Stroll along the banks of the canals in beautiful Venice, Italy, and you’ll see the slacker—a young woman noodling on her guitar, pecking a bit at her laptop, and maybe getting a little reading in. But watch your step in this ancient town, because some of the other people you might run into—the ragged derelict, the drunken streetwalker, even that clean-cut gondolier—they’re all her, too! She’s Mariel Imari, of Italian and Japanese descent, whose skill at disguise comes from being part of a famous dynasty of detectives. But Mariel hasn’t yet cracked the one case that would allow her to inherit her grandfather’s estate—Forget-me-not, the painting stolen from the mansion 22 years ago, which she needs to recover as a condition of his will. You see, Mariel is brilliant, but also a bit lazy and slovenly and bored…and about to be a bit embarrassed, too, when her sisters show up from Japan, under the impression that she's rich! Will Mariel ever catch the master thief standing between her and an aristocratic lifestyle? (Source: Dark Horse)

All humans in this world can use the power of the light of mana, and those who can't are considered to be subhuman 'Norma.' The world is like a peaceful utopia, and the celebrated princess Angelize leads a happy life. She believes that the only darkness left in the world is the existence of the horrible Norma. However, in a ceremony on her 16th birthday, the truth is revealed--Princess Angelize is a Norma. Now she is going to learn what her society does to Norma. She is sent to an isolated island full of others like her, who are taught that the only reason they are allowed to live is in order to fight to protect the peace of this world. Now "Ange" is part of a squad that pilots Paramails and fights invading extradimensional dragons. (Source: MangaHelpers)

During a field trip with their middle school classmates, childhood friends Kaguya and Himawari are abducted by the secret society Millennium. The evil organization is notorious for the havoc it's wreaked, but is it possible they're...not the bad guys? After Kaguya gets a glimpse behind the curtain, everything starts to change, and she becomes privy to the truth underneath the world she lives in. Now that she's bestowed with the power to transform into a magical girl, what path will she choose?

Believing Duke Aion to be indifferent and uninterested in her, Jasmine tries to get over her longtime crush on him through some dating and fun. But when she ends up in his arms due to a few too many drinks, she wakes up in bed next to the duke after a steamy night together! While thinking this one night will let her get over her first love, the duke suddenly seems to be reciprocating her feelings. Was Duke Aion interested all along? Jasmine will have to see if this romance was meant to bloom! (Source: Tapas) *Note: Includes a prologue.*

Japan: the Gambler's Paradise! The rich and beautiful Maria is well-known as a legendary gambler who will take on any challenge, no matter how unreasonable or impossible! But what happens when she meets a lowly slave who solves her riddle..? Twist after twist! So tense you'll forget to breathe! (Source: Manga Box)

**From the world of Trinity Seven comes a sizzling new spinoff!** High schooler Mitsunari Miyazawa had aspirations of becoming a writer until a run-in with a demonic creature turns deadly. Now, Mitsunari has been reborn with the power of the Magus of Envy, fighting with the help of the living grimoire Lydia! (Source: Yen Press)

If people who turn into animals really existed in the modern world, how would they behave? This book gives some realistic, yet unexpected, answers. Nobody is a complete good guy or bad guy--every character is a complex figure, and even the bad guys have some very good reasons for what they do. Leo is an innocent caught in the midst of it all, but nothing like the "helpless killer" stereotype of American werewolf movies--he is a person in control of his own powers, trying to decide what to do with his life now that so much has changed.

This may seem just like baseball, but when you can switch out the bats for weapons and the balls for bullets, is it even still just a "game"? When idol Yuki Tengoku accidentally throws an unbelievable pitch, she gets invited to play for the lowest-ranked Death Ball, team Dangerous. But when she's dropped right into a game where nothing is off-limits, everyone has superpowers and special moves, and any wrong move could lose her uniform – is her uncontrollable hard fastball "Titanic" enough to keep her afloat? (Source: Manga Planet)

Gray, the B-rank adventurer, was a background character in the RPG known as Bright Fantasy …or at least that’s what he thought. After saving orphans from being attacked by goons, he resolves to provide for them as a father. But one of the orphans is Iska, the other world’s future hero, and his choice will greatly change its destiny. *Source: One Peace Books, Vol. 1*

Kenichi Yamada, a single, 35-year-old businessman, has spent the majority of his adult life playing every MMORPG to hit the market. Tired of the constant cycle of repetitive, newbie-centric gameplay, he is immediately drawn in by the promise of a new game that, on top of being never-ending, offers up a “Hell Mode”—a difficulty level that makes it nigh impossible to level up but also promises uncapped growth potential. Upon selecting the newly released Summoner class, Kenichi finds himself reborn as Allen, an infant in a serf family, with nothing but his wits and old memories to guide him. Allen works diligently to level himself up despite Hell Mode requiring vast amounts of experience between levels. In doing so, he hopes to uncover the secrets the Summoner class holds. All the while, he dedicates himself to freeing his new family from serfdom. *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

Broke and recently homeless, fledgling wandmaker Ix leaves his isolated village in search of employment only to run into Yuui, a girl with a contract entitling her to a free wand repair from his late instructor. But when Ix decides to honor the guarantee and complete the job in his teacher’s stead, he quickly realizes that this is no routine tune-up. Against all odds, Yuui’s wand is powered by the heart of a mythical creature thought to have gone extinct over a thousand years ago—a dragon. To complete the restoration and put both their pasts to rest, the pair must now uncover the truth behind the dragons’ disappearance from the world… (Source: Yen Press)