Bøger af Emiko Jean

"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 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."

When Ellie Black, who disappeared two years earlier, is found alive in the woods of Washington State, Detective Chelsey Calhoun, whose own sister went missing when they were teenagers, realizes something is not right with Ellie and it's up to her to find the answers before another girl is taken.

'Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.' STEPHEN KING'Immersive, gripping and wish a twist you won't see coming' ELLERY LLOYD'The very definition of a page-turner' CLARE MACKINTOSH'Truly compelling. Emiko Jean . . . will soon be a household name' DAILY MAIL----I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept away. I'll tell you about her.It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work.Until one day, local teenager Ellie Black is found in Washington State woods. Two years after her disappearance, she's an echo of herself, but alive.But something's not right about this girl. Where has she been, and who is she protecting?Chelsey has to find out. For herself, for her sister, and before the next girl is taken.----'I stayed up late into the night turning the pages . . . a truly jaw-dropping twist.' JESSICA KNOLL'An emotional gut-punch of a thriller' SAMANTHA DOWNING'What a page-turner, with a truly shocking twist at the end. It's an absolute winner for me.' SUSAN LEWIS'Brooding and atmospheric' MARY KUBICA

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.

ET ENKELT OPKALD FORANDRER ALTI en alder af 35 år har Mika Suzuki ikke styr på ret meget i sit kaotiske liv. Hendes seneste forhold er endt katastrofalt. Hun er en evig skuffelse for sine meget traditionsbundne japanske forældre. Og hun er igen blevet fyret fra endnu et håbløst job. Hendes tilværelse er på et absolut lavpunkt, da hun modtager et telefonopkald fra Penny – den datter, hun bortadopterede 16 år tidligere.Penny vil gerne have et forhold til sin biologiske mor, efter at hun har mistet sin adoptivmor. I sin iver efter at imponere sin datter kommer Mika til at pynte lidt rigeligt på sandheden om sit liv. Det, der begynder som en lille hvid løgn ender med, at Mika pludselig har tegnet et billede af sig selv som moden, ansvarsbevidst og succesfuld i både karriere og kærlighed.Kan Mika endelig få den familie, hun har drømt om, eller vil løgnene i sidste ende indhente hende? Og hvem er egentlig den rigtige Mika?"En chance mere" er en charmerende og hjertevarm fortælling om at finde sig selv – i livet, i moderskabet og i kærligheden.Pressen skriver:“Klar kandidat til Bedste bog 2022.”– Glamour“En smuk fortælling om kærlighed, tillid og tilgivelse.”– Good Housekeeping”En chance mere er en rørende blanding af humor og hjerte. ”– Bust Magazine”En hjertevarm fortælling om båndet mellem mødre og døtre.”– BookBub “Karaktererne er genkendelige og kærligheden realistisk. Velskrevet, sjov og rørende.”– Booklist

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKIn this brilliant new novel 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.

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 AfterWhen 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?

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK'Definitely 'best books of 2022' material!' GLAMOUR'By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this is a total joy of a read' Holly Miller, author of The Sight of You'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________AT 35, MIKA SUZUKI IS STRUGGLING.She's been fired (again). Her last relationship went up in flames. Her mother is perpetually disappointed in her.And now, she's had a phone call from sixteen-year-old Penny Calvin: the baby she reluctantly placed for adoption when she was just a teenager herself.Penny has questions - and Mika is desperate to meet her girl. But she barely feels like she can take care of herself . . .Is she ready to show Penny who Mika Suzuki really is?________'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

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

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club YA Pick!Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean is 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 "e;American"e; enough, and in Japan, she must prove she's "e;Japanese"e; enough. Will Izumi crumble under the weight of the crown, or will she live out her fairytale, happily ever after?

One girl must compete to become the next empress while keeping her monstrous identity a secret in this Ancient Japaninspired standalone fantasy that will latch on to your imagination and sweep you along for a magical and dangerous ride. Joelle Charbonneau

How far will one girl go to become empress in this beautifully written, edge-of-your-seat YA fantasy for readers of Tomi Adeyemi and Laini Taylor