A Kiss And A Pair Of Handcuffs

by Riuto Takeuchi, Akeno Kitahata (illustrator), Erika Kashi (translator)

Kidnapping a man in the process of stealing jewels?! Kazutaka was asked to transport some jewelry by a friend, Shīno, a jeweler. Kazutaka got into an armored car dispatched by a security firm with his left wrist handcuffed to an attaché case. It should have been only ten minutes or so until the car got to the police station. But, alas! Kazutaka was kidnapped by terrorists who were after the jewelry! Then Ren came along. Ren was a proud craftsman who loved steel metal. Ren’s mission was to remove the handcuffs from Kazutaka. While he felt repulsed by Ren, Kazutaka could also not help but be attracted to him.

Genres: Romance

ebook

First published June 26, 2014

Reviews

[Debbie Benson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yoai novel. Kazutaka was asked to deliver stolen jewelry to the police station in a locked attache case. He is kidnapped because the case is a fancy modern one with electronic locks and fingerprint (Shino's) handcuff key which is in the case. Ren is called in for his expertise and worked on getting the case open. After several hours, he manages to open the four electronic locks to find the jewelry is a fake. While Kazutaka and Ren spent time together, they fall for each other. I especially like how they managed to get the handcuff of Kazutaka.

[a*s*h · Rating 3 out of 5]

bit of a wonky translation, very 'YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE YOUR CHARACTERS ANNOUNCE HOW THEY FEEL! THAT MAKES ME FEEL ANGRY!' vibes. had its cute moments and its wtf moments. ren got that autistic boy swag. genuinely interesting heist story going on in the background.