Bøker av Kou Yoneda

Yashiro and Doumeki have finally crossed the line that for so long they dared not. Doumeki confronts the fact that Yashiro is irreplaceable to him, while Yashiro realizes his own contradictory feelings for Doumeki. Because he values him, he can’t let him go. Because he values him, he must let him go.With his dispute with Hirata coming to a head, Yashiro leaves Doumeki and attempts to settle matters himself…What will be the outcome of this life-or-death conflict?What of Yashiro and Doumeki’s relationship?Turbulence, at least!

At the height of the dispute, Yashiro, deputy boss of Shinseikai, faces Doumeki in his room. Yashiro has long avoided his feelings for Doumeki. Likewise, Doumeki has been resolute in being Yashiro's bodyguard and that alone. Although they have been painfully aware of each other, they have kept theirfeelings penned up, determined not to cross the line. But, when Doumeki is cornered and confesses his feelings to Yashiro, that line is washed away. To get something he wants, or lose it for pride, which will Yashiro choose...?

The sexually masochistic yakuza boss, Yashiro, isn't the type to warm up to others easily. But when Chikara Doumeki, his newly hired bodyguard, catches his interest, he reconsiders his "hands-off" policy with subordinates. As Yashiro's invitations fail, the yakuza boss finds out his bodyguard has a very personal reason for staying at arm's length.

After surviving an attempt on his life, masochist mob boss Yashiro finds himself being cared for by his deeply devoted bodyguard, Doumeki. As the line between their personal and professional relationship continues to blur, other members of their syndicate scramble to assert their power. Will the feelings they potentially harbor for one another provide them a moment of repose... or will it only bring about more conflict?

He thought they were just friends, but with each passing moment Harumi Deguchispends with Ryo Onoda, his affections towards the man grow deeper. However, Onoda is straight and three years Deguchi's junior. Not exactly the ideal person for someone who's gay, like Deguchi, to fall in love with. Regardless, Deguchi can't help but have feelings for the younger man.Torn by his own insecurities and indecisiveness, Deguchi struggles to express his true feelings to Onoda. After all, he loves the time they spend together, even when their time together is short. Can he really risk what they already have for something that seems so far out of reach?Even So I Will Love You Tenderly is a story that illustrates the bitter sweet ups and downs that come with falling in love.

On the first day of his new job, the shy and introverted Shima suddenly finds himself trapped in an elevator with an extremely hungover man, who turns out to be none other than his new boss, Togawa. Though Shima is initially put-off by Togawa's rude and shameless behavior, he can't help but be drawn in by the man's compassionate side, and he soon finds his thoughts are completely consumed by the charismatic man.Unfortunately, painful experiences from his past continue to haunt Shima, and ultimately prevent him from taking the first step. Even when Togawa makes his feelings for the young man blatantly clear, despite also having agonizing memories and an unpleasant past of his own, Shima still hesitates to open himself up to the man.How will things turn out when a love is so obvious that it can felt, but the individuals in question can't express it directly?

Four years have passed since Yashiro's fateful battle with Hirata. Having left the family, Yashiro now makes a living as an investor of an underground casino. However, despite Yashiro no longer being tied to the family, Musumi still visits him in the casino, from time to time, in hopes that Yashiro might change his mind and return to the Shinsei-kai.Unlike Yashiro, who has removed himself from the yakuza world, Doumeki, on theother hand, has fallen deeper into it. Having been abandoned by Yashiro, Doumeki now works as a full-fledged member of the yakuza under the Sanwa-kai's Sakura Family.Separated and in their own respective worlds, Yashiro and Doumeki have not seen each other for four years. However, when a certain incident forces their paths to cross, will these two lovebird's time, which appeared to have stopped, begin to move again?