’s reappearance leaves Chelsey with more questions than answers. “I stayed up late into the night turning the pages until I learned the truth of what happened to Ellie—and gasped when Jean delivered a truly jaw-dropping twist.” —Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive and Bright Young Women It’s been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun’s sister vanished when they were teenagers, and ever since she’s been searching: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. But happy endings are rare in Chelsey’s line of work. Then a glimmer: local teenager Ellie Black, who disappeared without a trace two years earlier, has been found alive in the woods of Washington State. But something is not right with Ellie. She won’t say where she’s been, or who she’s protecting, and it’s up to Chelsey to find the answers. She needs to get to the bottom of what happened to Ellie: for herself, and for the memory of her sister, but mostly for the next girl who could be taken—and who, unlike Ellie, might never return. The debut thriller from New York Times bestselling author Emiko Jean, The Return of Ellie Black is both a feminist tour de force about the embers of hope that burn in the aftermath of tragedy and a twisty page-turner that will shock and surprise you right up until the final page.

The Return of Ellie Black

Und plötzlich bist du Prinzessin von Japan Bislang war Izumi Tanaka ein ganz normaler amerikanischer Teenager. Das einzig Besondere in ihrem Leben sind ihre japanische Herkunft und ihr unbekannter Vater. Alles verändert sich, als sie herausfindet, dass dieser Unbekannte kein Geringerer als der zukünftige Kaiser von Japan ist. Und das wiederum bedeutet, dass Izzy plötzlich kaiserliche Kronprinzessin ist – immer nur einen kulturellen Fauxpas vom nächsten Skandal entfernt. Wird ihr Prinzessinnentraum zum Albtraum oder kann sie ihn zu einem Happy End führen, Ritter in strahlender Rüstung inklusive?

Romantische Cinderellastory mit angesagtem Japan-Setting ab 13

Tokyo ever after – Prinzessin auf Probe

Tokion prinsessa

Nesse conto de fadas contemporâneo, uma jovem atravessa o mundo em busca de pertencimento e um final feliz. Izumi Tanaka nunca sentiu que pertence ao lugar onde vive. Afinal, ela é uma das únicas garotas com ascendência japonesa em sua cidadezinha natal, no norte da Califórnia. Criada apenas pela mãe, as duas sempre foram muito unidas — até Izzy descobrir que seu misterioso pai é ninguém mais, ninguém menos do que o príncipe herdeiro do Japão. O que significa que Izumi é literalmente uma princesa. Não demora muito até a família imperial japonesa ir atrás de Izzy e ela partir em uma viagem para Tóquio. Em meio a confusões com um jovem guarda-costas mal-humorado (apesar de lindo!) e com primos envolvidos em diversas polêmicas, a garota vai perceber que a vida da realeza está longe de ser só glamour. E, enquanto tenta conhecer o pai, talvez acabe encontrando a si mesma.

Uma princesa em Tóquio

Izzy (18, ik-persoon) groeide op bij haar alleenstaande moeder in Californië. Bij toeval ontdekt ze wie haar vader is: de kroonprins van Japan. Ze reist naar Japan om haar vader te leren kennen, maar het valt niet mee om opeens een prinses te zijn. Vanaf ca. 15 jaar.

Tokio voor altijd

Tokio ever after

Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's New York Times bestseller Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to beloved rom-com Tokyo Ever After! When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she’s overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi’s life is a Tokyo dream come true. Only. . . Her parents’ engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother’s lack of pedigree. And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. Which means upping her newly acquired princess game. But at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart?

"Return to Tokyo for a royal wedding in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Dreaming, the sequel to the Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and New York Times bestseller Tokyo Ever After When Japanese-American Izumi Tanaka learned her father was the Crown Prince of Japan, she became a princess overnight. Now, she's overcome conniving cousins, salacious press, and an imperial scandal to finally find a place she belongs. She has a perfect bodyguard turned boyfriend. Her stinky dog, Tamagotchi, is living with her in Tokyo. Her parents have even rekindled their college romance and are engaged. A royal wedding is on the horizon! Izumi's life is a Tokyo dream come true. Only... Her parents' engagement hits a brick wall. The Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage citing concerns about Izumi and her mother's lack of pedigree. And on top of it all, her bodyguard turned boyfriend makes a shocking decision about their relationship. At the threat of everything falling apart, Izumi vows to do whatever it takes to help win over the council. Which means upping her newly acquired princess game. But at what cost? Izumi will do anything to help her parents achieve their happily ever after, but what if playing the perfect princess means sacrificing her own? Will she find a way to forge her own path and follow her heart?"--

Verwitterte Mauern, eine Nebelwand - das sieht Alice, wenn sie aus dem Fenster blickt. Die psychiatrische Anstalt auf Savage Isle ist für sie ein Ort des Schreckens, denn hinter einer der Mauern lauert Cellie, ihre machtbesessene Zwillingsschwester. Cellie hat das verheerende Feuer gelegt, das Alice‘ Freund Jason das Leben kostete. Und sie wird nicht ruhen, ehe sie nicht auch Alice getötet hat ..."Alice, hörst du mir zu? Bitte erzähl mir von dem Feuer." Dr. Goodman klopft mit dem Stift auf sein Buch."Ich kann mich nicht erinnern", sage ich.Womöglich ist sie ein Akt der Gnade - die Lücke in meiner Erinnerung.Womöglich will mein Gehirn nicht, dass ich mich daran erinnere, was passiert ist. Um mich von der Erkenntnis zu verschonen, dass meine Schwester, mein eigen Fleich und Blut, mir so etwas angetan haben könnte - mir und Jason. Dumm nur, dass mein Herz es längst weiß.

