Opening the front door, Carmen holds her breath. Farooq is looking down at her with hate-filled eyes. A year and a half ago, she met the desert prince, Farooq, at an international conference. They fell in love, and she became pregnant. But she couldn't imagine marrying someone like him, so she hid her pregnancy and disappeared. And now that Farooq knows the truth, he's come for her. Resistence is futile. He grabs her arm and steals a kiss, making her lose any strength in her body. There was no woman who could withstand his charm. (Source: Renta!)

Abandoned on her 18th birthday by her absent single father, Mako struggles to make ends meet. When her friend offers to introduce her to a sugar daddy for a casual dinner and some conversation, it all seems straightforward and simple. Little does Mako know, someone else has their sights set on her date—a ruthless assassin on a mission to take out his target and leave no witnesses… Before she realizes it, Mako's late-night liaison turns into a deadly encounter with a contract killer, and now, she'll need to think fast, be resourceful, and turn on the charm to survive. Can she melt the heart of a cold-blooded hit man or will this potential beau get the best of her? Find out in this thrilling new black comedy with life-and-death stakes from the author of Searching for My Perfect Brother. (Source: Kodansha USA)

Hellfire, said to be powerful enough to reduce the world to ash, has been sealed away. Flare, a young man living in the far north, was chosen as a sacrifice. Cast into the fire, he should've died instantly... but didn't!! Overcoming the flames of Hell, Flare has returned to the living world with the overpowered ability to summon Hellfire. How, he's free to venture out and see the world!! (Source: K-Manga)

In the year 20XX, humans face an unprecedented crisis in their history when extraterrestrial dragons decided to select Earth as their breeding ground. Unfortunately, where the dragon eggs hatch, they absorb all the nutrients from the surrounding land, turning it into a barren wasteland. That's what happened to Tokyo two years ago, where our hero Kamishina Jin, lost his loved ones. Now, he's joined the Dragonaut units, with Toa, a mysterious girl who saved him, to stop the dragons from destroying the rest of Earth.

In the region of Kalos, an old tale spoke of two legendary Pokemon, Xerneas and Yveltal, who were said to appear every 1000 years to clash with each other. The myth became a reality when the two showed up inVaniville Town one day, wrecking havoc to everything in the area. With their homes destroyed, X, a prodigy in battling who went into seclusion after an incident related to to the paparazzi, was forced to go on a journey with his childhood friends: Y, a Sky Trainer in training; Trevor the scholar-to-be; Tierno the dancing expert; and Shauna, who aspired to become a Furfrou Stylist. Under the constant threat of the ominous Team Flare, who was after X's mysterious Mega Ring, the five young trainers must stick together and depend on each other to weather through each challege and seek what they find, including an answer to the mystery of Mega Evolution...

Yuka loves the passionate Orie, the arrogant Tatsumi and the painfully honest Suguru. All are different, but each is loved deeply and sincerely. One of the boys doesn’t know that his girlfriend is cheating on him, another doesn’t seem to care that he shares his girl with others, while one turns a blind eye to the situation. So what happens if you take away their common denominator? Secrets and lies are unearthed and, with Yuka’s sudden passing, the three boys are left feeling empty. But with Yuka gone, who will fill their thirst for love? (Source: Juné)

There's even more to be told of the antics of the SOS Brigade—under Haruhi's leadership the possibilities for fun and mayhem are endless! Join your favorite characters in this huge collection of brand-new adventures and illustrations from a wide range of artists and storytellers! Jam-packed with more time travelers, aliens, espers, and Haruhi than Kyon can handle, this anthology is the perfect addition to any collection! (Source: Yen Press) #Illustrations: Samura Hiroaki, Nanao Naru, Yasu, Miyashita Miki, Puyo \- Yoshizuki Kumichi \- Dowman Sayman \- Kotone Ranmaru \- Itou Ryou \- Matsubayashi Satoru \- Aragi Kazuha (荒木風羽) \- nino \- Hamayumiba Sou \- Sakurajima (さくらぢま) \- Shinbayagi \- Takeuchi Motonori (竹内元紀) \- Itokatsu \- Hibino Tomoki+Naruse Ryou (日比野友輝+成瀬龍) \- Naito Takashi \- Fukuda Shinichi \- Igarashi Ran \- Tomonaga Ibuki (友永芽吹) \- Kubota Makoto

Peace may have been restored to Hoenn after the evils schemes of Team Aqua, Team Magma and later Guile Hideout were put to rest. However, when a new crisis approached, Steve Stone had no choice but to enlist the help of Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald once again.

Boy meets girl... you know how it goes. But while the boy (Arato) might be a typical 17-year-old, the girl (Lacia) is a beautiful android equipped with an enormous black device that defies human understanding. Set 100 years from now, BEATLESS depicts a familiar yet futuristic vision of Japan in which society is run by incredibly human-looking robots, known as hIE. Most people regard them as mere convenient tools. Yet some hIE–like Lacia–now appear bearing technology that far surpasses anything regular humans can produce. Humans and ultra-advanced artificial beings: who is the master and who is the servant? Who made Lacia, and what ties her fate together with Arato? Bewildered by the turmoil of danger and mystery that Lacia brings into his life, Arato will find himself forced to make choices with profound implications not just for himself, but for all of humanity (Source: J-Novel Club)

Sarah Hunter was a lady of the night. Not in the salacious sense, but Ethan Travis had no way of knowing her close-held secrets. He saw, instead of an avenging angel, a lost and vulnerable soul who needed his unique talents to rescue her — almost as much as he needed her unconditional love to rescue him! Cloaked in a dark and dangerous appeal, Ethan Travis wore his whispered title of "the Demon of Alsatia" well. And Sarah Hunter was drawn to him with a mad intensity. But it was futile, she knew, for even a man with a past could never truly desire a woman without a future! (Source: fictiondb)

A spin-off set one year after the end of Persona 4, Naoto is asked to investigate the mysterious disappearances of two Yagakoro students by an old detective friend, Touko Aoi. There, she is partnered with Sousei Kurogami, a mechanical detective and a polar opposite to her in terms of personality and methodology. In their first encounter, she awakens to a new persona Amatsu Mikaboshi, which enables her to amplify Sousei's persona ability, Tsukuyomi. Together with Sousei, she discovers the Midnight Site, an anonymous site where judgment is passed on others by five judges named after figures in Japanese mythology—Uzume, Sarutahiko, Omoikane, Tajikarao, and Futotama. However, it quickly becomes apparent that this case and another under Touko's supervision are related when one of the five judges turns up dead with ballistics pointing to a missing police officer's gun. Naoto and the others must discover the identity of the other judges to protect them and find out the culprit who seeks to kill them.