Series: Tokyo Ever After Book 1
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Length: 336 pages
Audiobook Length: 9 hours and 30 minutes
First Published: 2021
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Publisher’s Description
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?
About Emiko Jean
Emiko Jean is the author of We’ll Never Be Apart, Empress of All Seasons, Mika in Real Life, Tokyo Ever After, and Tokyo Dreaming. Before she was a writer, she was a teacher. She lives in Washington with her husband and children. Visit the author’s website →