Nanako Tsujimura – författare

Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian is a brilliant and enigmatic British jewelry appraiser. Seigi Nakata is a young college student. Their worlds are as different as can be, but when a chance encounter leads Seigi to hire Richard to appraise a family heirloom, it sparks a partnership that goes well beyond that one job. Together, the duo investigate jewelry-related cases and solve mysteries, finding the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and the hearts of those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

JEWELS AREN'T JUST PRETTYAfter helping out the impossibly elegant Englishman Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, Seigi accepts a job in Richard's jewelry store. One day, Takatsuki, a flashy-looking host, comes in looking for something to impress his clients. Takatsuki's eyes light on an amethyst, at which point Richard relates to him the legend behind the stone. What is the jewel's story, and how does it affect the haughty host's decision?

Acting on information from Saul, Seigi makes his way to England in pursuit of his wayward boss. When the beautiful jeweler’s tortured past comes back to haunt him, what’s his knight in shining armour to do?!Series Overview: When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewellery appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewellery expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom...and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones–and those who possess them.

Seigi Nakata, a Japanese economics student, is working at the shop of the beautiful jeweller, Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian. Today’s customers are an elderly couple, the Tamuras. To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, they came to Richard’s shop to find an imperial topaz. But something seems off about this cute couple…

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewelry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom… and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and those who possess them.

A declaration of martial law in Sri Lanka sends Seigi temporarily back to Japan - until a strange message has him flying to Hong Kong to meet with one Vincent Lai, the man who seems as determined to betray Richard as he is to keep helping Seigi. What does Vincent truly want from them? And what will Seigi do once he reunites with Richard?

When Seigi Nakata rescued a handsome young jewellry appraiser from a group of drunken assailants, he got more than he bargained for! The appraiser is Richard Ranasinghe de Vulpian, a brilliant and mysterious British jewelry expert. Seigi hires him to appraise a family heirloom... and that is just the beginning. Together, they unlock the secret messages hidden in the hearts of precious stones - and those who possess them.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCKMinoru's mom is sick. School sucks. They're broke. Worse yet, Minoru is caught shoplifting bandages at a drugstore! But when the clerk goes to search his pockets...the bandages turn up in the hands of an unrelated stranger. This young man, who introduces himself as Seigi Nakata and claims to be a long-lost relative, takes this wayward youth under his wing and introduces him to a breathtakingly beautiful blond foreigner. Thus begins Act 3 of Richard and Seigi's story, set in the Yamate neighborhood of Yokohama!