The Yakuza and the English Teacher Series by Naomi Aoki

The Yakuza and the English Teacher Series: Book 1. Falling in love had never been the plan when Jamie headed to Japan to teach English, but when a powerful businessmen takes an interest in him, how can he say no. Except, Gou is no ordinary businessmen. When the truth comes out, does Jamie run or does he stay? And will he have a choice?

Gou's world is dangerous, Jamie knows this, experienced it firsthand and still he promised to stay. A promise Jamie now wonders if he shouldn't have made. Kyoto might be quiet, for now, but Jamie knows it wont stay that way and he needs to decide if he wants to be here when it returns. But the danger never left Kyoto. Gou kept it hidden, choosing to protect Jamie. When Jamie is threatened by those behind the attacks in Nara, he decides not to tell his lover... moreGou's world is dangerous, Jamie knows this, experienced it firsthand and still he promised to stay. A promise Jamie now wonders if he shouldn't have made. Kyoto might be quiet, for now, but Jamie knows it wont stay that way and he needs to decide if he wants to be here when it returns. But the danger never left Kyoto. Gou kept it hidden, choosing to protect Jamie. When Jamie is threatened by those behind the attacks in Nara, he decides not to tell his lover. When they realise the mistake they'd both made in keeping secrets will it be to late? Can they salvage the love they had or will those coming after Gou, win it all? less

His world is a dangerous one. Even more so when his enemies remain shrouded in the shadows of their world and continue to threaten the lives of all those Gou holds dear to him.   Like Jamie.   But Jamie isn't prepared to remain sidelined and wants to take a more active role in the life that Gou leads. .. and that frightens Gou. He wants Jamie by his side, but he wants to keep Jamie safe too. And it might not be possible to have both.   Honour. Family. Trust... moreHis world is a dangerous one. Even more so when his enemies remain shrouded in the shadows of their world and continue to threaten the lives of all those Gou holds dear to him.   Like Jamie.   But Jamie isn't prepared to remain sidelined and wants to take a more active role in the life that Gou leads. .. and that frightens Gou. He wants Jamie by his side, but he wants to keep Jamie safe too. And it might not be possible to have both.   Honour. Family. Trust. Three words that mean everything to Gou. ..   But between his meddling moether and his enemies, the decisions Gou will be forced to make could destroy his relationship with Jamie once and for all.   Dangerous Life is the final book in The Yakuza and the English Teacher series, a dark romance that involves a young New Zealand ESOL teacher falling in love with an older man with dangerous secretts. It features a friends to lovers age gap romance, stubborn men, a man trying to find his place in his lover's world, dangerous encounters, and a man caught between love and honour. less

(Can be read as a stand alone novel). Brian is unashamedly Bi. He doesn't see the point in hiding who he chooses to sleep with so long as they don't expect a relationship. Brian doesn't do relationships, long-term commitment or whatever you want to name it; the people he dated chosen for their usefulness – a judge's son, a lawyer's daughter – to help solve cases or make evidence disappear. Family comes first and keeping his father and his cronies out of jail is a fulltime job by itself... more(Can be read as a stand alone novel). Brian is unashamedly Bi. He doesn't see the point in hiding who he chooses to sleep with so long as they don't expect a relationship. Brian doesn't do relationships, long-term commitment or whatever you want to name it; the people he dated chosen for their usefulness – a judge's son, a lawyer's daughter – to help solve cases or make evidence disappear. Family comes first and keeping his father and his cronies out of jail is a fulltime job by itself. But when his best mate Jamie returns to New Zealand he brings chaos to Brian's world – Kennosuke Kitayama. Kennosuke tugged at Brian in ways he desperately wanted to deny; and it only got worse when he allowed himself to indulge in a summer fling. What harm could it bring? Wasn't like Kennosuke would be here for long. Brian could have his fun, Kennosuke would leave and life would continue as normal. However, fate had other plans and so does his father. Determined to take his groups operation internationally, Brian's father seeks to make a deal with Jamie's husband – the head of Yakuza organisation in Kyoto and Kennosuke's uncle – that will see Kennosuke thrust back into Brian's life and bringing all the feelings he'd wanted to deny to the surface. Both his and Kennosuke's. But when the deal goes south Brian must make a choice: maintain his cover as a Police Officer or throw his career aside to rescue Kennosuke? less