Story 1: Inferno (1 volume) (Linda Howard) Professional gambler Lorna lives the drifting life: hit one casino, clean house, and then move on to the next. Her luck runs out when savvy casino owner, Dante Raintree notices her unusual winning streak. She expects an interrogation, but what she gets is far more eerie: he reveals he's psychic, just like her! Dante, convinced Lorna's a supernatural spy sent to collapse his clan of psychics, drags her to his home as a captive! In book 1 of the Raintree miniseries, Lorna travels on a journey of self-discovery and passionate romance! Story 2: Haunted (2 volumes) (Linda Winstead Jones) Hope Malory's first day as a homicide detective isn't going well. Not only assigned to her first gruesome murder, but also partnered to the infamously eccentric Gideon Raintree. Gideon is quite handsome, but a tad creepy, seemingly talking to the very air! Hope's homicide investigation reveals some intriguing facts: the victims roommate is none other than Gideon's cousin! With supernatural meddling, suspicious circumstances, and romance in the precinct, Raintree: Haunted starts off with a bloody bang! Story 3: Sanctuary (1 volume) (Beverly Barton) Mercy Raintree, princess of the Raintrees, has a surprise visitor: Judah Ansara, heir to the Ansara clan! She claims he's an old flame and a faint memory, but how can she forget him when they share a daughter? As the war between the Ansara and the Raintree comes to head, Mercy must take up her clan's fabled sword and fight for a future her daughter can proudly live in! Is Judah truly a man worth trusting? Can their daughter, who shares the blood of both clans, be the key to ending the conflict? Don't miss this exciting conclusion of the Raintree miniseries!

Miyazawa Misato is a strikingly beautiful young man with a troubled past. Born to a distinguished family of onmyouji, Misato is no stranger to the occult. That’s why he jumps at the chance to join the Abnormal Disaster Unit in Tomoe’s Town Hall Crisis Management Division, a unit more commonly known as The Spirit Hunters. Enter Karino Ryouji, a fiery young man with peculiar green-and-silver eyes. Working as a freelance monk and raised by a man claiming to be a tengu, Ryouji is by no means an average citizen. When he finds Misato in a sticky situation with regards to housing, he "kindly" steps in, and the mismatched pair end up living in Ryouji's large Japanese-style mansion on the outskirts of Tomoe. What dark mysteries will unravel before them as they attempt to confront paranormal happenings under the constraints of government rules?

Karyn plans to visit the Talbot residence, the elegant mansion where her estranged twin sister, Fiona, resides. But as she’s busy planning just how to approach such a visit, a young man calls out to her…using Fiona’s name! As Karyn tries to get a grip on the situation, he suddenly kisses her… very passionately. Karyn panics and bolts, but she’s unable to forget what’s just happened. To think that a man she doesn't even know kissed her like that… (Source: Harlequin)

"Wednesday’s child is full of woe” is how the old nursery rhyme goes, and Virginia believes she’s the epitome of it. Her artist parents never could love her, and the one time her mother painted her, she titled the painting “Wednesday’s Child.” Years later, both the painting and an ex will come back to haunt her—, but there might be some sweetness in her dark past she wasn’t aware of. (Source: Harlequin)

Elizabeth works at a café in order to protect her family's precious farm. One day, a customer offers to pay her ten thousand dollars to hire Henry, a herdsman who's in need of a job. Needing the help, Elizabeth agrees. But what she doesn't know is that Henry is keeping a secret and only taking the job as a challenge! As their strange life together begins, the distance between them grows smaller and smaller... (Source: Renta!)

On a bloody battlefield, the master swordsman Rix finally gives in to his deep-seated dislike for warfare. So he fakes his own death to go into retirement! He starts fresh by entering a magic school...despite his magical aptitude being zero. However, alongside the scholarship student Shino, he's ready to work hard. Even her cold attitude doesn't discourage him! Using his swordsmanship prowess, he overpowers his magic-wielding peers-inadvertently smashing through anything that's common practice at magic school. In the process, his skills catch the eye of the Imperial princess. She tries to recruit him into the army, but he shoots her down. He doesn't want to be the strongest— all he wants is to live a peaceful and enjoyable life! (Source: Yen Press)

After being disowned by her noble house for being unable to use her skill, Francheska finds out she’s also going to be this generation’s sacrifice to a dragon! At the eleventh hour, she regains her memories from a previous life and unlocks the secrets to her skill: a power that allows her to order gourmet food directly from Earth! Arriving on the dragon’s island, she sets about gaining his trust with tasty treats. Whether she’s serving up dry-aged beef or a roasted ham and cheese sandwich cooked over a salamander’s flame, these delicacies are sure to delight the hungry dragon! (Source: J-Novel Club)

If you have someone you hate so much that you want them to die, visit the sorcerer Kai. He will give you what you wish, in exchange for only ten years of your own life. (Source: Sukima, translated) 1) **Kiri no Satsui** (霧の殺意) 2) **Fukushuu no Kiba** (復讐の牙) 3) **Shisha no Irai** (死者の依頼) 4) **Rinne (Endless)** (輪廻-エンドレス-) 5) **Sousei no Wana** (双星のわな) 6) **Yume no Sousou** (夢の葬送) 7) **Shisen (Deadline)** (死線-デッドライン-) 8) **Minikui Onna** (醜い女) 9) **Fushibito Densetsu** (不死人伝説) 10) **Manekarezaru Kyaku** (招かれざる客)

From the day he was born until the moment he died, 25-year-old Yusuke Yahagi never had a say in his life. Even after being hit by a truck and sent to a new world, he was given a job he hadn’t asked for: a dagashi-ya. But the cheap and tasty snacks that line his shop are different from those back in Japan. From Curry Rice Crackers to Anzu Sticks, each item comes with its own special effects. Unfortunately, this new world has no idea what dagashi are! It’s up to Yahagi to teach them about the wonders of dagashi as he builds a new life for himself, selling his stat-boosting snacks to help adventurers in need and earning loyal customers—like the lively pink-haired Meryl, the mysterious man in the silver mask, and maybe even a witch or two...? (Source: J-Novel Club)

Akira Hanada is 34 years old and unemployed. That's okay, though, because his mom is going out of town for a bit and asked him to watch her plant shop for her. The problem is that he doesn't know anything about plants. And so the succulents of the plant shop pray to the plant fairy, who grants their wish and gives them the ability to talk with Akira! Now this job is getting weirder and weirder, and his mom just let him know she'll be gone for a year!! (Source: Mangamo)

Kanata and Konata are young sisters who can see Yokai—the spirits, gods, and demons that are invisible to most people. The younger Kanata still explores the supernatural world with the wonder of a child, while Konata is getting ready to move on from that world and into high school. When Kanata finds a spirit who asks for help finding five pieces of his body that have been locked away, she agrees. But this task is fraught with danger, and to protect her sister, Konata returns to the world of spirits. Now, Konata must keep her sister safe from both the disembodied spirit who asked for Kanata's help and the demons who want to keep that spirit from his body… (Source: Mangamo) *Note: Includes eight extra chapters.*