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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.

"Memories embedded in jewels for you. Seigi, an ordinary university student, works at a jewelry shop run by the decidedly not-ordinary Richard. One day, a young boy named Hajime walks in, takes out a small cat's eye gemstone, and asks Richard for a matching stone. What story lies behind this particular request?"--

"Seigi Nakata is a second-year student at Kasaba University who is majoring in economics. He works part-time at a jewelry shop run by the breathtakingly beautiful jeweler Richard. One day, while Seigi is talking to his schoolmate (and crush) Tanimoto, he meets her good friend Shinkai. Through a twist of fate, Seigi finds himself wrapped up with mysterious rumors of a cursed emerald at Shinkai's ballet troupe!" --provided by publisher.

Seigi's eye for cut, carat, and clarity grows sharper by the day as he works under the beautiful and talented Richard. He'll need that keen eye for their next case involving a "cursed" emerald necklace that once belonged to a dead ballerina. Tasked by a famous ballet company to investigate the necklace, Richard and Seigi must, once again, plumb the multi-faceted depths of the human heart.

This highly acclaimed mystery tale about a young man teaming up with a handsome jewelry appraiser inspired a popular anime–and a manga adaptation (also from Seven Seas)!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.

"Seigi Nakata, a Japanese economics student, is working at the shop of the beautiful jeweler, 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..."--

PART-TIME JOB, FULL-TIME CONCERNSBack from England, Seigi must deal with the start of his third year of college—and with all his classmates starting to job hunt in earnest! Meanwhile, a familiar customer returns to Jewelry Étranger with a pale pink cameo he once received from an unrequited love, challenging Seigi and Richard to solve the mystery attached to the gift.

DEADBEAT DADThe reappearance of a complicated figure turns Seigi’s life upside down—his birth father, Hisashi Shimeno. The man he wants nothing to do with will not leave him be, and Seigi would rather quit Jewelry Étranger for good than risk bringing trouble to Richard’s door. That is, if Richard will let him go…

GEMS ARE A MIRROR OF YOURSELF...Seigi is a Japanese university student working at Richard’s jewelry shop, Etranger. When Richard receives a new request from a client, Seigi finds himself tagging along to an auction for a piece of beautiful green jade that may be more special than it appears.

BON VOYAGEOne month after arriving in the mountain city of Kandy to begin his studies as a jeweler, Seigi receives a strange e-mail from “Jeffrey,” with the subject line “Help Richard.” Within is an itinerary for a luxury cruise…that leaves in three days. What has the beautiful jeweler got himself into now?! And can Seigi come to his rescue yet again?

THE SUMMER GARDENAt the request of Richard’s mother, Catherine, Seigi travels with Richard to her vacation home in Provence in the south of France to meet her. On arriving, however, they find a mystery awaiting them in the form of a strange girl named Octavia, and an even stranger treasure hunt Catherine has set up for them. Can they find the thirty gemstones hidden across the estate? And if so, what else might they unearth?