Emiko Jean
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"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. 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...
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English
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Getting to know Penny, the daughter she placed for adoption sixteen years ago, thirty -five-year-old Mika Suzuki finds unexpected love with Penny's widowed father and finally has a chance to have the life and family she's always wanted until her deceptions catch up with her.
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...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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When the Imperial Household Council refuses to approve the marriage of her parents, eighteen-year-old Izumi decides to become the perfect princess to help win the council's consent, but will she sacrifice her own heart in order to secure her parents' happiness?
Author
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit for the outspoken and irreverant eighteen-year-old from northern California.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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Haunted by memories of the fire that killed her boyfriend, 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 person she trusts may be telling her only half of the story.
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English
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In a palace of illusions, nothing is what it seems. Each generation, a competition is held to find the next empress of Honoku. The rules are simple. Survive the palace's enchanted seasonal rooms. Conquer Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Marry the prince. All are eligible to compete-all except yokai, supernatural monsters and spirits whom the human emperor is determined to enslave and destroy. Mari has spent a lifetime training to become empress....
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Deutsch
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Und plötzlich bist du Prinzessin von Japan
Bislang war Izumi Tanka 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...
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Deutsch
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Vom Glück der zweiten Chancen
Mika Suzukis Leben ist eine ziemliche Katastrophe: Ihre letzte Beziehung ist implodiert, für ihre Eltern ist sie eine konstante Enttäuschung und vor Kurzem wurde sie auch noch gefeuert. Doch ein Anruf ändert plötzlich alles: Ihre 16-jährige Tochter Penny, die sie als junges Mädchen zur Adoption freigeben musste, meldet sich überraschend und möchte ihre leibliche Mutter kennenlernen. Doch Mikas Leben ist alles...
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Deutsch
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Zurück nach Tokyo
Izumi hat ihren Prinzessinnentraum wahr gemacht: Sie lebt im Kaiserpalast mit ihrem geliebten Hund, sie hat einen perfekten Bodyguard-Freund und ihre Eltern planen, endlich zu heiraten ... Bis das Kaiserliche Hofamt einschreitet und die Eheschließung nicht billigt - aufgrund ihrer bürgerlichen Herkunft! Izumi will alles tun, um das Happy End ihrer Eltern zu retten, dafür muss sie aber vielleicht ihr eigenes Glück opfern. Wenn...
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"When identities cross boundaries, with love that knows no bounds. From platonic and romantic love to grief and heartbreak, these stories explore navigating life at the intersection of identities, and what it means to grow up surrounded by a multitude of traditions, languages, cultures, and interpersonal dynamics. Returning to a father's homeland. Trying to fit in at chaotic weddings and lavish birthday parties where not all are welcome. Processing...