Toko Kawai: 3 books

Haruna is spending almost every day at Wakatake—and every night with Nakagawa. But even as he gets closer to Nakagawa’s eccentric sake-brewing family, Nakagawa himself remains a mystery. Is he leading a double life under Haruna’s nose? And will he be able to keep his icy cool when one of Haruna’s many ex-boyfriends shows up in Japan?

As Nakagawa’s icy reserve melts, he and Haruna heat up Wakatake Brewery. Too bad life can’t be all sex and sake. A rival salesman has Haruna’s back against the wall and is threatening to take him away from the brewery he’s grown to love. Meanwhile, it’s getting harder for the lovers to conceal their secret relationship. Could it be time to come out of the closet?

Haruna is drunk on love, and he’s desperate to convince Nakagawa that fate has brought them together. But the old brewer, enraged at the idea of selling his brewery, wants Haruna off his property by any means necessary. Are Haruna and Nakagawa destined to drink alone, or will their passion prove more intoxicating than the sake?