From: Manga Planet Ever since Shino saw Asuka take the stage to lead the freshman pledge, she knew they were in completely different worlds. Intelligent, endlessly talented Asuka is the type who'd only be friends with fellow preppy girls - never ordinary girls like her! The correct plan of action for Shino to take for her high school debut is to fit in by sticking close to her old friends, getting through academics somehow, and snagging herself a boyfriend - but when Asuka herself asks Shino to be her friend, does fitting in even matter?

A day in the life of a teenage girl, on the verge of becoming a woman. She is dealing with a depressed mom, coping with the recent death of her dad, school and the other problems girls like her deal on a daily base. While her inner turmoil is boiling, she keeps a cool façade when it comes to portraying what she feels. Sometimes hypocritical, sometimes sad but interesting. [source: manoflabook]

Suwa and her father live alone on the slopes of Horsebare Mountain, eking out the most meager of existences. During the warmer months the beautiful waterfall brings a few sightseers, but when winter comes there is only solitude. Suwa would do anything to escape the life to which her father has resigned himself. And the lure of the river is strong... This early classic from the author of Japan’s greatest modern novel is a dark, elliptical tale of hopelessness that weaves the folklore of the mountains into an anti-coming-of-age story as vividly relevant today as it was when it was written nearly a hundred years ago.

HIS BOUGHT MISTRESS When Australian billionaire Hugo Fullbright sees Angie Blessing advertising herself on a billboard, he knows he has to have her. Hugo thinks he knows the score with Angie: she's prepared to tell the world she's looking for a date. And there's no doubt about the instant, scorching sexual attraction between them! So why, at first, does Angie refuse his offer?

THE MEDITERRANEAN MILLIONAIRE'S MISTRESS Ianthe Dane is exploring Greece when she comes across a photograph at a gallery that touches her deeply. The photographer is Lysander Rosakis, and Ianthe quickly falls in love with his expressive eyes and the images he's able to capture. But Lysander isn't the simple, independent photographer she thought—he's the manager of a multimillion-dollar shipping company. And Ianthe isn't just any tourist—she's searching for clues to her past left behind by her birth mother. [English publication via Renta!](https://www.ebookrenta.com/renta/sc/frm/item/82499/)

Londoner Rosa visits an island off Scotland to meet a famous author, Liam Jameson, because she was told that her missing sister would be with Liam. Feeling at a loss on a strange island, the handsome man she conversed with on a ferry approaches her. He says, "I will take you to Kilfoil Castle where Liam lives." He says his name is Luther Killian. But Rosa has no idea that his name is the main character of Liam's novel.

I may be just a shy, boring person, but I'll reinvent myself on this cruise! Lana Walker holds this thought firmly in mind as she boards the ship that will take her all around the South Pacific. However, just as she clears the gangplank in her usual plain navy business suit, she trips! "Watch out!" Zac, a sailor clad in a dazzlingly white uniform with eyes a deeper blue than the ocean itself, catches her. Lana's face glows hot from his teasing smile. "What's going on with me?" But just when she's almost taken in by his charm, she overhears him: "Women are all as vicious as piranhas."

**How long will I live with these unrequited feelings?** Aurora came from a small village in Sicily to Rome for a hotel training program. The millionaire hotel owner, Nico, was the man she grew up with and the love of her life. Five years ago, she had willingly given her virginity to him, but her feelings remained unrequited. Now she sees Nico hasn’t changed and her heart starts to waver. But the desire is still there, and despite knowing he will never love her back, she ends up sharing a bed with him once again!

Wealthy socialite Kat Balfour boards a gorgeous yacht for a Mediterranean cruise at her father's recommendation. However, it quickly becomes clear, from her tiny accommodations and the big pile of responsibilities, that she's here for work, not pleasure. The yacht's owner turns out to be the man she so haughtily rejected at a charity ball-successful businessman and former matador Carlos Guerrero. Kat learns that her father set her up on this trip to teach her responsibility. And Carlos proves a relentless taskmaster... (c)SAMI FUJIMOTO/HARLEQUIN BOOKS S.A.

From Ablaze: Over the course of his career, legendary mangaka Osamu Tezuka adapted many of Shakespeare's works. Shakespeare Manga Theater collects these adaptations into one volume. The book includes the following: The Merchant of Venice (1959), Robio and Robiette (from Astro Boy, 1965), Macbeth (from Vampire "The Three Fortunetellers", 1966), Hamlet (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1981), and Othello (from Rainbow Parakeet, 1982).

The story of a fierce looking priest with a sweet tooth and his kinda cool (?) servant. **Official Translations:** [English](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01040384.html), [T.Chinese](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01018136.html), [Korean](https://www.dlsite.com/girls/work/=/product_id/RJ01014104.html)