Feuerschwester

Hanako Footman

Tokyo ever after - Prinzessin auf Probe

Izumi Tanaka siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar -realmente no es fácil ser una chica americana de origen japonés en el pueblecito más remoto de Carolina del Norte-. Izumi, Izzy, ha crecido con su madre y juntas son un equipo inseparable. Pero cuando Izzy descubre una pista sobre quién podría ser su padre, a quien no ha conocido nunca..., su vida cambiará como nunca se podría haber imaginado convirtiéndose en la princesa heredera de Japón. Pero ser princesa no será el perfecto cuento de hadas: primas conspiradoras, una prensa acosadora, un guardaespaldas guapo pero ceñudo que podría ser su alma gemela, y miles de años de tradición y costumbres que tendrá que aprender prácticamente de la noche a la mañana. Izzy pronto se encontrará atrapada entre dos mundos y entre diferentes versiones de sí misma. ¿Se derrumbará bajo el peso de la corona o vivirá su cuento de hadas? ¿Cuál de los dos caminos tendrá un final feliz? Izumi Tanaka siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar -realmente no es fácil ser una chica americana de origen japonés en el pueblecito más remoto de Carolina del Norte-. Izumi, Izzy, ha crecido con su madre y juntas son un equipo inseparable. Pero cuando Izzy descubre una pista sobre quién podría ser su padre, a quien no ha conocido nunca..., su vida cambiará como nunca se podría haber imaginado convirtiéndose en la princesa heredera de Japón. Izzy pronto se encontrará atrapada entre dos mundos y entre diferentes versiones de sí misma. ¿Se derrumbará bajo el peso de la corona o vivirá su cuento de hadas? Si te despiertas un día con tu mundo del revés... Puedes quedarte quieta o lanzarte a descubrirlo. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION The Princess Diaries meets Crazy Rich Asians in Emiko Jean's Tokyo Ever After, the irresistible story of an ordinary Japanese-American girl who discovers that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan! Izumi Tanaka has never really felt like she fit in--it isn't easy being Japanese American in her small, mostly white, northern California town. Raised by a single mother, it's always been Izumi--or Izzy, because "It's easier this way"--and her mom against the world. But then Izumi discovers a clue to her previously unknown father's identity...and he's none other than the Crown Prince of Japan. Which means outspoken, irreverent Izzy is literally a princess. In a whirlwind, Izumi travels to Japan to meet the father she never knew and discover the country she always dreamed of. But being a princess isn't all ball gowns and tiaras. There are conniving cousins, a hungry press, a scowling but handsome bodyguard who just might be her soulmate, and thousands of years of tradition and customs to learn practically overnight. Izumi soon finds herself caught between worlds, and between versions of herself--back home, she was never "American" enough, and in Japan, she must prove she's "Japanese" enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairy tale, happily ever after?

Tokyo Ever After. Princesa Por Sorpresa / Tokyo Ever After

Izzy tiene una vida normal hasta que un día descubre que es... ¡la princesa heredera de Japón! Izumi Tanaka siempre se ha sentido fuera de lugar -realmente no es fácil ser una chica americana de origen japonés en el pueblecito más remoto de Carolina del Norte-. Izumi, Izzy, ha crecido con su madre y juntas son un equipo inseparable. Pero cuando Izzy descubre una pista sobre quién podría ser su padre, a quien no ha conocido nunca..., su vida cambiará como nunca se podría haber imaginado convirtiéndose en la princesa heredera de Japón. Izzy pronto se encontrará atrapada entre dos mundos y entre diferentes versiones de sí misma. ¿Se derrumbará bajo el peso de la corona o vivirá su cuento de hadas? Si te despiertas un día con tu mundo del revés... Puedes quedarte quieta o lanzarte a descubrirlo.

Tokyo Ever After. Princesa por sorpresa

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK 'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!' GLAMOUR 'A funny, touching celebration of second chances' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Warm, funny and a brilliant read' SUN 'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read' HOLLY MILLER, author of The Sight of You ________ Penny Calvin has questions. Placed for adoption sixteen years ago, she's desperate to get to know the mother she's never met. Mika Suzuki just wants to hide. Jobless, single and living in a chaotic flat share, she can't bear her daughter knowing her life is a mess. So, when Penny gets in touch, Mika tells a few white lies, pretending to have it all - a career, partner and money. Keeping up the pretence over the phone is one thing. But when Penny and her widowed adoptive father Thomas spring a visit on Mika, things get complicated. By coming clean about the secrets in her past, will Mika finally get the life she dreamed of? Or will she lose it all? ________ 'An endearing, joyful tale about finding (and accepting) yourself' Good Housekeeping 'Smart and offbeat funny: think Maria Semple' i 'A sheer delight' Rochelle Weinstein 'Had me laughing, crying and cheering' Lauren Kate 'Hilarious, tender and very real . . . for every human trying to figure it out' Nancy Jooyoun Kim 'With the offbeat humour and poignancy of Maria Semple and Kirsty Capes, this has the potential to be a big hit' Bookseller, Editor's Choice

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